Nicaragua canal bill creates eight citizen board and pay
Senator Morgan proposes a Nicaragua canal bill authorizing a $1.89 billion program with $5 million immediate funding. A board of eight U S citizens plus the secretary of war would govern the canal and belt, with each board member earning $8 000 annually. The plan includes a canal belt guard regiment and three construction divisions led by a chief engineer and two assistants per division.
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Washington
Morgan
Nicaragua Canal
United States
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Wonderful Cave Discovered in Jefferson Canyon Range
A vast cave near the Northern Pacific line, 48 miles east of Butte in Jefferson canyon, shows potential as a premier discovery. Explorations reach ten miles in length and 800 feet deep, with giant skeletons and copper tools found amid numerous rooms and dramatic formations including a cathedral like chamber and a 100 foot water fall. Another expedition is planned to continue thorough exploration.
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Butte
Jefferson Canyon
Northern Pacific Railway
Wreck Near Bellville Kills Fireman Elkins in Texas
Serious wreck at Bellville Texas on Tuesday morning left Fireman Elkins dead and Engineer Stevens severely burned after a switch misalignment diverted a Kansas City fast freight into a sidetrack train. Three locomotives wrecked, trains double headers, main line collision with force.
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Brenham
Tex
Elkins
Stevens
Bellville
Kansas City
Galveston
Farm sells for record price in county
Johnston, living on his farm about one mile east of town, sold 90 acres at 125 dollars per acre, the highest price for county farmland. In San Antonio, on December 11, H J Ooley was acquitted of killing stockman John Ramsey in a fight at the Fashion Theater involving a police officer and Coley.
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Johnston
San Antonio
Tex
H. J. Ooley
John Ramsey
Coley
Port Washita County Saloon Row Killings
Rush Ardry was killed and Garret Thurman shot in the back in a Port Washita County saloon brawl after taunting bartender Sam Pepper. L. S. McDonald was struck in the left shoulder. Pepper opened fire from the bar. Ed Speight was killed on Mexia Main Street by two shotgun blasts. A F Jordan was arrested.
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Mangum, Ok
Rush Ardry
Garret Thurman
May
L. S. McDonald
Port
Washita County
Sam Pepper
Pepper
Mexia
Tex
Ed Speight
Canaan Switch
Here
A. F. Jordan
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Lodge
Tennessee
Rockies
Montana
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Coleman
E. W. Kilyrick
McKinney
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S. P. Ramsey
Austin
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owGur
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