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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1916
Page
11
In a dramatic incident a fireman atop a locomotive cab acts swiftly when a connecting rod breaks and the engine nears disaster. He severs the air line, triggering automatic braking, saving lives and earning praise from passengers as the hour of danger passes.
Record notes a large railroad carload movement described as the largest move ever, involving Vernertramky rails and a heavy weight. Mentions Cran Greenville N.S. and a 10 ton land portion. Details are garbled but indicate a significant transport event with equipment and route notes.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch correspondent recalls Tommy Drake a Braddock to city passenger and a 1860s ruletale on the Pittsburgh and Connellsville line. When delayed outbound passengers faced a return trip with no room for Braddock stops the conductor urged Braddock passengers to walk or ride back with the engine as the only option.
Introduced by the Great Western Railroad company to aid employees during wartime, plots along the line on both sides are turned to wartime potatoes and vegetables. Each small allotment spans about 10 to 20 rods and aims to boost wartime food supply, reducing railway work disruptions.
A small flock of robins relocated from an engine area after a crate containing the birds and their nest was moved by workers. The birds, including four young robins, settled nearby and appeared unafraid as the operation proceeded, with the group observed in the yard during the transfer.
Fragmentary OCR reports a freight train derailment incident on a main line. Engine derailed and wrecked near a rail junction, with crew responding and authorities unsure of injuries.
Electrification advances in the United States push hundreds of miles of railroad wiring, with about 2,500 wires installed as part of ongoing modernization efforts. The initiative boosts efficiency and safety, linking major routes and enabling faster service nationwide.
Reading mentions the Isonzo as Austria’s principal river border area and its valley as a productive region. It notes its course from near the Parale and Juthin Alps, through a wide plain, past the Gulf of Trieste, reaching Gorice and Aquileia with historic roles in trade and railways.
Mazatlan on Mexico’s Pacific coast is described as a busy entrepot for mining districts, exporting gold and silver and handling Zacatecas and Durango ore shipments. The harbor at Cerro del Creston guides navigation, with a 27,000 population and proximity to Bay of Olas Altos.
A city boy and a farmer exchange garbled phrases about growth and tallness. The text presents unclear speech and nonstandard spellings, making the intended meaning difficult to determine.
Wealthy mining engineer Donald Mack relates a letter from Miss Ethel Williams of Syracuse describing a dream girl guiding him to avoid open water and danger on a 700 mile sled trek across Alaska. He credits the dream for saving his life and sends the card from Juneau.
A garbled OCR passage describes theater advertising a poster featuring a figure draped in overshirt, likened to Anthony Comstock. The display drew protest as children saw the image and the draping raised questions about propriety and censorship.
A compilation of scattered crime, accident, and weather notes across Nevada and Utah. Reports include gun mishaps in Fallon and Renner, a fatal heart failure linked to alcoholism near Cocomang, a car plunge near Lida injuring Wallace McNeil and Mrs Wilson, and a shotgun accident in Urmia cabin. Severe storms and a July disappearance near Tonopah are noted, with several fires and a large road project funding venture mentioned.
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