Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Panama Canal" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Colombia, Columbia, de Lesseps, Hay-Herran Treaty, independence, Panama canal, Roosevelt, Spooner bill.
When searching for information about Panama and issues related to the canal prior to Panama's Independence in 1903, also include "Colombia" and "Columbia" in search terms, as Panama was previously part of Colombia

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Panama Catastrophe"
The Pittsburgh Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), January 3, 1889, Page 4, Image 4, col. 6.
"The Much Discussed Panama Canal Route"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 16, 1902, Page 3, Image 19, col. 1.
"Panama Friends are Victorious; Spooner Substitute Passes"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), June 20, 1902, Page 5, Image 5, col. 2.
"Washington Government does not conceal its Belief that Revolution will be Successful"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), November 5, 1903, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Canal Treaty is Ratified"
The Hartford Republican (Hartford, KY), February 26, 1904, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Canal is ours Fast and Tight"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), May 4, 1904, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Uncle Sam Formally takes charge of Panama Canal"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), May 4, 1904, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Photographs in the Panama Canal Zone made shortly after"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), February 11, 1906, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"President Sails for Isthmus"
The Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), November 9, 1906. Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"President Roosevelt Gathering Information at First Hand about the Panama Canal"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), December 16, 1906, Page 1, Image 17, col. 1.
"Panama made Clear"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), November 12, 1906, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"The Panama Canal a Sound Business Proposition"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), April 19, 1908, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1.
"Panama Canal now open to Commerce of the World"
The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, OR), August 15, 1914, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"Ancon Officially opens Panama Canal Today"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), August 15, 1914, Page 14, Image 14, col. 4.

Panama Canal: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America