Repair Shop Uses North Side Addition For Blue Print Storage
The erection of a north side addition at the repair shop was approved to store blue prints for reference. It aims to cut delays from drafting room distance and relieve congestion caused by accumulated plans. Several workers reported injuries in incidents at the plant, including Albert Yenders struck in the eye by glue particles, Ed Sohn washing a finger, A J Hafer injuring his hand, and Jacob Meyer cutting his army with a planer knife. General Forenan Thompson of Beech Grove’s Big Four shops visited the Indianapolis railroad shops yesterday.
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Albert Yenders
Roundhouse
Jacob Meyer
Forenan Thompson
Beech Grove
Indianapolis
Peculiar Bread Forms Across Europe Describe Peasant Diets
The article notes bread is scarce in parts of south Austria Italy and Roumania with sterz or heiden as staple foods in Obersteiermark and Tyrol. In north Italy polenta serves as daily bread as a cold or hot maize porridge cut into portions. Mamaliga in Romania mirrors polenta but keeps grains distinct like oatmeal.
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Austria
Italy
Roumania
Obersteiermark
Vienna
Steiermark
Carynthia
Tyrol
Romania
Love Birds Honeymoon Incident On Train
On their honeymoon trip a couple recounts a Birmingham mishap when a train guard helped a young girl into their compartment. The girl asked for the birds and the couple recalled a lighthearted misunderstanding aboard.
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Birmingham
Walter
London Chronicle
Railroad Fire Protection System Demonstrated at Shops
The article details a high pressure water system protecting a railroad’s machine and car shops with over six million dollars insurable value. It describes seven miles of large mains, 72 hydrants supplying 184 streams, and extensive equipment including 31,000 feet of hose and 32 firefighters plus auxiliaries. A two hour test used 185,900 gallons of water across headquarter supposititious fires and multiple streams.
Newcomb's Definition of Magic and His Tenacity
A portrait of Newcomb as a agreeable companion and faithful friend whose success rested on stubborn purpose. It notes his work with the Standard Dictionary and his final, if imperfect, two definitions for magnet and magnetic force after debating the office definition.
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Newcomb
Alaska Gold Output Declines in 1907 and 1908
Article notes Alaska still holds substantial gold reserves while production fell noticeably in 1907 and 1908. It mentions unidentified parties seizing the trend as an indicator of broader conditions affecting the mining industry.
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Alaska
As. An. Indica
Invisible Rail Road Thief Hunters Across The Plains
The chief special agent, head of detectives on a major railroad from Chicago to the West, directs a large force to chase train robbers. Silk cargo thefts loom large as thieves target silk and goods, with operations spanning mounts to plains and involving former railroad workers on a blacklist.
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Rand
Chicago
Ithieves
Brealh
Texas
California
Asiatic
San Francisco
Buffalo
Lake County
Indiana
Hobart
Valparaiso
Ind
Railroad
Startling Station Call on Montana Railroad Pronunciation
An odd note describes a conductor and a Brevewen at a Montana railroad station, noting a mispronunciation and references to a proper name and habitual usage. The fragment hints at a pronunciation debate or anecdote tied to rail operations.
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Montana Railroad
Ite
High School Basketball Game Postponed To Now Likely Saturday
Conflicting engagements force postponement of a high school basketball game at the school gym. Representatives of Company Io were to attend this evening’s game, but a new date is being arranged, possibly Saturday night, with details to follow.
Notable Wanderers Save Trains Warn Engineers May
A May incident features Springfield Mike a weary tramp who saved a mail train from disaster by signaling the locomotive with his red bandanna and coat. He alerted a driver on a curve and the express halted short of danger. Passengers praised him while the company offered a lifelong job. Additionally two tramps elsewhere warned an express at New Haven and Bagneres de Bigorre where trains derailed yet caused no injuries.
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Wanderers
Springfield
Mike
Willie
New Haven
Tteo
Hind
Rasjob
Quick Lunch at a railroad station description
A fragmented passage depicts a quick lunch at a railway station with half baked bread ham and butter, grabbed and bolted as clock hands jump. Janet's Generosity features a mistress admiring Jane's ironed linen and Jane replying she would do others' work same way if time allowed.
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Janet
Jane
Central
Methodist Advocate
Richard Wagner as Mountain of Magnitude in Smith's Magazine
Rupert Hughes compares Richard Wagner to a mighty mountain, weathered and scarred yet still rising. He places Wagner among giants like Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Michelangelo, and Beethoven, praising his vast reach and commanding horizon.
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Richard Wagner
Wagner
Homer
Dante
Shakespeare
Milton
Michelangelo
Beethoven
Rupert Hughes
Smith’s Magazine
Domestic Strategist Delivers Dinner Apology Tactic
A family scene shows a father, Mr Bliggins, choosing a sports-focused monologue to smooth over a late dinner. His technical description of a ball game captivates his son while mystifying his wife and daughter, letting him steer the talk.
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Mr. Bliggins
Classified Ads Mix Incomplete Notices And Regretful Rules
A garbled collection of ads seeks rentals and help including a bay area house deal, a cow and horse caregiver job, and a chambermaid request. Also notes Connecticut National Guard regulations prohibiting praise or criticism among service members and restricting private transactions.
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Connecticut National Guard
Regular Army
Argentine Legislature Debates Buenos Aires Underground Railways
The Argentine legislature considers building underground railways for Buenos Aires as part of urban transit expansion. Debates focus on feasibility and funding.
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Buenos Aires
The maid and the saucy blackbird in the garden
A maid hangs clothes in the garden when a blackbird lands on her nose and teases about washing with Fels-Naptha. The maid responds that she used Fels-Naptha to keep them white.
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Blackbird
New Labor Savers Promise Time and Money Savings
A fragmented note hints at labor saving devices like a new washer and electric stove, noting costs and economy. The garbled text references paying for improvements and the anticipated savings.
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A. J. Hafer
Europe
Rae
Psy Breve
Reed
Hillman
New York* Athletic Club
Dartmouth
E. Electrical
HW. MacLachlan
East Jackson Street
Abone
Office Standard
Bucklen Theatre
California Girls Company
America
King OF
Trueheart
Dillon and
Burke
Ida J Bell Sisters
Emma
Virginia Reid
Baldwin and
Wallace
Lambert and
Wilson
Amoug
Cleopatra
Anty
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