Panama Canal Will Transform South American Trade
Ignacio Calderon bolsters hopes that the Panama Canal will erase long travel distances and cut freight costs, boosting US South American trade. He notes Bolivia’s tin monopoly and the continent’s vast untapped riches, with improved transport and direct contact fueling growth and regional peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Panama Canal
Ignacio Calderon
United States
South America
Isthmus
Panama
New York
Magellan
Europe
Boliva
Bolvia
Americas
America
Black Hands Visit Daniels and Navy Notes
Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels receives a Black Hand threat note asking for $10000, joked as a prank by his sons Worth Bagley Jr. and Frank. Lee Palmer reports the letter with the sign of the Black Hand on Daniels desk. In another item, Carroll Beckwith critiques American landscape design versus French gardens commenting on graveyard-like formal galleries. New York lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Lee Palmer
Mr. Daniels
Worth
Frank
Ensign
Worth Bagley, Jr
Sprin
Versailles
Carroll Beckwith
New York
Western Washington oil prospect sparks buoyant forecasts
Report from Kitsap and Jefferson counties describes drilling for oil near Fork and La Conner flats at Bay View Anacortes with gas gusher signs at 750 feet. Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes rising oil stock bids and a widespread belief among geologists and experts that rich oil may exist in Western Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitsap County
Fork
Jefferson County
Hoh River
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Northwest
James J. Hill
Empire Builder
la Conner
Bay View
Anacortes
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Exchange
Washington
We Will Find Oil on the Hoh River
A prospecting firm asserts oil exists at the Hoh River basin and has baled crude from a surface seep. They claim ongoing exhibits at their offices and invite inquiries for expeditions to the Hoh district. They rate their holdings as the most likely and best paying prospect for paraffin-base oil discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoh River
Hoh
Investment pitch for Jefferson Oil Company spurs local trust
A homegrown investment proposition promotes buying into Jefferson Oil Company with promises of oil profits. It argues funds go only to oil development, not salaries, and claims backing by prominent local businessmen and Harbor County supporters. Potential investors are urged to cooperate and take a chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Bolivia
Andes
Amazon
Plata
Spain
Potosi
Jefferson Oil Company
Rufus Wallingfords
Join Us For Hoh River Land Deals And Oil Stock
A sales pitch promotes 26 by 50 foot tracts on the Hoh river at 20 dollars per tract with 20 shares of Jefferson Oil Company stock. Richard T. Dabney endorses the venture and invests 1500 dollars. A lengthy list of potential subscribers follows, highlighting names and affiliations in this recruitment appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoh’ River
Jefferson Oil Company
Olympic District
Richard T. Dabney
Hoh
J. B. Dabney
Cali
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BLACK
Daniels
J. D. Crary
Pres
E. C. Miller
Fornia Oil
Dabney
F. E. Matthew
G. F., Motz
Geo. W. Maize
Wm. McCready
W. J. Meyer
Walter McCready
J. M. Middleton
A. W
O’hare
T. K. O’hare
John Oakland
Geo
Jefferson Oil Company, Inc
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