Big Skyscraper in Wall St on Reclaimed Land
New York May 7 Engineers undertake a 33 story Wall Street skyscraper on reclaimed East River land. Fifty-one caissons tested at 50 pounds air pressure must reach solid rock 100 feet below. The $12 million project by David M Maltman and Henry Greenberg will add 600000 square feet of office space.
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California Fig Syrup A Remedy For Constipated Children
A vintage notice promoting California Fig Syrup as the best laxative for children. It links sluggish bowels to feverish, fretful behavior and says mothers have trusted the product for 30 years. It urges buying at all drug stores and emphasizes the word California when purchasing.
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Moscow City Council Prunes Voting Lists
Moscow officials report more than 57 000 Muscovites were stripped of voting rights this year marking a rise of about 6 000 from last year. Disfranchised groups include 19 422 private traders and 9 070 dependents, plus others tied to non manual labor income and labor exploitation for personal gain. Clergymen and dependents number 8 900, with 1 400 former gendarmes and related dependents, and about 700 mental detectives also listed. Separately in Samara a $1.5 million dam and dyke project begins to protect the Volga right bank, slated to take three years.
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Weather proverbs and signs reflect forecast lore
Washington May 17. Weather Bureau experts say box forecast is trusted by readers. Proverbs about sun, sunset color, and sky grayness link to humidity and rain chances, with rules like red sun signals rain and gray sunset predicts rain next day, while gray morning implies fair weather.
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Weather Bureau
Chinese general allegedly built first practical airplane long ago
An Indianapolis report cites Tien Lai Huang asserting a Chinese general 1,606 years ago invented a practical flying device, contradicting the Wright brothers by centuries. The claim references a legendary figure and lacks corroborating proof.
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History talk cites ancient Chinese air power legend
A reader recalls a tale attributed to General Ku Min of ancient China who allegedly used an air vehicle to observe rebel movements, drop bombs, and force a retreat. The story claims he later destroyed the aircraft to safeguard future world peace, ending with a cryptic note about a high-secret death.
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Relic of Peer's School Gate Saved By Fire Destruction
The old iron front gate of the Peer's School, sold with other debris after a 1887 blaze that destroyed the building, is slated to adorn the new compound. The school, erected earlier, is restoring its campus with this surviving relic as part of its heritage.
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Peer’s School
Meiji Era School Fire Destroys Titled Families’ Institute
In 1878 a special education institution for children of titled families was created by imperial decree. Nine years later a fire destroyed the building except for the iron front gate. The gate was sold as junk with its location becoming unknown until recently.
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