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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
10
The text notes military appropriations for the Naval Academy at Annapolis and West Point. It references a total of 7,060,600 dollars spent on rebuilding roads and facilities, with earlier funding of 5,560,008 dollars and comments on delays and assistance from Neeke.
The article reviews West Point remodeling with a $7.5 million plan to modernize the academy. It notes a new chapel and restored old chapel to be moved to the cemetery, plus barracks, stores, and a hotel for visitors. It cites Colonel Charles W Larned and Colonel Sylvanus Thayer in the context of the project and honors Thayer as the father of the military academy. The piece also discusses views from Lord Kitchener and other British authorities praising West Point. It describes the site’s scenery and architectural harmony with surrounding Hudson River views.
An article mocks a congressional push to import hippopotamuses from Africa as a future meat source. It cites government studies, expert remarks, and debates on meat prices, domestic farming, and the feasibility of turning hippos into a staple, including considerations of cost, domestication, and nutrition.
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