Inland waterway push aims from Lake Michigan to Gulf
A broad inland waterway movement gains momentum beyond seaboard states. Advocates urge a Lakes to Gulf system rivaling the Panama Canal in scope, cost, and national significance, with Chicago drainage canal as the starting point and Joliet to Grafton as the upcoming segment.
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Chicago Drainage Canal
Middle West
Seaboard
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
United States
Union
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Congress
Chicago Canal
Great Central Country
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Memphis
Chicago River
Lockport
Joliet
Ill
Chicago
Desplaines River
Illinois River
Lake Joliet
Grafton
St. Louis
Utica
Illinois
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Father of Waters
Great Central West
Board of Army Engineers
Lyman E. Cooley
Cairo
Eads Jetties
Learn What to Eat For Brain and Body Power
The article argues the body needs specific foods for different tissue types and work levels. It compares brain work to engine fuel, urging albuminous foods with phosphorus like fish shellfish and eggs, while meat suits physical labor. It cites O S Marden's Success quote.
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O. S. Marden
Power of Fortune Quotation Noted by Swift
Quote about fortune and misery contrasts fortune’s believers with the happy who credit prudence or merit, attributed to Dean Swift. The remark reflects on luck and personal agency in success.
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Dean Swift
Identification Tag Issued For Field Uniforms
An army general order directs all officers and enlisted men to wear a field uniform identification tag. The tag, aluminum and issued by the quartermaster, will cost officers but be provided free to enlisted men.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Holland plans to reclaim Zuyder Zee as 1400 square miles
Technical World notes a $76 million project turning the Zuyder Zee into dry land used by 50 000 Dutch residents. It promises $5 million yearly in rentals and preserves historic towns Medemblik Hoorn Harderwijk Norden and Enkhuizen inland.
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Holland
Ocean
Zuyder Zeée
Zuyder Zee
Medemblijk
Hoorn
Harderwyck
Norden
Egkhuizen
England
Spain
How to Photograph Silhouettes in a Northern Window
The article explains setting a north-facing window with a half drawn shade and tissue paper to create a sharp profile silhouette. It advises a seated subject, minimal lighting from other windows, careful focusing, and using a slow process plate for a high contrast black profile on white, with printing on strong contrast paper.
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London
Photographic Times
Proper Nail Use And Driving Techniques
A guide explains nail driving basics for flooring and sheathing, including angles, avoiding splits, and staggered nail placement. It discusses methods for limited spaces and describes figure based examples illustrating correct and incorrect nailing practices.
Handy coal bin for small quantities
A simple coal bin construction suited for small purchases. The design separates hard and soft coal in two bins with sloped bottoms toward doors, freeing space beneath for wood. Spouts on each bin door stop floor spillage while keeping a steady coal supply.
Oil Through Core of Water Reveals Lubricated Pipe Flow
The article explains that adding a small amount of water to fuel oil enables rapid transmission through 256 miles of eight inch rifled pipe by creating a water film around the oil. This lubrication reduces friction and allows the oil core to glide, achieving about 23 000 barrels per day.
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Southern Pacific
Record Month Beats 1907 Lake Shipments
August surpassed the 1907 lakes shipment record with 6,806,810 tons moved, a rate of over 50,000,000 tons for an eight month season.
Lost in the Telephone
Mr Henry Abraham calculates maximum effectiveness of the telephone for a given pitch and current intensity. He finds great room for improvement as best telephones remain surprisingly ineffective transmitting less than a thousandth of the received energy as sound waves to the ear.
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Henry Abraham
Aluminum becomes popular substitute for tin in industry
Aluminum usage expands in machine parts, rail cars, wiring, and new alloys as tin prices rise. With ore discoveries and falling aluminum costs, the metal is seen as the most available substitute, boosting lightening protection devices and broadening applications as production grows.
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Scientific American
The Plaza Hotel Opens in New York
The New York hotel boom continues with the Plaza hotel opening on September 23. The site previously held a large modern hotel, razed and rebuilt at a total cost of about 12.5 million dollars including scrapping the old building. The project aims to capitalize on improvements and growth in the industry.
