Canal route debate heats up over Nicaragua vs Panama
Senate minority report argues Panama route is superior for the isthmian canal citing shorter passage time fewer seismic risks and easier right of way management. It contrasts with Nicaragua points noting volcano activity and earthquake history along the Nicara route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On
Panama
Canal
Nica- Pagua
Panama Company
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Canal
Lees Air
Julia Marlowe profits mark a record season
Julia Marlowe closed her season at Powers's Theater with the five hundredth performance of When Knighthood Was in Flower. Her personal share of the receipts for this season's performances totals 115000 dollars. Gustavo Salvini, son of Tomassa Salvini and brother of Alexander Salvini, will visit America next year as leading man for Mary Mannering, debuting in Chicago. Mannering and her husband James K. Hackett plan to sail for Europe on June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Julia Marlowe
Powers's Theater
Gustavo Salvini
Tomassa Salvini
Alexander Salvini
America
Mary Mannering
Salvini
Miss Mannering
Hecht
James K. Hackett
Europe
Showery Weather Forecast for Ohio and Indiana
Forecast for Sunday and Monday calls for showers in Ohio and Indiana with fresh south winds. Cooler Monday in the north portion, winds becoming variable. Record shows cloudy conditions and a high near 74 with a total precipitation note for May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Movements of Steamers Across Ports This May
Shipping notices list arrivals at New York Hamburg Southampton Hong Kong and Queenstown with ships including Celtic Lucania Pretoria St Paul Island Ryndam L Aquitaine Potsdam La Gascogne Casel Hohenzollern Umbria Minneota Auguste Victoria Dorie der Grosse Cym Cam Devie and others. Vessels arrive from Liverpool Hamburg New York Havre Cherbourg Yokohama and more with sailings to and from Southampton London and Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Celtic
Lucania
Liverpool
Pretoria
Hamburg
St. Paul
Southampton
Island
Kristiansand
Ryndam
Rotterdam
L Aquitaine
Havre
Potsdam
Boulogne
la Gascogne
Caseel
Bremen
Hohenzollern
Naples
Mea
Umbria
Minneota
London
Auguste Victoria
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Hong Kong
Dorie
San Francisco
Honolulu
Okahama
St. Louis
Queenstown
Cym
POOL
Cam and
Devie
Pelee in Action Again Submarine Cable Breaks and Eruption Follows
Fort de France, May 31. The US steamer Dixie arrived from St Vincent with Prof. Hil and Mr. Russell aboard. Mont Pelee erupted violently at 2 o'clock after the cable broke at 1 30. Reports say north craters pour mud toward Vive and steam and ashes rise. Relief efforts continue as business and NGO aid resume. San Francisco reports Guatemala quake death toll rising to 1,400 with Quezaltenango heavily ruined and San Marcos destroyed. millions in coffee losses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
West Indies
United States
Powell
Port-au-Prince
Topeka
Port Royal
Cincinnati
St. Lucia
Hampton Roads
Dixie
Fort de France
Ayme
Island of
Martinique
St. Vincent
New York
Robert T. Hil
Russell
George Kennan
Mont Pelee
Vive
Blanche
San Francisco
Guatemala
Sidney
Quezaltenango
San Marcos
Assembly Debates Covenant Membership in United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg May 31 The General Assembly heatedly debated the New Covenant proposal for church membership terms. The report urged postponement. the overture from Lake Presbytery and the Allegheny distinction for baptized and unbaptized members were considered. The memorial was rejected and the matter held in abeyance pending next assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New Covenant
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
J. C. Boyd
Lake
Allegheny Presbytery
Denver real estate man to endow Methodist Church with 350000
Henry Cole, a Denver real estate man, plans to enrich the Methodist Church by more than $350,000. The money will be placed in a new corporation with interest split: fifty percent for evangelistic work, twenty five percent for buildings and improvements, and the remainder for charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Henry Cole
Methodist Church
Housing of the Poor Sessions Open in Detroit Meeting
The National Federation of Correction and Charities held its first session in Detroit on May 31 with talks on housing reform in Chicago and Boston. Delegates discussed smaller city solutions, the role of public baths, and the need for civic improvements like parks and playgrounds aboard the river steamer Promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
National Federation of Correction and Charities
Robert W. de Forest
New York
Robert Hunter
Chicago
London
Robert C. Lincoln
Boston
A. W. Gutridge
St. Paul
Associated Charities
Brinkerhoff
Mansfield
Federation
Promise
French Major Berthelot Injured In Boston Slip
Major Berthelot aide to General Brugere fractured his left leg after slipping on a rug at Charlestown Navy Yard during a Rochambeau mission visit. He was taken to the Gauiois for treatment as Admiral Fournier and staff witnessed the accident and the sailors assisted him to a couch. The visit proceeded with a luncheon at Hotel Somerset and a Harvard Yale game observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rochambeau
Berthelot
Gauiois
Navy Yard
Admiral Fournier
Admiral Johnson
Commonwealth
Somerset
