Taxpayer to Feel World War I Costs for Generations
Long term taxes will bear the burden of wars as records show ongoing payouts to veterans and dependents. Data tracks Revolutionary through World War II era costs, with Civil War veterans and descendants still drawing support while World War I figures rise toward 2106.
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Dean W. Dittmeer
United Press
Washington
Veterans Administration
Daniel Frederick Bakeman
Freedoma
Quen Thomas Edgar
D.C
First electric freight locomotive by Pullman in 1888
The article notes the first electric freight locomotive built by the Pullman company in 1888. It weighed 174 tons and could haul a tram of about 35 tons at under 10 miles per hour.
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Pullman Company
Greenland Facts: World’s Largest Island and Colony
Greenland, the world’s largest island with 340000 square miles, is a Danish colony. Its 22000 inhabitants live mostly along the ice-free west coast, with 1200 on the east coast, while inland ice covers most of the interior.
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Greenland
Denmark
Japan Seeks Round-the-Clock Coal to Boost Output
Japan faces a coal shortage hindering industrial recovery and rivals Britain and Germany. Authorities urge three-shift, 24 hour mining to raise annual production from 30 million to 56 million tons, aiming to match or surpass prewar output levels despite wartime strain. Belgium also reports butter and fresh meat shortages for its people.
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Britain
Germany
Japan
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