Word: preventers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...crack passenger train between New Orleans and Chicago. On the midnight run of March 18, 1900, with Mardi Gras guests abroad. Casey Jones saw a crash coming with the rear-end of a freight train near Vaughns, Mississippi. He did all he could to prevent it, pulled on the air-brakes, threw his engine into reverse. Then he yelled to the fireman: "jump if you want to save your neck." But Casey Jones, no jumper, stayed with his locomotive and died instantly in the crash...
...trade unionism to attend the 48th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor. Justly they felt important, for they represented more than 3,000,000 of the citizenry. The convention opened with overtones of optimism. Labor had heard about President-Elect Hoover's scheme to prevent unemployment, as outlined by Maine's Brewster at the New Orleans conference of Governors (see p. 13). Of this scheme William Green, President of the A. F. of L., had said: "It is the first definite movement to systematize wages & employment . . . the first important announcement on wages made for a decade...
...Pittsburgh last week seriously considered doing likewise in the U. S. Making such gas at the coal mines and distributing it by long pipes should be cheaper than shipping coal to homes and factories. Also, the convenience of such gas will enable small communities to have factories, will prevent the present rural drift to cities...
Before blaming the young men, it is necessary to consider what had preceded their inquisitive prodding. They were members of an organization which has long been considered among the most befuddled and the least efficient in the U. S., a customs inspecting squad whose special duty it is to prevent the smuggling of diamonds. How unsuccessful this organization has been may be understood from the complaints of reputable jewelers. Pointing out that they must pay 20% duty on cut diamonds and 10% duty on uncut ones, they show that disreputable jewelers, who buy from smugglers, can undersell them with...
...plane resembled a great, wide box kite with" struts supporting vertical and horizontal rudders far out in the rear. The engine was at one side of the flyer's seat, so that if the plane tumbled it would not fall on him. Two skids projected in front to prevent the plane somersaulting on landing...