Panama route chosen as Nicaragua loses canal vote
The Senate adopted the Spooner amendment and passed the Panama canal bill by 421 to 84, with many senators listed in the vote. The measure sets a possible purchase of Panama company property if title is clear, or otherwise proceeds with a Nicaragua canal plan if not. The bill heads back to the House for final action and potential conference.
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Senate
Spooner
Vega
Aldrich
Allison
Bard
Beveridge
Burnham
Burrows
Burton
Clark
Wyoming
Cullom
DeBoa
Deltrich
Dryden
Fairbanks
Foraker
Foster
Washington
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Hale
Ponata
Panama
Nicaragua
Morgan, Manas and
Kittridge
House
Walker Commission
Commerce Committee
Commission
Train Wreck Over Trestle Kills One Injures Dozens
A mixed train on the South Carolina and Georgia extension derailed near a river bridge Thursday afternoon. The coach fell fifty feet onto a stone pier, saving many passengers from a watery grave, though one man died and over a dozen were injured.
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Shelby
South Carolina
Georgla
Cleveland Speaks at New York Democratic Unity Meeting
In New York the Democratic unity gathering at the Tilden club opened with speeches by Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill. Cleveland, returning after five years, urged party unity while Hill and others followed with remarks. The event featured a banquet and drew prominent Democrats from across the country.
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New York
Dew Duartera
Tilden Club
Banguet Hall
Muerte
Grover Cleveland
David B. Hill
Hill
A. J. Montague
Vitemia
W. A. Gaston
Boston
William J. Brygn
Dowling
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Samuel J. Tider
Tilden
Grier Cleveland
Gleveland
David B. Will
Paterson Police Take Command As Striking Meeting Sparks Disorder
Mayor Hinchcliffe assumed direct command of Paterson police with 104 officers, 3 constables, 25 deputies and 15 firemen sworn in and armed. He urged aggressiveness to quell disturbances linked to Tuesday night striker talks. Ten silk mills reopened Thursday as the city faced unrest.
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Piterson
Ciyia An_iWoritiva
Hinchcliffe
Paterson
Postal Telegraph to Take 3600 Offices From Western Union
Negotiations ended in Philadelphia with the Postal Telegraph Company securing 3600 offices and all lines owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad now operated by the Western Union. The Postal will take possession January 1, depriving Western Union of its principal outlets nearby and to the south, plus 3500 feeders minimal to maintain.
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Postal
Pannaylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Postal Telegraph Company
Pennaylvania Railroad
Western Union
Coronation Week Begins Amid Rumors and Royal Entrance
London crowds greet coronation week as King Edward and Queen Alexandra return from Windsor. Officials deny rumors of illness while crowds fill streets and terraces at Windsor and the royal grounds. Decorated streets, colonial troops, and flags mark the festive lead into the procession events.
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London
Coro
Empire
Edward
Alexandra
Windsor
Windsor Egstle
Windsor Castle
Kensington Gardens
Crystal and
Alexandra Palaces
Great Britain
Train wreck near Ashton kills two on Illinois line
A passenger train on the Silom City branch of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railroad jumped the track near Ashton Iowa early Sunday. Two trainmen were killed and five others seriously hurt with many passengers sustaining minor injuries.
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Silom City
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and
Life Savers Joint Pensions Bill Favorably Reported
A bill to pension Life Saving Service members was ordered favorably reported by the House Committee on Commerce on Friday, advancing the measure through Congress and signaling potential funding and benefits for the service personnel.
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Bhouse Committee On Commerce
Collapse of St James Hotel in Dallas Traps Thirteen
At 2 05 Monday a center section of the St James hotel in Dallas Texas collapsed trapping thirteen men. Firemen and police rescued all but initially feared missing. The Sherman lodging house adjacent escaped without casualties.
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St. James
Dallgs
Texas
Sherman Lodging House
Elko Fel
Mitchell address advocates arbitration in coal strike dispute
The dispatch reports an American address in reply to miners union refusals to concede. It argues higher wages are needed due to rising living costs, cites rail freight as a profit lever, and warns of a post strike rise of new unions if the union is crushed. It urges arbitration of all questions in dispute. Mother Jones and several United Mine Workers leaders were later jailed in Clarksburg W V under an injunction.
