Nicaragua Canal Description of a Giant Project
The United States plans and reports on the possible Nicaragua Canal route as the Newport’s engineers assess feasibility. The 1897-98 commission, with naval officers and hydrographic support, will decide cost and viability, affecting U S control of the Pacific gateway.
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Nicaragua Canal
New York
United States
Newport
Atlantic
Pacutic
Pacific
Canal Company
Leaves as Good as Fruit in Trench Doddle and Ship Plans
An odd blend of notes describes a trench druggist Jasquemin claiming fruit flavor arises from plant leaves after fermentation. The piece shifts to ship routes through Ochoa district, then profiles Chicago financier Philip Armour, lauding his rise from gold mining to pork packing and vast influence. A Kanaka swimmer named Johnny Kunlakai is cited for prowess and a habit of ducks theft, now reformed, ending with Armour’s humble wealth and public benefactions.
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Trench
Jasquemin
Althoug
Philip J. Amour
Chicago
Armour
Placera
California
Milwaukee
Kanaka
Nawiliwill
Lihue
Kanai
Johnny
Kunlakai
Ingenloun Street Lamp Sets Telescopic Post
Street lamps may be mounted on a new telescopic post allowing easy access for trimming and filling. A setscrew grips the central shaft to fix position with pulleys and weights counterbalancing the lamp.
Consul Burton Faces Ship Captains Over Delayed Papers
While Sir Richard Burton served as consul on the wheat coast of Africa, ship captains delayed cargoes and skipped correspondence. Burton held them to an eighteen hours daylight rule, warning that if they left early two guns would be fired. The captains waited until after the limit, and Burton remained firm.
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Richard Burton
Africa
Burton
Barton
Weekly Telegraph
Saving a Sixpence Irish Bull Story
A Dublin dock tradesman Patrick, frugal and fond of Irish blarney, negotiates a sixpence fee for a messenger to Glasnevin, insisting the distance is lonely and proposing companionship to share the fare. The tale, from Youth’s Companion, underscores Patrick’s thrifty wit and social humor.
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Patrick
Dublin
Gantry
Ballycastle
Glasneyin
A Yon Mile Tunnel Through Shap Fells Planned
A ten mile tunnel to be cut through Shap Fells by the London and Northwestern Railroad will create England's longest tunnel and shorten the west coast route to Scotland.
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England
Shap Fells
London and Northwestern
Scotland
Age Defying Lineage in Devonshire Society
A seventy year old man in Devonshire, England is noted as living alongside his father aged ninety and his grandfather aged one hundred ten, all still alive. This remarkable family lineage highlights longevity spanning three generations in a single household.
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Devonshire
England
Three Siaters And An Unexpected Bible Quotation
A set of humorous fragments recounts mispronounced speech from sisters who lisp and a failed exam candidate who quotes Judas and Go thou and do likewise. The pieces blend odd dialogue with a vaudeville style ending remark about a gas incident.
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Judas
McKenna Nomination Divides Senate In Strong Debate
A Washington special reports four hours of executive session focused on the nomination of Hon. Joseph McKenna to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. Senator Allen opposed immediate action, calling the nomination the weakest ever sent to the Senate, while supporters argued fitness and fairness beyond sectarian bias. The session also touched on petitions from Georgians against an anti scalping bill and House actions on reimbursing book agents and private bills.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph McKenna
Supreme Court
Allen
Nebraska
McKenna
Senator Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Hoar
Judiciary Committee
American Protective Association
Senator White
California
Clay
Georgia
Committee On Interstate Commerce
House
Cooper
Texas
Episcopal Charch
South
Gaines
Nashville
Committee On War Criime
Cuban scare subsides as McKinley sees few callers
Washington dispatch reports the Cuban scare calming by Friday with little anxiety in official circles. President McKinley had few visitors as office seekers stayed away. first congressional caller was Senator Sewell of New Jersey at 9:30. Shortly before 10:30 Representatives Grosvenor of Ohio and Senator Platt of Connecticut appeared but did not discuss foreign affairs with the president.
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Conan Lee
Washington Dispatch
McKinley
Senator Sewell
New Jersey
Grosvenor
Oho
Platt
Connecticut
Durants cremation completes after quiet finish
The body of murderer W A Rant was cremated at Reynolds and Van Nuys crematory in Altadina. Ashes delivered to the parents after a discreet process witnessed only by staff and a few onlookers. In Mexico City four Americans were arrested and kept incommunicado amid suspicions of large robberies.
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Los Angeles
Cal
W. A.T. Durrant
Reynolds d& van Nuys
Altadina
Durrants
Mexico
Mexico City
Representative from Missouri Introduces Coinage Bill
The Missouri representative in Congress introduces a free coinage bill on Thursday. It declares gold and silver as the standard and makes all rules discriminating against their legal tender unlawful.
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Representative Pland
Missouri
Congress
Widespread New England Cotton Mills Cut Wages
Reports from Boston say over half a hundred cotton mills in six New England states began reducing wages after a Saturday shut down. New Bedford Rhode Island Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts centers say most mills will follow with 10 to 11 1 9 percent cuts. Some mills already stayed out while other workers contemplate idle time or acceptance of lower pay.
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Boston
Mass
New England
New Bedford
Lowell
Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Fall River
Amoskeag Company
Manchester
Salem
State Board of Arbitration
Biddleford
Queen City
Burlington
Atlantic and Pacific Corporations
Lawrence
Shropshire Case Reaches Congress In Unusual Form
The Clyde Shropshire case gains congressional attention via a unique pamphlet by John W. Hinton of Milwaukee. He, head of a northwestern tariff bureau, alleges misappropriation of funds from his son Francis who died in Paris in 1895. The pamphlet petitions Congress to criminalize acts by American consuls robbing citizens dying abroad.
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Atton
Congress
Clyde Shropshire
John W. Hinton
Milwaukes
Northwestern Tariff Bureau
Francis Hinton
Paris
State Department
Sen
Buropshire
Shropshire
Quiet Saturday in Congress Eulogizes Milliken
A Washington special notes Congress spent the afternoon after 2 pm in eulogies for the late Representative Seth W. Milliken. The day also featured Rep Starr denying a local paper’s claim he acted as pension attorney in a Cheney pension case, before the House moved to the army appropriation bill in committee.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Seth W. Milliken
Starr
Nebraska
Jackson W. Cheney
Republican Mayor-Elect Captures Knoxville Vote
In the mayoral race for Knoxville Tennessee the Republican ticket won as Captain Rule secured the mayor's seat after a bitter contest between regular and independent Democrats. Republicans also won the public works chair but failed to gain a majority on the board of aldermen.
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Knoxville
Lane daughter of ex senator shoots self in Washington hotel
Lucille Lane youngest daughter of ex Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky, shot herself in her Wellington hotel apartment Saturday night. Family statement calls the act accidental. doctors declining comment, but reports suggest she will likely recover. Agricultural bill moves forward as House completes committee of the whole, including a dispute over free seed distribution. attempt to strike $130,000 appropriation fails 136 to something.
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Blackburn
Lucille Lane
Joe Blackburn
Kentucky
Wellington Hotel
Washington
Lane
House
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Nicaragua
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Pacific Commercial Advertiser
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Bhito
Pacific Outlet
Canal
Philip D. Armour
Dullards
Cholly
Ken
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Durrant
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Milliken
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