Bulgaria's 1908 independence proclaimed by Ferdinand
The article traces Bulgaria's long struggle from Berlin to Tirnova, detailing Ferdinand's rule and the 1908 proclamation of independence. It notes Bulgaria's military strength, European power plays, and the potential shifts in alliances affecting Austria Italy Germany Russia and Britain.
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London
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Berlin
Disraeii
Russia
San Stefano
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Stephen Dushan
Tirnova
Kosovo
Amurath
Lazarus
Young Turks
Austria
Herzegovina
Bosnia
Turkey
Italy
Germany
France
England
Purtan
Principality
Rumelia
Janary
Mischkcoff
General Staff
Principality of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Baltic
Levant
Egypt
Suez
India
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Africa
Constantinople
Asia
Raward
Wagland
Wiliam
Air
Reform urged after train disasters in Shrewsbury era
The London Telegraph cites a long series of rail incidents in Britain, including the Shrewsbury disaster and later Derbyshire area accidents, calling for compulsory medical exams for engine drivers. It notes drivers died or were incapacitated by heart disease, paralysis, or debilitation, prompting a push for reform.
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Shrewsbury
England
Lloyd-George
Board of Trade
Grantham
Midland Railway
Nottingham
Freman
Newcastle
Crewe
Loughborogh
Leicester
London Telegraph
Boy saves train passengers by leaping clear and warning
Tommie foresees danger as a passenger train speeds toward him. He considers warning the engineer but jumps overboard just as the engine roars by. He returns home to learn his dog was chasing a cat and did not accompany his master. Chicago Tribune.
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Tommie
Roundhouse
Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary reminiscence of a fire and youth incursion
An informal reminiscence recalls a chaotic scene as boys ignite a fire while playing, prompting bold firemen to rush with hoses to extinguish the blaze. The memory notes a moment of danger and quick action amid dispersed dialogue and scattered details.
The simplest propositions cause a stir in a transit warning
Senator Beveridge warns that careful wording avoids misunderstandings and anger. A Cinicinnati train warning escalates into a quarrel as a passenger mocks a station attendant, shouting that no one will be knocked off by a crew member of small stature.
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Beveridge
Cinecinnati
Pas‘wenger
Rare Rails of Panama Railroad Reach Kavens City Man
Historic wood fragment sent to Harry B. Carswell of Kavens City Missouri from his brother Li Carswell. Carswell, now working on the Panama Canal project, received the piece recently as part of a dated exhibit of the rail line’s legacy.
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Panama
Harry B. Carswell
Kavens City
Carswell
Panama Canal
Aetla
Catalpa rail ties experiment fails on Rio Grande & Western line
Senator Reed Smoot cites a New York Times report on the catalpa tree trial as a rail tie substitute for white oak. The project along a Utah stretch suffered cattle and rodent damage, leaving the avenue of catalpas ragged and the experiment a dismal failure.
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Hio.Grande & Western Railroad
New York Times
Reed Smoot
Utah
Committee On National Resources
Roosevelt
Germany
France
Switzerland
Rio Grande & Western
Catalpa
Senator Smoot
United States
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