Wright brothers claim breakthrough in aeroplane control
Day ton Ohio inventors claim practical air navigation after tests at Mantou North Carolina. They say an aeroplane can carry two operators in a sitting position and balance through automatic levers, with equilibrium as the key problem solved. They caution past flyers failed due to methods, not theory. They favor selling to a government for war and keep designs secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Wright Brothers
Dayton
New York Times
Mantou
N. C
McClure’s Magazine
George Kibbe Turner
Flying Machines and the Turbulent Air They Face
The article explains how air near the earth is constantly churned by irregularities, not in smooth currents, and how aircraft designers seek to balance the center of gravity with air pressure. It recounts Langley, Chanute, and the Wright brothers, their experiments, and the potential of aeroplanes for war, range, and propulsion limits.
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Lillienthal
Chanute
New York
Florida
Niagara
Navy Department
Engagement Becomes History in Witty Exchange
A playful exchange between lovers ends their engagement, with one urging secrecy and the other confessing mutual embarrassment. The Judge notes the engagement has moved from romance to history.
New Coiffures Prompt A Price Tag Hair Ornament
In a playful exchange Mia and Miss Belly Tinkly remark on a strange item in Mia Snuf fles hair. The Cleveland Leader notes the gag as Mia calls it an ornament and Miss Belly Tinkly identifies it as a price tag.
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Mias
Mia
Missa
Tinkly
Cleveland
Day of Telephone Practicability and Railway Use
An editorial in the Railway Age, cited by the Literary Digest, argues that new labor laws for telegraphers may push railroads toward telephone use in train dispatching. It notes multiple roads have telegraphy schools and some trials with telephone systems, highlighting stations connected by telegraphone devices and remote operators via phone.
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Railway Age
Literary Digest
Congress
Wisconsin
West Virginia
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
The Railway Engineer Hero of Peace
The Houston Post quotes J. M. Lewis praising railway engineers as heroes of peace. It describes the nerve and dedication of locomotive crews who drive trains through perilous routes, risking life to protect passengers and public safety without seeking glory or pensions.
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J. M. Lewis
Houston Post
Wit and whimsy from a 1908 column of quips
A burst of humorous vignettes and one‑liners on life, love, and oddball situations. Sketches range from barbershop humor to photo booths, streetcars, and small town mischief, with light observations on modern manners and everyday folly.
Winter travel in Siberia endures snowbound railway life
Readers learn how winter rail travel traps passengers on the Russian steppes. Trains are snowed up at small stations forcing days of black bread and tea, with assurances from officials ignored as travellers beg to be dug out.
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Pookhovo
Rostoff
First Dining Car and Argentine Rail Links Compared
A Chicago railroad man recalls the Chicago and Alton’s 1868 dining car the first on any train. He contrasts that primitive car with today’s mahogany, lavish dining facilities. The piece notes Argentine progress toward Bolivia and a New York bank syndicate’s plans on the Holivian line.
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T. C. Newton
Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railroad
St. Louis
America
Argentina
Argentine Republic
Bolivia
Buenos Ayres
Speyer City Bank Syndicate
New York
Railroad Stolen Overnight Leaves Town In Distress
Citizens report the town s sole railroad five miles long vanished Friday night. President Botts claims he locked the engine in the barn and nailed the right of way before bed. nothing remained but vanished spikes. A reward is offered as the community stays idle.
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Botts
Sherman
Philadelphia North American
Low Wages for Railway Servants in England Report
The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants released the first complete UK wage study. It covers 259 280 railway workers, showing over 100 000 earn about £1 weekly and more than half receive £1 to £1 10s. per week. Only about 11 percent earn above £7 10s. per week.
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England
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
United Kingdom
United
Kingdon
Wide variance in coal railroad capitalization
The piece reports that foreign railroads average $108,000 capitalization per mile for 220,188 miles, while U S lines average just over $68,000 per mile across 222,340 miles. The figures illustrate marked differences in investment between countries.
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United States
Electric Locomotives Prove Successful at New Haven Line
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad reports 42 electric locomotives now in operation with 14 new units. Officials say there is no dissatisfaction with the results.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Ties Scarce as Forests Depleted for Rail Needs
In the United States last year 106000000 ties were used denuding 600000 acres of forest. British railways rely on Russia for supplies with 4000000 ties needed yearly, while Russian forests are exhausted forcing peasants to log trees and drag them 20 miles to river routes.
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United States
Russia
Block Signal Growth Reaches Sixty Thousand Miles
The block signaling system now covers nearly 60,000 miles of rail, with about 0,000 miles added in the last year and a half. The mileage is spread across eight different signaling systems.
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Otto Lillienthal
Percy
Pilcher
Atlantic
S.P. Langley
Chanute of
Turner
Thes
Orville
Wilbur
McClure’s
Olslwigi Ols Visies
Byron Williams
Providence
Wee
Matt Reynolds
Matt
Springfield
Indiana
Wong
Siberia
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