Word: bus
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Three weeks ago the worst crash in U. S. air experience occurred at Newark, N. J. A Ford transport operated by Colonial Airways as a sightseeing bus smashed into a freight car. Thirteen passengers were killed instantly. A 14th died quickly. Only the pilot, Lou Foote, remains, bashed up, in a Newark hospital (TIME, March...
...popular timepieces recorded kilowatt instead of solar hours, Public Service Corp. 1928 earnings of over $22,000,000 would suggest bright lamps in New Jersey homes, savory roasts in New Jersey gas-stoves, whirring wheels in New Jersey factories. It would also suggest millions of trolley rides and bus rides on Public Service Corp. controlled lines. For Public Service Corp. power serves 82% of New Jersey's 3,821,000 population...
Federal Light & Traction Co. (light, heat and 12,000,000 bus passengers annually) net, $3,243,921. Previous year...
...declared that agents of Dictator Stalin appeared suddenly at Trotsky's place of exile, Almaata, on the borders of Russian Turkestan, and informed him that he, his son and Mme. Trotsky must pack up their possessions and prepare to leave Russia. Soon all were bundled into a motor bus and since the snow was all but impassable a tractor was attached to pull the bus. Presently bus, tractor and Trotskys sank into a snowdrift. Seven hours were spent in extricating the exiles and conveying them by sledge to the nearest railway station, Pechweke Peke...
Died. Arthur David Palmer. 45, advertising manager of the New York Central R. R.; after being struck by a motor bus; in Yonkers...