New York's grand Central besides the Hudson tunnel plan
Article recounts Alexander Cassatt and the Pennsylvania Railroad's tunnel project under the Hudson to reach Manhattan. It describes goals, engineering feats, and the new Manhattan terminal with its multi level design, lighting, safety features, and extensive yards extending toward Long Island.
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New York
New York Central
Hudson River
Grand Central
Charles W. Raymond
United States Corps of Engineers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jane
Wileager
Hudson
Pennsylvania
Manhattan Terminal
Alexander Cassatt
Long Island
New Jersey
New England
Brooklyn
Queens
South
Wear
Jersey
Australia
Pennsylvania Lines
Tenth Avenue
Thirty-third Street
East River
Bungaloins
Decrease in Food Animals and Rise in Consumers
The Bureau of Statistics analysis shows U S food animals fell by five million from 1901 to 1910 while the number of consumers rose by twelve million. Census estimates of population and Agriculture estimates of cattle sheep and swine underpin these figures.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Agriculture
Fire Sweeps Two Miles Across Parker Township Farm
A farmer letting a fire on the Kecht farm near Scat herlog Grove in Parker township started a blaze Thursday that spread two miles north across the prairie. Fencing haystacks and pumping jacks were burned, with oil tanks and a powerhouse on the Hollis tract saved by oil workers.
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Kecht
Parker Township
Hollis
Westfeld
Aps Teatg Orien SK Ath
Census Takers Named Appointments For April 15 Start
The Republican reports the enumeration will begin Friday April 15 and finish as quickly as possible while collecting detailed schedules. Heads of families should be ready to provide information when census workers arrive. The list includes Clark County enumerators such as David Nichol Marshall and Benj Stephen Martinsville among others.
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Republican
Clark County
Census
Dana Durand
Dict
David Nichol Marshall
Benj. Stephen
Marshall Township Votes Dry as Veto Passes
Telegram mixups delay delivery of a child Mildred Jile to relatives in Marshall county and Ft Wayne. A misaddressed notice extended the absence to about a month. Local efforts were made to reunite Mildred with her grandmother Mrs Sarah Kennedy.
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Marshall
Amvesnioon
Mildred Jile
Sarah Kennedy
Oliver
Mmother
Maude Miles
Los Angeles
California
Mrs. Brown
Fort Warne
Mrs Kennedy
Early Marshall Christian Church subscription signed in 1854
A preserved 1854 subscription paper lists donors to fund a Marshall meeting house for the Christian church. Signers pledge various sums or in kind gifts such as lumber and hauling, including Harvey Graham ten dollars and W H Lockard and James Welsh among others.
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James C. Bryan
Will Hogue
Thomas ‘W
Christian Church of
Leonard Bush
Samuel Montgomery
Isaac Washburn
Thomas S. Patridge
Aner Hickman
Jehan Right
Ezra M. Hanks
H. H. Hutchison
James L. Williams
Frosty aftermath hints light orchard damage near town
After a three day storm the frost on Wednesday morning brought heavy white cover. Col. D. D. Doll says his 40 acre orchard near town shows little damage though early blooming strawberries may be largely killed. Projections suggest minimal overall losses.
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Col
D. D. Doll
March Sets Dry Record in St Louis Weather Report
J Warren Smith in charge of the Weather Bureau notes St Louis had the driest March since 1871 with only 0.14 inch of rain. March averaged 58 degrees, 13 above normal. Only two days were cloudy, seven partly cloudy, the rest clear.
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J. Warren Smith
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Bureau
Counties and Townships Vote Partisan Split in Local Election
The county and its townships show mixed results. Democrats win most seats in Melrose, Dolson, and Douglas, while Republicans take key posts in Darwin, Casey, and Wabash. The overall board remains nine Democrats and six Republicans with several ties noted.
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Auburn Township
Anderson Township
Darwin
Douglas
Dolson
Casey Township
Martinsville
Melrose
Orange Township
Justice of the Peace
Wabash Township
York Townere
John Trefz
Wm. Ennis
Orange
Wm. Downey
Wabash
John Thompson
Casey
J. W. Parker
J. H. Dickerson
Roy Wells
Melon Crop Rush Belts Wabash Area For Record Acreage
Farmers in the Wabash bottoms toward the southern state expect a larger melon crop than ever before as fields are hurried to ready the median. Knox county leads in melon production and the season centers on early shipments to secure top prices. Principal muskmelon varieties include Never Rust Hoodoo Decker Gem Netted Gem while watermelons feature Cob Gem Indiana Sweetheart Monte Cristo and Black Diamond.
