Waterways debate over Great Lakes Mississippi diversion
General Abit of Inland Waterway Corp warns navigation on the lower Mississippi suffers from low water as Lake Michigan inflow via the Chicago canal drops from 8500 to 3000 cubic feet per second. Michigan objects to diverting Great Lakes water for Mississippi trade, while parties seek legal clarity on cross drainage diversions and common goal of developing navigable waterways.
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General Abit
Inland Waterway Corporation
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Chicago Drainage Canal
Chicago
Great Lakes
Detroit News
Chicago Tribune
Michigan
Twenty Years Ago Journal Files September 16 1909
The entry notes Vingen Powers capturing John Nehil of Corry with intent to murder. Fred C Pardee, once of this city, dies at Trehovs Wy Vil. A miscellaneous affair involves Ming Adina O'Donnell of Parleace. A curfew petition with 248 signatures was presented amid council discussion. no action taken.
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Vingen Powers
John Nehil
Corry
Fred C. Pardee
Thin City
Trehovs
Connell
Game of Correct English by W. L. Gordon
A scanned page presents a quiz on grammar and vocabulary with questions on sentence correction, pronunciation, spelling, and word choice. It mentions terms like quarantine quadrennial quadruple and notes demonstrations of usage, with references to local events and people such as Wellman of Corry and Elizabeth Aughey at Petroleum Center.
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Minnex Liare Celebroveseiiah
Answers to Saturday's Questions and Travel News
A noisy quiz page asks where Abraham Lingoin was born and when the equator sun moves, with other queries about the McMahon family and a moving home. It notes Parker Cramer, a famed pilot, improving and planning a New York trip with Sir George Wilkins for an Antarctic voyage in two weeks.
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Abraham Lingoin
Equator
James McMahon
Beneton
McMahon House
Jake
Kipling
Republic
His Brothers
Adrian Tv
New York City
Parker Cramer
Clarion
Toright
New York
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Antarctic Regis
Reaping the Flaw Crop in Buttu lo News
The article satirically contrasts flaw pickers with farmers, urging focus on good points rather than weeds. It argues law should aid those legalistic to prevent community menace and suggests mutual allowances amid faults.
Justice Demands Tougher Penalties for Gunmen
A reader condemns the ease with which bandits shoot police and escape punishment. The piece cites a North East highway patrolman’s killing last spring and argues for harsher penalties for taking a life and stronger protection for officers who risk their lives daily. It laments public sympathy for criminals and questions legal handling of gun crime.
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Apne
North East
A Problem on Target Shooting Turns and Scores
A and B shoot in turns at a target. A hits the center 9 times out of 12 attempts while Long BS misses. If both total 62 centers, determine each shooter’s number of shots. The answer appears as 941-2 cubic Meries with explanation: multiply 14 by 9, 2 by 9, and 2 by 1d. Speed is necessary trust to classified ad.
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Euiblisher
Ming Adina O'Donnell
Parleace
Counell
W. L. Gordon
Dosinen
Rowe
Detroit
Brooks Street
State Health Department
C. L. Alexander
Alexander
Jack Applebee
Erie County
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