Colombian Liberals Press for Panama Canal Control
General Modeste Marcos reports that the Liberal party in Colombia seeks United States ownership and control of the Panama Canal, pledging a new constitution and favorable terms on canal payments. He notes 20,000 volunteer Liberal troops operating inland, supported by arms shipments, and asserts the government may capitulate or amend its constitution to align with Liberal aims on canal matters.
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New York
Modeste Marcos
Coenan Lol
Liberal Party
Galen
United States 9
Manama
United States
Canal Co
Hiberno Party
Colombia
Columbia
Panama Canal
Eleven Prisoners Back Behind Bars In Island Escape
A Ledger report from Tacoma Washington notes all eleven inmates who fled McNeil's Island prison on Sunday noon were in custody by Tuesday night. The last four captured near the crossroads included James Moriarity Mike Williams Bruce Kenwright and J P Stewart. No shots fired. Moriarity loses 20 months. Williams 26 months. Officers praise the man hunt.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ledger
McNeil’s Island
United States
James Moriarity
Mike Williams
Bruce Kenwright
J. P. Stewart
Eloeck
Cross Roads
Moriarity
Williams
Paying the Penalty at McNeil’s Island Prison Break
Ten of eleven convicts recaptured after escape are confined in two six by eight foot dungeons at McNeil's Island penitentiary in Sundry Tacoma Washington. Carroll remains too ill for confinement. Prisoners were amid hunger when recaptured and fed only bread and water until the following night. They face at least fifteen days in the bare cells.
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Tacoma
Wash
Jin
McNeil's Island Penitentiary
Carroll
Conviets
Explosion At Kings Mills Powder Works Blows Man To Pieces
A terrible explosion at Kings Mills Powder works Tuesday killed Will Dustin of Mainville and mortally injured David Thompson of Macon who died minutes later. Charles Harper and a man named Butler suffered serious injuries and were not expected to survive. The mill was isolated and entirely destroyed.
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Kings Mills
Will Dustin
Mainville
David Thompson
Macon
Charles Harper
Butler
Bank of Hartford Robbed by Safe Blowers
Hartford Kentucky January 23 Bank of Hartford robbed by five or six safe blowers early Wednesday with dynamite. Vault wrecked and about 4000 dollars in the vault. robbers believed to have taken only a small portion as money lay scattered on the floor. Noise from the explosion aroused the town forcing the robbers to flee.
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Hartford
Bank of Hartford
Improving a Barn with Roof Windows for Better Ventilation
The article describes adding a roof window to an old barn to allow outside loading of hay, light, and ventilation. A second story storage space is created by flooring the loft, keeping the first floor clear for a silo and stock quarters. End windows and loft design improve cooling in summer and warmth in winter.
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N.Y
One Breed Is Enough as a Focus for Farmers and Fanciers
A single breed yields practical gains for care, feeding, and market consistency. Experts argue that concentrating on one variety boosts fancier progress, egg uniformity, and flock management. Separate pens for hens and pullets improve efficiency. John H. Henn notes pasture grazing and clover hay for ewes, with oats and corn grain mix for 100 head. Good money in mutton drives renewed sheep farming.
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John H. Henn
Farmer’s Review
Ends of Things and a World of Facts in Brief
The advance in wireless telegraphy topped last year’s science news. Lake Nicaragua’s fresh water supports a shark species, linked to the canal plan. The agricultural department seeks its largest-budget appropriation after the treasury. Russian census shows 640,000 idolaters among 125,668,000 people with 121 men per 100 women.
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Lake
Nicaragua
Agricultural Department
Treasury
Ussian
Dodd's Kidney Pills End Reign of Pain Says King
Marshfield Missouri resident J B King testifies after twenty years of lame back and kidney disease that Dodd's Kidney Pills brought rapid relief. He states seven months of improved comfort, urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy.
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Marshfield
J. B. King
Dodd
Saskatchewan settlers praise land in ad 1900 letter
Frank Pedley, immigration superintendent, receives a letter from settlers in Saskatchewan Township 43 Range 6 describing from Springfield Bonhomme County South Dakota their 1900 crops. They report excellent yields of wheat about twenty bushels per acre with oats barley and root crops also strong and say the country offers quick start for poor men, signing John H Schultz H A Coshen and others.
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Roshern
Frank Pedley
Saskatchewan
Springfield
Bonhomme County
S.dakota
Dakota
John H. Schultz
H. A. Coshen
5. Cors
B. H. Dirks
Winter is Here Miss Maud Palmer Praises Peruna
Winter is here as Miss Maud Palmer of Catarangi Ontario extols Peruna as a remedy for colds and winter ailments. She describes relief in three days and stronger condition in ten, urges keeping Peruna on hand for family illnesses, and notes a free 64 page catarrh book offered by The Peruna Medicine Co. of Columbus Ohio.
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Maud Palmer
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Knew What Was Coming
A humorous line from the Ohio State Journal about domestic tension and a joke over a wife’s response after a man claims he warned her not to trump an ave. The exchange highlights marital banter and a sly quarrel framed in a period newspaper voice.
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Henpeck
Henry
Ohio State Journal
Impossible Inconsistency In A Witty Quip
A playful quote from Smart Set features Miss IWigh-Waye-Poor Fido, Wine, and a backhanded remark about a Victoria and a dog cart. The lines joke over miscommunications and choices, capturing a light mood and social banter.
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