France Building on Better Lines
New York report on postwar French reconstruction by Julian Clarence Levi highlights garden cities, brick from railway ash, and modern amenities in cities like Deliverance and Lens. Northern Railway company projects create 11 000+ homes with baths schools and parks.
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New York
France
Julian Clarence Levi
American Institute of Architects
The
Architectural League
Europe
Levi
Stars and Stripes
M. Dautry
Northern Railway Company
Four Horsemen
New England Rarities Discovered by John Josselyn
A rare 1672 volume uncovered in Worcester reveals John Josselyn’s New England portraits from 1688 expeditions. He describes Boston, the White Mountains, wildlife, and Native life with curious observations on birds, bears, and native remedies.
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Worcester
Mass
New England
American Antiquarian Society
John Josselyn
Kent
England
St. Paul’s Churchyard
London
Josselyn
Thomas Josselyn
Black Point
Massachusetts
Scarborow
Boston
Bryan's Widow Holds Electric Horse at Home
In Miami Florida the mechanical horse bought by the late William Jennings Bryan remains at the Bryan residence awaiting Mrs. Bryan's decision on its disposition. She plans to present the contrivance to a civic organization after receiving it from a New York firm that demonstrated it during a visit to President Coolidge last July. The horse was delivered after Bryan's death.
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Miami
Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
New York
President Coolidge
War Veteran Receives 6000 Estate Reward For Kindness
San Francisco reports Sergt. John A. Weaver, World War veteran, received $6000 from the estate of Mrs. Mary E. Burns twenty years after she remembered his kindness as her lodger in 1906. Weaver produced a letter, verified identity at a bank, and the Superior Court officer arranged the transfer of the entire residue.
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San Francisco
John A. Weaver
Mary E. Burns
Weaver
Burns
Superior Court
Water Power Development Steadily Increases Across States
The 1925 Geological Survey report shows total installed water power capacity at 10,038,000 HP for plants 100 HP and up, up 951,000 HP from 1924. New York leads, followed by California and Washington. growth is strongest in Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic and East South Central regions as New England's position falls.
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Washington
Department of the Interior
Geological Survey
United States
New York
California
North Carolina
Maine
Lantic
South Atlantic
Central States
New England
Great Dix River
High Bridge
Roosevelt
Arizona
Indiana
Virginia
Kentucky
District Fines U S for Smoke Nuisance in DC
The District of Columbia police court fined Robert B Regar, chief clerk of the Post Office, $10 in three cases for allowing excessive smoke from the federal postal headquarters chimneys. The fines were issued against him as a representative of the federal government.
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Washington
District of Columbia
McMahon
Robert 8. Regar
Post Office Department
Mr. Regar
American Shot During Clash With Bandits Near Harbin
Palmer and Doctor Howard were ambushed near the Sungari river while confronting Chinese bandits at Palmer's Harbin area ranch. Palmer was killed, Chinese boy also slain. Howard captured and later held for ransom as troops pursue bandits in the Kirin mountains.
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Harbin
Morgan Palmer
Sungari
Palmer
Harvey J. Howard
Rockefeller Hospital
Pekin
Howard
Harold Baldwin
Baldwin
Doctor Howard
Young Howard
Palmer Ranch
Howard Bald
Win
Kirin Mountain
Samuel Sokebin
Mukden
Howard Baldwin
Roger Greene
Funchin
Hay Making by Hot Air Demonstrated at Wisconsin Farm
Experimental engineers of the University of Wisconsin reported a new hay-making method at Genesee depot experimental farms. A high pressure hot air fan dries mown hay to baling readiness in eight hours after raking, reducing field drying and lowering moisture damage and pest risk.
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Madison
Wis
Department of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Genessee Depot
Plan Memorial in Hills of Dakota
National shrine envisioned in the Black Hills by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and South Dakota residents features Washington and Lincoln carved from a granite needle. The monument aims for 1 million dollars with backing from state supporters and a New York financier.
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Hills of Dakota
Rapid City
S.D
Black Hills
South Dakota
Gutzon Borglum
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Borglum
New York
U S Tourists to Cuba to Get Tax Exemption
Havana reports a new treasury ruling grants U S tourists the same immigration privileges as Cubans. Travelers are exempt from the 0.25 percent tax on money over $50 withdrawn, with steamship lines issuing ID cards that absolve disclosure and tax payment on departure.
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U. S
Cuba
Havana
United States
Department
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Cartaya
First Grapefruit Introduced to the United States
Jacksonville records note Poncée de Leon the Spaniard credited with bringing the first grapefruit to the country while seeking the fountain of youth. The fruit remained uncultivated for 800 years before cultivation began.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Poncée de Leon
Florida
Fountain of Youth
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Republic
White Mountains
Woods
Mabel Normand
Hollywood
A. H. Woods
Diana of
Department of Interior
Yank
Dr. Howard
Rockies
Mount Harney
Frans Blom
Oliver LaFarge
Tulane University
Central America
New Orleans
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