Nevada and Oregon Dispatches From the West
A roundup of Nevada and Idaho events with deaths, arrests, accidents, and local incidents. Notables include Senator Key Pittman's campaign return, a Reno injury from a horse accident, a death in Reno believed asphyxiated, a Las Vegas deputy sheriff robbery, and a drowning in Salem. Additional items cover battleship Nevada’s silver service, Elko escapees located, and regional investigations and fires in Red House and Hailey area.
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Key Pittman
Nevada
Washington
B. W. Weidberg
Reno
Daniel Coll
J. Keate
Las Vegas
Leland R. Hendricks
Salem
Ore
Daily Statesman
Willamette River
Cornelius J. Dinan
Goldfield
Southern Pacific
Humboldt
Fallon
M. H. Rowe
M. H. Wallace
Woman's Party of Nevada
Anne Martin
Association
Jacob Vyreck
Elko
New Jersey
Wood River
Hailey
Idaho
Timothy Mahoney
Salt Lake
Caliente
Ploche
John W. Lewis
Mason Lake
Shelton Wash
Thomas Booth
Huntes
J. F. Ferguson
Carson Sink
Fulton
Iowa
Ch Wegh
Lovelock
Winnmemucca
James Hunter
Amandra Damiana
Damiana
Nye County
State Board of Revenue
New Measurement Car Cleared for Line Distances
A steel clearance car placed east of Pittsburgh and Erie on the Pennsylvania lines measures distances from track to projections and records elevations on curves. It features two levels for templet measurements, automatic readings from floor to 15 feet, and a crank adjustable auxiliary templet for 17 to 20 feet elevations.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Erie
Selerice Monthly
Big Ferry Carries 90 Cars Between Key West and Havana
The Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Co runs a daily car ferry service linking Key West and Havana with capacity for 90 standard freight cars. Freight moves directly from origin to Cuban destination, including sugar and molasses, heavy U S machinery, and perishable produce, expediting northern market shipments.
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Key Weat
Havena
Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Tno
United States
Rail freight car surplus in U S and Canada July 1
The net surplus of freight cars on North American railroads stood at 62 116 on July 1, the largest for the year except June 1 6 224. Since March 1 the railroads had reports of net shortages, with the July report showing a return to surplus across most classes of cars in mid month.
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United States
Canada
Leng in service at the Blank Division amid Letteh Valley lines
Fragmentary OCR notes report service statuses for a unit in the Valley line. It mentions "two have been promoted" and "five have left the service" with Thomas Varley still on active duty after several trips. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
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Letteh
Link Greece With Europe Opens 56 Mile Gap
Consul General Weddall reports the last 56 miles of unconstructed roadway linking Greece to Europe completed in May. Soon Paris and other capitals may send through trains to Athens Piraeus with reduced Paris Athens travel time. Temporary wooden bridges will be replaced after the war and twenty American locomotives will pull high speed trains along the Vistritze valley to the Aegean coast.
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Greece
Europe
Weddall
Athena
Paris
Athens
Piraeus
Compagnie Internationale Des Wagons Lita Et Des Grands Express Europeens
Ines
Gilda
Saloniki-Monastir
Poppapml
Thessiankin
Vistritze
Aegean
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Line Begins Historic Groundbreaking
The first North American railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, began with ground breaking in Baltimore. The ceremony featured Charles Carrell, last surviving signer of the Declaration, at age ninety two, who called the act second only to independence. Baltimore and Maryland funded the project with half a dollar each. Horses drew the early cars and Peter Cooper built the first locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Maryland Metropolia
Charles Carrell
Carrollton
Maryland
Brat
Peter Cooper
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
Potomac Company
Washington
Wind-Swept Railroad Delivers Historic Derby Windstrike
A June windstorm toppled a five car Chicago St Louis Aldnight special and a locomotive from standard gauge rails. The event, described by meteorologists, notes winds reaching high speeds and derailment along the Atlantic coast region with warnings issued at stations and measures taken to secure trains.
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Central Linos
Chicago St Louis
Cianal
Alethough
Symona
Meteorologien! Magazine
Atlantic
Ireland
West Clare
Quilty
Grand Canyon of the Colorado Quest Tourists Trail Tale
Earl William Gage notes the Bright Angel trail ascent from the Colorado River to 6000 feet, praising the Grand Canyon of Arizona as a unmatched natural wonder. The article details canyon geology, scale, plateaus, the Marble Canyon, and the river’s vast, rugged maze carved through the plateau.
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Bright Angel Trail
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Earth
America
Arizona
Earl William Gage
Prion Saturday Globe
Yellowstone
Colorado River
Great Gorge
The
Yosemite
Niagara
Utah
Acre
Grand Canyon District
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
New York
Chicago
Wort
Marble Platform
Marble Canyon
Kalbab
Kanab
Unclear OCR Reads New Use For Pulmeter In Feb Story
Unclear text fragment mentions Pulmeter and a February story about a party and a law case. It references a comptroller or commander and a war plan, with a plan to place individuals back in a lake. Details are fragmented and names unclear.
Figg Fige Recipe Improvised For Medicinal Use
A fragmented recipe describes using figs for a national remedy with a breakfast dish pairing water rolled breads and syrup. It provides measurements for figs sugar milk lemon extract and cornstarch and steps to bake until a custard like dish forms, serving with cream or milk.
Preserve Cistern Water With A Simple Milter
Instructions describe a low cost filtration device using a joint of tiling and charcoal to purify cistern water. A heavy wire screen and sieved material prevent debris and contaminants from entering the water supply, with the filter resting on a foundation and connected to the inlet pipe for effective purification.
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Werner
Cletern F. Cistern
Chocolate Cake Recipe From A Distant Kitchen
A home baker describes mixing a cake batter with cupfuls and tablespoons of ingredients, beating until smooth, then adding flour cream of tartar soda and oil. The frosting uses beaten egg whites and sugar, with a touch of quinli and vanilla, combined to a light texture for spreading.
Oyster Cocktail Course From Copper Plate
A first course features an oyster cocktail served in grapefruit. The fruit is prepared without sweetness, with several oysters and a tabercent bursmradiat dressing presented in the hollow of the grapefruit.
Te Bave Ollcloth Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment describes paste at a corner on a mile of cotton material. It mentions a nasal crack and a motioning factor with a shove of steer or wear, but the text is garbled and unclear.
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Eck
Window Shade Making Teaches Indian-livnsd Craft
An old note describes making window shades with white cloth and simple hemming. It mentions cloth costs about 12 to 15 cents per yard and suggests finishing with a rolled edge. The ad promises easy laundering and a durable curtain rod setup for homes.
Freshen Rusty Black Hawk to Vinegar Wall
A garbled note describes an effort to treat a vessel named Rusty Black Hawk with vinegar on a wall niche in Vienna. The fragment hints at a test between teams or entities and a bath panel, but details are unclear and dates are missing.
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Vienee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red House
Astoria
Bob Jones
Columbia River
Nevada Historical Speisty
Truckmedarson Irrigation Project
San Francisco
W. G. Scholtz
Pocatello
Wome
Minum
Aoutherd Dietriet Letwy
Herman J. Rodel
Ulorence Dobiauler
Wallace
Ater
Marner Carntaa
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Meerd
Dapresmione
Rohwett
Koret
Handecanyot
Angel
Major Powell
Sprendar
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