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New York
Plaza Hotel
Asphalt Imports From Trinidad In 1896
In 1896 the United States imported 77 194 short tons of asphalt from Trinidad. The material is sourced from a pitch lake and replenished as it is removed from subterranean sources.
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Trinidad
United States
Heaviest Chain Turned Out for Japanese Government
An English firm produced what may be the heaviest chain ever made for the Japanese government. The common links weigh 200 pounds each and the end link weighs 300 pounds.
New tunnels to Long Island feature side doors for quick loading
Cars using the new tunnels between Manhattan and Long Island will have doors on the sides to speed loading and unloading, according to plans highlighted in the report.
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Manhattan
Long Island
Notional Test for Artesian Well Flow
A proposed gauge for artesian well flow suggests lowering a bottle of aniline fluid to about 500 feet and detonating a cap to burst the bottle. The surface arrival time of the fluid would measure the flow velocity.
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Weil
In the School of Failure
A Floridian opinion column argues humanity learns from failure by making excuses, framing excuses as a teaching tool in the process of moral and social reflection.
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Florida Times Union
Economical Story-and-a-Half House Design
William A. Radford offers free expert building advice and outlines a seven room story and a half house. The structure measures twenty two feet six inches by thirty six feet with attic space used for upper rooms and closets. Climate and roof height influence comfort and efficiency, and the article frames how to study plans to decide on long term costs.
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William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
Homes with Front Halls and Stairs Shape Comfort and Value
WA RADFORD EDITOR argues for a practical house plan featuring a front hall and open staircase. He notes landscaping, soil preparation, and balanced cost enhance living space, appearance, and long term enjoyment while offering options from $1,600 to $2,000 depending on location and materials.
Not Complete Crown Promise: Dunbar and a Child’s Gold Crown
The editor recalls Paul Laurence Dunbar addressing a New York Sunday school. Dunbar ended with a hopeful line about everyone someday wearing a gold crown. A young listener in front shaded the moment with a quip about his father wearing one.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
New York
Dunbar
Spoonbill Duck Halts Long Distance Service East of New York
A lineman reports a spoonbill duck caused a power line short by grabbing two wires near Altamont on the Northwestern railroad. The bird’s neck was caught, wires twisted into a cable, and service remained suspended for hours while crews investigated.
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New York
Altamont
Northwestern
New York City Trades and Professions Revealed in Odd List
A weekly survey notes Manhattan items including So Leather in shoemaking, Ralph Cutter as a tensorial artist, Billy Cook as restaurateur, Stiff & Co funeral directors, Josiah Lint as bandagist, Dr Xynophon Payne surgeon dentist, Rev Joshua Sunday soul saving preacher, and a Harlem barber shop offering free facial steaming per a window placard.
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Manhattan
Ralph Cutter
Billy” Cook Fair
Stiff & Co
Josiah Lint
Xynophon Payne
Joshua Sunday
D. D
Harlem Way
N. Y
Unhappy Mean Knicker boats four day trip
A brief dialogue contrasts opinions on a four day boat journey. Knicker dislikes it as too short for enjoyment or recovery, while Bocker opposes.
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Bocker
Poem Fragments Spark Rooftop Debate in Home Magazine
A brief dialogue from Home Magazine features a poet and a child arguing over a rooftop claim. The exchange ends with a decisive yes on a rooftop, capturing a playful literary moment from the magazine.
Readers remark on sun up trend in fiction style
A reader comments on the shift from sunrise to sun up in contemporary fiction. He notes dramatic events like elopements fires and train collisions are styled with sun up, while sunrise remains in use for normal timing. The exchange hints at evolving language in newspapers and books.
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Cooley
Red River
Ohio
Mississippi Delta
Great
James J. Hill
E. H. Harriman
West
Hill
Harriman
Harlem River
Thirty-third Street
Central West
Seashore
New Orleans
Inland Waterway Project
Joseph B.ransdell
Pamerican
Radford
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