Canal Commission Health Crusade Wins Mosquito War
The Canal Commission led by Colonel William Gorgas eradicates malaria and yellow fever threats in the Zone. Intensive measures include swamp drainage, mosquito brigades, larvicide, strict quarantine, and modern hospitals to protect workers and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anama
Canal Commission
Panama
William Gorgas
Gorgas
Havana
Colon
Tropica
Uncle Sam
Willl
Ronald Rows
Indian Civil Service
Rosao
Milaria
Sanitary Department
Police Department
Panama City
Banttary Department
Mosquito Brigade
Larviclie Brigade
Africa
New York City
Canal Zone
Pacific
Atlantic
Colon Hospital
Medical Department
Commission
United States Marine Hospital Service
Disturbances Across the Pacific Trigger Seismic Recording
A long, measured note on seismographic readings across the Pacific Rim notes disturbances from Alaska to Mexico. It highlights the Japan Current shifts, Katmai eruptions, Aleutian and Colima activity, and the need for better instruments like Milne’s pendulum seismographs and global networks to track earthquakes and volcanic tremors.
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Pacific
Alaska
Mexico
Japan
Nome
Sitka
Balmoral
England
Katmat
Kadiak
Ons
Pacific Ocean
Gome
Aleutian Islands
Kodiak Island
Laskon
Colima
Pacife
Manzanillo
Cortes
Philippines
Spain
Vesuvius
Crater
Volcan
Ava
United States
Washington
Columbua
Ohio
Toronto
Victoria
British Columbia
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Lick Observatory
Mt. Hamilton
California
Marvin
Weather Bureau
John Milne
South America
Wieht
Weather Buréau
Ellable Fort
Bélende
Sarannee
Martinique
Sicily
San Francisco
Tite
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