Dutch Zuyder Zee reclamation to begin this year
Netherlands plans massive land reclamation of 827 square miles from the Zuyder Zee to restore land and cities, with a 30 mile dike up to 17 feet above sea level, a double track railway, and five sluices. Total cost estimated over 125 million dollars, funded by state loans and land rents, with completion in about nine years.
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Hague
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Zuyder - Zee
North Sea
A. A. Beekman
Guyder Zee
State Council
Dr. Beekman
Wieringen
Frisian
Yssel
Torpedo boats scrapped after sale in Philadelphia
Thirteen torpedo boats destroyers of the United States navy, including the Stewart Hull Lawrence Paul Jones Berry Preble, have been sold in Philadelphia to be scrapped. The sale marks the end of their naval service and proceeds will be allocated as part of wartime disposal.
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Brice
Bridesburg
Delaware River
Philadelphia
United States Navy
Stewart
Hull
Lawrence
Paul
Jones
Berry
Preble
Boxing and sports chatter from a Manila ringside
Nine rahs make a football team yet six Brays to form a Turon girls basketball unit. Boxing grows in colleges and Minnesota may add wrestling. Llew Edwards from Australia heads to America to box, with Benny Leonard in talks for a bout in Milwaukee. California resists the Carpentier Dempsey spectacle. American divers eye the Antwerp Olympics. Osage Oklahoma seeks a hard boiled teacher for a rough district. William Sidd teaches golf at Interlachen. War routes reverse as British and French ships land on American shores.
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Turon
Kas
Liew Idwards
Australia
America
W. A. LaMountaine
Manila
Willard
Dempsey
Benny Leonard
Nila
Islands
Llew
Tom. Andrews
Bennie
Valger
Milwaukee
Tod
Jimmy Hill
Vardon Ray Golf News Amid Prohibition Shortages
Vardon and Ray sign on with four top golfers as Johnny Kilbane retires. Opponents dry up, dandelion like bursts fill the scene. An English duchess leaves Paris cafe after dancing with Georges Carpentier, who is noted for a striking eye.
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Vardon
Ray
Candon
Johnny
Kilbane
Paris Cafe
Georges Carpentier
Georges
Fitting a Bear With Teeth
A grizzly bear may wear out teeth and require replacements. Animal dentistry is said to be most advanced in America. The story recounts a bear from a menagerie fitted with a full set of false teeth, plates glued to the mouth to secure them.
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America
Picturesque New Zealand demonstrated in mountains and geysers
New Zealand is a land of mountains and floods with snow capped southern peaks and glaciers rivaling Switzerland. The north island hosts active volcanism with geysers and hot springs rivaling Yellowstone, while surrounding seas remain too cold for corals.
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New Zealand
South Islands
Alps
Switzerland
North Island
Yellowstone Park
Science claims rainbow heard as music by new color device
A New York report describes a device that translates color into sound enabling direct comparison of visual hues. Scientists note color-meets-sound linkage has long puzzled research, but the instrument allegedly converts wavelengths into audible tones for easier analysis.
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New. York
Berlin Public Transit Raises Fares Ten Pfennigs
Berlin reports municipal takeover of surface car lines last summer did not reduce prices. Instead fares have increased by ten pfennigs to 30 pfennigs, a change affecting riders citywide.
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Berlin
Municpality
London Mayor's Wife Praises Finest Company
Lady Cooper wife of the Lord Mayor commends the finest company in London saying it meets high standards and reflects well on the city.
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London
Lady Cooper
Fragmented OCR: unclear text about plant growth
The readable portion hints at a discussion of plant growth and a poetic phrase about being fit for the lowest. No clear individuals organizations dates or events are identifiable.
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Bainbridge
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Decatur
Worden
Whipple
Bank of Kimberly
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John Deere
Fresno
Weber
B. L. Brasfield
H. B. Sue
T. F. Warner
University of Minnesota
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Goliath
California
Ake
Antwerp
Bob Martin
Osage
Okla
William Sidd
Minneapolis
Gambol
Europe
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Tom Lipton
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Freckles
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