The Toll of Death in Building Skyscrapers and Canals
The piece argues that large projects claim workers’ lives, from ancient pagan sacrifices to modern construction. It cites the Panama Canal and frequent fatal accidents due to dynamite, noting many workers killed or injured at quarries amid ongoing danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Culebra
United States
Culebra Cut
Ancon
Miraflores
Pedro Miguel Locks
Empire
Panama Canal Dynamite Fatalities and Safety Rules
A historical report chronicles 1908 dynamite fatalities on the Panama Canal project with Bas Obispo’s December 12 disaster claiming 26 dead and 40 injured. It notes safety reforms by Col Goethals requiring charges to explode within 24 hours and describes ongoing risks from unspent charges and mishaps with steam shovels.
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Bas Obispo
Culebra
Goethals
Seek cure of white plague in desert survival tale
In a remote desert fifty miles from civilization two men pursue a cure for tuberculosis. George Wallace of Redlands California and Dr Gordon Lewis of London live bare essentials with no shelter or clothes, relying on game desert herbs and goats milk as they walk daily and endure harsh weather, claiming Indians once thrived free of tubercular trouble while modern settlements spread consumption.
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Banning
Cal
Desert
Civilization
George Wallace
Redlands
Gordon Lewis
London
Skipper Weds Without Full Ceremony in Philadelphia
Oct 25 report details Captain William Rose of Linwood New Jersey eloping with Mary E. Rucker of Philadelphia aged 65 and 78 respectively. They wed with minimal ceremony at Pleasantiits church after opposing large church reception, officiated by Rev H B McClelland of First Presbyterian.
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Philadelphia
William Rose
Linwood
N. J
Mary E. Rucker
Pleasantiits
Captain Rose
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Quar~ry
Panama
SCO
LINDL
Zxplostresx
Carlebrs
Qyrmamite
Groom
Rich
Canal Commission
Jon Ocetred Pye Onen
Empire Bridge
Pacific Channel
Lowarne
Pat J. Lyons
E. S. Kiencke
Michael & Lyons
North Commerce ST
Rob Roy
White Lily
Cupid
Alabama
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