Hepburn Canal Bill Passed Amid Clash With Cannon
The Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill cleared the House by a near unanimous vote. Only Fletcher and Lasalter opposed, as rivals to a Panama option were rejected. The measure fixes aggregate canal cost at 180 million dollars and authorizes war department actions to secure territory and build harbors and the canal.
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Treasury
Helstand Inquiry Report Tabled by Senate Military Panel
Senate committee on military affairs released the Helstand inquiry findings under the Pettigrew resolution but took no action on the report. The executive session also confirmed L. M. Shaw as secretary of the treasury and Henry C. Payne as Postmaster General.
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Illinois to sail from New Orleans for North Atlantic squadron
Washington dispatch reports the battleship Illinois will leave New Orleans dock tomorrow and voyage to Pensacola or Havana to coal before joining the North Atlantic squadron for a brief stay. The ship is to convey Rear Admiral Crowninshield, making the flagship voyage to the European station for the coronation naval display. In Boston, William J. Bryan arrived yesterday from New Haven to be the guest of honor.
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Ice Gorge Causes New Channel Threat Near Arsenal Island
In St Louis the Mississippi river at Arsenal Island forms a dam after a December gorge. Efforts to break it with dynamite failed. Water seeks a new east side channel rekindling legacy disputes over island possession between Illinois and Missouri. In Kansas City a man is sentenced to 25 years for second degree murder in a Troost park stabbing.
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Miles Will Case Hearing Extends With 30 Day Depositions
Testimony in the Miles will case concluded before Judge J J Thompson and both sides were granted 30 days to secure depositions from absent witnesses. The hearing consumed the entire week since Monday morning.
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He Was the Only One Scapegoat Story Recalled
A brief quotation from the Philadelphia Bulletin notes a jest about a scapegoat when joining a lodge. The exchange framed as a humorous anecdote references Dozer and the idea of a single “goat” figure in a group.
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Notable Figures and Officials Mentioned in Senate and Global Affairs
Dr. Ernest Leiber of the Reichstag faces fatal illness while Dr. Poole, attached to the American legation at Peking, dies of typhoid fever. The U.S. and Bolivia advance a parcel post pact signed by the president. President Havemeyer reports sugar duties at 85 million dollars annually. The British War Office calls for 9,396 infantry volunteers for South Africa. Cane sugar growers in New Orleans protest congress against Cuba sugar concessions.
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