War time car shipping orders move 106000 empty cars
The Car Service Commission of the War Board orders 20780 additional empty cars to be moved across southern middle western and southwestern lines. total empties to date reach 106035 to meet wartime grain lumber and munition traffic with 7800 cars for grain and 500 for Western Pacific. multiple railroads receive cars including Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Missouri Pacific and Seaboard Air Line.
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Washington
Avg
Car Service Commission of the Railroads’ War, Board
South
Middle West
Southwest
War Department
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Missouri Kansas and Texas
Missouri
North Arkansas
Kansas City Mexico and
Orient
Atchison
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Illinois Central
San Francisco
Atlanta
Timmingham
Atlantic
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Railroad
Khaneas City
Southern
Gulf Coast Line
Texas
Central of
Georgia
Peoria
Mississippi Central
Lienois Central
Florida
Alabama
Missouri Pacific
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Nessee Central
Loo
Louisville and Nashville
Mobile and Ohio
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Co
Oho
Wabash
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
St. Louis Southwestern
Carolina, Clinchfield
Ohio
Alten
Louisiana and Arkansas
Missouri and
Kansas City
Mexico and Orient
Chicago and Northwestern
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Nashville
Rock Island
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Philadelphia
Reading
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston and Albany
Boston
Maine
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
New York
Chicago and St. Louis
Chespeake and
Norfolk and Western
Cool in Danger Off Dardanelles and Baghdad Assignments
Portsmouth Aug 15 Admiral Sir Stanley Colville praised cool conduct of a submarine crew when a floating mine attached to its rudder was discovered and the crew calmly planned a solution during breakfast. Miss Gertrude Beil serves as assistant political officer for the British government in Baghdad and is set to be honored in Chicago next November.
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Portsmouth
England
Sir Stanley Colville
Dardanelles
Gertrude Lowthian Beil
Bagdad
Chicago
America
Drivers to Race for Fortune at Sheepshead Bay
New York reports a race series at Sheepshead Bay Speedway featuring Barney Oldfield and Ralph De Palma contesting for a 25 000 purse. Three races at 30 and 20 miles on a two mile loop aim to set world records, with speeds near two miles per minute and Oldfield claiming a “Speed Bug” reaching 60 miles an hour on the straight.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Barney Oldfield
Ralph de Palma
Oldfield
de Palma
High Point Street Improvement Bond Ordinance Adopted
City authorizes ninety nine thousand dollar street improvement bonds to finance local projects including paving streets such as Hamilton, High, West Bond, Best, Commerce and others. Maximum interest six percent, maturity twenty years, with at least one fourth of cost assessed on benefiting properties.
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City of
High Point
I Street
City
Hamilton Street
Washington Street
Southern Railway Company
High Street
Hamilton
Rankin Street
Bond Street
Main Street
York Street
Best Street
English Street
Jones Street
Commerce Street
Dewey Street
Pond Street
Smith Street
Cable Street
W. P. Ragan
T. Jd
Murphy
City Mar
Ilch Point
T. J Murphy
J. J. Farriss
Ferr
High Point to Issue 8101 000 Assessment Bonds for Streets
City council authorizes issuing 8101 000 assessment bonds under the Municipal Finance Act to finance road works including asphalt and concrete streets. Bonds carry up to 6 percent interest, mature within eleven years, with at least 55 percent of costs assessed on benefitted properties. Includes list of streets and debt details.
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City of
High Point
English Street
Main Street
Chestnut Street
Louise Avenue
Hamilton Street
Wheeler Park
Greensboro Avenue
Johnson Street
W. P. Ragan
T. J. Murphy
High Point Street Funding Bond Ordinance Authorized
The City of High Point approves issuing 238000 in Street Funding Bonds to fund floating indebtedness for preexisting street improvements on Main Washington East Green Guilford Greensboro and other city streets. Costs include city share 80000 and abutting property plus street railway portion. Bonds bear up to 6 percent interest with a 14.6 year maturity.
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Steele Street
Washington Street
Richardson Street
Glenn Avenue
North Main Street
Wkinn Street
Parkway Street
King Street
White Oak Street
Commerce Street
East Green Street
Walnut Street
Eastren Street
Iteam
Park Way
Ray Street
Lindsay Street
Howell Street
English Street
Main Street
Willowbrook Street
High Street
Russell Street
Gatewood Avenue
Bonelvard
City of
High Point
Centennial Avenues
Centennial Avenue
Green Street
Johnson Street
Williams Avenue
Eitt
Guilford Avenue
Greensboro Avenue
Louise Avenue
Hamilton Street
Wexler Avenue
Brently Circle
Mallory Street
East Commerce Street
Ray
Williams Street
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City of High Point
MIT
A. Dalham O'Brien
Imhoff
Pacific Flush Tank Co
Imhoff Tank
Pomona Terra Cotta Co
Dee
Headley Roads Co
J. F. Farriss
R. G. Lassiter and Company
J. J. Donnelson
Aml Anderson and
Christie
Abk. Taplin
High Poinggs
Juty
Chero-Cola