Wells of water show long term decline in U S study
Prof W J McGee reports a census of wells across the United States reveals groundwater levels have fallen about 14 feet since early settlement, with an average drop of 1.5 feet per decade. Deeper digging only offers palliation. the remedy lies in changing farming practices to conserve water.
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Ashington
W. J. McGee
Department of Agriculture
United States
Minnesota
Ohio
Tennessee
Iowa
McGee
First Giant Wireless Towers Erected at Arlington Va
The first of three giant steel towers for the U S Bureau of Yards and Docks wireless telegraph stations rises on a hill above the Potomac at Arlington Virginia Two towers stand 450 feet and the tallest 600 feet The system aims to span 3000 miles over sea and nearly that over land It would have linked Arlington to Titanic vessels had it been ready a week earlier
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Bureau of Yards and Docks
United States
Potomac River
Arlington
Ing
Azores
Atlantic
West Indian
Amazon River
North America
Abandoned Civil War Ship Santee Sinks at Annapolis Dock
The Santee, a wooden square rigged ship tied to the Annapolis Naval Academy, sank at its dock after waterlogging and is to be sold for removal. Once a midshipmen practice ship and prison, it lies on Severn River mud with water about twelve feet above its hull. Naval staff recall its long history before a 19th century design flaw and a tragic designer's death.
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Annapolis Naval Academy
Severn
Academy
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Newport
Nerval Academy
Aeroplane gun trials for war in the clouds
United States tests a two ended aeroplane gun designed to discharge a main projectile and a dummy to counter recoil. Commander Cleland Davis leads the project with Captain Washington I Chambers supervising aviation. Fort Wright tests recorded vibration and recoil, with final trials planned at Indian Head under the bureau of ordnance.
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United States
Cleland Davis
Fort Wright
Washington I. Chambers
Navy
Indian Head
Bureau of Ordnance
Isbell Defends Self in Wichita Gossip
Frank Isbell, former major league star and Des Moines part owner, is jeered by a Wichita fan who calls him a thief and gambler. Isbell calmly reflects that he enjoyed the blunt appraisal and would like to identify his anonymous critic to send cigars.
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Frank Isbell
Des Moines
Izzy
Southland
McMullen
Wichita
Mac
Brooklyn Club Trades Coulson to Newark Club
The Brooklyn club releases out fielder Coulson to Newark while Hilltop patrons praise Zinn’s play. Chase fields well but hits below his usual level. Higgins the new Brooklyn catcher shows old-timer poise. Tesreau of the Giants appears ready for a regular turn, with nerve. Louden hits well at Detroit's third base, likely to stay there per Hugh Jennings. If Cincinnati sells Cuban outfielder Marsans for 5,000, Washington will pay. Griffith’s squad fights hard, bench chatter noted. Notable pitchers Ford Walsh Rucker Johnson Mathieu have faced defeats. Hope remains for the Highlanders as Boston fans back a strong season. Bell cannot play due to knee surgery. Boston Nationals expected 25 percent stronger. Braves eyed for top division. Breitenstein, once a $10,000 star, becomes an umpire in the Southern league amid known crowd control.
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Brooklyn
Coulson
Newark
Zinn
Chase
Higgins
Big Tesreau
Giants
Louden
Detroit
Hugh Jennings
Cincinnatis
Marsans
Washington Club
Griffith
Washingtons
Russell Ford
Ed Walsh
Nap Rucker
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Highlanders
Boston
George Bell
McGinnity
Boston Nationals
Braves
Theodore Breitenstein
Eddie Collins Signals Helped A's Win Last Season
Eddie Collins played a crucial role in the Athletics' success by signaling to Philadelphia outfielders the pitcher’s intended throw. He conveyed the signs after receiving them from the catcher, using body language to convey the plan. Rivals in Philadelphia and Detroit attempted to decipher his code, watching Collings closely during warmups, but they never cracked it.
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Eddie Collins
Athletics
Eddie
Philadelphia
Tiger
Collings
Detroit
Collins
Barry Celebrates Birthday Of Athletics Star
John J. Barry, celebrated shortstop for the champion Athletics, marked his twenty fifth birthday the other day. Born in Meriden Conan, he gains notice for his rising career and cheerful milestone.
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Barry
John J. Barry
Champion Athletics
Meriden
Conan
Charley OLeary Quick Rise From Messenger Boy to Major Leaguer
Detroit released Charley OLeary who moved to Indianapolis and recounted his rapid entry into professional baseball. At seventeen he swapped a messenger uniform for a White Sox zip and proved himself in Chicago before a broken arm ended that rush. He then starred in Des Moines and Detroit, contributing to the Sox pennant win and later minor league gains before returning to Detroit in 1904.
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Detroit
Charley O’leary
Indianapolis
O’leary
Chicago
Mandel Bros
White Sox
South Side
Shugart
Sox
O'Leary
Dip
Rube” Waddell
Des Moines
Comiskey
Woman Suffering for Twelve Years Finds Health With Pinkham Remedy
A Louisiana Missouri woman describes twelve years of illness with cramps bilious spells and dragging pains after eleven doctors failed to help She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement and urges other women to seek this treatment The ad claims the product is safe without narcotics and offers confidential advice from the Pinkham company Garfield Tea is recommended for irritable nervous liver-related symptoms.
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Louisiana
E. Pinkham
Bertha Murr
4Th Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Dreyfuss Breaks Silence on Pirates Pennant Claim
Pirates president Barney Dreyfuss breaks his habit of quiet restraint by declaring Pittsburg will win the pennant this year. He says the team can lead the way home and expresses absolute certainty in their chances despite past caution.
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Barney Dreyfuss
The
Pirates
Pittsburg
Pirate
Dreyfuss
Worry Clarke Tested by Word of Alex McCarthy Accident
Fred Clarke awoke to a report in Chicago that Alex McCarthy had fallen in a fit and been struck by a car, then taken to Cook County Hospital. Clarke doubted the tale, noting McCarthy’s known health and timing, and questioned the informant about the injured man’s hair color before recognizing a likely error.
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Clarke
Fred Clarke
Chicago
Alex. McCarthy
Cook County
Mac
Konetchy Ignore Runner Questioned By Spectator
A spectator commented on St. Louis pitchers after Konetchy received a ball from the pitcher with a runner on first. The observer claimed Konetchy did not attempt to throw to the running man or overwork himself, merely catching and returning the ball.
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Konetchy
St. Louis
Decorations of the Daughters of the American Revolution
The jewels worn by the Daughters of the American Revolution at a Washington reception reportedly exceed 500000 in value. The Boston Transcript notes that had the fathers of the revolution had 50000 dollars in ammunition at certain times they might have shortened the war by years.
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Washington
Boston Transcript
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Alricht
Isbell
Charley O'Leary
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Chance—Sue
Post
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Pure Food Factories
Battle Creek, Mich
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