Ratification of Isthmian Canal Treaty with Colombia
The Senate voted 75 to 5 to ratify the Colombia treaty for constructing an Isthmian canal. The session was executive. no cheers followed. Debate centered on Article 4 and territorial expansion. the treaty remained unchanged from its initial form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Republic of Colombia
Morgan
Cullom
Daniel
Virginia
Central
South America
United States
Ol Yeas
Hay
Thomas Herran
Tolombia
Committee On Foreign Relations
Light From Bacteria in Mining Lamp Concept
Professor Hans Molisch of Prague reports to the Vienna Academy of Sciences a bacteria powered lamp. A glass jar lined with saltpeter and gelatine hosts bacteria that illuminate bluish green for days, fading in about two to three weeks. The cold safe light could aid mines and powder magazines, allowing facial recognition at two yards and reading large type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Hans Moliseh
Prague
Tie
Vienna Academy of Sciences
Molisch
Bryan on Jury Panel in Lincoln Nebraska Suit
Lincoln Nebraska special says W. J. Bryan was called and retained as juror in a district court case where Mrs. Isaac Sharpe sues to recover a $2 life insurance policy on her deceased husband. He answered no prejudice, and said he was “stuck” and earning $2 a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Isaac Sharpe
Bryan
Uruguayan unrest spreads as troops deploy coast to coast
In Montevideo and the departments of Rivera Flores and Maldonado a revolution has broken out. A gunboat with arms sails for Rocha as a state of siege seems likely. The white party leads in affected areas, telegraph wires are down and stock markets drop.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Rivera, Flores
Maldonado
Rocha
Twin Brothers Die Together in Edwardsville Stable
Dr A B McKee was found dead and his twin Charles dying in the McKee stable at Edwardsville. Authorities say dual suicide stems from disgrace surrounding the doctor, who faced an assault charge days earlier. Charles McKee died shortly after from morphine.
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St. Louis
A. B. McKee
Charles McKee
Dr. McKee
Edwardsville
McKee
Charles
Venezuela Accepts Protocols as Germany Claims Honor Paid
The government of Venezuela endorses the protocols signed by Minister Bowen and Washington officials. A first installment of about $70,000 was paid to the German minister toward the $340,000 pledged to satisfy Germany’s claims of honor.
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Caracas
Bowen
Washington
Germany
Tragic Frenzy: Woman Kills Daughter and Mother in Fire
In Penn Yan New York a woman, Mrs James Strawbridge of Guyanoga village, killed her daughter aged 26 and her mother aged 80 then set fire to their home and a barn. She fired at rescuers, then entered the blaze and perished. Neighbors found the scene after the flames died. The hermit family lived reclusively, possibly well to do, with tensions from a recent wage suit and a disrupted marriage history.
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Penn Yan
James Strawbridge
Guyanoga Village
Bought Austrian Bride in Diamond Trial Case
In Diamond a mining town in Brazil Ind, a case centers on the attempted sale of Austrian woman Tiazzo by her uncle John Tiazzo. The woman, engaged to Munday who died in a mine, refused to marry James Vanzo who paid 70 for her. The dispute goes to trial.
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Brazil
Ind
Here
Tiazzo
John Tiazzo
Munday
James Vanzo
Kronprinz Wilhelm Arrives With Schwab On Board
The Kronprinz Wilhelm from Bremen and Southampton reached port on Tuesday carrying notable passengers including Charles M. Schwab broad shoulder of United States Steel and D R Francis head of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Mrs Schwab traveled with him Schwab stated he was in excellent health and would discuss plans after consulting friends.
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New York
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Bremen
Southampton
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
D. R. Francis
Vase sale in Halsted collection tops at $1900 in New York
In the American Art Institute auction Knoedler & Co. with Duveen & Co. clashed sharply over Richard Halsted’s Chinese porcelains. A Kang Hsi blue turquoise vase sold for 1900 dollars while Mrs J A Hoagland bought a Kang Hsi gallipot for 1500 dollars.
