Value of Good Roads Emphasized at Convention
Speaker urges a grand international good roads convention tied to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to spark national interest. He argues a direct state tax or bond debt could finance highway upgrades, noting savings in travel time, land values, and local commerce while citing Europe’s superior networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Missouri
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
United States
Gratitude and the Roots of Success
A reflective piece on ingratitude among the successful. It contrasts humble beginnings with prosperity and urges great men to remember their origins and acknowledge those who assisted them. It cites Shakespeare and comments on the neglect of early promises as wealth grows.
Evolution of Ethics Across Generations
The author argues ethics evolve and future generations will view today’s morals with horror. They suggest enlightened people in early 1900s France Germany and Russia held prejudices against Jews and question wealth built on character. The piece links evolution to religion and cites Noah as an example of changing moral standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Russia
Roosevelt urges Cuba reciprocity treaty approval
President Theodore Roosevelt urges Congress to pass legislation to implement the Cuba economic treaty ratified by both nations. The message argues the pact expands a large Cuban market for American producers and strengthens military and economic ties, pledging good faith and national honor.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Cuba
Congress of the
United States
Spain
Isthmian Canal
New World
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Gordon McKay Will Disinherits Sons for Harvard Endowment
Gordon McKay's will, filed in Suffolk probate court, disinherits his two sons Victor and Robert from the estate, directing the bulk to Harvard College for applied science. Private annuities total about 90000 a year, with $11500 to his former wife, and $100 yearly to the sons until they reach age. An immediate trust funds Harvard to reach 1 million, with future income to Harvard president and fellows and a lasting Gordon McKay professorship and related buildings and scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard College
Boston
Victor
Robert McKay
Gordon McKay
Harvard University
Suffolk
Marion von Bruning
von Bruning
Labor Federation Opens Twenty Third Convention in Boston
The American Federation of Labor begins its twenty third annual convention in Boston with about 450 delegates. Samuel Gompers delivers the annual address noting a net membership gain of 442100 and urging vigilance against anti labor in trade jurisdiction conflicts and anti trust laws. Treasurer Morison reports income 247300 expenditures 196015 and a year end balance of 84000.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John E. Lennon
Sesson
Dennis E. Driscoll
Central Labor Union
Gompers
Faneuil Hall
International Unions
Congress Opens Fifty-Eighth Session with Cannon Elected
Washington November 10 The Fifty-eighth Congress opened its first session with Joseph G Cannon of Illinois elected speaker and inducted into office. Officers were reelected and rules adopted, while committees and seating arrangements dominated the day. The Senate held a brief extraordinary session with routine business.
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Joseph Cannon
House
Washington
House of Representatives
Fifty-eighth Congress
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
President
Senate
Italian Finance Minister Rosano Shoots Self in Naples Crisis
Naples reports Minister of Finance Rosano committed suicide with a gun Sunday night amid Socialist attacks accusing him of corruption. The socialists had challenged him to refute the charges and warned they would raise the matter in the chamber of deputies.
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Maly
Naples
Italy
Rosano
Signor Rosano
Chamber of Deputies
Bridge Dealer Charged with Murder in Oklahoma Wreck
Kansas City reports Sheriff Love served a Kingfisher Oklahoma warrant on J. W. Hoover a local businessman and agent of an Ohio bridge firm. An indictment accuses him of murder linked to a bridge collapse that killed two men. Hoover denies ever visiting Kingfisher and his attorney seeks to block requisition papers.
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Kansas City
Love
Kingfisher County
Oklahoma
J. W. Hoover
Ohio Bridge Company
Oan
Hoover
Hobson Seeks Warrant On West Thirty Eighth Street Sanitarium
Capt Rich mond Pearson Hobson appeared in Jefferson Market police court to obtain a search warrant for a West Thirty eighth Street house used as a sanitarium. He said his sister Margaret, visiting an older sister there with nervous prostration, lost a purse with $63 and a gold medal studded with 38 diamonds worth $1,000 presented to him by a southern society.
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New York
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Jefferson Market
West Thirty Eighth Street
Mayo
Margaret
Hobson
Roosevelt Hanna conference on Republican leadership
In Washington on Monday President Roosevelt asked Senator Hanna to remain chairman of the Republican National Committee and lead the 1904 campaign. The talks touched on Hanna's possible presidential ambitions but did not reach a definite conclusion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hanna
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Roosevelt Hosts Visitors in Informal Office Reception
The president greeted guests in his office and a woman from Jacksonville, Florida joked about traveling to see a live president. Roosevelt amusedly replied that many locals come to Jacksonville to see an alligator, wondering which tourist is most impressed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Star of Bethlehem Ignites Roman Souls in Bethsaida Novel
In this historical Christian tale set during Tiberius Caesar, Aristarchus a wealthy Roman noble meets Jesus at his execution and is transformed. Bethsaida the dancing girl Claudia Pilate and Petronius change alongside him as beliefs in Christ’s birth and mission shape the drama. Published by G W Dillingham New York, cloth 12mo $1.50.
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Tiberius Caesar
Christ
Fraguoe
Aristarchus
Petronius
Augustus Caesar
Earth
Syria
Bethlehem
Augustus
Rome
Tiberius
Jesus
Bethsaida
Pilate
Chance
Claudia
Claudia Erself
Will
G. W. Dillingham Company
New York
Tell Me What You Eat Says Wise Guy In Quip
A witty exchange from a Chicago Daily News humor page features a wise guy challenging a scoffer on identity by diet. The scoffer reacts with a sharp expletive and a retort about a dope book labeling a person as a Chinaman.
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W. G
Chicago Daily News
Low Rate Excursions to Texas Indian and Oklahoma Territories
Low cost rail trips offered on the first and third Tuesdays each month by the M, K, and T Railway. Read about Texas, Indian Territory and business prospects in bookedlets sent for a two cent stamp. Send requests to George Morton, G P and T M, K and T Ry, Suite Q, The Wainwright, St Louis, Missouri.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Indian Territory
George Morton
Suite Q
The
Wainwright
St. Louis
Pointed Query on Noble Marriage and Debt
A judge weighs a pointed question about a woman who may have married a foreign nobleman and who paid the debts involved in the arrangement. The exchange hints at social pressures and financial obligations tied to marriage in aristocratic circles.
Cure a Cold in One Day AdS Page Teaser
An old advertisement montage promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee. It cites testimonials and humorous quips, referencing the Overland Limited train line and railroad clarity between Chicago and the Missouri River.
Market News Across Cities November 1903 Prices
Reports from New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg show grain prices steady to down while live stock remains varied. Wheat corn oats and flour futures cited alongside cattle sheep and hog prices per region.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Dear Mrs Pinkham Miracle Letter on Fertility Claim
A woman recounts illness labeled a female trouble and infertility. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for months, she conceives and attributes the change to the remedy. The letter is signed by Mags L C Glover of Milwaukee with a testimonial note from a business association vice president.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mags
L. C. Glover
Grove St
Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Business Woman’s Association
Ness
Milwaukee, Wis
Business Woman’s Association
The Wrong Simile and a Bureau of Wit
A collage of comic lines and captions from early 20th century papers. Jests about heiresses fat with fortune and metaphors collide with travel ads and light quips. The montage includes a China Show remark and railroad service notes.
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Chicago & North-Western
Chicago
Missouri River
Puck
Thos. Robbins
Norwich, N. Y
Overland Limited
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
Toledo
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Messieurs
Tiler
Bostom Transcript
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Colorado
Prue Southern
Arizona
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St. Louia
H. C. Townsend
St. Jacobs Oil
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