Colon and Cristobal Twin Towns of the Canal Zone
A vivid tour of Colon and Cristobal on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal describes dual towns on Manzanillo Island. It notes population figures, the New Washington hotel, breakwaters, customs inspection, a coal plant, and roads like Roosevelt Avenue and Broad Way, with parks, churches, a hospital, and the Mt Hope cemetery. The piece highlights diverse residents, palm-lined streets, and a bustling, warmly detailed port city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Panama Canal
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Manzanillo
Columbus
Christopher
Cristobal Colon
Christopher Columbus
Colon Harbor
Limon Bay
Alice Sims Macqueen
Los Angeles
New Washington Hotel
Colon Beach
United States
Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Canal
Weind
Roosevelt Avenue
Panama Railroad Company
Roosevelt” Avenue
Caribbean Sea
Komeland
Four Jert
Wamburg- American Steamship Tine
United Fruit Company
American Fire Station
Sitter Park
Parque Central
Socha
Washington Hotel
Camel Persuasion and Camels in Australia 1864 1884
The piece recounts how camels from India were introduced to Australia in 1864 as a useful, sometimes humorously treated, addition to labor. It notes a growing herd by 1884 and reflects on local attitudes, camel behavior, and a tale of a camel caravan where a driver outwitted a stubborn beast with a billy can as a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Australia
Norman Duncan
Khor
Commonwealth
Jerry
Dushman
Billy
Shipboard Repair Ships Impress British Fleet
A British war correspondent describes repair ships as floating workshops with vast machinery and skilled artificers, designed to fix battle fleets far from dock facilities. The ships perform feats to treat and repair wounded battleships, while the enemy is kept in the dark about their inner workings and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temote
Bache
Ex-Czar Pursues Lost Ring From Vatican Treasure
A Russian ex czar travels by train from Petrograd to Moscow when a ring he believes to contain a fragment of the true cross is left behind. He halts the special express, sends a messenger back to fetch the relic, and would not move the train until it returns, showing his strong superstition and the incident’s impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasputin
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Exezar
Vatican
Wages Set For Birmingham And Walsall Leather Machine Operators
Female machine operators in the Birmingham and Walsall leather trades are to receive wage increases starting last October. Women aged fifteen and over gain 10 percent on actual earnings. The minimum rate for eighteen plus with over one year of service is 13 cents per hour on hot wax machines and 11 cents on dry thread machines. For ages fifteen to eighteen the current time rate remains, but after one year engagement it must be at least eight cents per hour. Overtime rate is time and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery Morgan
Colon Beach
Christ Church
Panama Railroad and Missionary Societies
Government Hospital
Bolivar Street
Front Street
Colon
Cristobal
Broadway
Stobal
Mt. Hope Road
Mt. Hope
Birmingham
Walsall
Truth by Strength Quotation Reframed as Editorial Motto
A condensed quotation attributes the idea that truth comes through strength rather than strength through truth. The saying emphasizes striving for power as the path to veracity, echoing Phillips Brooks on moral firmness guiding insight rather than vice versa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brooks
Two Statesmen: Bismarck and Cavour Compared
A Youth’s Companion passage contrasts Bismarck and Cavour, crediting both with genius and diplomacy in unifying Germany and Italy. It notes Bismarck’s favoring aristocratic empire and iron balance, versus Cavour’s path toward a people’s democracy, declaring them the hearts of modern nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Italy
Lfe
Bismarck
Cavour
Remarkable Showers Of Fish Frogs And Toads
A 19th century note cites frequent reports of animals like fish frogs and toads being carried aloft by wind. It argues skepticism meets such accounts yet notes heavy objects can travel long distances in storms, citing examples from Beauregard Mississippi and Mount Carmel Illinois to illustrate how wind can move items far and wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauregard
Miss
Mount Carmell
Dil
Ashanti Cocoa Growing and Trade Rise
Archdeacon Morrison writes from Bumassi that Ashanti has rapidly advanced as a cocoa powerhouse, boosting commercial prosperity after a rubber downturn. He notes Ashanti’s favorable climate and labor needs, aiding the Gold Coast's standing as a major cocoa exporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashanti
Prempeh
Lord Wolseley
Gold Coast
Archdeacon Morrison
Bumassi
Viscount Grey of Fallodon A Man Of Charm And Versatility
Viscount Grey of Fallodon, newly elected director of North Eastern Railway, is praised for charm and amiability. He is described as a mystic and poet at heart, rumored to write verse under a pseudonym, and a politician by duty, with Gladstone urging public service. Formerly an amateur lawn tennis champion, he is now England’s leading exponent of fly fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Eastern Railway Company
Viscount Grey of
Fallodon
London
Mr. Gladstone
England
Pretty Bright Mule Incident Reveals Train Collision
The former alleged a freight train owned by the defendant struck a mule. The attorney pressed the witness asking if the mule was on the track when hit. The witness, Mr. Jones, said he did not see the incident but suggested the mule ran after the train into the woods and would have hidden behind a tree.
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Front Street, Colon
Beast
Bushman
Rider
Blemarsh
A. Long, D.D.S. Lititz, PA
Warren A. Wood
Main and Cedar Sts
Lititz
Joseph B. Wissler
Fehl Building
Duke Street
Lancaster
Hershey & Gibbel Conveyancers, Scriveners Real Estate and Insurance
Anente
GEC. L. Heath
Lititz, PA
Justice of the Peace
Brunnerville
Howard S. Young
East Orange St
Ind
C. Hassler
Penna
J. Fred Essig
Spruce Villa
Farmidairy
J. Clayton Brubaker
Lititz Springs
W. M. Grube
ERAL
Lawrence K.grosh
Long & CO
A. RF. Keller Lititz, Penna
Frank E. Schnerer
Notary Public
Spruce ST
Banner Lye
Vreraf Benzer Lye
Peox Chemical Works
Phuadelphia Ls
H. L. Kramer
L. N. Moyer
E. Main St
Litivz
SECO
Cocotanoaos
Leava Nhtz
Reading
Puitolphia
Mesuniay
Columbia
Lebanon
Hill
H. P. Gingrich & Co
Hinefner’s
Queen St
W. C. Grube
Florshey, Leaman & Co
Ferry
Ferry’s
Hinds
Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
W.H. Muth &Co
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