Spooner Plan Moves Forward In Isthmian Canal Debate
The Senate adopted the Spooner substitute for the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill by 42 to 34 after two amendments creating a construction commission and issuing 2100 million in two percent gold bonds. The Panama route favored. President to select route if clear title obtained. Debate featured Morgan urging Nicaragua, Clark denouncing Panama, and Abison outlining public support for a U.S. built canal. The measure creates a seven member canal commission, authorizes 130 million in bonds, and sets terms for construction and territorial rights with Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
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Isthmian Canal Bill Passed by Senate
Washington date June 20 The Isthmian Canal Bill as finally passed by the Senate authorizes the president to acquire for the United States rights privileges franchises concessions grants of land and the necessary property at a cost not exceeding 40 million dollars as part of the nations canal project.
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Composer Samuel Butles Dies at 62 in London
London notices Samuel Butles, noted author and composer, died yesterday at age 62. He leaves a legacy in music and literature with works widely admired.
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London
Samuel Butles
Nurse Jane Tappan found not guilty by reason of insanity
Miss Jane Tappan the nurse was acquitted of murder by reason of insanity in the poisoning death of Mrs Mary Gibbs at a six hour Superior Court trial in Barnstable Mass. She is ordered committed to Taunton insane asylum for life and will be moved there today. The case also implicated other deaths of patients she nursed at Cataumet and Cambridge with several related inquiries listed in the record.
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Mary Gibbs
Cataumet
Henry R. Stedman
Boston
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Miss Tappan
Taunton Insane Asylum
Alden P. Davis
Genevieve Gordon
Cambridge
O. M. Brigham
Lowell
Florence N. Calkins
Brigham
Edna Banister
Tunbridge Sinter
Isthmian Canal Bill Sparks Conferees Vote Drama
Washington June 24 The opening conference on the isthmian canal bill sparked debate over the Nicaragua and Panama routes. Hepburn and Davey favor Nicaragua while Fletcher leans toward Panama and perhaps Darien as a better overall option. The outcome hinges on persistence for Nicaragua versus House support and potential deadlock this season.
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Danger of Coal Famine in Indiana and Illinois
Terre Haute Indiana June 24 railroads face a potential coal mine shutdown as miners threaten to quit unless cars are unloaded and more coal cars are provided. Railroads claim coal is needed to move mail passengers and freight, arguing confiscation supports their own operations.
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Dower for His Bride in Frontier Hotel Tale
A frontier tale recalls young Jimmie Hughes paying a $200 gift and a total over $2000 to a hotel hostess named Miss White as a wedding present. The hostess marries the next day, with Hughes revealed as the happy groom.
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Draughon's Practical Business Colleges Ad Offers Summer Rates
Draughon's Practical Business Colleges advertise eight branches: Nashville Atlanta St Louis Shreveport Montgomery Fort Worth Galveston and Little Rock. They promise superior instruction and job placement, with special summer rates for early entrants and catalogues available by request.
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Practical Business Colleges
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Shreveport
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Little Rock
Can You Sing or Dance Lets Job Applicant Reply
Theatrical man asks if the applicant can sing or dance. She boasts she can do a song and dance only as a funny attempt, prompting the man to question her fit for the company. The exchange is recounted with humor from the Chivagoza Tribune.
Wisconsin Fish Commission Plans Major Stocking and Tours
The Wisconsin Fish Commission funds stocking of streams with fifteen million pike and two million muscallonge to boost summer sport for visitors. Chicago and North Western Railway offers favorable excursion rates and special train service from Chicago and Milwaukee to Wisconsin and Northern Michigan resorts, anticipating record resort traffic this season.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Georgia Woman Buries Five Husbands Says There’ll Be Trouble
A Georgia woman who sought to discover if marriage is a failure has buried five husbands. She warns that there will be trouble in heaven if people know each other there. The El Paso Times reports this remark as part of a humorous local feature.
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el Paso Times
Shake Into Your Shoes New's Foot-Ease Cure
An old time patent medicine ad touts Foot-Ease to cure painful swollen feet and sweat while making shoes feel easy. It claims universal drugstore availability with a free sample and lists A. 5. Olmsted Le Roy NY as address. Includes quotes and unrelated newspaper snippets about consumption and cough remedies.
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Peruna endorsed by Congressman Fitzpatrick from Washington
Congressman Fitzpatrick of Kentucky writes from the National Hotel, recommending the Pe-ru-na tonic for catarrh and nerve support. The letter praises Pe-ru-Na as a natural remedy that strengthens nerves, improves blood flow, and claims permanent cure of catarrh, inviting readers to write Dr. Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Kentucky
National Hotel
Washington, D. C
T. ¥. Fitzpatrick
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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