New Panama Canal Company of France Liquidation Details
A government account explains Cromwell's submission of stockholder lists for the New Panama Canal Company of France and the final sale ratification. It notes creditors of the old company, dividends paid, and that the new company’s capital was 65 million francs with about 180 francs per 100 franc share, plus that no payments were made on the old stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
France
United States
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Civic Tribunal of the Seine
de Lesseps
Paris
Etienne Marcel
Acconfine
Panama Company
Credit Lyonnaise
Congress
Roosevelt Transmission of Canal and Railroad Appraisements
Theodore Roosevelt reports that the Isthmian Canal Commission accepted the $40,000,000 appraisal after initial French firm pricing and a prior offer of $109,000,000. Congress approved the price and authorized expenditure following exhaustive review. He transmits lists of documents from state justice and war for printing or inspection by members, noting no printing necessity yet no objection.
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Congress
Seine
France
Cromwell
Panama Canal Company of
Isthmian Canal Commission
Cable
Department of State
Department of Justice
Department of War
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Waggish businessman and a misread tragedy joke
A New York businessman tells his wife a newspaper tragedy about a man overboard on a transatlantic voyage. She asks if he drowned. He quips that the man did not drown but sprained his ankle, revealing his waggish nature and the dinner table misinterpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lippincott’s
Heartless Gamblers at London Clubs Stir Public Outrage
Walpole recounts a vivid tale from Whie's and Almack's clubs describing extreme betting on a man collapsing in a carriage. Members wagered on the outcome as a doctor arrived, blocking treatment to avoid affecting the odds, illustrating the era’s blunt gambling excesses.
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Whie’s
Almack’s
London
Walpole
Family trips to Europe reveal Cumrox’s money worries
A Washington Star quote shows Mr. Cumrox admitting he is weak on valuing foreign money. He notes family trips to Europe where purchases are made before he has time to query costs, highlighting cautious financial behavior and potential naivete in exchange rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New Theater Cornerstone Laid in New York Event
The cornerstone of the New theater will be laid this afternoon in New York with authors, dramatists, city officials and notable figures in attendance. Mayor McClellan will speak, as will Augustus Thomas and John H Finley, with an ode read by Richard Watson Gilder.
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New York
Dramatic Art of America
McClellan
Augustus Thomas
John H. Finley
The
City College
Richard Watson Gilder
Big Poultry Show Opens in Chicago Exhibition Today
Chicago debuts its annual poultry show with thousands of specimens including chickens pigeons turkeys ducks and geese. More than 1 000 chickens of all breeds entered and prizes exceed 10 000. A 10 000 valued hen tops a field of birds priced from 5 000 to 100.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Dorando Pietri and Tom Longboat Race Tonight in New York
In Madison Square Garden these two famed long distance runners will contest the marathon of 26 miles and 365 yards. Dorando Pietri, winner of a recent Garden race with Hayes, faces Tom Longboat, the Canadian Indian, in a bout seen as a measure of the sport's greatest.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Dorando Pietri
Johnny Hayes
Tun
Hayes
Tom Longboat
Papke Kelly Bout Set for Twenty Five Rounds in LA
In Los Angeles tonight Hugo Kelly of Chicago faces Billy Papke the Illinois Thunderbolt in a middleweight clash at the Jef fries Athletic club. The two are billed for twenty five rounds and have previously met in a draw.
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Los Angeles
Fistiana
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Billy Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Jeffries Athletic Club
Kelly
Papke
Just a Woman's Way to Be Staged at Bucklen Tomorrow Night
The Bucklen theatre presents Sidney W. Pascoe's Just a Woman's Way a melodrama about a young wife's defense of home against a scheming intruder. Two years span five acts with vivid dramatic contrasts and new scenic electrical effects. Returning hit Montana featuring Flo returns with a stronger cast and new production. Fred Adams leads as Jim Graham with Frances Hooper in a leading role.
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Sidney W. Pascoe
the Bucklen
Parvo
Montana
Bucklen Theatre
Flo
Fred §. Adams
Jim Graham
Frances Hooper
Balloon rope pulls Mary Roper for 500 feet injury suit
In Kingston New York Mrs Mary Roper testifies in supreme court she was entangled by a rope from an ascending balloon and carried 500 feet above the crowd suffering injuries. She recalls reaching to see the tug and her finger catching the rope before losing consciousness as spectators crowded around. The trial resumes with Maggies Daley expected to recount her own experience.
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Kingston
N. Y
Mary
Roper
Ulster County Agricultural Society
Supreme Court
Maggies Daley
Charles Brockett
Moran Neil Scrap Little Fighters Meet In Ring In Boston
Boston December 15 Followers of the fighting game expect a fast twelve round featherweight bout tonight at the Armory Athletic club as Owen Moran of England meets Frankie Neil of California Moran claims the featherweight title of England while Neil was formerly bantamweight champion of America
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Boston
Owen Moran
England
Frankie Neil
California
Armory Athletic Club
Moran
Neil
America
Havre to New York Wrestler Siegfried Seeks World Title
Erne st Siegfried the German Oak sails from Havre to New York to challenge Frank Gotch for the world championship. He has dazzled European crowds and aims to add new laurels in America. Roseben suffers first California defeat as Firestone overtakes him in Emeryville. Minnesota names football captain John McGovern. Murphy faces Cross in Boston. Odd Fellows grandsire Judge John L. Nolen dies in Nashville. Russian ambassador to Italy Nicholas V. Muraviev dies in Rome. Wet adhesive plaster removal tip included.
