House-Moving by Water.
Chicago still has so many frame houses that house-moving is frequently undertaken. The crowded condition of the streets, with both elevated and trolley lines, is, however, a heavy obstacle. Consequently, when the buildings are near the water, they are often carried to their new destination on scows
The oldest university in the world is the " School for the Sons of the Empire "at Peking China. The names of its 60,000 graduates are carved on 320 stone pillars.
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Progress, Volume II, Issue 5, 1 March 1907, Page 193
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80House-Moving by Water. Progress, Volume II, Issue 5, 1 March 1907, Page 193
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