Mississippi flood dangers grow with river system roots
A national Geographic bulletin explains flood risks in the Mississippi basin due to decades of development. It notes rapid runoff from cleared lands and levee construction increasing flood stages, with 30 states contributing water and the river system spanning about 4.2 thousand miles from source to Gulf.
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Mississippi River
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National Geographic Society
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
de Soto
New Orleans
Kome
Lower
Atchafalaya
Bayou
Red River
Gulf of Mexico
Memphis
Vicksburg
Centenary of friction match discovery celebrated in England
The hundred year anniversary marks John Walker's accidental creation of friction matches in a chemist shop. While testing a lighting chemical, a spill on wood led to a frame and the invention. Walker, a doctor turned chemist, sold matches for one shilling a hundred in tins and declined patenting the invention.
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Stockton
England
John Walker
Walker
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Six-Month-Old Infant Refused Work in Model Nursery
Milwaukee. Judge Joseph E. Cordes in juvenile court denied Mrs. M. H. Thompson’s request to employ her six-month-old son for two hours daily in a model nursery at a store. She sought $10 per day to ease a depleted family budget and her own inability to work as a married teacher. The judge warned of disease risks from exposure and rejected the plan.
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Milwaukee
M. H. Thompson
Joseph E. Cordes
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Kathleen Monroe Defends Brother in Castlecomer Incident
Kathleen Monroe, eighteen, armed only with stones, repelled four armed men attempting to kidnap her brother in Castlecomer Ireland. Local reports note her courage and quick action during the assault. Police are investigating the attempted abduction and seeking suspects.
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Castlecomer
Ireland
Kathleen Monroe
New York Plans Roof Roads Across City to Yonkers
New York considers a one mile elevated roadway on 12 story building roofs from lower Manhattan to Yonkers. A motor express would ease traffic, with moving pedestrian platforms on second floors linking two new north south avenues. The plan, described as like an E G Wells idea, could pay for itself through reduced congestion.
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New York City
Yonkers
Gotham
E. G. Wells
Identifying Him
A reporter seeks details after a man is found dead in the snow. The coroner describes his odd attire and items in the pockets including a rabbit foot, a photo, a car price list, a crossword, wooing directions, a map, and toothpicks. The piece concludes the man was an optimistic stranger.
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Arkansas Diamond Fields
Kansas City Times
Average income for fully employed workers reaches $2000 in the country
The article states that the average annual earnings of fully employed individuals in the country are about $2000. It notes the figure as a general benchmark for income levels at the time.
Modern motor sweepers transform Roman streets
Popular Mechanics notes Rome shows contrast between ancient pavements and modern cleaning. A motor driven rotary street sweeper on an automobile chassis is now common, clearing dust and dirt once swept by hand in imperial times.
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Rome
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Dangerous home remedy claims for varicose veins
An advertisement promotes Mooney Emerald Oil as a home treatment for varicose veins and piles. It urges readers to buy a two ounce bottle from their druggist and apply it twice daily until swelling decreases.
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