Change Toward Electric Power for Railroads Likely
A national trend toward replacing steam locomotives with electricity gains momentum as railroad conventions forecast rapid adoption. Industry leaders note lower construction costs and efficiency, with New York terminals already electrified and hundreds of miles of track powered elsewhere. Despite optimistic views, one system found no electrical edge over steam after two years of study, yet progress continues nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atriatic City
Uoe
New York
Western
Ateam
Tiany Hope
Ion
Heroic Fireman Dies After Heat Exhaustion on Run
John H Ate King a Pennsylvania railroad fireman refused to leave his engine cab continuing to Camden from Ocean City. He died two hours after reaching his home aged twenty eight leaving a young widow. Investigators said heat exhaustion caused the death and his brave effort to keep steam for the run was noted by physicians.
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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 Railrnda and the coal mishap discussion
Fragmented text discusses a central disaster, noting fatalities and comparisons to other incidents. It mentions the year 1908 and a scale of deaths, with unclear references to locations and operators. The passage references coal mining hazards and a notable incident with high mortality.
Heroine of the Siuwan: the Poullain signalwoman’s courage
In Paris papers the story centers on a signal box at Pierrefitte near Paris where Poullain, a 51 year old railway pointman, was murdered on duty. His wife, also a railway worker, kept the signals working through the 3:30 Calais boat train and only collapsed after he was taken to Paris and she learned he had died.
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Paris
Poullain
St. Denis
Epernay
Parie Chantilly
Pierrefitte
Paria
Poullains
Poul Iain
Faris
Levitated Train Parade Promises Mail Speed Records
A London exhibition shows Emile Bachelet’s levitated train design for mail delivery. Magnetic repulsion lifts the car above rails and accelerates forward from magnet to magnet, potentially reaching 300 miles an hour. The system uses alternating magnets along a track to propel and guide the suspended vehicle.
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M. Emile Bachelet
London
Elihu ‘Thomson
Rasina
Portnas
Oldest Hallroader Kept Working Amid Civil War Rail Duty
The article tells of George Waebligiin Sinnet the oldest Hallroader and his service as a brakeman on the O and O railroad near Baltimore Maryland. It notes his early job with the United States Senate and his later roles as conductor and brakeman aboard the O and O during the Civil War period. It references the Harpers Ferry and Philadelphia routes and mentions injuries to crew members during a accident.
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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
True American Spirit Amid War Struggles in Europe
Reports from wartime Europe describe Americans facing hunger and displacement after Mine threats at Hook of Holland. W T Metsath, traveling via Hanover to Berlin, cites stranded travelers and cash losses while praising perseverance of women and children. The Paris committee urges calm, with Ambassador Herrick and French lines aiding evacuations and medical efforts as Americans seek safety and aid.
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London
Hook
Holland
W. T. Metsrath
New Brunswick
N. J
the Hook
Netherlands
Hanover
Pruasia
Berlin
Bardic burdens and doomed couplet echoes in careworn lines
A fragmentary meditation on poets such as Tom Moore Byron Pope and Shakespeare and Shelley competing for inspiration, followed by a domestic exchange about a cook planning marriage after meeting a suitor. The tone shifts from literary rumination to a practical workplace concern.
Alarm in Marine Circles Over Transatlantic Shipping
New York reports rising tension as England and Germany declare war and German liners rush to port to avoid capture. The treasure laden Kaiser Wilhelm II may have gone missing since Cherbourg, sparking fears the Kaier Wilhelm’s fate could trigger naval movements and a heightened chance of battles near U.S. waters. German and French cruisers look to remain close to ports, keeping ships alert to possible action.
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New York
England
Germany
Bar Harbor
American
Cherbourg
Ceelite
Cerman Steamship Agente
Manin
America tests naval war subjects in American waters
In American waters the navy reports a program of war subjects returning to port after about eight days. Routes include Havana, Vera Cruz, San Francisco, and other ports on the west coast, with details from the navy department and German sources.
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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 hints at propriety and romance in old script
A damaged, fragmentary dialogue scene features a flirtatious conversation about marriage, superstition, and propriety between a beautiful woman and a male lead. The tale references an astrologer and an orphan bachelor, with a dramatic moment teased but obscured by garbled OCR.
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Amd
Lee Selina
Othera
Speedy
Emile Bachelet
the King OF
Servia
Europe
Thoss
Metzrath
Russia
Wellesley Harrington
Albany
N.Y
Harrington
Tees Kodak
Ger Funds
Herbert Mowers
Armerican
Hoover
Dom Almuertin
Herrick
Chicago
Havre
Calvin Brown
Seine
Kerrick
Virani
Shmp
Mra. Palmer
Mra
France
Military Administration
Munger
Menases
Parig
Henry W. Chidrieh
Reneul
Americus Aive Bibert
Tom Moore
Byron
Man
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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