Conditions in Panama Stir Controversy Over Negro Labor
The article reports on harsh living conditions for Black laborers in Panama, fueling mass departures from the Isthmus. It cites observations by officials and Taft, notes political favoritism, and describes the squalid housing, low wages, and threats faced by workers. The piece references engineering projects, Canal Commission oversight, and the presence of American officials amid widespread hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Bige- Tan
Culetta
Jamaica
Musa
Living Conditions in Colon Exposed by American Observer
An American observer in Colon describes squalid housing, flooded yards, and pestilence amid high rents and inadequate sanitation. He criticizes official neglect and political influence, noting failed water and sewer projects, unsafe latrines, and racial tensions affecting labor on the Isthmus.
Poultney Bigelow article questioned by independent press
From Washington comes word that Senator Bailey cites 15 scans and attacks the administration’s Panama policy. The New York Eveling Post reprints Poultney Bigelow’s Panama dispatch, accusing the labor sanitation and corruption of the era, and urging a measured response to his charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultney Bigelow
New York Eveling Post
Washington
Bailey
Panama
Independent
Tafty
Bigelow
Shents
Bigelows
Mystery of Miss Ethel Yerkes and the Repulsed Heir’s Funeral
The New York Work reports Charles J. Yerkes dictated a second deathbed will differing from the May will, disinheriting his wife and children in favor of Emilie Grigsby and other young women. Dr H P Loomis and lawyer Adrian H Joline are central figures amid denials and possible probes as appraisers assess Yerkes's Fifth Avenue mansion while Ethel Yerkes’s career and family intrigues unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles ‘J. Yerkes
Yerkes
Waldorf- Astoria
Emilie Grigsby
Park Avenue
Charles’ Um. Yerkes
Mr. Yerkes
Charles
H. P. Loomis
Loomis
Wall Street
Joline
Carle T. Yerkes
Clarence Knight
Erkes
Svcrcey
Romance of Ethel Yerkes Deepens New York Mystery
Chapter reveals Ethel Yerkes daughter of a justice fugitive and ward to a trust magnate. It notes a bench warrant for Clarence Yerkes, the father, and that Charles F. Yerkes knew the farmer cousin. Attorney hints will contest the Savoy London will for a share of the fortune. The tale traces Ethel’s ailed youth and early talent as a singer.
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Trecorder Goff
Johnville
Debonair
Clarence Vernes
Clarence
Jithel
New York American
Charles T Yerkes
Ethel Yerkes
Draction
Justice
Ta Trust Magnate
Yerkes
Fifth Avenue
Clarence Yerkes
Ethel
Charles F. Yerkes
Ethel Yeghes
Charles T. Yerkes
Savoy Hotel
London
Mine Umpire Will Resign
Judge George Gray of Wilmington received a letter from Secretary Dettrey of the anthracite conciliation board requesting an umpire to replace Commissioner Neil who plans to sever ties with the board. One case remains to be adjudicated and upon its settlement the resignation will be tendered. No successor or meetings until chosen.
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Wilmington
Del
George Gray
Dettrey
Anthracite Conciliation Board
Neil
Gray
Neill
Conciliation Board
Appeal in Chadwick Case Delays Trial Motion Discussed
United States Circuit Court may rule next Monday or Tuesday on a motion for a new trial in the Chadwick appeal. If the circuit sustains the lower court, Chadwick's lawyers reportedly plan to seek Supreme Court review to delay the federal case in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Sullivan
Cincinnati
United States Circuit Court
Cassie Tu. Chadwick
Panama Canal labor office closed after deposit rule
Kingston Jamaica Jan 5 The Panama Canal Commission agents in Kingston closed their labor hiring office after Washington offered to Panama only with a deposit from government Swelle and authorities refused to grant free passage. O Connell led the office in Colon this evening and reported the closure.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Panama Canal Commission
oGers
Washington
Swelle
Panama
O'Connell
Colon
New York City Headlines Chronicle Odd Nightly Misadventures
Miss Anne Tush and Miss Daisy Mercereau escort a disheveled woman found in a coat on Convent Avenue and 1st Street to J Hood Wright Hospital after a dramatic scene. Miner William Driver reports loss of a large roll and a stolen diamond ring at Broadway cafes. A16-year-old Hester Kadakoff dies from suspected accidental gas asphyxia at home on East Seventy Fourth Street. Fireside tales, a halted wedding, and police rescues fill a busy panorama in Harlem and surrounding districts.
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New York
Anne Tush
Daisy Mercereau
West 13d Street
Convent Avenue
1St Street
Yctr
J. Hood Wright
William C. Driver
Laker City
Greg
Breslin
Golden Girl
Baker City
Mr. Driver
Casino
Broadway
Imperial Hotel
Driver
Enderlain Po-Ice Station
Hester Kadakoff
East Seventy-fourth Street
Alice de Gotcourta
Tye Dhuid
August Balmont
Mr. Belmont
Hrecinet
Jim
Slater
Bombach
Harlem
Charles &. W. Gaddum
Cheshire
England
John C. Milne
Flatbush
Mir
Gaddam
Carmania
Liverpool
Europe
Elizabeth Brown
Muller
Palk Letion
Jacob Peigler
Second Avenue
Wildenauer
Edward Brown
F Pugin
East Eighty-eighth Street
Blumer
Gregory Connelly
AL Brown
Netzghhors
Tha Sehaff
East We Street
McCarthy
United States
William H. Manning
Thepew
Albany
Iesson
Manning
Aldmin
Sarah Tratner
Ta East 119Th Street
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Ali Bigelow
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Dex
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Therese
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Canal Company
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Madrid
Berlin
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Canal Zone
Po Hce
Republic of Panama
American Canal Zone
Germany
Atlantic
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Roosevelt
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Mr.erkes
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Central Park
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Munsig
Emntie Grigsby
Litres Yerkes
Pope Manufacturing Company
Clarence Yerkesy
Chadwick
United States Supreme Court
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Serets
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P. F. Gargen
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Titus
Kanne
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Abidison Square Garden
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Fritz Jouterc Sequesne
Patrobman Carls Ao Sani
Forty-seventh Street
Statian
Amos
Chidren
Pibta-cuehcin Street
Ninth Avenue
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Smith
Theo
Lima
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Euces
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Rdywald RoWolsen
Aoa
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Atal
Genral
Elechange
Head Wright
Firth
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Henry Tt Linnturger
J. P Morgan
Que Finandt
Miineger
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Dur Duniness
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Young Morgan
Friand
Madason Aveue
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Rederick Schiwed
Bread Street
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Ajax
Loch Street
Tift Avenue
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Soto
Fortieth
Wwe
Fortieth Street
John C. Sheehan
Tann
Twenty-fifth Assembly
George Scannell
Sheehan
Tammany
Seneca Club
East Thirty-first Street
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