Expert view of canal gloomily warned by former Panama engineer
Philippe Bunan Vir ila, a former Panama minister to the United States and canal engineer, predicts the present plan will fail disastrously. He cites rising costs to 280 million dollars, blames Gatun dam's blue clay ground for inevitable destruction, and calls for moving the dam fifteen kilometers to Mira Flores to avert catastrophe.
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Taris
Philippe Bunan Virila
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Gatun
Ka Boca
Mira Flores
Indictments Hit Ku Klux Raids in Reelfoot Lake Region
Thirty three true bills returned by a special grand jury investigating night rider raids in the Reelfoot Lake area. Twenty one indict murder for the lynching of Captain Quentin Rankin. Six allege participation in burning the Samburg fish docks of J. C. Burdick. Six charge Ku Klux Act violations and related felonious assault while in disguise.
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Union City
Tenn. Des
Reelfoot Lake
Quentin Rankin
J. C. Burdick
Samburg
Tapestry Sale Totals Near 200000 in London Auction
At Lord Amherst's collection sale in London Mec 12 an eight panel Gobelins set depicting Louis XVI military episodes sold for 65000. A 16th century enamel plaque of the Virgin Mary brought 28000 and a Louis XV furniture suite with two settees and twelve chairs sold for 58000. The overall total neared 200000.
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London
Mec
Lord Amherst
Louis Ntyv
Louis M
Pine forests to be controlled by lumber trust
Duluth and Chicago lumber interests including Weyerhaeuser O'Brien Cook and Edward Hines discuss forming a pine timber trust to control most of North American pine supply. The obstacle cited is the transfer of railroad holdings by the Diduth Virgin and Rainy Lake line as the sticking point.
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Blo Lumber
Duluth
Minin
Poe. F
Weyerhaeusers
O'Brien & Cook
St. Paw
Edward Hines
Chicago
North America
Virgin
Rainy Leke
Schreisier Found Guilty Of Murder In Detroit Case
Willer Schreiber was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Pran Massapuss near Ashawa last February. He attempted to cash Massapuss’s certificate of deposit, leading to his arrest. The murder house was burned during the tragedy and the woman was nearly consumed.
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Detroit
Nurdar c
Frank Massapuss
Duluth
Willler Schreiber
Pran
Massapuss
Ashawa
Schreiber
Massapust
Hansbrough In Hospital No Improvement In Condition
Minneapolis report says Senator Hansbrough sick for days while en route to Washington. confined to a hotel room and now worse, he was moved to Asbury Hospital. Uniontown reports a $2500 reward offered for the capture of his wife. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirms a district court ruling barring a person from practicing dentistry.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hansbrough
Washington
Nicollet Hotel
Asbury l Hospitel
Uniontown
Ely's Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever
A vintage advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm to treat nasal catarrh and hay fever with direct application to inflamed passages. It offers a liquid atomizer option, emphasizes no cocaine or mercury, and lists price and ordering details from Ely Bros in New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Week's News Forecast Promises Busy Washington Agenda
Congress will move into real work next week with tariff hearings by House Ways and Means continuing. President-elect Taft travels with Mrs Taft to New York for Civic Federation meetings and to attend the Ohio Society banquet at the Waldorf Astoria. They plan a month plus stay in Augusta. The Atlantic fleet nears Colombo while Rear Admiral Emory retires. White House receptions begin with a cabinet dinner, then a diplomatic reception. New York hosts the cornerstone ceremony for the New Theatre. National Civil Service Reform league meets in Pittsburgh. Institute of American Architects holds its annual gathering on art relations. A Virginia Episcopal council plans to elect a bishop coadjutor in Alexandria. Miss Evelyn Brocklebank becomes wife of George Westinghouse Jr. Also noted is the marriage of Miss Evelyn Brocklebank to George Westinghouse Jr. Foley's Kidney Remedy is promoted as a treatment for kidney and bladder issues.
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Specia
Journal
Washington, D. C
Congress
House Committees On Ways and Means
Taft
Mre
New York
National Civic Federation
Ohio Society of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Augusta
Colombo
Ceylon
Suez
William H. Emory
Wmory
District of Columbia
Navy
White House
Cabinet
Hughes
McClellan
Joseph H. Choate
National Civil Service Reform League
Pittsburg
Washington
Institute of American Architects
Council
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
St. Paul's Church
Alexandria
Gibson
England
Evelyn Violet Brocklebank
George Westinghouse
Sir Thomas
Lady Brocklebank
Irton Hall
Cumberland
Mr. Westinghouse
Harriet M Burbank Teacher of Piano Studio 36 Grove St
Harriet M Burbank operates a piano teaching studio at 36 Grove Street. The article notes her profession and studio location with a dated reference.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
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McDougall
Koenig Furniture Co
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Schreiser
North Dakota
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Fred Tatt
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Grand Opera House
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John Spiess
Porterhouse
China
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Illinois
Edge Price
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