India famine letter asks US aid for 30 million starved
Miss Carrie Wharton in Central Provinces India warns that famine in 1897- era conditions have worsened with 900 000 in relief, soon 30 million at risk. Prices soar 300 percent, wells dry, government works halted, animals sell for 60 cents. Wharton appeals to American Christians for relief, notes nude victims at the station photographed.
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Men
Tha ‘Kinsey
India
Butler College
Carrie Wharton
Bina
Central Prove
America
Miss. Wharton
Great Dam Near Assuan to Control Nile Waters
The article describes Egypt’s irrigation needs and the planned Aswan Dam. It details area allocations, storage, and flood discharge figures, noting opposition to flooding the temple sites and the project’s vast scale with a straight granite foundation and a long masonry wall.
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Egypt
Ghia
Bat’ Assduan
Philadelphia
Mer
Hether
Gouka
Egypt's Nile Dam Project Advances With Massive Schedule
The Cairo dam site on the Nile shows early works begun in 1898 by John Aird & Co. The foundation stone was laid Feb 12 1899 by the Duke of Connaught. Through 1899 masonry and earthworks progressed, with 3 025 000 cubic feet of masonry laid and 700 000 cubic feet of sand moved for river bank work. The project, costing over 100 million francs, will greatly affect Egypt once storage begins.
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Cairo
Nile
Low Nile
John Aird & Co
London
Duke of Connaught
East Bank
Egypt
Scarcity Expected in Florist Stock This Easter
The dealer notes a likely shortage of azaleas and other flowers while roses and violets should be available. Pot plants remain popular with prices around 1 to 4 dollars. Lilies may surge to 150 dollars per pot and many roses are diseased, with some plants dying after six inches.
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Riemah
Sand
Surplus Totals Released By Secretary Gage
Secretary Gage released figures showing 1900 receipts at 3600,000,000 with 490,000,000 in expenditures and a 70,000,000 surplus. For 1901 receipts are 577,000,000 with 495,000,000 in expenditures and a 32,000,000 surplus. War tax receipts were 45,724,540 in 1899 and 23,390,708 for the first nine months of fiscal year 1900.
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Washington
Gage
House
Reinhard Bank Suspends in Columbus
The Reinhard bank, a major German financial house in Columbus, suspended operations on Tuesday. Shortly after, Reinhard & Co. owners filed an assignment and Henry and John Reinhard made individual assignments. Small ads mix in with notices and a travel agency promotes steamship tickets to Paris.
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Columbus
Reinhard Bank
Reinhard & Co
Henry
John Reinhard
Paris
Geetha
Atlantic Steamship Agency
Virginia Ave
Easter Bunnies Chicks Eggs Window Displays Delight Shoppers
In town windows Charles Mayer & Co and Wasson’s showcase Easter bunnies chicks and eggs with a range of prices from ten cents to fifty cents. Shoppers admire doll handkerchief balconies, flower lamps, and hyacinths while millinery and Easter attire attract women. men face a stretch of new shirts ties and shoes as stores urge early purchases.
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Sonny
City Markets Daily Price List for Provisions in Indianapolis
A detailed April 11 price sheet from Indianapolis lists wholesale and retail figures for meats including hams and bacon, salted and fresh pork, sausage varieties, lard, and pickled goods. It covers vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned fruits and vegetables, fish, oysters, seeds, tea and spices, oils, dairy, eggs, butter, poultry, coal, drugs, and daha. Several entries specify weights, pack sizes, and per unit costs for accurate market reference.
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California
Indiana
Tierces
Railroad Timetable and Ticket Offices Listing
The timetable lists Pennsylvania Lines stations and ticket offices at Station and Illinois and Washington, Philadelphia and New York. It includes multiple daily departures and connections such as Baltimore and Washington, Columbus and Louisville, Dayton and Xenia, Logansport and Chicago, Martinsville and Vincennes, and Philadelphia and New York, with various arrival and departure times. It also covers Vandalia Lines, St. Louis and West routes, and Cincinnati and Detroit services with specific times and office location at 5 W. Washington St. Cincinnati express times are noted.
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Station
Illinois
Washington
Philadelphia
N. Y
Baltimore & Wash
Colum
Ind
Louis
Richmond & Col. O
Piqua & Columbus
Columbus
Richmond
Col
Mad
Louisville
Vernon
Madison
Martinsv
E &Vincen
Dayton & Xenia
Pittsburg
East
Logansport
Chicago
Knightst’n & Richm
Phila’phia & New
Col., Ind. & Louis
Washington-st. Cincinnati Express
Detroit
Dayton
Imm. Pd
Toledo
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
Railway Menon Route Ticket Office Schedule Fragment
Train times and routes appear for the ticket office at 3 West Washington Street Chicago. Entries mention Chicago night express and vestibule service with departure and arrival times, Cincinnati and Peru Toledo connections, and Monon line accommodations with various prices and times. The fragment lists multiple destinations and times in a condensed timetable style.
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Ww. W
Washington St
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Cincinnati
M. S
Tol
Mich
City
Peru
Toledo
Piym
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Dows
Thomas Mitchell
Wasson’s
China
New York
Ayres & Co
Old Reliable Union
Co-operative Laundry
the Kitz
Court-st
Indianapolis
Heywood
South Illinois Street
Hoywood
City Markets
Baltimore
Florida
Mississippi
Floridas
Messina
Brazil
Phoenix A
Empire A
Ideal Gold
Windsor
Ridgetood
Ridgewood
i-Arlosa
Lion
Jersey
Marion
Singapore
Young Hyson
Johnson
Fish and Game
Aisyke
Kentucky
Canada Field
G. S
Wcast
Bscgiria
W. S
New York State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Limburger
Erick
Kanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Jackson
Island City
Slack
Bloasburg
People's Credit Clothing. CO
W. Wash
Doen Evan
Pennsylvania Lines
Vandalia
West Tam
T. H
St. L. Accom
St. L
West
Effingham
St.l. Fast
Siam St. L
All P’nts West
Lake Erie
Hamlton
Railway
Dec
St. L.m & Ex
Pra Chicago
St. Lb
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