Immense Locomotive Rescue at San Pedro Revealed
Railroad crews devised a daring recovery after a large engine toppled into San Pedro Bay during trestle repairs. Two 30-ton barges and log girders formed a temporary cradle, divers cut pile stumps, and heavy cables hoisted the engine back to safety before tow to shore. Local tales recount long rail careers and perilous incidents aboard the line.
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San Pedro
Cal
Fead
Fually
Sodaa
Ellme
Bing
Apur
Popular Science Monthly
Regulating the Railroads Across States
Toledo Blade reports varied state rules on railroad repair within borders and minimum freight movement. It notes differences on train crew sizes, whistle signals, bell use, and speed limits, with all states cited as enforcing standards on beacons and radiant distance.
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Toledo Blade
Pives of Road
A fragment notes the high cost of railway construction, citing the North British Railway as an example and suggesting sums around 60000 to 100000. The text is garbled and lacks clear details on location dates or outcomes.
Zigzag Road in Australia and the Blue Mountains Folly
A Historian recalls Sydney's early settlement and the Blue Mountains barrier. The plateau's height and broad expanse blocked inland access for 25 years, with rugged canyons and few passes hindering crossing. The Great Zigzag rail route symbolized the difficulty of penetrating the terrain, leaving early explorers facing daunting canyons and cliffs rather than easy east west passage.
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Sydney
Blue Mountains
Canat
Nations Geographic
Observer
Appalachians
West Virginia
Mohawk
Cumberland Gap
Cost of Stopping Train and Restart in Rail Operations
In the southern United States a railroad explains why suburban trains are not stopped. It costs about 60 cents to stop a freight train of 2000 tons and then restart to 26 mph. The calculation bases on coal price with half the expense from coal burned, 10 cents for worker time, and 20 cents for wear on brakes and machinery.
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United States
Brazil's São Paulo Line Tops Revenue Per Mile
The Western Hemisphere railroad with the highest revenue per mile is in Brazil. The São Paulo line runs 134 miles from Santos via Rio de Janeiro to Juiz de Fora and is lauded as one of South America's best managed railroads.
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United States
Breail
Ban Paulo
Santos
Reo Paulo
Jundinhy
la Maid
South America
Transcontinental Train Drawn by Atlantic Engine
A special MOhenry cvmches train was hauled by a alagiv engine from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The mountain graded of The Hine pre Leas erewp stood as a landmark on this line, unmatched by any other transcontinental road on the continent.
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Oda
Mohenry Cvmches
Atlantic
Pacific
Venezuelan Lore of Maracaibo and Lake Regions
An ethnographic travelogue describes Gulf of Venice origins near Maracaibo, the waterlogged pile houses, and Canals of Sinimaia. It notes Pardjuano canoe travel, Motilones in the Perija range, colonial contact at Rio Hacha and Parawaipowa, and buccaneer history with Sir Walter Raleigh and Morgan. It paints lake dwellers, desert margins, and the dramatic Sierra transitions toward Merida and Mucumpate.
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Venezuela
Alon 2 de
Venice
Venesuela
Maracaibo
Herbert J. Spinden
American Museum Journal
Lagoon of
Sinimaia
Paramo
Merida
Bobures
Toronday
Turanday
Fie
Unclear fragment on money and stock in a Ceres note
An unclear dialogue fragment mentions money and etockst with a reference to a Ceres and a number 100. The readable text provides limited context to identify a full event or person names.
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Ceres
Disposition and Fans A Perfect Tool Never Made Up
A Youth's Companion aphorism reflects that a flawless temperament cannot offset a flawed disposition. The saying suggests inner character outweighs outward polish and public approval.
Inland Northwest News Digest Reports War Plans and Local Incidents
Inland Northwest brief item roundup noting rail fuel requests for starving livestock, Union Pacific switching engines, Utah hay shortages, cattle and sheep losses, a Winnemucca check fraud acquittal, potential federal supervision of mines, new state service roles, a Spokane self defense verdict, surgeries in Goldfield, an insane act in Olympia, a Corvallis auto fatality, Tonopah crime district plan, Portland drug and alcohol law alert, Oregon prison military training plan, Nevada war service readiness, Elko line complaints, Reno murder case, Copper Flat derailment injuries, and Union Pacific tunnel crash injuring nine.
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Montane Railroad Commission
Bom
Union Pacify
Utah
State Livestock Board
F. J. Diehl
Winnemucca
O. H. Mack
Reno
National League For Women’s Service
Washington
Mack
J.F. Grant
Walter Layman
Matt
Grant
Spokane
Irene Medinnes
Portland
Corvalis
Ore
M. L. Granning
Nye County Commissioners
Tonopah
Oregon
Warton Charles A. Murphy
Nevada
Germany
Baker
W. K. Freudenberger
State Railroad Commission
Robert Evans
California
Elko Telephone Company
Carl Marquardt
Eureka
John Katchoulla
Edmund P. Kindred
Copper Flat
Ely
Nev
Dougylas
Na Torward
John ¥. Sharp
Utah Fold
White Diarrhea Menace in Chickens Warns of High Fatality
George M. Glover of Colorado Agricultural College warns that white diarrhea kills at least half of incubator chicks. He distinguishes it from non infectious diarrhea, notes incubator chicks are most vulnerable, and urges preventive sanitation, fumigation, and medicated drinking water to curb losses.
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George M. Glover
Colorado Agreattural College
Fort Colline
Colo
Kauppas
Use Incubators for Ducks in Hatching and Rearing
The article discusses using incubators for Pekin and Runner duck eggs when hatcheries are scarce. It notes incubation lasts longer than for hens, requiring careful care, and suggests that ducks can be raised under hens with free range, though brooding systems used for chickens can work with ducks at lower temperatures. It mentions market practices, feeding, and growth considerations for ducks raised for sale.
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Farma
KEEP DUCKS DRY IN WINTER
On farms ducks suffer from winter neglect when kept on wet litter. Ducks need a dry bed to sleep and thrive. Poor duck house conditions cause lameness. avoid hunching and handle ducks by the body, not the legs.
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Woods
Untitled fragment on feed fowls and winter rations
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss sprouted outs for winter fowls and feeding practices. Text is garbled with unclear terms and illegible phrases, mentioning green fodder and culling in a vague context. No identifiable people, places, or organizations are discernible.
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Marshall
Boston
Vilorida, Tampa
Key West Railroad
Pas- White
Bhorty
Shorty
Australia
Parajuano
la Boquita
la Bees del Cano
el Barro
Sintihaica
Venezuelan Andes
Ealt Jake Ministerial Association
Mini
Omlaly
Sherman Wanes
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Frei
Uae
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