Erie Canal Enlarge to Become World Largest Artificial Waterway
New York state advances a vast Erie canal enlargement with a 101 million dollar appropriation. The plan expands depth and width, links Oswego and Champlain branches, and allows 11.5 foot drafts and 75 foot bottom width, boosting capacity fourfold. Modern excavation uses steam shovels on contracts from Rochester to Buffalo and along the eastern division.
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State of
New York
Oswego Canal
Onondaga Lake
Syracuse
Lake Onatrio
Oswego
Champlain
Hudson
Troy
Lake Champlain
Erie
New York State
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Canada
Buffalo
Albany
Atlantic
Rochester
Mohawk Valley
Portrait of David Crockett Returns to Texas Alamo
John S. Wise Jr of New York owned a life portrait of David Crockett painted in 1832 by John G. Chapman. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas confirmed its authenticity, locating only two originals. Wise sold the painting for 1000 dollars. it arrived in Texas and was hung at the Alamo in San Antonio.
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Austin, Tex
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Johns. Wise, Jr
Virginia
New York
David Crockett
Texas
Daughters of the Republic
Crockett
Congress
Tennessee
John G. Chapman
Daramb
National Capitol
Washington
Chapman
Mr. Wise
Alamo
San Antonio
Rug of modern taste prompts chorus in Philadelphia
Shoppers debate a rug offered at 350 dollars with bids and banter. Mrs Shopper Goodness and Mrs Looker O react to the bargain while a dealer notes the item. The Ladies chorus mocks the rug as attractive in a Philadelphia Press moment.
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Philadelphia Press
Played in Luck Cornet Learning Recalled By Neighbors
A Chicago Daily News snippet recalls learning to play the cornet with the remark that neighbors were poor shots and there were no notable troubles in mastering the instrument.
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Rowan
Chicago Daily News
The Cure Miss Budd Insomnia Question
Mrs Lotus sits up waiting for her husband and recalls sleepless nights as she asks how to cure insomnia in a Detroit Free Press snippet.
Canning Berries and Baby Gymnastics Tips
Practical instructions on preserving berries using jars and steam methods with cautions on lids and rubber rings. Also a brief home advice segment on encouraging infant movement, bath timing, and safe water temperatures for baths.
A wry toast on congratulations and name mix ups
The exchange recalls John Kendrick Bangs and a joke about a Brownlow family name. A friend congratulates Brownlow on twins. the reply clarifies the misprint and reveals the father is John C. Brownlow. The humor hinges on the duplicative names and mistaken identity.
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John Kendrick Bangs
John C. Brownlow
John K. Brownlow
Laboring Men Scarce in San Francisco Building Trade
Urgent demand in San Francisco for skilled and unskilled labor. Officials say rebuilding is slowed by labor shortages across railways, iron works, fruit farming, and railroads. Eight hour wage schedule listed with high pay, steady winter work, and colonist rates from Sept 15 to Oct 21 enable low-cost travel from the East.
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San Francisco
Cal
United Railways
Union Iron Works
W. W. Stafford
California
Texas News in Briefs: Accidents, Fires and Officials
A roundup of incidents across Texas includes Walter Williamson breaking an ankle after falling from a wagon near Wortham, a Dearborn bartender killed, and a Richland general store fire with $4,000 loss. Waco orders old wells filled, Ellis County gears for cotton, and Roosevelts directs a War Department report on Brownsville unrest.
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Roosevelt
War Department
Brownsville
Ellis County
Texas
White man Frank Fay arrested for pocket picking in Port Arthur
In Port Arthur a man who gave the name Frank Fay was arrested for pickpocketing G H Lang and stealing 28 dollars. The act was witnessed by several witnesses who testified this morning. Fay is bound over to the grand jury and jailed at Beaumont. In Bryan a fight left Walter Brown with knife wounds. Benson was wounded and Brown was jailed after posting 250 bond.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Frank Fay
G. H. Lang
Fay
Beaumont
Bryan
V. Benson
Walter Brown
Benson
Conely
Brown
City adopts health board penalties for reporting contagious deaths
San Antonio officials pass ordinance urged by the board of health. It imposes penalties on undertakers and physicians who fail to report contagious disease cases or who bury or ship bodies of individuals who died from contagious diseases.
