Panama Canal Treaty Dominates Week in Congress
Senate ratified the Panama canal treaty by 66 to 14 as communications of key leaders praised Roosevelt and Hay. The week saw debates on naval and agricultural appropriations, naturalization records, and limits on alien admissions. Executed condemnations, fires, and embezzlement cases darken a week of legislature and tragedy.
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Hoar
Mass
Senate
Cullom
Jil
Roosevelt
Hay
Canal
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Mixed historical items span murders to political notes
A wide range of 19th century news items: Marcus A Hanza will valued at 3 million left to family. six Chicago unionists indicted for conspiracy and rioting near a glove factory. Chicago building commissioner closes assembly halls in 100 public schools for ordinance violations. Secretary Hay cites Japan Corea treaty talk. Frank Lewandowski kills wife and himself in Chicago. five workers die in explosion at C M Warner sugar refinery in Waukegan. fire destroys Loveless livery stable in Farmer City with 34 horses killed. George Aderhelt travels from Canton Ohio to Carrollton Georgia to celebrate birthday with 90 year old father after 41 years separation. five Chinese die in Stockton fire. robbers loot Cairo post office for 400 dollars. Sam Cortes dies in Ogden Utah as 29th victim of dynamite blast. 44 American broom plants form National Broom Company in Chicago. Havana marks last war independence outbreak anniversary. Isthmian canal commission invites five US engineers. New York legislature grants pension to 104 year old Hiram Cronk of Dunnbrook. Baltimore fire costs 8 9 million to twenty one British fire companies. Jabel Register hanged for murder in Whiteville North Carolina. railway wreck at Dyersville Iowa kills stockmen and many cattle.
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Marcus A. Hanza
Cleveland
Chicago
Hay
Japan
Corea
Frank Lewandowski
C. M. Warner
Waukegan
W. R. Loveless
Farmer City
George Aderhelt
Canton O
Carrollton
Stockton
Cal
Cairo
Sam Cortes
Ogden
Utah
National Broom Company
Havana
Cuba
United States
Isthmian Canal Commission
New York
Hiram Cronk
Dunnbrook
Baltimore
Jesse BE. Soles
Jim Stanley
Whiteville
N. C
Jabel Register
Dyersville
Separate ballots in Ohio legislature to pick Hanna successor
The Ohio legislature plans separate ballots on March 1 to choose a successor to late Senator Marcus A. Hanna. The article lists other political moves including nominations and confirmations across states, noting deaths of notable figures and long-lived individuals.
Vast tin finds in Lower Burmah amid wartime rumors
A wide range of reports claim tin deposits near the Siamese frontier in Lower Burmah. Other dispatches describe heavy British figures, severe cold in Newfoundland, battles at Port Arthur, and Russian protests over Japanese actions. A bank robbery in Iraparita, Mexico, involved $90,000.
Mystery Couple Found To Be Siblings After 35 Years
A Campbell Ford Ontario couple living as man and wife for 35 years with five children discover they are brother and sister. The incident follows reports of a Japanese harbor action and troop movements in the Far East.
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Campbell Ford Ont
Port Arthur
Possiet Bay
Vladivostock
Hunchun
US and world events sweep through Senate House and battles
Senate debated using American ships for government supplies and the House passed the naval appropriation bill. A fire devastated the Wisconsin state capitol, while 700 Western Union messengers struck in Chicago. Japan announced troops landed at Chemulpo with thousands more marching toward Ping Yang as tensions rise in East Asia.
Jury Declares All Guilty in Post Office Conspiracy Trial
Washington reports the jury found all four defendants guilty in the post office conspiracy case. August Machen George Lorenz Samuel Groff and Diller Groff face fines and prison as the trial spanned nine hours of deliberation with motions for new trials and bail.
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Washington
Carl Petersen
Post Office
August W. Machen
Rural Free Delivery Division
George E. Lorenz
Toledo
Samuel A
Diller B. Groff
Lorenz
Groff Brothers
Groffs
Machen
Post Office Department
A. W. Machen
Moundsville
Samuel Groff
District Court of Appeals
Machen-Groff-Lorenz
Canal Treaty Becomes Law Under Roosevelt Proclamation
President Roosevelt signed the proclamation putting the Panama canal treaty into effect at 11:50 a.m. Friday. The document was exchanged after ratifications between Secretary Hay and Panamanian Minister Bunau Varilla, closing the long diplomatic effort for U S canal rights. remaining tasks are legal adjustments by U S law officers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Panama
Isthmian Canal
State Department
State Hay
Bunau Varilla
White House
Loeb
United States
Five Die in Minnie Healy Mine Cave-In at 1000-Foot Level
Butte Montana reports five men killed in a cave-in at the Minnie Healy mine on the sixth floor of the 1000-foot level. Foreman warned of soft ground earlier. Haggerty and four miners, Furlong Dwyer Abraham Trinetti, were trapped and perished. The cause remains unknown. Also Beloit nominating congressman Reeder by acclamation in the Sixth district.
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Haggerty
Furlong
Dwyer
Abraham
Trinetti
Beloit
Kan
William A. Reeder
Kidney Pills Endorsement Loses No Luster
Yorktown Arkansas physician Dr Leland Williamson extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as reliably effective for kidney disease. He cites a patient, A H Cole, age 31, with pus filled urine and kidney pain, treated with water, purgatives, and Dodd's Kidney Pills, cured in three weeks and able to resume farm work. The note emphasizes the doctor's twenty years practice and the sensationalized endorsement.
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Yorktown
Ark
Leland Williamson
Dodd
A. H. Cole
Williamson
Remarkable Cure Claims for Cuticura Soap and Remedies
An ornate advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Quintment and Pills as miracle cures for eczema psoriasis scalp scales pimples ringworm and other skin ailments. The copy lauds superhuman virtues and references testimonials from the civilized world while oddly thanking “those who kill time” and lamenting a passing figure named Pucx.
Millions of Vegetables Seed Offer Promises Bargains
John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a 16 cent deal to test Salter’s Warranted Vegetable Seeds. The offer includes seed for 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes 1000 flowers plus a Berliner cauliflower if 20 cents postage is sent, with the notice.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Yous
Salter
K. L
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