Plans to Drain the Zuider See for a Dutch Lake Project
The article outlines a historic proposal to drain the Zuider Zee by building a dyke from North Holland through Wieringen to Friesland, converting central water into a fresh water Vase Lake. It covers past efforts since 1845, the organizational backing of Zul Merzeovereeniging, expected routes for dykes, and a total estimated cost of about 96 million gulden with an 18 year loan plan. two polders would reclaim about 140000 acres, bringing direct North Holland Friesland links and ending the Zuider Zee as a leading regional feature.
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Zuider See
Netherlands
van Diggelen
Zuider Zee
North Sea
Huginesz Beyerinch
Plas
Mo van Sileltjes
Tila
Exera- Ban
Zul- Merzeovereeniging
Zulder
Wierkperpolder
Merembijk
Wheringen
North Holland
Hlockerabock
Moncickendam Gat
Zulder Zee
Golag
Jeland
Wieringen
Plan
Fries- Mand
Friesland
Amsterdam
Leeuwarden
Pulpit tributes follow McKinley death across nations
The nation mourns President McKinley with sermons across thousands of churches in the United States and Europe praising his simple piety and public service. Churches from Berlin to London join in memorials, while religious leaders condemn anarchy and praise law and order. Lord Gwydir, nearing 93, recalls a coronation era memory amid reflections on faith and national character.
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McKinley
United States
Europe
Chicago Tribune
Te Gondon
Berlin
Peters Gury
Steeterelies
Asia
Philippines
Bandar
Unite States
Law and Orier
Yvette Guilbert Hosts Charity fete at Voix village
Paris followers flocked to Yvette Guilbert at Voix for a charity event supporting an old folk home she established there. The entertainer presided over a lively gathering with prizes, music, and a playful donkey race, drawing crowds from Paris by train, car, and carriage.
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Yvette Gailbert
Vaux
Michenae Fouquet
Louie Niv
Dames
Paris
Voix
Paienhty Adugs
London
New York
Yvette
Prises
Aorta
Probelly
Vaux Bs Train
Autemobile
Carriggy and
Dent
Ancient Petrified Forest Yields Four Distinct Cultures Findings
Smithsonian explorer Dr. Walter Hough reports excavations in Arizona's Petrified Forest revealing evidence of at least four distinct ancient groups, including Zant, Moki, gray pottery makers, and an unidentified fourth. Discoveries include three story houses, stone masonry far advanced for the era, large graves with ornaments, shrines, petrified wood homes, and a new crocodile species fossil. Dr. Hough travels to Linden and Apache Territory uncovering vast ruins, acropolis structures, and mass masonry.
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Adamana
Arle
Petrified Forest
Arizona
Walter Hough
Smithsonian Institution of Washington
Hough
Houghan
Campa
Br. Hough
Fewkes
Campe
Houeh
Meown
Holbrook
P. G. Gates
Smithsonian Institution
The
Institution
Linden
White Mountains
Forestdale
Forestdate
Salt River
Tusayan
A. C Vroman
Pasadena
Teddidob
Anteiops Valley
Awstedl
Tasayan
Coronado
Western Hemisphere
Hibernian Presence Aboard New York Streetcar
A New York newspaper notes an inspector aboard a Broadway streetcar detected a fare discrepancy. He counted nine passengers with only eight fares rung, alerted the conductor, and verified the register before stopping the car to address the mismatch.
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New York
Broadway
The Dog That Can Drink and the Wicked Barrels
A fragmentary note echoes a quirky fable about a dog that drinks and remains dry, contrasted with a harsh community and a grim final line about cruel owners. The text includes garbled phrases and a bizarre reference to explosives and gunpowder, reflecting a muddled OCR snippet.
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Ding Panvler
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Zuider Zez
Lord Gwydir
Yvette Guilbert
Yvrite
Ancients OF
America
Huugh
Gmtthevolan Institution
Gypeun
Whall
Petrified Bridge
Motate
Walter Hogs
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