Panama Transfer Blocked by Jurisdictional Dispute
High officials of the Panama Canal Company assert no legal hindrance to transferring concessions to the United States while French courts claim jurisdiction over the matter. They say French injunctions do not apply to the transfer and most of the company assets are in Panama, outside French reach. Subsequent U.S. action could render further proceedings ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Tt Wis
Cone
Paanitina Comal G Company
Thiris Uhat
Cmtrary
Butlemene
New Orleans
Republic of Colombin
Deiil
Tereda
Panna
United States
Indian Eats Family Cannibalism Reported at White Earth Minn
White Earth area reports say a northern Chippewa Indian killed his wife and daughter and ate them after other food ran out. A St Paul newspaper man relays that an Indian preacher from the northern band confirmed the incident amid a hard winter and scarce provisions.
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Naat White Earth
Minn
Gus H. Beaulieu
White Earth
St. Pil
le Jefe
Minnesota
Mr. Beaulieu
India
Kidnappers Return Victim Brother of Southern Official Found
A chaotic tale from Del Rio Texas reports Daniel Cushing, brother of a Southern official, freed by a party after being abducted from a station house. He was held for ransom then released in a dazed condition. Police investigated and an assailant aimed at a detective in Cripple Creek. Other notices include deaths, suicides, a trust company conviction, and Texas colonization plans.
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Daniel Cushing
Cushing
Aken
del Lho
Texas
Cushbys
del Rio
Delphin
Datactive
Cripple Creek
Colo
D. C. Scott
Florence and Cripple Creek
Eastern war news and the value of weekly papers
The article argues weekly papers offer more reliable Eastern front news by filtering censored or conflicting dispatches from Tokyo and St. Petersburg. It highlights language barriers, rumor sources, and delays that affect daily papers, claiming longer timelines allow clearer sequencing of events and responsible reporting on Japan and Russia.
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Hosient Daily
Ume
Preas
Kares
Maunehuria
Poliita
Ming
Russia
Tapau
Ltussia
Postal conspirators found guilty in big Post Office case
Machen and three others were found guilty of conspiring to defraud the government through contracts for supplying postal service. George Lorenzen, Augusto Groff, and Samuel A Groff joined the verdict, with Machen described as the dominant figure among officials. The jury conviction followed a long trial, with bail set at 20 000 for each defendant.
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August W. Marhen
Postolice Department
Ceorge BE. Lorenz
Aledo
Ohio
Diller B. Groff
Samuel A. Groff
Muchen Ia
Postoffice
Ofice
Machen
Workington
Holmes Conrad
Diistrick
Columbia
Pritchard
Neu
Nations and Regions Face Immigration and Trade Shifts
The text notes the new republic of Panna bars Chinese immigration, Australian movements to exclude Chinese from colonies, revolts by native tribes in German South West Africa, and various international trade and subsidy actions. It cites Toulon sending 127000 in flower bulbs home, France subsidies 88 million for ships, Methodist missionaries ordered from Korea, an Argentina project for 8 dollars a railroad from Buenos Ayres to New York, Russia skipping a St Louis exhibit to focus on Manchuria, a 1000 wagon order to Sauk Center Minnesota, executions tied to Morplaisk and Nord in Haiti, and Russia planning a permanent commercial museum in Posie.
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Republic of
Panna
Toulon
France
America
Korea
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
New York
Russia
St. Louis
Manchuria
Sauk Center
Minn
Australia
Mormon Polygamy Testimony At Smoot Hearing
Mormon Church leaders including Joseph F. Smith testified that polygamy was taught and possibly practiced within church authority. The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee opened hearings to determine if Reed Smoot should retain his U.S. Senate seat amid questions of faith and its political impact.
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Smith
Smoot
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Woodruff
Bret
Troy
Mormon Heavely
Lewis
Chot Regan
Joseph Smitl
Laivat
Henings Lecrase
Dial
Keate
Congress
Politien
Japanese Pronunciation Rules from a Handbook
Excerpted guidance from A Handbook of Modern Japan by Ernest W. Clements outlining how vowels form syllables, consonants and sounds. It notes that g is hard, ng is common, ch and a are soft, and dz occurs before, with no stress and flat a avoidance.
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Bone
Mike
Japan
Ernest W. Clements
Blizzard Across the Northwest Deepens Cold Wave
A severe winter storm sweeps through the Northwest and Upper Midwest, bringing heavy snow across North Dakota Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Temperatures plummet as Wyoming Nebraska and Illinois brace for plummeting readings and disrupted transport networks.
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General
Breton
Northwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Linke Superior
Wyoming
Waa
Rockies
Nebriaska
Nebraska
Michigan
Colorado
Japanese landings threaten Korean frontier near Ping Yang
A dispatch from Viadivastols reports Japanese forces concentrating 180 miles north of Wan-San aiming for the Pruoaen river valley. Skirmishes precede a potential full-scale landing at Leno-Tong, with Fort Arthne in focus for a fortnight. Vindivostok under siege. Cosacks and Japanese clash in northern Korea while Gaur troops hold defensive line.
