Ohio Town Is Being Moved
In March 2913 the Great Miami River flood devastated the Ohio town of Osborn. Experts planned dams and reservoirs to hold floodwaters, submerging dry areas and forcing relocation. Osborn, a 1,006 population village noted for its shade trees churches and high school, must be moved to higher ground.
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Dayton
Osborn
Great Mirai
Med River
Wolf Creek
Big Twin Creek
Ny Nore
Bis
Ohio
Ten Dollars a Stick Up Is Scale for Assistants
Details a Denver case where holdup men paid for helpers in a cigar-store robberies and a wider discussion of Osborn Ohio where an Osborn Removal company plans moving the town to a new site by lifting and transporting houses while preserving corporate rights, under a Miami conservancy district framework.
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New York City
Gerald Clair
Denver
Cole
Clair
Zens
Osborn
Remmain
Rice
Ohio
Law
Miami Conservancy District
Morris Rice
Rite
Ric
Okt
Osborn Removal Company
State of
Munitions Haunt Road Building and Distribution Efforts
Report notes substantial savings of 10,900,064 dollars and the use of TNT and picric acid in road building and farm support. Major Connolly is depicted burning modified TNT. the scene implies a linked mystery as the major and photographer may be among those missing.
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Connolly
New York Leads U S In White Potato Consumption
New York is the top white potato consuming city in the United States, based on U S Department of Agriculture figures. An average of 19 268 cars of white potatoes were unloaded annually over the last five years, with Chicago second at 11 510 cars and Philadelphia at 8 807. Potatoes mainly originate from upstate New York and Maine, with New Jersey supplying much of the intermediate crop.
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New York
United States
Bureau of Workers
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Iaith
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Kansas City
Upstate
Maine
New Jersey
New Sam Browne Belt Designed for Officers
A British style Sam Browne belt with two straps is described by the War Department as designed for army officers. The belt features removable pistol slides a first aid pouch a canteen and a saber attachment. It was designed by the quartermaster general and approved by General Pershing in a War Department notice.
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Washington
Sam Browne
Eden Shoukdey
Quartermaster General
General Pershing
War Department
Prospective Citizen Checklist for Locating a Town
A Kansas University tourism piece lists criteria for choosing a town: living conditions and modern utilities, housing and shopping, rents taxes and prices, hotels, gardens and dairy product availability, accessibility via rail streetcars and roads, banking and manufacturing, shipping facilities, labor conditions, farming potential, and cooperative civic support before moving. It emphasizes progressive government, fire protection, unified planning, and tourism department ideas.
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Ashong
Tamta
Alvic
Beautiful Mile club idea from Billie Maltby gains attention
In a Birmingham News inspired note, Billie Maltby, manager of the club, promotes a Beautiful Mile concept aimed at better roads, homes, and citizenship. The plan envisions Beautiful Street clubs across Alabama within 12 months, extending to towns and cities with public interest focused on Maltby’s initiative.
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Billie Maltby
Alabama
Birmingham News
Southern Democrat
Queenta
Ala
Clean-Up Billboards Spark City Action Plan
Billboards in residential areas prompt a call for city involvement in beautification. Citizens have begun yard work and painting but advocates say only municipal rules can curb glaring signs on boulevards. The Kansas City Star piece argues against nuisances and urges stricter billboard control. Industrial Plants in Small Towns Highlight May Boost Local Production If good roads and motor trucks ease transport, small towns could rebound as the nation’s industrial backbone.
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Kansas City Star
United States
What Muskrats Did for Maryland
Maryland hosts many muskrat farms in Dorchester County marshlands where harvests reach 10 000 to 125 000 skins yearly. A Baltimore firm processes 25 000 to 30 000 muskrat carcases annually, unable to meet demand. Hotels list marsh rabbit on menus, and former valueless marshes now fetch 30 to 40 dollars per acre for muskrat culture.
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Maryland
Dorchester County
Baltimore
Old Time Recipes And Housekeeping Notes For Winter
A collection of home cooking tips and preserving methods. Recipes cover currants marmalade gooseberries and cherry pineapple preserves, breakfast muffins and a cream sauce for peas. Also includes kitchen purchases and garnish ideas, plus a brief note on a submarine tractor and light fiction snippets.
How Coolie Saves His Face in China Tales of Honor and Fear
Sam Dean recounts incidents among Chinese workmen where losing face leads to extreme acts of pride and punishment. He recalls a gatekeeper’s attempted public shaming, an Italian contractor at the Beijing South Gate and a crowd’s song mocking foreign ways, plus notes on Sir Walter Scott and Chinese fashion shifts.
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Sam Dean
Asia
China
América
Peking South Gate
Walter Scott
Edinburgh
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Lincoln Park
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Sheridan Drive
Roscoe Street
Sheridan Road
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Virgirie
Theis King
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Pershing
Matischina
Harvey W. Wiley
France
England
Berald
Ent
Coolie
Chinaman
the &H
Shanghu
Paris
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