Roosevelt Address at Oyster Bay July 1904 Nomination
President Roosevelt accepts the Republican nomination at Oyster Bay New York pledging to uphold party principles and continue policies for national welfare. He defends the gold standard tariff reciprocity with Cuba and Panama, and outlines progress on trusts irrigation the Isthmian canal and Philippine governance.
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President Roosevelt
Oyster, Bay, N. Y
Isthmian Canal
McKinley
Cuba
Congress
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
Panama
Stability of Mountains and Earth Measurements
The Asso ciation of Academies favors international cooperation to precisely determine mountain levels near earthquake zones and measure gravity to illuminate earth structure. It notes New York land subsidence since 1875 and urges photography to aid long term observations for future astronomers and geologists.
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Association of Academies
A. Geikie
London Telegraph
City of
New York
Etna
Vesuvius
Beachy Head
Roosevelt Accepts Republican Nomination at Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt formally opened the 1904 campaign at Sagamore Hill accepting the Republican nomination. Joseph G. Cannon delivered the notification on behalf of state and territorial committees as Roosevelt spoke on trust enforcement gold standard tariff Panama canal and past record. The ceremony included a simple reception with family guests and national party leaders in attendance.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Lfe
Republican Party
United States
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Long Island City
Roosevelt
George B. Cortelyou
Cannon
Chicago
The
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Wealthy Man Seeks Mercy for Indigestion Martyr
Exchange from Tit-Bits features a wealthy man complaining he is wretched despite wealth and a beggar quipping about indigestion. The beggar insists he wants the chance, prompting a humorous back and forth.
Protests over Russian seizures reach Washington and London
The U S state department cables ambassador McCormick in St Petersburg to seek full statements on Russian seizures of the Hamburg American Arabia cargo after a protest by American owners led by Portland Milling. British protests over the Knight Commander sinking seek reparation and indemnity, with notes on vessel Malacca and Korea updates from St Petersburg and Tokyo.
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Vladivostok
Russia
John H. Mitchell
Portland Milling Company
Portland
Ore
London
Great Britain
Balfour
Charles Hardinge
Count Benckendorff
Lord Landsdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Foreign Office
Peninsular & Oriental Company
Malacca
Red Sea
Veesel
Oku-Tokyo reports large Russian losses in Tatchekiao fighting
Gen Oku reports Russian losses around Tatchekiao with about 2 000 men at lowest and notes Russians retreated at midnight after Japanese stormed Leiping mountain. Japanese took first fortress by 10 p m and second by 3 4 a m. Russians abandoned Tatehekino by 11 a m Monday as Japanese pursued.
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Tatchekiao
Tatehekino
London
Daily Mail
Newchwang
Haicheng
St. Petersburg
von Pledge
The
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Gens
Kuroki
Nodzu
Gen
Kuropatkin
Indictments Return for Slocum Disaster Figures
New York reports federal grand jury returns indictments against Capt. Van Schaick and inspectors Fleming and Lundberg over the General Slocum disaster of June 15 in which nearly 1000 lives were lost. Additional indictments name Knickerbocker Steam boat officials and Commodore Peas. Bail of 25000 per case is sought at arraignments set for Monday.
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Lundberg
Federal Grand Jury
United States
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Barnaby
Atkinson
Dexter
Knickerbocker Steamboat Company
John Peas
Boat Capsizes. Two Men Drowned in Lake Erie
Cleveland August 1 1926 John Rookers 30 and Jacob Margo 24 were drowned when their fishing boat capsized in Lake Erie Sunday. Rookers was married. Margo was single.
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Jacob Margo
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