Fort Russell Men Invent an Airship
Fort Leavenworth March 25. Two former Fort Russell men Corporal Thomas O Brien and Richard Saunders of Company M third battalion Engineers have built a monoplane model hailed as a flying breakthrough. The miniature engine runs on gun powder producing a compact light design weighing one and a half pounds, six and a half feet long overall with engine and fittings.
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Fort Leavenworth
Fort Russell
Thomas O'Bfrien
Richard Saunders
January Railway Receipts Fall and Expenses Rise
Official January returns to the Interstate Commerce Commission covering about 9 of the steam railway mileage show total operating revenues of 209 148 118 dollars and operating expenses of 158 901 480 dollars. Compared with January 1911 revenues fell by 2 886 149 dollars and expenses rose by 4 205 871 dollars. Net operating revenue reached 44 291 629 dollars, down 7 002 020 dollars from January 1911.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Net operating revenues per mile fall across regions in 1911 1912
Railways show January 1911 net operating revenue per mile at 7.0 percent below 1910. Total operating revenues drop 2.8 percent while expenses rise 1 percent. Net revenues up 15 percent with taxes up 1.7 percent. Regional declines: South 19.4 percent, West 17.7 percent, Mant t wan 10.7 percent. Bureau of Railway Economics reports.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
Sammary
Inspectors report cattle in Snake River valley in good condition
Dr Mead and Wr Millard return from Snake River valley after inspecting over 5000 head of cattle. They traveled over 300 miles on horseback and found stock in better condition than in any other part of the state.
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Dr. Mead
Wr. Millard
Snake River Valley
Cascarets Advertising Copy Promotes Internal Cleanliness
An advertisement extols Cascarets as essential for cleansing the Bowels Liver and Stomach. It claims Cascarets purify the stomach remove sour undigested foods and gases, reduce liver bile and expel waste. The ad promises a overnight effect and offers a 10 cent box for family use including children.
A Real Island Sold Por One Dollar
A report claims the United States annexed Palmyra Island southwest of Hawaii where the cruiser West Virginia planted the flag. Francis Dyke Acland said Britain had abandoned the island, with crabs as the only inhabitants and the land once sold for a dollar.
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United States
Palmyra Island
Hawaiian Islands
West Virginia
House of Commons
England
Francis Dyke Acland
Great Britain
A Snake Killer on a Tacoma to American Lake Train
A Jay Local midnight train from Tacoma to American Lake carried a tense scene. A captain sat opposite an old sergeant who, in a nervous state, clutched a metal matchbox his grasp trembling as the crowd watched. The captain's curiosity grew as the moment unfolded.
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Tacoma
American Lake
Leanine
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Port Leavenworth
Chamberlain
U. S
Palmyra
Capitol Ave
Ayer
Towsti
Lowell
Maes
Gested
Tam
Victor Victrola
Victor
Mareh
Knight- Campbell Music
Cheyenne
A. m
Victor Vic
Trola
Knight-Camppbell Muale Co
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