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Show ENGINES MUST CUT BLASTS IN NEBRASKA -TOWN OMAHA-Neb, Sept. Resident Resi-dent of th city ,of Columbus. Nb, a place of ssvsral thousand Inhabitant, whs recently entered lot a vigorous protest against th steamy slbulatloa and the ensuing ghastly , shriek of tooomotlv whlstls at night believe they have Initiated a movement which wlH result In several hours more sleep (or every American within the sound ef an engine whletl. For they point out "when a locomotive' whlstl I let loco In Th first known protest against th dead etlllneee of night, the alght'a eleep la ruined." th night nolee was mad eeveral weeks age -by the Columbus city council by a group of residents along the right of way ef the railroad rail-road passing through Columbus. Their Initiative aroused the memories mem-ories of several othere who- were awakened at odd hours aad they tee Joined, making resolutions which found their way into actio. ac-tio. The railroad officials re-Piled re-Piled Immediately, saying they had ordered ail trainmen to eliminate all unnecessary whistling at night ai.d t sort en all signals sounded from the eteaa wbletle. .....' - ' ' . - |