Why the Cost of Operating Railroads Has Increased
A historical column argues that despite calls for government ownership, privately run U S railroads face rising costs from higher wages and materials while rates stay capped. It cites European state railways as higher valued and better served, notes substantial wage gains across worker categories, and urges maintaining current system to avoid political meddling and tax loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Railroda Securities
Europe
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Roumania
Japan
New South Wales
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
England
France
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wilson
All Women Nurses Explain Nursing Knowledge Value
Every woman has at some time managed another’s health and acts as a nurse in daily life. The text argues that sanitary and nursing knowledge, distinct from medical expertise, should be valued as essential universally. It imagines the vast benefit if all women shared and applied this collective experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightingale
Penalty of Politeness at City Crossing
A feeble elderly woman on Fourth and Jefferson streets is helped by a well mannered young man. She wags her cane and curses him as a masher, forcing him to retreat. The Louisville Times reports the scene of mistaken intentions and social tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth
Jefferson Streets
Louisville Times
Europe Denser Than China in Population Census
The article notes that Europe has a slightly higher population density than China, with China at about 439,090,000 people. It explains that despite floods, Wu-Tape’s figures suggest Europe is denser due to relative size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
China
Kraftwageneinstellraum replaces Garage sign in Germany
A German garrison commander visiting Boppard warned a hotel to change a sign reading Garage or face bans for officers and soldiers. The next day the staff replaced it with Kraftwageneinstellraum, meaning power wagon standing in room, as noted by Loudon Outlook.
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Germany
Boppard
Rhine
Mhrenbreitstein
Loudon Outlook
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Kent
Iowa Telephone Company
Mills County Farmers Institute
Hastings
Mills County
J. C. Slothower
Ralph E. Robbins
Iowa
Joe Kirkpatrick
Glenwood
West Oak Church
Rhode Island
John Deere
John Deers
Mayberry & Franklin
Isaac Doran
T. G. Byers
W. C. Rathke
Mills County National Bank
Glenwood, Iowa
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