Wilderness Bonds and a Silent Love in Greenvale
Chip McGuire faces isolation in Greenvale as memories of the wilderness mingle with growing feelings for Ray Stetson. A tense winter marks their uneasy farewell after a secret embrace on a lovers’ trysting site, leaving Chip torn between longing and duty as Ray departs.
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Chip McCuie
Alartin
Lox
eGuire
Worstriend
Tomaham Indien
Campay
Pete Bolduc
Murti
Levi Thay
Bolduc
Esapes
Old Cy
Ray
Womai
Greenvale
Chip
Hem
Aunt Comfort
Himneh
Hadeen
McGuire
Holduc
Blrewire
Literary Club Meeting Recalled in Humorous Report
The Atlanta Constitution notes a lively Literary Club night with barbecued beef and Brunswick stew praised, corn cake beads likened to a pearl necklace, and a comic moment as the president allegedly hit the vice president with a Bunyan title.
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Literary Club
The
Literary
Bunyan
Atlanta Constitution
Water Glass and the Truth on the Railroad
A veteran engineer recalls a near disaster caused by a broken water glass and a habit of bending the truth. He learns honesty matters after a snowy midnight crash and vows never to lie again, noting how the incident shaped safer signaling and restraint in the cab.
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Gadis
Pete
Signat
Charley Cobb
Charley
Ira Lewis
Dill
Sully
Miner’s Hill
Miller's Spade
Miller’s Hill
Steel Cars Prove Advantage Over Wooden Freight Cars
Ten years of use show steel freight cars outpace wooden ones in capacity and reliability. Wooden cars waste lumber, cost about $100 yearly in repairs, and stay out of service far longer than steel cars. Steel offers uniform material quality assessable by careful testing.
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Rapaire
Warning System Aimed at Reducing Railroad Accidents
A plan to curb repeated Ger day derailments proposes a direct warning device for engineers. Two iron bars along the track trigger a copper broom on the locomotive, issuing a bell and a visible signal to indicate whether to stop or proceed, reducing uncertainty in fog.
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Ture
Gerday
Siemiuls
Teva
Vacedius Seviers
Severnh Yards
Giarm
Railroads of Africa Expand Slow in Tropics
Africa shows only a small share of global railroad mileage with less than ten percent in tropical areas. Figures from the department of commerce and labor place Africa at about 14,000 miles, led by Egypt with 3,200 miles and Cape Colony over 2,000 miles. Prospects point to a strong rise in lines in English-controlled regions of the continent.
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Africa
South America
Department of Commerce and Labor
Egypt
Cape Colony
England
Railroads Seek Speed Through Straight Lines
A prominent railroad official notes Americans have boosted fast time by shortening lines and rebuilding routes to be as straight as possible. He cites the Buenos Ayres to the Andes line with 200 miles of straight track as an example of monotony, and mentions the Lake Shore line near Toledo, Ohio, with 69 miles of uninterrupted straight track.
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Buenos Ayres
Andes
United States
Lake Shore
Toledo
Lucin Bridge Across Salt Lake Slashes Time
The Lucin bridge across Salt Lake in Utah, the longest in the world, spans 12 miles of trestlework and cuts travel time by about two hours. Built by a railroad, it represents a time value of roughly 35 000 dollars per minute despite not costing as much as newer projects.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Pacific Slope
Bridge of Concrete Spans Santa Ana River Near Riverside
A railroad completed the world's largest concrete bridge over the Santa Ana River near Riverside California. It rises 60 feet high and stretches 1 000 feet, using 13 000 cable yards of concrete. The structure, though costly, reduces travel time for railroad schedules.
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Santa Ana River
Riverside
Cal
Important Chinese Road to Link Tientsin and Chinkiang
The railroad between Tientsin and Chinkiang will be built without delay. This vital link of the Chinese railway system will span 600 miles and run largely parallel to the Grand Canal, connecting major regions and reinforcing transport infrastructure.
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Tientsin
Chinkiang
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Trey
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Ifa
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Hare
Abe
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