How Immense Locomotive Rescue At San Pedro
A large engine toppled into San Pedro Bay during trestle rebuilding. A diver-cleared debris, barges, and girders were used with ropes and jacks to lift and reinstall the locomotive onto barges and tow it to shore. The tale blends a dramatic rescue with railroad lore and anecdote about prior injuries in train service.
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San Pedro
Cal
Fead
Fually
Sodaa
Ellme
Bing
Apur
Popular Science Monthly
Marshall
Boston
Vilorida, Tampa
Key West Railroad
Pas- White
Bhorty
Shorty
Regulation of Railroading Across States Cited
The Toledo Blade reports on how three states permit mall road repair within borders while others set minimum freight movement limits. States also regulate train crew size, whistle rules, bell signals, and speed, noting uniform safety measures across the region.
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Toledo Blade
Pives of Road Across Nations and Railroads
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss the North British railway project and its high costs. It references expensive routes and large sums spent on building to extend rail lines, indicating significant investment and geographic scope.
Zigzag Road in Australia and Blue Mountains barrier
An excerpt reflects on early Sydney settlement and the Blue Mountains barrier. It notes 3000 feet plateau height, lack of practicable passes, and the daunting terrain that delayed crossing until tunnels and causeways opened routes. The piece likens Australian terrain to rugged colonist paths through the Cumberland gap and West Virginia’s hardest passes.
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Sydney
Blue Mountains
Canat
Nations Geographic
Observer
Appalachians
West Virginia
Mohawk
Cumberland Gap
Cost of Stopping Train Told To Explain Suburbs Policy
A southern railroad notes the cost to stop a 2000 ton freight train and resume speed to 26 mph. The estimate, based on coal prices, allocates half the expense to coal burned, ten cents for crew time, and twenty cents for wear on brakes and rolling equipment.
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United States
Breail Ban Paulo railroad revenue leader in South America
The railroad in the Western Hemisphere generating the most revenue per mile is the Ban Paulo line in Breail. Extending 134 miles from Santos through Reo Paulo to Jundinhy it carries more than half of its region’s rail traffic and is regarded as one of the best managed lines in South America.
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United States
Breail
Ban Paulo
Santos
Reo Paulo
Jundinhy
la Maid
South America
Transcontinental Train Drawn By Noted Engine
A special MOhenry cvmches train was pulled by a alagiv locomotive from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The journey covered mountainous grades and marked a notable achievement on the continent's transcontinental routes.
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Oda
Mohenry Cvmches
Atlantic
Pacific
Venezeulan Coastland Stories From Maracaibo to Venice
A narrative survey traces the Maracaibo region from early explorers naming the Gulf of Venice to Yoruba style lake dwellings and wary Motilone contacts. It describes canoes and fishing villages on the lagoon, slave-era raids, and desert peninsular settlements, with vivid notes on housing, dress, and trade across a dry north coast and humid south forest, ending in a February passage through coffee country and vermilion Bucur trees.
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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
Mysterious Exchange Over Money in Ceres Case
A terse dialogue hints at a stash of funds linked to a Ceres item. The exchange asks what happened to the money and notes a notable sum, suggesting a concealed transaction or missing wealth connected to the case. No clear names or dates are provided in the readable text.
Disposition and Fans A Perfect Toe Never Gut Made Up
A terse line from Youths Companion notes that a flawless demeanor cannot compensate for an imperfect disposition, reflecting a literary quandary about character over appearance.
Railroad and war era notes span Utah to Oregon
Inland Northwest reports a wide range of items from rail fuel appeals to feed starving livestock and equipment moves. Utah officials warn of hay shortages while Union Pacific plans new switch engines. a Spokane court clears special policeman J F Grant. multiple wildfire and accident notes. Oregon prison reforms bring military training for convicts. Nevada and Idaho cases include murders, insane rulings, and a coroner scene.
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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 Disease Expert
George M. Glover of Colorado Agricultural College warns farmers that white diarrhea kills at least half of incubator chicks and surpasses losses from other diseases. Prevention relies on sanitation, disinfection of incubators, fumigation, clean water, and an intestinal antiseptic mix. Continuous vigilance is urged to maintain a poultry operation.
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George M. Glover
Colorado Agreattural College
Fort Colline
Colo
Kauppas
USE INCUBATORS FOR DUCKS AND DUCKLING CARE TIPS
The article discusses using incubators for Pekin and Runner ducks where incubators are scarce and eggs hatch slowly without them. It notes incubation lasts longer than hen periods, stressing diligent care, and suggests artificial brooding is easier for ducks than chickens. It advises allowing ducklings freedom when raised under hens and mentions feeding and growth practices for green ducks.
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Farma
KEEP DUCKS DRY IN WINTER
On farms ducks suffer from winter neglect as waterfowl when runs are wet. They need dry bedding to sleep and stay healthy, or conditions lead to lameness. Causes include soggy litter and improper handling. Handle ducks by the body, not the head, to avoid injury and ensure welfare.
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Woods
Uae
Feeder Fowls Sprout Winter Health Notes
Fragmented OCR notes discuss hens and feed quality in winter, mentioning greens and housing. The text is garbled but implies managing fowls, appetite, and habitat during cold periods with culling referenced.
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Australia
Parajuano
la Boquita
la Bees del Cano
el Barro
Sintihaica
Venezuelan Andes
Ceres
Ealt Jake Ministerial Association
Mini
Omlaly
Sherman Wanes
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Frei
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