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Vorce
Ping Yang
Viadivastols
Leno-Tong Perisole
Fort Arthne
Cailiicek
Washington
Vindivostok -Laishee
Korea
Gaur
Manchurian
Russians clash with Japanese on Korean front in 1904 clash
Russian cavalry moved on the north edge of a Japanese camp near Ding Yang and fired at 1,000 meters, followed by a Japanese counterattack and a Russian withdrawal. Subsequent encounters favored Russian forces as Russians dispatched infantry to northern Korea while Japanese fortifications near Chemulpo and along the Yalu were described as preparations for a broader defense.
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Korea
Ding-Yang
Lenn Tong
Mookden
Yalu
Linovitch
Puranit
Ham Gyeng
Wiju
Manehnein
Japa
Gengin
Chemulpo
Tsi-Dong
Genaan
Chinnampo
Manchuria
Attack Port Arthur Anew Japs Do Great Damage at Port Arthur
The Japanese fleet bombarded Port Arthur on Monday, sinking the cruiser Askold and a torpedo boat, crippling the Novi and silencing the Retvizan. The attack, ordered by the Mikado, forced the Russian force to retreat after a fierce battle. Port Arthur faced supply shortages and demoralized land batteries amid the bombardment.
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Ntussia
Port Arthur
Askold
Mikado
Novik
Bayan
Tretvizan
Rocka
Pigeon Bay
Tor
Fire destroys Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison
A blaze gutted the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Saturday causing an estimated loss of 800000. The fire started from a gas jet on the second floor and spread to east and west wings destroying many departments while some state records were saved. Insurance coverage had lapsed and the state carried only partial coverage as it was switching to a state insurance system.
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Madiana
Uurnaed
Lous
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Senate
Assembly
Tax Commission
Adjutant General
Board of Agriculture
State Normint
Fish and Game
State Board of Pharmacy
State Land Office
Dairy and Food Commission
State Board of Control
Attorney General
Insurance Commissioners
Supreme Court Law Ibracy
State Brary Commission
Valxaula
Bschofield
EB Eling Fire Destroys Buffalo Home Furnishings
A Buffalo residence of EB Eling was burned, destroying costly furniture and bric a brac. Estimated loss reached seventy four thousand dollars, with investigators examining the blaze to determine its cause and origin.
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AML
Globe
EB. J. Eling
Buffalo
Lees
New York Trade and Manufacturing Outlook Amid Market Strains
The report notes slow trade progression but gradual recovery in manufacturing, with renewed demand for machinery and staples. Foreign trade shows export declines of 287,000 and reduced imports. overall finances abroad worsen yet domestic money markets show no major shift. Violent sector shifts and shifting commodity prices reflect speculative pressure, while wheat rises and flour remains steady. February commercial failures total 2,40 with 2782478 in manufacturing, 4,200,205 in trading, and 773,453 in other sectors.
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Don & Co Ae
New York
Aves
Royle
Dour
United States
Canada
Weather and market report from Chicago markets
Weather conditions in Chicago hinder enforcement of commodity ties and retail trade faced disruptions. Yet cereals and provisions sold at higher prices while iron, jobbing, and carpets saw activity. Clothing, woolens, and men’s furnishings sold well as staple goods held firm. Grain shipments totaled 2,147,505 bushels, up 26.05 percent from 1908. Receipts were generally higher than last year, except rye, with flour sales strong. May wheat rose to 1.00 but demand weakened. Five stock receipts were 346,?14 head versus 322,714 last year. Shipping demand improved for coal and lime, but packing demand remained light. hogs and sheep sold higher, pasture conditions mixed in Chicago district.
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Chicago
Ary Koos
Turtittre
Fragmented 19th century livestock prices and freight notes
The text lists varied cattle hogs and sheep bids across multiple markets including Indianapolis, St Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and New York. Entries show prices per hundredweight, grade designations No. 2 white or mixed, and freight or shipping terms, reflecting a mixed commodities page with inconsistent OCR.
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Elis
Frank Day
Judge Day
Mied
Findlay
Oho
Lester Mei
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N.J
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Stork
Babasa
Lora Wyman
Contra Kentucky
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Grover Clevenant Wynn
Marcus Hanea Wynnen
Theodore Roosevelt Wylliam
Wile Bryar Wynn
Oklahoma
Iowa
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Tay
Vermont
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Elevriony
Jexs
Seite
Nynor Salon
Totterman
Dia
Hinil Latterman
Fiat
Karol Martii
Slug Sing Yeleon
Santa Fe Railway
Pecos Valley
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Eastern War News
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Church
Ealt Lake
Cvstols Oflida
Vienna
Ondereld
REED
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Sty Louis
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Neem
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