Panama Canal Plan Sparks Political Battle Over US Action
A resurfaced pre revolution message by President Thosewall urged Congress to begin canal construction without waiting for Colombia's consent, prompting cross party and press reactions. Editorials denounce it as lawless and dangerous brinkmanship, warning it could erode treaties and moral standards while inflaming fears of a rogue presidency.
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Panama
Messace
Thosewall
Congress
Atlanta
Springfield Republican
Colombia
New York Evening Post
Ind
McKinley
New York Times
Louisville Courier Journal
Dem
Literary Digest
Fusionist clash over press in western Nevada politics
The Seytive reprints Press Comment from Reno Journal and Carson Appeal criticizing Fusionists and the Fusion Legislature. Riverside editor defends rural Appeal writer against attacks while recalling lobbying for foreign-corporation annual statements. Missouri editor’s joke about wealth versus daughters ends with punchline.
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Seytive
Ender
Reno Journal
Carson Appeal
Nevada
Riverside
Senator Newlands and Cuba Referenced in Opinion Piece
The piece questions what Senator Newlands wants from Cuba and comments on Latin peoples versus Anglo-Saxon norms. It suggests waiting for Dominion tensions to ease before inviting settlers, compares attitudes toward England, and mentions potential marriage proposals, with mixed views on Cuban natives.
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Senator Newlands
Cuba
Newlands
Dominion
England
Goodwin
Joy for the Lamb in Stock Tip Case
In a Philadelphia case jurors held J Edward Addicks must pay 15000 to a man misled into buying mining stock that later fell from 160 to a low. The ruling signals broader exposure for investors harmed by misleading stock tips amid a boom in questionable securities.
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New York World
Seidem
Philadelphia
J. Edward Addicks
Belorve Ible
Eight Hour Law Upheld by U S Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Kansas Eight Hour Law constitutional and valid for public works employees. The decision affirms state authority to prescribe work conditions, with the Kansas Supreme Court previously affirming the law. W W Atkin v State of Kansas arose on appeal, focusing on constitutional validity of the law.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
Kansas
Supreme Couh
State of
W. W. Atkin
Pithy Press Snippets on Politics and War
A compilation of syndicated quips from Chicago News New York Evening Philadelphia Inquirer Detroit News Atlanta Journal Washington Post Atlanta Constitution and others. The remarks mock Panama policy Cuba sugar prices ship trust politics and the administration with a sharp editorial tone.
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Mr. Schwab
Chicago News
Cordwood
Senator Hanna
New York
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Inquirer
Phillipines
Cuba
Detroit News
Atlanta Journal
Tonopah Road Scheme Assured With Harriman Aid
Southern Pacific through Julius Krottschnitt agrees to finance the Tonopah Mining Company project despite not building the road itself. Brock and Hammond, Philadelphia financiers, await the railroad decision as the line shifts from Tonepal to Rhodes Marsh. SP will supply rolling stock and support grading, tying the syndicate to Harriman interests and promising cheaper ore and supply transport for the Tonopah district.
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Sodaville
Nevada
H. Harriman
Julius Krottschnitt
John Brock
Philadelphia
Tonopah Mining Company
Southern Pacific Company
Brock
John Hays Hammond
Palace Hotel
Railroad Compass
Tis Trunk
Phila- Gelpeia
Tonopal Mining Company
Tonepal
Sudaville
Rhodes Marsh
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Brock Syndicate
Tonopah
Canal treaty signed in Panama and other 1904 race changes
The canal treaty was signed at Panama at 11 35 am on December 2 with no amendments. Emperor William withdraws a 1904 yacht race cup, offering a 1905 cup instead due to ill health. Paris and Berlin reports touch on Dreyfus and Bristow fraud findings, while Dowie’s Zion City assets are seized as finances crumble. Colombia’s $13 275 000 bonds remain in default since 1899. British Columbia moves to remove Chinese from Dunsmuir Cumberland mines amid daily fines.