Crane
Roosevelt
Loubet
Ambassador Cambon
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Soldiers’ Field
Harvard
Washington Takes Command of American Army in Boston
General Brugere presided as Washington assumed command of the American army. A bouquet of American beauty roses was placed on the stone tablet. The escort of cavalry brought the company back to Hotel Somerset where they were banqueted by the city of Boston this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brugere
Colonization Scheme by Harriman Lines Outlined
The Harriman lines plan a major colonization enterprise led by G. M. McKinnie with agencies in Chicago Indianapolis Des Moines Saginaw Kansas City Louisville Nashville Pittsburg Albany and New York to settle thousands in Oregon Washington southern California and other western points over the next two years. W J Murphy general manager of the Queen & Crescent Route is gravely ill after a trip to Louisville for a traffic meeting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Record-Herald
To-Morrow
Harriman Lines
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
West
G. M. McKinney
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Saginaw
Kansas City
Louisville
Nashville
Pittsburg
Albany
New York
Washington
California
Cincinnati
W. J. Murphy
Queen & Crescent
Loulaville
London expects peace in South Africa with Mafeking jubilation
Londoners anticipate a peace announcement on Monday and plan widespread celebrations mirroring the Mafeking relief jubilee. Dinners are arranged, the House of Commons seats are booked, and Lord Kitchener’s prominence grows as public opinion links him to the coming settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Africa
Mafeking
Whitechapel
East End
Strand
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
United Kingdom
Lord Kitchener
Lord Roberts
General Buller
Lord Milner
Steyn Suffers Paralysis Ends Peace Conference Role
Former Transvaal president Steyn is paralyzed and will not take part in the Vereeniging peace conference. He has been granted parole and moved to Krugersdorp, about fifty miles southwest of Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Transvaal
Steyn
Vereeniging
Krugersdorp
Buen Camino Testimony Sparks Philippine Independence Debate
The testimony of Buen Camino reveals his denial of betraying Philippine secrets and defends the Constitution as acceptable to the people. He says Congress would determine independence after tutelage, while Moros allegedly resist freeing slaves, and Lopez is debated as a summoned witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Patterson
United States
Congress
Senor Buencamino
Philippines
Jones
Sixto Lopez
Buencamino
Lopez
Cooper
Willams
Mississippi
Patterson
Tennessee
Oregon Election Set For Monday With State Ticket
Portland May 31 electors vote for full state ticket two congressmen and Legislature to choose a United States senator to succeed Joseph Simon. A Republican factional fight in Multnomah County is noted as a stronghold with Furnish expected to fall short of the normal 13 000 majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Joseph Simon
Ublican Party
Multnomah County
W. J. Furnish
Church of God Eldership Triennial Session Opens
Elders of the Church of God In North America opened their triennial session at Idaville. Twenty states represented as efforts to extend the church’s work in Indiana are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Elers
Church of God In North
New York Newsman Sails for Europe for King Edward Coronation
Whitelaw Re, special commissioner of the United States to the coronation of King Edward, sailed for Europe today. Mr Reid traveled with his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitelaw Re
Unite States
Edward
Europe
Mr. Reid
Moody Tact Secretary of Navy Gains Political Ground
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Moody, newly in the Roosevelt cabinet, wins praise from lawmakers for tact and reach with Congress. Senator Hoar protests a Moody cabinet appointment would derail his Senate path, while Moody's political star rises with trips to Detroit and Midwest Republicans. Hemenway, favored for speaker, is praised for discipline and procedural mastery.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
George Frisbie Hoar
William Henry Moody
Navy
White House
Moody
New England
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Payne
Detroit
Michigan
Hoar
Henderson
House
James Hemenway
Committee On Appropriations
Joe’ Cannon
Hemenway
Otto Carmichael
The Quick Lunch and Its Peculiarities of Luncheon Living
A Chicago downtown lunch study by Burton White surveys regulars and casual diners, noting two main classes of quick meals, average prices around two to four dimes, beverage patterns by season, and rising use of carbonated drinks. Pie and pudding popularity, bread variety, and the impact of weather on dining are discussed, with observations on air quality and fogs in London linking smoke to health and economic costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Burton White
Chicago
Pittsburg
London
William Richmond
Rollo Russell
Edward the First
Smoke Nuisance and Health Impact Highlighted
The article argues smoke from factories worsens health and mortality, claiming urban dulling aesthetics mask a serious threat. It stresses reform is resisted by belief in coal burning’s necessity and urban ugliness being tolerable for industrial output.
