Inauguration Talk and Echoes of Reverence in Washington
Charles W. Arthur surveys Taft inauguration plans with Roosevelts presence and old political contrasts. The piece notes large attendance, military displays, and proposals to move inauguration dates while reflecting on Cleveland Harrison exchanges and themes of reverence, aging statesmen, and a Wall Street tale about respect for tradition.
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Washington
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Judge Taft
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Cuba
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Capitol
Senate
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Brake for Warships on Indiana Ship
By presidential directive a brake system designed by Mercure La Coste is to be installed on the battleship Indiana. The Canadian invention uses four to six foot wide wings extending into the water to slow the ship rapidly or aid sharp turns. Pneumatic controls on the bridge release and retract the devices after maneuvers.
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Indiana
Imerre la Coste
Justice la Coste
Canada
J P Morgan's Secret Exposed On Economic Fears
A historical note recalls J Pierpont Morgan warning that anyone bearish on America's future would go broke. The remark appears in a context describing his views and influence during turbulent economic times.
Morgan's father taught him to trust America’s future
Friends recount a Chicago Club banquet quote attributed to financier J. P. Morgan about following one’s bent in business, hard work, and never discounting America's future. They say he remains unfailingly optimistic despite panics and reverses, insisting optimism is part of him.
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William M. Stewart
United States Senate
Nevada
Henry G. Worthington
Washington
California
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Mississippi
Worthington
Senate
Chicago
America
New Year Resolution to Live by the Golden Rule
Edwin Markham urges a civic act of self examination to live by the Golden Rule. The piece identifies habits in shop, office, club, home, city and business that break the rule and cause injustice, urging resolutions to build character and improve society.
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Edwin Markham
Success Magazine
Old Barnacle Ben’s Tall Tale on a South Street Soiree
An old sailor named Barnacle Ben on South Street tells a crowd of a grand Asiatic cruise fish, claiming a giant feathered catch measured from tip to tip. Laughter and correction follow as listeners dispute his birds versus fish dimensions.
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Barnacle Ben
South Street
Rco
Ben
Barnacle Len
New York
Ascension themes and the Holy Spirit’s power for new year
A devotional on Luke's Acts II opening stressing the ascent of Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the mission to witness from Jerusalem to the earth. It urges waiting in prayer, awaiting Christ's return, and living under the Spirit's control to advance the kingdom with Israel as the earthly center.
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American Press Association
Luke
Jesus
Israel
Jerusalem
Egypt
Moses
Heaven
Lord Jesus
Christ
Witness in Irish court quips at opposing counsel
A courtroom anecdote recounts a loud witness in an Irish court provoking Charlies Philips, counsel for the other side, to ask him to lower his voice. The witness replies that he suspects a thief, asserting his focus on the defendant.
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Charlies Philips
Setlow
Philips
Chichester S
Chichester
Chloe
Tamond
Retribution Foretold By Tommy Pop Rhetoric
A Philadelphia Record item notes Tommy Pop speaks of retribution as an inevitable force that will eventually overtake others, presenting a dramatic, cautionary stance. The column frames the idea as prophetic and morally charged within a public discourse.
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Pop
Philadelphia Record
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