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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1906
Page
8
Filleast River voices call for converting the river area into dry land as population rises in New York. Engineers say adding new areas is practicable and could be demonstrated within a few years, signaling a bold urban expansion plan.
The piece frames Melson P. Lewin and Thomas Edison’s ideas on a vastly expanded New York City. It contemplates filling the East River to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn with a canal-like waterway, massive bridges, and urban redevelopment. It discusses costs, impact on shipping, land reclamation, and the economic case for such an immense public works project.
Special to The Sum Milwaukee hosts this year's convention of the American Civic association in October with three days of sessions. The program includes welcome addresses, secretary treasurer reports, officer elections, and department reports on civic work in Milwaukee Madison Racine and Menominee.
Newport and Providence report a six year old boy, John Nicholas Brown, heir to a vast fortune. His estate, estimated near $10 million, is guarded by private detectives after threats. Quinn family guardianship tightens, with a deluxe villa nursery and eleven hours of daily care.
An editorial argues for drastic expansion of New York City to meet future needs. It cites a 1926 city population of 10 million and 7 million by 1938, plus suburban growth, proposing land reclamation of the Engst river and extending transit to handle rising inter-borough traffic and congestion.
Gregory Maxim, self described daring Russian Jew, says he fled to America after last autumn’s Baltic rebellion failed. He claims paid agents of the Russian bureaucracy framed him and asserts a sweeping revolutionary movement is imminent. he warns of civil war, martial law, and mass sacrifice as peasants rise, arming themselves to strike at oppressive rulers.
A first-person scene at a charity farm outing for poor children describes a quiet welcome, timid eyes, and the photographer’s watch as a temptation. The narrator recalls learning that the children have learned restraint and avoidance, then joins in play and sees affection grow, leaving a lingering sense of fragile youth and empathy.
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