Panama Canal to be deeper and wider than planned
The Panama canal commission considers a forty foot canal, with estimates showing deeper drafts may reduce costs. Surveys indicate thirty five to forty foot depths, with economies from cheaper excavation and new machinery. If adopted, the plan aligns with New York harbor channel and aims to finish the work with a long term, self run project under U S authorities.
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Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Isthmus
Panama
Chicago Drainage Canal
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Canal Commission
Commission
Congress
New York Harbor
North Atlantic
Europe
James J. Hill
Suez Canal
Uncle Sam
Culebra
Iowa bank president arrested in Chicago
Fred H Cutting former president of the Oto Savings Bank in Woodbury county Iowa was arrested in Chicago on fourteen charges of embezzlement false banking and related crimes totaling over 112000. He admitted guilt to detectives and said he misused and speculated with bank funds before fleeing to Chicago with his wife and two children.
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Chicago
Ill
Fred H.cutting
Oto Savings Bank
Oto
Woodbury County
Iowa
Charles W. Jackson
Sioux City
Zimmer
Gleason
New York Life Insurance Company
Cutting
Western Savings Institution
Board of Trade
Hazard
Mob Threatens Preacher After Desertion in Broken Bow
Rev S P Morris a local minister who fled with Dr Day s wife returned to Broken Bow Neb and was met by Dr Day and forgiven by the wife A mob gathered to tar and feather him and ride him out of town Police dispersed the mob Then thirty leading citizens escorted Morris to Omaha and ensured his departure by the first train
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Broken Bow
Neb
S. P. Morris
Morris
Omaha
Freshmen Challenge Spurs Campus Roughhouse at Rose Poly
In Terre Haute on September 19, ninety freshmen answered a campus challenge from sophomores. The clash involved moving wagons, capture and tying of foes, and several men laid out. Some sophomores were left on a Wabash river sandbar but all returned to town unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic
Wabash
Franchise transfer to Peoria owner syndicate at Rockford
A Peoria syndicate led by Edward Leisy of a brewing company with Thomas Webb, R. BE. Lawrence, and William Meid roth has completed arrangements to transfer the Rockford Three-By franchise to Peoria Illinois. The move was announced from Peoria on September 19.
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Peoria
Ill
Edward Leisy
Thomas Webb
R. BE. Lawrence
William Meidroth
Rockford
Crowds Fight Over New Dollar Bill on Broadway
New York report says a man found a fresh one dollar bill on Broadway and within minutes about ten men claimed it. The finder finally tossed it in the air, a newsboy grabbed the bill and escaped with it amid the scramble. In Findlay Ohio a bell fell from its mount while rung, killing Mrs Homer Green instantly.
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New York
Broadway
Findlay
Homer Green
Black Weevil Threatens Cotton Near Leeds Alabama
In Birmingham Sept 19 a mysterious black weevil has appeared near Leeds in this county. The pests bore into blooms and young bolls of cotton prompting fear among farmers who suspect it is the Mexican weevil and worry over potential damage to crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Leeds
Cable Line Completed Linking Fort Stevens to Fort Canby
Cable line between Fort Stevens and Fort Canby is finished with connections to the district office of the United States Weather Bureau in Portland Oregon. The project ends at the weather bureau office in this city.
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Portland
Ore
Fort Stevens
Fort Canby
District Office of
The
United States
Weather Bureau
Tide at Lowest Ebb in Boston Area
Boston residents reported the tide at Woodshore dropping to the lowest level ever observed, sinking nine feet by actual measurement in a single hour. The unusual ebb raised curiosity about shoreline conditions and potential risk to nearby structures.
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Boston
Mass
Woodshore
Fatal Revolver Accident in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports a fatal accident as Jesse Mc Donough bent to kiss his baby when his revolver slipped from his pocket and discharged, killing him instantly.
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Cincinnati
Jesse McDonough
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