Railway Statistics Show 1916 US Rails Record Traffic And Growth
The 1916 year marked record traffic and earnings for Grey railways of the United States with 1,058 miles of new construction, up from 923 in 1915. Canada shows a sharp decline in new lines. 727 miles projected and 2,060 miles actually built. Equipment orders rose, exporting heavy numbers of freight cars and locomotives, while 63 railways faced receivership. Net operating income in 1916 exceeded six percent, yet operating expenses grew rapidly, driven by wage increases and higher costs for rails and cars.
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Grey Railways
United States
Railway Age Gazette
Montana
South Carolina
California
Canada
Foren
Nmber
Foreig
St. Louis
San Francisco
Western Pacific
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Boston
Maine
Texas and Pacific
Ison
Sage Gazette
Traffc
Snonth
Railway Ace Gazette
T Gisin
Forjajleree
Compu
War commentator Ian Hay Beith speaks on trench warfare
Washington dispatch records Ian Hay Beith in a National Geographic Society talk on the human side of trench warfare. He notes British tanks may have limited future impact, calling them a weapon of surprise used at a pivotal moment, with fighting near Thiepval woods illustrating the war’s shifting tactics.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
John Hay Beith
Argyll
Sutherland Highlanders
United States
Ian Hay
Cantala Beith
Bolth
Thiepval-woods
Neighbors discover brothers amid Marysville boundary fight
In Marysville California James Bowden and Harry A Hilly, lifelong neighbors, fought over a boundary. During the scuffle Bowden’s shirt tore, exposing a birthmark that Hilly recognized as belonging to his long lost brother. The pair had been separated as orphans in New York and adopted separately.
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Marysville
Calif
James’ Bowden
Harry A Hilly
Bowden
Hill
New York
Sand
Indians Use Whistled Language In Old Mexico Tale
Carlisle engineer Harold T. Mapes reports that entire tribes in Old Mexico converse through a whistled vernacular. Based on twelve years in Mexico, he says the method uses sentences as well as words, aided by Spanish, and is used for privacy from machines and overseers. The origin remains unknown.
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Carlisle
Old
Mexico
Harold T. Mapes
Mapen
Mapes
Noley
Mssile
Bayonne actor votes first time since 1860 for Lincoln
Kam Henderson Vance a 78 year old Bayonne actor voted this year for the first time since 1860 when he backed Lincoln. He missed every presidential election for 56 years while on the road away from home a wired actor explains.
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Bayonne
N. J
Kam Henderson Vance
Abraham Lincoln
He Profits Most Who Serves His Customers Best
An old advertisement touts customer service as the path to profit and markets shoes and boots. The copy highlights fashionable, artistic footwear described as triple fitters that please the eye, foot, and pocketbook, aiming to attract and retain buyers.
Timber magnate sued for alienation of affection
In Oregon, James Cameron a Bull Run timber dealer and head of Cameron Taylor Lumber faces a $50,000 alienation suit from Charles Cadwallader, husband of Cameron employee Mrs Cadwallader. Cadwallader alleges Cameron used wealth and position to win Mrs Cadwallader via automobile rides and dinners, leading to a separated home and eventual divorce.
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Vatland
Ore
James
Gameron
Spalding
Camas
Goldendale
Wash
Cameron-Taylor Lumber Company
Bull Run
Charles L. Cadwallader
Auto Rta
Cadwallader
Portland
Leaves Sweden to avoid war killed by auto in Allentown
Lars Fyn Wallender, a Swedish immigrant aged about 62, arrived in America with his son Knut to escape potential war. The pair were returning home when an auto driven by Irwin MacEcol struck them after a light rain, killing the elder Wallender two days after arrival.
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Sweden
Allentown
America
Lars Fyn Wallender
Knut Wallender
Irwin JaeEcol
Typewriter Dealer's Death After Collision at Allentown
In Allentown Holden, driving a machine slowly, said he failed to see a man due to moisture on his windshield. The pedestrian died later in Allentown Hospital from injuries.
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Allentown
Holden
Swiss Chooses Single Phase Rail Electrification
Berne December reports the Swiss government adopting a single phase system for rail electrification over the third rail, stating it costs ten percent less to implement. The move aims to modernize the railway network while reducing construction expenses.
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Berne
San Francisco pair sentenced to roll barrel four miles
John Buddy and Peter Brady of San Francisco were convicted of stealing an empty barrel from a Mission district store and sentenced to roll their loot from the hall of justice back to its owner about four miles. Two policemen were detailed to supervise their obedience. The Chinese government has sent students to the Philippines to study scientific forestry conducted by Americans.
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John Buddy
Peter Brady
San Francisco
Mission, District
Hall of Justice
Philippines
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