Traction motor designs for winter linter Craction era
The article describes a winter traction motor system with two heavy runners on a four and a half inch shaft, driven by sprockets and chains to power tread systems. It details gear arrangements, reversing motion, a water tank of about 16 barrels, boilers 36 inches long, and a 200 psi working pressure. The design aims to cover five miles daily in Minnesota and Wisconsin, matching 12 to 18 four horse teams in service.
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American of
Inca Erige
Winnesota
Wisconsin
Odd Happenings of 1907 in The New Orleans Echoes
A collage of curiosities from 1907 unfolds across multiple locales. Reports mix court news, peculiar rescues, strange marriages, harrowing escapes, and odd assortments of daily life. Notable items include a depot explosion near a railroad, famed trials, and long odds romances from Newport to Sayville, highlighting a world both dramatic and peculiar.
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Orleans
Supreme Court
Norgy
Newport Maine
Agin
Willsden
Lawrence
Ocamie
Italy
Evil Eye Dooms Italian Premier Giolitti and Cabinet
A long feature notes Italy's belief in the evil eye surrounding Prime Minister Giolitti and his ministers. It recounts a string of ill fortunes befalling officials linked to his tenure, from deaths to illnesses, amid public speculation whether a curse on Giolitti’s gaze explains the cascade of misfortunes.
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Italy
Giovanni Giofftti
Qualia
Emmanuele Gianturco
Wfe
Estes
Jon
Premier Gloutt
Stevenson
Premier Giolitt
Prit
Stellati Scala
Signor Gallo
Justice
Signor Rossano
Massimine
Finance
Chamber of Deputies
Bignor Gianturco
de Brog- Me
Wollamberg
Majorana
Glolittl
Gianturco Prenetti
Giolitti
Nature
Abe and Sol Blazes Run a Soft Spot in a Soft Race
A seasoned trainer nicknamed Big Abe narrates a Kansas City meet tale of two old horses Ike Blazes and Sol Blazes. Amid betting schemes and a payoff chase, Abe plots a risky entry to boost funds, outbidding Charlie Lowe for a high-stakes brewers horse and escaping with a hefty check and a plan to Frisco, while ma and the boy hope for a safe trip home.
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Big Abe
Wals
Fair Grounds
New Orleans
City Park
Salvator
Bla
Lila
Big
Jona Hope
Jock
Jack T
Kansas City
Bath Sound
Fed
Prisco
Ika Blazes
Blazes
Ike
Sol Blazes
Ike Blazes
Sol
Abe
Charlie Lowe
St Louis
Charlie
Alloa
Brewer's
Hossex
Amile
Hoss
Frisco
Iallus
Sivas
Mickel
Laugiln
Genes Awe
Sal Blazes
Texas
Roy
Spooks Haunt Dare Ended In Fright At Haunted House
Port Jervis report describes Beatrix Pomeroy taking a dare to place marked nails in a second story floor. Miss Pomeroy pierced the floor, became stuck, and screamed as onlookers rushed in. She fainted but later recovered from the scare with no serious harm.
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Port Jervie
New York World
Carrie Worthington
Lila Peacock
Ida Cameron
Flora Fitzsimmons
Beatrix Pomeroy
Miss Pomeroy
Misa Pomeroy
Baby Memorizes Gift Horse Riddle Stirs Philadelphia Press
In a quip from the Philadelphia Press a playful exchange centers on Knox and Pop Ley discussing how hard it is to train a baby to accept a gift horse. The fragment shows light humor about parental instruction and memory.
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Philadelphia Press
Knox
Popley
Power of the Die and Christmas Pie History
A long, meandering piece traces the etymology and symbolism of mince and pumpkin pies from medieval origins through Puritan bans, then notes reforms and cultural significance in America. It cites Christmas traditions, notable pies, and a 10 foot Denby Dale monster pie among various anecdotes and literary references.
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England
Massachusetts
Parr
America
Whittler
Far East
Our Growth in a Century
A historical overview contrasts America’s past with its present, noting vast progress from 19th to early 20th century. It highlights advances in transport, industry, communications, energy, and agriculture, while recognizing shifts in population, literacy, and national wealth.
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Linter Craction
Svorul
Los
Mes Democrat
Sayville
Buckeye
Hell
Marion County
Sayvile
F . Jones
Luther Barbante
Binghamton
Randolph
Waterbury
Charles Augustus Bauby
Std
Hig Ife
Bere Bauby Sr
St Francisvile
Dickens
Shakes Roare
Loughman
New Yorks Central Park
Mr Stark
Frances Stevens
Pease
Ellen Briggs
Stevenage
Herts
Australia
Homself
Bundren
Misa Hose McGluire
New England
H . Wilder
Esther Crawford
Lowell
Bridgeport
Edward Skinner
Mary Curtis Francois Leduc
Angouleme
France
Fred Hatzell
Huntingdon
Dunton
Cabrera
Francisco Raf
Lannon
Thompson
Lord Walsingham
Waepa
Mra
Luke Glover
New York City
Jeff Mr Roosevelt
Snowdrop
Juan Manda
Lydia Paeschke
West Bend
Wis
Henri Naissant
Marca
J H Wurdeman, Jr
Wells Woodward
Pughbell
Washington
Quincey St
Stenbrecher
Barbara Rutter
Windy City
Samuel Faulkner
School of Domestic Arts
Animal News
Fortune Island
H J Jennings
Johns Hopkins University
Stamford Conn
Atbury Melbourne
Linuel Miller
Max Rothstey
William Brien
Cork
Ireland
Ivan the Terrible
Russia
New York
Loibert
Edward Young
Che Curse of the
Man
New York Telegraph
Charlie Lows
Asaya
Lowe
Majestic Ilka
Charle Lowe
Pittsburg Post
Kansas City Star
Joot la
Cotton Mather
Bishop Berkeley
Adame
Craters
Alden
Mayflower Society
Priscilla
Miles Standian
John Alder
Rudyard Kipling
Eugene
Canventia
United States
Gwen Y
Denby Dale
Deny Dale
George LT
Jefferson
Havre
Marseill
Caine
Mena Hotel
South
New World
Dalrs
Mississippi
Fate
Iwi
E Howe
Rai
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