17 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
1
Lying awake the boy and girl plan to visit the silent stable on Christmas Eve to hear talking beasts and uncover a treasure. They hope riches will free their father to travel south, sparking a risky, hopeful midnight adventure as snow falls outside.
A dangerous man plans to steal three thousand from a clergyman, haunted by a ghost of his cousin and confronted by two children and a horse. As he hides in a stall, Benny and Alice sing carols while Nigger the horse breathes and finally a hoarse, Christmas greeting breaks the silence.
United Action urges railroads to expel vagrants to curb tramp problem. It argues cooperation with city authorities is essential, noting farmers resist and local fines suffice only briefly. Campaign calls for broad education to abate nuisance and shared responsibility.
A Chilean dispatch notes the Trans Aline railway tunnel piercing celebrated in Santiago. The project approved in 1903 and first section opened in 1906 reaches from Arica to the Andes. The Chitlan tunnel opened March 15 1908, five miles long and highest in world. The line will reach Cordillera summit and link Mendoza gauge lines, continuing to Lapaz Bolivia for a total about 800 miles at roughly 16 million dollars.
Tatem Parsons, a Jersey man, helped shape early American railroading. He advised upgrading Camden and Amboy track to support the John Bull and became its driver, witnessing railroading grow from 1828 to 1909 as the US leads global industry.
A group of Hardtner area wheat farmers in Barber county Kansas funded a ten mile line costing about 100000 to haul their crop to market. The line has no name yet and may be sold to Santa Fe or Missouri Pacific with 5 percent return. Hardtner seeks a bank charter with 25000 capital as the town, population 75, expands its infrastructure.
A steel water tank erected in 1868 remains in service at the Rock Island railroad shops in Chicago. Constructed from three-eighth and one-quarter inch plates, the tank shows shallow interior pitting. With the exterior well painted after prior neglect, its life is expected to double. Corrosion is strongest at timber joints. A manufacturer estimates steel tanks last five times longer than wood, which is 10 to 15 years.
Journal journals from Baldwin locomotive works for Santa Fe were removed to permit the world’s largest passenger engine to traverse mountain grades near Altoona. The smoke stack and domes were shortened to fit standard tunnels and bridges, a step not required on earlier Baldwin engines.
After the completion of the railroad from Christiania to Bergen the journey between the two largest Norwegian cities can be made in 12 hours instead of 50 by sea. The total cost of this railway is estimated at 15,000,000.
Rapid progress on the Jungfrau railroad suggests it will open next year to Jungfrau Juch. A station and hotel for 200 people have been carved from solid rock, signaling a major alpine development.
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