Broadway Cortlandt tallest building on earth
New York plans call for a 615 foot Broadway Cortlandt skyscraper with 40 stories plus a sixty foot tower. The project, backed by Henry Frick and Bird S Coler, will sit on a 212 foot Broadway lot and require 4.5 million dollars for construction and 5 million for the site. A bedrock foundation will be used and a dual tunnel to Jersey City and Brooklyn transit will meet in an arcade of the building.
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New York
Broadway
Broadway-Cortlandt
Park Row
Henry ©. Frick
Pittsburg
Bird S. Coler
Dey Street
Cortlandt Street
Manhattan Island
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Foster Wins Narrowly By Bushel In Acreage Showdown
The Iown man edged Foster by a bushel and fifty pounds after Foster hushed 123 bushels and thirty eight pounds in the contest.
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Mr. Foster
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised With Testimonial
One hundred dollar reward offer for catarrh cures via Hall's Catarrh Cure from I J Cheney Co Toledo. Endorsements from West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo 0. Product taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists with testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills promoted as well.
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Hatl
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
I.J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Iowa State league forms six city base ball circuit
The Iowa State league launched at Ottumwa with six franchises Ottumwa Burlington Keokuk Waterloo Marshalltown and Oskaloosa. Frank Norton of Burlington elected first president. Muscatine Fort Dodge Boone Quincy and Galesburg compete for two remaining franchises. Oysters and style at the Crown Cafe.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Ballingall
Frank ©. Norton
Burlington
Burlinton
Keokuk
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Fort Dodge
Boone
Quincy
Galesburg
Boy in Winter Time Building Planned With White Marble Exterior
A company plans a 15 story building with white marble outer walls and white porcelain brick on sides. Total floor space will be 579,579 square feet and auto tire proofing will be used. Capitalization is $20,000,000 and control passes upon completion. Annual rent is projected at $1,500,000.
Rennack Retains World Crown In Corn Husking Victory
Charles Rennack of Shenandoah Iowa defeats Jack Foster of Illinois in Galesburg in a seven hour husking bout. Rennack husked 125 bushels and eighteen pounds with about two hundred spectators witnessing.
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Iowa
Shenandoah
Charles Rennack
Jack Foster
Illinois
Galesburg
Foster
Express service changes on Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul trains
Express service on No 4 at 2 13 p m and No 1 at 5 17 p m has been discontinued. Trains No 3 at 7 55 and No 8 at 7 58 will perform this work.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Rural Carriers Hold Largest Iowa Convention at Goldstone Hotel
Des Moines hosts the annual rural carriers convention with record attendance. Reports and elections dominated the morning session as active and honorary members were chosen. Des Moines officials and Iowa good roads advocates spoke on Washington efforts and road improvement strategies.
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Des Moines
Goldstone
J. J. Hamilton
The
Des Moines News
McKay
Washington
Milo Ward
Commercial Exchange
D. B. Lyons
State Good Roads Association
Lyons
Lafayette Young
Fight Against Smoot Expulsion Dominates Senate Return
Washington Jan 2 Special The return to session will focus on Reed Smoot’s seat as the Senate weighs expulsion amid Mormon church controversy. The Privileges and Elections Committee will hear charges, with Dubois leading the push and Harrows’ panel overseeing the case.
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Washington
Congress
Reed Smoot
Senate
Smoot
Brigham Roberts
Utah
Harrows
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Dubois
Warren
Wyoming
Far West
Live Stock Association
Portland
Ore
Woolgrowers’ Association
Seattle
West
Why not go south to work year round
Attention Farmers. Why stay in the North and indoors six months a year when you can work outside year round in the South. Stock raisers avoid winter shelter costs and keep production continuous. For details contact G. A. Park, Gen’s Immigration and Industrial Agent, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Louisville, KY.
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North
G. A. Park, Gen’s
Immigration and Industrial Ag
Louisville
Nashville R. R. Co
Louisville, KY
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Seth Thomas
Lemmon & Lewis
Baird & Son
Nebraska
North Platte Valley
Big Horn Basin
J. D. Kunath
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Means & Stichter
East Side Restaurant
Earth
Base Ball League
Crown Cafe
Chicago Record-Herald
Globe
Melinda Jones
Mormon Church
Senator Long
Senator Hale
Cuba
Hale
Colombia
Beieves
Spain
Maine
Kansas
Chester I. Long
Long
Arthur W. Dunn
Racine
R. A. Riley
J. W. Teeter
Berke
Washington, Iowa
Teas & Fields
Lithhe & Teas
McKeone & Shields
City Water Works
Milwaukee
O.soulbric & CO
Opera Nouse
Alabama
Florida
Four Road
Dr. King
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