Monumental Enterprise Drives Catskills Water Project
A massive effort in Kingston, New York schedules a Catskills water supply system to feed New York City, costing about 164 million dollars. The project will submerge towns, cemeteries, and roads, creating Ashokan reservoir with 12 square miles area and 156 million gallons capacity, to supply 710 million gallons daily by 1915.
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Catskills
Kingston
New York City
Catskill
Ashbkan
New York
Ashokan
Ashukan
West Hurley
Hudson River
West Shokun
Esopus
Aman Industries
Best Speller 15: Seven-year-old wins at Winona Lake
Mrs. Douglas Gilbert of Pana Illinois, aged seven three, the oldest contestant, won first honors in the annual world spelling match at the Winona Lake Assembly. She correctly spelled concatenation. Contenders from Memphis Tennessee and Muncie Indiana tripped on élystyelas surrogates prerogative pebelan eagutchour and venlenda as eighty participants competed.
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Douglas Gilbert
Pana
Ilinois
Winona Lake
A. B. Cudgy
Memphis
Tennessee
Helen Servess
Muncie
Iodiana
Élystyelas
Surrogate
Pebelan
Eagutchour
Blye
War Dept Tests Color of Underwear for Heat Protection
The War Department plans to test an experimental heat protection by dyeing five thousand sets of enlisted men's underwear in a blood orange color at Philadelphia. An orange red hat lining will also be prepared for testing as part of the study to see if color affects cooling in the Philippines.
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War Department
Philippines
Philadelphia
Islands
Moundaville
W. Va—D
Meadden
McFadden
Spencer and Odon Vanquish in Doubleheader Blowout
In Spencer Indiana a doubleheader ended with Spencer defeating Odon in both games. First game: Spencer 14 to 8, powered by clean hitting and strong pitching by Cooper for Odon who deserved better luck. Batteries: Cooper and Gray for Odon. Spencer Haynes and others. Second game: Spencer 8 to 4 in a tight twelve inning contest. Spencer offense broke through late while Odon's Cooper and Lintha held firm. Batteries: Spencer Haynes and McGird. Odon Cooper and Lintha. Also mentions Mary Lee of Zanesville praising King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung issues.
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Spencer
Ind
Aus
Pencer
Odon
Gecona
Avedt
Coovyer
Odo
Baeoet Sele
Haynes
Cooper and
Gray
Thorn
Spencer_Mc
Uird
Qden
Coopers
Lintha
James Lee
Zanesville
Ohio
Mary Lee
del King
William C. Betts
Boston Woman Leads Alpine Ascent With Rope Aid
Marion Raymond of Muston leads an Alpine ascent on the Schreckhorn and Eiger routes, joined by guides Lians Kaut man and rope supplies, after arriving in the Alps three weeks ago. Her party, including two months of rope gear, aims at difficult ice work with observers from Boston awaiting further joins.
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Grigdelchald
Mies
Marion P. Raymond
Muston
Engelborn Peaks
Lians Kautman
Miss Riganunid
Alps
Contrexevile
Schreckhord
Eiger
Hank
Knox
Raymond
Mr. Raymond
Tte
Misa Raymond
Raymond Ond
Schwarzegg Hut
John Farlow
Boston
Italian Lynch Law Dragged Man to Death for Torturing Former Sweetheart
In Padua a man named Vergani killed his former lover Eloise Ferrari by ripping out her tongue after learning she had married another. Enraged peasants bound him to a horse, dragging him two miles. his body was crushed beyond recognition. Authorities doubt the vengeance will spare his life.
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Padua
Italy
Francesca
Vergant
Verganl
Eloise Ferrari
Monselice
America
Boston
Vergani
Record breaking feats and grim discovery headline mix
A collage of brief items: John Lyle, a farmer, devours 48 bananas in ten minutes and stacks ice cream and water atop them before fruit stands close. In Pittston, dogs drive a man’s body from a cliff after heat waves and a loud watchdog. In Columbus, a long-delayed pardon arrives for George Swanston tied to U.S. pension laws, with a dated pardon letter traced from 1830.
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Parnell
John Lyle
Lyle
Pittston
Pax
John Donko
Upper
George Wallo
Wallo
Donko
Columbus
George Swanston
United States
Youngatown
Benjamin Harrizon
Willem F. Wharton
Nis
St. Louis
Washington
Verre
Cow Takes Bathing Suit in Seaford Lake Incident
In Seaford Delaware Victor Allen a junior partner in the Arco company swam in a lake when a cow reportedly ate his clothes. The animal reportedly chased the trousers for a mile before the incident concluded.
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Cow
Seaford
Victor Allen
T He. Arco Company
Bobay
Eiler
Moose in a Maine Town Returns to River Plunge
A 700 pound cow moose wandered Bangor streets early one morning. Disturbed on a Pine Street lawn she moved through city streets, swam a river bar, and finally headed toward Water Street before disappearing near Union Street at high speed. Police and locals chased the animal as it dodged through crowds and around landmarks like the library lot and Haymarket Square.
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Bangor
Patrick H. Gult
Pine and
Penobscot Street
Pine Street
Hancock
Dan Smith
Exchange Street
State Street
York Street
Pine
Washington
Kenduskeag
Water Street
Waster Street
Pickering Square
Haymarket Square
Short Street
Union
Union Street
Round Up of Wild Horses Near Spokane in Full Swing
In the Kitfkas valley southwest of Spokane a roundup gathers five thousand Tange horges and hundreds of branded colts. Veteran racer Tanger, aged over 37 years in the region, guides top riders to corral and brand, aiming to finish before year’s end. Officials note over 50 outlaws in the band with two stallions particularly prized for capture.
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Spokane
Wash
Kitfkas Valley
Big Taylor Troutiereman
Tanger
Taylor
Washington
Invents churn in dream yields patent offer in Indiana
Sullivan Indiana farmhand Wills Pratt dreamed three nights of an improved churn, built a model, and received a patent. A Chicago churn company offered to buy his invention at a high price, and Pratt accepted, signaling a sale of his patent rights. The tale sits amid earlier local hopes and sudden $25,000 windfall with dreams turning into business.
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Pratt
Chicago
Big Indian Mound
Killing the Golden Goose in Mexico City Rubber Rush
The Mexican government warns that the guayule shrub’s rapid depletion threatens a booming rubber industry. Over 820 million in capital has been invested in rubber factories and land. experts show rubber can be grown from seed in three to four years. Authorities deploy botanical and agricultural experts to restock and sustain supply.
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Mexico City
Igdas
Guayule
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M. J. Garnahan
East Main Siroot
New York Us
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Wheatland, Ind
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