Pulverized Fuel in Locomotives Cuts Fireman Work
A Scientific American summary notes that burning pulverized coal in locomotive fireboxes can reduce fireman labor by about 25 percent of total operating costs. The article explains preparation, firing improvements, and notes potential dangers but overall efficiency gains with properly dry ground fuel and modern suspension burners.
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Miys Rcientific American
New York Railroad Club
United States
Canada
Sus
Pension
Hecht
Railroads Turn to Oil as Locomotives Rise
The United States Geological Survey reports a marked rise in petroleum fueled locomotives across the nation in the past year, up over 1A percent from lighter consumption. Lower Gulf Coast and Mexican prices, plus surplus from certain suppliers, shaped the shift in oil use for trains.
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United States Geological Survey
Wit
Gulf Coast
Hales
Mexico
Cethaerien
Cethaerien Eperuliog
Osiebome
Kanes
Alaska Rail Reach Extends Private Line Toward Interior
Private enterprise accelerates Alaska development by financing a railroad from Cordova through the Interior to coal holds at Bering River, aiming coal shipments to tidewater by October and expanding markets to Seattle and beyond. Rail links Seward, Anchorage, Nenana, and the south coast, boosting copper demand and gold production while opening the territory to commerce.
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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 Asks About Wage Wars
British railroad authority W M Acworth, visiting the United States, inspects East Coast systems and ties the wage controversy to Britain’s 1911 strike. He notes wartime drafts thinning rail staff, 20 percent of British operatives in service, 8,000 of 25,000 London Underground workers enlisted, and workforce adjustments including female conductors and reduced passenger trains.
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W. M. Acworth
United States
Oe East
Mr. Acworth
Underground Railroads of
London
Atlantic
Great Britain
New York
London Underground
Man Steals Locomotive From Paxton Dunes
A unnamed young man announced intent to reach the dunes and boarded a lone locomotive. He forced a switch and began east as Engineer McVicker spotted the approaching engine and halted his train. Fireman Roehling boarded the thiefless locomotive and stopped it. the man vanished.
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George
Paxton's
Spelman
Wash
Heview
MeVicker
Roehling
World’s Largest Locomotive Shipped to South Africa
The world’s largest locomotive, claimed as a Mallet type engine for the South African railway, has been shipped from Cirau Mittabia in late 1900s. The engine measures over length and height specifications, with design and specifications celebrated in a ceremonial framing.
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Cirawe Mittabia
Dea
Breturie
Express Has Splendid Record in New York Central Rail Line
The Empire State Express of the New York Central Railroad has carried about eight million passengers with no fatalities or serious accidents in the twenty years since its inception.
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New York Centras Railroad
Train schedule note from the Bude line unrestiction
Commuters are advised of altered service on the two railroad routes at Bude between 12 6. m. and 2 p.m. today. Officials warn variability in arrivals and connections.
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Bude
Curious Swiss spring festivals in Engadine and Zurich
Reads of Chalanda Mars in Upper Engadine a spring greeting with boys parading bells, yodeling, and village visits amid foods and gifts. The Zurich Kecheelauten festival features the Boogy burning at 6 pm, Alpine cattle processions, and night bonfires. Ancient wooing customs via window gifts persist in Bern Lucerne and Clarus regions.
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Switzerland
Detroit
Iresa
Marie Widner
Upper
Engadine
Grisons
Herdaman
Boogy
Bunday
Ure
Alps
Canton of
Berne
Lucerne
Clarus
The Hold Up and Harold Carter
In Budd's Crossing a bank hold up stirs town nerves as the Colons target three banks. Netta Clare aids Harry Fisher in foiling the robbers, freeing him and detaining two gang members. The town celebrates with a reward from the bank and the phone company.
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Svold
Newboro
Gasthaus
Com
Colons
Cohen
Dodd
Nella Clare
Universal
Ned
Netta
Hoad
Harry
Nets
Notts
Budd
Pergeast
Netta di Fe
Ole
Between Man and Man Confucianiam Premailing of China
Fragmentary text discusses ethical systems and practical philosophy in a vague, agnostic tone. The line hints at Confucian ideas and a system of practical common sense ethics, but the meaning is unclear and lacks concrete facts or identifiable events.
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China
Ricahar & Aystem
Fragmentary historic note hints at unclear subject
A garbled OCR fragment offers little readable content beyond hints of a debated subject. No clear names, places, dates, or events are evident, leaving the item as an elusive archival scrap.
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The text provided is corrupted OCR and unreadable. No verifiable persons places or events can be identified to form a proper headline and summary.
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Colona
Artienne
Bret
Staubbach Watertall
Harold Carter
W. G. Chapman
Newton Park
Netts
Bay
Hill Aide
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