Germany's Oldest Railroad Short Yet Historic Line
The Imdwig railway linking Urth and Nurenberg in Germany is three and three quarters miles long and has never been extended. Conceived by hop merchant Johannes Scharrer, the plan published in 1882 gained favor with King Ludwig. About 90 employees serve a line carrying roughly 4 million passengers annually.
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Germany
Imdwig
Urth
Nurenberg
Johannes Scharrer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ludwig
Record of Remarks on British Road Building Efforts
The note recalls Sir William Hob and remarks on British workers in France building roads using 50 000 tons of stone in five weeks. It mentions successors and payments of two dollars to some diners.
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William Hob
Diners
France
Food Administration Scouts Form Troop in Washington
A Boy Scouts of America troop has been organized at the Food Administration building in Washington with Mr. Hoover and Colin H. Livingstone on the troop committee. Herbert Hoover Jr. is among the 18 boys. he earned his badge in England from Ambassador Page. Two scouts belonged to Sir Robert Baden-Powell’s organization.
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Boy Scouts of America
Food Administration
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Colin H. Livingstone
Lewis L. Strauss
Armenian relief urged as Armenian massacres feared
Major J. C. Green of Cincinnati reports from Tiflis that Turks and Tartars advance on Armenians, cutting relief supplies and threatening total extermination without immediate military protection. Hoover forwards the warning to the peace conference, urging British Cauca sus intervention to save Armenia.
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Paris
J. C. Green
Cincinnati
American Relief Administration
Tiflis
Herbert Hoover
Relief
Major Green
Peace Conference
Armenia
Caucasus
Owners Get Wire Lines Back From Government
Telegraph and telephone properties under government control since July 31 1918 were returned to private owners at midnight. The move followed a congressional resolution and a signing by President Wilson, with Postmaster General Burleson issuing the order.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Congress
Wilson
Stone Drug Store DRUGS JEWelry ICE CREAM and SOFT DRINKS
Stone Drug Store offers a selection of drugs jewelry and refreshments including ice cream and soft drinks in a rural storefront. The brief advertisement highlights available items and the business name for quick shopper reference.
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Northwestern Motor Co
Hazelton, N. D
Herreid Auto Co
Herreid, S. D
Hague Auto Co
Hague, N. D
Linton, N. D
London ‘Telegraph
Boston Transcript
United States Army
G.A. Burge
Linton, N. Dak
G. A. Burge
Banking. Service
Farmers State Bank
Freak Chestown
Pred Heimrich
Otto Becker
Mandan
P. D. Norton
Dickinson
Senneville
Bredberg & Gillespie ‘Plumbing Office
E.W. Iverson
FE. W. Iverson
Walum
He Bigan
Stone Drug Store
Heyerm
Rypkema
E. P. Zunkel
Temvik
City National Bank
Isc
Cig
Lalley
Meres Thor
Mac
USA
R. A. Brown
Linton, Nordak
Record Office
Chas
Coventry
White Cross Cleaners Citizens Bank
Aberdeen, 8. D
Armstrong & Cameron
Attorneys-at-Law
DR. A. Schutt
Haggart Block
Bismarck, N. Dak
C. O. Smith
Linton
Leonard DU Heaume
North Dakota
Wolverton Hospital
C. Wolverton
Standard Oil Company
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