Ohio valley and river canal plans shape 1908 policy
The article surveys vast railroad, canal, and harbor projects aiming to boost eastern and midwestern traffic. It notes a fourteen foot Mississippi to New Orleans channel and a nine foot Ohio to Cairo channel, with a Lake Erie to Upper Ohio canal planned. It discusses political figures Horner and Roosevelt, and concerns about third terms and taxation.
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Missippi
Potomac
Ines
Trafic
Unites States
Texas
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Star of Empire
Chicago
New Orleans
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cairo
Kanawha
Lake Erie
Oho
Middle West
England
Chester
Universities Advance Novel Study As Course For All
Reforming curricula, educators across the nation back William Lyon Phelps and others in proposing novels as a required university study. Prominent figures like George Ade Alfred Henry Lewis Booth Tarkington Upton Sinclair applaud the plan, arguing that fiction reveals art form and intellectual life.
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William Lynn Phelps
George Ade
Alfred Henry Lewis
Booth ‘Tarkington
Paris
Indiana
Upton Sinclair
Jungle University
Helicon
Phelps
United States
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Pram
A humorous column notes a man’s business sense and fearlessness in dress. A girl notices a man’s kiss attempt when unseen and not when observed. Eve questions laundry ink. A joke suggests foreign nobles marrying rich American girls. Mothers might curb high heels by claiming they aid digestion.
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New York
In Case of War Can We Resist a First-Class Power
Commodore IL writes from Washington on December 6, 1906 about Pacific and Atlantic coast defenses, warning that enemy ports could threaten New York and Washington. He reports Coast Defense Board figures showing shortages in fort personnel and torpedo forces, urging immediate action to man fortifications and build bases, guns, torpedoes, and trained crews.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Bng
Alwgyn
San Francisco
Puget Sound
New York
Washington
Wilmington
Beaufort
Baston
Ugr
Japan
Boston
National Coast Defense Board
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Richmond
Congress
Hichmond
New Orleans
Porto Ricn
Cuba
Hawaii
Philippines
Commodore IL
Washington, D. C
Rulers and their doubles charm the Paris street
The column details famous rulers with lookalikes in Paris, from Fallieres and Loubet to Faure and Leopold, noting how doubles mimic attire and conduct. It contrasts Roosevelt, the czar, and kings, and shifts to British lordly lineage including Lord Lucas and Rosebery, with anecdotes of Metternich treasures and German tribunals.
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Roosevelt
Fallieres
French Republi
Thiers
MacMahon
Gravy
Carnot
Casimir Perrier
Faure
Loubet
M. Fallieres
Rue St Honoré
Paris
Hlysee Palace
Jean Lanes
Faubourg St. Honore
Arc de Triomphe
Champs Elysee
Sosie
Leopold
Carlsen
Copenhagen
Bultan
Edward
Baron Stern
Lord Michelhham
Prince of Wales
Emperor
Russia
The titled spendthrift in Paris court saga unfolds
Paris cable reports Maire Cruppi, for Mme Gould, detailing Count Boni’s descent into debt and fraud under creditor Taidore Ziegler. Testimony covers usury, forged notes, dowry funds, and extravagant purchases, including jewels and a grand opera singer, with Anna Boni denying knowledge while Boni’s lavish lifestyle drains estate.
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Paris
New York
Crupps
Count Bont
Taidore Ziegler
France
Zaigler
Cruppi
Zeigler
Count Boni
Boni
Anna
Theas
Casttellanes
Gruppl
Cruppl
Male
Seligman
Antauarian
Place Vencome
Mile
Bon
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of satirical snippets on pride vanity and public folly. The piece mocks men who boast wealth women who demand attention and the fickleness of fame. It contrasts bachelor misgivings with political talk and hints at social pretenses.
North Pole exploration endures despite losses and futility
Newspapers resist further polar ventures yet concede exploration persists. The Post halted humane opposition but accepts the pole quest continues due to human discontent and unyielding desire to conquer unknowns, comparing risks to other speculative fronts like Martian canals.
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North Pole
Pole
Post
Eve
Third Term League Formed Amid Chicago Corporate Populace
Chicago witnesses a new corporate venture as the Roosevelt Third Term League is organized with Edward A. Horner named organizer and president. The national headquarters will be in Chicago with plans for widespread clubs nationwide, though capital stock details remain unreported.
