City Engineer Rules Union Pacific Should Bear Regrade Cost
City engineer Thomson states the additional cost of the Jackson street regrade, due to contract changes, should be borne by the Union Pacific railway. The Great Northern meeting heard the opposite view. Thomson cites UP desires to pass under Fourth avenue as the basis for his opinion.
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Thomson
Jackson St
Union Pacific Railway
Great Northern Railway
Union Pacific
Fourth
South
Mutual
Navy May Try New Turbines
The Bureau of Steam Engineering plans further inquiry into turbine power as a substitute for reciprocating engines on naval ships. Experts see little reason to depart from proven propulsion methods, though a turbine may be considered for the next battleship.
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Washington
Rept
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Colesman Deok
Beattie
New Battleship California Set for October Trial
The Navy Department has been notified that the battleship California, built at Union Iron Works, will be ready for her trial on October 1 in Washington C. Sept. 1 report confirms the ship’s progress and upcoming trials.
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Washington, C
Navy Department
California
Union Bron Works
Cleat Christoffesen Convicted in Robbery Assault Case
Cleat Christoffesen faced Judge Frater on an assault with intent to rob charge. Found guilty and sentenced by Judge Frater in the court.
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Cleat Christoffesen
Judge Frater
Andy Blixt
Naval Yard Tour by Pacific Squadron on Pier 2
The passage descriptions Pacific Squadron ships including Charleston Hoston Chicago Oregon Nipete Albany Preble Paul Jones Golds borough the Philadelphia training ship and the Dix army transport on a drydock. Take Port Orchard Route from Pier 2 for six daily round trips to the navy yard for an instructive and pleasant trip.
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Navy Yard
Charleston
Hoston
Chicago
Oregon
Nipete
Albany
Preble
Paul Jones
Goldsborough
Philadelphia
Dix
Pier 2
Port Orchard
Port Simpson Poised as Pacific Coast Rail Hub
Editorial notes Port Simpson as the Pacific coast terminus for the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern rail lines. It argues shorter grades, closer Alaska and Orient trade, and rapid town growth as railroads push the port forward, citing Edmonton’s boom as a precedent and urging immediate investigation and investment.
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Department of the Interior
Dominion of Canada
Pacific Coast
Port Simpson
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Railway Department
Ottawa
Joseph Hobson
Province of
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Alaska
Grand Trunk Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific
Orient
Canadian Northern
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Edmonton
Alberta
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Nova Botta
Poldhu
Cornwall
Galway
Ireland
Los Angeles Herald
Marcor
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