President Authorized to Draw Warrant for Canal Purchase
The text discusses appropriations and reporting requirements for canal construction, authorizing up to 900000 from the treasury for such purchase and detailing duties of the President to report terms, persons or corporations involved, and conveyance rights. It cites acts from 1902 and 1900, noting Panama versus Nicaragua routes and preserving powers under treaties and agreements with Colombia and Central American states.
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Congress
Aaia Paname Cana
Colombia
Isthmian Canal
Panama
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Department of Panama
Senators Will Keep Up Debate On Panama Question
Washington January 24 The senate will continue the Panama question debate with no week plan beyond open discussion of policy. A new basis for speeches will appear in tomorrow’s resolutions of inquiry from democratic senators. The house focuses on army and urgent deficiency appropriation bills with limited minor measures allowed each day.
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Washington
Senate
Panama
Committee On Foreign Relations
Dakep
Remains of Bishop Dudley Arrive in Louisville
The body of Bishop Thomas A. Dudley of the Kentucky Episcopal diocese arrived from New York escorted by Masons. It will lie in state part of a day at the cathedral and funeral services are set for Wednesday with Bishop Tule of Missouri presiding and other bishops attending.
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Louisville
Puneral
Thomas A. Dudley
Episcopal Diocese of
Kentucky
New York
Dudley
Third Avenue
Church Cathedral
Tule
Missouri
Gailor
Tennessee
Francis
Indiana
Peterkin
West Virginia
Huston
Randolph
Virginia
Would Sell Cloak To Buy Fuel
A ten year old girl, thin and pale, shivers in sleet outside a pawnbroker as she tents a tatty shawl and clutches a newspaper bundle. A passerby finds a crudely written note offering a cloak for 60 cents for Annie, suggesting a desperate attempt to obtain money.
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Annie
If You Are Sick Write Me a Letter From Atlanta Doctor
A physician in Atlanta offers home treatment via self examination drinks sent on request. He claims to diagnose and treat chronic diseases at the patient’s home and promises prompt replies, a valuable book, and confidential correspondence from J. Mewton Hathaway, M.D. at 68 Iomas Bldg or 8-Broad Street.
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Atlanta
Colombia Crisis Deepens as Misrule Bites Nation
In Colombia, rule under Presint Administration grows harsh as boycott calls on U S goods spread. American legation guarded by 200 troops since Panama trouble began. Bil Beaupre remains popular with locals though he and family depart on December 19. Consul General Snyder to act as charge d'affaires during absence.
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United States
Panama
Bil Beaupre
Colombia
Trust Betrayed by John Bull
Letters from Johannesburg report a sad state of affairs in Britain with broken promises and rising taxes. Public finances strain households as real estate and administration costs grow. The new gold law favors mine trusts, depleting hope for the poor, while officials hoard posts and emigrants in Johannesburg face hunger.
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London
Johannesburg
Great Britain
Uost
Unions Denounce Dockery Over Non-Union Arm Carriers
Central Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis adopts resolutions denouncing Governor Dockery and Police Chief Kiel for allowing non union drivers to be sworn as private watchmen with arms. Union calls for voter action at upcoming election and urges against patronizing the Liverymen and Undertakers Association. Funeral drivers report few interfered. Dunton gets long sentence in Sedalia case involving his daughter.
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St Louis
Central Trades and Labor Union
St. Louis
Drivera
Iverymen
Dockery
Kiel
Oueir
Liverymen’s and Undertakers' Association
Russian Outrage and Far East Naval Readiness
The Orient and Hong Kong fleets are held in readiness for swift mobilization. Tokyo considers a 100 million yen loan as Russia moves troops in Manchuria. Viceroy Alexieff urged Siberian mobilization. Kuropatkin opposed, yet czar approved. Japan warns of strategic tensions amid port embargoes and Port Arthur maneuvers. US ships Buffalo and escorts plan Gibraltar passage from Las Palmas in late January.
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Hong Kong
Japan
London
Far East
Tokyo
Japanésa
Chdr
Kurino
Russia
Daily Telegraph
Alexieff
Kuropatkin
Alexie
General Alexieff
Gibraltar
Las Falmnas
Canary Island
United States
Buffalo
Decatur
Bainbridge
Barry
Chauncey
Dale
Lloyd H. Chandler
Work for Sumter voters in Americus Ga politics
In Sumter county the senatorial race for the thirteenth district heats up with two or three prominent locals groomed for the contest and early announcements anticipated. House races will be hot with about half a dozen bidders, and county offices see incumbents seeking reelection amid new aspirants. Americus to elect a mayor, aldermen, city clerk, and other city officials, with the county committee to set a primary date soon. Meanwhile cotton prices spur higher effort as farmers rush fieldwork and sales of mules and guano rise. one farmer escorted fifty bales of cotton in seventeen two-horse wagons and more remain unsold.
