Goethals Says Canal Blocks Ended After Visit
Major General George W. Goethals, governor of the Canal Zone, arrived aboard the Santa Marta to attend his son’s graduation at Harvard Medical School and the West Point reunion. He stated the main slides have been controlled, though minor earth movements may occur during heavy rains, and that the canal will not be closed again. Fourteen top West Point bound soldiers from the Canal Zone will take exams at Fort Sill.
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Panama Canal
George W. Goethals
Canal Zone
United Fruit
Santa Marta
Thomas R. Goethals
Marvard Medical School
West Hoint
Gold Hill
Goethals
Washington
Mr. Garrison
Colonel Harding
Dent Wilson
Baker
Ughed
Panama
Pitth
West Point
Nehor Julio B. Arias
Jy Covia Ricy
United States
Buenos Ayres
Setor A. V. Barahona
Old Republican Chiefs Retain Leadership Roles in New Districts
The Republican organization in the city reaffirmed its leadership by naming officers to six new state districts after a Board of Aldermen apportionment cut Assembly seats from thirty one to twenty three and created twenty seven district wards. The executive committee of the Republican County Committee selected district leaders in a reshaped political map.
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Ivericis
Board of Aldermen
Republican County Committee
Wife Aid Lyman as Court Trials Oil Stock Scheme
Court heard how Dr John Grant Lyman and his wife ran a mail fraud scheme promising riches to clients through oil stock plays. Lyman acted as his own attorney, directing witnesses and cross examinations while claiming to invest clients money and “like a bank.” Witnesses described his harsh methods and the couple’s almshouse marriage backdrop amid trial details and property holdings valued in the millions.
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John Grant Lyman
Lyman
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Lamm
Brandeis Confirmed Amid Bitter Senate Debate Vote 47 to 22
The Senate confirmed Justice Brandeis by a 47 to 22 vote amid a partisan clash. The minority report denounced the appointment as lacking honesty and integrity, while the majority cited strong Boston support and the need for a capable judge. Born in Louisville, Harvard graduate of 1877, Brandeis began legal practice in Boston after admission to the bar in 1878.
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Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Supreme Court of the
United States
Louisville
Harvard University
Boston
Haseen
Brandeis
Passage on last quarter century and public sentiment
The excerpt discusses the last quarter century filled with constructive legislation and decisions. It notes a revolution in public sentiment on many questions, suggesting broad political and social changes driven by both aversion and interest.
Wife Brandeis Is First To Inform Him Of Victory
Boston reports Mrs Louis D Brandeis was first to tell her husband of his Senate confirmation as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Brandeis left his law office at 4 50 pm and returned to Dedham where a bouquet and telegrams awaited him. The office staff sent best wishes, and telegrams poured in from officials and lawmakers across the country.
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Boston
Louis D. Brandeis
Senate
Supreme Coourt Justie
United States
Brandeis
Dedham
Alice. Grady
Paul O. Hasting
Wisconsin
Surgeons Operate Amid Fire At Long Island Hospital
Four patients remained on operating tables as doctors interns and nurses conducted urgent procedures despite smoke and bells. Firefighters arrived after a transom puff revealed the blaze, yet staff kept to work, closing doors and shielding patients. No lives were lost, and patients were returned to beds after the flames were extinguished.
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Long Island College Hospital
Stransky Buys The Festival at Silo’s Fifth Avenue
Josef Stransky conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra led the high bid at Silo’s Fifth Avenue Art Galleries for Monticelli’s canvas The Festival, paying $45. Other buyers included J D Giddings Ette and A B Waring as the sale total reached $5045, with period cabinetry porcelain crystals and textiles offered this afternoon at the same gallery.
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Stransky
Josef Stransky
Philharmonic Orchestra
Silo
Fifth Avenue
Monticelli
J. D. Giddings
Ette
A.B. Waring
Came Gallerica
Witness Recalls Eno Behavior At Office Encounter
The testimony recounts Mr. Eno’s rough manner and dismissive tone toward a visitor, with remarks about not withdrawing and a young man caretaker and a woman seeking a private audience. Jones observed Eno’s insistence on meeting alone, while the witness noted Eno had never seen anyone left alone.
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Mr. Treadwell
Eno
Treadwell
Frank M. Jones
Gude Company
Europe
Jones
Fisiter
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West 45Th St
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Prisk
NEW York Telephone Company
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A.f.eno
Broker
Touter
Sarah B. Knowles
California
Ohio
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Tom
Maggie Curran
Gardner's
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Thomas Curran
Westchester Hills
Westchester County
N. Y
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Bronx Valley
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Muggle
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Lmshouse
Forrest
Lunt
Horace
Elso
Maggie
Tribune
Tom Bannihan
Tom Curran
Mr. Lunt
Tuckahoe
Bronxville
Amos F. Eno
Stmenty
Ralls
Long Island
Clinton Consolidated Gold Mining Company
New York Conduit Company
Fifth Avenue Transportation Company
Citizen Insurance Company and Mines
St. Louis Bridge Company
Edgar A. Treadwell
Columbia University
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Mr. Brandeis
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Saks
New York
Saks & Company
Greeley
Lord & Taylor
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