Panama Canal Work Advances Rapidly in 1910 Report
The Isthmian Canal Commission released its 1910 year report showing early completion signs for the Panama Canal. Contracts for 46 Gatun lock gates total 5.37 million dollars with construction deadlines in 1911 to 1913 and major excavation progress across Atlantic, Central, and Pacific divisions.
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Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
McClintic-Marshall Construction Co
Pittsburg
Gatun
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Culebra
Pedro Miguel Jock
Central Division
Pacific
Pe Miguel
Colon
Panama
Panama Railroad
United States
Isthmus
Barbadoes
Spain
Italy
Panama Railroad Company
Ancon
Piua Panama Railroad
Back to Farm Movement Encouraged by Agriculture Dept
Washington offers a campaign to improve rural education under Secretary Wilson. Prizes and contests in farm life skills aim to boost farm youth, with plans to direct curricula, organize judging, and promote milking, grooming, haying, cooking, and other farm tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
United States
The Struggle in Britain An Election Looms in Great Britain and Ireland
Great Britain and Ireland prepare for a general election as a major clash looms between the commons and the lords. The Liberal party argues for limiting a virtually perpetual upper chamber veto and may push for the king to guarantee approval of Commons measures to break the deadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Commons
Lords
Liberal Party
Liberals
House of Commons
Christian Science Monitor
The Farmer Folk of Portugal
The piece describes rural Portuguese villagers as politically indifferent and largely unaffected by the revolution. It notes that peasants mostly own small farms in northern Portugal and cultivate vegetables and flowers, seeking to remain content and uninvolved.
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Lisbon
Portugal
The
Christian Herald
Yale trains diplomats amid doubt over merit
The Yale program for a special diplomatic service course has only one student. The reason given is that proponents fear influence rather than merit still sways appointments. The Herald notes that while rewards for political service may be less common, evidence of influence remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Boston Herald
Woman adores husband’s tough habit despite disgust
A New York Press line notes a wife’s mixed feelings about her husband chewing tobacco. She admits dislike yet admires his ability to endure the hard habit.
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New York Press
Punishment and Forgiveness Difficult to Administer Together
A reflection argues that punishing and forgiving cannot be applied simultaneously, exploring tensions between justice and mercy in moral decision making. The piece considers how authorities and individuals navigate contrasting impulses to discipline and show clemency.
Conscience vs Charity in a Christmas Tur Key Scene
A wealthy businessman in Chicago faces a moral test as he contemplates giving money to a Salvation Army volunteer who toils in the snow. He wavers between genuine pity and self interest, finally questioning whether success is tied to his sacrifice, and ultimately keeps his money.
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Mr. Grubbleson
Salvation Army
John Grubbleson
S. B. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
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