Major road improvement proposal in LaPorte County
Local notice reports that Andrew C. Johnson et al seek to grade drain and pave a four and eighty seven hundredths mile public highway in New Durham and Westville, with 50 ft wide right of way, cost about 21700 dollars, and a public vote set for June 18 1914 under Indiana law.
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New Durham Township
Westville
LaPorte County
State of
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
LaPorte
Andrew C. Johnson
Valparaiso
Twentyfour
New Durham
Scipio
van Wilkinson
Beaver Dam Bridge
A. C
Board of County Commissioners
Blind Students Play Cricket by Sound in England
A London correspondent reports pupils at a blind school in England playing cricket by sound. The bowler uses a bell ball to guide direction while the batsman relies on touch for running. Fielders must react quickly as the bell and chest contact determine play.
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England
London Cor
New York Times
Verse Mistaken For Poetry and Rhetorical Verse
A London Chronicle note argues time does not define poetry nor dialect, labeling Burns’ stanza as rhetorical verse rather than poetry. It contends most people call any time worn verse poetry and cites examples like Thirty days has September, ending with the claim that true poetry is known by instinct.
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J. A. Steuart
Burns
London
Chronicle
Castle Under the Sea Myth Parade by Futumi Fishermen
A Wide World Magazine tale describes Japanese belief in a submerged castle where the queen of fishes rules. Mirages may spark sightings and a procession of gigantic canvas and bamboo fish, towed by Futumi fishermen, drawing vast shore crowds.
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Futumi
Wide World Magazine
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