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Delay In Canal Construction Prompts Funding Debate
The piece discusses the split between Congress chambers over Isthmian Canal Commission plans. It outlines sea level versus summit level options, the Chagres diversion at Gamboa, the Bohle dam, and the Spooner act constraints. It notes the $115 million ceiling limits and potential one‑year postponement due to funding and legal authorization.
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Department
Prairie Dog Division Proposed to Employ Office Seekers
The Denver Republican endorses a plan to run a federal campaign to exterminate prairie dogs in Colorado. It argues the move would provide jobs for disappointed office seekers in Washington by creating a Prairie Dog Division within the Bureau of Animal Industry. The piece calls for abolishing civil service hurdles to rapidly employ those in Washington on March 4, 195.
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United States
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Department of Agriculture
Prairie Dog
Cavalry in Warfare and World Power Shifts
The article surveys cavalry roles from Napoleonic tactics to Japanese and Russian forces, noting Napoleon's use of horsemen and Hannibal's Numidian cavalry as decisive, and contrasts Japan's cavalry with its formidable infantry while warning of shifting alliances in Europe and Asia. It also touches on broader imperial intrigues and military leadership moving toward dominance in the Far East.
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Varro
Africa
Rupert
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Cromwell
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg
Japan
Sparta
William
Western
Europe
Band
Far East
Russia
Wooden Leg Charged as Weapon in Assault Case
The case discusses whether a wooden leg used to strike a woman constitutes a weapon. Dave Brown, a black man, pleaded guilty to striking the plaintiff, avoiding a court ruling on whether the wooden leg was a weapon. The column argues the legal distinction between limb use and weaponry, noting the presumed role of the leg as part of the person.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Burglary tale and witty clipping from Chicago Tribune
A burglar stole valuables from the Ferguson home including a silver framed pocket mirror once a gift from a deceased relative. Weeks later a package returned the mirror with a crude note accusing the owner of lacking self respect and boasting the thief still has a shred of honor. The piece also recalls commentary from the New York Sun and Philadelphia Press quips about officials and a misdirected caller joke.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Jewels and a Bath in a Tangled European Tale
A fragmentary romance arc centers on a young baroness tied to a fortune and a vanished suitor. Betrayals unfold in Berlin and abroad as a clever analyst uncovers schemes, disguises, and a perilous triangle of love, money, and danger in a world of secrets.
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Angel
Oftaire
Ernie
Warsi
Macy
Milotpiy
Congress and Roosevelt Clash Over Tariff Reform
A political argument unfolds over tariff policy with Col Thompson and Col Mitchell in heated exchange. The piece argues that a Republican Congress will balance impulses and sagacity, contrasting past Democratic and Republican handling of tariffs, and notes Massachusetts opposition to tariff on raw materials while Roosevelt pursues the square deal and reform. It discusses Coffe tariffs, historical rates, and the roles of Cannon Grosvenor and Dalzell in shaping Fifty-ninth Congress.
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Republican Party
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McKinley
Commission
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Payne
Democratic Party
Canaan
Hardihood
St Patrick's bold claim on expediting snake drive
A garbled reminiscence places St Patrick as decisive in banishing snakes from Ireland. He quips a faster method than an Intersnake commission, then lunges forward in a comically tangled scene with wriggling foes.
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Babcock Likely Wisconsin Republican National Committee Pick
The appointment of Joseph W. Babcock by Chairman Cortel to Wisconsin’s national committee seat sparks friction with La Follette factions. Babcock, an ally of Payne’s line, could shape future party leadership while Jesse Overstreet retires and others contemplate new roles. Harry S. New travels for a hunting trip after being named acting vice chairman.
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Joseph W. Babcock
Wisconsin
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Babcock
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
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J. A. Ty Hut
Jamess. Sherman
New York
Babrock
Henry C. Payne
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Habcock
Henry ©. Payné
Harry S. New
Indianapolis
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Illinois
Taft to Preside Over Ohio State Republican Convention
Secretary Taft accepts invitation to serve as permanent chairman of the Ohio Republican State convention likely to meet May 16 and 17. He will stop in Ohio en route to Vicksburg to accept monuments for the government. Ohio leaders see the move as shrewd and aim to gain closer view of Taft to bolster a possible presidential bid while Foraker remains a foe.
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Vicksburg
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Foraker
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Two Houses Vote for Frazier in Senate Election
Nashville Tenn March 1 Both houses of the 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 Refuses to Dismiss Royal League Case
Chicago March 21 Judge C C Kohlsaat refused to dismiss a bill and injunctions against William T E Hyde supreme archon and Charles B Piper supreme scribe of the Royal League charged with misappropriating 34000 of the order’s funds The court declined to act on a defense claim that the court was used by personal enemies to besmirch Piper and Hyde pending proof
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C. C. Koll Saat
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William TE. Hyde
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New Argentine Minister Portela to Arrive This Spring
Epifanio Portela, then Argentine Minister to Spain, is named minister to Washington succeeding Garc�a Merou, who moves to Berlin. Portela is expected to arrive in the spring. Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco, due in March, likely arrives later in spring.
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Spain
Washington
Garccla Merou
Berlin
Nabuco
Prohibition in District to be tackled by Webber bill
Akron March 21 Congressman A R Webber announced in an address that he will introduce a bill in the next session to abolish liquor sales in the District of Columbia and place every member of Congress on record. Senator Heyburn denied opposing the confirmation of James Wickersham and said he abstained from the nomination process. Colorado bribery charge: Herbert and Sullivan exonerated by legislative committee in Cripple Creek and Denver amid a probe over alleged pay for Alva Adams in the governor race.
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Daniel Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Richard Morgan
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Made Special Agent to Europe
Dr M Daugherty former head of foreign crop intelligence at the Bureau of Statistics Department of Agriculture is appointed special European Agent with London headquarters in succession to E G Peters who returns to Washington. Daugherty will sail from New York for his new post on the 25th instant. One Ballot at Dover Delaware March 2 joint ballot for United States Senator: Addicks 15 Henry A Dupont 15 T Coleman Dupont 1 Saulsbury 18 Hughes 5 total 62 necessary to a choice 27. Legislature will adjourn sine die at 12 30 p m on Thursday.
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Gail
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Dover
Del
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Addicks
Henry A. Dupont
T.coleman Dupont
Saulsbury
Hughes
Congressmen Leave Porto Rico for Santo Domingo Tour
Fourteen Congressmen mainly from Rivers and Harbors with their wives arrived in San Juan on March 17 aboard the US Transport Sumner and will travel overland across the island en route to Santo Domingo. Steamship dividends rise noted for North German Lloyd line with a 3 percent payout versus 8 percent last year.
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I Masaguez
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San Juan
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Sumner
Santo Domingo
Palm Beach to Nassau the talk of hotel society in Florida
The report canvasses fashionable guests at Palm Beach and other Florida resorts, noting vast wealth and lavish gambling at the clubs. It also records impressions from Wyoming cattleman Samuel Howes Hardin and Londoner F Rawdon about Japan, plus views on Nassau and a praise for Chairman Warner with a civic testimonial planned.
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America
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QO. G. Staples
Thomas S. Hopkins
John McElfroy
George W. Drew
C. @. Staples
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T. ©. Noyes
William T. Galither
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Frank Morrison
John Bellman
George H. Shuldt
William @. Connor
Colt
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H. W. Fuller
M. V. Richards
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical piece notes the risks of marrying a man with a past and mocks the wit and vanity of early modern courtship. It pokes fun at limited finances, changing fashions, and the idea that education is better spent on homemaking than language study.
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