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Panama
Emperor William
Berlin
Colombia
London
British Columbia
James Dunsmuir
Cumberland
Paris
Andre
Dreyfus
Rennes
Bristow
Post Office Department
Perry
Heath
San Francisco
Montague Indicator Company
Nevada Press Comment on Fusion Legislature Actions
The Reno Journal endorses the last Fusion Legislature, arguing it was broadly creditable to the state and its allied parties. It urges correcting errors at upcoming conventions, notes the Fusion press’s alleged injustices, and comments on Tonopah Mining dividends and Quaker inquisitiveness toward company management.
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Reno Journal
Nats Senotentowa'sa
Virginia
Tonopah
Williams Against Stewart in Nevada Senate Race
Republican Senator Warren Williams from Churchill says Stewart is an impossibility for the U S Senate and cites Minhigan’s Washoe County defeat as proof. He claims Churchill County would have defeated him in 1905 if he had supported Stewart, and that Stewart’s nomination would doom any party in the 1904 election.
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Churchill
Warren Williams
Nevada
Stewart
United States
Minhigan
Washoe County
Williams
Churchill County
Dr Campbell's Condition Improves After Arm Operation
Dr J D Campbell and his wife returned from Salt Lake City Saturday where the doctor underwent an operation on his arm. He returns much improved. Campbell is the physician who nearly lost his life two years ago saving an old Indian squaw dying of cancer. A tiny scratch from an instrument caused blood poisoning and the doctor lost his arm. The fourth amputation was just performed at Salt Lake. Campbell is well known throughout Nevada.
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Campbell
J. D. Campbell
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Nevada
Battle Hymn of Panama and Modern Corporations
A polarized critique contrasts historic calls for freedom with modern corporate practices. The piece cites William Tipton Talbott in the Washington Post and Judge Grosscup to illustrate abuses of incorporation, noting how five men can form a million dollar enterprise in a room and profit, while Colombia's dire situation is framed as self-dug into a ditch.
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William Tipton Talbott
Washington Post
Hendersons welcome a son at De Lamar Nevada
At De Lamar Nevada on November 27 1906 a son was born to the wife of Jay Henderson. The birth adds a new member to the Henderson family in the mining community.
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de Lamar
Nevada
Jay Henderson
Marriages Mark Nevada Gatherings in Elko in 1903
At Elko Nevada on November 25 1903 Rev Father Manion joined Thomas Shaughnessy and Jennie Coyle both of Tusca tors. On November 26 1903 Rev George H Greenfield united Joel Gardner Jr and Permelia Henry both of Elko. Episcopal Church Elko Nevada December 2 1903 Rev E B Meredith united Henry Holts and Mary Anne Crossley both of Cariin Nevada.
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Elko
Nevada
Father Manion
Thomas Shaughnessy
Jennie Coyle
Tuscators
George H. Greenfield
Joel Gardner, Jr
Permelia Henry
Episcopal Church
E. B. Meredith
Henry Holts
Mies Mary Anne Crossley
Cariin
Eureka Nevada Death Notice for Mrs Emerson
At Eureka Nevada on November 28 103 Mrs M E Emerson a native of Illinois aged 72 years 10 months 2 days died at home after long illness leaving family in mourning
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Eureka
Nevada
M. E. Emerson
Illinois
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Chicago
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Elf
Elijah II
Zion City
Ilinois
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P. H. Hetzer
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Perth
Humboldt County
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
Tex
Galn
Baltimore Herald
Far East
Bureka Opera House
Fredrig Ra
Willis Sick
Stanusl
Ed Whitmore
W. J. Hoorm
Fiser Haungers
J. E. Maopar
J.B. Bryant
HL. Hooper
Ie Robogleakal Jevitation Commtiten
Brown Hotel
Schneider Drug Store
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
Niet Unter
H. M Schneider & Co
Johnson Mercantile Company
Iwcorfof
Hiram Johnson
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Hylton & Willams
Elko County
Philip Parent
Agueranto Alve
Hylton & Williams
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