Public Railway Car Safety and Inspection Measures Detailed
The article reports on thorough safety procedures for trains at Thirty Sixth Street station, including systematic rolling stock inspection every forty eight hours, wheel and brake checks, and mechanical tests. It describes a red flag rule, yard pits for underside access, and a schedule where each car is inspected within two days, plus new signaling aids like the dwarf signal and derailer to prevent yard-main line collisions.
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Tie Bute
Culver
Ty-Sixth Street
Thirty-sixth Street
Lou Wen
Cies
Thirtyaixth Street
Tet Place
Csvin
Genera Echime
Varius
Derwiler
Miotorman
Thirty Sixth Street
Frisco Corrugated Iron City Hall Proposal
A Chicago Post despatch notes San Francisco plans a temporary corrugated iron city hall to replace the costly structure. City leaders aim to save money by using a steel frame building housing all offices, while securing temporary sites at affordable rents amid city growth pressures.
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Francises
Chicago Post
de- Albedoon
Sin Francisco
Marthe Patel
Imore
Haeimen
Schmitz
Mammoth Cave Seismograph Proposed for Earthquake Study
A Washington telegram notes seismologists urge a government funded project to install a seismograph underground in Mammoth Cave Kentucky. The proposal follows interest sparked by the San Francisco quake and an Strassbourg conference discussion on subterranean tremor research and continental facilities.
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Mammoth Cave
Congress
Kentucky
Washington
New York Tribune
San Francisco
Efort
Strasshure
Cervickuy
Fearful protests as eight hour bill stalls House action
Leaders warn about threats from workingmen while manufacturers urge rejection of the eight hour government contract bill. Delegates fear labor unity and political mobilization under Gompers and the AFL as protests flood in from suppliers. House in Washington pauses. eight hour measure faces renewed coalition pressure.
Reception to Bryan in New York draws Democratic visitors
A large reception in New York will honor William Jennings Bryan with attendees from Missouri and other states. The event, planned as a national affair, aims to showcase Democratic cooperation across travel and commerce groups.
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New York
Coney Wet
Ted
William Jennings Bryan
Square Garden
Rds
AL Ee
Vietebly
Byyn
London
Missouri
Lewgte
Canal Commission to Hire Spaniards for Isthmus Work
Spain will be tapped by the canal commission after Puerto Rican style wages. Peninsula Spaniards in Cuba proved satisfactory and will be recruited in larger numbers to supplement West Indian labor. Spanish workers receive 20 cents an hour, Jamaicans 19, and bosses say Spaniards do as much work as three Jamaicans. Spaniards show a tendency to buy better food and establish homes on the isthmus, while remaining more capable of hard tasks. Green of Emporium named president judge of the Twenty-fifth district to succeed Judge Mayer.
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Canal Commission
Washington
Joe
Spain
Leroy Park
Gibraltar
West Indies
Peninsula
Cuba
Inter State Commerce panel to renew inquiry in Philadelphia
The Interstate Commerce Commission will resume hearings in Philadelphia on alleged car discrimination in Central Pennsylvania’s soft coal region. Officials from the New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, and Pennsylvania Railroads are to be recalled. President Cassatt’s testimony is not yet scheduled. Bertha Clatche is sentenced in New York to two years two months to five years for manslaughter in the first degree.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Comerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Oiivision
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ponte
Cie
Bertha Clatche
New York
Sin Gerihon
Davis
Senator Beveridge Ill With Indigestion Report
Washington June 4 Senator Beveridge of Indiana is reported to be suffering from indigestion caused by a stomach ailment and is temporarily unable to attend to official duties.
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Beveridge
Washington
Senator Baveridge
Indiana
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