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...ostensible purpose of these concessions was to give to the British exclusive control of practically all future development of mineral rights in Panama, excepting oil, coal, salt and mineral waters...
...State Department promptly made public the text of the contract granting the concessions. This gave a British company formed for the purpose a right to explore for ten years all public lands, in certain areas, and the right to perpetual ownership of any gold mines or other mines (excepting salt, oil, coal and miner 1 water) discovered during that period. The company is made a "public utility," hence freed from all taxes; Panama is to provide sanitary and police protection at the company's expense (much of the area has never even been explored); the company has permission...
Gradually the opposition of the school authorities is disappearing. The Pittsburgh School Board is the latest to make an exception in the case of "Old Ironsides" and suspend their rule because they believe in its patriotic and educational value. Cleveland. St. Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Buffalo have yet to have their campaigns among the children. Admiral Andrews hopes that before the snow flies the "Old Ironsides" movement will be in full swing in these cities...
...likeness between the Messrs. Wilson and Bok was a source of pleasure to them both. If they lunched together, friends of Mr. Bok would accost him afterwards: "Was that your brother?" And once on a train going to Manhattan when they were wearing precisely similar suits of pepper-and-salt mixture and twin grey felt hats, Mr. Wilson is said to have said: "Look more like each other than ever, don't we? Well, that's an advantage for me. The people in the car will think you are the Governor, and as the Governor of New Jersey...
Myths he has fed upon. Upon myths will be continue to feed. So perhaps one need take with no less salt his fear than the calm which preceded it. If the administration is honest this order was issued merely for the purpose of assisting Californian agents in the performance of their "duty". And it is always well to believe that the administration is honest...