American railroads must grow to keep world leadership
Ask any Doughboy who was Over There and he will tell you American railroads are the best. The article highlights the sector’s past high public service standards, funded by bold investment, and argues future growth requires billions more for tracks, stations, cars, engines, power, and safety upgrades to maintain global leadership and national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Dai
Ing'gehias
Mem
Bhi
Idyally
Paint Rock
Navy board backs 1920 plan for 22 ships and $27 million for aircraft
The General Naval Board last week recommended a 1920 program to build 22 warships and spend $27,000,000 on aircraft. It says the U.S. Navy should reach par with any nation by 1926 and has pressed this approach annually since 1915 to ensure national protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Naval Board
Uni
Germany urged to meet armistice obligations under threat
Allied powers issued an ultimatum to Germany last week warning that failure to sign and live by peace treaties would invite military measures. Seizure of towns and territories could follow unless Germany fulfills the agreements promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paint Rock Thrift Aids War Savings in Happy Hollow
A fragment recalls Paint Rock and Happy Hollow residents embracing War Savings Stamps. Folk traded feuds for thrift as bonds, baby bonds, and certificates spread through the community, boosting pride and civic duty while improving a once-poor area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paint Rock
Happy Hollow
Bneg
Uncle Sam
Chitatrax
Plain ads R200 Magnesite notice
Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertisement reference to Magnesite R200 with stray terms and incomplete details. No coherent event or named entities other than product name Magnesite.
Red and Green Snow Life on Polar Ice
The article describes microscopic and small animal life giving snow its color. It notes algae in red and green snow, rotifers and mites reddening snow, and snow worms or beetle larvae in glaciers. It mentions Mathe's observations on Mount Rutnier glacier and daily sun effects on their activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charcot Antarctic Expedition
Alps
Andes
M. Gain
Charcot
Germany
Americia
F 1 Matthes
United States Geological Survey
Mount Rutnier
Matthes
Ruys
Varnish From Chinese Tree Yields Hard Polish
Varnish is produced from Rhus vernicifera in China where the tree grows in Hupeh Kweli chow and Szechwan mountains. Tapped every five to seven years the tree aged fifty to sixty yields five to seven pounds of varnish. The crude varnish is black and noted as highly indestructible though contact can poison people in the atmosphere. No method has been found to counteract this poisonous quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hupeh
Kwelchow
Szechwan
Hollow Concrete Dodles Invention Under New Patent System
Bruckenlaa reports hollow concrete Dodles can be produced beyond prior limits using Stefan Rohm of Munich patent. The method includes embedding nine blocks of tee shaped sections, leaving channels for thaw water to escape. Suitable for small hollow centers and larger structures. applicable to artificial etune.
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Bruckenlaa
Stefan Rohm
Munich
Why Snakes Remained Off Ireland in Old Sayings
A Chicago American item explains that snakes did not reach Ireland because a submerged land bridge once connected Britain to Europe but the Irish sea blocked passage. Snakes originated in Asia and spread through Europe. Ireland remained snake free due to deep waters and geography.
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Ireland
Irish Sea
Asia
Europe
Great Britain
Chicago
Early Sioux Uprising and Mankato Hangings in 1862
An excerpt notes Sioux unrest in pioneer Minnesota triggered by delays in annuities. It mentions U.S. troops suppressing the uprising at Mankato where many were captured and later executed or died, with a reference to President Lincoln and the historical site on the Mississippi levee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapkato
Minn
Mankato
Lincoln
Real estate transfers across numerous Missouri parcels
W D Followwill and wife transfer to J F Biswell and wife part of land in 20 66 16 and 32 acres. Frank W Hudson to James FE Mullenix part of lot 7 block 9 Unionville. Sarah J Wilson to James E Vance part of Pollock Ad dition Powersville. multiple samed transfers list buyers, sellers, blocks, tracts, and dollar values from 1 to 10000 dollars, including interests in Powersville Unionville and Unionville Cemetery lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D Followwill
J. F. Biswell
Frank W Hudson
Jas. FE. Mullenix
Unionville
W. D
Sarah J. Wilson
James E. Vance
Pollock
Powersville
H. M. Horner
A. H. Stuckey
Samuel A. Stuckey
George G Clay
Henry F Patterson
Robert F. Little
John A Helferatine
Lotsa
Fairview
Co. D
Fizie C. Albee
Ora BK. Pittman
Mace Barnhart
Fred W. McClellan
W. D. Followwill
J. A. Speak
Isaac M. Smith
Everett QO. Pauley
Ora E. Pittman
Joseph W. Bramhall
John J. Frederick
RF. Hart
Clark W. Hoskim
David M. Auten
J. J. Hudson
A Runyon
Lillie B. Runyon
John
Putnam County
Mattie C. Bucher
Carl Crist
A. F. Roane
Adm. of
Yren Johnson
William Wo
D. McFarland
Dom H. Crooks
W. P
A. F. Keene
Admr
John H. Haynes
G. E
Aidmr. D
Thomas Cain
Joe Caine
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The
Association of Railway Executives
Broadway
New York
Jack
Jil
Ife
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Michigan Ave
A. B. Pratt
Missouri
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