Roosevelt's Round-up and Insurgent Bluster
The Washington Post editorial mocks Roosevelt's strategy toward insurgents in Congress, praising the administration's handling of the Statehood bill and warning against expanding federal control over railroads, public lands, and pensions. It likens critics to vaunted showmen and urges government restraint in overreaching into state affairs.
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Roosevelt
West
Washington
Cuba
Provence
Matos
Girofle-Girofla
Andersen
Gulliver
Tate
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Paternal neglect blamed for national trust failures
The piece condemns federal neglect in steamboat safety and Smithsonian funds, arguing that rotten boats and lost endowments reveal a chronic failure of government to safeguard sacred trusts. It cites the Slocum disaster and recent thefts, urging accountability as Congress and authorities fail to punish or reform.
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New York
Congress
United States
New York Harbor
Slocum
Iran
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James Smithson
Smithsonian Endowment
Treasury
Smithsonian Institution
Board of
Spooner Defends Roosevelt on Morocco and Entangling Alliances
The piece lauds John C Spooner as a leading Senate figure defending Roosevelt. It contrasts Spooner with the great political trio and recounts his sharp rebuttal of foes while debating whether entering entangling alliances is wise. It notes Morocco as a European issue and argues US trade is minimal until productive exchange arises.
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Webster
Calhoun
Schurz
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Sumner
Trumbull
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Carmack
Bailey
Gorman
Tillman
Russia
Japan
Andy Johnson
Morocco
France
Pez
Let the Rate Fight Begin in Congress
The piece argues that rate legislation is inevitable and urgent as Republicans confront a delayed House response and a strong President. It portrays Democrats as passive participants and questions the President’s next moves after securing a rate bill, hinting at broader tariff ambitions and political stakes through March 4, 1909.
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House of Representatives
Republican Party
Senate
Distinguished Citizen Mr Crosby S Noyes Golden Anniversary
Last night friends and well wishers celebrated the golden anniversary of Mr Crosby S Noyes and his wife. The couple has long guided local growth from a modest start to Washington D C prominence. A grateful tribute praised their devotion to the community and their role in shaping the city’s progress.
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Washington Evening Star
Leorne
Noyes
Cyok
Washington
Modus Vivendi debate and theatergoer rights featured
The piece disputes President Roosevelt's Santo Domingo treaties, calling them power usurpation for having mixed immediate and Senate ratified terms. It also notes theater ticket rights, citing New York Court of Appeals on tickets creating implied contracts and admission rights under stated regulations.
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New York
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Senate
Santo Domingo
Congress
Newspaper Notes Show Political Climate and Fashion Plans
The piece mentions a demand for an audience by a Senator, Miss Roosevelt possibly needing warehouses for clothes designed for her, and Eugene F. Ware of Kansas backing government pensions. It notes insurgents finding Speaker Cannon loaded, Babcock's long political experience, Dr. Wiley's cold quail experiment, and a suggestion to use a hat bottle for cooling.
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Moodistes
Eugene F. Ware
Kansas
Mr. Ware
Big Stars Combine Sothern and Marlowe Under New Management
The New York Herald reports that E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will tour under the Shubert management for two seasons. They open next autumn at the Lyric Theatre in New York, with Shakespearean repertory and two new pieces by McCarthy and Mackay, plus a possible revival of Sudermann’s Sunken Bell. Frohman confirms ending their Shakespearean work with the pair to pursue a fresh two-year program with new stars.
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Justin Huntly McCarthy
Percy Mackay
Sudermann
Charles Frohman
Mr. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Sothern
Marlowe
Dis
Messrs. Shubert
President Roosevelt Popularity in Focus Across the Nation
An Indianapolis News letter argues Roosevelt remains broadly popular despite attacks from New York publishers and political rivals. It contends opposition to rate regulation and monopoly control fuels criticism, while midwest and southern voters still favor him. The piece notes the fight rests with the Senate and warns against blaming the president for legislative failures.
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Theodore
Philippines
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Senate of
Roosevelt Will Not Seek A Third Term
Washington correspondence from the New York Sun reports close associates say President Roosevelt will not run for a third term. He has made up his mind and will not accept the nomination if offered. confidants are certain he will leave the White House on March 4, 1909.
