Eighth Wonder of World Is Panama Canal
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker returns from Panama Canal Zone with a firsthand view of needs for congress funding. He praises the canal as a pinnacle of American achievement, detailing Gatun Lake and lock systems, zone governance, maintenance, and the project’s growing commercial profit and strategic wartime importance.
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Colon
California
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Pacific Ocean
Spain
de Lesseps
Europe
Orient
Smelling committees at work probe war era costs
Washington April reports detail a Democratic plan to survey expenses and activities of House investigating committees formed by the Republican majority. The probes, spanning army contracts, munitions, spruce contracts, aviation, and Pershing era actions, produced little beyond debate and partisan division with no concrete fraud uncovered.
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House
France
General Pershing
Aviation Corps
Committee
Von Kapp Troops Photographed in Berlin Street Parade
A large photo shows the von Kapp force marching through crowded Berlin streets during the final act of their attempt. Mobs demand the resignations of von Kapp and von Luettwitz as troops parade to project power. The display backfires and von Kapp, von Luettwitz, and their men flee the city.
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von Kapp
Berlin
von Luettwitz
Political cost of House investigations debated after victory
Democrats argue the House probe program inflated taxes and wasted money while Republicans praise war leadership. They urge disclosure of investigation costs and contend the probes were politically motivated with negligible results. A Swiss law requires married couples to plant six trees after marriage and two per child on common lands.
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House
Switzerland
Greeks Deem Undiluted Wine Barbaric
A historical note states that ancient Greeks viewed drinking wine undiluted by water as barbarism. It reflects their dining customs and belief in tempering wine to suit the palate and social rituals.
World paper production in 75th year drops to 200000 tons
Seventy five years ago the annual production of paper in the world was only 200000 tons. The statement notes limited output and frames early industrial scale compared with later growth.
Formosa camphor trade eyed as danger and bounty
Washington reports a National Geographic Society bulletin on Formosa camphor, now Japan's, noting a near monopoly in the world market. Writer Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff recalls head hunter risks to workers, the forest’s survival, and the trees’ great size on Formosa slopes, where camphor forests persist amid danger.
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National Geographic Society
Formosa
Japan
Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff
Sean
Pamphor
Taihoku
Woolsey Leaves State Dept to Practice Law with Lansing
Lester Jr. Woolsey, former solicitor of the department of state, resigns to enter private legal work and international affairs alongside Robert Lansing. Woolsey played a key wartime role in diplomatic correspondence and helped hand Count von Bernstorff his passports, also serving as a peace conference delegate on technical matters.
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Lester Jr. Woolsey
Department of State
Robert Lansing
Woolsey
Count von Bernstorff
Camphor Tree Value Averages By Circumference
The text notes a 20 foot circumference as ample and compares value by girth. It states camphor trees excel in value and that an average tree with a basal circumference of about 4.12 feet will yield a notable quantity, indicating a mass yield from larger specimens.
Kidney Pills Help Damond Testify To Relief
D. C. Damond of Cleveland reports kidney trouble caused aches as acids built up. After using Foley Kidney Pills he felt improvement and testifies to the product's helpful power. Sold everywhere.
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D. C. Damond
W. 30Th St
Cleveland
Electric baby carriages now available
Electric propelled baby carriages are now to be had. This notice announces the availability of motorized infant transport and indicates consumer access to new powered strollers.
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