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Havre
France
Ernest Siegfried
Germany
New York
Frank Gotch
Siegfried
America
Bucklen's Thursday Show Attracts Flo Harper At Ranch
Flo Harper, described as the beautiful girl of the ranch, is showcased in Bucklen's attraction for Thursday December 17. The item notes her appearance as a key feature of the event at the ranch venue.
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Flo Harper
Bucklen
Who Said Gunpowder London Scraps Tale
The baldheaded narrator warns listeners not to fear and recounts a grim anecdote about an Irishman who sits on a keg of black sand thinking it is safe. After smoking, ashes fall into the keg and a crowd nearby absorbs the shocking, explosive misfire.
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Lstener
London
Abbe Pradt Meets Wellington In Paris Dinner
The Abbe Pradt, a pompous figure of Napoleon's era, meets the Duke of Wellington at a Paris dinner honoring Wellington. Pradt delivers a lengthy speech on politics and proclaims, We owe the salvation of Europe to one man alone. The duke replies by placing a hand on his heart and saying, To me.
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Abbe Pradt
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
Paris
Europe
Open letter promotes Mi O Na as remedy in Elkhart plea
Harry L. Goodies recounts five years of dyspepsia relief after using a 50 cent Mi O Na box from R. W. Knowlton's store in Elkhart. He reports improved appetite and sleep and urges others with indigestion to try the remedy, signing from Ashtabula Ohio with date 2022w21.
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Dare Store
R. W. Knowlton
Harry L. Goodies
River Street
Ashtabula
Ohio
Oldest Human Remains Found In France Skeletons
Paris reports Abbes Bouysson and Bardon uncover what may be the oldest human remains dating to 170000 years ago in Chapelle Aux Saints. The skull resembles a monkey and other bones show a person who walked on all fours. Lexington student dies testing lung device at university. Washington passes a bill to tax cigarette dealers in DC at 100 dollars annually.
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Paris
Abbes Bouysson
Bardon
Chapelle-Aux-Saints
Washington
House
District of Columbia
Rail schedule and express routes to Attu via Lake Shore line
A mail and train timetable lists numerous via lines including Pacific Express Fast Mail Buffalo and Chi connections, Elk and Chi Accom, Lake Shore Ltd and Western Express with departure times from 4:00 am to 1:30 pm. It notes daily service with Sunday only for some trains and promotes the Lake Shore route via Cleveland as the quickest path to Attu. Officials J L Lynch, J W Daly and Gotwald signed as officers.
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Aves
d_Rapids Ly
Rapids
Syest Bound
Pacific Express
Fast Mail Ltd
Buffalo&Chi Accom Ly
Elk & Chi Accom Ly
Buffalo & Chi Ex Ly
Boston & Chicago Ly
Toledo & Chi
Lake Shore Ltd Ly
Chicago Accom Ly
Western Express Ly
Fast Mail
IsDanly
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Erle
Attu
J. Lynch
J. W. Daly
Gotwalt
Soft Water Reforming Note with Tar Tar Salt Suggestion
A historical note states that boiling hard water partly frees it from minerals, producing softer water. It adds that alkali assists the process and mentions tar tar salt as a recommended aid for softening water.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE PROMISES CURE IN ONE DAY
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tabs claiming to cure a cold in one day with a money-back guarantee if it fails. The box bears Be W GROVE'S signature and is priced at 25 cents. It also includes an offer for home-cooked meals at 212 West Franklin Street and notes advertising details from The Daily Review.
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W. Grove
Franklin St
Main Street
Train Schedule Snippet for South and North Routes
Big Four timetable lists southbound departures at 5:00, 8:57, 1:25 p m and northbound at 12:06, 4:45, 9:35 p m The final northbound run ends the schedule row.
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Washburn-Crosby Co
Colum
Paxsori
Main St
Fes
ASR
Iearnser
W. C. Woodbridge
Neil Scrap
Gotch
Roseben
Oakland
Firestone
Emeryville
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Odd Fellows
Nashville
Tenn
John L. Nolen
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the World
Rome
Nicholas V. Muravieff
Italy
Weenesday
Lincoln J. Carter
Review
Elkhart
Sade
Drsssrs
Saris
Lexington
John Bruce Woodward
State Universty
L. S. & M. S. Railway
Lake Shore& Michigan Southern
Bae Saeed
waSt Bautil
Gran
Grand
the Daily Review
Son
J.H. Neds
Opera Timmins
Agency of America
Timmins
Pec
Western Plains
Bell
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