Giants River Tunnels Open Path from Jersey to New York
Engineers announce completion of two parallel Hudson River bore tunnels allowing dry guiding from New Jersey to Manhattan. The project, costing about 30 million dollars, envisions multiple future tunnelings and rapid rail links with trains expected to run through within eighteen months.
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New Jersey
Island of
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New York
W. G. Oakman
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New York City
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Old Hudson Company
New York and New Jersey Railroad Company
Cordit
Church Streets
New Jersey Shore
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna
Fourth Avenue
Astor Place
Sixth Avenue
Thirty Third Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
East River
Philadelphia
Boston
No Turkey Stuffing Sparks Pro-Stuffing Rant
A dated tirade argues against serving Christmas turkey without stuffing, praising stuffing as the soul of the bird. The column rejects the idea as unAmerican and insists on traditional preparation, praising aroma, onion hints, and mother’s recipe as essential to the holiday meal.
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Epicure
Turkey
Queen Beatrice rose tops florists debate in Washington
A Washington gardener unveils the Queen Beatrice rose a tea pink with crimson hints praised for its light in both natural and artificial illumination. Florist F H Kramer models the rose at Gardiner Hubbard Twin Oaks near Washington and eyes a spring 1907 distribution with several hundred thousand plants.
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Washington
Beatrice
Kramer
Robert E. Lee
FE. i. Kramer
I. H. Krame
Peter Piss
F. H. Kramer
Wishin Bissett
Gardiner Hubbard
National Geographic Society
Alexander Graham Bell
Twin Oaks
National Capital
Thomas Lawson
Merson
Lawson
Beatrice” Rose
Lloom
Washington Florist
Golden Gate
Washington Florists’ Club
Cupid as recruiting officer in Uncle Sam's army
A newspaper piece notes Cupid as a key factor in recruitment describing how love and vanity push young men to enlist. It cites sergeants at the recruiting office who say romance drives many enlistments and that women influence signals behind the scenes.
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Cupid
Sam
Love
Uncle Sam
Rich boy heir to near twenty million fortune
A fourteen year old adopted son of the late millionaire Zeigler is described as one of the richest boys in the world and his inheritance of almost twenty million dollars is noted. The report mentions Edwin Booth smoking about twenty five cigars daily as a long held habit.
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Washington
Thomas Fields
Ready
Fields
Zeigler
Edwin Booth
Public Land Frauds Exposed by Public Lands Commission
Three Western men used desert land, homestead, and timber laws to grab vast government land. They proved up quickly, sold to larger buyers, and became land kings. The Roosevelt era response led to a Public Lands Commission with Richards, Pinchot, and Newell to investigate and report.
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W. A. Richards
Public Lands Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
Public Land Commission
West
Cials
General Land Office
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
Frederick E. Newell
National Irrigation Or Reclamation Service
Homestead Entry in Easter Lands Fraud Cases
The article discusses widespread land fraud in the western United States where the government still owns large tracts and many claims are bought for speculation. It cites three typical cases from Senate Document 154 to illustrate abuses in land laws and urges Congress to act to protect homeseekers. The piece promises further coverage in next week's issue.
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Great West
Oregon
John J. Murphy
Ryman
Senate
Congress
Public Lands Commission Second Partial Report Summary
President submits the Public Lands Commission second partial report from 1908 focusing on land law operation and the need for immediate reforms to promote the largest practical disposition of public lands to actual settlers. It emphasizes permanence and best use of resources and urges urgent action.
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Public Lands Commission
Senate
House of Representatives
Public Lands
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Wilton Byrd
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