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New York
Richard Halsted
American Art Institute, Knoedler & Co
Sharp
Duveen & Co
J. A. Hoagland
Arrest of J Whitaker Wright on arrival in New York
London promoter J Whitaker Wright, linked to multiple frauds in London based finance firms, was arrested aboard the La Lorraine from Havre by New York detectives. He faced the Tombs court and Ludlow Street jail, with a companion identified as Miss F Browne. Wright denied guilt, blaming sensational press and claiming innocence through a ruined empire of companies.
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New York
J. Whitaker Wright
London
la Lorraine
Havre
Central Office
Wright
Tombs
United States
Ludlow Street
F. Browne
King Edward
M. Androni
Mile. Androni
Whitaker Wright
London and Globe Finance Corporation
Park Lane
Louis XV
Godalming
Italy
Thomas Lipton
Lord Dufferin
Wright Companies
London and Globe Corporation
The
London and Globe
London Stock Exchange
Arnold White
Buckley
Chancery Division
High Court of Justice
London and Globe Finance Corporation (Limited
Whitkner Wright
London and Clobe
Swift MacNeill
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Herald
Dewey Renominated and Confirmed as Admiral of the Navy
President Roosevelt transmits the nomination of George Dewey to be admiral of the Navy and the Senate confirms it without delay. The administration also sends Ernest Lyon to Monrovia, Alanson Edwards to Montreal, and abroad names for consul general posts. Bowen named for Guayaquil, replacing Valencia, with a higher salary. Sawter previously declined Guayaquil over fever fears.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
George Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Ernest Lyon
Maryland
Monrovia
Liberia
Alanson W. Edwards
North Dakota
Montreal
Canada
Guayaquil
Willian Shaw Bowen
New York
Valencia
Sawter
Paris duel proves harmless as four bouts flare up
A private Neuilly enclosure hosted four duels to test harmlessness of the modern French duel. Santos-Dumont, Maxime Dreyfus, Robert Charvey and others watched as eight men fenced with real swords, four slightly hurt after police left believing it a normal match.
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Paris
Santos-Dumont
New Sunday
Neuilly
Maxime Dreyfus
Robert Charvey
M. Santos-Dumont
M. Maxime Dreyfus
M. Robert Charvey
Cody letter urges immediate protection of timber from sheep
Col W F Cody urges action to protect timber and underbrush in western watersheds. He warns sheep grazing will devastate mountains within five years, forcing homeseekers and taxpayers to abandon the Big Horn basin for lack of water, a point he says Col. Cody knows well. He writes from London on March 3 to President and appeals for future generations.
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Washington
W. F. Cody
London
Spoons Spark Quick Double Wedding in Indiana
In Wabash Indiana Newton Izzard of Fulton County sees his ancient silver spoons go to the first marrying daughter Miss Maude Cole after a clever plan by Frank Cole to wed Jennie Izzard an hour earlier and claim the spoons. The Rev De Yo e officiated at 6 pm and the couples later swapped spoons amid surprise and forgiveness.
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Wabash
Ind
Newton Izzard
Fulton County
Maude
Jennie
Lee Cole
Mr. Izzard
Frank Cole
Lee
Jennie Izzard
Deyoe
J. Pierpont
Vandalism Hits Princeton Lions and Gym on Alumni Night
In Princeton New Jersey a crowd of alumni and upperclassmen vandalized Nassau Hall Lions with one lion beheaded and others mutilated. The beasts were core symbols presented by the class of 1879 of which President Wilson is a member. The new gymnasium also suffered damage estimated at 200 dollars.
