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... contract to establish it ; but too many millions were found necessary for its completion , and it was lost by default . Events at last occurred which turned the attention of the American people to this transit , viz . , the settlement ...
... contract to establish it ; but too many millions were found necessary for its completion , and it was lost by default . Events at last occurred which turned the attention of the American people to this transit , viz . , the settlement ...
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... contract . Accordingly , an agreement was entered into with Minor C. Story , as principal , to complete the work . The death of the lamented president of the Company , Mr. John L. Ste- phens , took place at this time . From the very ...
... contract . Accordingly , an agreement was entered into with Minor C. Story , as principal , to complete the work . The death of the lamented president of the Company , Mr. John L. Ste- phens , took place at this time . From the very ...
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... contract , secured a court decision in- validating Thompson's Chiriqui grant for the " improvement " of the " road " from Chiriqui Lagoon across the continental divide to the town of David , 31 a decision welcomed by the Panama Railroad ...
... contract , secured a court decision in- validating Thompson's Chiriqui grant for the " improvement " of the " road " from Chiriqui Lagoon across the continental divide to the town of David , 31 a decision welcomed by the Panama Railroad ...
Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
No Fortifications for the Panama Canal Reprinted from American Review of Reviews | 13 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
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