Word: panamas
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Seventy-seven Bucyrus Steam Shovels handled the dry excavation of the Panama Canal until 1907, when 24 shovels were purchased from the Marion Steam Shovel Co. ; no other shovels for canal construction were purchased after this...
...every one knows, Woodrow Wilson's Paris trip was the first of its kind. Taft visited Panama in 1910, but stayed in territory under U. S. jurisdiction, except for a brief stop-over at Cuba on the home trip. Harding, returning from his Alaskan tour, visited Vancouver, B. C., not, however, on a diplomatic mission...
...engineer Cannon-Ball Casey recently fired for starting "The Midnight Flyer" at noon during an eclipse, but at present chief throttle pusher of the fast 'Oriole Limited" who prides himself upon his wrestling prowess. His troubles start when Luke Beamish, "what the world lacked when they built the Panama Canal" when it comes to getting "hot" with a shovel, is taken off the old "Isobel" and made his fireman. Luke is the father of the prettiest girl of the railroad yards, or something like that, and Casey as well as Superintendent Sweeney's collegiate son manage to run into plenty...
...Senator Borah of Idaho on the subject of the onion tariff and Representative Dan A. Sutherland of Alaska on the subject of salmon being disturbed by earthquakes. General John H. Russell, High Commissioner to Haiti, paid respects before returning to his post. Governor General M. L. Walker of the Panama Canal Zone conferred for a half-hour. They were but a few of a long procession from Officialdom of which a great part simply wanted to welcome the Chief back to Washington...
...been said that "Marion built the Panama Canal" because these steam shovels were used extensively in its construction...