Great Year for Navigation Opens Panama Canal Era
Washington reports 1918 is set to be the greatest year in western navigation with the Panama Canal’s opening and a civil government in the canal zone. Army engineers under General William H. Bixby face retirement as 11 colonels await selection of a new chief.
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Washington
United States
Naional Rivers and Harbors Congress
Panama Canal
Engineer Corps
Army of the United States
Suffering from Eczema Puts Family Through Agony in 1911
A Portland man, Thos Walsh, recounts two years of relentless itching and sleepless nights from eczema. He tried many remedies before Cure Cure products offered relief, noting Cuticare Soap and Cuticure Ointment improved his condition.
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Portland
Ore
Thos, Walsh
Notable West Point Officers Lead Panama Canal Commission
Commission veterans including Colonel Geo W Goethals engineer in charge at Panama Col John Millis Newport R L district Col John Biddle head of Army War College Washington Col Harry F Hodges Panama Canal Commission member Col James G Warren head Pacific division San Francisco district and Colonel Edward Burr assistant to the chief of engineers Washington all are accomplished officers and honor graduates of West Point with brilliant public service records.
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St. Louis
Geo. W. Goethals
Panama Canal
John Millis
Newport
R. L
John Biddle
Army War College
Washington
D. C
Harry F. Hodges
Culebra
Panama
James G. Warren
Pacific
San Francisco
Edward Burr
West Point
Madonna’s Eyes Move South Bethlehem Stirring Crowd
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania on January 22 crowds gathered at Miss Kate Fox’s home amid claims that a Madonna image in a long-held lithograph moved its eyes. Police stood by as thousands sought entry and a Catholic priest called the image a lithograph freak.
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Bethlehem
Kate Fox
Utah debates how to execute condemned criminals
Salt Lake City Jan 22 The Utah legislature weighs execution methods with proposals allowing condemned inmates to end their lives after exhausting appeals The current law permits shooting or hanging chosen by the condemned Governor Spry recommends the electrical chair Judge Marloneaux favors the Chinese custom of self death by action
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Spry
Legislatre
Thomas Marloneaux
McLean Family Heads North After Sudden Departure
Palm Beach, Jan 22. Mr and Mrs E B McLean of Washington left abruptly, saying they would return in a week. They left their son Vinson Walsh McLean, with nurses who are men. The father said he will raise a son with manly surroundings, not a woman's pet, while they visit John R McLean who is ill in Washington.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Mere. Ebbw. McLean
Washington
Vinson Walsh McLeean
Vinson
Mra. Mclean
John R. McLean
Stabbing Sparks Bath Fight Leaves Blaine Fatally Wounded
In Chicago a dispute over bath rights led to Albert Blaine being fatally wounded in a fight. Frank J. Hirro is under arrest charged with assault. The Dubuque of the Three league signed Earl Mattick the St. Louis youngster and brother of Chick Mattick of the White Bom.
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Chicago
Albert Blaine
Frank J. Hirro
Dubuque
Earl Mattick
St. Louis
Chick Mattick
White Bom
Canadian Money Notice Warns of Penny and Gold Counterfeit
Bankers warn of a counterfeit scheme where three plated Canadian pennies resemble ten dollar gold pieces. The new Canadian penny has King George in relief and the coins in dispute reportedly passed in the Pacific Northwest, causing concern among merchants over misread denominations and fraud risk.
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King George
Canada
Pacific Northwest
Prices at Gotham hotel scandal raise travel ire
Judge William H. Moore at a Gotham hotel supper laments hotel prices calling Monte Carlo prices the worst. He notes how barbers and restaurants charge high rates and recounts a man paying an enormous bill before asking for 26 centime stamps to settle the charge.
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Wiliam H. Moore
Gotham
New Cat
Monte Carlo
Monte’Carlo
Moneleur
Balkan Ballads Shape National Spirit Across Regions
Ballad makers influence law and culture in the Balkans. Serb publishers offer popular editions while Macedonian schoolchildren recite Bulgarian poems. A Bulgarian hero faces execution ordered by a Sofia Pasha, highlighting intertwined legend and power.
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Balkan
Orvvia
Kosgovo
Marko Kralyevich
Macedonia
Charles Bwliot
Sofia
Fingers Found After Potato Theft Near Kansas City
A Kansas City area farmer reporting two severed fingers in his potato wagon after an overnight theft attempt. He awoke to a hand moving under the canvas and, armed with a hatchet, confronted the thief, discovering the missing tubers and two fingers while the rest of the load remained intact.
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Kansas City
Panama Prices Drawn In Rope Sealed Labor Market
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Panama labor scene with rope sealed workers and imported goods. The text references cheap 20 cent bhees and low retail prices while noting colored laborers and various import quantities. The fragmentary wording limits full clarity.
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Panama
Yokel Beats Keegan Twice In Fort Collins Match
Mike Yokel of Salt Lake defeated Walter Keagan in a handicap wrestling match staged in Fort Collins Tuesday night. Yokel won the first fall in 65 minutes and the second in six minutes, securing victory despite Keegan being the local favorite and a previous winner in Frontier days.
