Great Canal Progress Touched On Isthmus Trip
Georgia editor J Lindsay Johinson reports intense interest in the Isthmian canal and details sanitary advances led by Colonel William C Gorgas, noting a fever-free, modernized zone, expanded machinery, and massive excavations. He describes Gatun Dam, lake system, lock design, and a vast American workforce progressing toward a 1915 completion at an estimated 375 million dollars.
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Georgia
J. Lindsay Johinson
Old Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Panama
North
South America
Molle Bartler
Attila
Atep
William C. Gorgas
Hls
Coleonel Gorgas
West Point
Alabama
Go Thorough
Canal
Jamaica
Eouth
United States
Great Gatun
Locka
Great Dama
Atlantic
Gatun Dam
Gatun Lake
Bas Obispo
Culebra Cut
Padre’ Miguel
Mir Flores
Pacific
Brie
Simon Bay
St Wil
Gatun
Gatuh Lake
Chagres River
Bas Obtepo
Culebra
Pedro Migue
Miraflores
Barbados
Chaxres
Gatu
H. F. Hodges
Little Girl Seeks Ribbon Shade For Mother
A little girl asks a passing gentleman to enter a shop and requests a red ribbon shade for her mother. She cannot describe the exact color but insists it must be cheaper and not desp at that. The tale ends with the girl presenting the gentleman to the counter as the solution to her quest.
Prince Arthur to understudy king until Wales comes of age
London dispatch reports Prince Arthur of Connaught will serve as understudy to the king until the Prince of Wales reaches majority. The article highlights his popularity, duties abroad, and the Queen Alexandra era plans including Victoria’s health. It also notes the threatened removal of flower girls at Shaftesbury fountain and a humorous aside from Catholic Standard and Times.
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Prince Arthur
Prince of Wales
London
Duke of Connaught
Dominion of
Canada
England
Arthur of Connaugatennmol
Great Britain
Edward
George
Arthur
Prince of the Asturias
Veloy
Japan
Order of the Garter
Princess Victoria
Queen Alexandra
Alexandra
Denmark
Sandringham
Europe
Norway
Christiania
Shaftesbury Fountain
Picadily Circus
Rmoval
Mary Connard
Ale
Convent Garden
Quiller-Couch Knighted by the King of England
London reports Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch receives a knighthood, credited to literary merit including novels and essays. The piece recalls his 1887 commission to finish Stevenson's unfinished work and notes related literary anecdotes about Lamb and Shakespearean signatures, plus a Dutch tribute to Sir Philip Slaney and a Sotheby’s auction item from Robinson Crusoe’s library.
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Quiller-Couch
England
London
Cornwall
Quiller- Couch
Arthur Quiler-Couch
Mens Rock
Poison Island
Sir Arthur
Robert Louie Stevenson
Zutphen
Paillp Slaney
Spain
Holland
Gott
Sotheby's
London Post
Micathcota Intelligencer
British Museum
Philp Biles
Biblieshire
T ‘Warton
Robert Harley Frat Hart
Oxford
Walter Rollins
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J Lindsay
Otinson
Rome Tribune
Derata
Tias Juat
Isthmus
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Jotiaga of
Cana
Jone
Kentucky
Bluegrass
I. Penni Brook Dist.Co
St. St. Louis, Mo
Taifod Paint
Co, Atlant Sl
Chattanooga
Fensacola
Jacksonville
New Orleana
Cincinnati
Covington
The
Strauss, Pritz Co. Distillers
Jaway
Prince
Catholic Standard and Times
Dr. Price
Rurieh
Lord Glenesk
Morning Post
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Stuart
Klaedter
Shakespeare
Edwin Durning Lawrence
Bacon Society
Sir Edwin
Carmichae
Broper
Stoner
Ullterale
Blackfriars
Guildhall
Edwin
Coast
Artoor
Pier
America
Ain
Kiven
J. W. Darsey
Thire HL Maven
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