Word: panamas
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Panama Canal celebrated its tenth birthday. On behalf of the War Department, Colonel Meriwether Walker, Acting Governor of the Canal Zone, observed the day by issuing a statement summarizing the Canal's work...
...imports of macaroni rose to 3½ million pounds, most of it from Italy. But the U. S. in the same year exported over 7 million pounds of home-made macaroni to the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, San Domingo, Belgium, Honduras, Panama, China, Japan, Australia...
...What about the Panama Canal scandal...
...Prof. Fairchild, geologist, of Rochester, and Dr. Baer, anthropologist, of the U. S. National Museum at Washington. The two latter scientists, finding themselves unable to endure the hardships of the climate and of jungle travel, returned several months ago, while Ichthyologist Breder, though young and strong, has occupied a Panama hospital since May. Thus no scientists remained to comment upon the discovery and acquisition of the blonds. This was disappointing to Mr. Marsh. Other knowledge has been gained by the expedition, however, for Mr. Breder previous to his confinement made much-needed collections of the fish and amphibia...
...success in penetrating the impenetrable, Mr. Marsh attributes largely to ability to win the friendship of the native chiefs. In this case he obtained their trust by getting President Porras of Panama to send them speedy aid during a smallpox epidemic from which they were perishing in helpless isolation...