Waterway scheme gains House committee approval
The House rivers and harbors committee backed the Army Engineers report to build a lakes to gulf link in Illinois. It plans a nine foot, 200 foot wide waterway from Utica to Grafton with 1.35 million dollars federal funds and dam removals at Henry and Copperas Creek, while opponents vow renewed protest in the omnibus bill.
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Washington
Chicago
Clinois
Clinois River
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Army Engineers
House
Eastern and Lakes
Congress
Lake Michigan
United States Supreme Court
Illinois River
Utica
Ill
Grafton
War Department
Henry
Copperas Creek
Jil
Kampsville
la Grange
W. E. Hull
Republican
Illinois
Kaimpsville
Iull
Mugeht
Lockport
Joliet
Chicago Sanitary District
Michaelson
Tull
W. N. Harding
Iowa
New York State Canal
St. Lawrence Waterway
Dalton IL Methodist Meeting Schedule 1926
A Dalton Illinois Methodist Episcopal church meeting on April 15 1926 lists committee roles and a full day program. Activities include devotions greetings and prayers by local officials and ministers, music by Mrs Bryant Miss Fowler and others, talks on temperance Bible in schools and citizenship, a noon Tide Prayer, and concluding benediction with songs and offerings.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Grant and
Sheridan Streets
Dalton
Ilinois
Alinda A. Bryant
Esther Peacock
Nellie Cooper
Robert Vandenberg
Nancy West
Edith Trussell
Ira G. Wooden
Robert Waddell
Dalton W. C
Alinda Bryant
America Moomaw
Naomi West
America
A. A. Meyer
Margaret Klaege
America the Beautiful
Vote to Continue in Office the Men Whose Experience
A concise call urging voters to reelect incumbents based on proven experience and efficiency that produced the current record.
First Sanskrit Book Printed in Calcutta 1792
The first printed Sanskrit work is the Ritusanhara a poem by Kalidasa on India six seasons edited by Sir William Jones and issued in Calcutta in 1792 using Bengali characters.
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Kalisada
India
Sir William Jones
Calcutta
Arab Pearl Diver Survives 109-Second Submersion
An Arab pearl diver remained under seven fathoms of water for 109 seconds on April 13, 1887, demonstrating notable underwater endurance amid pearl harvesting activities.
Keep on Going Straight Ahead in Boston Maze
A Boston resident offers a loose travel tip to a visitor troubled by the city's labyrinthine streets. The quip suggests that continuing straight will always return a person to their entry point.
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Boston
Bostonian
Excludes Gladhanders Only the People You Like Have Personality
A terse editorial note comments on social likeness, asserting that personality is reserved for favored individuals and excluding self serving grandstanding from broader public discourse.
John F Devine for County Treasurer in Republican Primary
A partisan appeal praising John F Devine for County Treasurer emphasizing his career as Clerk of the Probate Court and contrasting him with his opponent who allegedly spent and delayed taxes for personal gain. The piece urges a unanimous Republican primary vote on April 18.
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John F. Devine
Cook County
Chicago
Bailiff Origin in England Under William I
The term bailiff entered England during William I's reign and was used for officials acting for the king. The sheriff was the king's bailiff, charged with preserving royal rights within his bailiwick or county.
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England
Mirrors for Macaroni Improve Color and Flavor
Manufacturers use mirrors to supplement sun drying for macaroni. The deep yellow tint resists bleaching and the flavor is said to improve. The mirroring method speeds up the drying process.
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Gennadios
Thessalonica
W. C. T. Union School of Methods
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
County
The
United States
Deneen Group
Board of County Commissioners of
William Busse
Board OF County Commissioners
George A. Miller
Dudley D. Pierson
Frederick W. Penfield
Lachlan William Maclean
Board of Co. Commissioners
Barbados
West Indies
Earl DE Young & CO
Michigan Avenue
Pullman
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