Questions and advice on building by William A Radford
William A Radford offers free expert answers on building topics for readers. He argues a 36 by 40 foot plan fits four bedrooms and emphasizes planning, roof design, stairways, and kitchen work flow. He notes study of house plans aids understanding elevations and specs, and warns against oversized rooms or ill constructed roofs increasing costs and labor.
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William A. Radford
Chicago
Chasen
Panama tolls repeal passes House by 247 to 161
The House approved the Sims bill repealing the free tolls clause of the Panama canal act by 247 to 161. Speaker Clark led a dramatic day as cheers filled the chamber, with Clark stressing his confidence in President Wilson but opposing his toll policy. The bill moves to the Senate where vigorous debate continues.
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Panama
Washington
Wilson
House
Clark
Senate
Capitol
Underwood
Panama Canal
England
James Hamilton Lewis
Iinois
Lewis
Hiinots
Democratic Party
White House
Tehuantepec National Railway
Tehuantepec
Kahn
California
Lord Cowdray
S., Pearson & Son, Limited
Earl Grey
Mann
United States
Great Britain
John Hay
Mr. Mann
Hay
Colombia
Hart Grey
Adamson
Interstate Foreign Commerce Committee
Party Platforms on Use of Panama Canal
Extracts from Democratic Republican and Progressive party platforms show pledges about canal use for American vessels. Democratic seeks toll exemptions for US ships in free trade through Panama. Republican urges revived US merchant marine to ensure many American ships use the canal. Progressive insists canal built with American funds must primarily benefit Americans and be used accordingly.
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Panama Canal
Republican
Enlarge Starved Rock gains main canyon lands
Ottawa adds about five hundred acres to Starved Rock state park including the Illinois River canyons. Governor Dunne approves year’s improvements such as water and fire protection sewer system a public auditorium garages and a bathing pool to be built mainly by concessionaires. Mount Sterling couple Forsythe and Armstrong wed in a stepbrother led ceremony. Danville man Salliday shoots wife then dies by suicide. Effingham veteran Brewer kills himself.
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Ottawa
Starved’ Rock
Dunne
Self
Danville
Malink Salliday
Homer
Paroled convict is arrested in Missouri case
Jacksonville Wil Tolan a paroled convict from Jefferson City Missouri was arrested here and turned back to Missouri in the custody of a guard from the Missouri state penitentiary He was convicted in Hannibal for a number of misdemeanors related to obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Jacksonville
Wil Tolan
Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri State Penitentiary
Hannibal
Democratic nominee chosen for Seventh district circuit judge
In Springfield with only a few precincts reporting Norman L. Jones of Green County won the Democratic nomination for circuit judge in the Seventh district over Judge F B ildwin of Morgan County by a 1,600 vote plurality.
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Springfield
Norman L. Jones
Grean County
F. PB
Ildwin
Morgan County
Boys Who Shot Hobo Sought in Galesburg
Knox county detectives seek two boys who fired shotguns at two Mexicans seen on a passing freight train. Juan Wilson was hit in the right eye by buckshot and faces a grave injury. his companion was not seriously hurt.
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Hobo
Galesburg
Knox County
Juan Wilson
Ambush Attempt Targets John Carter in Hanson Area
An attacker fired two shots at John Carter twenty six son of farmer W W Carter near Hanson south of Pana. Carter cannot account for the ambush at the Carter barn and escaped unharmed.
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Pana
John Carter
W. W. Carter
Hanson
Carter
Old Friends Die Within Thirty Minutes in County
Champaign Hiram L Morfey and James Darrah longtime neighbors from Licking County Ohio, aged about sixty years, dropped dead within thirty minutes of each other after living in the county for six decades. The men had been friends since arriving in the area and had no quarrel.
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Champaign
Hiram L. Morfey
James Darrah
Licking County
Ohio
Former Illinois Sheriff Dies in Jonesboro at 58
George Day, age fifty eight, a one term Union county sheriff, longtime landholder in the Mississippi bottoms, and former owner of Jonesboro Lumber and Supply Co. store, died in Jonesboro Illinois.
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Sherif
Jonesboro
George Day
Union County
Explosion injures four in family incident
Four people injured in a blast at a residence involving Litohtela Charion Voyles. Local authorities report non life threatening injuries and ongoing investigation into cause.
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Litohtela
Charion Voyles
Sest
Sir Walter Scott’s Life as a Sermon of Kindness
Mrs Agnes Cunningham recounts how Sir Walter Scott lived as a daily example of virtue. He kept a morning prayer at a set hour with a large visiting group, and even his animals showed affection. His trusted servant Tom Purday confessed faults, while Scott rebuked him gently over drink. Dr Pierce’s Pills adjoins the piece.
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Usher
Walter
Agnes Cunningham
T. Ps Weekly
Tom Purday
Not Likely Inference In A Matrimonial Scheme
A brief exchange hints at doubts about a man's motives in marrying Maud for money, suggesting underlying deceit and social strain. The dialogue centers on whether the husband valued wealth over truth, implying a cautious, wary tone about trust and fortune in relationships.
Promoter A Drummer of Industry Merits Attention
A promoter described as a drummer of industry draws notice for his energetic push in local business circles. The phrasing highlights fervent promotion and public activity without detailing specific events or organizations.
Mrs Williams Long Sickness and Cure Claim
Elkhart Indiana notices a long illness of Mrs Sapre Williams and her report of relief after four months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the Sanative Watch. The ad asserts the remedy as the most successful for female ills and urges readers to publish testimonials as proof and offers confidential advice from the Pinkham laboratory in Massachusetts.
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Elkhart
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hines
Sapre Williams
James Street
Indiana
Pinkham Laboratory
Sym. Mass
Ydin
Comeden
Maas
Soman
Auaware
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Ab Anderson
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