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Roosevelt
White House
Descendant of Two Presidents a Beggar
George Adams Robinson, a Harvard 1861 grad and Civil War veteran, clearly of Adams lineage, appeared in Bridgeport City Court pleading for liberty after being confined to an almshouse for panhandling. The 70 year old mining engineer has lived in the West and served under Sherman and Sheridan as eighth Massachusetts volunteers. Mrs Heyburn, wife of Idaho Senator Weldon Brinton Heyburn, is noted as a painter of high repute including a Bayard portrait in Delaware Statehouse and a delicate miniature plate series portraying a friend's daughter from eight months to eighteen years.
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George Adams Robinson
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Robinson
Boston
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
West
Eighth Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers
Sherman
Sheridan
New Rore
National Society
Heyburn
Weldon Brinton Heyburn
Idaho
Geraldine Yeatman
Philadelphia
Thomas F. Bayard
Statehouse
Wilmington
Lémoges
France's Gift for Miss Alice From the New York Herald
France delivers a Gobelins tapestry to Miss Alice Roosevelt titled Le Manuscrit after Hermann. The exact replica stands over four meters high and mirrors the version in the Salon du Parnasse at the National Library. Prime Minister Rouvier and under secretary Beaumetz chose the piece.
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New York Herald
Alice Roosevelt
Hermann
Salon du Parnasse
National Library
M. Rouvier
M. Dujardin Beaumetz
Fine Arts
The Division of Opinions in Socrates Text
A concise note on selecting which opinions deserve value. It argues that not every man’s view is worth considering and that only certain perspectives merit attention, reflecting Socratic emphasis on discernment in dialogue.
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Socrates
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
Reflections suggest courage in admitting faults and note a paradox about men who die by their own hand often being married. The piece humorously critiques male bravado and parental influence on youth, citing trains and trains missed as examples of boastful recollection.
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New York
Jerome Probes Newspaper Methods in Libel Case Trial
A Washington Post special reports District Attorney Jerome conducted an unusually probing redirect during a libel trial of a weekly publisher. He questioned the editor and financiers, hinting at broader exposure of the paper’s internal methods. The piece notes judges and bankers involved, including Deuel, Hapgood, Morgan, Ryan, Vanderbilt, and Stillman, and remarks on insurance trustees and European finance interest.
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Aten
Joseph Ho Choate
William K. Vanderbilt
Thomas F. Ryan
Pierpont Morgan
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Cution
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Children's Court
Senator Hale on Morocco in 1908 Record debate
Senator Hale criticizes entangling alliances and warns against foreign meddling over Morocco. He praises a cautious paper while urging focus on domestic issues like coal mining and transportation, urging the US stay out of European power struggles and maintain commerce independence. He notes the Washington Post coverage and stresses prudent restraint.
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Morocco
Blackmailers and Blackmailed in New York
A New York editorial denounces public cowardice toward extortionists and the wave of sensational disclosures. It contrasts the bravado of regions favoring swift street justice with New Yorkers acclaimed as law‑abiding, noting how fear of the blackmailer silences even those expected to stand firm.
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Leaders discuss Ecuador trip and Hawaii affairs at hotel
Gen A J Sampson of Arizona, recent United States Minister to Ecuador, offers views on the Ecuador revolution led by Gen Eloy Alfaro and the future railway project to Quito. W O Smith of Hawaii backs Roosevelt's revenue plan for ten years, urging white immigration and Portuguese colonists. J W Warington and Frank V Bennett attend Washington events, noting Wall Street fortunes and Gotham Hotel operations.
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Amon
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Mishallan
Rome Cardinals Embrace Automobiles Amid Papal Approval
Rome correspondence notes Cardinal Satolli first to drive an automobile among cardinals, with others likely to follow after papal permission to visit distant regions. Cardinal Ferrari’s use earlier sparks debate. apostolic constitution prescribes horse-drawn carriages. Also mentions Man tan camp rush and price surges, and Carolus Duran granted permission to paint the Pope’s portrait.
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