Big Ditch Nears Completion as Gatun Waters Reach Culebra
Gatun Lake waters began flowing into the Culebra cut marking near completion of the Panama Canal. Dike destruction planned for October 10 will release the lake, with Goethals and aides directing final tests and preparations for the canal’s opening.
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Gatun Lake
Culebra
Colon
Panama
Panama Canal
Gamboa Dike
Gatuan Lake
Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Col
George W Goethals
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
D. D. Gaillard
Central Division
Colonel Gaillard
Panama Canal Nears Completion Amid Historic Engineering Feat
The article notes that great locks are finished and only detailing remains. Dredges will clean the canal channel. Gatun Lake covers 164 square miles, created by Gatun Dam, with the Chagres river valley now submerged. The project, once mocked, is now nearly complete well ahead of the original timetable.
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Neers
Chagras
Gatun
Gatun Lake
Culebra
Goethals
George Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal
Panama Canal
H. F. Hodges
David D. B. Baillard
William L. Sibert
Army Engineers
Colonel Goethals
United States
Hodges
Sibert
Hodge
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Philip II of
Spain
Patterson
Senate
Nicaragua
de Lesseps
Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wyse
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Isthmus
Miraflores
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
Count de Lesseps
Gatun Lakes
Chagres
Hull Explains Operation of New Income Tax
Washington outlines the two phase tax plan with a normal 1 percent on income over 33000 and an additional rate rising to 6 percent over 500000. Hull notes withholding at source starts Nov 1 1913 and first-year returns cover earnings from March 1 to year end with June 1 notice of amount due. The tax applies to U S citizens at home or abroad and to foreign residents with U S income.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Officers
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Treasury
Hull
Internal Revenue
United States
Ike
Woodruff Stricken During Fusion Meeting Address
Timothy L. Woodruff former New York lieutenant governor collapsed at Cooper Union after delivering a fusion notification speech. Physicians diagnosed a stroke of paralysis and said his condition was serious.
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New York
Timothy L. Woodruff
Cooper Union
California Millionaire Acquitted
George H. Bixby a Long Beach California millionaire was acquitted by a jury in Superior Judge Bledsoe s court of the charge of contributing to the delinquency of Cleo H Barker a minor in Los Angeles October 1.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
George H. Bixby
Long Beach
Bledsoe
Cleo H. Barker
Animal lesson prompts surprise calf answer
The class discussed how animals stand, and the teacher asks for other examples. A timid student volunteers calf as another animal that gets up like a cow, causing quiet amusement.
Jokes Spark Mixed Laughs Between Friends
A playful exchange reveals one friend consistently draws laughter when present, while the other attributes the amusement to the companion’s presence rather than the jokes. The dialogue highlights how social dynamics influence humor perception.
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Temple Si
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National Remedy Co
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Ther Ralph
Monroe Sthert
Chicago
Ill
Canada
Wanilo Houwabo
Winnipeg Saturday Post
Winnipeg
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I. K. Miller
Lecuat Grove
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Luropean Court
Oklahoma
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