Forces to be sent to Panama upon canal treaty ratification
Washington November 25 three regiments of U S soldiers will move to the isthmus immediately upon ratification of the canal treaty. The Ninth and Sixteenth infantry and the Twenty eighth mountain battery will occupy Panama and Colon and guard treaty possessions amid fears Colombia may declare war. If Colombia acts militarily the U S will respond, ensuring free transit and no fighting on the isthmus. The Panama canal debate dominates Senate business with Morgan defending the administration and Hanna disputing McKinley’s stance on Nicaragua versus Panama routes.
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Panama
Colon
Washington
United States
Fort Madison
N. Y
Fort Slocum
Panama Canal
Senate
Mr. Morgan
Hanna
McKinley
Nicaragua
Currency bill seeks broader use of customs receipts
Representative Hill of Connecticut introduced a currency bill to unite conflicting interests. The proposal would let the secretary of the treasury use customs receipts like other revenue, deposit with national banks, permit banks to retire circulation freely, allow silver dollars into subsidiary certificates, issue small denomination notes at the secretary's discretion, remove limits on $5 note national bank holdings, and tax half of 1 percent on circulation backed by government bonds.
Reinstates Clerks in St Louis Posts
The civil service commission found Miss Anna Dreyer and Andrew McGrew illegally discharged by Postmaster General Payne and Secretary Gage and ordered their reinstatement pending charges. Dreyer and McGrew had charged Postmaster Baumhoff, who was discharged by the president. they were later discharged for conspiring against Baumhoff, with no defense offered.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Anna Dreyer
St. Louis
Andrew McGrew
Payne
Gage
Miss Dreyer
McGrew
Baumhoff
Ware to resign as pensions commissioner
Washington announces that H Eugene F Ware will retire from his post as commissioner of pensions in November next year and return to law practice in Kansas. He cites dissatisfaction with the duties of the office though he declines to admit a definite resignation. Names of potential successors include ex-Representatives Richard Whiting Blue and Samuel W Peters of Kansas.
House Will Not Adjourn As Budget Schedule Moves On
Washington November 25 The house will not adjourn as Speaker Cannon expects to have his committee slate completed early next week. Government department estimates are finished and ready for sunropriation.
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House
Washington
Cannon
Committee
Fragmentary note on ancient scales and steel yards
A damaged line mentions weighing gear and ancient types called steel yards. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear facts or names.
Senator Mitchell Hosts Dinner Honoring Senator Fulton
Washington November 25 Senator Mitchell of Oregon gave a dinner in honor of Senator Fulton. The Lewis and Clark centennial exposition was mentioned in the speeches. There were more than fifty guests present, of whom twenty five were United States senators. The others were mostly representatives in Congress, army and navy officers and officials.
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Dinzer
Washington
Mitchell
Oregon
Fulton
United States
Congress
Army
Navy
Forestry Withdrawals Do Not Block Mineral Claims
Washington November 25 The secretary of the interior rules that past forest land withdrawals do not revoke rights to make mineral locations or entries. Future withdrawals will specifically exempt mineral entries.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Sale of Influence Bill Proposed in Congress
Washington November 25 Representative Hardwick of Georgia introduces a bill making it a misdemeanor to sell or dispose of political influence for gain with a minimum six months and maximum five years imprisonment.
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Washington
Hardwick
Georgia
Thanksgiving Turkey Sets Record Size for Roosevelt
Washington November 25 President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving turkey likely the largest yet sent to a president by Henry Voss Rhode Island farmer who has supplied national birds for years It weighs thirty five pounds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Voss
Rhode Island
Monument to Sigel Proposed by Warner in Illinois
Illinois legislator Warner introduces a bill to erect a monument to Major General Franz Sigel in Washington. The proposal aims to honor Sigel for his Civil War service and connects Illinois to the national commemoration.
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Sigel
Washington
Warner
Illinois
Franz Sigel
Water cure halts Kenosha telephone workmen
In Kenosha Wisconsin on November 27 water from four citizen hose lines drowned out telephone workers as they tried to lay lines on Ashland avenue. Property owners protested but were ignored. After filling post holes and threats of violence, citizens used water to force the workers to retreat.
