Monument Tunnel Exceeds Size Of Washington Monument
Excavation plans for the new subway tunnel project estimate removing 9 158 000 cubic yards of earth and rock, forming a massive underground structure. The concrete to be used totals about 1 865 000 cubic yards, with steel and iron supporting 203 000 tons. The tunnel will feature four tracks in separate tubes and stretch from New York to Santa Fe, vastly expanding capacity.
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Pitfeat
Waatington Monument
New York
Santa Ie
Evare Hudson Ferminiia
Ernest Aubin
Salon
Best Poles Cedar Wakes and Timber Questions
Fragmented OCR text discusses cedar wakes and poles, noting variability in timber type and climate affecting quality. Mentions pine and chestnut with age figures and includes a fictional invitation about an elder storyteller, plus an anecdotal account of a missionary and decayed phrasing about processes.
Peanuts: New Wealth for Southern Planters Across the South
Farmers turn from cotton as boll weevils bite and peanut production soars. Peanut uses expand from confections and butter to vegetarian meats and oil, with yields seen at 34 bushels per acre and potential to 50 or 60. Government experts note room to boost output through better seed selection.
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Igoober
Manny Pew- Uses
Ton
Europe
Brent
Lost mine rediscovered by Hank Humiston near Gringerville
Hank Humiston, a miner, located a famed gold mine near Gringerville Washington in 1877 after decades of rumors and Indian uprisings. The vein runs a hundred feet wide with gravel and talc yielding gold. Griff Roberts originally found it and vanished after fleeing with a white woman during the uprising.
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Rediico
Bear
Gringerville
Wash
Hank Humiston
Griff ‘Roberts
Roberts
Slate Creek
Hamiston
Atrike
Honest Men and Bonnie Lassies Toast Confusion
A garbled 19th century style note describes a Scotch lawyer seated beside a lady host, bowing to her, and toasting “Honest Men and Bonnie Lassies.” The narrator hints the toast was misapplied or misread, with remarks about drinking to neither party.
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Lils
Bonnie
Lasnes
Brazil could become major iron exporter with rail links
A Brazilian government report to Congress analyzes iron ore potential along the coast from Santa Catarina to Ceará and inland. It notes Minas Gerais holds rich deposits, with high grade ore 60 to 70 percent iron, and Caraá deposits could meet world needs, but political power and infrastructure limit top ranking.
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Stockholu
Joglent Pougresa
Congress
Brazil
Santa Catharing
Ceura
Minas Geraes
Caraca
Minos
Victoria
Ris Janeiro
Electrification Spreading Across Major Urban Rail Systems
A report notes total single track electrified length in the United States and abroad, tallying 446 miles across American subways and elevateds. The Interborough of New York leads with 190 miles, followed by Chicago 113 miles and Brooklyn Rapid Transit 71 miles. others include Hudson and Manhattan, Philadelphia Rapid Transit, Boston Elevated, and regional systems.
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West Jersey
Seaport
Emong
Ile
Eterm
New York Centra
Longh Island
Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Railway
London
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
England
America
Ed A
Interborough
New York
Chicago
Mallea
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Cremation Bribe and Death in Indian Cremation
A fragmentary report describes an Indian cremation scene where a man named Hecalate, a teacher in Ol Fort Yon government school, allegedly killed himself after loving a white girl who rejected him. The body was cremated at sunset with a ritual pyre and a significant sum of money donated by friends and a servant girl who sent $200.
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Jose
Xuma
Ol Fort Yon
Bimeek
Phonograph Aids Puget Sound Fog Horn
Port Townsend officials test a phonograph fog warning system to guide pilots through smoky waters. Wharfinger Kespe and manager Tibballs plan special records to celebrate the new navigation aid. The first warnings play a pilot-oriented tune signaling fogbound conditions.
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Puget
Sound
Kespe
Tchannat
Kelly
Tibball, Jr
Paton -Wharf
Townsend
Wash
Tibbals
Hein
Abell
Veaely
Industrial hazards and ventilation risks in mining and manufacturing
The article discusses industrial health concerns from high pressure in confined spaces to the effects of rapid pressure changes on workers. It notes nitrogen gas bubbles causing strikes of unconsciousness, blood or eye-fluid leakage, and severe pains labeled heads. It reviews legislation, safety standards, and compensation debates across countries for occupational diseases and air purity.
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Westphalia
International
Association- For
Federal
Kew
York
Labot
Deming Sanelon
England
An. Neekient
Baltimore Police Probe Names Intermediaries in Pickpocket Ring
Secret witnesses identified by detectives Joseph Dollard and Charles White as intermediaries between former city crooks and the Baltimore and Ohio rail line gang linked to pickpocket operations. Governor heard testimony from James Dick about a ring headed by Willard Seymour and the Shevlin brothers.
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Altimore Poice
Grant A. ‘Ogline
Superio Velar
Baltimore
Ohio
Pumphrey
Ogivie
Dollard
Deniy
Boukogn
Gabtaty Pumphrey
York
Willard, Seymour
Shevlin Brothers
Dickauld
Prederick Paty
Dollund
Brey ‘Dlagnxted
Balthmore
Bundy
Polley
Toli
White
Qvas Lokuf
Lawar
Aled
Sbegulus
Frederick
Baltiore
Avery Micurder
Decline in Meat Consumption Sparks Editorial Debate
A Washington Herald reprint discusses physicians noting a drop in meat intake across families due to high prices and a meat substitute experiment. It cites New York newspaper forecasts of a lasting shift in national diet and reports packers’ complaints as trade tightens.
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The
Washington Herald
Akelnst
Ite Uy
New York Journal
Com Perce
New York
The Girl Award Problem and Dr Hall’s Views
Discusses Dr G Stanley Hall president of Clark University and his controversial remarks on girls. He critiques schooling for girls and argues gender differences in development, contrasting primitive instincts with social roles and the period’s expectations.
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G.stanley
G. Stanley
Clark’ University
Ina
Byia
Pompadours
Ute
Hall
Thor
Ives
Fragmentary text on natural signs and tastes
The readable fragments mention natural signs and tastes, but provide no clear event, person, or outcome to summarize.
Frederick Market Prices and Commodities
Market prices listed for items such as wheat flour bran middlings and meal with values in dollars per unit. The listing includes weights and unit terms alongside various farm goods and livestock feeds.
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Dalry
Colton
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