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Americus
Pope
J M. Johnson
Dreyfus Case Report Likely Calls for Cassation Review
Paris January 24 There is good reason to believe that Attorney General Baudiolps report will favor Dreyfus and recommend a further investigation by the criminal section of the court of cassation before the united sections of the court rule on the matter.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Baudoip
Court of Cassation
United Sections
It Does It Makes Cee Happy Sharing Unhappiness
It It It It. It makes cee very happy to share the unhappiness somebody she loves. From The Town Tapics Mrs. Von Blumer I heard the cook cursing and swearing in the kitchen this morning. Von Blumer Well I m glad she s be ening to fer at home.
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The
New York Press
Cee
Fire devastates Sour Lake Texas banking district
Sour Lake Texas January 24 A destructive fire swept the town destroying the main business area with an estimated loss of 200000. The blaze began in the second story of the First National Bank building. Many occupants were unidentifiable. deaths likely. Firefighters and volunteers contained the blaze after two hours, saving nearby property. Texarkana and New York fires also reported with losses. In San Antonio the Wolfson store sustained stock losses of 260000 and insurance of 228000 along with 98000 for the Stone building coverage 38000.
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Sour Lake
Tex
First National Bank
Texarkana
Broad Street
New York
Broadway
Morimaur Bros
R. E. Boner & Co
Crawford & Quigley
Rossenwar Bros
Finkelstein & Maager
San Antonio
Wolfson Dry Goods
W. ‘Wolfson
Carmen Sylva Reflects on Writing Career at Bucharest Reception
In Bucharest on January 14, Carmen Sylva discusses her prolific output and translations. She notes she began publishing in the early eighties and recalls translating Pierre Loti's Iceland Fisherman, praising friendships with authors and her enduring, uncolored attire and notable beauty.
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Bucharest
Carmen Sylva
Pierre Loti
Iceland
Pierre
Mary
Edinburgh
Moundsville Cyclone Hit Sparks Aid Appeal
Greensburg Alabama January 24 report says Moundsville was destroyed by a Thursday night cyclone with many dead and injured. Mayor N L Castleman appeals for aid, noting victims cared for locally. Town Topics humor and social quips follow the main item.
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Greensburg
Ala
Moundsville
N. L. Castleman
Ice Flood Strikes Pittsburgh Area Amid Freezing Cold
Coal shortages trigger scarcities and riots in Allegheny as ice jams flood streets and halt transit. Rivers rise across Ohio Valley with wreckage and large ice cakes blocking channels. The packet Hisabeth and tow boat Olivelle burn, while the Courier opens navigation on the Cable river. Wheeling suffers major floods with one third of homes inundated and mills idle.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Lta
Hisabeth
Olivelle
Wreeks
Chicinnati
Courier
Cable River
Louisville
Maysville
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Investigation of consumption and Dr Pierce's remedies
An article describes X ray use at the Invalides Hotel and a Buffalo clinic for chronic diseases run by Dr. R V Pierce. It promotes Golden Medical Discovery for coughs, bronchitis, incipient consumption and catarrh, with testimonials from Elia Bourge, Ernest Gauvin, Lucretia Cornish and M M Wardwell.
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Invalides
Surgical
Buffalo
N.Y
America
R. V. Pierce
Pierce
United States
Dr. Pierce
Miso Elia Bourge
Ashland Boulevard
Micago
Flood Devastates New Cumberland and Nearby Towns
January 24 reports show New Cumberland West Virginia half the town under twelve feet of water as a blizzard rages. Dozens of factories submerged and the Big Chelsea China Company's plant damaged. Across the Ohio River in Empire the town sits under ten to sixteen feet of water with residents camping in box cars. Ground higher in Bellaire Bridgeport and Martins Ferry limits fatalities. Industrial activity paralyzed. no life lost or serious accidents reported.
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Bellaire
Bridgeport
Martins Ferry
Ohio
New Cumberland
W. Va
Chelsea China Company
Empire
Ohio River
Tug Cascade Sunk in Lorain Harbor Rescue Of Crew
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tug Cascade sank off Lorain Ohio during a Friday storm as a heavy wind and ice floes swept craft into the lake. Thirteen crewmen were rescued from the damaged vessel after jumping into the water to avoid sinking.
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Lorain
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Cascade
Ank
Gorki Testifies Against Alleged Tramp at Court
St Petersburg report says writer Gorki testified as an unwilling witness before a police court regarding a tramp he had previously immortalized. He urged punishment for the offender who struck him from behind when he did not respond to a demand for alms. The judge indicated further action was needed.
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St Petersburg
Gorki
Po- Nce
Public Welfare Wins In Russian Court Scene
In a courtroom scene Gorki argues against prosecuting a man who assaulted another, suggesting mental illness. The judge overrules, sentencing the defendant to six months in jail with weekly thrashings as a deterrent, while Gorki offers money for the victim.
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Gork
Germany as Naval Power in The Picayune View
The article argues that Germany has built a strong navy rapidly and seeks coaling stations and naval bases. It notes Germany’s lack of a North Sea base and predicts Britain’s Edinburgh coast base will provoke German efforts to secure naval facilities.
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Germany
New Orleans Picayune
North Sea
England
Seotland
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Cata Wdissa
Philadelphia and Red Ing Raiirona Company
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