Panama Canal Traffic and Health Report 1916 Overview
A 1916 Canal Zone annual report details 4,969,792 cargo tons passed through the canal in ten months, three minor slides halting service, and improved health with lower malaria and typhoid deaths. It notes labor mobility, construction progress, and exact spending from Congress including fortifications and canal operation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal
Panama Canal
Gov. Goethals
Canal Zone
Aiso
Atlantic
Pacific
Wessela
Vassela
Co Jon
Culebra
Gaillard Cut
Republic of Panama
Col Hera
Treasury Department
Aca
Woman dies after ax assault in Northwest Washington
Eloise Brown 35 living at 2522 F Street NW died from injuries after an axe attack early Thursday. She lingered at Emergency Hospital yesterday afternoon without regaining consciousness. No neighbor saw anyone enter or leave the home. assailant remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Brown
F Street Northwest
Weather and tide table from Washington post
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau forecast for District of Columbia Maryland and adjacent areas predicts fair and warmer conditions Monday with increasing cloudiness Tuesday and moderating southerly winds. It notes a previous storm moving northeast including rain and snow in parts of the mid Atlantic and New England states and lists wind speeds, temperatures, humidity and rainfall. Also reports river conditions on Potomac Shenandoah and birth notices from Harpers Ferry with several newborns named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Middle Atlantic
New England
Atlantic
Cape Hatternas
New York
Black Island
Sandy Hook
Nantucket
Delaware Breakwater
Minpet Valley
Southwest
Northwestern States
Rocky Mountain
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Arkansas
Gulf States
Atlantic States
Nke
Miasiasippi
Ohio
Miasissippi
Alexandria
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Washington and
Queen Streets
Deaths listed in Washington area obituaries
A long death notice list records many individuals with ages and addresses across Washington. Names include Catherine Lane Emily Rothwell Julia Baird Margaret Cook Fannie Worden Prtrude West Theresa Cordes James Wederkind William Goodlove Patrick Raftery Michael Keehan Nathaniel Weiss Forsythe Harry Pardee Earle Montgomery Harry Caesar James Boardman James Smith William Brosnan James Vaughn James McCabe John Wagner Benjamin Pennidill Coma Meritt Elisa Carroll Marie Spittel Charles King Arthur Jones James Tasco George Fairfax infant Moon and others with ages ranging from infants to centenarians and hospitals indicated such as Georgetown, Providence, Sibley and the United States Naval Hospital. The list appears to compile obituaries and death notices from multiple local institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Lane
Emily Judson Rothwell
Julia Baird
George Washington
Benjamin F. Pennidill
Georgetown
Ae Freeth Hospital
Coma Meritt
Eedmen’s
Elisa Carroll
South Gap
Marie Spittel
12Th St
Charles Henry King
Arthur Jones
Masa. Ave
Leniency for Aliens and Smuggling in Immigration Report
Commissioner Caminetti details in a vast annual report the land borders smuggling schemes, the Chinese trade, and the need to deport aliens. He cites the Alexandria storm wrecking the Christmas tree, the nation’s war induced immigration challenges, and calls for a general immigration law with stronger exclusion powers and new enforcement measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geteral Catainette
Federal Bureau of Immigration
John West
Meer Bla
Gunnison Europe
Anthony
Wheatley’s
St. Mary's
United States
Canadian
Canada
Pacific Porta
Supreme Court
Bureau
Employment Bureau
Wilson
Leftover Dinner to Horses at Show Grounds Today
Free Christmas feed for hungry horses at the show grounds between 10 and 4. Oats fodder and trimmings will be available to any horse, with drivers offered hot coffee and doughnuts. A committee from donors will run the annual event. Also special Christmas services were held at Terminal Y M C A headquarters with Mme Lydia von Finckelstein Mountford as speaker and manger robes on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Mme
Lydia von Finckelstein Mountford
Palestine
Mme. Mountford
Holy Land
Jesus Christ
City bulletins advertise $3.75 flour and canned goods sale
A list of grocery specials appears for Star of the East wheat flour and various canned goods. Prices include 84c for old-time flour, 11c for large peaches, 7c to 10c for tuna, 10c syrup, 25c buckwheat, and other items. Local stores J. T. D. Pyles and Schamel Arcade Market are noted along with a mention of fruit selections and stews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star of the East
Userara
St. Ow
J. T. D. Pyles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Col. Goethals
California
Land of
Garden Land
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
the Pacific Limited
Amalia
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
G. J. Lincoln
Cheatnut St
Philadelphia
Union Trustco
Edward J
O . ‘Accounts
Union Trust Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Hirsh’s Shoe
7Th St
N. W
Washington
the Sunday Post
Hodges
Star Building
Tharp
Berkeley
Steel
Harry Kaufman, Inc
Seventh St. N. W
Seles
Othana Dets
Fide
Jaunimim
Asheville
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Battal Cheyenne
Wyo
Davenport
Jows
Denver
Colo
Des Moines
Iowa
Galveston
Tex
Helena
Mont Indianapolis
Tad
Jacksonville
Cal
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
Miami
Fis
New Orlents
North Platte
Neby
Omaha
Nebr
Pittsburgu Pa
Portland
Land
Belt Lake City
Utah
St Louis
St. Paul
Minn
Springfeld
Inf
Washington Post
Harpers Ferry
W Va
Potomac River
Shenandoah River
William A
Eva Bryarly
Frank and
Frances Hild
Richard F., Jr
M. Angelo Carman
George W
Agnes Brew
Clarence L
Mabel R. Beach
Vincent A
Mary M. Simmel
James and
Eliza Colbert
Eberly
Mr. E
Our Boys
D. J. Kaufman Incorporated
Pa. Ave
Immigration Bureau
Beinners
Methodist Episcopal Rch South
Salvation Army
U. S. Court
United States Court of the Eastern District of
Virginia
Edmund Waddin
Joe” Tyroler
Mountford
City Bulletins
Schamel
Arcade Market
Phil
Bia
Virginia Theat
Daly
Nujol
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Bayonne
Edison
Mazda
Muddiman
L. L. Perkins
Unite States Fidulty & Guaranty Ty
Judd
Emerson
Fernando R. Sari
Ith
M. Stein & Co. Quality Tailors
F Streets
H. Abramson
Wth and
L Sts. N. W
John T. Crowley
Boureties Boarn . Mi
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