Canal Feasibility Asserted for Panama Waterway
United Canal Commissioner Parsons reports after inspecting Colon and Panama that the canal construction is feasible and that skilled engineers can handle the physical challenges. He cautions details remain undecided while noting climate and health improvements. The Corwin vessel updates include electric lighting, brig rigging, and increased capacity.
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New York
United Canal
Parsons
Colon
Canal
Panama
Chagree
Washington
Corwin to Be First 10 Sail This Year From Nome
The steamship Corwin will be the first vessel to sail for the Northern metropolis on May 12 from Nome. Captain EB. L. West returns as master, with Everett E. West as local manager. The ship has undergone extensive reconstruction to improve handling in Bering Sea ice and will feature a redesigned stem and all-new bow wood removed.
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Corwin
Sall
P. B. McCloud
Nome
Queen Charlotte
The
Pacific Coal and Transportation Company
Everet E. West
EB. Ll. West
Bering Sea
Weather Forecast in Humble Wit Declares Fair Day Ahead
The passage humorously contrasts outdoor activities from strenuous hiking to relaxing picnics by Lake Washington and gentle rowing, listing varied summer pastimes. It ends with the official forecast stating fair and sunny skies with light winds as the forecaster’s consistent stance.
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Lake Washington
Harvard
Hiawatha
Mr. Rainier
Leopold von Suit Deal Reverses Credit Claims
Brussels court of appeals rules in favor of King Leopold in a dispute over debts claimed by creditors of Princess Louise and Countess Lonya. The case centers on inherited funds from a mother's estate. Leopold contends no balance remains.
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Brussels
Court of Appeals
Leopold
Loulee
Coburg
Gaim
Countesse of Longay
Louise
Lonya v Oved
Fair and Sunny Weather Preview Promises Leisure
Weather observer Salisbury forecasts a bright calm day with sun and light breezes. A carefree scene arrives with lake and beach calls, families at play, youths performing handsprings, and a day for golf with clubs and caddies as moods sway toward gentle escapism.
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Salisbury
Curtis
Ballard Consider Interurban Franchise Plan With Fred Sanders
Ballard council discusses Fred Sanders proposal for an Everett Ballard interurban line with terms including Main street usage and tax exemptions. Sanders offers to proceed, deliver equipment, and create jobs if approved. Final decision set for Friday night committee meeting.
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Ballard
Electric Light and Power
City Cownell
Fred KB Sandere
Everett
Santer
Council
Main Street
Sanders
Beattie Outfitting
Whitham
Great Northern Railway Company
Starkey Fran
Emma Goldman Letters Found Among Marseille Prisoner Papers
Letters and photographs of Emma Goldman were found among papers on several prisoners arrested in Marseille in connection with an anarchist plot against President Loubet. The discovery ties Goldman to the Marseille case and suggests wider involvement.
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Scripps News Ars'n
Marseilles
Loubet
Emma Goldman
Stage Tonight with Schumann-Heink at Grand Opera House
The great contralto Schumann-Heink performs at the Grand Opera House under the Ladies' Musical Club. Her famed career and powerful voice headline an evening of music and entertainment. Bernard, Cilla and Alilan star in Jane the popular farce while King of the Opium Ring at Third Avenue showcases Chinatown life. Isen from the Dead closes at Alcazar tonight, with Mountain Girl and Risen from the Dead on the week’s bill. Ed Raymond shines as Jack Tar in the melodrama.
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Schumann-Heink
Grand Opera House
Ladies’ Musical Club
Bernard
Cilla
Alilan
Jane
Miss Lyons
Optum Ring
Third Avenue
San Francisco
Chinatown
Isen
Alcakar
Ed. Raymond
Jack Tar
Rumors Stir Over Viceroy Resignation and Yalu River Action
The report notes no official confirmation of Viceroy Alexeïeff's resignation, despite persistent rumors. It adds that Russians fortify Chiulien Cheng as they plan to resist Japanese passage of the Yalu River with stubborn defense.
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Berte Arwnar
FRYER
Alexieff
Chiulien Cheng
Yalu
Four Seattle and Beattie residents in warmth overcoat gale
William M. Heim 29 and Julia G. O'Neill 21 both of Seattle join John Wunder 31 and Ella Sprague 33 of Beattie along with Henry C. Menzel 26 and Miss Addie Barker 22 of Beattle in an account of a $15 topcoat and spring overcoat gale shown in a window display by Toklas Singerman & Co at 24 Seneca.
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William M. Heim
Julia G. O'Neill
Seattle
John Wunder
Ella Sprague
Beattie
Henry C. Menzel
Miss Addie Barker
Beattle
Toklas, Singerman & Co
Seneca
Dark Horse Wins London Suburban Handicap at Hose Down
Lord Carnarvon's Robert Le Diable ridden by Lane won the London Suburban Handicap at Hose Down over 21 runners. Favorites finished behind as the winner paid about 2 to 1. The evening program also notes a cooking school lesson on pie crust and puff paste at 8 o'clock.
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London
Hosen Downs
Lord Carnarvon'sa
Robert le Diable
Lane
Cossacks Battle Brigands on Eastern Railway Front
Russian Cossacks clashed with brigands about 30 versts from Imyanoo on the eastern railway. Seventy four brigands were bayonetted. The Cossacks had two wounded.
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ST. Petersburg
Imyanoo
Be Neces Nort Ingest Again Teal 1
Incomplete readable fragments describe an unnamed event with no clear persons or organizations. The text lacks coherent details to identify the main action, place, or date and cannot establish a definite news item.
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