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San Antonio
Tex
Board of Health
Cotton Farmers Refuse Sales Amid Declining Prices
In Cuero Texas cotton growers report better overall conditions but several refused to sell Saturday due to falling prices and left with their cotton. The area lacks a local warehouse for storage.
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Cuero
Tex
Mexican section hand shot here sent to hospital
A Mexican section hand shot by unknown parties Saturday night was taken to the railroad hospital in Houston for treatment. No description of his attacker has been found.
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Orange
Tex
Houston
Mexia Company Returns from Camp Mabry Assignment
Maj. N. P. Haux and the Mexia Military Company arrived home Monday morning from the encampment at Camp Mabry.
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Mexia
Tex
N. P. Haux
Band Mabry
Emigration of Russian Jews Surges in Five Years
More than one-fifth of Russia’s Jewish population moved in the last five years, with emigration the predominant chosen path.
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Russia
Twelve Years With Hunt's Lightning Oil
John P. Thompson of Red Rock Oklahoma Territory recalls buying his first bottle twelve years ago and says Hunt's Lightning Oil is the best remedy for cuts burns sprains and aches he has found to this day.
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Hunt
John P. Thompson
Red Rock
O. T
Proprieties Note On Dallas County Suicide Tale
A Dallas County man attempted suicide by hanging with a blind bridle in a barn. His wife found him and he muttered that more time would have sent him to heaven. She retorted that he would have looked odd roaming heaven with the blind bridle.
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Dallas County
Thockmorton
Tex
Rice as Staple Across Asia and Africa Highlighted
The Boston Globe notes rice is the main staple in China and dependencies with 400 million people, India with 275 million, Japan with 40 million, and a combined 100 million in other Asia and Africa. Together 815 million people, about 50 percent of Earth's population, rely on rice.
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China
India
Japan
Asia
Africa
Boston Globe
Alaska Quiet Giant of the North
Leslie's Weekly notes Alaska as a vast region larger than Texas when including California, with a small resident white population around 30,000 and a seasonal influx of 10,000 to 20,000. It highlights rich resources in fur, fish, and minerals, listing past annexation contributions of 50 million in furs, 60 million in fish, and 70 million in minerals, chiefly gold and silver, with gold output rising from 9 million in 1904 to 16 million in 1905 and projected to 26 million in 1906.
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Alaska
Texas
California
Leslie’s Weekly
Grape-Nuts Restores Health Says Nebru Minister
A Nebru minister reports stomach trouble since 1895 improved within 24 hours after switching to Grape-Nuts with cream and sugar. He notes renewed health after returning to fat meat but, on reverting, fell ill again and recovered after returning to Grape-Nuts. He credits the change to better digestion and clearer thinking.
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Nebru
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Boston Writer Reveals Daily Rhythm of Verse Criticism History
A Boston writer describes a highly ordered daily routine tackling verse in the morning, criticism before noon, and a world history project for children from three to five. A New York friend bluntly asks when he finds time for all this.
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Boston
New York
The
New Yorker
Poison in Egg Yolks Causes Acute Toxic Reactions
M. G. Loisel reports that yolks from fowl duck and tortoise eggs contain poisonous substances. When isolated and injected into animals such as rabbits these toxins induce rapid death and acute central nervous system intoxication.
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M. G. Loisel
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Dearborn
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Richland
Board of Health of
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Lindale
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Tom Moody
Camp Appell
Monarch Typewriter Company
Capital
Eduardo Loube
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Mexico
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Ennis
San Saba
Charlie Rogers
Ote Hutto
Cherokee County
Kansas
Bob Davis
Columbia
D. C
Oklahoma
Geological Survey
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Austin
City Board of Equalization
Baptist General Convention of Texas
General Convention
Dawson
Blooming Grove
Park
Richard Hall
Will Burns
Harrison County
Home Industry and Factory Club
Fort Worth
Mississippi
State Health Department
Camp Mabry
Castoria
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Salzer
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Defiance
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