Work on St Paul Line Surpasses Expectations Amid Tough Mountain Lift
Missoula Missoulan reports from Taft and Choteau that the St Paul line through the Bitter Root divide advances despite immense obstacles. An electric cable way over the peak hauls timber and gear to 125 to 200 foot trestles, with 4500 carloads shipped from the Pacific coast and 20 bridges in progress.
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Battin
Winston Bros
Taft
St. Paul
Bitter Root
Marent
Reid
Avaro
Pacific Coast
Taft Tunnel
Missoula
Mont
Missoulan
Premonitions and railroaders’ fatalistic humor
Railroaders dismiss sensational stories of near disasters, noting engineers and crew usually survive and rescue passengers, while tales of failed premonitions fade from memory due to lack of drama.
Axle Replacement After Long Haul Locomotive Runs
A locomotive undergoes a second hospital trip after 240000 miles of service. Nine inch steel axles are removed from the drivers and replaced regardless of apparent soundness as the engine has circled the globe ten times and wear has crystalline the shafts beyond reuse.
Railroad Work Pushed Through St Maries
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line has been laid through St Maries and freight is already moving. The road is being rushed and by spring some of the finest transcontinental trains will pass. A branch from St Maries up the river will tap a vast white pine timber belt.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
Thoroughbred stables ship 102 horses South to beat anti-betting law
One hundred two horses from J. B. Haggin and James R. Keene stables were shipped aboard the steamship Valesquez to Buenos Ayres, aiming to race on tracks free from New York anti-betting restrictions. The voyage, costing $100 per horse, includes a Japanese veterinarian and a 27 day trip with stops at three points. Lady Lucas and Zambezi resisted boarding, with dramatic dockside scenes as workers and stable hands restrained and towed the animals aboard.
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J. B. Haggins
James R. Keene
Valesquey
Buenos Ayres
South America
New York
Lady Lucas
Zambesi
Zambezi
Haggin
Valesquez
McChesney
Keene
Sheepshead Bay
Submarines to Guide Manila Mission in Far East Defense
Washington confirms plan to send Viper Cuttlefish Octopus Tarantula and possibly Plunger from North Atlantic to Manila within months. Castine at Portsmouth yard to be fitted as tender. long tow maneuvers tested at Buzzards Bay with unsinkable tows and storage battery upgrades. Navy aims to bolster Philippines defenses with submarine harbor protection and additional submarines under construction to join early spring. Commander C E Marsh leads Buzzards Bay maneuvers.
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Navy Department
North Atlantic
Manila
Washington
Buzzard's Bay
Atlantic
Cuban
Castine
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Far East
Philippines
C. E. Marsh
Buzzard’'s Bay
Man in Black on Sandy Hook Boat Identified
Mystery figure known as the Man in Black on the Sandy Hook steamship line has been revealed as the father-in-law of the bootblack privilege controller. He acts as a spotter among bootblacks, ensuring the bell rings twice, ending weeks of speculation among Wall Street brokers.
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Man In Black
Wall Street
Sandy Hook Steamship Line
Wilkie
Jersey Shore
Sandy Hook
Child Actress Named Princess in Little Nemo in Slumberland
Messrs Klaw and Erlanger selected eleven year old Miss Aimee Ehrlich to originator the Princess role in the New York production based on Winsor McCay's Nemo series. Born and raised in Cleveland, she has amateur stage experience and is a local favorite. Gabriel will originate the role of Little Nemo opposite her.
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Slumberland
Winsor McI
Cleveland
Messrs. Klaw & Derlanger
Ihrlich
Gabriel
Little Nemo
Waiting for a Fortune in the Blinkey Household
Mr Blint ey, an intelligent man, endlessly hopes for sudden wealth though he knows the odds are meager. Each morning he checks the mailbox hoping for a million, then at night jokes with Mrs Blinkey about large sums that never arrive while he calmly smokes his pipe.
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Mr. Blintey
Sam
Mrs. Blinkey
Mr. Blinkey
Tipping scourge grips London diners in West End
In London tipping has become a public scourge. In a West End restaurant a four pound dinner prompts disdain if a fifth is not left as a tip, turning diners into skinflints in the eyes of staff and patrons.
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London
West End
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