Panama Canal Dike Demolished in Epochal Event at Gamboa
The Gamboa dike near the Panama Canal was rent at 2 08 pm on Friday October 10 witnessed by 3000 to 4000 people from Panama Colon and canal zones. President Wilson was pressing a distant button as Colonel Goethals and canal officials watched a towering plume of water mud and rock rise from the breach. The blast left a 60 foot wide section lifted and scattered with iron pipes remaining obstacles cleared as the cut began to fill and the river flowed toward Lake Gatun.
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Panama
Gamboa
Inez
Pacific
Panama Canal
Colon
Canal Zone
San Miguel Locks
Wilson
White House
Washington
Lake Gatun
Porras
Goethal
Canal Commission
Goethals
Poppe Nunna-Variila
Ong Neer
Panama Canal Company
Impeachment Trial Witness Larecky Testifies for Defense
Louie A Barecey, a dental man aiding Governor Sulzer, took the stand as a witness for the defense in the impeachment trial. The testimony focused on character and conduct during the year in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie A Barecey
Sulzer
Ferris to Try Again in Landmark Run Down Case
Ambiguous notes indicate a trial involving a person named Ferris and a defendant associated with Sterling and Muwsion wealth. The fragment references a run down and a death near a school site with a vehicle, suggesting a homicide case pending in a local land dispute context. Strong entities are uncertain due to garbled OCR text.
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Ferris
Les Andes
Sterling Perrin
Wealthy Muwsion
Gane
Michael Aon
Tornade Killa Three Norge wean lornede Pridtuy
Tornade strike near Norge leaves three dead and several injured as emergency crews rush to the scene. Officials report a severe weather event touched down along the river near Megearald, with local residents describing extensive damage to homes and livestock. Investigations continue to determine the precise path and cause.
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Norge, Wean
Lornede
Pridtuy
Bled
Megearald Sun of
Bankers Condemn Reserve Measure at ABA Convention
American Bankers Association delegates from across the nation ratified the conference action demanding amendments to the Federal Reserve Act now before Congress. The body endorsed their currency commission’s report opposing the Glase Owen plan as socialistic and harmful, while praising President Roosevelt’s goal of elastic yet safe currency.
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American Bankers Association
Conferencenhere
Boston
Mass
United States
Federal Reserve Plan
Conference of Bankers
Congress
Currency Commission
Athletics Win Championship in World Series Sweep
New York and Philadelphia clash as the Armorican league champions defeat the New York National League team four games to one. The decisive Saturday game saw Mathewson face Plunk with Philadelphia prevailing. Soto 1 marked the score. Twenty five team members will share prize money of 2004 and each receive 4405 as their share of the first game winnings.
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New York
Mathewson
Plunk
Pollelphians
Soto
Achinthin Eviginire
Clube
Northward Discovery Named by Russian Expedition
A damaged account reports a Russian expedition naming a northern land as St Michael Alaska. Commander Wilbitaky led the voyage starting June, reaching St Michael around October, and reporting a new coastline discovery near Ribera. The crew, with notable figures Willand Larry and others, faced unrest and financial losses amid the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Second
St. Michael
Alaska
Ceenmunder Wilbitaky
Port Newh
Ribera i
Lund
Striking Miner Fired Upon in Calumet
A miner was fired upon in Calumet, amid a disrupted paneling scene at the Comtemmial Wine. No one was hit, the alert reported.
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Calumet
Atrther Cupyerners
Huerta Imprisons Deputies and Becomes Dictator
Mexico City President Huerta defends imprisoning 110 deputies who he says were revolutionists. He dissolves the chamber and proclaims a dictatorship while warning rebels would move sessions to rebel-held territory. A proclamation to the people accuses the deputies of hostile acts and signals possible shifts in foreign recognition.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Chamber of Deputies
Carranza Mentment
Chamber T
Washington
Mexico City Split Over Huerta Coup Impact
Rumors from Mexico City swirl over the effect of the provisional president’s coup. Analysts fear the army’s cohesion may fracture under General Maerice influence as dissatisfaction with the regime grows, testing stability amid political danger.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Maerice
William B. Lamar Named U S Commissioner Candidate
William B. Lamar of Monticello Florida will be United States Commissioner nominee for San Francisco in 1915. A former Florida congressman, Lamar’s appointment follows tornado devastation near Letanue and extends into Nebraska. No lives reported lost as storms spanned the region. Attendance at Big Game in New York is cited with high gate receipts and public interest surrounding the event.
