Seattle Levels Self by Washing Hills for Massive D rit
Seattle undertakes giant regrading using water to wash away 16 million cubic yards of hills near Elliott Bay. City aims to finish by 1912 with two more streets to remove oceanfront land at about 18.6 million dollars. Hydraulic mining cuts cost and time versus shovel work.
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Puget Sound
Washington City
Seattle
Elliott Bay
Pacific Ocean
Reginald H. Thomson
Chicago
Panama Canal
Big Ditch
Heartbeat Diagnosis by Telephone Experiment
Physicians at Mr Milne's Isle of Wight home linked a stethoscope to a telephone line and monitored a patient's heart in London 100 miles away. The test explored remote diagnosis of heart trouble using an improvised apparatus.
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Milne
Isle of Wight
London
George L. Chester Author Prominent Playwright and In America
George L. Chester a notable playwright and author gains recognition in American literary circles. The piece highlights his career achievements and influence within the theater and publishing worlds.
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America
Hoards of Coin in Postal Banks and New Law
A New York bank circular explains how the postal savings law could fund the treasury in emergencies. It notes 5 percent held in reserve, 30 percent in government bonds, and 65 percent on deposits in local banks, with options to invest more.
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People’s Fund
National Treasury
New York Bank
Federal Treasury
Postal Savings Bank
Treasury
United States Treasury
United States Wy
Ncessary
Elmost
Ducater
Esec Tnt
Yolief
Central Bank
Windsor Canada's Front Door Viewed by Consul Conant
Consul Harry A. Conant calls Windsor the front door into Canada from the United States. He notes the port handled more entrants in the fiscal year ending March 31 1910 than any other entry point, with correspondingly high shipping volume.
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Windsor
Canada
Harry A. Conant
United States
Lima minister advertises sermons in moving picture theaters
A Lima Ohio pastor promotes Sunday sermons by running notices in moving picture theaters, advising congregants and curious locals of sermon times and locations.
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Moving Pictures Aid
Lima, O
Moving Picture
Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace
A humorous verse recalls the biblical trio in Nebuchadnezzar's furnace. It praises their calm acceptance and lack of fuss while enduring extreme heat without complaint. The poem contrasts bravely bearing adversity with trivial gripes about the flame.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
Daniel
Fiery Furnace
Bert Leston Taylor
Chicago Tribune
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