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During the last two months, the field was thrown open to 8,951 candidates in 630 Federal examination rooms from Balboa Heights, C. Z., to Fort Kent, Me., from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico...
After President Arias of Panama left the Houston at Balboa his Panama's red- white-&-blue flag dropped from the mainmast and up again went President Roosevelt's four-starred ensign. The cheering died down and Sons Franklin Jr. and John were left loitering on the dock at the end of the gangplank. Two women reporters pounced upon them...
...Balboa, C. Z., May 27--The U. S. Destroyer Hale returned to port today bearing William A. Robinson, young American explorer, saved by an emergency operation by naval surgeons...
Most Cubans were abed when at 1:35 a. m. the U. S. destroyers Claxton and Taylor nosed discreetly into Havana harbor. They had dashed over from Key West. From Balboa the destroyers Sturtevant and Overton steamed full speed for Cuba and the U. S. Navy Department announced that eight more destroyers and two cruisers were ready to follow. Of these the largest was the brand new cruiser Indianapolis mounting 8-in. guns, on which President Roosevelt cruised last month...
...Balboa Heights, Canal Zone...