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Opening of Lake Washington canal parade and history event
The article describes the canal opening day with aquatic parade led by the Roosevelt, speeches at the Fremont bridge, and a military procession. It notes the canal's eight mile length, 100 miles of added waterfront, and the $5 million total cost funded by government entities. It also mentions Mrs. Helen Gould Thomas’s marriage in Paris and related alimony.
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National Guard
Woodland Park
Rocrnevelt
Canal Locks
Shilshole Bay
Lake Washington Canal
Dallard
Ballard
Locka
Fremont Bridge
Queen City Yacht Club
Balmon Bay
Roosevelt
Marine Parade
Ballard Bridge
14Th Ave. N. W
Latona Bridge
Seattle
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Canal
Fremont-Ballard
Ballard Beach
Peary
James McElroy
J. B. Cavanaugh
KR. E. Coontz
K. E. Greene
EF. J. Dent
Will F. Humphrey
H. M. Chittenden
H. C. Gill
Clark B. Bissett
G. W. Hill
A. BE. Frank
Y. G. Knowles
George F. Cotterill
R. H. Thomson
B. Blethen
Taster
Gill
Landin
John Speed Smith
George B. McClellan
Puget Sound
Jefferson Davis
King County
Lakes Union
Washington
Panama Canal