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Delay In Canal Construction Stirs Congress Debate
The editorial criticizes the stalemate between the Senate and House over the Isthmian Canal Commission plan. It weighs sea level versus summit level options, urging timely funding, river diversion at Gamboa, and Bohle dam work, while noting Spooner act limits and deferrals due to fiscal restrictions.
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Prairie Dog Extermination Proposed to Aid Office Seekers
Washington editorial salutes a Denver plan to employ a Prairie Dog Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry to curb Colorado’s prairie dog colonization. It urges Congress to fund the program and waive civil service hurdles, requiring applicants to prove presence in Washington on March 4, 195. The piece frames it as relief for disappointed office seekers and a cure for land encroachment on cattlemen.
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Cavalry in Warfare and the Rise of Japan
A wide-ranging opinion piece surveys cavalry roles from Hannibal to Napoleon, contrasts Japanese cavalry with infantry in the Russo-Japanese theater, and argues Japan may dominate the Far East while Russia and Japan could ally. It also notes shifts in military prestige and leadership across European powers.
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Russia
Wooden leg as a weapon sparks legal debate in court
A Birmingham case centers on whether a wooden leg used in a strike constitutes an assault with a weapon. The prisoner pleaded guilty, leaving unresolved whether using an artificial limb can be a weapon. Legal arguments contrasted leg as part of the man versus as a dangerous instrument. The article cites the Washington Post’s praise of its reporting.
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Burglar Leaves Mirror Return Note to Owner
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a burglary at the Ferguson home where a silver framed pocket mirror was taken. Weeks later a loosely packed note and the missing mirror arrived on the doorstep with a quip about the thief’s face. A New York Sun digression and a Philadelphia Press joke are also touched on.
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Fragmented tale of romance and crime in Paris press lines
The text sketches a scandal involving a baron and inheritance, with a love affair under an assumed name in Berlin. It notes arrests and a conspiratorial tone as the plot unfolds, referencing a “wingless angel” and a warning about caution in affairs of heart.
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Congress and Roosevelts tariff clash in old decree
A partisan column argues the Fifty-ninth Congress will spar with President Roosevelt over tariff reform. It recalls past congresses and factions, names Massachusetts and Grover Cleveland era issues, and warns that true reform requires new leadership to navigate Washington’s tariff politics.
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St Patrick’s speech on ridding Frelandg of snakes noted
A garbled passage records St Patrick touting a swift method to drive out snakes from Frelandg. He dismisses a longer route to an Interanake commission, pausing to adjust his hat before charging at the wriggling reptiles with determination.
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Babcock Named Wisconsin’s Rep to National Committee
The selection of Joseph W. Babcock by Chairman Cortel as Wisconsin’s member on the Republican National Committee stirs La Follette faction opposition. Babcock, a six-time successful campaign manager, is viewed as a strong national chair candidate, while Jesse Overstreet retires and others consider reorganizing the Congressional committee. Harry S. New, acting and vice chairman, leaves for a hunting trip after receiving myriad congratulations.
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Taft to Preside at Ohio State Republican Convention
Secretary of War Taft accepted an invitation to be permanent chairman of the Ohio Republican State convention likely to meet May 16 and 17. He will stop in Ohio while en route to Vicksburg to receive monuments to be dedicated to soldiers. Ohio leaders see the move as strategic to influence delegates and perhaps boost Taft’s presidential prospects.
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Two Houses Vote for Frazier in Tennessee Senate
Nashville March 1 Both houses of the Tennessee general assembly cast separate votes for United States Senator with Democrats backing Gov Frazier and Republicans backing Congressman W P Brownlow. A joint session will be held tomorrow to declare Gov Frazier elected to succeed the late Senator William B Bate.
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Judge Kohlsaat Denies Dismissal in Royal League Case
Judge C C Koll Saat refused to dismiss a bill and injunctions against William T. Hyde and Charles B. Piper, Royal League officials accused of misappropriating 34000. The defense alleged the court was used by enemies to besmirch their characters, but the judge declined to rule on that claim pending evidence.
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Portela to be New Argentine Minister to Washington
Epifanio Portela, currently Argentine minister to Spain, is named minister to Washington succeeding Garcila Merou who moves to Berlin. Portela is expected to arrive in Washington this spring. Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco, anticipated in March, will likely reach the area later in spring.
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Prohibition in District Urges Bill Introduction
Congressman A R Webber announces in Akron that he will introduce a bill in the next Congress to abolish liquor sales in the District of Columbia and demand a roll call on the issue. Senator Heyburn denies a Post misquote on Wickersham nomination and says he abstained. Colorado bribery probe exonerates Herbert and Sullivan from aiding votes for Alva Adams.
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Made Special Agent to Europe
Dr M Daugherty who headed foreign crop intelligence in the Bureau of Statistics has been named special European Agent with London headquarters succeeding E A Peters who returns to Washington. Mr Daugherty will sail from New York for his new post on the 25th instant. In Dover Delaware on March 2 a joint ballot for United States Senator gave Addicks 15 Dupont 165 Coleman 1 Saulsbury 18 Hughes blank. Total 62 needed for a choice 27. The legislature will adjourn sine die at 12:30 p m on Thursday.
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Congressmen Leave Porto Rico for Santo Domingo
Fourteen Congressmen mainly from Rivers and Harbors, with wives, arrived in San Juan on March 17 aboard the US Transport Sumner and departed today for Santo Domingo, traveling overland across the island. Also noted, the Norddeutscher Lloyd line cut its dividend to 3 percent from 3.8 percent last year.
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Palm Beach and Nassau Aboard in Luxury and Talk
In vivid reports from the Shoreham and New Willard hotels, frequent travelers describe Palm Beach Florida and Nassau as embroiled with wealth and leisure. The scene at Palm Beach features lavish gowns and diamond displays while guests gamble openly in clubrooms. Wyoming cattlemen praise mild winters and irrigation prospects, while a London visitor analyzes Japan’s economic strain and potential immigration effects. Other voices note Nassau’s easy climate, polite native population, and growing American interest.
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Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical column notes that marriage to a man with a past ruins prospects, jokes about a cheerful young wife overshadowing a small bank balance, and mocks fashion and odd hobbies. It argues women should learn home management over languages to be useful.
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