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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
6
The president appoints an inland waterways commission and engineers urge a broad systematic approach to river flow. They call for flood prevention and water storage to evenly distribute water year round, noting erosion from unchecked discharge harms arable land, especially in the south, and predicting great national wealth if implemented.
Austrian state railways recently placed a large contract for 1 754 000 sleepers. Of these 28.9 percent will be oak 26.5 percent larch 42.4 percent fir and 1.8 percent beech.
A Massachusetts inventor introduces a wall cleaner designed to reach the tops of windows, door casings, and similar places without ladders. It features two bent spring wire sections attached to a long handle, with cloth stretched between them to grip and scrub while staying in place. The wire curves permit cleaning the rear of elevated projections for thorough work.
Major W H Fitzgerald of the English army unveils a new eight barrel machine gun with two tiers of four and a 460 shots per minute rate. The cooling chamber promises unlimited firing without overheating, unlike the Maxim which requires cooling after 10 to 15 minutes. The design allows firing down mountain faces and in any direction, with claimed low production cost and cooling mixture at 12 cents per month per gun.
Germany will widen and deepen the Kiel canal to handle ships up to 18,000 tons. Depth rises from 29.44 to 36 feet and sill width from 72 to 144 feet. Some 3.5 billion cubic feet of earth must be moved, with work mainly on one bank to avoid halting navigation.
Contemporary researchers argue meteoric irons belong in the steel category, differing mainly by composition as iron nickel alloy with meteoric carbon, unlike artificial steels which are iron carbon alloys. The discussion highlights fundamental alloy differences and historical naming.
The Argentine republic plans a major exposition in Buenos Ayres during 1910. Officials announce the event as a showcase of national progress and culture, aiming to attract international visitors and trade.
An Engineering News correspondent mocks Edison plans to cast cement houses in one piece. He imagines fixtures, furniture, and dishes cast in place to match plumbing and kitchen needs, joking about cement napkins and cement bedding if houses become identical across towns.
An August 6 1906 Fiji thunderstorm produced 25 foot high gauge rainfall of three feet one inch over 13 hours. Overflow was unmeasured but total rainfall is estimated at not less than 41 inches, making it a remarkable historical measure.
In Sweden, 97 workers were employed in 1906 for the production of forge iron and steel, reflecting industrial labor during the period.
An engineer recounts how a lucky rabbit's foot kept him safe while on a daylight express. The foot slips from his jumper pocket during a curve, bounces to the ballast, and a forced stop leads to uncovering a broken rail after a passenger quips about retrieving a dining car toothpick. The tale ends with the question of whether fate favored the engineer.
A tale from the Pennsylvania railroad near Lancaster recounts a season so swarming with grasshoppers that crops were ruined and rails wore smooth from insects crossing. Engines stalled, crews sprinkled sand on tracks, and engineers tested railcar apparatus to move trains.
A fox chasing run with the Vine hounds at Whitchurch was caught by a hound on the railway line. An express train struck, killing one hound and severing the fox's brush as riders failed to separate the pack in time.
The steam and electric roads in the country bought 102 840 40 ties in 1906, with demand from steam roads accounting for 75 percent of the total.
Sylvester Baxter praises the English idea of neat, shipshape railway upkeep along a pioneering U S line. He contrasts two methods of embellishment one rooted in fitting ornament to the thing and another using general prettiness. The first line's artistic, economical results are deemed remarkably admirable and influential.
The text describes massive spending by Pennsylvania and New York Central to speed rail service. It notes mountain tunnels, rebuilt bridges, straightened tracks, and extensive topographic changes. Across the nation similar efforts are cited with tens of millions invested for faster trains and improved equipment.
Ray Stannard Baker argues railroads influence politics and society, funding editorial pages and church buildings, funding libraries, and backing public works. The piece contends railroads wield power to develop an empire through both philanthropy and politics, with mixed outcomes.
Division of Railroads notes that out of 600000 miles of world rail, roughly ten percent lie in strictly tropical regions and no more than fifteen percent in tropical and sub tropical areas. Tracks are widespread in the temperate zone.
Orders posted in Pennsylvania railway system shops prohibit profanity among workers. Violators face an enforced vacation as penalty.
The 1907 season saw Brooklyn Athletic Club and East End All Stars players share at bats records. Donlin and several others posted top hits, put-outs, assists, and errors in various leagues. Notables include Lajoie surging in two-baggers, Beckers three three-baggers, and Hartman plus Tinker with four steals. Attendance peaked at 30,000 in St. Louis, with past balls and wild pitches noted.
Reports from the season's start tease player moves and monogram branding. Giants Mike Donlin may bat second for New York. Honus Wagner's final note shifts Pittsburg from a focal city. Cubs back a tight NL race as Pulliam predicts. Ossie Schreck attacks Rube Waddell, while Malarkey’s drop ball puzzles McGraw later.
napoleon Lajoie is hailed as the world’s top baseball star for at least a year, eclipsing Hans Wagner. The debate reflects league loyalties with Lajoie praised for natural skill and Wagner for career dominance. Comparisons note batting consistency and fielding awkwardness, while managerial duties weigh on Lajoie and Wagner’s absence affects the Pirates’ box office.
Charley Jones lauds Patten as the greatest left handed pitcher in the business, noting his brains and two breaking balls the screw and spit ball. He recalls Patten’s success behind him and cites fielding as the key factor when losses occur.
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