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Princeton
N. J
Nassau
Wilson
Natural Gas Merger Forms World’s Largest Company
Pittsburg reports the Manufacturers' Heat and Light Company plans to form and charter the largest natural gas company in the world within sixty days under Pennsylvania law. The new entity, to be named Manufacturers' Heat and Light Company, will absorb existing holdings and raise authorized capital from 6.3 million to 25 million dollars, with current officers continuing in leadership.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Manufacturers’ Heat and Light Company
Heat and Light Company
Morgan argues art tariff is extremely burdensome
J Pierpont Morgan, owner of the world’s finest private art collection, fears the U S tariff on paintings and other works of art would cost him 3 000 000 if he brought his collection to New York He has a London house to store it and pressed Treasury Secretary Shaw on the issue during a recent conference in New York
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
London
United States
Morgan
of the ‘Treasury
Shaw
Rail project halted by firemen water attack in Parkersburg
Baltimore and Ohio hires work crew to lay track on a main street under an 1852 ordinance. Police warned fire department, which drenched the area with water as dawn approached, forcing the workers to abandon the street.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Shamrock III Launches in Glasgow With Lipton Shamrocks
Shamrock III was launched on Tuesday under successful conditions in Glasgow. Lady Shaftesbury, wife of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club commodore, christened the yacht as distinguished guests looked on. Sir Thomas Lipton distributed two hundred shamrocks for St Patrick and expressed hopeful sentiment that the battered old mug would find a resting place on this side of the water.
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Glasgow
Shaftesbury
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
St. Patrick
Ulcerated Tooth or Cancer Suspected in Missionary
The Rev. William W. Waddell, after a 4000 mile Bahia Brazil to New York journey for a tooth drawing, faced doctors who feared epithelioma. He rushed to Presbyterian Hospital where Dr. Eliot found an ulcerated tooth and a dentist drew it. Waddell has served in Brazil for several years.
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New York
William W. Waddell
Presbyterian Board
Bahia
Brazil
Eiiot
Waddell
Panama Canal Treaty to be Voted Next Week
Washington reports a Senate vote on the Panama canal treaty set for Tuesday as the Cuban reciprocity treaty advances after committee reading. The Cuban amendments aim to gain House approval, likely easing Democratic opposition tied to sugar interests while Republicans largely back ratification alongside the canal treaty.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Morgan
Frye
Cullom
House of Representatives
Democrats
Panama
Social Ladder Climbers and New York Society
The piece divides society into three climbing classes from birthright to self-made status and notes the Vanderbilts and Fish as emblematic arrivals. It profiles Commodore Vanderbilt’s rise, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish’s ascent aided by lineage and wit, and Harry Lehr’s prominent role in Newport society as seal of the era’s social climb.
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New York
Commodore
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
Mrs. Fish
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Fish
Harry Lehr
Lehr
Newport
Stuyvesant Fish
Herman Oelrich
Rescued by Dolphins on Havana Harbor Rescue
Secretary of the Navy Moody visiting Havana as a violent squall hits the harbor. Commander Stoney of the Dolphin orders volunteers. The Dolphin crew saves four half drowned Cubans and a lifeless captain's gig passenger later revived. British ships failed to aid.
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Havana
U S Consul in Montreal Offered Resignation
United States Consul John L. Bittinger at Montreal has been invited to resign and will be succeeded by Maj. A. W. Edwards, a North Dakota newspaper man. Bittinger, while on leave at home, spoke freely about U S Canada relations, causing disfavor in Canada and prompting the action.
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Washington
United States
John L. Bittinger
Montreal
Maj. A. W. Edwards
North Dakota
Bittinger
Canada
Poisoning by Perfumes
A German physician tested odors on frogs under glass bells with sponge scents. Various essences produced effects like chloroform from a brief excitement to paralysis. Fast acting substances included aldehyde turpentine elder flower ylang ylang and nicotine, with reactions ranging to convulsions and eventual cardiac failure.
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Revolution
Venezuela
Diamond
Schwab
J. W. Wright
Crown
Globe Conijders
Columbia
California
Australia
Lord Loch
South Africa
Borh Edward Pelham Clinton
Somerset Calthorpe
Robert E. Leman
Globe
Dewey
Col. Cody
West
More College
Gang
Sesmion
Havana Harbor
Indianapolis
Pewer
Benumb
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