Carmi Illinois A City Built on Vigor and Hospitality
The Carmi Times profile highlights Carmi Illinois founded February 8 1816 on the Little Wabash River near U S highway 460 and State Route 1. It notes agriculture oil production livestock watermelons and fishing and lists local institutions including the Carmin Times radio WROY four schools a hospital nursing homes churches and industries such as pistons tanks underwear and cabinets.
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Carmi
Tingis
Little Wabash River
New York Central
Chamber of Commerce
Young Surgeon Recalls Lincoln Final Hours
The article recounts Dr. Charles A. Seale, 23, first at Lincoln's side after Booth shot him at Ford's Theatre. Seale and two other physicians aided breathing and chest compressions, noting Lincoln's heart beat briefly returned before he died at 7:21 a.m. on April 15, 1865.
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Abraham Lincoln
Charles A. Seale
Lincoln
United States
Ford
Washington
D. C
Seale
U.S. Volunteers
Ford’s
John Wilkes Booth
RX Health
Charles Sabin Taft
Albert F. A. King
Taft
King
Railroad Freight Cars Change Too
The article notes that freight cars have diversified into nearly 40 types from seven basic kinds. Modern cars average 78 tons capacity and replace 54-ton veterans, with many units highly specialized such as breathing freight cars.
Modern Rail Freight Cars Push Highspeed Bulk and Auto Trains
The Association of American Railroads notes advances in freight car design enabling fast bulk discharge with air pressurization and inflatable lungs replacing steel slopes for materials like cement and flour. Two and three level auto racks now haul up to 15 cars, while typical cross section trains mix manufactured goods, coal, ore, grain, forest products, livestock, and other commodities. The industry stresses rapid, versatile equipment and up-to-date service.
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Association of American Railroads
America
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Carmi Assets
Little Wabash
Carmin Times
WROY
Harriet Vaught
Samuel H. Shannon
U. S. 460
Illinois
Opportunity
Ratclife
Carmi County
Whitey County
Hiy
State Historical Society
Foqui: Rente
Kenneth
Tubby
Bingman
Laurence Boehringer
Carl Shelton
Ralph Anselment
Jos
Lee Organ
Roy Matsel
John B. Brown
Arthur Bohleber
Dorothy Mann
Carl Tate
Dallas Mears
Willard Trout
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