New Acute Hospital at Hudson River Near Poughkeepsie Opens
A new acute hospital at the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane near Poughkeepsie will open next October. It offers voluntary admission with fees based on ability to pay, and promises humane treatment for incipient insanity with continuous baths, restful wards, and hotel like amenities. The facility, costing $100,000, aims to cure before insanity becomes chronic and expects about 2,200 patients with strong cure rates among those treated early.
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York State
Hudson River State Hospital
Poughkeepsie
Charles W. Pilgrim
Hudson River Hospital
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Asane
Hudson
G. Harris
Sunday World
Bose
Uganda railway boosts Mombasa as East Africa port
The completion of the Uganda railway from Mombasa to Port Florence on Lake Victoria 680 miles long elevates Mombasa to a principal mainland port for European steamship lines. The line serves Central Africa’s heart and shifts trade from regions of German East Africa not linked by German rails, with minimal shipments to Zanzibar.
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Helpa
Uganda
Iroad
Mombasa
Port Florence
Lake Victoria
East Africa
Europe
Central Africa
Ugaida
Zanzibar
Great Bear Pacific Locomotive Larger than Any in England
A new Pacific type locomotive named The Great Bear is now in service on the Great Western railway in England. It is the largest engine in size and weight there, with a green body and red bumpers. The tender holds 3,500 gallons of water and six tons of coal, per Popular Mechanics.
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Great Western Railway
England
Tales of the Rail Engineer Saves Drowning Boy
Engineer J A Tynan of Wisconsin Central leaped from his cab at Mud creek near Hilbert junction to rescue a drowning boy swept from a bridge. The boy’s identity was not learned and Tynan completed his run to Fond du Lac.
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Fond du Lac
Mud Creek
J. A. Tynan
Tynan
Wisconsin Central
Hilbert Junction
Manitowoc
Neenah
Collins
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley
North Tonawanda
Henry Mutter
Friend
Norristown
Heckscher
Swedeland
John Megilligan
Megillgan
Pioneer locomotive for sale by Field museum
The Pioneer steam engine, Chicago's first to enter the city and a forerunner of its rail traffic, sits in Baltimore & Ohio yards at Martinsburg Virginia. It was exhibited at Jamestown fair after departing the Field museum, which now curates only natural history exhibits and seeks a history-minded buyer.
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Renic
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Martinsburg
Field Museum
St. Louis Fair
Jamestown
Chicago American
Caterpillars Stop Trains Across Southwest Russia
Telegrams from Kiev report a caterpillar plague in many parts of southwestern Russia, with swarms covering railway tracks and traffic hindered by the infestation.
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Kiev
Russia
Raila
Early U.S. Rail Network Grows From 1807 to 1907
In 1807 rail transport in the United States was in its infancy with just a few miles in operation. By 1832 only a handful existed, but over the next 75 years the nation’s railroad system expanded dramatically, constructing and operating about 228,128 miles of track by 1907.
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United States
Romance and Rivalry in Western Railroading Echoed by Appleson
The piece recalls a late 1870s Colorado rail war between Denver & Rio Grande under Gen Palmer and the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, where rifles and court orders clashed over mountain passes. It contrasts past brute force with modern railroad battles waged by engineers and planners for optimal routes and strategic positions.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Gen. Palmer
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Appleton’s
Colorado
Supreme Court
Royale Gorge
Iself
Palmer
Hig House
Growth of Russian Railroads in 1907 Reached 40 488 Miles
During 1907 additions to the Russian system totaled 1 167 miles, up three percent to 40 488 miles overall. State ownership reached 67 percent of the mileage, with 1 600 miles under construction including the Ig a branch of the Transcaspian line toward the Persian border.
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Ig A
Asiatic Midland
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State of
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Hudson River State Hospital For
Charles
Tales OF the Rail
Great Eastern Company
St. Margaret's
Buntingford
Westinghouse
York
Newcastle
Seghill
Northumberland
Tyne
Westminster Gazette
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