Scientist plans to shift Gulf Stream with 200 mile jetty
The piece outlines a proposed 200 mile jetty from Newfoundland to divert the Labrador current away from the Gulf Stream. Proponents claim this could melt polar ice, create perpetual summer in Scotland, and warm Europe, at a cost under 100 million dollars.
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Labrador
Scotland
California
North Pole
Panama Canal
Newfoundland
Cape Race
Gulf Stream
Grand Banks
Atlantic
Arctic
Equator
Pole
Mr. Riker
Great Bank
Atlantic Coast
Grand Bank
British Isles
Europe
Scandinavia
England
Innes
North America
Garden of Paradise
Riker
Cape
High Prices in Babylon Revealed in 3400-Year-Old Letter
A 1500 B C Babylon youth laments high boarding house fare in a clay inscription urging his father for money for fresh fish and food. Translated by Dr. F. C. Elslen of Chicago University, the cuneiform letters from 1590 to 400 B C reveal concerns about sustenance and health with vows for divine protection.
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F. C. Elslen
Chicago University
Babylon
B. C
Zimri- Brammen
Shamash
Mardok
Bitmiskirim
Bibeya
Marduk
Pin Jackets For Suffragettes Demonstrators Use Pins
London suffragette demonstrators test quilted jackets filled with thousands of pins to deter arrests. The improvised armor covers the torso and creates danger for handlers, signaling heightened risk in public protests.
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London
Foreign Names for Forts Mark Latin American Ties
The War Department considers naming forts defending the Panama Canal after Latin American figures to honor regional interest. One fort is already named Fort Amador after Panama’s first president, another Fort De Lessepes honors the French engineer who planned and supervised early excavation.
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War Department
Panama Canal
United States
Amador
Panama Republic
Fort de Lessepes
Maps On Glass Windows At American Geographical Society
Old world maps reproduced as glass transparencies are now used as permanent window decorations in the American Geographical Society building in New York. Selected maps trace man’s progress from the frost to the seventeenth century and are displayed in the first door windows.
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American Geographical Society
New York
Society For
The Women's Candidate by Byron Williams
Byron Williams presents a forthcoming column exploring women in public life and the evolving role of female candidates in politics. The piece previews themes, questions, and expectations for the upcoming coverage in this paper.
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Byron Williams
Federal forces crush rebels at Alto de Las Esperanzas
Reports from Monterey state rebel forces led by Marcelo Carayueo were routed by federals under General Aurelio Blanquet at Alto de Las Esperanzas west of Muzquiz. Blanquet’s report says forty rebels killed, eight captured, and seventy horses seized. Only three federals died, with many wounded.
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Monterey
Mexico
Marcelo Carayueo
Aurelio Blanquet
Alto de Las Esperanzas
Muzquiz
Blanquet
Bandits Take $1200 From Milk Company Official
Fred C. Miller superintendent of Borden Condensed Milk was attacked by two robbers on the Lotlin street station West Side elevated line and robbed of a satchel containing 1200 in currency and checks. He was not reported killed in this item. Another brief item notes Tony Pelpidpes died after being buried sixteen hours in a 30-foot coal avalanche at Lehigh cement plant in Mason City Ila.
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Chicago
Fred C. Miller
Borden Condensed Milk Company
Miller
Lotlin Street
West Side Metropolitan Elevated Railroad
Mason City
Ila
Tony Pelpidpes
Lehigh Cevent
Explosion Wrecks Building on Pomeroy Street in L A
A building at 2720 Pomeroy Street in an Italian quarter of Los Angeles was wrecked by an explosion. No injuries are reported, and investigators examine the scene for causes and damage estimates.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pomeroy Street
Kearney
Springfield
Horace Kearney
Aged Man Hurt In Front Of Revival Meeting
An unidentified assailant struck Jerry Hanks, an elderly man, at the tabernacle during Rev. Lyon of Chicago's revival in Newark. Hanks is in serious condition after the skull impact amid the revival scene.
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Newark
Jerry Hanks
Tabernacle
Rev. Lyon
Chicago
Mr. Hanks
Foreign Missioners Meet Portland Me Annual Board Session
The 103rd annual meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions began in Portland, Maine. Officers report the board is debt free for the fourth time in its history despite large outlays. receipts total $2002.40 and expenditures $2002.05.
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Foreign Missioners
Portland
American Board of Foreign, Missions
Train timetable notes for Washington Branch operations
Historic timetable lists arrivals and departures for east and westbound trains including Nos 12 22 46 50 2 30 88 1 49 21 11 8 29 89 with local freight and passenger services. Indicates daily Sunday service and station agent H W Russel.
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Rew & PB
Lim
Washington
H. W. Russel
Notable Transit Timetable Fragment From Downtown Station
A partial timetable fragment lists routes and times for C M and 8 Westhoun passengers including local and Milwaukee lines. It notes stops such as Chicago and Milwaukee as well as times like 12:44 am and 2:07 am with an agent credited.
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So'west S
Chicago
Milwaukee
So'west I
L. Broad
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John N. Sullivan
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J.D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
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Geo. Peck
Masonic
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C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
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Charles A. Dewey
Notary Public
Ufsion
Over Washington Co. Savings Bank
Eicher & Livingston
Edmund D. Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Side Square
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
W. M. Keeley
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
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P. J. Hanley
Klein Klo Ko Storé
Harry H. Ross
Casey Bros
E. J. Perry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Sherman Brother
D. F. Macon
Macon
Austin Sutherland
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Alpine Aerie No. 1948
G. Pox
W. P.R. C. Dubois
Becy
Valley Forge Camp
Hall of North Side Square
J. &. Moriarty
Frank Rogers
Foley
Bright
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Nicola
Harmon
Washington Lodge
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C. A. Dewey
W. M
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H. C. Hull
W. Morton
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Myrtle Bragg
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