President Authorized to Draw on Treasury for Isthmian Canal
The president may report to Congress on grants to purchase property and rights for the proposed canal. Provisions authorize up to ten thousand dollars for canal construction and outline the duties of corporations and individuals in conveying property. The act specifies applicability to the Panama route and preserves U.S. rights under earlier treaties and the June 28 1902 act.
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Congriequda
Bad Tanama Vail
United States
Colompia
Atlans
Pacific Oceans
Gertion
Panama
Nicaragua
Costa
Fica
Unitec
Colombis
Department of Panama
Senators to Continue Debates on Panama Question This Week
Washington reports the Senate will extend the Panama debate with no set weekly program beyond continuing discussion of the treaty. Open sessions may give way to executive sessions as needed, while the House concentrates on army and urgent deficiency appropriation bills this week.
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Washington
Senate
Panama
Committee On Foreign Relations
Remains of Bishop Dudley Arrive in Louisville
The body of Bishop Thomas U Dudley of the Kentucky Episcopal diocese arrived from New York tonight escorted by Masons. It will lie in state at part of the day at St Church Cathedral, with funeral services to be held Wednesday led by Bishop Futte of Missouri. Assisting bishops include Gallor Tennessee Francis Indiana Peterkin West Virginia Burt Kentucky Handolph Virginia.
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Louisville
Thomas U Dudley
Episcopal Diocese of
Kentucky
New York
Dudley
Third Avenue
St .Church Cathedral
Futte
Afissour
Gallor
Tennessee
Francis
Diana
Peterkin
West Virginia
Burtor
Handolph
Virginio
Would Sell Cloak To Buy Fuel In Baltimore Sun Story
A ten year old girl, thin and pale, leaves a pawnbroker's shop with a tatty shawl and bundled newspaper wrap. A passerby reads a crude note begging to let Annie have coats on credit as Wood is all out, prompting questions about her plight and need for fuel.
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Baltimore Sun
Annie
Annes
Qtesa
If You Are Sick Letter Offering Home Treatment by Doctor Hathaway
A doctor from Atlanta Ga offers a home treatment system for those unable to visit his office. He claims correct diagnosis and intelligent care can be provided at home, promising prompt responses, a valuable book, and confidential correspondence. Send details of your case to J Newton Hathaway HD at 22% S Broad Street, Atlanta Ga.
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J. Newton Hathaway
H.D. Bute
Auanta Ga
Colombia Dying Under Misrule Amid Panama Crisis
The article reports Colombia facing political strain with limited liberty for people and press. US relations remain guarded with 200 troops stationed for security. Ambassador Beaupre and family left for the United States December 19 amid a temporary lapse in embassy leadership. The US Consul General Snyder will act as chargé d affaires during the absence.
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United States
Panama
Beaupre
Colombia
Duriog Mfr
Snyder
Trust Betrayed by Jown Bull
Dispatch from Johannesburg reports broad discontent with the present British and colonial administration. Officials say promises are broken, costs rise, and public money drains as state and local treasuriesempty. Gold laws favor capitalists, mines and land claims are auctioned, and thousands of emigrants in Johannesburg face starvation amid a bleak economic climate.
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Johannesburg
Unions Denounce Dockery Over Arms Policy in St Louis
Central Trades and Labor Union leaders denounce Governor Dockery and Police Chief Dely for allowing non union drivers to carry arms as private watchmen. They call for labor voter support at elections and condemn Liverymen and Undertakers associations. Several undertakers drove their own carriages at funerals today. Frank Dunton is sentenced to twenty eight years for murder in Sedalia for betrayal of his daughter.
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St Loui
Central Trades and Labor Union
St. Louis
Dockery
Dely
Oueir
Liverymens and Undertakers' Association
Dunton
Sedalia
Frank ¢ Danton
Emil Meyer
Russian outrage on the Japanese and Far East tensions
The Orient notes British fleet readiness at Hong Kong with full mobilization possible within minutes. Tokyo reports a 100 million yen loan plan as Japan warns Russia is a great power. Chefoo says Russians and Chinese clash on the Manchurian railroad with three Russian deaths. Port Arthur embargo on horses, fuel, and provisions. General Alexeïeff suffers angina and misses a military conference. U S cruisers Buffalo and destroyers Decatur Bainbridge Barry Chauncey Dale sail for Gibraltar under Lt. Liaya H. Chandler.
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Japan
London
Far East
Tokyo
Kurino
Russia
Daily Telegraph
Alestef
Kuropatkin
Alextef
Tha Chea Foo
Daily Mail
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Gibraltar
Las Palman
Canary Island
United States
Buffalo
Decatur
Bainbridge
Barry
Chauncey and
Dale
Liaya H. Chandler
Sumter voters faceward in hot 191? district race and local contests
Americus GA January 24 Special Sumter county faces a busy political year as nominees for the thirteenth district senator and two lower house seats loom with early announcements expected. County officers and city posts including mayor aldermen and clerks will be sought amid a spirited primary, while farmers rush to expand cotton. J M Johnson hauled fifty bales of cotton in seventeen wagons and more remain unsold in Americus warehouses as prices stay high.
