Panama Canal Isthmus Dream: Nations Unite for a Waterway
The United States pushes a vast Panama undertaking to connect the Atlantic and Pacific. A fifty mile long channel through a mountain range, many dams, river redirection, and sanitary towns await completion. Engineers estimate eight to ten years and costs around twenty million dollars, with American grit and faith driving progress.
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Atlantic
Pacific
J. A. Edgerton
United States
Orient
Western Hemisphere
Far East
Witha
Tamuna
Suez
Panama
Lee Sens
Uncle Sam
France
Panama Canal
Progress on Panama Canal Growth and Challenges
The article surveys the Panama Canal project noting about 1,000 workers, the Culebra cut, and the French start by De Lesseps. It discusses sea level versus lock plans, required funds, time estimates, and ongoing American work improving housing, sanitation, and rail links while warning that red tape and graft could slow progress. It also lists excursion ticket offers and voyage details related to the project era.
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Alaska
Pacife
Walt Whitman
John Hay
Culebra
de Lesseps
Pintains
Soo
Nymeus
Congress
American Commission
Imer
Len
Caele Sam
Colon
New York
Jeneth
Pacific Entrance
Pacific
New Jersey Fraternal Order Forms for Members Relief
The Order of Goats an Independent Order recently incorporated at the Statehouse in Trenton operates from an office in Montclair. It aims to aid members with death benefits and to promote fraternal interests among members according to a New York Times dispute report.
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Order of Goats
Independent
New Jersey
Statehouse
Trenton
Montclair
New York Times
New Folk Remedy Claims Mosquitoes Die on Pucker
A Memphis Mod man reports a novel mosquito repellent using alum rubbed on the face and hands. The bite supposedly makes the insect pucker, causing it to retreat to damp places and succumb to a “death of cod cod dive of pneumonia.”
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Memphis
Pennsylvania: Time and trains at Coshocton East Bound
Traffic bulletin notes time of arrival and departure for eastbound trains at Coshocton in effect beginning May. Indicates schedule changes and applicability to Pennsylvania routes.
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Coshocton
Wheeling & Lake Fig Buffet Parior Care on Trams
Through tickets sold with baggage checked to all points from Cleveland and Navarre, connecting at Toledo for north and west routes. Rates feature one fare for round trips on select dates, with monthly sales on the first and third Tuesdays.
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Oregon
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Pacific Coast
May &O
California
W. J. Davies
Cleveland
Navarre
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Yoo
Bears
Homeseeker
Washington
Idaho
Columbia River
Cascade Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Union Pacific
Yellowstone National Park
A. L. Craig
THE
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Portland
Eureka Laundry Co
F. L. Fuhr
Rett
Prince’s Cafe
Bell
Main Street
S. A. Pfoul
Geo. G. Snow
Union
N. H
Roscoe
Main St
Beeen
Thomas C. Roche
Geo. E. Roche
Roche & Roche
attLaw
Hunt Building
Telephone
Morea
J. L. Kirk
Alout Street
Barcroft’s Grocery
Anama Canal
Sam
Samuel
Bohio
Tewides
Storm Shevely
Dinky Hale
Colorado
Maine
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Ingten
Texas
West
South
Corteria
Tim
Pennsylvania Lines
Deesk
Wabash
Ilinois
Ohio
Winona Lake
Jim Gerober
ORR
Aes
WW. Davies
Best
Wabaah
J. W. Davies
Agt
HE Culebra
Pennsylvania
Vooeet
H. Kipp
Coshosten
Wheeling & Lake
Avondale
Chili
Sugar Creek
Barra Mills
Dundee
Justus
Beach City
Kent
Clevéland
Canesville
Dresden
Zanesville
Eanesvilla
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