Word: hedley
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Riding. In New York City, the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. (the I.R.T.) carried 1,130,647 passengers in its elevated and subway trains during the year ending June 30, President Frank Hedley announced last week. This represented 40,940,422 passengers more than during the previous twelve months. Elevated traffic, however, fell off 1.85%. The gross revenue...
Quick. Suddenly the screech of brakes was heard far up the hill. One Hedley V. Quick, an employe of the Anglo-American Bank of Mexico City, was slithering down the grade, en route to Cuernavaca. So steep is the hill that Mr. Quick could not stop when commanded to halt by the bandits. Two shots ripped through his side curtains. Then, resourceful, Mr. Quick took his foot from the brake, plunged it down upon the gas. His car, bounding, lurching, sped down the hill. Half a mile farther on he met First-Secretary Arthur Bliss Lane...
...Frank R. Hedley, president-manager of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co., New York: "An object of the Interborough Bulletin, my company's 'family magazine,' is to publish the name of each of my 18,000 employes at least once per annum. It makes for good will; we are sure the employes like it. The Bulletin publishes as many employes' pictures as possible, too, with jolly titles like 'Girls, Take Notice,' 'Loves the Interborough, 'Faithful Employes,' 'Well, Well, Well,' 'All Smiles.' Last week, William Clark, Negro, though employed...
...name this child Irene Hedley. I hope she will show love and affection in return for parental care. I also hope she will be a credit to the revolutionary movement, to which I now dedicate...
Prominent New Yorkers connected with traffic statistics say the London contention is buncombe. According to Frank Hedley, President of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, the average speed of local New York subway trains on both east and west sides is 16 miles per hour. From 96th and Chambers Street on the west side and from 125th Street and City Hall or Brooklyn Bridge on the east side an average speed, including stops, of 16 miles is maintained...