Panama May Be Chosen For Canal Route After Senate Deliberation
Washington reports the Isthmian canal decision will not be acted on this session. The Senate will study the Isthmian Canal Commission report, weighing the Nicaragua and Panama routes. The Panama Company offer is valued at about 40 million, but the commission cautions price affects feasibility. The Senate plans thorough hearings with engineering experts after a Panama offer is presented.
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Schley Visits White House for Private Talk with Roosevelt
Rear Admiral Schley met with President Roosevelt in the White House Cabinet room for about 45 minutes. The talks aimed to present Schley’s account of the campaign and seek a path to end the naval controversy. A better understanding was reported, with plans for Savannah and a West tour to follow, while Senator Proctor urged recognition for Captain Clark of the Oregon for his actions at Santiago.
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Million for a Memorial Institute for Infectious Diseases
Chicago reports a $1,000,000 endowment from Mr and Mrs Harold McCormick to establish the Memorial Institute for Infectious Diseases in memory of their son John Rockefeller McCormick who died of scarlet fever near Tarrytown New York. The initial setup funds five years of experimental work.
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Judge Noyes Guilty as Contempt in Alaska Mining Case
In San Francisco on January 6 the United States Circuit Court of Appeals fined Judge Arthur H. Noyes 1000 for contempt. U S District Attorney Joseph K. Wood and assistant C A S Frost were sentenced to four months and one year respectively. Frost appeared. Noyes was ill but improving. The court cited a conspiracy with Alexander MacKenzie to secure mining claims in Alaska, using court processes to advance the plan. Gilbert and Morrow joined in the judgment.
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Butler Succeeds Low as Columbia University President
Nicholas Murray Butler was unanimously chosen acting president to become Columbia University’s next president. The long biography notes Butler’s birthplace in Elizabeth New Jersey on April 2 1862 and his extensive academic leadership including Teachers College and several education associations. The board also announced Giles from Cambridge will lecture on the Dean Lung foundation and reported resignations and gifts affecting university governance and endowment plans.
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French delegate Estournelles de Constant to speak in Chicago
Paris January 6 Baron Estournelles de Constant deputy from Sarthe and minister plenipotentiary, French delegate to The Hague Conference, has accepted Chicago's invitation to deliver a February 22 address on International Arbitration for France.
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Turkey pays for Frank G. Lenz's death case
Pittsburg reports a historic diplomacy case ending with $7,500 in damages paid to Mrs. Lenz, mother of Frank G. Lenz, an American cyclist killed by Turkish officials. The State Department handed the payment to John H. Mueller, tied to the League of American Wheelmen and President Keenan, amid McKinley’s involvement.
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One of Tammany's Legacies in New City Administration
Yesterday the Board of Aldermen met and the fusion majority appeared secure. It emerged that Tammany's legacy included unpaid city revenue from ferry franchises. An unofficial notice indicated National City Bank would likely remain Manhattan Borough's clearing house for the city.
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National City Bank To Remain Manhattan Clearing House
The National City Bank will likely continue as Manhattan’s clearing house for two more years, handling about 3 million dollars in daily city drafts. Officials credit past cooperation with the city’s banking commission and note other boroughs will use the Queens County Bank, Bank of Staten Island, and Twenty third Ward Bank as clearing houses.
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NO MONEY FROM FERRIES IN Tammany ERA FRANCHISE FIGHTS
The city faces losses from ferries run without valid franchises or with expired ones. Central Railroad of New Jersey operated Communipaw to Whitehall without a franchise, awaiting proper grant while willing to pay. Brooklyn and New York Ferry and Union Ferry Company also await renewals amid disputed terms and upsets.
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Train Robbers Halt Baltimore Express in Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio detectives and Maryland authorities investigate an attempted holdup on the B and O express from Baltimore and Washington to Chicago at Swanton on the Alleghany line. Five men struck telegraph operator M J Sarsfield and unconscious, then forced a switch. Air brakes kept the train on track as guards fired shots and robbers fled into the woods.
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Fusion Majority Controls New Board of Aldermen
The new Board of Aldermen in Brooklyn convened with fusionists in control and a Democratic minority ready to obstruct. Alderman James H. McInnes won vice presidency 41 to 36 over John T. McCall. the session included protests over former aldermen privileges, a bribery inquiry demand, and Mayor Fornes urging two monthly meetings to allow committee work. The meeting featured a live bantam rooster tossed into the chamber and a roving crowd outside City Hall as Health and Fire Department funding measures were debated.
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