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Americus
Sumter County
Pope
J M Johnson
Wales
Dreyfus Investigation Rumors Stir Paris Court Action
Paris reports good reason to believe Attorney-General Baudoin will urge a further investigation by the criminal section of the court of cassation before the court’s arg- umented panels decide the case. A separate fragment notes a woman finding happiness in another’s misery, while other overheard dialogues mention a cook cursing in the kitchen and a character expressing satisfaction at someone feeling at home.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Baudoin
Court of Cassation
AIC Fire Visits Texas Oil Field Fire causes heavy damage to Sour Lake and Texarkana blocks
A destructive fire in Sour Lake Texas on January 24 wiped out much of the business district with an estimated $200000 loss. The blaze started in the First National Bank building and threatened nearby structures before volunteers and city firemen halted further spread. In Texarkana a separate 7:90 am blaze destroyed five brick Broad Street buildings with a $40000 loss while New York and San Antonio fires add to the day’s damage totals, including Wolfson dry goods stock at $260000 and insurance of $225000.
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Tex
Man
First National Bank
Dee
Busi Ness
Fre
Texarkana
Broad Street
New York
Broadway
Morimaur Bros
R. F Bonar & Co
Crantora & Quigley
Rossenwar Bros
Finkelstein & Mangat
San Antonio Blaza
San Antonio
Wolfson Dry Goods
Wolfson
Queen Carmen Sylva Reflects On Writing Pace In Bucharest
In Bucharest on January 14 a reception honored the anniversary of a local evangelical church. Queen Carmen Sylva, 60, said she writes a book every two years and noted her long career in novels, dramas, legends, poems, and translations, including Romanian folklore and Pierre Lotis Iceland Fisherman. The crown princess, “Little Mary of Edinburgh,” recalled her own motherhood and noted the queen’s white attire and snow white hair.
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Carmen Sylva
Pierre Lotis
Iceland
Pierre
Your
Crown
Mary
Edinburgh
Moundsville Appeals for Help After Cyclone Devastates Town
Greensburg January 24 report: Moundsville appeals for aid as cyclone destroys Moanisville leaving numerous dead and injured. Injured evacuated for care. donations requested to aid relief efforts.
Ice Floods Ravage Allegheny and Ohio Valleys
Scattered reports describe heavy flooding from Pittsburgh to Wheeling with submerged streets and ruined property. Ice jams and high water disrupt transport, coal shipments, and rail lines while aid efforts and coal distribution to the poor surge amid bitter cold and widespread distress.
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Rivera
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promoted In Buffalo Institute
An article describes the Roentgen Ray work at a Buffalo medical institute and promotes Dr R V Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for chronic diseases including coughs colds bronchitis and consumption. Patient testimonials from Elia Rourge Ernest Gauvin and Lucretia J Cornish are cited alongside claims of improved appetite and strength from the tonic.
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Ars the Invalida
Florel
Buffalo
Amerca
R V. Pierce
Tustruton
Fierce
Pierce
United States
Tome
Elia Rourge
Ashland Boulevard
Chicago
Hills
New Cumberland Flood Submerges Half the Town
In New Cumberland West Virginia on January 24 about half the town lay under twelve feet of water as a blizzard raged. Industrial activity was paralysed with factory roofs submerged and the Big Chelsea China Company plant damaged. Across the Ohio at Empire two miles above the river the town faced sixteen to six feet of water with nearly all residents in box cars.
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Vbio
Owensboro
Ohio
Bunbury
Creas
Nescoprok
Catawalasa
Philadelphia and Heding Railroad Company
Newport
Delaware
Catawaissa
Bloomsburg
Epspey
Henwood
Bellaire
Bridgeport
Martina Ferry
Ufe
New Cumberland
W. Va
Chelsea China Company
Empire
Ohio River
Narrow Escape From Drowning of Tug Crew
Lorain Ohio January 24. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company's tug Cadade was sunk off the port in a heavy wind snow storm and ice. Thirteen crewmen leapt into the icy lake and were rescued after a severe battle with the elements.
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Lorain
Ohio
Islond
Balthuore and Ohio Railroad Company
Cascade
Ica
Gorkon Stands Against Tramp in Court
In St Petersburg on January 24 Gorki testified against a tramp once immortalized by him. The judge warned that the accused must be punished after the tramp struck Gorki from behind when he did not respond to a demand. Police reports describe the confrontation and the legal action to follow.
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St Petersburg
Gorki
Russia Court Refuses Mercy Sentences Man to Six Months
In a Siberian court a judge rejects the plea that hunger excuses assault. The accused is deemed sane yet punished for violence, receiving six months hard labor with no work and a weekly thrashing to emphasize accountability. The exchange includes remarks on public welfare and mercy.
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Gork
Tos
Gort
Russia
Germany as Naval Power on the North Sea Coasts
The article notes Germany’s rapid naval expansion, aiming for a major fleet and coastal bases on the North Sea. It argues England recognizes Germany’s threat, predicting Berlin will seek a formidable naval base along Britain’s coast as the naval race intensifies.
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New Orleans
United States
North Sea
England
Beotland Tris
Jand
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