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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
3
The New York Medical Journal argues oysters offer scant nourishment with claims that their content equals only a fraction of beef and their cost is much higher than beef.
Dr House Browning books bound in cozy leather gifted to him. Gregg attended State Sunday School board meeting and talked with State Superintendent Clemmons. Hayes attended state-wide superintendent meeting in Lincoln. Senior girls hosted a large party in the new training building with drills folk dances and basketball against Juniors 22 to 18. Educational club meeting in Lincoln featured Miss Kelley delivering the main talk.
A recent Alaska development plans extend the Copper River North Western line into the interior to reach the Bering River fields, enabling high quality coal to reach tidewater by October and then Alaska ports and Seattle. Private enterprise finances immediate construction from near Controller Bay toward Central Alaska, with anticipated coal distribution from Seward, Anchorage, and Nenana fields. The move aims to humanize administration, spur settlement, boost road and rail links, lower fuel costs, and accelerate gold production while expanding copper demand and linking Seward to inland commerce.
On a visit to the United States, W M Acworth, a noted British railroad authority and London underground director, surveys East Coast lines and comments on wage disputes echoing the 1911 British strike. He notes wartime drafts reduce crews and trains.
A young man stole a locomotive in Bozeman and fled eastward after breaking a switch. Engineer McVicker spotted the driverless engine and halted it, while the fireman jumped clear. No trace of the thief was found.
A massive three foot six inch gauge locomotive of the Maillot type, claimed to be the largest in the world, has been shipped from Great Britain to the South African railways. The combined length of engine and tender is 54 feet 2 inches, with design and specifications drafted in Pretoria.
The Empire State express of the New York Central railroad has operated for about twenty five years carrying around eight million passengers with no fatal accident.
Professor Hugo Muensterberg analyzes 72 railroad wrecks and concludes most signaling failures occur between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The study highlights a concentrated risk window for railway operations.
A city council member from Alliance Nebraska argues that the state convention offers invaluable insights for municipal improvement beyond recreation. He urges every city to send a council member to learn fire prevention methods, equipment needs, and to advertise their towns.
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