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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1911
Page
6
New York City faces a thriving horse theft problem as detectives report daily losses averaging five horses and wagons. An estimated 1 to 1.6 million dollars in property is stolen yearly, with thieves quickly altering horses and wagons to evade identification and resale.
Chicago parents are urged to learn better toy choices at a Coliseum exhibit led by Miss Caroline Pratt. The "do with" toys aim to teach children through imaginative, constructive play, contrasting with costly mechanical toys that parents often buy. The exhibit targets educated parents, arguing simple toys foster imagination and invention.
In Dorchester Massachusetts residents long heard nightly eerie noises near Cedar Grove Cemetery. A 100 year old elm fell revealing an owl and a family of twenty five chipmunks in its hollow. Police and neighbors had blamed supernatural voices for years until the creature family was found.
State education chief E T Fairchild and Health Board secretary Dr B J Crumbine back trials of paper towels in several Kansas schools. If successful, public schools may require pupils to supply or schools to provide individual towels, replacing common roller towels.
The arms of safety on the rails gained after Moseley championed humane standards and statistics on killed and wounded trainmen. His work led to automatic couplers and brakes, uniform ladders, and reduced hours of service, earning praise from E. H. Harriman and broad support across presidents and Congress.
Lionel Wiener in Cassier's magazine notes the Northwestern Brazil rail line crosses the Panama river at Itanura and spans from it to Espe ranca and further to the Bolivian frontier. The 915 mile route unites distant states, shifts Brazilian trade away from Argentina, and offers a swift military path, all built through a largely untamed land with malaria and indigenous resistance en route.
British locomotives, though limited by tunnels and bridges, show steady growth in dimensions with latest engines very powerful. Ten Atlantic type engines built for the Hast Coaat Scottish Express have 3,456 square feet heating surface and 27 square feet grate area. boiler barrel 5 ft 6 in diameter and 15 ft 10.5 in long. water tank 4,125 gallons and five tons coal. engine weight nearly 90 tons.
A curious development appears in Southern Pacific locomotives with the smokestack end at the rear, as trains are run head first in the latest style observation.
The Turkish government expands the Hedjas railroad from Damascus toward Medina and Mecca. The line, first from Damascus to Medina, follows the Jordan valley and desert plateaus past Daraa and Bt Ula, with Mohammedan engineers directing work. Once Mecca connects, Constantinople will link by rail via the Baghdad route and a future Bosphorus bridge.
The article notes limited trains on branch lines lack modern comforts with old cars. Heating relies on primitive hot water bottles that burn feet at first but cool quickly, making exchanges at stations necessary.
The world’s largest electrically controlled switch tower begins operation at Providence R I on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. It houses 77 switch levers producing 266 combinations with safeguards to prevent wrong signals. Power comes from the railway feed lines plus two emergency sources.
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Colonial Express ran 175 miles from Boston to New York in 182 minutes with four stops, averaging near 70 miles per hour for much of the trip and earning a new east coast long run record for a regular passenger train.
Australia completed a major rail upgrade using American rails from 1908 to 1910. The project relaid 152 miles of government lines with 80 pound rails across 142 miles and 10 miles of 100 pound rails.
One hundred fifteen Great Northern locomotives are being overhauled and converted from coal burners to oil burners under a modernization program. The overhaul aims to improve efficiency and reduce smoke, with work continuing through the coming months.
A reflection on whether American children differ morally from European youth. The author argues children share general endowment, note American physical vigor and animal spirits, and caution against relying on force. Emphasizes educator character, religious guidance, and parental influence, urging balanced schooling and leadership to shape conduct in youth.
A fragmentary reflection on hypocrisy, advice, solitude, and education contrasts with a grim note on the rising value of black cat fur. It warns of cat thieves across the south coast of England and suggests owners watch pets like Topsy and Smut as fur prices climb.
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