Local communities vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir
Magdalena Martinez expresses the distress of her community as a proposed dam threatens their homes, emphasizing the local opposition to the sacrifice for global shipping.
"The touching ceremony of decorating the graves of those slain in the late war is approaching... All ceremonies... to honor the memory of men unselfish enough to lay down their lives... are wise and wholesome."
"At 2 p.m. today the situation in San Francisco is that the fire has been checked everywhere and is completely under control. There is no scarcity of food at present..."