Change toward electric motive power for US railroads
A historic forecast argues that railroads will abandon steam for electricity, with Atlantic City hosts and US systems testing electric propulsion. Proponents cite cost savings, higher tonnage under electric locomotives, and reduced smoke, while critics note mixed results and slow adoption despite terminal electrification in New York and several western lines.
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Atriatic City
Uoe
New York
Western
Ateam
Tiany Hope
Ion
Heroic fireman dies after heat exhaustion on rail run
John H. Ate King a Pennsylvania railroad foreman refused to leave his engine cab and worked from Ocean City to Camden before dying at home in Camden two hours later. Investigators say heat exhaustion caused death at age twenty eight, leaving a young widow.
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John H. Ate King
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ocean Cry
Camden
Noronnr Schroeder
Atkins
Ethet
Atktha
Diensolf
Evan Bitte
Job
Philadelphia
Hazard of Railrnnda disaster details uncertain
Fragmentary OCR text describes a central and erroneous wet hat coal mining disaster with numerous references to fatalities and comparisons to other collapses. It mentions a Minister and a large number of deaths, but the garbled wording obscures clear facts, dates, places, and entities.
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Amd
Lee Selina
Heroine of the Siuwan BuX on Paris newspapers tale
A signal box operator Poullain aged 51 is murdered on duty between St Denis and Epernay. His wife, hearing cries, works the semaphore and routes to save passengers. She stays at the lever until 6 am, then learns her husband died after being moved to Paris for treatment.
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Paris
Poullain
St. Denis
Epernay
Parie Chantilly
Pierrefitte
Paria
Poullains
Poul Iain
Faris
Herrick
Washington
Chicago
Havre
Calvin Brown
Seine
Kerrick
Virani
Shmp
United States
Mra. Palmer
Mra
France
Military Administration
Levitated Train Speedy Exhibition in London
A levitated train by M Emile Bachelet shows a mail carriage designed for speeds up to 300 mph. The system uses magnetic repulsion to lift the car from rails and magnetic attraction to pull it forward across a track of coils and magnets, advancing from one magnet to the next as it travels.
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M. Emile Bachelet
London
Elihu ‘Thomson
Rasina
Portnas
Oldest Hallroader Still Works in Beltway Railroad Tale
A historical note recalls George Webligin Sinnet, longtime Oldest Hallroader and conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio line. He served as a brakeman and fireman, witnessed Civil War disruptions, and was honored for his service while guiding trains near Harpers Ferry and Baltimore.
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United States
Henatur Smut
Utah
Letiroad eGmpany
Ulma
Orident
United Butes
Bibeult
Dilla
Maryland
Marinvee Harker
Shaten Telahim
O&o
Smoot
Harpers Percy
Joke Mirowo
Mue
Ivuwe
Balle
Americans in Europe Face Hardships as War Rages Abroad
Dispatches describe American travelers stranded in the Netherlands and Germany, with reports of long food shortages, forced train rides, and families pocketing small sums while awaiting aid. American committees in Paris urge patience, while ambassadors promise protection and plans to aid wounded and evacuated citizens.
Bardic Rivalries and a Domestic Notice
A rhymed meditation on poets like Tom Moore and Byron facing competition from Shakespeare Shelley and Keats. In a domestic interlude a kitchen help announces marriage after meeting a suitor, with the boss offering blunt advice about her short notice departure.
Alarm in Marine Circles as War Sparks Shipping Moves
New York reports heightened naval vigilance after war declaration between England and Germany. German liners rush to port to avoid capture while speculation grows that the missing Kaiser Wilhelm may reappear in an American port. Shipping agents brace for possible hostilities as British and French cruisers converge near Bar Harbor and Cherbourg communications.
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New York
England
Germany
Bar Harbor
American
Cherbourg
Ceelite
Cerman Steamship Agente
Manin
Naval maneuvers and ports listed in American waters
Washington reports the callow college of war projects in American waters per navy department lelevant reports. Ships return to Port on Prince after eight days visiting Havana Vera Cruz and San Francisco, with routes to St. Helena and West Coast missions.
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Washington
Pulluwing
Rom
Navy Department
Garman
Ube
Havana
Vera Crue
Sueubers
San Franciaca
Caldiresslure
St Themen
Lalpoy
le Waa
Mesiou
Fragmented tale of romance and social norms Amid odd dialogue
A fragmented melodrama presents a courting scene with a talking figure asking about marriage, an astrologer’s warning about October weddings, and a cast including a bachelor orphan. Dialogues touch on propriety, generosity, and a hostage of circumstance as a dramatic moment unfolds.
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the King OF
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the Hook
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Hanover
Pruasia
Berlin
Metzrath
Russia
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Albany
N.Y
Harrington
Tees Kodak
Ger Funds
Herbert Mowers
Armerican
Hoover
Dom Almuertin
Munger
Menases
Parig
Henry W. Chidrieh
Reneul
Americus Aive Bibert
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Byron
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Pope
Shakespeare
Shelley
Keata
Wordsworth
Broth
Burne, Longfellow
Pos
American Waters
Tas
Pest
Coptesy
H. E. Christmas
H. Om
Methodal Basic Building
Ketamerer
Wyoming
H E. Christmas
U. S
W. R. Hocker
Jpin
Ivan Jones
Ivan S. Jones
Ralph W. Smith
Robert R. Roy Smith
Rose
Sed
Kemmerer Wyoming
J. W. Sammon
Kommerer Ee Eee
Fat
Baerresen Bros
Wromig
Cheyenne, Wyo
Cunnington & Hocker
Dentists
Kemmerer
Evanston
Cumberland
Diamondville
Wyomley
Robert S. Spence
R. H. Embree Funeral Director
Kemmerer Hardware and Furniture Co
Wyomlas
J. A. Pohjola Photographer
Wierie
Kemmia
Frank Rosenstein
Dj, Brown, Proprio
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