Canal Treaty Ratified by Senate for Panama Canal
The Senate voted 73 to 5 to ratify the Colombia treaty for Panama Canal construction in an executive session. Leaders Morgan Cullom spoke as others urged caution while a Democratic substitute on territorial expansion failed by a wide margin. Adjournment was expected soon, though some senators foresaw a possible delay of a day.
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Washington
Merch
Senate
Colombia
Panama Canal
Morgan
Cullom
Daniel
Virginia
Central
South
Ameica
United States
Almust
T Oelock
Frye
Vouisiana
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
Foster
Louisiana
Hay
Thomas Herran
Senate Ratifies Canal Treaty After Extended Debate
The Senate, in a party line vote, ratified the canal treaty 72 to 8 after long sessions and numerous amendments. Senator Morgan filed a comprehensive substitute. it failed. Senators Cullom and others argued for ratification while some opposed to expansion of U S territory. The vote closed around seven with plans to tackle the Cuban treaty next.
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Senate
Morgan
Maney
United States
Central America
Daniel
Congress
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sieh
Virginia
Martin
Alabama
Motran
Petrus
Teller
Colorado
Mad Woman Kills Relatives Then Perishes in Fire
In Pennyan New York Mrs James Strawbridge, aged 26, killed her daughter and mother in a hermit farmstead near Guyanoga Village. After setting the house and outbuildings ablaze she engaged officers with a firearm, then cut her throat and died in the burning home with the others. The three women reportedly led a hermit life, wearing men’s clothing, and were believed to be well-to-do.
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Seta
Pennyan
Manta
James Strowbridge
Guyanoga Village
Strawbridge
Guilty of Conspiracy in Webb City Racing Case
Council Bluffs March 18 Leon Moser and Ed Moser were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud connected with the Webb City foot racing gang. It is alleged they fleeced citizens of southwestern Iowa and Missouri out of thousands of dollars.
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Council Blutte
Leon Moser
Ed. Moser
Webb City
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin Rail Commission Hearing Dives Into Rates
Milwaukee and Madison leaders clash as railroad experts test the governor’s freight rate tables. Hanson challenges 1854 figures as faulty while Frear presses for boundaries on state control. Speakers cite discrimination, published tariffs, and the need for an impartial board to curb excessive charges affecting producers and shippers statewide.
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Madison
Assembly Chamber
Assembly Committee On Railroads
Gilman
M.C. Ring
Northwestern Road
Burt Hanson
Milwaukee Road
la Follette
Wisconsin
Iowa
Hanson
Frear
Railroad Commission
Freare
Northwestern
Grande
George J. D. Johnson
Milwaukee
A.C. Bird
Johnson
McIs
Miwaukee
Milwaukee Elevator Company
W. BR. Bagley
Fuller & Johnson Co
Ailway Company
Mr. Frear
Mirors
Was A Cruel Murder Stevens Point Man in Mexico
Mr and Mrs N A Week arrive home from El Paso with their son John Week s body who was murdered in Mexico March 3 Louis T Sanford says Engineer Week worked for Guanajuato Power and Electric company in charge of a gang of thirty five Mexicans Three men allegedly attacked him one stabbed him over the left shoulder severing a large artery while another restrained him He died quickly in a brutal killing report from Stevens Point Wisconsin dated March 18.
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Stevens Point
Wis
N. A. Week
el Paso
Tex
John Week
Mexico
Zamora
Eli Paso
Louis T. Sanford
Engineer Week
Guanajuato Power and Electric Company
Troopa Are Recalled From Colorado City
Denver dispatch March 18 Governor Peabody issued a recall order for troops sent to Colorado City. The action follows reports of unrest and security concerns prompting the move.
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Denver
Peabpody Bax
Flood Crisis Worsens Along Mississippi River
Reports from Metropolis and adjacent territory describe a critical flood in the Mississippi valley near Memphis. Citizens on high ground seek rescue boats as a levee breach near Bangere expands to over three miles, flooding Concordia park area. Rescue efforts hinge on river clearance and increased water rise threatens to suspend certain pumps.
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Marion, Ark
Louisiana
Metaphis
Mississipi Valley
Memphis
Marion
Ark
Natchez
Miss
Bangere
Goncordia Park
Baek River
Fearful ties in Burdick divorce case raise murder suspicions
In Duffalo inquest Arthur R B Pennell, Burdick's business rival Pennell faced death in Gehre's quarry two weeks after Burdick's murder. Charles Parke, Burdick's former partner, testified that Pennell was believed to have hired an assassin. Parke cited Burdick's fear of disclosures from the divorce suit and a claim that Pennell had threatened suicide if the case ended. The day emphasized Pennell related tensions and possible motives over the Burdick marriage dispute.
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Duffalo
Arthur RB. Pennell
Burdick
Gehre
Charles
Parke
Pennell Ora
Pennell
Penneil
Guicide
Consuls in danger as Caribbean ship sails for Honduras
A cablegram said Caribbean Acet sailed toward Honduras, and a mail report from Viea Consul Wilt at Ceiba Honduras dated March 8 described fighting that defeated the government at Celba. Two officers and three enlisted men from the government force were killed, the commandant fled to the Spanish consulate, and the consular body pleaded for protection from their governments amid a grave situation.
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Washington
Honduras
State Department
Viea
Wilt
Ceiba
Gerrigon
Celba
Some Crack Sea Shooting at Pensacola Turret Gun Trial
Washington reports a naval trial at Pensacola where a battle group used sub calibre rounds against a moving target sized 17 by 21 feet at 1 700 yards. The turret gun scored ten hits in ten shots and a broadside gun made six hits out of seven.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Pensacola
Government to Build Dredges for Great Lakes Work
Washington March 1 The Secretary of War Sanger has decided the government must build and operate its own dredges after a clash with private dredging interests along the Great Lakes. Dredges will be ordered for Lake Erie Lake Michigan and the Fox River to handle the work.
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Washington
Sanger
Bmnd
Engineering Department
The
Army
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Fox River
Westerners Send King Their Endorsement
In Lincoln on March 18 the senate adopted a resolution praising King Edward's relief policy for Irish peasants and congratulating the Irish people on the promising dawn of a golden era for their history.
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Lincoln
Senate
Edward
Ireland
Copy of the resolution sent to British ambassador for King Edward
A copy of the resolution was ordered to be forwarded to the British ambassador Lavishington for transmission to King Edward, ensuring the high officials receive the document through diplomatic channels.
Aurora Borealis Described by Peary Expedition Member
Frack Wilbert Stokes recounts witnessing a vivid aurora near Godthaab Greenland as night briefly fell. He explains the colors green, yellow, and pink, the shifting draperies, and the scientific background of auroras while noting cultural names and beliefs from Arctic peoples.
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Frack Wilbert Stokes
Godthaab
Greenland
Anrord
Latada
Sher
England
America
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Heaven
Giebe
Smith Sound
Greprlimd
Orkneys
Finmeriety
Warsaw
Germany Votes 25000 for St Louis Education Exhibit
Berlin March 17 reports Prussia voted a 25000 appropriation for Prussia's educational display at the St Louis exposition amid sharp opposition. The decision comes as part of state support for the exhibit and cultural exchange during the fair period.
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Germany
Berlin
Prussia
Cup Defender to be Named Reliance
New York on March 17 reports that the cup defender to meet the Stamrock will be the Reliance. The announcement confirms the name chosen for the challenger as details from the official statement released eight days ago.
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Daugh
Ter and
Riles
Rate Commission
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King
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