The </em><span>(New York)</span><em> World</em></a><span><a href=https://www.newseumed.org/tools/artifact/"https://newseumed.org/tools/artifact/world-questions-panama-canal-purchase-1908"> and other newspapers had begun running stories</a> </span><span>discussing this potential corruption. Mack of the Democratic National Committee had announced that he was looking into the charges after </span><em>The World</em><span> ran its first article on Oct. 3. This cartoon would later be included in the criminal indictment for libel against the</span><em> News</em><span> that President Roosevelt sought in Washington, D.C. </span></p> <p><span>This particular printing of the cartoon comes from a 1909 pamphlet about the case published by </span><em>The Indianapolis News</em><span> in triumph when an Indiana judge ruled in favor of the newspaper.</span></p> " /> Cartoon Takes on Panama Canal Charges, 1908 | NewseumED Skip Navigation
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Cartoon Takes on Panama Canal Charges, 1908

This The Indianapolis News political cartoon spotlights allegations that a group of Americans had unfairly profited off the sale of the Panama Canal to the United States.

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Artifact Date
October 10, 1908
Topic(s)
  • Journalism
  • Politics
  • World History

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