Panama Canal sale terms trigger Morgan questions
Senate panel grills M Lampre on old canal company stake in sale proceeds and 60 percent share for the old firm. Disputes over transfer rights, liquidation authority, and bonds prompt Morgan to press for safeguards and clear distribution.
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Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canal
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Panama Canal Company
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United States
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New Military Company Forming in Galveston
In Galveston Texas on January 14 a meeting at the armory of the Galveston Rifles is called for organizing a new first class military company. Members from the dissolved Galveston Light Guards and the struggling Rifles will seek to unify into a premier unit with a captain appointed for his interest in military affairs. The aim is to remove social aspects and establish a strictly military organization.
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Galveston Rifles
McKinley Memorial Fund Drive Sought in Georgia
Governor Candler issued a statement at the request of William R. Day head of the McKinley national memorial association proposing a statewide campaign on the Sunday before McKinley’s birth anniversary for church and Sunday school collections to fund a memorial honoring the late president.
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William R. Day
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Candler
McKinley
Georgia
Fatal mine fire at Dow slope No 7 traps workers
Hartshorn I T January 14. A fire broke out in the new slope No 7 at Dow, a major Choctaw coal tributary. Four bodies have been recovered, ten more are believed trapped, and relief has been dispatched.
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Dow
To Close the Deal in Beaumont Oil Syndicate Purchase
Fort Worth reports a London meeting to finalize the purchase of Hogg Swayne oil properties in Beaumont. The new firm, capitalized at 4.5 million dollars, plans a tidewater pipeline and tanker export line. Hogg and Swayne received 275 thousand cash and 400 thousand in stock each. Damon Mound property excluded.
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Texas
Hogg- Swayne Syndicate
Beaumont
London
Willome
Tidewater
Hogg and Swayne
Damon Mound
Young Man Burns in Bonfire Incident Near Smithville
A 21 year old man calling himself O Grady from New York City was brought to Smithville Texas severely burned on the back chest and hands after sleeping beside a large bonfire near here while en route from Denison. A companion helped he was injured by his clothes catching fire and is in precarious condition. Medical aid was given and collections were started to send him to Galveston hospital.
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O. Grady
New York City
Denison
Galveston Hospital
Settlement Possible in Rice Estate Probate Dispute
Surrogate Fitzgerald issued an order allowing Nina Bella Rice to withdraw opposition to the will probate upon receiving 75 000 dollars. The move follows rumors of a settlement with the heirs of William Marsh Rice amid the murder case of Albert T. Patrick, with the 1896 Rice Institute will cited as a potential fallback.
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Marsh Rice
Texas
Alvert T. Patrick
Nina Bella Rice
Patrick Will
Rice Institute
Negro Child Burns at Pest House in Houston
A pest house patient Nancy Ware’s daughter suffered severe burns when her clothes ignited while near a yard fire. Doctors worked quickly and reported slight improvement by late evening, though prognosis remained uncertain.
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Houston
Texas
Nancy Ware
Boyd
Revival of Boll Weevil in Heat Experiments at Chappell Hill
A boll weevil twice frozen was revived by heat in experiments at Chappell Hill. The remark a penny for your thoughts may signal the speaker has no sense.
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Chappell Hill
Schley at Santiago and the New York silence
A Chicago press note announces George E. Grahams book Schley at Santiago with Admiral Schleys endorsement. The narrative, drawn from Grahams war correspondence with the Spanish fleet, includes vivid moments of the battle and a notable exchange as the New York failed to acknowledge signals. A separate Buffalo fire report details a family killed in a two story blaze, and arrests tied to the incident.
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New York
Graham
Pearson Slander Case Set for Friday in U S Court
New Orleans January 18 Gen Samurel Pearson Boer general sues Arthur G Van Sittart British consul for 20000 damages claiming slander remarks linked him to the attempted wrecking of the British horse transport Mechanican on August 10. Judge Parlange will hear the case January 24. The suit draws wide interest over its international implications.
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Samurel Pearson
Arthur G. van Sittart
Parlange
United States Court
Gen. Pearson
van Sittart
Britis Horse Transport Mechanican
Boundary line surveyers reset Mason Dixon stones
Pennsylvania and Maryland surveyors report in Germany township Adams county that many boundary stones have been displaced. One was found as a door sill in a dwelling and another in a church. All stones will be secured and reset to their original positions.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Mason and Dixon
Germany Township
Adams County
Expert burglars blow safe in Pazderney & Son store
Work of Experts reports that Pazderney & Son store in Wallis Texas was entered last night. The burglars stole over 400 dollars from the store and 200 dollars each from the Catholic church and a widow Mrs Toman. They also robbed John Evans blacksmith shop and escaped by muffling the safe with cotton cloth and using a small explosion. Police alerted and no suspects yet.
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Texas
Pazderney & Son
Successful Cattle Shipment From Galveston to Liverpool
A test shipment of 300 prime beeves sent from Galveston to Liverpool arrived January 8 after leaving December 18. Neil P. Anderson reported the cattle landed in excellent condition, marking the fastest export cattle voyage between the ports to date. If satisfactory, more shipments will follow.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Neil P. Anderson
Liverpool
Galveston
Galveston Boy Invents Bicycle Track Helper
A 15 year old Galveston boy devised a triangular framed contrivance with a small wheel that grips a bicycle to hold it steady on streetcar and railroad tracks. The device allows swift curves around track junctions with stability and could be patentable and valuable.
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Galveston
Texas
Stret Railway
Texas Progress Opens Busy Year with Rapid Charters
Austin reports a record pace for Texas progress as secretary of state figures show 49 charters filed in the first ten days of January with total capital of 8.7 million dollars. The average is nearly five charters daily, with six firms listing one million dollars or more in capital.
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