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Horner
Stock Exchange and Board of Trade
League
United States
Chicago
State Capitol
Edward A. Horner
Landville
Colo
Incorporated League
A Love Story and Rooseveltian Wit Across Wires
A playful piece contrasts a millionaire wooing a voice over the wire with a marriage that falters as wires cross. It then recalls Jacob Riis on President Roosevelt’s love of detail and a humorous Italian fruit peddler remark about banana profits. The anecdote endures as a byword for public policy quandaries.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Jacob Riis
Mr. Riis
Tme
First Indian priest, Kansas native, Preaches in Oklahoma
The New York Herald reports Rev. Albert Negahuquet of Kansas as the first full-blood Indian to become a Roman Catholic priest. Born in 1877 on the Potawatomi Reservation, he studied in Carlisle and Washington, trained in Rome, and celebrated his first mass at Santa Prassedo. He now serves among Potawatomi in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, praised by Bishop Theophile Meerschaert for his pioneering role and faithful work with his people.
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New York Herald
Albert Negahuquet
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Father Negahnquet
Po*tawatomie Reservation
St. Marys
Kans
Topeka
Church of Assumption
Pottawatomie County
Negannquet
Katherine Drexel
Drexel
Philadelphia
Carlisle
Catholic College
Washington
D. C
Rome
Propaganda College
Pape Leo XII
Church of Santa Prassedo
Santa Colonna
Pottawatomies
Negahnquet
Oklahoma Territory
Bte
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hills
Theophile Meerschaert
Guthrie
America
Old Friends And Editorial On Roosevelt And Japan
Poem about the value of old friends ends with reflections on enduring loyalty. Editorial notes in Yesterday's New York Herald criticize President Roosevelt's Japan policy, arguing Americans support California's stance and favor national unity under the motto Our country, right or wrong.
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New York Herald
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
California
Climb Like a Sailor on Greenwich Ladder Showed Courage
Mrs. Percy Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller's nephew, climbed a tall interior ladder at her Greenwich Connecticut half million home under construction. She ascended with aplomb to inspect the tonatory area, smiling while the workers looked on in astonishment. She descended facing forward, leaving the crew amazed at her nerve.
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New York American
Percy Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Biltman
City National Bank
Greenwich
Conn
Tonatory
Mark Twain in Washington Talks Copyright Hearings
Mark Twain arrived at the Willard hotel in Washington and plans to attend upcoming copyright hearings at the Congressional Library. He sits with a notable group including Howells, Paine, Sousa and Herbert as lobby discussions focus on river and harbor improvements for a fourteen foot deep channel from Lake Michigan to the Gulf. William Kavanaugh from St. Louis pushes for initial steps and Congress attention, while Missouri River advocates press for navigability and funding for snag boats and shore lights. Senator Clark comments on races, Japanese relations, and art, and South Dakota leaders tout crops and growth. The Michigan Senate race remains a toss up as the legislature nears January adjournment.
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Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Wiliard
Mr. Clemens
New York
Congressional Library
William Dean Howells
Albert B. Paine
Victor Herbert
Nathan Burkam
Leo Fest
Jay Witmark
John Philip Sousa
Washington
Middle West
William K. Kavanaugh
St. Louis
Gulf Deep Waterway Association
New Willard
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Illinois
Mississippi
Chicago Canal
Mississippi Valley
Congress
Kavanaugh
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Cannon
Burton
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Missouri River
Kansa City
Lawrence M Jones
Kansas City
Missouri River Improvement Association
Raleigh
Mr. Jones
Hansas Fy
Fairbanks
Missouri
Kansas
William 4. Clark
Clark
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Porters Rebel at Tips in Chicago Dispatch
Pullman porters plan to organize a union demanding liveable wages from the Pullman Company without charity from travelers. Albert Sexton pamphlet decries tipping as coercive, arguing porters must refuse tips if wages do not meet needs. He notes porters are paid half of a dollar monthly and must buy polish with it.
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Chicago
New York
Pullman
Pullman Company
Albert Sexton
Sexton
Is Severe on Senate
Boston Herald correspondent Bart Kennedy tells a New York tale about the Senate. In Washington a Senator asks a page if a $10 bill was found and notes he forgot to remove it. The page confirms finding the bill and smiles at the senator’s luck before others arrive.
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Omaha
Jeff Davis
Senate
le Follette
Boston Herald
Bart Kennedy
New York
Washington
Mr. Kennedy
Fis
Names of French War Ships in The Westnlander Gazette
A list of French war ships now on the stocks shows ironclads named after philosophers and novelists rather than war heroes. Ironclads honor Danton Mirabeau Voltaire Diderot Condorcet Vergniaud to be joined by cruisers Victor Hugo Jules Michelet Edgar Quinet Ernest Renan and submarines with fanciful names.
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Gazete
Danton
Mirabéau
Volterre
Diderot
Condorcet
Vergniaud
Victor Hugo
Jules Michelet
Edgar Quinet
Ernest Renan
Alee
Ates
Ube
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