Wildlife Roams Rail Lines Near Green Spring
A Romney Review note describes wild game fleeing forests near Green Spring. A fat black bear followed an eastbound freight. a buck deer boarded a B and O engine tender, drank from the tank, then rode a coal train for miles before retreating into the hills. Railroad crew report ongoing encounters as wildlife encroaches on tracks.
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Romney Review
Green Spring
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Doe Gully Tunnel
East End
Bengineer
James A. Hunt
Paw Paw
Decline in Coal Production Noted Across Regions 1908
The Engineering and Mining Journal reports a downturn in coal production and shipments in 1908. Bituminous coal output in nine months fell 20 to 25 percent from 1907, with coke and pig iron also dropping, while Anthracite shipments were down about six percent and domestic use remains strong. Total 1908 bituminous output unlikely to exceed 520 million tons. anthracite may push total past 400 million tons.
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Mississippi
United States
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Maryland
Connellsville
Virginian Railway Arranges $3.75 Million Equipment Bonds
The Virginian Railway plans issue of $3.75 million equipment trust bonds. It previously issued $17 million notes to finish the line. Redmond & Co. underwrites the notes and is expected to back the bonds. Bonds cover 1000 new coal cars and other equipment plus about $2 million in freight cars and locomotives bought during Rogers financing period.
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Virginian Railway
Redmond & Co
Rogers
A Soldier’s View of Battle from Crimea Letters
The late Lord Wantage in Lady Wantage’s biography presents a blunt Crimea battle account. He notes battle chaos, the futility of formal orders, and that courage in a charge depends on loyal followers rather than officers. He likens combat to schoolboys snowballing, a plain, shocking truth.
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Lord Wantage
Crimea
Lady Wantage
Prospering Southwest Virginia Buoys Local Economy
The southwest portion of Virginia reports strong farm and industrial activity. Turkeys and geese from Tazewell and Russell counties moved to eastern markets for Christmas meals, while cattle, corn, and coke trade show solid gains. New railroads and better roads boost prosperity as government reviews potential regional crops and development.
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Tazewell
Russell
Virginia
Coun
Southwest
Old Dominion
Whispering Corn and Wind Dialogue
A playful exchange features corn asking if the wind whispered and the wind replying it has sought to catch the ear for some time, turning a rural scene into a brief personified moment.
Mrs McRaney's Experience in Prentiss Kidney and Bladder Trouble
Mrs. M. McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi says she was bedridden three months with kidney and bladder trouble. She consulted two physicians but did not find relief before discovering a treatment that changed her condition.
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