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Isolated theft and canal debates spark mixed editorials
A San Francisco clerk once caught in a nickel box robbery is used to argue that leniency fuels larger thefts. Separate items discuss the Isthmian canal choice amid volcanic eruption reports and Congress, a Panama route to avoid lava, plus a volley of editorials on anatomy displays, Hawley, trusts, and McKinley era labor policing.
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