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President Roosevelt and Elihu Root on New York Reform
The article discusses President Roosevelt’s admiration for Elihu Root and reports of talks with candidates for New York Republican leadership. It argues the President aims to reform party affairs without signaling support for Root as a 1908 presidential candidate, noting Root’s status as a leading statesman and the belief that no hidden favoritism is present.
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New York
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J. van Vechten Oitert
Herbert Parsons
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Parsons
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Empire State
Taft
Mr. Taft
Mr. Root
Ronavvelt
Tre Prike
Excess of Zealand Inadequate Discretion
Analyzes how newspapers overestimate President Roosevelt's discretion and power. Critics argue that calls of presidential excess reveal biased defense by papers claiming ultimate control by the executive and diminished Congress. The essay cites Boston Advertiser and Chicago Journal editorial lines as examples of overstatement and mischaracterization.
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Caae
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House of Representatives
Chicago Journsa Fn
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Tegard
Panama
United States Senate
Burton
Muchet
Congress
Inconceivable Change and Senate Decadence Debate
The passage muses on progress in law study and warns of deep trouble if the Senate's decadence is ignored. It predicts future presidents will not snub critics, while noting Senators deemed unworthy of public trust.
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Senate
Barher
Congress
Economy the Watchword for Congress and Deficit Warnings
The Register and Leader argues economy will guide the Fiftyninth Congress with every appropriation scrutinized and expenditures pared. It predicts minimal appropriations for the Sixtieth, cautions against wasteful cuts, and urges river improvements like the Ohio to justify spending despite the deficit.
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Fifty-ninth Congress
House of Representatives
Treasury
Congress
Legislative Department
Ohio
The Democracy and the Tariff: Walker's Argument Endures
A summary of Robert J. Walker's tariff report arguing Congress cannot tax unless the duty is collected, sparking debate on protection and revenue. The article traces historical figures Webster, Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, and Smith, noting party shifts and potential Democratic daylight amid tariff renewal debates.
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Pennsylvania
Miastesippi
Treasury
Polk
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Walker
United States
Supreme Court
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Webster
Ana Thorn
Jefferson
Jackson
George McDuMe
George Evans
South Carolina
Maine
United States Senate
Adam Smith
Jeremy Bentham
Cumming
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Abominable Street Manners in Washington
The piece laments Washington street manners as the worst on the continent. It notes pedestrians ignore the left side rule, umbrellas clash, and polite conduct is rare among both common citizens and the politer class, causing frequent jostling and conflict on crowded sidewalks.
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Iltule
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Public call to regulate fading pastimes and decaying games
A column decries the decline of games from pinochle to poker and cricketing pastimes, urging stronger guidance while cautioning the government against overreach. It laments modern innovations dulling traditional joys and endorses careful revival to restore value and civilization.
Central America policy and Santo Domingo deal scrutiny
A March report alleges the President sought Senate counsel from four Foreign Relations members on the Santo Domingo accord and faces renewed questions as new Central American developments surface. Costa Rica bonds and a New York bank loan raise U.S. risk of guarantee and extraneous supervision, challenging Monroe doctrine justifications and signaling wider peacetime protectorate aims.
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Central America
Santo Domingo
Costa Rica
New York Banking House
United States
Republic
Bankera
London Times
State Department
Senare
Department
New York
Boot
Fragmented 1900s political jots on health, politics, and a court fight
The column cites deteriorating health remarks about Hamilton, potential bench reform by District Attorney Jerome, and indictments of Senate members avoiding session. It also notes Bobcats versus Vermont game events, a Chicago divorce case, territorialism in Isle of Pines, Serena Payne’s House leadership, and various offhand political quips about printers, meat prices, debt collectors, and public life.
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Jerome
Senate
Vermont
Jews in America in Baltimore News and other items
A Baltimore News piece lauds Jewish Americans for prosperity public service and culture while noting family strength and charitable care. The page also quotes praise from the London Courier-Journal Kansas imagery, and reflects on political and social commentary from Chicago and Harper’s Week. Jokes and maxims fill the remainder.
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Baltimore News
America
Lee
Serious plight of royal visitors
Bavarian royalty and distant connections populate a sketch of a hidden visit to America. Prince Rupert and his wife Princess are described incognito during a stay in New York and Peking, with illness of the princess and family bereavement shaping their quiet journey. A Bavarian aunt Princess Therese is noted for Arctic travels and essays under H. von Bayer, while King Oscar’s dispatch to Norway and Sweden’s crown prince is framed as a display of monarchic duty and diplomacy.
