L&N Plans for 1929 Expand Expenditures to 190 Million
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad outlines a wide 1929 program adding freight yard work at Mobile and bridge reconstructions from Louisville to Lexington, plus a major Cumberland mountains connection and rolling stock purchases. The year includes a broad slate of improvements totaling an estimated 190 million dollars across the system, with several large projects completed or underway in the prior year.
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Mobile
Ala
Louisville
Lexington
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Howell
Ind
Pensacola
Fla
Cumberland Mountains
Chevrolet
Hagans
Latonia
Anchorage
Fourth Street
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
R. L. Maury
Decatur
Not To Burn Ideal in Fire Safety Building Campaign
Stock Fire Insurance firms promote safer construction through the Department of Building Construction. It coordinates modern methods, shares engineering data, and supports reduced fire waste across the United States. The department collaborates with officials to advance safety, offering services via ERWRITERS New York.
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Stock Fire
America
Department of Building Construction
United States
Twelve months of Hollywood romances end in divorce
A roundup of 1928 marriages and splits shows Louise Brooks, Helene Costello, Jacqueline Logan, Dorothy Mackail, Madge Bellamy, and Blanche Mehaffey among stars whose marriages dissolved or were challenged in 1928. The piece ties such separations to the era while noting ongoing industry changes and industry-wide rail improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Brooks
A. E. Sutherland
Helene Costello
John L. Regan
Jacqueline Logan
Robert
Nomination of Brigadier General by President Coolidge
President Coolidge nominated Colonel George H. Estes for brigadier general while he served as chief of staff of the Ninth Corps Area. The record notes incomplete 1928 casualty figures, with six months reporting 34,890 and expectations of lower annual totals than previous years.
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George H. Estes
Santa Claus
President Coolidge
Ninth Corps
Nationss Necresi
Railway divisions report December no injuries
In the January issue of the L. and N. Employes' Magazine the Kentucky division with 3000 men the New Orleans division with 2250 and the Cincinnati division with 1350 each went through December without a reportable injury. Officials say the record reflects the road's concerted safety efforts.
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Kentucky
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Decatur's Sound Structure Depends on Development Program
A fragmented sentence notes that Decatur's sound structure relies on the development program planned or formulated.
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Decatur
Shoes Required For Happy Marriage In Paraná
In Curitiba Brazil on January 15 a local superstition ties marriage luck to wearing shoes. The groom must wear footwear to wed with the belief that going barefoot invites bad luck.
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Curitiba
Brazil
Parana
Uncrowned King of an Estate Provides Shoes for Grooms
Reo Bennett, an American estate owner near here, is known for his care of footwear for grooms. He keeps at least two pairs of shoes for the use of his male employer and has customized sleeves and trouser legs to fit wearers of different statures, ensuring proper knotting between the feet and the ground.
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Reo Bennett
Comfortable in Winter Weather Sedans and Coupes
A compact car advertisement from COLLIER'S RENT A FORD at 401 Second Ave offers delivery of sedans and coupes suited for cold weather with telephone contact 928.
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Collier’s Rent
Second Ave
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Inal Board OF Fire
Erwriters
New York
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Costello
Louise
Ninth and Broadway
W. W. Mills
Evansville
C. S. Sousley
Ravenna
Edgar F. McKenzie
Foley
George W. Allen
Gallatin
Tenn
Virgil F. Morris
Erin
L. & N. Employes
FS Tower
Henderson
Washington
D. C
L. Lamar Lee
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Irvine Eversole
Eversole
Blanche Mehaffey
Madge
Bellamy
Dorothy Mackaill
Brooks
Colonial Milling Company
Nashville
4Th Avenue
Coca Cola B Bottling Co
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