Opening of Panama Canal Hangs on Slides and Dredges
Washington reports no definite date for the canal opening as Goethals outlines that Culebra Cut slides and dredging pace determine first passage. Plans assume early water flow to the cut with Gamboa Dike blast on October 10 and rapid dredge transfer to slides. Disbursing shows $20,524,705 in payrolls and Congress has appropriated $349,505,223 for canal construction.
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Panama Canal
George Goethals
Canal Commission
Garrison
Culebra
Gatun
Goethals
Gamboa Dike
Cucaracha
Congress
Lumber dealer Francel Sanborn dies by his own hand
Sandown New York November 23 Francel las B Sanborn a longtime lumber businessman shot himself in the head with a rifle and died Despondency over a long painful illness is believed to have caused the act He was 69 years old
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Sandown
N. Y
Francellas B. Sanborn
Sanborn
Scout Talk By Dr. Eliot Promises Major Boston Event
Boston is abuzz over a free lecture by Dr. Eliot president emeritus of Harvard at Tremont Temple tomorrow night. The event caps a Scout motion picture, The Making of the Scout, starting December 3 in Huntington Hall. About 4000 scouts chase tickets with medals for top sellers as nine districts show active programs.
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Eliot
Harvard
Tremont Temple
Huntington Hall
Rogers _ building
Technology
Scout Organization
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Runabout Cycle and Auto Crash Hurts Three at Dead Man’s Curve
In Northboro on November 23 a motorcycle hit a small runabout and a large touring car crashed into the wreckage. Mrs. Sarah Alexander of Maynard suffered two broken ribs a fractured foot and cuts. Joseph Russell of Worcester 37 Alvarado Avenue had a skull fracture and a broken leg. F L Chambers a Yale student was bruised about the head.
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Sarah Alexander
Maynard
Joseph Russell
Alvarado Avenue
Worcester
F. L. Chambers
Yale
Motorcycle Crash Near Worcester Involving Yale Students
Russell on a Worcester bound motorcycle collided with a light runabout driven by Bird Lowell of Maynard. Mrs. Lowell and Mrs. Alexander were in the runabout. Alexander was thrown out. A touring car with six Yale students struck the wreckage. Chambers was thrown out and taken away. Russell was taken home in a passing car in serious condition. Mrs. Alexander and the Lowells were injured but survived the crash.
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Worcester
Bird Lowell
Maynard
Lowell
Alexander
Chambers
Waltham Woman Attacked. Hunters Nab Suspect Nearby
A man identified as Merrick Chapin of 205 River road, Waltham, was arrested on Weston Street after 75 armed locals conducted a two hour search in woods near Bear Hill road for the assailant who attacked Mrs. Anna Peterson of 185 Main Street Water town.
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Waltham
Bear Hill Road
Anna Peterson
Main Street
Watertown
Merrick Chapin
River Road
Weston Street
Arrest of alleged assailant led to crowded scene and mob fears
Mrs. Peterson identified a suspected attacker as Chapin after a stabbing on Main Street near Bear Hill Road. A large armed crowd threatened to mob the suspect, who was taken to police headquarters in a patrol wagon as officers and bystanders searched nearby woods. The case heads to arraignment tomorrow.
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Chapin
Theodore Han Sen
Orville Jones
Weston Street
New Child Labor Law Explained by Massachusetts Official
Everett C. Lord of the Massachusetts Child Labor Commission addressed members of theSouth Congregational Society yesterday at noon. He predicted passage of criticisms against the new law will end. Lord said Massachusetts took time to reach this law but now has the best of its kind in the country.
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Everett C. Lord
Massachusetts Child Labor Commission
South Congregational Society
Massachusetts
Lord Discusses Child Labor Law Eight-Hour Shift
Mr. Lord argues the law misleads about child labor bans noting it largely allows work under 16 in injurious jobs. He cites an eight-hour cap now effective in 14 states and says discharges stem from manufacturers adjusting to the new schedules.
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Lord
Public address on child labor and hours law
Mr Lord defends a new law limiting child labor and setting eight hour days for adults. He argues transfers from unsuitable jobs will occur and cites benefits for families, schooling, and employment for husbands. Attendees press questions about mothers dependent on children and state aid options.
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Mr. Lord
Church Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Roxbury
St Aungarius Episcopal Church Roxbury marked its 20th anniversary with a 10 30 a m sermon by Rev Dr G Hallarshold of Yonkers New York and a communion service led by Rev A W Sandelof The evening sermon followed and a Tuesday anniversary banquet will feature Suffragan Bishop Samuel G Babcock as chief guest and speaker.
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Roxbury
A. W. Sandelof
Shawmut Avenue
G. Hallarshold
Yonkers
N. Y
Hallarshold
Samuel G. Babcock
Peace Prize for Militant
Morison I. Swift urged awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Mrs. Pankhurst, praising her nonlethal method of revolution by destroying property rather than life. He argued her plan, a bloodless social revolution, would spare lives and force change without war.
Street Car Collision Injures Buggy Occupants in Malden
George Corcoran and James Robdon were injured last night when an electric street car struck their buggy at the intersection of Ferry Street and Waster Avenue in Malden. Both men were occupants of the buggy and received injuries. Police and ambulance personnel were dispatched to the scene.
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James Robdon
Broadway
Ferry Street
Waster Avenue
Malden
Italian deputy victor Fraccacreta honored at local gathering
Professor Raffaele Fraccacreta, recently elected to Italy’s House of Deputies, was honored by fellow San Severo compatriots yesterday at 3 Snowhill Street. Former residents led the event with addresses and a buffet lunch.
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Raffaele Fraccacreta
House of Deputies of
Italy
Snowhill Street
San Severo
Funeral of Engineer Luther Franks at Concord church
The funeral services for Luther Franks chief engineer of the Concord municipal electric light plant and pumping station who died at his home on Everett street last Thursday were held this afternoon from the Concord Trinitarian Congregational Church.
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Navy
Luther Franks
Concord Municipal Electric
Everett Street
Concord Trinitarian Congregational Church
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