Rail group backs steel ties to save timber supply
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance Association, meeting at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago, plans to press railroads to cooperate with the National Conservation Committee. A committee report urges steel ties where practical and chemically treated timber ties to extend life, plus experiments with concrete ties. It also calls for railroad actions to cut forest fires and reforestation of lands.
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Chicago
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance Association
Auditorium Hotel
National Conservation Committee
Coffe Bath Tragedy Takes Life Of Man In Pottsville
Joseph Boris aged 22 in Pottsville Pennsylvania attempted to lift a large pot of hot coffee from table to stove. The pot lid fell releasing searing liquid that drenched him and caused fatal injuries. He died from the burns and shock.
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Pottsville, Pa
Joseph Boris
Experimental brain-opening operation on Brooklyn infant
In a Brooklyn hospital a three week old microcephalic baby underwent an experimental surgery intended to mimic normal brain growth by opening the skull to create fontanelle-like openings. The patient tolerated anesthesia and was reported doing well afterward.
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New York
Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
Nature
Herbert C. Allen
Record Pineapple Crop in Hawaii Reaches 1908 Peak
Reports from Hawaii show a record pineapple harvest in 1908 far exceeding prior output. Estimates place shipments to the mainland at over 400000 cases of sliced crushed and grated fruit, about 9600000 cans, with rapid domestic demand and limited exports due to domestic sufficiency. The industry has grown from 40 acres in 1901 to more than 6500 acres, and canning is fully mechanized with gloves used by workers.
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Hawaii
United States
Missing Man George Dalton
Information sought on George Dalton aged over 20 from Lake County California who worked in Wenatchee in 1907 and was last heard from in Marysville British Columbia in July 1908. Please contact his mother Helen Dalton Saint Helena Napa County California with any sighting or proof of life. Five dollar reward for correct information.
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George Dalton
Lake County
Cal
Wenatchee
Marysville
B. C
Helen Dalton
Saint Helena
Napa County
Stark Delicious Apple Sparks Valley Fame and Prices
The note extols Stark Delicious as the valley’s famed apple, once sold by Oscar Vanderbilt in Hood River for 6.00 per box and this year bringing the highest price in Hood River markets. Professor Van Deman reports seeing De Pious apples of top price in Washington DC.
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Wenatchee Valley
Oscar Vanderbilt
Hood River
Ore
H. E. van Deman
U. S
Washington, D. C
Cuban professor endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Prof H A Howell of Havana Cuba cites his family’s use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He recounts a severe infant cold on February 3 with rapid decline and breathing trouble, then credits the remedy with prompt relief and his baby's full recovery within three days. For sale by all dealers.
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H. A. Howell
Havana
Cuba
Chamberlain
H.A. Howell
Howell
Burglars Break into E J Delaney Home on A Street
Burglars entered the residence of E J Delaney on A street last night and stole a gold watch and a pair of shoes. Police note others may be missing items not yet realized.
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Gentry
E. J. Delaney
Mr. Delaney
Loan offer on city and farm property by A Gellatly
A Gellatly advertises a loan offer of several thousand dollars on improved city and farm property. The notice outlines loan terms and collateral, inviting interested property owners to contact.
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A. Gellatly
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IPS
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Col
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