Music recorded in January 1903
January 1903 was a month in which the United States advanced diplomatic negotiations over the right to build a canal in Central America. On January 22, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay (1838–1905) and Colombian diplomat Tomás Herrán (1843–1904) signed the Hay–Herrán Treaty, which established the Canal Zone lease on the Isthmus of Panama (then Colombian territory). Around the same time, wireless communication also reached a milestone. On January 18 (or 19), 1903, a public two-way radio communication was conducted between a Marconi radio station in Massachusetts and a station in Britain, reporting the exchange of messages between Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and King Edward VII (1841–1910). In terms of natural disasters, a major earthquake was recorded in the South Pacific (near Tonga) on January 4, 1903, and another major earthquake was recorded off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico in mid-January.In terms of culture, the first issue of the photography magazine Camera Work, edited by photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), was published in January 1903, an event symbolizing the trend toward presenting photography as art.
Confirmed recordings this month: 0
Summary of information on recordings made in January 1903
At this time, we have been unable to confirm any "recordings (collections)," "releases (distributions)," or "company/system announcements" for the month of January 1903 using primary sources or equally reliable public documents that can be confirmed down to the month.
