Lakes to Gulf plan aims to connect inland seas by waterway
Captain Orr of Illinois proposes a Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway linking lakes from Lake Borgne to Cairo, abandoning portions of the Mississippi. He seeks a $50 million appropriation, with five 100 mile sections and a Chicago sanitary canal connection. The plan envisions locks, dikes, and yearly progress toward traffic, with economy and regional development as aims.
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Lake Borgne
Cairo
Pontchartrain
Maurepas
Spanish Lake
Illinois River
Great Lakes
Chicago
Orr
National Rivers & Harbors” Congress
Congress
Capt
J. F. Ellison
Cincinnati
Capt. Orr
Mississippi
Cap. Orr
Wiley to study French wine purity standards abroad
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist at the Agriculture Department, sails to Bordeaux to join a jury at the Maritime Exhibition evaluating pure food products including wines. He expects to observe grape grower tensions, notes French wine law against sugar adulteration, and plans to compare French soil and climate with California for wine production.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
Washington
Bordeaux
Agricultural Department
George Washington University
Bureau of Chemistry
France
Europe
The
Midi
United States
Pacific
California
Peoples National Bank of Marlborough Condensed Statement
The bank reports assets of 1 058 952.28 and deposits of 686 325.38 as of May 20 1907. It lists loans of 467 955.75 U S bonds 175 000.00 and other assets including real estate 32 000.5 percent redemption fund 7 509.00 with cash and reserves 179 387.73 and other items. Officers include Walter P Frye president Waldo B Fay vice president and Stillman R Stevens cashier with listed directors. Also promotes safety deposit boxes and water bonds for sale.
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U. S
United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Marlsborough
Walter P. Frye
Waldo B. Fay
Stillman R. Stevens
Fruit Layer Cake with Carnation Garnish Recipe
A detailed fruit layer cake method outlines batter and filling steps. It includes butter sugar egg yolks milk flour powder, halting powder, molasses spices, dark and light batters, apple jelly filling, and a gelatin glaze, finished with a lemon-ice frosting credited to Alice E. Whitaker.
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Alice E. Whitaker
Police Break Up Marlboro Cockfight Party
Police stopped a cock fighting gathering Sunday about 4 pm on a lane from Hudson road to Fort Meadow, seized a dozen fowls and gear, arrested John Fair of Hudson, and fined him $15 after court. Officers collected two horses and buggies, twine, scales, shears, and a coat and shoe. The fowl were crated for disposal and may be decapitated if unclaimed.
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Marlboro
John ‘Fair
Hudson
Hudson Road
Fort Meadow
Loftus
Connors
Kennedy
Callahan
West Part
Ray
Elmst
W. D. Birtlett
Marshall Brigham
John Fair
Burdett
Deserving of Aid From Boston Traveler Outing Dept
The annual report shows hundreds of poor Boston children sent to farms in New England for fresh air and good homes. The paper asks readers to care for one or more children for one or two weeks in July or August and offers a year of free Traveler for hosting.
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Outing Department
The
Boston Traveler
Boston
Couity
New England
Critique of baseball critics from an Old Grad in the Herald
The writer derides many baseball critics who claim better methods and insists those actively involved in the sport know how to run the game. He argues real practitioners are more capable of managing baseball than armchair experts who often misjudge.
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Boston Herald
Marlboro
Foresters Install Marlboro Court Officers
Newly elected officers of Court Marlboro F of A were inducted Monday evening by Deputy Grand Chief Ranger J. W. Slattery of Westboro with Grand Sub Chief Ranger B. I. Mitchell of this city as grand herald. Officers installed include C. R. William D. Hayes 8S. C. R. John B. H. Doyle recording secretary Vincent Lyons W J Francis Dalton 8 W J. W Buckley 8 B Charles Taylor J B Cornelius Rafferty lecturer M E Lyons. A social time followed with remarks by Judge J. W. Slattery.
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Marlboro
Johnny Reiff Wins English Derby on Orby
Johnny Reiff rode Richard Croker's Orby to win the English Derby. Orby was a 9 to 1 longshot and won in hand while jockey Danny Maher finished among the also rans. Reiff reportedly received a $10,000 cash bonus from Mr. Croker in addition to his mounting fee.
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Johnny Reiff
Richard Croker
Nabobs
Prince of Wales
Orby
Reiff
Danny Maher
Perplexing Associations Across Professions
Barry Pain muses on odd linkages between unrelated traits. He questions why vegetarians favor votes for women, why chess players like coffee, why artists have pleasant voices, and why humorous writers skew melancholic. He suggests an explanation might exist if one could reason it out.
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Barry Pain
Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Ry Co Timetable
Rural streetcar schedule lists Concord Maynard Hudson Street lines with daily service from morning to late evening, including first car times, connections at Concord and Maynard, and interline links to Boston Worcester and Marlboro networks. Special cars and telephone contact noted for Maynard office operations.
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Criinge
Ssunday Concord
Fundion
Anna
Concord Jinetion
Maynard
Stow Center
P.m
Gleasondale
A.m
Eit Hudson
Hudson
Concord
M. Stow
Junction
A. W
Tindison
Sudbury St
Boston
Worcester St. By. Co
Marlboro
Framingham
Westboro
Worcester
Clinton
Leominster
Lowell Acton & Maynard ST. RY
Lowell, Acton & Maynard
Jeaye Maynard
Acton
John W. Ogden
Mass
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Central Gil & Gas Stove Company
Wasuimetow St
Peotary
Gardner, Mass
Florence
A. T. Haynes & CO
Gale
Moon
Firat
G. P.O
E. P.C. McKeon
Kenney
Hennelly
Evans
McCarley
Hammond
Costigan
Murphy
Moran
Gately
Batti A.bib
B.C. Ah McKeon
Dresser
Pvans
Kensley
McCarley Fa
the Peoples National Bank
of Marlborough
Concord, Maynard & Hudson
St,ry CO
N. Y. N. H. & Hs. Railroad
Taunton
Southboro
South Framingham
D. Gandage
Wea
Tuattboro
North
Freenburg
Pouthboro
Northboro
Fitchburg
Ramham
Canen
Phanvare
Artiva
RTE Gelsa
Northbors
Lowell
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South Frontingnant
Concord Junction
South Sudbury
Sun
Piar
Rand
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
Coe
Tog
Bert Es
Ty Aisbati
Ourngt
Branch Eget Rew
York
Marlborough Savings Bank
Marlborough, Masa
William D. Burdett
Charles P. Holyoke
Treast
Geo. A. Dyer
Warsaw
New Yorker
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