Desert to Blossom Government to Build Great Water Reservoir
Government plans a major Salt and Verde river system to assure irrigation water. Projections show drought and flood variability, with three reservoir sites surveyed: Tonto basin on Salt, McDowell on Verde, and Horseshoe on Verde. McDowell reservoir estimated at 1.62 million dollars. dam site 40 miles from rail access presents transport challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Tonto Basin
Salt River
McDowell
Verde River
Horseshoe
McDowell Reservoir
Cement Plant Advances Dam Project in Salt River Gorge
A plan for a masonry dam faced high cement costs but engineers pivoted to a cement plant near the site. The plant, with 300 barrels daily capacity, cost $90,000 and will produce cement briquettes burning charcoal. Water supply will come from Salt River via a canal and penstock to power the plant.
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Salt
Reseervoir
New York Citys Vast Modern Zoological Garden
A landmark article extols an upcoming 261 acre zoological park in New York. It notes 2200 animals across 500 species, 15 large houses, 22 large animal ranges, extensive forested areas, four lakes, a river, a natural waterfall, and several entrances. It credits the New York Zoological Society formed in 1895 and active since 1898 in creating the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Zoological Society
London Garden
Largest Zoo in the World Showcases Hannibal and Exhibits
A detailed tour of a vast new zoo highlights Hannibal the Barbary lion gifted by Mr Carnegie, the monkey house and grove, the reclinant bear dens, and a giant flying bird cage. The lion house cost 150000, spans 240 by 110, and includes 12 interior cages with sleeping dens. The New York Zoo society oversees the project, with over 5150000 spent to date, and the Bronx park remains a public institution open freely on holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Boston Road
Buffalo Range
William T. Hornaday
Europe
Hagenbeck
Hannibal
America
New York Zoological Society
New York City
Bronx Park
Harold J. Shipstone
A Day in the Forest by Ernest H Baynes
Ernest Harold Baynes recalls an early spring forest excursion in New Hampshire. He hikes with a guide, spots a deer on a hillside, and observes its swift jump over snow drifts and bushes as signs of deer activity dot the snowy landscape.
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Ernest Harold Baynes
New Hampshire
Ahird
Porky
New England
Ernest Harold Raynes
California freshman Rose shatters marks in gymnastic shot put
Ralph Rose, a California freshman, astonishes with a series of record throws in the Michigan gym. He surpasses high school bests, breaks the intercollegiate mark, and sets an indoor American record for the 12 pound shot before moving into hammer throw trials. He trains little, largely self-taught, with natural speed in sprints and hurdles and a clever pole vault.
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Ralph Rose
Keene Fitzpatrick
Rose
Chicago
Michigan
Detroit University
G. R. Gray
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
John Flanagan
New York
Fitzpatrick
Ellery H. Clark
New Way to Dawson Seeks Provincial Rail Support
A projected British Columbia Northern & Mackenzie Valley railway aims to extend through gold fields to Dawson City with ties to the Grand Trunk Pacific. Government negotiations demand a $26,000 forfeit fund and a provincial subsidy, as the route would traverse Peace River valley into the Northwest Territory and tap eastern reaches of the Mackenzie river system, easing Klondike supply costs and opening Arctic trade routes.
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Klondike
Yukon River
Alaska
Chilkoot Pass
Yukon
British Columbia Northern & Mackenzie Valley Railway ‘Company
British Columbia
Northwest Territory
Dawson City
Grand Trunk Pacific
Pine River
Tete Jeune
Rockies
Port Simpson
Far
North- West Territory
United States
Peaceiver Valley
Peace River Valley
Tootsho Range
Campbell, Cassiar Simpson
Tsesiuh Mountains
Mackenzie River Valley
North America
Valdez
Copper River Valley
Divide
Eagle City
Resurrection Bay
Kenai Peninsula
Iliamna Bay
Cook Inlet
Nome
Behring Strait
British Columbia Northern & Mackenzie Valley Railway
Fragments of Humorous Quips from Various Papers
A collage of light verses and jokes from Chicago American, Tribune, Enquirer, and other papers. Quick quips on matrimony, eagles, fashion, love, and social foibles unfold in playful moral farce and punchy punchlines. Strong named papers and quick wits anchor the morsels.
Fragmented humor and social quips in a 19th century column
Cartoonish excerpts capture brisk banter and social ironies. A Conductor woman joke hints at commuter impatience while a boy recalls farm milk with a sly twist. Other vignettes include a dentist visit with playful quips and a barbed line about wealth and in laws.
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Ountain
Tonto
Ervoir Site
Pate
Bertha
Chicago Tribune
Yonkers Stetesman
The
Zoological Gardens of
Regent's Park
London
Berlin
Japan
Italy
Germany
Russia
England
France
Polar Bear
Dawson
Grand ‘Trunk Pacific Railway
Gasaway
Roxley
Harkaway
Philadelphia Press
Martin
India
Willie
Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
East
Naval Cadets
Gallaudet
Annapolis
Yale
Princeton
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Hillebrand
Stevens
Capt
Winslow
Murphy
Bowman
Mackay
Georgetown
Columbia
Manhattan
Fordham
Pratt Institute
New York University
Southfield
Trinity
Jennings
Cornell
West Point
Red Clarke
Benjamin Fuller
Shorty” Fuller
Fuller
Cincinnati
Iver Lawson
Australia
Lawson
Floyd McFarland
Major Taylor
Edward P. Martin
United States Golf Association
Baltusrol
N. J
Helios Gudger
N. Y
Samath AV. O Farv
Chicago Post
Geins
Miss Cine
Washington Star
Tess
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pine River Pass
Billy
Chicago American
Erlaue
Anoth
Brooklyn Lite
Ams
Fliegende Blaetter
Mr. Kissem
Mr. Dane
Portland Telecom
Fabrica
Tere
Ally Sloper
Folke
Chicago Daily News
Joan
Tommy
John
Youkers
Reginald
Madeline
Philadelphia
A. B. Leaver
Miss B. Leaver
Pennsylvania
Scribbler
Penfield
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