Lake Michigan threat prompts Chicago wall plan
Chicago faces major erosion as Lake Michigan attacks the sewer outlet valued at 2 million. City Engineer Ericson orders an immediate survey for a breakwater about 1.5 miles long costing around 500 thousand dollars to protect the sewer. The case raises who pays between the city and Illinois Central Railway amid talks with federal data on lake currents.
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Chicago
Michigan
Galveston
Ericson
Illinois Central Railway
Americans killed by hill tribesmen in Philippines
Telegram from Negros reports Lt. Ahearn headed to Manila with the bodies of P. D. Everett, former government forester, and T. B. Wakeley, late a school teacher, who were slain on June 24. No further details available.
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Manila
Negros
Ahearn
P. D. Everett
T. B. Wakeley
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Gentle Stimulation
An advertising note touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as cleansing and stimulating the bowels without irritation. It states the product is sold by A. E. Roedel.
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A. E. Roedel
Amity Bank Robbery Strikes Salvation Army Town
Two masked hold ups rode into Amity Colorado at 2 30 p m yesterday bound the cashier with revolvers and escaped with cash estimated near 1000 dollars. Deputies from Amity Holly and Lamar joined a fast pursuit toward New Mexico as a large posse gathers amid rumors of a planned retreat and possible gunfight. Amity lies four miles west of Holly and is a Salvation Army colony.
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Amity
Colo
Amity State Bank
New Mexico
Holly
Lamar
Granada
Arkansas Valley
Colorado & Southern
Salvation Army
Turks Send One Hundred Americans to Prison Reported
American Consul General Harris in Smyrna was ordered by the state department to verify a report that 100 American citizens were seized on Nyvaria Island and held by a Turkish warship. The piece also contains stray ad-like text and endorsements.
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Washington, D. C
Ernest L. Harris
Smyrna
Turkey
Nyvaria
Social Dance Planned by Ladies' Auxiliary to Conductors
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors schedules a social dance at Fraternal Hall on Monday evening, July 20. Tickets cost 60 cents per couple, extra lady 26 cents. Kodol realigns digestion and promises relief, sold by A. E. Roodal. Murchison Jewelry offers a near bridal loupe with sterling silver finish at Deyenne, Wyoming.
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Order of Railway Conductors
W. J. Bryan In Characteristic Poses
A 1908 portrait review compares William Jennings Bryan to his 1896 self. It notes thinning hair, added bald spots, greater girth, and assumed sobriety, while praising continued democratic style and demeanor.
Palmer's Restaurant Serves Strawberries Daily at 16th Street
Palmer's Restaurant at 10 West Sixteenth Street offers daily strawberry servings. The simple listing highlights ongoing fruit service for patrons at the downtown venue.
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Palmer's Restaurant
West Sixteenth Street
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Lowney
Lem Ellis
Ferguson St
P. J. Black
East Sixteenth
VanLennan
Wicke
Otto Wicke
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y
Thomas
W. S. Thomas
Eighteenth St
Cheyenne Ice CO
Lake
Castoria
North Platte
Cheyenne
Wesley
Guernsey
Fisherman's Paradise
J. Wesley
Wyo
Capitol
Goldo-Rado Bank
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Georgie
C. N. Cordell
Roding, Ga
A. E. Roodal
Rocomé
Dessem
Murchison Jewelry Company
Deyenne
Ead
W. J. Bryan
Hose
Bryan
Madison Square Garden
New York
P. S. Cook
Cook Bros. G
Rock Sprin
Kemmerer
Hanna
Maitland
Louisville
18Th
Capitol Ave
Rock Springs
Harry P. Hynds
Paul Revere
NS. Park & CO
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