Manhattan Basements Hold Natural History Museum Level Secrets
A New York City columnist muses on how foundations reveal a hidden history of Manhattan. Basements and sub basements expose ancient streams, ship hulls, bones, and artifacts found during modern digging, suggesting the island was built in layers.
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54Th Street
6Th Avenue
Alfred Rheinstein
August G. Sperl
Satchel Paige
Wall Street
Financial District
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Empire State Building
Manhattan Island
John Lozier
John
Old John
Manhattan
Bay
Ohio Vital Statistics Report Shows Heart Disease Tops Deaths
Columbus AP says heart trouble was the leading cause of death in Ohio in 1947, with 26,395 deaths 15,660 men and 10,735 women. Cancer followed at 10,995 with near gender balance. Other top killers included cerebral hemorrhage 8,362 nephritis 4,678 and pneumonia 2,933. Also notes birth and regional stats including leading birth counts in Cuyahoga Hamilton Summit and Montgomery counties.
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Ohio
Ohio Vital Statistics
State Health Department
State Awaits Local Action On Mill Creek Expressway
Earl Reeb, state highway director, said construction on the Mill Creek expressway will start when Cincinnati area governments approve their 25 percent share of the estimated 12 million dollar project. Hamilton County commissioners, Cincinnati City Council, and St Bernard and Elmwood Place must act before local funding. Some sections are under construction and bids will be sought once financing is arranged.
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Cincinnati
W. R. Kellogg
Mill Creek
Reed
Reformatory Manager Dies After 13 Years Service
Benjamin F. Owen longtime Mansfield Reformatory business manager dies in Columbus after 13 years in the post and a career in law and public service. Survivors include his sister Mrs. Miller and brother Judge Marion B. Owen. Funeral planned in Urbana.
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Benjamin F. Owen
Mansfield Reformatory
B. F. Miller
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State Welfare Department
Cincinnati Law School
Urleans
Ohio Infantry
Meuse-Agreonne
Thomas Owen
Lawrence Atwood
Malden Mass
Robert S. French
Common Pleas
Marion B. Owen
Urbana
Ohio election boards told to disregard Jenkins ruling
Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel instructed all Ohio election boards to disregard Attorney General Hugh S. Jenkins opinion on counting marked ballots until further notice. The ruling questioned ballots with cross marks in party columns followed by Wallace electors, but a test case is before the Lima court, and boards were told to wait for a new opinion.
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Edward J. Hummel
Ohio Election Boards
Hugh S. Jenkins
Jenkins
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Third District Court of Appeals
Lima
Hummel
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Attorney General
County Boards of Election
Secretary of State
Bank President Evans Dies in Toledo
Evans, 52, president of Wilmington Trust Co of Greenville Delaware, collapsed at a Toledo tourist home en route to a bankers meeting in Detroit. Accompanied by W B Dunham and William Foster they transferred him to Flower Hospital where he died on arrival. The body will be returned to Wilmington tonight.
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Fewin Evans
Wilmington Trust Company
Greenville
Del
Flower Hospital
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Detroit
W. B. Dunham
William Foster
Bloomington
Col
Ohio gives 21 941 veteran bonus checks last week
Ohio issued 21,941 state bonus checks totaling 6,398,583 to living war veterans last week, with next-of-kin payments at 148,864. Since April 28, total bonuses reach 167,167,734 to living veterans and 51,837,372 to next-of-kin.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Boy survives 55 foot fall from Euclid Beach roller coaster
In Cleveland Edward Brown an 11 year old boy remained in serious condition after plunging 55 feet from a roller coaster at Euclid Beach Park A tree broke his fall and helped prevent fatal injuries The story notes a pound of honey equals life work of 1000 bees in a closing line.
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Edward Brown
Euclid Beach Park
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