American swimmer tackles Gatun Lake in record 12 hours 30 minutes
Captain Alfred Brown of New York swam Gatun Lake yesterday covering 24 miles in 12 hours 30 minutes. He started at Gatun locks at 6 25 am and finished below Gamboa near Culebra cut in good condition. Canoeists followed and kept the route clear as crowds watched. Col Guethals declined to open locks to permit a full canal traverse.
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Panama
Alfred Brown
New York
Gatun Lake
Yeserday
Gatun Locks
Gamboa
Culebra
Brown
Cristobal
Balboa
Col. Guethals
Cucaracha Slide
Daniel Bronco
John Dineo
Mr. Laporte
Rad Salts Advertises Kidney Health Remedy
An old health ad claims meat causes kidney sludge and urges readers to take four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in water daily to flush kidneys. It touts relief from rheumatism headaches and other ailments, describing Rad Salts as grape and lemon juice acid combined with lithia for a cleansing, tasty drink.
Germany Expects Profit from Panama Canal Opening
Berlin dispatch reports German maritime experts see major benefits from the Panama Canal opening. While the United States gains from its fleet, Germany plans new vessels, expanded capital for major lines, and rerouting four big liners to the canal to capitalize on West Canadian and Pacific Coast trade and opened markets in the Orient and Australasia.
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Associated Press
Berlis
Germany
Panama Canal
United States
Panama
Australia
Pacific
North
South America
Canada
Pacific Coast
New Zealand
Meridian Auto Crash Kills One Injures Four Near City
J. T. Wright of Meridian was killed and Mr. and Mrs. Fluker and their five year old child were badly hurt when their car struck a dog and somersaulted twice, rolling down an embankment three miles east of Meridian on November 24.
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J. T. Wright
Meridian
Mrs. Fluker
Associated Press
Miss
JL. F. Fluker
Lina Cavalieri Arrives Aboard France For Opera
Mme Lina Cavalieri arrives from France on the steamer France to star in Francesca di Rimini in Boston. She will not sing in New York this season. On the same ship tenor Lucien Muratore will also perform in the opera.
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New York
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
France
Francescca di Rimini
Boston
Lucien Muratore
Mme. Cavalieri
Goethals Reports on Panama Canal Plans and Delays
Col George Goethals outlines the Panama Canal opening timeline and the risks from slides in the Culebra cut. He cites wet dredging as essential, notes Gamboa dike removal, and describes slides, tests of lock machinery, and the large financial outlay for construction and fortifications.
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Associated Press
Washington
Panama Canal
George Goethals
Canal Commission
Garrison
Culebra
Gatun
Geothals
Gamboa Dike
Cucaracha
Great Ocean
Colonel Goethals
Pacific Coast
Goethals
Congress
Gates
Governors Furnish Troops If Called Upon Across States
New York November 24 telegraphs to state governors asked if they favor intervention in Mexico and how many troops could be sent in two weeks. Responses show varied positions from Texas 2000 men to Oklahoma 1200, with several states ready to provide full quotas or support Wilson.
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New York
Mexico
O. B. Colquit
Texas
W. C. McDonald
New Mexico
Oswald West
Oregon
Wilson
L. BE. Hall
Louisiana
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Ernest Lister
Washington
W .H. Mann
Virginia
J. M. Haines
Idaho
L. E. Hanna
North Dakota
A. J. Pothier
Rhode Island
W. H. Miller
Delaware
P. L. Goldsboro
Maryland
Ben W. Hooper
Tennessee
W. N. Ferris
Michigan
A. C. Eberhard
Minnesota
Lee Cruce
Oklahoma
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as best for coughs colds throat and lung troubles with a money back guarantee. A Glen Ellyn Iowa user A F Mertz reports six weeks of doctoring failed yet the remedy cured a stubborn cough. Sold by all druggists and by mail from H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Manila to stage its annual carnival in February
WAGTON Nov 24 The Philippine people plan to hold their Manila carnival in February with preparations already well advanced. A cable from Manila confirms the event will be the most brilliant carnival and exposition in the islands history. The affair will be linked with the American army presence, noting that 1907 saw larger forces under Major General Wood.
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Wagton
Manila
Insular
Islands
Philippines
Wood
Five Lives Lost in Automouble Collision at Crossing
Four United States soldiers and a civilian chauffeur were killed and another soldier badly injured when their car was struck at Texas City Junction by a Galveston Harrisburg and Henderson passenger train. The dead are John Livingston A D Tarkingson Hill and Wiley Sloan. Henry L. Smith survived serious injuries. The incident occurred as the auto attempted to cross the track ahead of the train.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
United States
Texas City Junction
Galveston, Harrisburg and Henderson
John Livingston
Fourth Field Artillery
A. D. Tarkingson
Hill
Eleventh Cavalry
Wiley Sloan
Texas City
Henry L. Smith
Company L
26Th Infantry
Sage Tea Dandy to Darken Hair
A 50 cent Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy bottle promises instant darkening of gray or faded hair. Druggists report millions sold annually as the old sage tea recipe naturally darkens hair, improves appearance, stops itching and shedding after one or two applications.
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Wyeth
Brooks to Address Sociology Club on Taxation
Stewart Brooks a well known attorney will speak on Taxation at the YMCA Harte Auditorium Monday night. It is the fourth and most important meeting of the class in municipal sociology with several program speakers to discuss questions of the day.
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Stewart Brooks
Y. M. C. A. Harte
Brooks
Cure a Cold in One Day LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Ad
Captain George Langhorne plans a week long spectacle combining street parades balls games and amusements from American wild west shows and New Orleans and St Louis carnivals An exposition features Philippine material development drawing thousands from islands Asia and mainland observers
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George Langhorne
Islands
New Orleans
St. Louis
Philippines
Asia
Wilson Endorses Tuberculosis Day Observance
New York Nov 24 Wilson again expresses interest in Tuberculosis Day to be observed December 7 by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. As governor of New Jersey he issued a proclamation urging observance. this year he declines a proclamation but writes to Dr. John Lowman of Cleveland endorsing the campaign against tuberculosis.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Thetional Association For
New Jersey
John Lowman
Cleveland
Tu Logis
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Tonya Pada
Col. Goethals
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E. W. Grove
Sovereign
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