Government irrigation project aims to revive arid Kansas plains
A Kansas City garden city correspondent reports the federal reclamation service plans an irrigation system near Garden City Kansas to pump 10,000,000,000 gallons annually from underground springs. The scheme features 230 wells four miles of piping and a central power plant to lift water for large acreages, stimulating land values and private investment.
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Government Reclamation Service
Great Plains
Garden City
Kan
Garden C Ity
Kansas City
Kansas
New England
Kansas Prairie
Reclamation Service
Arkemsas
Buffalo
Rabbit swims to escape as bored out postman pursues
William Zimmerman a Postal Telegraph messenger of Dubois Virginia demonstrated that a rabbit can swim when pressed. He caught the rabbit on the island north of the boulevard and brought it to the Pennsylvania freight depot. The rabbit escaped through moving freight cars and swam across Sandy Creek back toward its home in the rushes.
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William Zimmerman
Dubois
Zimmerman
Pennsylvania
Br'er Ralbit
Bill
Sandy Creek
Wiping Out an Army in Tonaa Kingdom
A fragment reports the Tonaa standing army has been disbanded as unsuitable for the kingdom's age and notes actions by Gan seens ts officers amid unclear details.
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Tonaa
Lendonitmudard
Gan Seens
Forest Service Lab Opens to Identify Wood Species
A new Washington laboratory of the United States forest service studies wood structure to distinguish species for value and substitutes. Dermodrologist led work uses cross and lengthwise sections to create practical identification keys based on visible pores, with results published for lumber users.
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Washington
United States Forest Service
Forest Service
Endowed bed for auto crash victims at Philadelphia hospital
The Garretson hospital in Philadelphia will house the first US bed reserved for automobile accident victims funded by the Quaker City Ladies' Motor club. The deed of gift gives prior rights to victims injured in their own cars, then to others if space is available.
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Garretson Hospital
Philadelphia
United States
Quaker City Ladies’ Motor Club
Blanche Bates seeks home for California forty-niners
The Girl of the Golden West star Blanche Bates campaigns for a refuge home for needy forty-niners. She studies California history and aims to reward early gold seekers by securing support from California congressional representatives.
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California
Shopping For Summer Fashion In New York Sun Ad
The piece advertises summer apparel with straw hats laces and lingerie described as cobwebs and thin, featuring dainty silk stockings, open latticed sides, panama and sailor hats. Berens is highlighted as rising in popularity while winter scenes contrast with the season ahead.
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Berens
Waterhouse
New York
Sun
Night Riders Threaten Kentucky and Tennessee Tobacco Lands
Historical analysis of the Night Riders or dark tobacco raiders in Kentucky and Tennessee. Describes their masked raids on tobacco warehouses and plantations, government efforts to suppress them, and the emergence of the Dark Tobacco District Planters association as growers seek to pool for better prices.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Commonwealths
Augustus B. Willson
Malcolm R. Patterson
Spain
France
Italy
Imperial Tobacco Company
Great Britain
American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Dark Tobacco District Planters’ Association
Planters’ Association
Mistress of Georgian Court Takes Lead In Society Drama
Mrs. George Gould appeared on stage at the Plaza New York in the farce Mrs Van Vechten's Divorce Dance. The event, a dramatic tea hosted by Frederick Townsend Martin, featured Kyrle Bellew as the male lead and used much of Mrs Gould's own decor. She previously acted as Edith Kingdon with the Daly stock company and last performed at Lakewood New Jersey estate.
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George Gould
Plaza Hotel
New York
Edith Kingdon
Daly Stock Company
Gould
Lakewood
N. J
Georgian Court
Sir Oliver Lodge Aims for Immortality Link to Science
The article notes Sir Oliver Lodge high in science, leader at Birmingham University, and among early wireless pioneers. It covers his belief in immortality and possible scientific validation of an afterlife, alongside his catechism and views on evolution. It mentions his age fifty seven and recognition like the Rumford medal.
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Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver
William Crookes
Oliver
Birmingham University
Great Britain
Marconi
Hertz
Rumford
Royal Society
Poor Little Sufferer in the New Prohibition Belt
A satirical piece laments the unsatisfied thirst in the era of new prohibition. It uses a mock sorrowful voice to compare a distant officeholder’s sighs to a desert traveler’s longing for water and to highlight the parched mood of repeal era restrictions.
In Hiding and Rearranged Lives in a Garret
A dialogue excerpt shows a man living in a garret while writing popular songs. A figure suspects police pursuit. A separate note tells of a woman who finally leaves an abusive partner after years of tolerance, turning the tables in a decisive conflict.
Mere Trifles and Demands for Substantial Wealth
The speaker lists preferred possessions as a private car, Hudson castle, a fifty cent cigar, a wife worth forty millions, a rent producing flat, a stylish horse and buggy, and small luxuries. They favor a steam yacht, a home with touch buttons and meal service, and cash dividends over bonds or nonproducing assets.
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Hudson
Sick man jokes about police and liver arrest
A man jokes that his liver should be arrested for disorderly conduct after saying he feels sick enough to go home. He quips he would rather call a policeman than a doctor, in a humorous exchange about illness and restraint.
Royal shirt ceremonies echo grand inaugurations
The piece lampoons ceremonial pageantry as royalty changes its shirt, comparing it to presidential or Masonic rites. Officials fumble to guide the garment, praising the fit while colleagues hover to steer the process, mocking pomp and lineage with satirical tone.
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Knights of the Blue Donkey
Presidential candidate changes shirt on stage during interview
A presidential candidate altered his shirt in full view of the audience inviting reporters for an interview while wrestling with bulky buttons and a loosening collar without assistance.
Buried Night Reveals Deceptive Appearances
A terse exchange hints at spooky mood with wry humor about appearances and the dead, suggesting a ghostly or noir tone. The dialogue implies a twist on perception and secrecy.
No One to Count a Billion in a Lifetime
A dialogue about wealth and time notes that counting a billion dollars is impractical. The speaker muses that even with vast money he would not waste time counting it, suggesting that clerks could handle such tasks instead.
Ambitious suitors target heiress marriage reform
Many young men express high ambition to marry an heiress in hopes of reforming her fortunes.
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Fred
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Spooks
Hi Clerks
Jeffersonian
Ohio Farmer
Pittsburg Stockman
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