Gold Medal for Canal Builder Tribute to Skill
A ceremonial banquet honored Col. George Washington Goethals with the National Geographic Society gold medal for his role in constructing the Panama Canal. President Wilson and eminent officials attended as Goethals expressed gratitude and humility for the nation’s recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Army
Navy
Congress
Jules L. Jusseaud
Eens
United States Engineer Corps
Saitors
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
Army Engineers
United States
National ‘Geographic Society
George Washington Goethals
Berneverry
Col. Goerg
Steamer D. Easington Adrift Off Cape Breton
The steamer D. Easington is frozen in an ice pack and drifting off the southern coast of Cape Breton. First Officer Zabourn and three crew members were rescued after a dory voyage to Gowin Island. they suffered from cold. The vessel, part of the winter coal trade, is overdue at Louisburg, likely from St. John or Boston.
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Associated Press
Louisburg
N. S
Cape Breton
D. Easington
Zabourn
Gouin
Gowin Island
Easington
St. NM
Boston
Respectful Mobile Postoffice Clerk Tries Suicide in Jail
J D Alston a respected Mobile post office distributing department worker attempted suicide in the county jail. He broke a piece of glass and cut himself but was attended by County Physician Inge and found not seriously injured. Police reported he had claimed threats from Francis and Joachim while restrained at the station.
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Mobile Post Office
J. D. Alston
Inge
Bynston
Francis
Joachim
Puzzle contest rules and tie resolution outline
The text describes how ties are handled in a multi puzzle contest. It states that many contestants may submit the same first puzzle solution and that the second puzzle may be solved by any contestant. Ties on the second puzzle trigger a third puzzle for the tied group, with the manager noting a possible use of a third puzzle if further ties occur. All who submitted 1011 as the first puzzle solution may submit the second.
Puzzle: Draw a contiguously crossed chain across a chart
A detailed puzzle instruction set describes drawing a continuous chain across a chart from left to right and back, counting circles twice, with constraints on direction, turns, and non crossing on returns. It lists prize rules, tie conditions, and submission deadlines for Mobile Item readers in 1914.
Illustrative Chain of Circles Example in Chart
The excerpt explains a chain of circles starting at 66 and ending at 39 with sections of five, four, four, six, and three circles. The total of all circles equals 5631. It notes the chart shows how to form the circle chain and that any combination meeting the conditions is allowed.
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Nmber
Fatwa and legal notes amid scattered OCR markers
Fragmentary OCR text shows references to a fatwa and related legal notes. The readable portions include names and numbers interspersed with brackets, suggesting an unintelligible archival page. The coherent detail is limited. the fragment implies a religious-legal ruling context without clear events or entities.
Contests Instructions for Submitting Entry Materials
The notice describes preparing a submission for a contest including drawing a chain across and forwarding to a Contest Manager. It instructs not to forward the entire advertisement, to neatly place a blank around the border, and to seal it in an envelope with the two parts pinned together.
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Geographic Society
Fubelel
Iogoe
Mobile, Ala
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