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Kenosha, Wis
Jurors Free Man of Murder in Martinsville
Benjamin Davis was found not guilty of murder in Martinsville Indiana after a July quarrel at John Dunbar's home near Waverly. Dunbar allegedly threatened Davis with a brick and Davis struck with a wrench, killing Dunbar in self defense.
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Martinsville
Ind
Benjamin Davis
John Dunbar
Dunbar
Waverly
Davis
Diaz to Resign as Mexico's President
Preparations are under way in Mexico for a presidential change and Diaz is near resignation, with the transition expected within the next few months.
Children Elope and Marry in Baltimore
Louise Barquett aged 14 and Paul A Knight aged 19 eloped and wed in Baltimore on November 27. The couple’s marriage was discovered when the father found his daughter and brought her home.
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Baltimore
Louise Barquett
Paul A. Knight
Sees Heaven in Trance Reported by Kalamazoo Woman
Kalamazoo Michigan November 27 Mary Kidder has described weekly trances during which she says she travels to heaven and sees relatives and friends who died as long as forty years ago.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Mary Kidder
Closing in on Fred Strube in Alton chase
Alton Illinois November 25 Fred Strube wanted for the Havana murder of Miss Alice Henniger at Topeka Kansas was in Alton last Wednesday. His identity was not known until Health Officer W R Smith identified him from a description. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Barry and Havana authorities followed Strube across the river into Missouri and searched the river bottoms with guides.
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Alton
Fred Strube
Havana
Alice Henniger
Topeka
Mason County
W. R. Smith
Thomas Barry
Strube
Missouri
Barry
Benighted Justice and Verse in a Chicago Court
A vagrant in the Chicago police court is condemned to sixty days for quoting poetry in extenuation of his crime. The piece mocks law and art while lamenting censorship and poetic justice. Other snippets mention a Kansas man dying after eating matches and a column titled smoking up with satirical notes.
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Chicago
Calliope
Wight
Kansas
A Saucy Kiss and a New Flat Misadventure
A playful tale of Clarice resisting a kiss from Willie then marrying him, followed by Bilkins and his wife locked out of their new flat on a Sunday night. The piece juxtaposes romance with domestic mishaps and a humorous nod to modern stubbornness and small-town life.
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Bilkins
Bifkins
Birkins
Dreaming of Christmas and a Mother's Face in Firelight
A lyrical piece moves from Christmas fantasies and a cozy hearth to a dream realm where a mother's face glows in the fireplace embers. Interwoven vignettes shift to a tale of love, longing, and a proposed marriage, then drift to light humor about goats and census quirks.
Christmas Mistletoe Rites And Noisy Flats
A collage of anecdotes and verse from a 19th or early 20th century column. It weaves a Christmas mistletoe scene with a sultry maid, a landlord and agent, a strange eight-foot serpent with prey, a punctual clerk tale, and jokes about journalism and optimism.
Fatal fall from stairs after friendly scuffle in boarding house
In Negaunee Michigan on November 26 Herman Ranta and Peter Rasineu engaged in a playful scuffle on a boarding house staircase. Both slipped and fell down the stairs. Ranta died and Rasineu's death was expected.
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Negaunee
Mich
Herman
Ranta
Peter
Rassineu
Rasineu
Rounding Out His Life Ends With Rolling Pin
A humorous verse plays on a groom seeking a gentle wife named Pauline and ends with a punchline that the wife “rounds out his life with a big rolling pin” implying domestic comedy rather than tragedy. The piece reads as light verse on marriage and domestic life.
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Pauline
Sweet Goodnight Lyrics Echo In Lone Chicago Orphans
Two motherless children in South Chicago cling to their father and a phonograph playing their mother’s lullaby as they say prayers each night. The mournful song echoes Bailey’s line that sorrow comes swiftly and lingers, shaping their quiet vigil after the mother’s death.
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Bailey
Chicago
Reuben and the New Year’s Resolutions
A playful verse expresses resolving to save money and curb vices for the coming year. The speaker weighs tempering desires and ending gambling while embracing a fresh start at year’s dawn.
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