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Wabash
Knox County
Indiana
Monte Cristo
Insurance adjuster settles $510 fire loss in Au burn township
Eight days after a barn fire Fred H. Kinney of Phoenix Insurance visited A. J. Low to adjust the claim. The loss of 510 dollars was paid in full last Thursday as Kinney remained in town several days to handle the company's business.
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Fred H. Kinney
The
Phoenix Insurance Company
A. J. Low
Auburn ‘Township
Mr. Kinney
Baptist Church Sunday Service and Sunday School Schedule
Sunday School starts at 10 45 a m with a preaching service following. The subject for the sermon is Pride of victory and eve and another service at 7 30 pm with the sermon on the Beauty of humility. Music is noted as good.
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RG Bees
Cairo
Big 4
Danville
Oliver
Marshall
Ernst
West York
West Union Man in Trouble Over Large Egg Shipment
Fred Wells of West Union owner of Wells Produce Company shipped a consignment of eggs worth about 740 to Lo 1 Snapp & Sons last week and then failed to return promptly. Merchants in Hutsonville West York and other towns worried he had skipped town after reports he drew balances from the local bank. Wells reappeared claiming a Chicago house he worked with failed, but he expects to settle with creditors without loss to them.
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Fred Wella
West Union
Wells Produce Comany
Lo 1 Snapp & Sons
Hutsonville
West York
Mr. Wells
Wells
Chicago
Wireless Station Under Construction Near Marshall Endorsements
Marshall residents report John Rector Edgar Miles and Eddy Mitchell building a wireless telegraphy station. Rector's 76 foot mast carries a full sending outfit, Miles supplies a complete receiving unit, Mitchell's gear awaits fixtures but will be ready soon. The One Kilowatt Spark Coil system reportedly can send and receive messages up to 150 miles.
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John Rector
Edgar Miles
Eddy Mitchell
Rector
Miles
Mr. Mitchell
King farm gusher boosts Lawrenceville oil boom outlook
Lawrence County rises as the King farm gusher in Petty Township drives a rapid expansion of the Perry King pool. Nearby Applegate wells, new locations, and multiple sands support active drilling while other counties report fewer finds.
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Lawrence County
Perry King
Petty Township
R. Applegate
King Farm
Applegate
Tracy
Big King Farm
Bond County
Crawford
Clark
Coles
Edgar
Lawrence
Cumberland
Jasper
Marion County
Centralia-Odon-Sandoval
Wee Macoupin County
Stanfield
Lawrenceville
Lawrence Township
Shipo
Tara Fey
hi-Namel
el Morera
Pioneer ladies mark Clark county growth at eightieth birthday dinner
Aunt Ellen Montgomery hosts a birthday dinner on Saturday for her eightieth birthday attended by Mrs Eliza Juowry and Mrs Harriett Allison. The combined ages of the three pioneer ladies total 251 years as they reflect on Clark countys transformation from wilderness to a thriving area.
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Ellen Montgomery
Eliza Juowry
Harriett Allison
Clark County
Annual meeting notice for Marshall Milk Condensing Co
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Marshall Milk Condensing Company will be held at the company's office in Marshall Illinois on Wednesday April 13 1910 at 2 o clock p m for the election of officers for the ensuing year and for any other business that may properly come before the meeting Wm Grafeman President Wm W Hogue Secretary
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Marshall Milk Condenging Company
Marshall
Ilinois
Marriage Licenses and Birth Notices in Local Record
Marriage licenses listed include Michael OBrien with Martha Fry of Martinaville and Fred W. Mucke with Clara A. Willman of Darwin Township, Joe R. Fitzgarald with Etta Natchings of Dolson Township, and Alfred Jones with Mac H. Geisert of Wabash Township. Birth notice records a March 10 1910 birth to George and Lyla Hasson, plus a Westfield birth for Frank and Liez Vankam and a child for Charles Lewis and Stella Mabel Hollings.
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Ligehses
Michael Obrien
Martha Fry
Martinaville
Fred W. Mucke
Wabash
Clara A. Willman
Darwin
Joe R. Fitzgarald
Etta Natchings
Dolson
Alfred Jones
Mac H. Geisert
Wab Bash
Decore
George
Lyla Hasson
Parker
Frank
Liez+ Vankam
Westfield
Charles Lewis
Stella Mabel Hollings
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Wonder OF Ages
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Marshall Township
W of Taylor
J.J. Mehling
J.“ Peck
Art J. Sweet
Will Knipe
Elmer Fawley
English
J. & Moke
da Jo V. Steele
Howard Handley
Big Frost
Baptist Church
Mecca
Wm. Grafeman
Pres
Wm. W. Hogue
Secy
City Council
Miller
Geo. I Miltyr
Vous
W Ro Paiz
Wm Lutz
Reed
East Side
West Side
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