Canal Fight Begins as Hepburn Attacks Panama Offer
Washington scene opens the Nicaraguan Canal bill debate with Mr. Hepburn charging the Panama Canal Company offer to sell for 40 million is part of delay. He notes the price drop from 109 million and cites suspicions. Senate meanwhile moves to study Panama rail relations and defers action until House finishes current bill.
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Canal debate in detail in Washington today
In a lengthy session the House opened the Nicaragua Canal bill debate with Mr. Hepburn asserting global interest, feasibility, and a proposed presidentially centered authority. He criticized private Panama efforts, estimated revenues, and defended the canal project against detractors while pledging government leadership and speed.
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Chinese Rulers Return to Forbidden City in Splendid Procession
Peking Jan 7 The Chinese Emperor and Empress Dowager entered the Forbidden City amid a lavish procession watched by foreigners. European diplomats officers and photographers observed the spectacle as guards and officials lined the four mile route from Machiapo to the gates. The Empress Dowager bowed to foreign observers and the scene marked a shift toward greater foreign visibility in court ceremonies.
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Forbidden City
Australia
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King in Good Health Amid Foreign Trade and South African Interest
London reports the King’s health is excellent and his officials note a cautious, methodical approach to state affairs. Royal procession rehearsals proceed with care as ministerial tensions and South African issues loom. Kipling’s critics spark a debate on national games, trade figures show import and export declines, and Derby and racing news cap the day with theatre and amusement updates.
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Sandringham
Delay in City Prison construction raises cost concerns
An inquiry led by Commissioner Thomas W. Hynes probes why the Centre Street Tombs project drags past five years. Delays attributed to Horgan & Slattery, favored by Tammany, raised costs from an original 460000 to possibly over 1300000 and stretched completion into months.
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Fraud at polls alleged in Manhattan district
In the Manhattan end of the Seventh Congress District Tammany captains allegedly sought to sway the vote for Perry Belmont by illegal repeats. Deputies arrested ex-Alderman Joseph Welling and John E. Pye on illegal voting charges after detaining James Murphy and William Hartrick who confessed to repeating for Belmont. Welling and Pye faced $2,000 bail each. Belmont denied responsibility, noting watchers certificates signed by Belmont were lawful.
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1St Assembly
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Shoals
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George R. Manchester
Phillip Deblin
Madison Ave
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No. 41
North Moorest
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Greater
New York
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Murphy Democrats
Citizens’ Union
Lesssler Beats Belmont and 1900 District Race
A 1900 Vulth District congressional vote shows Muller 6087, O Beirne 3205, Depuy 17, Clark 48. Muller's plurality 3728. Ex alderman Welling among those arrested.
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Bert Clark
Socialist Labor
William H. Depuy
Prohibition
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Many Lost in Mine Cave-In at Negaunee, Michigan
A cave-in at the Negaunee mine bottom shaft in Michigan on January 7th leaves thirteen to seventeen miners missing with one body recovered. Hundreds gather to aid in rescue, but officials fear likely fatalities within twenty four hours. The mine recently saw a $31 million shaft project to reach the ledge.
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Negaunee
Lake Superior
Austrian Cavalry Captain Charged With Selling Secrets
The trial of Captain Carina, once called the Austrian Dreyfus, opened behind closed doors in Vienna on the charge of divulging military secrets to the French Government. He allegedly received £2000 and pleaded not guilty claiming no access to the information.
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Huntington to Build Free Library With Carnegie Gift
Huntington, West Virginia, announces an $80,000 free library building funded in part by a $25,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. In Minnesota, Cole and James Younger seek commutation of life terms for murder after 36 years, hoping for business opportunities in Missouri. they remain on parole and confined to Minnesota. Cleveland passes a three cent streetcar fare ordinance, prompting bids for new lines to expand the city’s transit network.
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Andrew Carnegie
St. Paul
Minn
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James Younger
State Board of Pardons
Northfield
Missouri
Minnesota
Cleveland
Johnson
Belmont Beaten in Safe Democratic NY District by Montague Lessler
Montague Lessler, Republican anti Tammany candidate, wins the VIIth Congress District seat over Perry Belmont by 394 votes, a historic reversal in a district once considered safely Democratic. Celebration erupts in Manhattan and Staten Island with parades and speeches as Tammany defections and local district results signal a regional shift.
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