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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1905

Page

8

Irrigation's sweeping impact on the western lands

The article extols federal reclamation efforts transforming arid western regions through irrigation. It highlights the Truckee Carson project in Nevada, the Yuma and Imperial Valley developments, and vast plans across California, Arizona, Wyoming, and more. It notes government financing from land sales, the permanent character of structures, and hopes for private capital to join the expansive irrigation program.

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Brave Harland Dar Tels Dives To Prove Courage

Special to the Bun from Haverhill Mars Aug. A brave boy named Harland Dar Tels, small in size, tried to swim with older, bigger youths. He couldn't swim, yet he jumped from a wharf into 15 feet of water and disappeared beneath the surface. Bystanders summoned his father Frame Dunel as bubbles and then no rescue followed.

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Taxes on Property Owned by American Women

Statistics cited by Bira Decker show that taxes paid by women would cover state needs for a year in Kansas and would have funded the Spanish-American War in New York. The article notes the substantial property owned by American women and suggests placing the data in the gal column.

Borton Kansas New York Bira Decker

Airship plan to fly Chicago to Washington in September

Inventor T. Frank M. Mahan, head of Lingren-Sahan Hire vp. Tardis, aims to launch a Chicago to Washington flight in early September. He claims past feats include waterworks projects and river filtration innovations, and outlines a radical aeronautic design using winged ballast and a gas chamber to offset gravity.

SUN Chicago Frank M. Mahan Lingren-Sahan Hire Tardis Company Thir Elty Washington Chionge Mr. Muhun Mahan Kansas City Blemphis Tenn Mone Dallan San Antonio Tex Chicago Nee. Maban

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