Goethals Remembered for Panama Canal Mastery
A memorial sketch honors General Goethals born in Brooklyn in 1858 who rose to direct the Panama Canal project. It highlights his West Point training, Spanish-American War service, and engineering leadership that reduced troop deaths in Cuba and the Philippines. He later became chief engineer and Panama Canal head, completing the work in eight years, and remaining a renowned consulting engineer near New York.
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Goethals
Jeorge Wy Goethals
Paii
New York
H Sreneral Gorthals
Amaxivan War
Brooklyn
West Point Military Academy
United States
Cub
Philippines
Dent Roosevelt
Panama Cainal
Canal
Panama Canal
Javork
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Proposals and protests as dry law debate grows
The article discusses plans to strengthen Prohibition penalties, noting a 1927 liquor smuggling total of 82 million into the United States from Canada, far higher than prior years. It mentions advocates for stricter enforcement, opposition from wets, and the debate over penalties and enforcement discretion in court.
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United States
Canada
Lear
Congress
New York
Ube
Bootligwings
Cosgrave Receives Rousing Welcome in New York and Chicago
William T. Cosgrave, president of the Irish Free State, is hailed in major American cities as a symbol of Irish liberty. Crowds in New York and Chicago rise in spontaneous ovations, seen as tribute to Irish fighting spirit and long struggle for independence. Americans welcome Cosgrave as a living emblem of liberty and homeland ties.
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Friends-of_Liberty
William T. Cozgrave
Ireland
America
Cosgrave
Towers of Liberty
Free State
United States
Coggrave
Why-Not Name-Him The Meredith Favorite Son Debate
The Iowa Democratic state central committee adjourned without endorsing any candidate for president. Edwin T. Meredith, former Secretary of Agriculture, is highlighted as a potential favorite son, with the piece noting the committee could not commit amid shifting support and the coming convention. The writer argues Meredith has stature and could gain momentum should other trials fail, suggesting future candidates may emerge from the region.
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the News-Telegraph
Iowa
Edwin T. Meredith
State Central Committee
Des Moines
Meredith
Wilson
Towa
Governor-Smith-of
Mellon Praised as Financial Genius and War Debt Saver
Washington report lauds Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon for stabilizing war loans and cutting the US debt, claiming he saved $21,000,000 in interest and will reduce it further to $46,000,000, while retiring $30,000,000 of public debt. The piece notes Mellon’s quiet efficiency despite partisan critics and ends with a bill proposing government ownership of all telegraph and telephony networks.
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Mellon
America
Andrew Mellon
United States
Treasury Department
Ngsidy
Slebt
Andrew’ Mellon
Congress
Mullen
Treasury
S . Whan
Cvédit
le Die
Andrew Mi Men
Fragmentary hints of frontier life and vowed oaths
Fragmented passage recalls cattle trails and rough justice as voices shout dates and names fade. A garbled 1928 copyright note hints at a George Matthew Adams wire service style feature about love, speed, and moral tales on the plains, with unclear references to constables and pursuits.
Woman smokers debate sparks editor letter response
A letter from D. P. Mullingsforth to the Atlantic Suns editor argues against women smoking, claiming it harms character, wastes money on fires, and would taint most public spaces except churches and courts. He urges cessation and questions social acceptability.
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Atlantic Suns
Atlantic
Iuwa
D. P
Rippling Rhymes on Walt Mason Underworld Crime
A reflective piece notes crime in newspapers and its changing methods from frontier bands to modern robbers. It recalls bank jobs, sheriffs, and the public’s weary gaze, mentioning James and Younger and other outlaws and the enduring lure of deadly daring.
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Underworld
Clarks
Bank Cashigra
Vasily Beriffy
James
Starr
Vic
Waver sley Station Highlighted as Major Edinburgh Hub
A fragmented report notes Waverley Station in Edinburgh as Scotland s largest rail hub with extensive cover and tiles. The text references nine day operations and mentions Mb nieres and dws in unclear context.
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Scotland
Waversley
Edinburgh
Mb Nieres
Dws
Deirty Une Ihe
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