Vision for a national waterway system and public works
The speaker urges foresight to develop river basins into deep water highways from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, boosting navigation, power, and flood control. He supports an inland waterways commission and notes irrigation, public lands reform, and freight-saving projects as essential to nationwide progress.
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Great Lakes
Miavisuippi
United States
Inland Waterways Commission
Ohat
Congress
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Federalive range control urged to curb unlawful fencing
A call for federal management of public range to prevent illegal fencing and to provide for grazing needs. Proposals include permits or leases, temporary terms, and compensation to counties. emphasis on preventing land fraud and supporting forest conservation amid rising lumber prices.
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Great Plaine
Mountains
Mruch
Pacific Slope
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Lumber consumption outpaces growth threatening future supply
The text argues annual lumber use is about three times growth and if growth slows or changes, most of our lumber could be exhausted in a generation, jeopardizing national welfare and future prosperity.
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Pyong
Lathmue
Detalam
Congress
Postmaater
Banka
Beneft
Timber policy debate echoes across nation
Fragmented remarks urge strict timber conservation and expanded government power to regulate woodlands and pulp production. Advocates warn against short term gains from lumbering harming future national resources and call for careful, staged action rather than broad exploitation.
Proposal for public funding of national party campaigns
The author argues large campaign funds would vanish with treasury appropriations for proper expenses and strong organization. A cap on donations to parties receiving public funds should be set, with mandatory publicity of receipts and expenditures.
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Congress
Treasury
National gallery proposal and tariffs prompt debate in Congress
A broad discussion in Congress centers on establishing a national gallery in the capital, protectionist tariff shifts with Germany, and military funding. Proposals urge speeding art imports regulation, fortifying naval power, and expanding officer pay and training while addressing customs practices and international trade accords.
Origins of football traced from ancient sun worship to modern game
An essay by William McMartin surveys football origins across ancient Greece Rome Brittany and Britain, linking early ball games to sun worship and later adopting rugby and association styles in England. It notes historical bans for archery and rough play, then revival in 1812, rule reforms, and the sport’s global spread while urging fairness and sportsmanship.
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Wiliam McMartin
Ife
Episkyros
Skyron
Campus Martius
Brittany
France
Washoes
Nevada
British Isles
Caesar
Albion Isles
England
London
William Fritz Stephen
Hrithing
Roadee
Chester
Derby
Aden
Bainia
Peter's
Waltdl
Peters
al Bainia
Peter
Atic
St. Peter
Bt Peter
Aiden
All Saints
Edwards
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry VII
Elizabeth
James
Nore
Decciathon
Australia
New Zeland
Anda
United States
New York
Paterson Clube
Wiao Nour
Chirag
Bias Aiown
Chiet College Rame
Amercan Foot Hall Association
Wil
Ion
Ams
Hin
Bulldog Man Tries Selling Puppies on San Francisco Crawl
A man known as the bulldog man, who refuses to reveal his real name, tours the Crawl with two bulldog puppies he hopes to sell. He started from Cincinnati and asks 25 dollars per pup, then lowers the price as weeks pass. The dogs grow large and notorious for their ferocity, now offered as a pair for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Practical Household Tips From a Historical Text
The passage offers varied domestic guidance on kitchen tasks and cooking practices. It covers safe bread cutting, bread storage, tea preparation, wallpaper removal, plastering, vinegar use, bread baking, and making decorative pastes for table settings, all framed as general home advice.
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Omar
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Eurth
Unitdd
Unie
Tom Carin
Benelli
Ean
House Vale
Aioe
M Wienelall
Wien
Nedloal Corps
Lee
War Department
Tneapeekal
Navy
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Union
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Seralta
Ellan
Visi
Acific
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Japan
Tokio
America
Ila
Germany
Europe
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Chou Ege
Customs Werrier
China
Ching
Mexico
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Getaber
Napalow
Abexleo
Pan Americas
Anpertein Weyntiblon
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