The New Simplification plan for the Colorado river
A vast reclamation program led by seven states and the United States seeks to harness the Colorado river with Hoover guiding a treaty and a initial 79 million dollar appropriation. Projects include a Boulder Canyon dam and a canal to Imperial valley, with power and irrigation potential across a 242,000 square mile basin.
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Washington, D. C
Colorado
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Arizona
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Boulderg Canyon
Imperial Valley
United States
Colorado River
Mexico
Arizona-Utah
Arizona-Callifornia Line
Lees Ferry
Diamond Creek
Boulder Canyon
Imperial
Coachella
Palo Verde
Colorado Basin
Cecil Rhodes
Cape To Cairo
Africa
Assouan
League of the Southwest
League
Colorado River Commission
Tisbo case sparks English literacy push in Americanization drive
A long critique links the Tisbo private banking episode to Americanization and literacy. It argues that illiteracy enables fraud and exploitation, urging compulsory education and English posters in private banks. It notes New York as a key commerce hub and laments broader systemic inefficiencies.
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Tisbo
Athens Day By Day As Seen Pay The Messenger Watch Dog
Local column recounts Hezekiah Strausbaugh and his wife Sophia boarding Tick Ridge teachers and their daughter Bessie. The piece follows family quirks, Bessie’s departure for college, a surprise visit with meat, Bessie’s bobbed hair, a dancer friend Mr. Cottle, and Hez’s reaction to modern youth and campus life.
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Athens
Hezekiah Strausbaugh
Sophia
Tick Ridge
Hezekiah Ezekiel Strasbaugh
Spring Beauty Farm
Bessie
Hez
Epworth League
Slocum Station
Regsie
Besse
Mez
Slocum
Chapel
Mr. Cottie
Mr. Cottle
Hez and Sophia Confront a Barn and Asylum Question
Hez recalls his Athens visit and reports walking through the city and riverfront areas. Sophia suddenly worries about whether their daughter has entered the asylum, prompting Hez to admit that she may have indeed gone there.
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Athens
Bessie
Sophia
Hez
Information Bureau Q And A Notice
The Athens Messenger announces an Information Bureau offering readers answers to questions by mail from Washington with a two cent stamp for postage. It specifies no legal medical or financial advice and requests full name and address for replies.
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Osman
Othman I
Pension Bureau
Ben Jonson
Westminister Abbey
A. S. M. Hutchinson
Arthur Steward Mendeth Hutchinson
Gorakpur
India
Hf. D. Hutchinson
St. Lawrence College
Thanet
St. Thomas Hospital
Hutchinson
C. A .Pearson, Ltd
The
Daily Graphic
Graphic
Beaconsfield
Bucks
England
Supreme Court
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Inquirer
Vanity of Life Echoes Through Time Quote
A reflective snippet contrasts ancient wisdom with modern weariness, noting the cyclical nature of human life as the old truth repeats in new ways across generations. The quote cites Ecclesiastes and Pope to frame the enduring sense of life’s vanity.
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Tisbo
Bratherskite
Pope
Two Die in Auto Crash Near Martinsburg
Miss Bessie Peach and Bertram C Ellis, both from Baltimore, were killed instantly when their car struck a bridge. Anna Peach and Ernest Hammerslin were injured but expected to recover.
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Martinbeurg
W. Va
Bessie Peach
Bertram C. Ellis
Baltimore
Anna Each
Ernest Hammersln
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Ackles
New York
Manhattan
Will Hays
Mr. New
de Forest
Harding
Antony
Caesar
Christ
Abyssinia
League of Nations
Geneva
Rene Gouzy
Antilles
M. Gouzy
Anderson
New York Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
King Feature Syndicate
I. Tha Jor Lea
Dad
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Illinois
Lillian Brenington
Woodruff
Latchford's
Wolfe Bros
Athens, Ohio
Iba
Blatchford
Blatchford Calf Meal Company
Waukeean
S. Court St. Y Seater
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