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Belgium
Prince
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Peking
China
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H. von Bayer
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Hemisphere
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Brazil
Oscar
Sweden
Christiania
Haako
Norway
Christendom
Roosevelt Message To Australians Encourages Immigration
President Roosevelt sent a message to the Australian people via Octavian C. Beale, urging openness to immigration and welcoming Southern Europeans. He stated pride in Australia’s progress and called for filling the far North with settlers who would cultivate the land and become good Australians.
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Octavian C. Beale
Allied Manufacturers' Association of Australia
Roosevelt
Washington
Hagerman Favors Joint Statehood for New Mexico
Herbert J Hagerman, newly appointed governor of New Mexico, declares support for joint statehood with Arizona. He says it can be secured on fair and workable terms and urges consideration by the states and federal authorities. The statement comes from Fenwell New Mexico on December 1.
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New Mexico
Fenwell
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Arizona
Trust alleged in Keystone Journal second-class rates
Attorneys representing independent watch manufacturers and dealers accuse the Keystone Journal of using second-class postal privileges in violation of law. They claim the publication, owned by the Keystone Watch Company and allies, refuses ads for anti-trust products and breaks advertising contracts with dealers found selling such goods.
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W. J. Johnson Co
Pittsburg
Dueber-Hampden Watch Company
Canton
Ohio
Keystone Journal
Keystone Watch Company
Watch Trust
Keystone
Congressman in Homespun from Missouri in Congress
Missouri Congressman Pat Murphy, newly elected Republican from the Sixteenth district, travels to Washington in a distinctive homespun suit made by Mrs. McCready. The article highlights Murphy’s mountaineer image and vow to wear Missouri-made attire in the capital.
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Washington Post
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Congress
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Washington
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragment from a 19th century column hints at dissatisfaction with language and love, noting misery in romance and the lure of wealth over happiness, while briefly musing on social manners and perception. The text appears as a stray excerpt with garbled spelling and incomplete thoughts.
Millions Involved In Railway Motor Project
A Washington Post dispatch discusses the looming cost of electrifying U S rail routes, with estimates near 60 million for spanning the plains to the Pacific and debates over third-rail versus overhead single-phase systems. It notes railways weigh investments in New York terminals and faces a pending commission test to decide the electric apparatus of the future.
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Washington Post
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Pacific
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New Haven
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Holland
Push for Ship Subsidy Bill Shapes Ocean Trade Policy
The Merchant Marine Commission plans early action in Congress on the ship subsidy bill to promote national defense and commerce. A meeting yesterday postponed the coastwise application to 1909, endorsing a $6.50 per gross ton subsidy for American vessels in Philippine trade and noting the 15 knot Oceanic line subsidy.
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Philippines
United States
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Pacific
Taft
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Aldis
B. Browne
F. ¥. Sammels
Oceanic Steamship Company
San Francisco
New Zealand
Australia
Vancouver
Longworth Bill Aims Official Residences for Diplomats
Congressman Nicholas Longworth, now in Washington, plans to introduce a bill to provide government furnished official residences for American ambassadors and ministers abroad. He argues current salaries are inadequate and an expenditure not exceeding 5 million dollars could secure suitable housing in capitals where plenipotentiaries are kept, proving a prudent investment.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Anxiety in Pension Office Promotes and Reductions Planned
Commissioner Warner advances a major reorganization with about 100 promotions and many reductions. Clerks aged or disabled will shift to lighter work and lower pay. Vacancies will be filled internally. no new appointments expected. Lists awaiting Interior approval, leaving staff anxious about fate.
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Warner
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau
Prominent politicians mingle in Normandie Hotel lobby
In a crowded Normandie lobby last evening Representative Burgess of Texas discussed maritime policy and cotton losses from the boll weevil. Col Stell, a Lexington Republican now in New York, recalled Roosevelt's youth at Blaine’s convention. Oregonian JP Brown praised Senator Mitchell while defending Hans Fulton. West observers lauded Senator Falton and Rep Finley critiqued the dispensary law. Absorbed by Iowa figures, Rep Cousins and Sen Allison drew attention for potential future leadership and long tenure.
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Col
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Lexington
New York
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Trust
Col. Stell
Blue Grass
Ife
Roosevelt
Col. Stoll
Blaine
Absom
Cousins
Iowa
Press Committee Chosen by Washington Correspondents
The biennial election of a press committee by Washington correspondents drew intense interest and high energy. Voters produced one of the largest tallies ever, electing Arthur J. Deedee of the Milwaukee Sentinel and St Paul Pioneer Press, John P. Miller of the Baltimore Sun, Maurice Splain of the Pittsburgh Post, Samuel G. Blythe of the New York World, and R. H. Lindsay of the Kansas City Star.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Maurice Splain
Pittsburg Post
Samuel G. Blythe
New York World
R. H. Lindsay
Kansas City
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