Pacific Mail Contracts Open Panama Rail Line Debate
Government to open Panama to competition by canceling Pacific Mail and other monopolies. Bristow report urges improving the Panama railroad with modern rolling stock, expanding port facilities, and opening Colon and Panama to all lines. Recommends favoring American steamship links consistent with treaties and considers establishing lines to Gulf ports and the U.S. Pacific coast. Bristow toured Isthmus ports and Mexican Pacific, reviewing rail history and freight practices amid monopoly concerns.
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York
Colon
Pacific Mall Ip Company
South Ican Linea
Panama
Gulfporta
United States Pacific Coast
American Steamship
Vt. Bristow
Porta
Central America
Tehuantepec
Mexico
Pacific
United States
Monopo
NEW TRIAL ASKED IN LAND CASE HEARING
The court considered a request for a new trial in the Mitchell land case as judges heard arguments by ex Senators and others. John Watkins testified that Williamson claimed a tacit deal to secure the land for his family and partners, with plans to pay filing and other costs. The defense pressed for a trial while the prosecution outlined its theory of the case. The judge said he would decide soon. Five hundred ad teameters will go on strike.
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de Haven
Mitchel
Land
Mitchell
United States
Judge Haven
Bennett
Williamson
John Watkins
Prineville
Spon
Williamson & Geener
Greenland
Witnesses in Williamson trial faced questioning by court
Portland July 9 three witnesses heard in the Williamson Dr Van Gesner and Marion R Biggs case before Judge De Haven testified under pressure. Duncan Green Beard and son Henry recalled details while Heney and Judge Bennett pressed for truth. Henry Beard admitted perjury on timber entry affidavit as Mitchell motion for new trial looms with judge announcing a 10 o clock Monday session.
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Portland
Representative Williamson
van Gesner
Marion R. Biggs
Campbell Duncan
Green Beard
Henry
Duncan
Geeenr
Williamson
Heney
Bennett
Thurston Rose
Mitchell
Courne
Lome
de Haven
Taft's Act Criticised causes canal control shift
A Washington telegram says President Roosevelt is unhappy with Secretary Taft's treatment of engineer John F Wallace. Cabinet members blame Taft for anger and for denying Wallace a private audience, favoring Secretary Boot to oversee the Isthmian canal project after Wallace faced public reproach.
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Chicago
The
Evening Post
Washinton
Roosevelt
Taft
John F. Wallace
Isthmian Canal
Boot
Wallace
Walalce
Cromwell
Japanese Land On Sakhalin Reported In St Petersburg
News from St Petersburg reports a Japanese landing on Sakhalin Island. The move is seen as a strategic step ahead of Washington peace talks and may signal Japan's intent to secure control before any general armistice. The island’s defenses are weak, and the force size remains unconfirmed.
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St. Petereburg
Sakhalin
S. Petereburg
Rojestvensky
Linieviteh
Washington
Sebkalin
Japan
Rsland
Polar cure voyage for tuberculosis patients described
Thirty tuberculosis victims boarded the Havana under Dr Frederick Sohon for a health voyage to the far north. The plan relies on three months of continuous sun and a germproof Arctic environment to boost recovery, with Greenland fjords and Inglefield gulf as ideal settings and a return to Halifax expected by late September or early October.
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Frederick Sohon
Washington
Halifax
Sobon
Arctic Circle
Havana
Sohon
Polar
Peary
Arctic
Daaa
Omenak Fjord
Inglefield Gulf
Rome Eskimos
Greenland
United States
Gulf
Harbor
Quirky Town Horse Trader Sparks Caution in Jared Billings
In a rural scene, Jared Billings sits on a horse-block watching a neighbor repair a fence. He warns that a local horse dealer from Cress Town is deceitful, urging others to stay alert to avoid being cheated.
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Cresstown
Eid
Jared Billings
Horse dealer sharpens claim in roadside dispute
The dialogue centers on a man arguing over whether he owes for hire of his own rig. He insists he drove it all afternoon and denies paying for a supposed hire, while another man calls the horse dealer a sharper for the accusation. The exchange highlights tension over ownership and payment.
Mismeasured Choir Quip Causes Curious Exchange
A garbled snippet shows a playful exchange about a choir piece titled The Bat eee tte. Gracious mishears prompt the line about going to have another sight Y in Yonkers, with characters Mates in conversation.
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Yonkers
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