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Panama Canal opens

The canal opened to shipping in August 1914 after a vast and deadly construction effort. Newspaper pages from 1914 on a map and timeline.

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36747 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (3212 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Washington Herald — 1914-01-01, page 9

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … be made against the appointment of Col william c. Gorsas. sanitary expert of the Panama Canal to tho post of Surgeon General OF the army. rendered vacant by the death OF Gen …

  2. The Washington Herald — 1914-01-01, page 10

    … be made against the appointment of CoL William C Gorgas, sanitary expert of the Panama Canal, to the post of Surgeon General of the army, rendered vacant by the death of Gen …

  3. Evening Star — 1914-01-01, page 2

    … of Miners were responsible for starting the panic was rejected by the Jury. The Panama Canal is your canal?this book ought to be your book COUPONses Save it for a Copy oF HOW …

  4. Evening Star — 1914-01-01, page 17

    … spring and summer. The waters of the Atlantic and the Pa cific were connected by the Panama canal by the army engineers. The great Atlantic fleet made another Mediterranean cruise …

  5. Evening Star — 1914-01-01, page 18

    … entitling the holder to admis- ; sion to the kinemacolor moving pictures of the Panama canal and the Balkan , war at the Belasco Theater. Saturday, July 5. was issued the first …

  6. Evening Star — 1914-01-01, page 23

    … GHEBBO URG?SOUTH A M PTON NEW YORK?QUEEN STOWN?LIVERPOOL WINTER CRUISES WEST INDIES. Panama Canal. ITALY AND EGYPT. THE RIVIERA. Via Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco. Largest …

  7. Evening Star — 1914-01-02, page 2

    … . "Further, the number of miners actual ly engaged upon the work is but a f The Panama Canal is your canal?this book ought to be your book COUPON Save it lor a Copy of THE …

  8. Evening Star — 1914-01-02, page 7

    … express it self. Newspaper advertising is effi cient for business men just as the Panama canal will be efficient. Each is the most direct and the easiest way for its user's pur …

  9. Evening Star — 1914-01-02, page 13

    … World, $652.30 First-class throughout. Three winter cruises to the WEST INDIES PANAMA CANAL 11/ s. S. "GROSSER KURFUERST" JAN 14. rEB. 12. MAR. 19. Rate. $160 up?21 to 29 …

  10. The Washington Times — 1914-01-02, page 6

    … Firms Are Now Under Charges and Awaiting Hearigs in Cdi urt. TOPOGRAPHY DIAGRAM OF PANAMA CANAL c Household Loan Company, SIS "F ' northwest, will answer to the a of loaning . …

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