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Prigon
Imine
Algerta
Pennsylvania
Jones
Thomas Haggerty
William Morgan
Bernard Rice
George Baron
Andrew Lascavash
William Blakely
United Mine Workers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Parker
Rt Mio
Quebec Judge Dismisses Contempt Motion in Carpenter Case
Judge Andrews discharged the contempt motion against Detective Carpenter and remanded Gaynor and Greene to Montreal jail. He rejected writs of certiorari and habeas corpus, and ordered Sheriff Langellier to deliver the two prisoners to the Montreal jail.
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Greene
Gaynor
Quebec
Andrews
Carpenter
Messrs
Montreal
Ccarpenter
Scartain Cenauré
Dugtica Andrews
Gaynor and Greene
McMaster
Taschéresu
Langellr
Nebraska Frist Frest Damages Platte Valley Vegetation
A weather report notes an early frost across western Nebraska Sunday along the Platte River valley. The frost damaged vegetation in multiple localities, signaling a cold snap for farmers and residents in the region.
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Nebraska
Western
Platte ‘Valley
Jessie Morrison Set for Third Trial in Castle Murder
In Elk County Kansas a jur y completed a week long trial against Jessie Morrison accused of slashing Mrs Olin Castle’s throat in 1900. The first two juries failed to agree and the second count found her guilty with a ten year term, a verdict later reversed on a technicality.
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Castle
Jesste Morrison
Olin Castle
Elgorado
Kans
Morrieon Ig
Hayleg
Fragmentary Note Reflects Personal Financial Strain
The garbled OCR fragment hints at a personal record or note expressing someone’s refusal to pay bills. Names, dates, or clear actions are unreadable, leaving a vague snapshot of financial dispute or stress.
Lordly Luxury and a Struck Mob's Large Theft Claim
Fragmentary note from the Chicago Record Herald attributes a claim of high living and a large theft to a mob or interference. The text references money and repeated income but lacks clear details on victims, dates, or events.
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Chicago
What's the Secret of Success from Free Proeg
A fragment notes a maxim about saving millions and tying billions to self-care, urging prudent financial habits and personal discipline. The text appears as a dated sales or motivational snippet with unclear attribution or source details.
Fourth of July Celebration Promotes Health Remedies
An 1900s advertisement section promotes health tonics and patent medicines for the Fourth of July celebration. It touts relief for headaches, stomach issues, skin conditions, and aches with products from J.T. Shuptrine Savannah and Allen's Foot-Ease, among others, and includes testimonial quotes and pricing notes.
Summer Tours Offered From Savannah By Rail And Sea
Summer Tours to New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore via Savannah with steamship lines. Tickets include meals and stateroom berth, cheaper than rail. For details contact railroad agents Hobinnof Adat Savannah Ga and Haile Pasy Savannah Ga.
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Bend and Sea
Central of Georgina Railway
Tonnietlans
Keling
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Savannah
Jour Ne Prest
Jour Ne Prest Railroad Agent, Fj, Hobinnof Adat, Gan'ls
Pous
Haile
Gan'l
Pasy
Draughon College Advertises Courses Across Cities
Draughon’s College offers practical busts and superior courses at Draughon’s College with locations in Nashville Montgomery Be Worthy Galveston and Jattie Rock. The ad touts special summer Fatanto programs for quick entry and emphasizes preparatory training in various technical topics. A separate note mentions Chicago stockyards consuming 7,000,000 gallons of water.
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Draughon
Toaniert
nAbville
Innts
Montgomery
Fteavoporh
Galvestom
Union
Chicago
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Dubois
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Hortis
Hawley
Helffeld
McLaurin
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Martin
Mitchell
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Nelson
Patterson
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Quay
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Cleveland Speaks
King
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Ala
J.T. Shuptrine
Toyes
Gira Benescoe
New Orleans
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Ete Huellebors
Cosdial
Enitera Ieree Toiba
Lé Boldibyell
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
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Kiino
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Shelbyville
Tad
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Jack
Pino
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Trinity Springs
Ind
Gray
Ayer
Wwe
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