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...York University invented the "floating college," a college on a globe-circling steamboat. This project has yet to materialize (TIME, June 29). To Princeton University goes credit for the first "rolling course," a college course administered in a continent-touring Pullman car. The car will be specially designed to accommodate 22 professors, instructors and students. It will travel 10,000 miles. The course will be one in geology and mineralogy and the car will leave Princeton July 1 and stop at localities of geological interest for field trips...
Died. James B. Newsome, 76,* oldest Pullman porter; in Chicago. He had traveled over 6,000,000 miles in Pullman cars, since 1870, without ever having been complained against. His motto was, "Never argue with a fool, humor him." Buffalo Bill once gave...
...Ordinarily Pullman porters are retired at 70, but special dispensation was made by the Pullman Co. in Mr. Newsome's case because travelers so petitioned...
...passengers were robbed, with the exception of such women as happened to be traveling in the Pullman car of the train. No shots were fired in the Pullman, " but all the male Pullman passengers were stripped of their last cent...
...Hoosac Tunnel-the first of its kind -was commenced. By 1852 the Pennsylvania Railroad opened a through route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, and by 1853 all rail connection between Chicago and eastern states was established. In 1857 the first refrigerator car was attempted and in 1859 the first Pullman sleeping car introduced...