Tunnel Near Boston Duy in 1745 Remains Boston
In 1745 Isaac Hobart of Hing ham began a canal and a 15 rod long tunnel to join two streams feeding a mill on Hersey's river near Boston. The work, the oldest such tunnel by white settlers in the United States, remains visible about twenty miles from Boston.
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Boston Duy
Boston
United States
Isaac Hobart
Hingham
Abington
Hersey’s River
Hobart
America
Real estate speculator King Tut and Abraham in land deals
Doctor D. D. Luckenbill of the University of Chicago told a real estate boards meeting that King Tut-Ankh-Amen and Abraham paid vastly inflated prices for burial plots and land. He traced ancient mortgaging and leasing practices from Babylon, Egypt, Greece and Rome to modern times, noting long leases and banker reliance.
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Washington
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Abraham
D. D. Luckenbill
University of Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Luckenbill
Egypt
Greece
Rome
United States
Tut
Sarah
King Tut
The
Nile
Swamp Snake Found Far From Its Native Habitat
A University of South Carolina expedition led by Prof. J. D. Corrington found a young black swamp snake seminatrix pygea well north of its known Florida range. The sighting 860 miles beyond its northern limit prompts questions about its distribution and possible overlooked populations in the regional interior.
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Columbia
S. C
J. D. Carrington
University of South Carolina
Florida
Corrington
Georgia
South Carolina
Game Wardens Report Record Cold in Alaska Trip
Anchorage, Alaska. Frank Dufresne, fur warden at Nome, and Fay Delezene, northern dog musher, endured extreme cold on a winter trek north of the Arctic Circle. For ten days temperatures stayed between 62 and 78 degrees below zero, and life slows to a halt as the mercury drops to 60 below.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Frank Dufresne
Nome
Fay Delezene
Arctic Circle
Dufresne
Davidson's July Clearance Sale Opens July First
The notice announces a sale starting Tuesday July 1 with details to be found on another page. It lists Davidson's as the organizing entity and mentions a special event timing for shoppers.
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Davidson
Great Texas Exposition Planned For Statewide Effort
A 100 member Texas committee led by Cato Sells intends to mount a centennial exposition within three years. Projections push a budget of 30 to 35 million dollars with aims for a scale surpassing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The plan seeks global participation and broad state support.
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Bowie
Tex
Texas
Cato Sells
Dallas
Woodrow Wilson
Austin
St. Louis
Mexico
Lone Star State
Rose Named for Wife of President Wins Honors
The Mrs. Calvin Coolidge rose was exhibited by a young woman at the American Iris Society annual show. Mrs. Coolidge ordered some plants for the White House gardens. Mrs. F. M. Pierson of Tarrytown N Y. originated the species.
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Calvin Coolidge
American Iris Society
Watchman Sells Napoleon Flags to Tourists at Invalides
Paris police arrested a watchman at the Invalides for clipping bits from Napoleon flags draped over the emperor's tomb and selling them as souvenirs at ten dollars each. He reportedly disposed of two battle flags by cutting small squares from the faded, blood stained bunting as tourists paid.
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Paris
the Invalides
Playful Fireball Rips Roads and Trees in Stansted Essex
Stansted Essex reports a fireball caused widespread damage including a tree trunk destruction, a broken gas main that burned for two hours, a motorcycle accident, fence damage, and shattered windows as it rolled along a road before settling. The Daily Chronicle correspondent was briefly injured in an explosion linked to the event.
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London
Stansted
Essex
Daily Chronicle
Rowland Norman
Walpole Farm
High Temperature Effects On The Body In Mine Studies
Washington reports findings from Pitts burgh Bureau of Mines experiments with 90 degrees Fahrenheit and 100 percent humidity. Heavier men lost more weight yet endured longer while ice water prevented ill effects and pulse rate guided discomfort.
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Washington
Department of Interior
Pittsburgh Experiment Station
Bureau of Mines
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Cork Board
Japanese wage averages show 78 cent daily rate
Figures from the home department reveal the average daily wage for Japanese laborers at about 1.55 yen, roughly 78 cents in U.S. currency. Men earn 1.79 yen and women 0.88 yen, with a typical workday lasting ten hours and twenty six minutes.
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Tokyo
Home Department
Mississippi Dog Law Bans Free Canine Life With Muzzles
A Mississippi law signed by Governor Whitfield requires dogs to be muzzled and chained from March 1 to August 1 each year. It introduces owner collars with metal ID and imposes a 1 dollar annual tax on male dogs and 2 dollars on female dogs starting January 1, 1925.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Whitfield
Senate
House
Cross-Continent Hiker Smashke Sets Long-Distance Record
S. S. McNeil a Scotch-Canadian completes an 8 600 mile hike from Los Angeles to Washington D C in 10 days. He averaged about 46 to 50 miles daily. The photo shows him leaving the White House after paying respects to President Coolidge.
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S. McNeil
Los Angeles
Washington D.C
McNeil
White House
President Coolidge
Plan to Salvage Ship Sunk 300 Years Ago
London reports a renewed effort to recover the Spanish warship Almirante di Florenzia buried in Tobermory Bay Argyllshire for over three centuries. Divers will use modern submarine salvage gear to recover gold, silver, plate, candelabra, crucifixes, and crowns once destined for a Spanish king.
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London
Almirante di Florenzia
Tobermory Bay
Argyllshire
England
Sun Splitting in Two Warns Eastern Educator
Dr. David Todd, professor emeritus of Amherst College, reports a visible crack in the sun and a mass of spots on the eastern edge while observing with a large telescope near West Chester. He warns effects on Earth and other planets are unpredictable and may take years to manifest.
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West Chester
David Todd
Todd
Amherst College
Graystone Mear
Earth
Weather Forecasts Help Business Cut Losses and Guide Plans
Government weather data prove their value in commerce and construction. Umbrella firms, lamb buyers, architects, and insurers use charts to forecast rainfall, spring lamb safety dates, roof loads, and wind pressure. legal cases also cite weather records to support or dispute claims.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
United States
Weather Bureau
Knickerbocker Theater
Face Powder Club Formed by Hillsdale Town Girls
In Hillsdale Michigan a group of Jonesville High School girls form the All Face and No Powder club. The girls ban powders and aim to promote natural appearance and camaraderie.
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Bar Face
Hillsdale
Mich
Jonesville
Waterway project eyed by Hoover commission
Washington Herbert Hoover secretary of commerce says the St Lawrence waterway commission will study the project in depth over the coming months. The plan to connect Great Lakes ports to the Atlantic aims to ship ocean going vessels and generate vast electrical power with joint US Canada action since 1892. The move is backed by the Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater association and faces a history of surveys and reports on feasibility and costs.
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James P. Hornaday
Washington
Herbert Hoover
St. Lawrence Waterway
United States
Canada
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Congress
United States Army Engineers
Panama Canal
International Joint Commission
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Buffalo
Montreal
Lake Ontario
President Coolidge
St. Lawrence River
Anama
Great Lakes
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St. Louis World’s Fair
Rose
Utah
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