New Yorks Great Aqueduct Project Starts
Tremendous engineering effort begins in Peekskill as the Catskill water supply project for New York City is launched. The aqueduct will cost about 161 million dollars, take 15 to 20 years, and add 500 million gallons of water per day drawn under the Hudson from seven artificial Catskill lakes. The undertaking, spanning 130 miles from the Catskills to the metropolis, will drain a vast region and rank among the era’s greatest engineering feats.
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Peekskill
N. Y
New York City
Catskill Mountain
Panama Canal
Corinth Canal
Nero
Metropolis
Hudson River
Catskills
Ashokan
Killarney
Highlands
Mercantile Supply Company
John Jones
Ceylon
New York City Aqueduct Plan Reaches Grand Scale
Details reveal a vast system to supply New York City with water from the Catskills. The project calls for burying a long tunnel beneath Storm King headland, building a deep river viaduct, and covering the aqueduct in earth and stone. Eleven or twelve reservoirs will be created, including a 12 mile long lake and a capacity for the Ashokan reservoir of 170 million gallons, far exceeding any similar works.
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New York City
Hudson
Rome
Catskills
Ashokan
Beer Drives Out Absinthe in France Says Statistics
Paris reports beer consumption in France rose over 40 percent in five years reaching 317,040,000 gallons in 1906 while wine and cider use holds firm. Consul Mason notes beer rise correlates with a gradual drop in absinthe, with 1904 showing 2.8 percent less absinthe sold for drinking purposes. Imported beer from Pilsen and Munich and high duties shape prices and stimulate French brewing growth.
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Paris
France
Mason
Pilsen
Munich
Telephone marriages in Texas face ban after county ruling
The Nolan county decision that a telephone marriage is not legal could trigger a wave of remarriages in Texas. The dispute centers on the $250,000 Wemberley estate after a telephone ceremony tied up the will, arguing that solemnization must occur in the presence of a minister or judge with witnesses.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Nolan
Thomas Wemberley
East Texas
Will Seek Revenge on Stage in Vermont Bank Wreck Case
John Ketcham, former Bank of Vergennes teller, released from Addison county jail after five years for complicity in the Farmers National Bank failure. He declares plans to perform in a self produced drama to right alleged wrongs, campaigns against political interests, wrote a book, and asserts his conviction was a miscarriage of justice. He served two Vermont legislature terms.
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Middlebury
John Ketcham
Farmers’ National Bank of
Ketcham
Vermont
Mystery hobo gripes trucks at Baltimore & Ohio offices
A hobo known as A No. 1 visited B and O executives to complain that coach rods and trucks are uncomfortable for travelers. Five foot four, 135 pounds, he wears overalls on the road, speaks three languages, and keeps guards’ cards to avoid jail. In 26 years he spent only 7.50 on travel.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Murray
Hobo
Europe
Alaska
Mexico
South America
San Francisco
Beau Hickman
Pastor Wears Gray at London Funeral
Reverend Frederick Spurr a leading London Baptist pastor wore a gray suit at the funeral of an 82-year-old deacon. He told mourners he is a believer in cheerful funerals and objected to pagan customs, saying the deacon died of old age and they sang an Easter hymn.
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London
Frederick Spurr
Spurr
Collieries Under the Sea at Cape Breton
Immense submarine mines are worked off the Cape Breton shore covering about a thousand acres. Operators extend inland beneath the water for over a mile, with water pressure keeping the roof fireclay lined and the sediment compacted. The sea bed is described as a cement cistern with no water intrusion.
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Cape Breton
Life Insurance A Sacred Trust Chief urges trustees to serve public
President Kingsley of New York Life stresses that life insurance is a public trust not just a private business. He contends directors and officers must uphold high standards of efficiency integrity and faith while managing the company for policyholders and the public. He promises actions will speak louder than words and vows daily record of performance.
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Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Board of Trustees
New York
Privileges of a Gentleman and a Southern Boy
A Baltimore American item recounts a small town boy son of a distinguished lawyer who proclaims future aristocratic vice. When asked what he will do as an adult he lists smoking chewing gambling swearing drinking corn whisky claiming all southern gentlemen do them.
Easiest Way to Start a Cold
A jokey exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer questions remedies for illness. The speaker jokes that whisky helps when coming down with a cold and notes his wife would not want him to be sick. The brief quip ends with a punchline about the simplest way to catch a cold.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grape-Nuts Ad Claims Quick, Nourishing Food For All
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as scientifically made and fully cooked in the factory, ready to serve instantly with cream or milk. It touts pre digestion through grape-sugar formed during manufacture, claims easy assimilation for weak stomachs, and cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan and a reference to The Road to Wellville.
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Reston
Pure Food
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Where the Money Is and the Urban Draw on Rural Areas
The piece argues that over 40 percent of the U S population lies in a dozen eastern manufacturing states led by New York. It highlights New York State housing nearly 40 percent of national money and New York City holding 25 percent in circulation. It credits city growth to regional trade reach while decrying wealth siphoning from rural communities to urban centers.
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United States
New York State
New York City
The Drinking Orchid Horticultural Marvel From South America
A remarkable plant, the drinking orchid, draws water via a tube that extends into the water and coils atop the plant when unused. It features sharp lancehead leaves radiating from the root, with a central tube that contracts into a spiral when touched. Often found over water or near pools, the tube seeks water across ground to a source.
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South America
Fool’s Irritation Grows as Witty Fool Delights
A quip about a fool who seems to revel in his own mischief. The remark hints that the most vexing trait is the apparent pleasure the fool takes in folly, a source of frustration for observers.
Mall order system seen as legitimate business yet harmful to towns
The author argues mail order trade harms local merchants and towns by diverting business, lowering town vitality, and reducing farm land values. It criticizes the vast capital in financial centers, warns farmers fund trusts, and links local prosperity to supporting home commerce and community growth.
Spotless Town lessons for builders and farmers
The article argues towns must be kept in good repair with clean streets and attractive business fronts. It notes that visible town condition reflects residents, and that better roads and up-to-date conveniences like rural telephones connect farmers to city life, boosting both towns and farms.
Living for the Children in Froebelian Parenthood View
A reflection arguing that true parenthood rests on recognizing and meeting children's needs. It urges living for the children to call forth noble impulses and stresses that personal character is formed by actions for offspring. It questions whether the church fully honors the child’s primary role and calls for renewed focus on child development.
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Froebel
Eiery
Anticipating Age and the Spirit of Youth
The passage wonders why people fear aging while many have never embraced youth in spirit. It argues youth is a matter of spirit, not body, noting enthusiasm for life, warmth of heart, and broad feeling as hallmarks of youth.
The Guile of the Greeks in a Brief Tale
A fragmentary tale recalls careful skeptics who doubt a gift yet accept it. Mention of a near-art horse and breaking limits hints at the Trojan deception. The narration ends with Troy’s fall as a cautionary proverb, attributed to Puck.
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Troy
Puck
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