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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
8
An 18 percent fuel saving and 18 percent more steam efficiency are reported for a Chicago to Milwaukee passenger locomotive burning pulverized coal. The system uses 85 percent through a 200 mesh screen, with automatic air control, enabling quick shutoff and idle fuel saving, promising smokeless cities and broader adoption in power plants.
Dr. 8 P Portela of Rio de Janeiro develops a depth adaptable method using a special tender and water proof folded floats attached by divers to the wreck. The floats expand into spheres and cylinders as they displace water, providing buoyancy to raise the vessel to the surface.
A New York inventor has patented a spoon made from stiffened paper. The design aims at ice cream saloons and other venues, offering a cheaper, bulkier alternative to tin spoons and a more convenient size for pleasure resorts. The bowl form is pressed into shape with the paper processed to provide stiffness, while the handle remains integral.
The Russian minister of ways of communication approves a rail education plan costing 25 million rubles. Moscow and Petrograd Institutes of Railroad Engineers will receive funds to expand buildings and equipment, with new institutes planned in Odessa Kiev and Kharkov. Twenty secondary and forty lower railroad schools will train all levels of railroad workers.
A look at early Pennsylvania Railroad leaders and decisions. William C. Patterson was removed after paying 200 000 for a West Philadelphia tract for a station. J Edgar Thomson won the presidency, proposed to unite chief engineer duties with the role, noting the engineer’s 5000 salary.
A large eastern railroad has adopted new airbrakes that shorten the stopping distance for a heavy train traveling at 60 miles per hour by about 100 feet or more.
The article notes there are two and a half million freight cars in the United States and their average service life is about twenty years.
Electrification of steam railroads in the United States last year increased the total to about 2,500 miles of equipment in service nationwide.
A sharp exchange features a killer dress of electric blue and a taunting reply about complexion. The dialogue hints at a suspenseful, stylish tone with feigned danger and wit.
Farmers in Box Butte county organize a potato growers association with proposed stamps, grading standards, and markets. A manager will inspect and market potatoes, with officers and an executive committee to run affairs. Members pay one dollar. a levy funds expenses.
The mayor and city council of Alliance Nebraska authorize gutter construction along streets within improvement district No. 10 adjacent to Lots 1–12 Block 9 7–18 Block 10 10–21 Block 15 1–12 Block 146 1–12 Block 21 7–18 Block 22 7–17 Block 27 1–11 Block 28 Original Town. Completion within thirty days of publication under Ordinance 200. Ww E Rousy mayor T P Rolfson clerk.
The Phelan opera house under George Burke presents Paramount Pictures each night the week of five and ten cent shows. Stars include Marie Doro Dustin Farnum Sesse Hayakawa Lou Tellfden Blanche Sweet and Fannie Ward with additional reels and Pathe Weekly on select nights. Tonight Marie Doro stars in a Paramount feature.
Poem depicts harsh desert border scene with wind dust coyotes buzzards and prickly plants. It notes soldiers from Company G sent to The Alliance Herald, Harold W Berg as author.
The Herald lists upcoming showings at Hemingford venues with Dustin Farnum Sessue Hayakawa and Lou Tellegen in noted titles while announcing a public auction on the farm Wednes day September 19 near Hemingford. The sale includes 22 acres corn 20 tons alfalfa and prairie hay six acres potatoes and various livestock and household items. Mrs J E Howe is very ill with asthma at her home.
W. M. Robinson has sold Valley Field Farm, a well known property, in a local regional sale. The deal transfers ownership of the Valley View Field Farm to new buyers, marking a notable transaction in agricultural real estate.
Hemingford Nebr September 6 nd A Shepherd and family completed a 3000 mile trip in nineteen and a half days averaging about 150 miles daily. Repairs cost only 2.80 and they suffered four tire punctures with no blowouts. Route included Cheyenne Denver Colorado Springs Ute Pass Buena Vista Salida Poncha Pass Saguache Monte Vista South Fork Wolf Pass Pagosa Springs Durango Aztec Ship Rock Gallup Holbrook Flagstaff Ash Fork Prescott Kirkland then Grand Canyon and Williams before returning via Prescott Mountain to Fort Worth.
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