Pulverized Fuel for Locomotives Cuts Fireman Work
Powdered coal fed into locomotive fireboxes promises 15 to 25 percent coal savings and reduced ashpan waste. The first US and Canadian installation, a ten wheel engine of 22 inch cylinders, 26 inch stroke, 69 inch drivers, 200 psi boiler, shows 31 000 pounds tractive effort. Fireman workload drops as coarse coal firing ends, though some safety precautions are needed with pulverized fuel handling.
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Miys Rcientific American
New York Railroad Club
United States
Canada
Sus
Pension
Hecht
Railroads Boost Oil Use Across Nation
Oil fuels rails show a marked rise in the past year as locomotive use climbs 18 percent compared with earlier consumption. U S Geological Survey data credits Gulf Coast prices and Mexican supply for the surge amid constrained output from other regions.
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United States Geological Survey
Wit
Gulf Coast
Hales
Mexico
Cethaerien
Cethaerien Eperuliog
Osiebome
Kanes
Private enterprise aids Alaska railroad expansion into interior
Alaska development accelerates as Copper River & Northwestern plans to push the Cordova line farther inland. Private funds back an immediate rail from Nanuk Bay to coal at Bering River, aiming coal by October to Alaska and Seattle. Rail to Seward, Anchorage, Nenana fields and Mata Nuska, boosting copper, coal, and gold, signaling a vast commerce network across the territory.
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Alaska Transportation
Copper River & Northwestern
Ite Cordova
Interior
Neur Controller Bay
Bering River
Tidewater
Alaska
Seattle
Matanuska
Seward
Anchorage
Nenana Selds
Bering
Acworth Visits U S Railroads On Wage Strife Echoes Britain
British railroad authority W M Acworth visits the United States to inspect several eastern railroad systems. He says the wage controversy mirrors the prewar British strike conditions and notes wartime drafts, enlistees, and reduced service across lines. He cites 20 percent of UK rail workers in active service and 8,000 of 25,000 London Underground staff enlisted. Conductors include 500 women on London buses.
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W. M. Acworth
United States
Oe East
Mr. Acworth
Underground Railroads of
London
Atlantic
Great Britain
New York
London Underground
Locomotive Thief Evades Capture After Bold Escape
A nameless young man announced plans to reach the dunes at Paxton and seized a lone locomotive. He forced a switch and moved east while Engineer McVicker, seeing danger from a nearby engine, stopped his train. Fireman Roehling boarded the approaching engine and halted it. the thief vanished and was not found.
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George
Paxton's
Spelman
Wash
Heview
MeVicker
Roehling
World’s Largest Locomotive Shipped to South Africa
A massive Mallet type locomotive, claimed as the world’s largest, has been shipped from Cirauve Mittabia for the South African railways. The engine measures over by many feet in length and height and features substantial boiler and driving wheel arrangements.
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Cirawe Mittabia
Dea
Breturie
Express Has Splendid Record
Express records a stellar run with the Empire State Express of the New York Central Railroad carrying about eight million passengers without a single fatal incident.
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New York Centras Railroad
Train schedule note from Bude line update
A reader note records two railroad trains at Bude between 12 6 m and 2 p ia. The fragment notes timetable adjustments or observations, indicating times around midday but lacks full details or dates.
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Bude
Swiss Spring Festivals and Old World Courtship Customs
The piece describes Alpine spring rites in Switzerland with the Chalanda Mars in Engadine featuring bell-wearing boys, herdmen, and gifts from villagers. It covers Zurich's Kecheelaeuten and the burning Boogy, Alpine cattle processions, and village dating customs such as Kilgang and Malenstecken, noting evolving manners and regional variations across cantons.
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Switzerland
Detroit
Iresa
Marie Widner
Upper
Engadine
Grisons
Herdaman
Zurich
Bpring
Biotahial
Colona
Artienne
The Hold Up at Budd's Crossing
In Budd's Crossing a bank holdup leads to a tense standoff as Netta Clare aids Harry Fisher. The Colton gang’s bluff prompts a townwide scare before a quick reveal. Harry and Netta emerge as saviors amid a payout from the bank and local services.
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Svold
Newboro
Gasthaus
Com
Colons
Cohen
Dodd
Nella Clare
Universal
Notts
Budd
Pergeast
Netta di Fe
Ole
Between Man and Man Confucianiam Premailing and Trine
Fragmentary text references a Confucian ethics system described as agnostic about metaphysics and focused on practical moral principles. The passage alludes to a Chinese philosophical framework stressing common sense and ethical conduct without transcendental commitments.
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China
Ricahar & Aystem
Fragmented Quote Leaves Readers Guessing on Meaning
The readable portion contains a garbled passage about facts and ideas, with unclear subjects and syntax. Missing context and broken phrases hinder interpretation, offering little verifiable detail beyond a general notion of substantial discussion.
Half-Readable Query About Balk Gavees THI Hult
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Bunday
Ure
Alps
Canton of
Berne
Lucerne
Clarus
Bret
Staubbach Watertall
Harold Carter
W. G. Chapman
Newton Park
Harry
Netts
Netta
Ned
Hoad
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Hill Aide
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