Emigration from Canal Zone rises as Cucaracha slide worsens
Ten thousand zone residents left the Isthmus in five months with December showing a larger exodus, most laborers returning home. Shoreline spoil from Cucaracha slide requires removal, with an estimated 1.5 million cubic yards to clear before the channel safe. A new pier at Cristobal is planned as Panama Railroad directors meet in New York.
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Ncon
Canal Zone
Stone
Aiion and
Cristobal
No- West
Est
Isthmus
Costa Rica
Colombia
United States
Europe
Cucaracha Slide
Chan- Heing
Mary Steel Company
Sparrow's Point
Panama, Railroad Company
New York City
Cristo
T. B. Monniche
Department of Construction and Engineering
Panama Railroad
Colon
Railroad Company
William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Company
Isthmian Canal
Chicago Women Lift Censorship After Screened Cut Outs
Chicago Woman's Club members screened 126 yards of cut outs in a meeting and found two films that prompted calls for action. They praised Major Funkhouser for suppressing objectionable moving pictures and passed a resolution endorsing his censorship efforts, urging national standards and establishing a cooperating committee led by Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Landauer, and Mrs. Britton.
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Chicago
Chicago Woman's Club
Guardian of Chicago
Herman Landauer
Funkhouser
Reform Department
Chicago Woman’s Club
M. L. C. Funkhouser
Major Funkhouser
Joseph T. Bowen
Bowen
Landauer
Gertrude Howe Britton
Your Nerves Stay Young box free offer
A vintage advertisement promises a 50 cent box free to men and women. It emphasizes nerve health and well being with bold health claims and Kellogg's Sanitone branding throughout.
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Kellogg's
Iung
Kelloge
Jersey and Cedar i Bienville
St Street
Winter tourists at Ocean Springs on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
A swell of winter visitors arrives in Ocean Springs Mississippi boosting hotel activity and spurring a drive to create a golf course this season. Alfred Hallam of Sioux City has bought the Lehner shell-road property to develop orange grapefruit and pecan holdings.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Association of Commerce
Alfred Hallam
Sioux City
Lond
Lehner
Shell Road
Detroit
Mich
Washington Avenue
Association of Pascagoula
First Bale of English Woolens Cut High Cost
The first bale of English woolens imported to the South under the new tariff arrived in Mobile. Schutz & Coan tailors see a 15 percent price cut for suits made from English woolens, with a $30 sale price possible. A London-sourced sample shows a $45 price to compare, illustrating tariff benefits.
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United States
Mobile
Schutz & Coan
Sidney Coan
Coan
London
Bond
Mr. Coan
Fair as an Educator Promotes Practical Farm Education
Article argues for practical education along utilitarian lines for Alabama and Mississippi farm youth. Emphasizes hands on training and real world skills to complement classroom study, with a focus on improving agricultural knowledge and prospects for rural communities.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Mobileair Et de Maces
Titan
Civil service postmaster exams set for Alabama towns
The U S civil service commission issued a circular outlining competitive examinations for fourth class postmasters in Alabama. Tests will be held March 5 to March 21 at multiple Alabama towns and at York, Butler, Camden, Bay Minette, and other listed locations in surrounding states. Applicants may test at any point on the schedule regardless of chosen post office.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Alabama
Columbus
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
York
Butler
Camden
Bay Minette
Carrollton
Center
Centerville
Clanton
Elba
Evergreen
Fayette
Fort Payne
Grove Hill
Guin
Guntersville
Haleyville
Kellyton
Linden
Monroeville
Moulton
Roanoke
Russellville
Samson
Scottsboro
Seale
Andalusia
Anniston
Athens
Bessemer
Birmingham
Brewton
Cullman
Decatur
Demopolis
Dothan
Ensley
Eufaula
Florence
Gadsden
Greenville
Huntsville
Jasper
Mobile
Montgomery
New Decatur
Opelika
Pla
Selma
Talladega
Troy
Chatom
Eutaw
Hayne- Marion
Oneonta
Union
Senator Bankhead Sets Rules for Mastership Applications
Senator Bankhead states that applicants must indicate the examination point and forward writings to the Washington commission. Those unable to forward in time may be examined with later approval if they appear at the designated place and date and apply at the local post office. He says Alabama residents seeking appointments to postmasterships must use the specified blanks and forms.
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Washington
Bankhead
Alabama
Ge Camerons
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P.O. Cafe
Dauphin Street
Schutzz&coan
Cailors
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Pedro Miguel Lock
Gatun Dam
Gatun Locks
Ancon
Panama
United States Naval
Balboa
Corozal Farm
N E. Coffey
Tropics
W. L. Phillips
Canal
Roscoe G. Searle
Capitol
Isthmian Canal Commission
Culebra
Gamboa Dike
Commission
Theorio
Sosa Hill
Naos Island
Oii
Re Eee
Suppup Messancee
Wilson
Dhes
Schutz
the Fair
Civil Service Commission
H. Piser & CO
Mobile, Ala
N. Commerce St
St. Michael Louis
McAtee’s
Dauphin St
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