Railroads in Mexico And Porfirio Diaz Era Viaducts and Routes
Informative bulletin by the National Geography Society notes Mexico's vast railway system, 25 percent larger than other nations' combined mileage aside from a few, during Diaz era expansion. It highlights northern lines, border connections, Mexican managers favoring Mexican workers, and high Class I passenger rates with contrasting second class bargains.
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Mexico
Pershing
National Geography Society of Washington
North
South America
Canada
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Bulletin
Mexico City
Guadalupe
Lerde
Ina
Vera Crug
Porfirio Ding
Laredo
el Paso
Nogales
Eagle Pues
Presidio
Kownaville
Diaz
Dias
Tampico
Guadalajara
United Sitates
National Railroad
Mexican Central
National
International
Mwalow
York
Aires
Peter Cooper Pioneered American Locomotives and Railways
Pittsburgh Dispatch recounts Peter Cooper as a mechanical genius who started in a Broadway workshop, improved engraving and locomotive design, and built the first U.S. locomotive for actual service the Lost Friend at West Point foundry after creating the Tom Thumb for the Baltimore and Ohio line. The article highlights his glue and oil trades funding Canton iron works and his role in American railroading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cooper
America
New York
Broadway
Mak- Fey & Machine
Cooper
Hattimore
Baltimore & Olio Railroad Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Point Foundry
United States
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Electric Rail Line Promoter Seeks Milford Upgrade
Line finally to be built after Erie Railroad and others have spent large sums on right of way and testing. A promoter agrees to erect an electric railroad from Milford to Port Jervis, supply power and lighting, if Milford guarantees 625 000. Milford has accepted and subscribed the funds, signaling a possible realization of the project.
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Erie Railroad Company
State of Pennsylvania
Pike County
Mate of Pennsylvania
Milford
Port Jervis
What Railroads Mean. A nation’s economy tied to rail profits
The article argues railroads underpin prosperity impacting about one hundred million people. It notes dividends, interest, wages, industrial plant operations, and financial sectors rely on railroad investments and operations, highlighting broad economic dependence and risk.
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Ihaw
Restaurant Care Changes on the Old Railway Dining Cars
The Pennytvacia railroad ends the use of dining car names on April 1 for the dining car service, replacing it with restaurant care. The Great diving car debuted on the New York Chicago line in September 14, and prior to that the Wein e car operated as hotel care, with kitchen and brothel care noted in November 1678.
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Pennytvacia Railroad
New York
Chicago
Weine
Kitcheon
Railroad Expands Passenger Service Amid Uncertain Times
A damaged OCR fragment notes railroad expansions with limited readable figures about passenger service, likely indicating modest increases or changes in routes. The text is garbled but suggests timelines and numbers, referencing countrywide railway activity and later half figures.
Market Scenes in Kingston Jamaica Describe Life and Trade
A New York Sun writer recalls Kingston markets Victoria Market and Jubilee Market with natives selling fruit vegetables and local goods. Women vendors ply bright wares as baskets nets and beads fill the crowded stalls while burros carry loads and shoppers haggle for penny and ha penny pieces amid lively chatter and colorful attire.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Victoria Market
King Street
Port Acream
Caribbean
Jubilee Market
New York Sun
Rother
Ieee
Eubbrottorica
Duda
Atrevt
Mttle
Marenne Cole
Myselt
Nevada and Oregon strings of incidents in April report
A lengthy Inland Northwest blurb recounts a Nevada Gold rush era set of events. Items include a new creamery secured for Virginia City, a sheriff hunting two thieves in Eureka County, and April business spikes in Fruitland Oregon. Also noted are a Tonopah shooting, a Fourth of July meeting at Battle Mountain, coyotes funding in Northern California Nevada, a Browerville Oregon farmhouse fire, contempt fines in Ely, and multiple accidents and fires across the region.
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Virginia City
Nevada
Sheri
Front & Rincher
Eureka County
Mike Gildersleeve
Tonopah
Battle Mountain
Jet
Destructot
California
Gladys Lew
Charles Troutman
Browneville
Ore
John Jerko
Joe Tulekovich
George Broile
Huth
Juaticn Hughes
Mondreas
Balem
Commercial Club
Hawley
Nicolles
Hawthorne
New
Thomas O'Boyle
Tien
East Ely
Walter Goetz
Seattle
Don Thomas
Gouiz
Joseph M. Sinclair
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Wash
Montana Bush & Door Company
Cardell Ridge Lumber Company
Hijlings
Mont
Behrman, Ranch
Gardensville
Gardnerville
Wie Ranch
C. F. Jenks
Reno
Humboldt County
Humboldt Sink
St. Anthony
Toy
Mazon Valley
Verington
Floriston Paper
Truckes
Viner
Crown Willamette Paper Company
A. W. Lilly
Fallon
Thy Minth
South Park
Elkoomunity
Biko
Man with Toastmaster Habit Recalls Banter Dinner Incident
A dinner table scene unfolds with the Ginn family as a father recounts a five year old incident. He praises a son named Willie and a doctor friend named Soakim. Willie asks for another piece of steak but is offered a baked potato instead in a humorous family moment.
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Tapa
Teagan
Wille
Dretor Soakim
Haw
Willie
Tutor’s Suspicion Over Gifts From Italian Quarter Students
A New York American clipping recalls a tutor in New York’s Italian quarter who grows suspicious of gifts from pupils when expensive items appear. Tony’s roses prompt inquiry. he claims they came from a church on Hrooma Street, and the donor is dead.
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Tony
Heaven
New York American
New Uses for Old Tin and Leather in France
In France waste is cheered as reuse through convicts dismantling old tin boxes boots and tin n fame. Uppers become children's shoes or pressed leather while nails are repurposed and scraps feed the soil. Even surgical instruments and engineer tools are said to be made from steel salvaged from saws.
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France
London
Sleeping Rooms And Baby Care Advice
The text recommends cold sleeping rooms with at least one window open at all times and beds placed away from drafts. It advises the same for young children and babies, claiming a well clothed infant with a blanket wrapped around the crib stays warmer and sleeps more calmly, preventing colds. It cautions doctors should apply to infants under twelve weeks old.
Wakeful daughter suspects stranger in house
In a tense scene a daughter clings to a bed as she fears a man lurks in the dwelling. Mrs Gabb dismisses her concerns and orders sleep, asserting the wake was caused by her sister’s clergyman and insisting there is no intruder.
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Porfiria Oiar
Knlsting Lines
Gade’ Dream of Ship Railroad
Philanthropies
Kinostoh
Walter
Killngmad
Tecomawee
Tae & Huery Grede Bilingwood
Ted
Hemvy
Kemmerer Company
Fromison
Rosea
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