Panama Canal Revival After World Slump
The Panama Canal, opened in 1914, faced landslides and a global downturn but revived after 1933. Labor relied on Spaniards from Galicia and workers from the West Indies, Italy, Colombia, and Greece. Toll revenue rose from 1929 to 1934, with 5,533 ships passing in 1934 and tolls of 24.06 million.
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Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Government Bureau of Efficiency
Pacific
Atlantic
Republic
Roosevelt
U. S. S. Houston
Hawaii
Gallegos
Galicia
West Indies
Chile
Cape Horn
Horn
Strange Animule Reported in Somerville Massachusetts
Somerville police captured a strange all white animal resembling a donkey mule and jennet. The creature refused water oats sandwiches and milk when taken to the police garage. Frank Buck, famed hunter, suggests the city may have more unusual arrivals in future.
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Somerville
Mass
Frank Buck
Africa
Trade shifts in early 20th century global routes
Trade between continents outside North America shows offset by other losses. Commerce improves between Europe and the west coast of South America and between the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Pacific coast of South America. Europe and Australia trade rises while Pacific coast US to Europe declines due to reduced oil and grain shipments, typically canal’s second largest trade.
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North America
Europe
West
South America
Atlantic
United States
Pacific
Australia
Yellowstone Park Draws More Visitors in Record Year
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming posted a record travel year with 149 403 visitors to date, up from 94 255 last year and 139 681 by August 1 1929. Auto entries at five gateways totaled 43 819 led by the East Gate, with broad geographic representation among licenses. Fish caught by visitors at gateways reached 101 875, not including staff or rail travelers.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Roger W. Toll
Philippine Islands
Mexico
Panama Canal Zone
Alaska
China
Chile
Porto Rico
Dutch West Indies
New Law Forces Turks to Adopt Surnames Nationwide
Istanbul reports the Ankara national assembly approved a bill requiring all Turks to take surnames within a year with a 45 dollar fine for noncompliance. The change aims to end confusion from common names like Mehmed Ali and prevent mistaken arrests due to name duplication.
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Istanbul
Ankara
Mehmed Ali
Immense Ball Demonstrates Earth's Rotation at Franklin Institute
A 1,688 pound metal sphere suspended by an 87 foot wire at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia shows the Earth’s rotation. The Foucault experiment pendulum shifts about ten degrees per hour and completes a full cycle every 36 hours, originated by Jean Bernard Leon Foucault in 1851.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Foucault
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
Montana's New Deal Town Named New Deal
New Deal Montana, founded by farmer C W Whisemand, is described as Montana's youngest town with about 500 residents. Nearly all residents work on the nearby 63 million dollar Fort Peck dam project built by the United States government.
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New Deal
Mont
Montana
C. W. Whisemand
Fort Peck
United States
Poison Dust Used Against Mormon Crickets in Montana
Mormon crickets invading the Crow Indian Reservation and parts of the Custer National Forest south of Billings threaten 15 to 20 percent of the wheat crop. A new method uses a poisonous dust spray scattered over the infestation to control the pests.
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Billings
Mont
Crow Indian Reservation
Custer National Forest
Insects Clean Feet by Mouth to Swallow Toxins
Insects habitually cleanse their feet by placing them in the mouth after stepping in dust. They swallow the poison as a part of this routine, highlighting a curious sensory behavior observed in their grooming.
Costly Tungsten Still Heap of Wealth in Atolia Dust
In Atolia California the Atolia Mining Co faces a million and a half dollars of tungsten ore stuck in a vast desert dust pile. War driven demand sent tungsten price to 84 dollars per 20 pounds, but primitive processing leaves the ore inseparable from waste.
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Atolia
Calif
Atolia Mining Company
Making Taxing Proposals About Fees and Licenses
A Rowanis club discussion questions broad tax ideas and proposes novel, humorous charges such as poll taxes for women and poetic licenses for poets. The piece suggests licensing various activities and devices to raise revenue, with satirical tone about government policy.
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George B. Cautious
Rowanis Club
Tapestry Tells Whole Custer Massacre Story
Miles City Mont The tapestry by Chief One-Bull nephew of Sitting Bull tells the complete Custer massacre story woven in cloth. One-Bull now in his eighties resides on Standing Rock Wakpala S D and came here to explain he wove it because he could not speak enough English to answer many questions about the battle in which he participated.
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Detroit Free Press
Miles City
Mont
One-Bull
Sitting Bull
Custer
Standing Rock
Wakpala
S. D
Eleventh Century Flour Mill to Close in England
An eleventh century flour mill dating to 1086 will close as workers leave and milling shifts to new works at Victoria Docks. Once owned by Syon monastery the mill saw owners such as Henry VIII who granted it to the ancestors of the Duke of Northumberland.
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London
Victoria Docks
Syon
Henry VIII
Duke of Northumberland
Schuylkill Loses Pearl Honors to Brandywine
Philadelphia reports the Schuylkill River loses its sole Pearl Harbor status to the Brandywine. Paul G. Masters of Huntington Valley, Pa., explains his Brandywine pearl findings span 20 years.
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Schuylkill
Brandywine
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Pennsylvania
Paul G. Masters
Huntington Valley
Expert Sums Up Formidable List of Eye Defects
Dr Alvah R Lauer of Iowa State college explains normal eyesight features. He notes clarity is only one factor and a wide field of vision helps prevent accidents. Some drivers fail to notice nearby cars until they move ahead.
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Alvah R. Lauer
Iowa State College
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