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Fort Collins
Mike Yokel
Salt Lake
Walter Keegan
Yokel
Keeglin
Keegan
Athos
Noted rupture expert to visit Plains hotel Cheyenne
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, renowned truss expert, will stay at the Plains hotel and in Cheyenne Saturday and Sunday January 3 and 26. He promotes the Spermatic Shield Truss claiming immediate relief and closure of the rupture in about ten days, with government documentation available for inspection. Charity cases offered free fitting and demonstrations upon request.
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F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Plains Hotel
Cheyenne
Seeley
United States
Washington, D. C
Rockefeller Relatives Laugh at Sleuths In Palm Beach
William G Rockefeller Jr and his parents spent mornings in wheelchairs along the Palm Beach grounds of the Poinciana and walked in the afternoons. They deny New York detectives’ claims and say a full recital would show a scornful attitude.
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Palm Beach
Fila
William G. Rockefeller Jr
Poincana
New York
Polncana
Rockefellers
The State Leader Ad Tryout in Wyoming Test
The Wyoming Want Ad medium The State Leader runs a test insertion inviting readers to try classified listings. Readers are asked to submit notices for employment services and merchandise with contact details for placement.
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Wyoming
International thieves steal gold from New York and Europe
French and English detectives pursue a gang of thieves who have stolen 6 1 1 6 0 0 0 in gold in European cities and New York since last August. A $7 000 000 gold shipment from New York to France is under way and shipments are being closely watched.
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New York
France
Cafeteria Dinner Hours At The Robinson
Cafeteria serves dinner daily from 11 30 a m to 2 p m and 6 p m at The Robinson location. Adjusted hours or special menus not listed.
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The
Robinson
Nordica the Lily of the North Triumphs Through Maternal Faith
The life of Lillian Nordica, born in Farmington Maine, rising from village roots to European triumphs, is traced to the unwavering support of her mother. From Boston Conservatory studies to New York, Paris and Milan, the mother’s finances and dedication enabled Nordica’s ascent to global acclaim as a leading American soprano.
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Lillian Nordica
Capitol Avenue Theater
Edwin Norton
Lillian
Farmington
Maine
Mia
Norton
Boston
Boston Conservatory
John O'Neill
Tietjens
Leonora
New York
Méretsek
Metropolis
Patrick Gilmore
Europe
Paris
Milan
San Giovanni
Giglio Nordica
Brescia
First Chinese Mastermind Sentenced to Die in Sing Sing
Jung Hing, the first Chinese murderer to receive a death sentence in a New York court, will be electrocuted at Sing Sing this week for shooting Yee Toy in New York's Chinatown last June. The report also notes a Kewanee trade of Outfielder Carter to Norfolk for Outfielder Monk Walter.
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New York
Jung Hing
Sing Sing
Yee Toy
Chinatown
Kewanee
Central Association
Carter
Norfolk
Monk Walter
Akron Chamber Fails to Raise $10,000 for League Franchise
The Akron Chamber of Commerce, asked by Columbus league owners to take over a franchise and base it locally, raised only $3,000 of the $10,000 price tag.
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Akron Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Washington pitcher Alex Forson linked to Fall River franchise move
Veteran pitcher Alex Forson is reported to be interested with Frank Leonard in plans to buy the Fall River franchise of the New England League and transfer it to Manchester.
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Alex Forson
Washington
Frank Leonard
Fall River
Ferson and Kinsella return to McGraw era Giants
Richard F. Kinsella, who scouted for Roger Bresnahan and the St Louis Cardinals, has reunited with John McGraw. Kinsella has uncovered some of the Giants' best prospects, aiding McGraw after Bresnahan’s dismissal. Ferson played for Manchester during Leonard’s earlier tenure.
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Richard F. Kinsella
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louie Cardinals
Greatest Nerve Vitalizer Known
An advertisement extols Kellogg's Sanitone Wafers as the world’s safest most effective nerve invigorator for men and women. It promises relief from nervous breakdown insomnia gloom and fatigue using a free trial box and mailed purchase options from Battle Creek Michigan.
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Kelloge
F. J. Kellogg
Hoffmaster
F. J. Kellogg Co
Hoffmaster Mock
Battle Creek
Mich
Kellows
Kelloxes Baritone Wafer Notice in Cheyenne Trade
Regular one dollar Kelloxes Baritone Wafer advertised for Cheyenne through W W Crooks F W Roedel Sands Drug Co Hanerd Drug Confectionery Co A B Roedel 412 W 17th St Norree packages from druggists for local sale and distribution.
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Cheyenne
W. W. Crooks
F. W Roedel
Sands Drug Co
Hanerd Drug, & Confectionery Co
A. B. Roedel
Drugers
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Lara
Prezes
Pierce
Canal Zone
William H. Bixby
Corps of Engineers
Goungress
Board of Engineers
Atlantic
Gulf Coasin
Crystal Inn
Corps
Republic
Engineers
Bixby
William Hosee
Thin
Dan C. Kingman
Savannah
William M. Black
Solomon W
Fred W. Abbot
Curtis McD. Townsend
Madonna
Alorpe
McLean
Carey C. H. Garwood
Monte Carlo Vielter
Pas Ree
Benjamin Clothes
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Max J. Meyer
Meyer
Czar
Russia
Sleuth
Nordica
Ayer
Chester
Ferson
Manchester
Leonard
Kellogg
Oly
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