Taft Signs Panama Canal Bill at 7:10 PM
President Taft signs the Panama Canal bill and sends to Congress a memo proposing a resolution that would state the measure is not a treaty violation. He argues British protests over toll exemptions reveal a conflict between neutrality pledges and U S ownership and control of the canal.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
United States
Mr. Taft
Panama Canal
Republic of Panama
Marines Guard Corinto Amid Rebel Seizure Report
Detachments of bluejackets from the Annapolis and the Justin patrol the city at night with armed volunteers, protecting foreign women and children aboard American ships. Telegraph and rail links to Managua have been cut for nearly a week as rebels hold railroad stations. The latest communique dated August 22 arrives via Commander Terhune of the Annapolis.
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Washington, D. C
Annapolis
Justin
Corinto
Johnson
Managua
Weitzel
Terhune
Express Companies On Trial Indicted In Interstate Case
Federal Judge Hazel in Buffalo ruled that Adama and American Express face trial for violations of the interstate commerce act. The suit by the Interstate Commerce Commission accuses overcharges and unlawful concessions. Cincinnati judge Hollister had quashed a similar indictment against the Adams company.
Astrologer Conviction Upheld For Fortune Telling
The Spokane County Superior Court conviction of astrologer F. F. Neitzel was affirmed by the state Supreme Court. The court ruled that using a horoscope and claiming astrology as a science to forecast the future constitutes fortune telling and violates vagrancy laws.
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Olympia
Wash
Spokane County Superior Court
F. F. Neitzel
Supreme Court
President Signs Key War Department Funding Bills
The president signed the post office and post road appropriation bill totaling 266 million dollars and also signed the army appropriation bill of 59 million dollars. The measures include reforms in the War department and fund federal operations.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Post Office and Postroad
War Department
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