How He Met Greeley Narrative From Amos J. Cummings Encounter
Washington Star recalls Amos J. Cummings meeting Horace Greeley after the Civil War. Cummings, poor and ragged, demanded a compositor job at the New York Tribune, impressed Greeley with audacity, and started work that night. A misdated obituary copy later born humor in the editor’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Amos J. Cummings
Horace Greeley
House
New York
The
New York Tribune
Horace
Amos
Greeley
Cummings
Amos J
Tribune
Greely
Cummings Promoted at New York Tribune After Incident
Greeley kept watch on the young Cummings after the event and soon elevated him to a key role on the Tribune editorial staff. The move reflected trust and ambition within the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Young Cummings
Cummings
The
New York Tribune
Tragic Erie Railroad Grade Crossing Crash Claims Seven Lives
At Sugar Grove near Greenville Pennsylvania a fast Erie Railroad train struck a carriage as Ethel and Bettie McClure aged seven and twelve were crossing. Their mother Mrs. Charles McClure was fatally injured and Mr and Mrs. John Owens with their young daughter were badly hurt in the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Ethel
Bettie McClure
Charles McClure
John Owens
Sugar Grove
Erie Railroad
Italian street duel ends in murder in Manhattan tenement
In a dark East 115th Street tene ment three Italian ice peddlers fought with stilettoes. Tony Avacaton was stabbed twice and died en route to hospital. Luigi Lorgrippo survived with severe wounds. police seek his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
One-Hundred-And-Fifteenth Street
Tony Avacaton
Luigi Lorgrippo
Pittsburg Gazette Veteran Editor Resigns After 62 Years
William Anderson, among the nation's oldest editors, resigns active work after a sixty two year career with the Pittsburg Gazette while remaining affiliated with the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg, Pa
William Anderson
Pittsburg Gazette
New York Attorney Albert Englecar Dies at Far Rockaway Home
Albert Englecar a thirty year lawyer with New York bar died at his Far Rockaway summer home He was born in Cleveland Ohio and had a long career in the city’s legal field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert Englecar
Far Rockaway
Cleveland
Prominent Carlists Arrested in Barcelona
Five prominent Carlists, including Marquis Lacour, who served as ald de camp to General Moore, and Carlist leader Father Matat, were arrested in Barcelona on May 31.
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Barcelona
Lacour
Ald-De-Campa
Moore
Matat
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Church of God Eldership
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W. H. Moody
Secretary OF the Navy
Archibald & Co
Archibald
San Toy
Omaroth
Silk and Lisle
Gerritt A. Archibald
East
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Chas. Mayer & Co
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Mia
Douglas
Mansonville, Brome Co
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Golden Medical Discovery
Columbus
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H. T. Conde
Statehouse
West Washington Street
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Mis Silas
North Meridian Street
Willig’s Cash Furniture Store
Taylor Carpet Co
West Washington St
Atkins
W. B. Barry Law ‘and Supply Co
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