Taft urges tariff, budget cuts in historic message
President Taft outlines a widened diplomatic agenda with The Hague arbitration cases in Central America and China reforms. He cites Panama Canal costs rising to 375 million, proposes bond funding, civil service reforms, and an economy drive to reduce federal outlays while defending foreign policy and anti fraud actions.
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Roosevelt Hunt Nears End in African Safari Report
Colonel Roosevelt and R J Cunninghame arrive at Naivasha after three weeks of hunting at Njoro in British East Africa. Roosevelt says he and Kermit are proud to have taken elephants unaccompanied by top hunters. The plan includes a final three weeks with Lord Delamere before proceeding to Uganda and the Nile to Cairo.
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A Patriot Pig Joins a Regiment in War of 1812
An American pig nicknamed Piggy attached to a Kentucky regiment marching to invade Canada. The animal followed the troops across rivers, endured ra tions, and shared in the hardships. After the campaign the pig returned to American soil and lived out a honored life on Governor Shelby’s farm.
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