Portland Begins Freight Service With Electric Locomotives
Four electric locomotives for freight on the Cazadero division will replace steam engines. Two units delivered to O W P at East Side yards, built by General Electric of Schenectady. Two more similar engines nearing completion. Passengers and cars continue to use automotors as these engines serve freight.
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O. W. P. Company
East Side
Cazaderos
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Compay
Cazadero
Portland Oregonian
Getting a Railroad Job and a Risqué Railroad Tale
A young man near Forest Park, recently out of school, seeks a railroad job after a valedictorian horizon. He rehearses railroad lingo but falters before the superintendent, asking if there is danger of getting a job. A separate anecdote recounts conductor John Gaudam scolding a passenger for a disarranged dress and reacting with humor.
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Forest Park
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
John Gaudam
John
Gaudam
Annie
Norway's Baby Prince Olaf Charms London Crowd
Crown prince Olaf of Norway, four, rode in a runabout through London's West End, saluting onlookers with a military gesture. The boy, depicted as a popular royal figure, jokes with attendants and enjoys nursery pranks while his parents watch.
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Norway
London
Olaf
Christiana
West End
Olaf of
England
Prince Olaf
Lone German farmer tames soil beyond Zambezi
H. G. Koch, a German settler about 100 miles north of the Zambezi in Northwest Rhodesia, cultivates rich loams and gray sands for corn tobacco cotton and potatoes. He followed the Cape to Cairo railway survey built 100 miles from his farm and anticipates more settlers with the line reaching Broden Hill. He pays native laborers modest wages and sees a growing market as rail access expands.
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H. G. Koch
Zambezi River
Central Africa
Rhodesia
New York
Koch
Equator
Central America
Souther Rhodesia
Zambesi
Cape To Cairo
Kock
Kalomo
Capt Colony
Broden Hill
Engineer's Heroism in Arizona Courage Under Fire
An Arizona locomotive engineer saved a town by running a burning powder train half a mile to diffuse the danger. He sacrificed his life in a plain duty bound act, believing no reward awaited him this side of the grave. His bravery exemplifies moral standards elevating humanity.
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Arizona
Teli
Hornets Prophesy Mild Winter in Butler Pa Nest Signs
A rural weather omen from Butler Pennsylvania cites hornet nests as predictors of winter. The article notes high nests signal warmth while ground nests amid snow imply cold, plus corn husk readings align with a mild season. Danish journalists arrive in New York aboard the steamer Oscar II.
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John Peterman
Butler
Copenhagen
New York
Oyama Living Quietly in Tokio on Half Pay
Field Marshal Oyama has retired to a small house in Tokio’s west end and avoids public heroics, living as a quiet, elderly figure. Athough domestic worries appear at home, Mrs Caller complains of a troublesome cook while Mrs Homer jokes about running a small grocery after her previous cook’s antics.
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Oyama
Tokio
Dolly Brent Finds Love and Publishing Breaks Through
In a poverty struck home, Dolly Brent battles heartbreak and vanity as she longs for romance and writes a story. An editor arrives after a hopeful setup, revealing Dolly’s own tale and inviting her and her sister Bess to a brighter future with Tom, the man who has loved her.
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Dolly
Miss Brent
Bess
Tom
Baby Bess
Pie
Bessie
Mr. Darron
Dwellers of Florida Keys and their Conch life
Florida keys inhabitants called Chénchs or Conchs, skilled in water glass diving and spearing fish and crayfish. They fish using glass-bottom buckets, cast nets, and dive for turtles. Sponge grounds nearby support a living, aided by occasional wrecking when ships run ashore.
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Florida Keys
Keys
Florida
Magez
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