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Dudge
William B. Lamar
Montijcelle
Fla
United States
Sinking of Volturno and rescue efforts overwhelm Atlantic
Reports detail the firebound steamship Volturno burning in mid Atlantic after leaving Rotterdam for New York on October 11. Official word lists around 136 lives lost and 621 rescued as lifeboats and lifeboats were battered by waves. Rescue ships including Carmania La Touraine and others reached the scene but could not launch boats successfully. Survivors were saved as dawn broke and the ship settled, with high casualties among passengers and crew.
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London
Aince
Volturno
Thosuand
Carmania
New York
Liverpool
Barr
la Touraine
Minneapolis
Happahannock
Car
Narragansett
Devonian
Kroonland
Grosser Kurfuerst
Geydike
Valwrno
Slugged and Robbed in a Fragmented Ledger
Unclear, garbled report from Ogden Utah mentions an 84 year old man rushed to Dee hospital. References to Denver-Pihelbert Blewart of the United Batas department of labor and a grand jury in Pushin, Yuan Shi Kai’s wife hosting guests in a winter palace party, plus a death in Ler Lome.
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Ogden
Utah
Dee Hospital
Denver
Pihelbert Blewart
United Batas Department of Labor
Yuan
Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Winter Palace
Survivor tells eerie tale of disaster on burning ship
German survivor Walter Trintepohl recounts chaotic events aboard the Carmania in a wireless dispatch. He describes alarm, lifebelts, and the captain’s calm, but blames crew misconduct for worsening panic as boats were lowered and passengers, especially women and children, faced tragedy.
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London
Carmania
Wireless
Walter Trintepohl
German
Trintepohl
Ras
Timothy Woodruff Dies, NY Governor Framer and Leader
Timothy L. Woodruff, former lieutenant governor of New York, died at 9 15 p m Sunday after a two week illness. He served three terms as lieutenant governor, was a delegate to the Republican convention of 1908, and helped oppose James Sherman for vice president. He was 65.
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New York
Paul C. Pourman
Uraniumine
Bundy
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State
Fragmentary 1930s Crime Notes from Hale and Manila
Disjointed OCR paragraph reports a death in Hale involving Victor Anderson, a Utah Leasing ex-employee, with unclear circumstances and memory gaps. It also mentions Suspect Chinkgo-Hang Syuncer and alleged murders in Des Molons, plus Philippine official resignations and appointments, all muffled by garbled text and missing details.
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Mia
Bearcat
Des Molons
Various Nevada and Oregon Local Notices and Crimes
A montage of brief items notes arrests for murder and embezzlement, a fire at Miller & Bain slaughter house near Winnemucca ruled arson, Indian theft case, bond issue for Lincoln highway in Churchill county, Medford rate appeal to Supreme Court, Utah WCTU suffrage event, Pendleton roller mills sale, deaths and health scare in Hellinham Washington, high school employment earnings, and other regional headlines across Nevada and surrounding areas.
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Archie Verity Aimeel
Winchester
Boulder
Coto
Miller & Bain Slaughter House
Winnemucca
Nav
Ed. Gey
Ind
Ore
Junura
Tonopah
Jit Butler
Churchill County
Nevada
Medford
Portland
United States Supreme Court
Lulu Shepard
Utah
Bette
Pendleton
Holland Syndicate
Reconere
Sadie Mason
Wadsworth
Womans Company
Quinault
Hellineham
Wash
HH. Herd Ette
J. L. Muldoon
Beattie Saloon
Carl
Muldoon
Joon
Tenver
Hulfinck McCullah
Colorado State College of Agriculture
McCullah
Ehargne
PIO
Ben
Abzolie
Doplio
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Gamboa Dike
Twain
Atlantic
Canal Department
Louis A. Larecky
Tornade Killa Three
Atheltics
Philadelphia
Virgin Land
Jack Jehneon
Chinge
Deck
Phatephen
Vremem
Sumitay Key
Weer Frien
Willand Larry
Daputhea
Kansas
Lebanon
Kane
Letanue
Aputhern
Nebraska
Tang
Arpetiles
Ekeerding Kp Pew
Wiretewa
Grand Jury
East Lake City
Houryworee
Shields
Monk Lo
Florence Pareraha
Ler Lome
Howih Jordan
Urvivor
Timothy Woodruff
Liew
Hale
Magham
Victor Anderson
The
Utah Leasing Company
Manila
Tionel H. B. McCoy
Mantle
Charles M. Gleepar
Philippines
Manuel Tinlowan
Terres
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