First Linkin Inland Waterways Chain Completed
Hoover unveils and dedicates a monument in Eden Park Cincinnati marking the nine foot channel completion from Pittsburgh to Cairo and the first link in a proposed inland waterways system. The ceremony highlights Washingtons early vision, canal era progress, and postwar push for cheaper transport via rivers.
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Herbert Hoover
Eden Park
Cincinnati
Ohie River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
United States
George Washington
Ohio River
Virginia
Newburg
New York
Molmwk
Susquehanna
Marquis de Chastellux
Henry Lee
Atlantic
Erners
Albany
Buffalo
Ohio
New York City
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
trans-Mississippi
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Hoover
Mississippi
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Lakes
Missouri River
Kansas City
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio Valley
Allegheny
Monongahela
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Myers Y. Cooper
River Ohio
Sieur de la Salle
la Salle
Louis XIV of
France
Paris
William Henry Harrison
New Orleans
Nicholas J. Roosevelt
John L. Vance
Gallipolis
Albert Bettinger
Kentucky
Southland
Flem PD. Sampson
Commonwealth
Evansville
Ind
Oscar F. Barrett
Harry G. Leslie
Grand Chain
Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois
Man born in Locarno pursues U.S. citizenship tale
George A. Madigan, born to American circus parents in Locarno Switzerland, arrives before his twenty first birthday to retain citizenship. He faces Ellis Island review and uncertain prospects with only $20, but speaks four languages and trained as a goldsmith.
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New York
George A. Madigan
Atlantic
Madigan
Locarno
Switzerland
Stockholm
George
Europe
Brussels
United States
Paris
America
Havre
Ellis Island
Scientist Warns of War Toxin Threat From Bacillus
London report quotes Prof. Leonard Hill describing a nameless bacillus toxin with potential to kill a million with one gram. He warns the toxin could be dispersed by air or contact and urges redirecting war spending to disease prevention.
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London
Leonard Hill
Professor Hill
Sanitary Inspectors’ Association
Lowestoft
Chinese Women Grow Ashamed of Bound Feet
A foreign traveler reports that Chinese women with bound feet in Henan province are concealing them with oversized shoes. Despite this effort the altered gait betrays the truth as bound feet hinder natural walking.
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Peking
China
Henan
Ohio Child Ties Grandparents Record
Little Miss Betty Love Beaty three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Beaty of Springfield Ohio is tied with a Warley England child for the world record of living grandparents. Betty has four grandparents five great grandparents and one great great grandparent with the latter aged eighty two.
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Springfield
Ohio
Betty Love Beaty
R C. Beaty
Warley
England
Betty
Rebecca E. Clum
Rushville
Phillips Milk of Magnesia and Eptol Skin Cream Ad
Vintage ads promote Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a trusted anti indigestion remedy endorsed by doctors and popular with millions. A second note claims a two ounce eptol plus water glycerine mix smooths wrinkles, tightens pores, and reveals younger looking skin with repeated use.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Ahead Yet Behind They Stay Ahead of Income but Behind on Bills
A brief exchange notes that while they remain ahead financially in revenue, they are significantly behind on their expenses and outstanding bills. The dialogue contrasts speed or progress with ongoing financial strain.
California Fig Syrup praised by Texas mother for children
A Western mother from San Antonio touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted, gentle remedy for weak bowels in babies and toddlers. She claims it strengthens underweight children, supports regular digestion, and helps with colds and setbacks, urging buyers to ensure the product bears the California name for authenticity.
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California
J. G. Moore
Cliff Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Dorothy
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Inland Waterways
Elmo Scott Watson
Washington
Welland
Erie
Mediterranean
Rumsey
Fitch
Fulton
Hudson
Congress
Lewis and Clarke
Alleghenies
Oscar Barrell
The
Ohio River Monument
U.S
Pivilie
Amee
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Jessa
A. O. Leonard, Inc
Fifth Ave
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