Bear Hunt in Kashmir with Maharajah and Rajah's Party
In August a Maharajah invited us to join a bear hunting expedition in Kashmir. We traveled from Rawal Pindi to Shinagar and Chadrapool, where a big bear was shot at seven yards after a miscue by a beat keeper. Two beaters were mauled. they survived after hospital care.
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Kashmir
Bengal
L. J
Rajah
Chunda Babu
Chindamon
Murree
Tongus
Chadrapool
Bind
Lee
Rajab
Acros
Wullah
Srinagar
Calcutta
Eiffel Tower Reaches Twenty-Fifth Birthday Milestone
The Eiffel Tower, nearly 1000 feet tall, marked its twenty-fifth birthday amid celebrations and petitions against the landmark. Once feared to topple, it remains a Paris icon as Champ de Mars development eases public worries and residents adapt to living in its shadow.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Champ de Mare
War as a Home Maker Reflects on Young Woes
Fragmentary OCR text reveals a wartime domestic perspective lamenting youth troubles and the impact of war on family life. It mentions a veteran husband, war years, and emotions of regret and lasting qualities, though much is garbled.
Needs All His Wits John Barleycorn Not Good Companion for Railroad Man
Rufus Steele’s Saturday Evening Post portrait of railroading stresses strict Rule 6 enforcement against alcohol. It emphasizes frontline control by engineer and conductor, shared duties with crew, and a conductor’s mental vigilance.
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John Barleycorn
Nowelf
Sreman
Rufus Steele
Saturday Evening Post
Vast Army of Railroaders Reported by IC C
An Interstate Commerce Commission report shows 1 699 218 workers total employed by the steam railroads of the United States including men and women across the system.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United Btatoa
May Take Off Dude Trains Questioned by Public Service
The Public Service Commission reviews Boston and Maine and New Haven railroads use of so called "dude" club trains to the Cape and north shore. Critics allege discriminatory baggage rules and privilege for wealthy subscribers, with tariffs and contracts under scrutiny for possible abolition or regulation changes.
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Maranchuwotts Public Service Commission
Cape
North
Ahere Ase
North Shore
Down
Cape District
Boston & Maine Railroad
Montserrat
Magnolia
Boston
Hoston & Maine Railroad
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Inwa
Pubiic Service Commission
Public Service Comminsion
Infallible Test for Axles in European Rail Shops
European locomotive shops use kerosene baths to clean axles then test by rolling paired wheels at 3 to 4 mph. Cracks reveal themselves as paraffin beads forced out from hidden flaws. This method is claimed to reliably locate defective crank axles and even detect defects unseen by other means.
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France
England
Free Dentistry Proposal For Austrian Railroad Workers
The railroad ministry in Austria contemplates free dental care for all railroad employees, signaling a potential public health benefit expansion.
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Austria
Turning Locomotive Tires of Coured Refers W Tines for Banged
A fragmented OCR note mentions locomotive tires and a banged issue. Details are unclear but imply mechanical concerns and potential repair needs for a rail context. No definite names, places, dates, or organizations are legible enough to confirm.
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Bane and
Om Deere
Dain Sr
McCormick
Wyoming
Kemmerer
LD. Tenner
V-Pres
Dick Key
Secy-Treas
Big Piney Mercantile Co
Big Piney, Wyoming
Peter Schuttler
Deering
Bon Ton Restaurant
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer Soda
Earnest W. Holmes
F. D. Fagnant & Sons
Selzer Water
PHONY
J. E. Irvine
the Kemmerer Steam Laundry
the Kemmerer Hotel Cafe
Leale
Hotel Keanmerce
Tom Ming
Prop
Hotel
Rogeey
Chapin
F. H. Chapin
Mgr
Hie
Dom
the Beaters
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