Theodore Roosevelt defends Panama Canal purchase actions
In a lengthy message to Congress, President Theodore Roosevelt excoriates Panama Canal critics as libelous and outlines the legal sequence behind the 1902 1906 transactions. He asserts the sale followed French court decrees and was approved by Congress after thorough examination, with payment routed through J. P. Morgan & Company to the Bank of France.
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Pulitzer
Congress
Panama Canal Company
United States
Senate
Paris
Council of Administration
New Panama Canal Company
Knox
Pacific
New
France
Panama
Department of Justice
Executive Department
Bank of France
Panama Canal
John Hay
Imu Poot
P. C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Cromwell
Hay
Root
Panama Company
William Dudley Foulke
De-Lessep
New Jersey
Canal Company
Seine
New York
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Company
Panama Canal Company of
Governmental Tribunal of
Civil Tribunal of
Coun
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad
Civil Tribunal of the
Iherewith
de Leeseps
Etienne Marcel
Credit Lyonnaise of
Cable
Department of State
Department of War
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Tribute to Coghlan Reflects a Kentuckian Naval Hero
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan’s death, praising him as a capable naval commander and a vivid character. A native Kentuckian, his passing holds particular meaning for Kentuckians who knew him.
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Aam'ral
Joseph Bullock Coghlan
Louisville Courier-Journal
Books and Library Loss Highlight Historical Gap
In a brief note the Boston Globe cites the Library of Congress holding nearly 1,600,000 books while lamenting the lingering loss of the library at Alexandria as a distant memory.
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Congress
Aexind
Local Notes From Kimbolson and Vicinity
Chronicled items on residents: Bell’s rheumatism recovery hopes with improving weather. Prof H B Lanning and Miss Roberta Bell dined with A L Smith. Ben Shaw and Charles Bothgeb building barn addition for J J Johnston. Knox county farming activity includes Lewis Little’s return and Lonnie Little’s knee injury from a mine collapse. Bert Chadwell and Lizzie visit Will Johnson. Anna Schwyhart did dressmaking for Mrs A L Smith. John Johnston installing gasoline engine and chopper in barn for fodder preparation.
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Bell
H. B. Lanning
Mise Roberta Bell
Odell
A. L. Smith
Ben Shaw
Chas
Bothgeb
J. J. Johnston
Lewis Little
Knox County
Lonnie Little
Bert Chadwell
Lizzie
Will Johnson
Anna Sehwyhart
Salem
A.L. Smith
John Johnston
Madison man guest of Mrs. Allen in Cambridge
Alex Harford of Madison township arranges visits in Cambridge while staying with his sister Mrs. W. M. Allen on North Sixth Street.
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Alex. Harford
Madison Township
Cambridge
W. M. Allen
North Sixth Street
Teachers Assn Meeting at Senecaville Highlights
The Teachers' Association held December 11-12 at the Presbyterian church featured practical, brief addresses and strong attendance. Notable speakers included Hartup Stewart and Dr. Scott, with J H Snyder praised for his Columbus address. Resolutions urged local textbook control, expanded teacher training, higher standards for certificates, and updated truancy age to 18.
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Senecaville
Teachers’ Association
Presbyterian Church
T. A. Bonnell
Worthy Dyson
Hartup
Stewart
Scott
Acrostic Appeal to Renovate Cambridge A M E Church
The editor reprints an appeal from the Trustees of Cambridge A M E Church asking readers to donate for repairs and a more respectable church appearance. Pastor J B Harewood signs the letter urging support and a multiple line acrostic urging the community to give a dollar for the cause.
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Jeffersonian
Trustees
Cambridge A. M. E. Church
Belpre man cleared in arson case by jury verdict
In Marietta Ohio on December 15 a county court jury returned a not guilty verdict for Isaac Taylor of Belpre in the state arson case. Taylor had confessed claiming a deranged mind after his store burned last summer to collect insurance. The defense cited his mental state.
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Isaac Taylor
Belpre
Taylor
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