Illinois Waterways Deepening and Power Plan Gains Momentum
Governor Deneen backs a 14 foot channel linking the Great Lakes to the Gulf via Desplaines and Illinois rivers with a 173000 horsepower potential between Lockport and Utica. He urges state control of water power and bond funding to build the deep waterway, while facing opposition from private interests and a Dresden Heights dam dispute.
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Springfield
Internal Improvement Commission
General Assembly
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Chisago
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Desplaines
Ilinois
Deneen
Lockport
Utica
Uttrea
Cranal
Canal
Linois
Wabash
Carmi
Murphysboro
Kaskaskia
Vandalia
Sangamon
Petersburg
Economy Light and Power Company
Chicago
Krasden Heights
Desplaines River
10 Neen
Dresden Heights
Early horseshoeing practices traced to ancient times
The article surveys the history of horseshoeing from antiquity noting debates over when shoes began to be used. It mentions Xenophon Columella Vegetius and Constantine the Great, and cites the discovery of the earliest iron horseshoe nailed, in the tomb of Childeric I who died in 481.
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Red Sea
Hromer
Xenophon
Columella
Vegetius
Constantine the Great
Childeric
Richard Burbage 1618 1619 Death Hero of Elizabethan Stage
London Saturday Review honors Richard Burbage as a premier English tragic actor and cofounder of the Globe company. The essay notes his Shakespearean roles, painting talent, business acumen, and a £300 yearly income bequeathed to heirs, with a simple grave epitaph “Exit Burbage.”
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Richard Burbage
Shoreditch
London
Burbage
England
Shakespeare
Globe Theater
Romeo
Hamlet
Lear
Othello
Macbeth
Shylock
Richard IT
James I
Charles II
London Saturday Review
Chlorophyll and Its Role in Plant Life
The article explains chlorophyll as the key coloring substance driving photosynthesis from carbon dioxide and water. It notes chlorophyll exists in most organisms and underpins the synthesis of complex compounds essential for life.
Forty horsepower car vs coach horses in London Express
A young motorist argues coaching decline is offset by motoring. He cites forty horsepower as equal to ten relays of coach horses. The landlord explains the bill includes 80 shillings for feeding and stabling, and that the car equals forty asses, a playful twist on horse power and charges.
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London Express
Onions as a Nervine and Health Tonic
Onions are described as the best nervine and a universal aid for nervous prostration. They are said to relieve coughs colds influenza consumption insomnia hydrophobia scurvy gravel and related complaints and improve complexion when eaten every other day.
Be extraordinary in your excellence if you like
A brief quotation attributed to Balthasar Grecian urging bold effort while balancing modest display.
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Balthasar Grecian
Fatal Collision Between Auto and Long Island Train
Two dead and two seriously injured after a Glen Head collision between a automobile carrying socialites and the Long Island Railroad express. Miss Leigh Townsend died soon after, chauffeur Charles Smith perished en route to hospital, and Lloyd Robinson and Miss Beatrice Eddy suffered serious injuries.
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Glen Head
Millonaire’s Express
Long Island Railroad
Longe Island
Leigh Townsend
New York
Chas, Smith
Beatrice Eddy
Brooklyn
Lloyd Robinson
Chas, Robinson
Glen Wood Road
Sea Cliff
Smith
Chicago Markets Report on Grain Live Stock and Hogs
July 27 market quotes from the Chicago Board of Trade with mixed results for Wheat Corn and Soy futures. Cattle hog and sheep prices listed with receipts and bid ranges, and regional quotes from East Buffalo for cattle hogs and lambs.
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Hicago
Chicago Boards of Trade
Corm
TOTR
Chicago
Sida. Hoo
Perth
Pratete
Prairie
East Buffalo
No Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffato N. Y
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Consumption
Public health notice promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe remedy for coughs and colds to prevent consumption. Advert claims the genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by H. J. Mongk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Mongk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
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Illinois
Ktnole General Assembly
State Game Department
Game Department
Game Fund
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Egg-0-Gee Cereal Company
Winked Cereal Fonds i
Wat
Chicago Grain
The
Journal
Riley & Wheat
Kirk
Swift
Pride
Mitchell Cars
W. R. Mansfield
Galena Street
Stephenson St
Emerick, Barrett & Co
Reliable Jewelers & Opticians
New York Central Lines
Boston
Town Eee
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
VIA
Canada
Adirondack Mountains
St. Lawrence River
Warren J. Lynch
ACME
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