Reform in Fire Tragedy Laws and Death Penalty Debate
Discussion recalls the 1903 Iroquois Theater disaster in Chicago and the subsequent legal fight over accountability. The piece notes delays, venue changes, and a discharge due to defective theater ordinances, and contrasts capital punishment statutes with mercy and reform in Missouri and broader societal views. It also touches on forestry issues in New England and economic potential of nut-bearing trees as timber demand grows.
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Kansas City Journal
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New England
Boston Globe
Hazing Critique Sparks Midwest Reform Sentiment
Editorial cites a St. Louis Republic stance against hazing urging West Point and Annapolis to abolish the practice. It notes Missouri Military Academy expulsions after upper class brutality and links to President Roosevelt's Harvard speech favoring vigor while condemning cruelty.
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St. Louis Republic
Army Engineers Earn Public Trust for Canal Project
The Army Engineers have earned broad public confidence as they supervise the Danania canal project. Maj. George Washington Goethals, West Point graduate, will direct the work after serving in the Spanish American War and on major river and harbor improvements.
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Danania Canal
George Washington Goethals
West Point
Nelson A. Miles
Department of Columbia
Cal. Merrill
Cincinnati
Mussel Shoals Canal
Tennessee River
Spain
First Army Corps
Army Engineers Noted For Hell Gate and Other Projects
The Army engineers earned fame for Hell Gate undermining and burying the obstruction near New York harbor. Gen John Newton led the effort amid early criticism of slowness but achieved a landmark success. The corps built lighthouses and advanced river and barrier works, linking regions from Bull Gate to Duluth and Saint Marie, with plans cited for the Finnyma canal.
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Engineer Corps of the Army
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Engineer Corps
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Duluth
Saint Ste. Marie
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Finnyma Canal
Italians Thrive in Texas Colony Aims at Self-Sufficiency
A colonial settlement of 2,200 Italian migrants near Bryag Texas under Father Giovanni Militello thrives on grain and cotton. They farm on leased or owned land at five dollars an acre for four years and save substantial sums. The parish funds helped clear local debt and the pastor received a wagon and team as gifts. The climate and cheap living echo Sicily with abundant land offered to settlers who clear timber.
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Sicily
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Indiana marriages and divorces rise in last year records
Records show 28 787 marriages and 5 673 divorces in Indiana last year, up from 26 797 marriages and 3 844 divorces the year before. Other items note burglars stealing two donkeys in San Francisco, quack remedies, and a health ad blitz.
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Marriezes
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