Milwaukee Road's 117 Bridges in 115 Miles Sets World Record
In Montana the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line along Musselshell river creates 117 bridge crossings in 115 miles between Fergus and Yellowstone counties. The new route, filed with the state board of equalization, traverses four counties with 17468 miles of roadway and 1490 miles of siding, reflecting an aerial alignment to reduce grades. The Montana record is surpassed by this expansive stretch now claimed as a world record.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Musselshell River
Fergus
Yellowstone Counties
Yellowstone County
Fergus County
Musselshell
State Board of Equalization
Custer County
Yellowstone
Fergus Counties
Custer
Meagher
Montana Railroad
Montana
Milwaukee
Great Falls
Mont
Tribune
Castaway Saga in the Pelew Islands Adventure
A South Seas voyage ends in disaster when the Antipode sinks after a storm. Captain Boyton and eight crew reach a Pelew Island camp, befriend natives, and trade for provisions. The party then sails to Ponape in the Caroline group where hospitable reception and a hopeful rescue await.
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Pelew
Ponape
Caroline
Lafe and Sound
Track-Walker's Narrow Escape on Lake Pontchartrain Trestle
Martin Banes a track walker for the New Orleans and Northeastern rail road raced a special train on the Lake Pontchartrain trestle. He rode a track tricycle to safety but was tossed onto the cow-catcher as the engine slowed. He escaped with severe bruises and now carries a lantern on daylight patrols.
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Martin Banes
New Orleans & Northeastern
Martin
Lake Pontchartrain
St. Louis Republic
Second Great Canadian Road Nears Completion
The period’s major achievement is the Dominion’s second transcontinental railway. The Grand Trunk has completed the prairie segment from Winnipeg to Edmonton. The remaining 700 miles to the coast through the mountains will take about three more years amid difficult and costly work.
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Canada
Dominion
Grand Trunk
Winnipeg
Edmonton
The Deep Touch of Periods and Commas in Typewriting
An experienced typewriter explains why beginner work shows bold punched punctuation. He notes beginners press keys with equal force, causing heavy ink on periods and commas, sometimes punching holes, and that skill develops to produce uniform, artistic typewriting.
Queer wedding effigy in Bellary Brahmin rites
In Bellary district India a wedding custom endures where, before feasting ends, a grotesque effigy of the bridegroom's father is paraded through streets under an onion tasselled sieve. His feet are washed and a caste mark given by the bridegroom's mother while other female relatives receive smock auctions from the bride's party.
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Bellary
India
Sandy McNaughton and the premonitions of danger on the Chicago road
Old Sandy McNaughton, a veteran engine driver, recalls many premonitions including a near-miss on a dark rainy night. He describes sensing danger at a bridge, slamming on the brakes, and preventing a potential disaster as passengers tumbled from berths. Bill Carter the brakeman was shaken by the sudden stop but survived.
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Sandy McNaughton
Chicago
Sandy
Larry Brannigan
Larry
Rowardice
Bill Carter
Bill
Prank on Priest Backfires on Train in Russia
A student on a Kursk to Kiev rail journey kissed a sleeping woman, sparking a train altercation. The woman believed the kiss came from the priest beside her, prompting a police protocol and a court witness offer. A hidden Jewess later vindicated the priest, leaving the student miserable.
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Russia
Kursk
Kiev
Kiel
London Globe
Entitled to a Day Off After Enormous Locomotive Mileage
The article argues that after about 20 000 miles a locomotive earns a layoff and hospital treatment. It notes steel cannot withstand the jar and vibration from a 194 ton engine running at 60 to 70 mph. At 60 mph the machine would need 2 000 hours to reach the mileage target before overhaul.
Suez Canal Shipping Reports 1907 Gains in Tonnage and Receipts
Consul General Robert J. Wynce reports that the Suez Canal 1907 shipping and tonnage rose overall. Net tonnage increased by 1,282,930 tons from 1906 and 1,594,329 from 1905, while receipts for 1907 grew by 1,557,000 dollars compared to 1906.
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Suez Canal
Robert J. Wynce
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A. B. Guthrie
Choteau, Teton CO. Mont
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
South Sea
Eugen Schroeder
Macao
China
South Seas
Boyson
Boyton
Hardiz
Otter Calgada
Ram Levan
BMG Ty
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