President Shifts Panama Canal Work to Army Engineers
Roosevelt transfers Panama canal construction to the engineer corps of the Army, abandoning contract work on the percentage plan. The order also resigns John T. Stevens as engineer in chief. Shonts prepares to resign as president of the Panama Railroad Company during a directors meeting in New York.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Jay
Army
Panama Canal
Shonts
Shoutss
New York
Panama Railroad Company
PUPILS PERISH IN FIRE AT MONTREAL SCHOOL
A deadly blaze at Hochelaga School in Montreal claims Miss Maxwell and 16 pupils, with scores injured. Fire escapes and second floor kindergarten blamed. teachers and firemen heroically rescue about 200 students as panic and smoke hinder safe evacuation.
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Montreal
Miss Maxwell
Hochelaga
Protestant School Mission
Ind
Reorganization Aims at Canal Commission Led by Army Engineers
The President intends a full reorganization of the canal commission with three engineer corps officers in leading posts. Major W. G. Goethals will serve as chairman and engineer in chief, to be joined by Majors D. Dubryailard and William L. Sibert in rank order, to supervise engineering aspects of the project.
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Army
Engineer Corps
W. G. Goethals
D. Dubryaillard
William L. Sibert
Dog Holds Up Boston & Northern Car Line in Boston
In Chelsea a crowd gathered as about 50 cars were delayed for nearly 30 minutes when two women and a small dog refused to disembark. The dog could not ride per rules, and after police and Inspector White intervened the woman finally left the car.
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Chelsea Square
Boston & Northern Railway
Beachmont
Bluecoats
Inspector White
the Pond
Horlick's Malted Milk Ad Claiming Purity
The advert touts Horlick's Malted Milk as a pure food drink for families replacing impure milk, branding it original and genuine, always reliable and nutritious.
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Horlick
Shaw Named President Of Carnegie Trust Company
Leslie M. Shaw Secretary of the Treasury was elected president of Carnegie Trust Company of New York. He will assume the presidency March 4 upon retirement from President Roosevelt's Cabinet.
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New York
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary
the Treasury
Carnegie Trust Company
Secretary of the Treasury
Roosevelt
Would Take All Roads If Not Stopped Harriman
In a courtroom scene Commissioner Lane rails at Harriman detailing Union Pacific growth from a $100,000,000 bond issue to widespread rail and logistics holdings across Portland, the Orient, San Francisco, Ogden, New Orleans, New York, and major lines. Harriman concedes he could buy more if it yielded further value.
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Lane
Union Pacific
Harriman
Portland
Orient
San Francisco
Ogden
New Orleans
New York
Northern Pacific
Alton
Illinois Central
Santa Fe
Baltimore, Ohio
New York Central
Commissioner Lane
Mr. Harriman
Harriman Portrayed as Railroad God in Commission Hearing
Edward H. Harriman faced Interstate Commerce Commission questions about his rail line acquisitions. Commissioner Lane pressed where his expansion would end, and Harriman replied that only the law could stop him, pledging to continue absorbing railroads if permitted.
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Edward H. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Commissioner Lane
Mr. Lane
Harriman
Union Pacific
Harriman Offers Far-Reaching Railroad Ambition in Conversation
The dialogue shows Commissioner Lane pressing Harriman on expanding control from the current roads into New York, then possibly San Francisco. Harriman coyly suggests the feasibility of a Santa Fe acquisition, implying enforcement concerns under the Sherman act if blocked.
Boston Forecast Signals Clouds and Snow Middle Week
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for increasing cloudiness Wednesday night, with warmer temperatures. Snow is expected Wednesday in New England followed by snow in the north Thursday, then colder conditions later Thursday afternoon and night.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Four Pike children survive snowbound fire in Dalton
Four children aged 15 to 3 at Alvin H. Pike's Dalton New Hampshire home were left alone as a blaze from a stove pipe spread. In deep drifts they trudged a mile to a neighbor for help. A 6 year old lost stockings and shoes and had both legs frozen to the knees. others were nearly insensible but revived. The house burned to the ground.
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Dalton
N. H
Alvin H. Pike
John M. Page
Littleton
Elevated train glitches paralyze Boston surface routes at night
A string of accidents stalled Tremont and surface cars for over an hour, halting the Park Street loop and scattering crowds. An Arlington car derailed at Park Street, a Waltham car tangled the trolley, and a North Cambridge car shed a shoe, plus a blown fuse delayed repairs until about 10 PM as crews restored service.
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Tremont Street
Pleasant Street
Boylston Street
Cambridge
Harvard
Arlington
Park Street
Waltham
Berkeley
Tremont Streets
Park Street Loop
Huntington Avenue
Division 7
Jerome Balked in His Offer of Hummel's Story
The report notes Jerome balked at his offer related to Hummel's narrative. A wife’s long ordeal concluded and promised sensations do not develop. Insanity experts await further developments.
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Jerome
Hummel
Evelyn Thaws Diary Reveals Her Acting Ambition
The diary quotes show Evelyn Thaw rejecting perpetual virtue. She argues that a woman must balance ambition with virtue, desiring to be a good actress first rather than merely a good wife or mother.
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Janice Meredith
Thaw Trial Ends Day as Evelyn Nesbit Testimony Concludes
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw finishes her witness stand in the Stanford White murder trial as cross examination narrows. The district attorney plans to begin cross examining Dr. Britton Evans tomorrow, with several defense doctors to follow, signaling the case entering final stages.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Britton D. Evans
Charles G. Wagner
Deemar
Bingaman
Justice Fitzgerald
Boston Express Wreck Kills Three on Brookfield Line
Three Intercolonial railroad employees died and seven or eight were injured in a head on collision near Brookfield eight miles south of Truro between the Boston express from Halifax and Canadian Pacific No. 26 from Montreal to Halifax. Engineer Flavin and the fireman perished in the wreck.
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Truro
N. S
Intercolonial Railroad
Boston
Montreal
Halifax
Brookfield
John G. Flavin
Canadian Pacific
Windsor Junction
Flavin
Brookfield Station
Innes Sets Sights On Mayoral Victory
Ex Senator Charles H. Innes is poised as the Republican mayoral candidate with a formal announcement expected soon. He predicts an independent Democratic challenger to FitzGerald and may split the vote to aid his bid. Rep McEttrick, backed by dissident Democrats, could swing the race. Campaign plans discussed after a Panama lecture at Huntington Chambers. Colonel Guy Murchbie dates as treasurer, with business support pledged.
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Charles H. Innes
Innes
Fitzgerald
Representative McEttrick
Democracy
Louis A. Frothingham
Panama
Huntington Chambers
Guy Murehbie
Roosevelt
Republican City Committee
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