Mono Rail System to Revolutionize Railroad Travel
A Baltimore engineer pursues a single rail line from Jersey City to Newark promising 150 mph service, far cheaper construction and lighter cars. Backed by Stalin Langdon and Smith the project dangles Jersey City, Newark franchises, McAdoo tunnel links, and bond underwriting as it tests a half mile at Jamestown.
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New York
Windsor Hill
Baltimore
John H. Stalin
Charles Stewart Smith
Woodbury Langdon
Rapid Transit Commission
Jersey City
Newark
Trenton
Stalin
Langdon
Smith
McAdoo
Bion L. Burrows
McAdoo Tunnel
Manhattan
William MccAdoo
England
Ireland
Germany
Austria-Hungary
F. B. Behr
Atlantic Ferry
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Wall Street
Exposition Grounds
Jamestown
Howard Hansel Tunis
George S. Rice
Tunis
New Enterprise
Jersey Cities
Burrows
New Jersey
South America
Norfolk
American Enterprise in Philippines Faces Rail Locomotive Landing Trials
The Wray Castle brought seven locomotives and rails to aid Philippine railroad development. Heavy crates needed shore handling, but port lacked gear. two old Erie canal lighters were used, a derrick failed, and a 15 ton section toppled, killing an American and injuring coolies. Kobe landings had similar issues, and a lighter capsized, but sunken machinery was recovered.
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Philippines
Wray Castle
Boston Transcript
New York
Iloilo
Manila
Philippine
Wray
Noile
Erie Canal
Kobe
Japan
Expect Increased Business Across Railroads
Railway managers, once opposing a two cent per mile interstate rate, now admit uniform low rates are inevitable. They foresee a future where rates fall below two cents for most major city pairs, boosted travel and potentially higher overall net earnings despite lost passenger revenue.
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United States
Fooling the Woodpeckers on a Mexican Telegraph Line
The Southern Pacific plans a 250 mile line in Old Mexico needing 7 000 telegraph poles. Woodpeckers would target these poles once installed, so company officials consider soaking poles to deter the birds and protect the structure.
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Southern Pacific
Old
Mexico
Explosions of Gasoline Stove Kill Four Children
In Fond du Lac a gasoline stove explosion at Rogersville claims four Field children aged from three months to four years. The mother had lit the stove for breakfast and left sleeping babies. a fire destroyed the house and one child survived. The exact cause remains undetermined.
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Fond du Lac
Jason Field
Rogersville
Victory for City as rail commission rules for Milwaukee
Milwaukee wins a notable victory over the street railway company as the railroad commission backs most City Attorney Kelly’s complaints. The decision requires service to meet February 1907 standards, mandates airbrakes on all cars, daily car cleaning, and rejects a lower fare. Wauwatosa benefits from the investigation.
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Milwaukee
Street Railway Company
Railroad Commission
Kelly
Wauwatosa
Green Bug Threatens Oat Crop Across County
In Fond du Lac county the green bug has appeared in oat fields and reports indicate it is widespread across a large area. Farmers fear extensive destruction of the oat crop as towns west and south of the city share the same notices.
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Fond du Lac
Heir to German Fortune Claimed After Milwaukee Death
Max Barts of Milwaukee died at an asylum after becoming insane in South Bend Indiana a year earlier. Papers left to hospital officials suggest he was heir to a large German fortune with other claimants in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Max Barts
South Bend
Ind
Germany
Wisconsin
Mystery Death of Bancroft Resident at Commercial House
Charles Smith of Bancroft died suddenly at the Commercial house after a morning of good health. He had a gangrenous toe and became violently ill around noon, leaving the cause of death undetermined. Local authorities investigate the circumstances.
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Grand Rapids
Charles Smith
Bancroft
Commercial House
Fire destroys car in Geneva blaze
A fire caused by a gasoline can ignition destroyed an automobile. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carroll of Geneva escaped with a narrow death, but Mrs. Carroll could not save her pocketbook or her husband’s coat and wallet as flames spread rapidly.
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Janesville
Frank Carroll
Geneva
Forced to Leave City Racine
Andrew Hansen, once jailed for arson on barns, arrived in Racine and was taken in by police who insist he depart the city at once. He had prior arrests in Chicago and was sent to Chester NL prison.
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City
Racine
Andrew Hansen
Chicago
Chester
Double Drowning in Prairie River Claims Two Boys
A double drowning occurred in the Prairie river as two boys aged 10 and 11, Harry Averill and Harry Sell, went beyond their reach while swimming. Both were unable to return to shore and drowned.
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Merrill
Prairie River
Harry Averill
William Averill
Harry Sell
Henry Sell
Collision near Racine injures Mrs Monroe and motorman
A north Racine collision between an interurban and a local trolley injures Mrs Monroe of Kenosha and motorman Kircborn. A misplaced switch caused the wreck. Both cars were almost demolished.
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Racine
Monroe
Kenosha
Kircborn
Ten Lives Imperiled In Kenosha Rescue
The Kenosha life saving crew saved the gaso line yacht Elizabeth of Macon Missouri after it broke its engines three miles south of the port and drifted on the lake with ten men aboard.
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Kenosha
Elizabeth
Macon
Storm Brews Heavy Loss For Farmers And Rail Halt
Severe rain and hailstorm lash the surrounding country causing heavy farm losses. Water several feet deep on the Milwaukee line near Juda delayed a train for two hours. Work at the Northwestern yard south of Janesville was halted by washouts.
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Janesville
Milwaukee Road
Juda
Northwestern
Falls in Fit Drowns in Janesville Pool
William Strickler aged 54 collapsed during a fit and fell into a Janesville pool where he drowned. Witnesses alerted authorities and the body was recovered, with no foul play suspected according to initial reports.
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Janesville
William Strickler
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