Roosevelt Returns Home Amid Warm Welcome in 1909
James A. Edgerton recalls Theodore Roosevelt's homecoming with fanfare and speculation about a possible third term. Observers note mixed signals as Pinchot and Garfield appear elated while others disagree. The author sails aboard the Androscoggin, the revenue cutter used during the reception and naval parade.
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Gifford Pinchot
James R. Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Androscoggin
Roosevelt
Manhattan
Battery
Welcome Home Roosevelt Amid Ocean Pageant and Cheers
The flotilla greeted Theodore Roosevelt with a vast vigil of whistles and flags as the Androscogg turned from the North river. Crowds on ships and shore cheered a nation in a democratic welcome, with familiar figures reuniting with family and friends in a scene of immense public joy.
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Androscoggi
Eighteenth Street
North River
Roosevelt
New York Bay
Jersey
Bay Ridge
Manhattan
Roosevelts
Kermit
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt Return Sparks Public Awe and Debate
The scene on the East River and Battery pier shows Colonel Roosevelt greeted with overwhelming public joy as he returns, while reporters debate his possible political future. Observers note his sincerity and concern for fighting special interests, predicting a significant political upheaval ahead.
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Oyster Bay
Battery Pier
White House
John Smiths
O’donnells
Lavinskys
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Pinchot
Italy
the Battery
Taft
The Umpire and the Crowd’s Quiet Response
A reflection on fans rarely cheering umpires, noting how applause greets players but not umpires, who often face silence or derision after risky calls. The piece cites Billy Evans on umpire sympathy and contrasts with a joke about actors and hotel clerks.
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Billy Evans
New York Tribune
Barne
Romeo
Juliet
New York Journal
The Telescope and its Early Discoveries
The article traces the origin of the telescope with Galilei’s first use on Jan 7 1610 and his discovery of Jupiter’s moons. It mentions earlier lens work, Dutch inventors, and Galilei’s August 1609 replication leading to Venice demonstrations from the Murano campanile.
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Galilei
Jupiter
Lippersley
Holland
Paris
Padua
Venice
Murano
Pleasure as the End Van Dyke Quote
A philosophical reflection compares a life chasing pleasure to a boat that endlessly drifts at sea. It argues this pursuit yields no real harbor or achievement, leaving the traveler with a hollow voyage and an empty port.
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Henry van Dyke
Baltimore pupil quits school to end the day early
A Baltimore schoolboy, son of a leading businessman, told his father after school that he was tired of school and ready to quit. The father questioned him as the boy explained he liked school but it breaks up the day.
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Teddy
Gaynor
Battery
Hudson
Fiftyninth Street
Baltimore
Harper's Magazine
Dad
Tommy
Opening Sentence Sparks Laughter at Constituency Address
A congressman returned to his district to deliver a prepared speech. He loosened his coat and began with the line Before I begin to speak to you I desire to say something and was met with a ripple of laughter from the audience. He stated he could not understand why.
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Prince Albert
Kansas City Star
Emerson Quote On Beauty As Art
The phrase notes beauty as taste and defines creation as art reflecting Emerson's view on aesthetic craft. It treats beauty as a cultivated ideal and art as the act of making with imagination and skill.
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Emerson
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James A. Edgerton
United States
Uncle Sam
Mittee
Gurynor
Fourteenth Street
American Press Association
New York
Auguste Victoria
Garfield
Manhattan Island
Jersey Shore
St. Paul
Count Zeppelin
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