Cape Cod Ship Canal Plan Promotes Freight and Passenger Traffic
Promoters in New York advocate a Cape Cod canal to transform the area from a maritime graveyard into a safe, profitable route for freight and passenger traffic. The project envisions easing the dozen miles of strait to connect regional ports, reducing dangers from gales and reefed passages that previously hampered New England and Atlantic coast trade.
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August Belmont
Letas& Fas Dew
Eight Mile Strait
Cape Cod
New England
Atlantic
Cape
Barnstable
Kentucky Statesman James Seeks Democratic Leadership
Representative James of Rentfors Ky stands as a leading four term lawmaker, described as tall and forceful with strong oratory. The feature notes talk of his potential rise inside the Democratic party, with other figures and a broad segment of state politics referenced.
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Ile ML
James
Rentfors
Munerty
William J. Brian
Henteky
Katie Fricks Progress in Philadelphia Study
A fragmentary Philadelphia newspaper item discusses a deaf mute blind girl and progress in origin studies linked to a Dr Frick. It references care, contact, and possible inquiries into medical aspects, with scattered notes on ethics and education, and mentions institutions and individuals in a historical context.
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Helen Keller
Pennsylvania
Frick
Stuashton
Bath
Canal Construction Excerpt Reveals Massive Excavation Effort
A fragment describes a large canal project with a 20 ton excavator requiring seven workers including an engineer and crew. The piece mentions stock plans and jockeying for position among partners, plus a forecast of 6.5 million tons of freight passing yearly and costs around 5000 dollars.
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Canal
Incis
Realis
Jig Excavator
Wer
Ami
Excatz
Belmont
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