Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...boxes, came straggling into the station on Kneeland Street much to the wonder of by standers who had never been just such a "troupe" before. When the gates were opened there was a stampede for the special car. The itineraries provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad were given out, several to each man, just before eleven and at each stop as far as Springfield the men crowded about the mail boxes to send word to their relatives and friends where they would be on certain days. By the way, it was surprisingly noticeable throughout the thirteen days that...
...United States Supreme Court bench; G. W. Smalley and J. H. Bromely of the Tribune, Edmund Clarence Steadman, Wayne McVeagh, Theodore West, the novelist; Benjamin K. Phelps, ex-district attorney of New York County; Senator Gibson, and the late President G. H. Watson of the New Haven Railroad...
Eben Norton Horsford was born at Moscow, New York, July 27, 1818. He attended the district and other schools of that place until he was thirteen, when he entered the Livingston County High School. In 1834 he was employed for a short time in railroad surveys, and then entered the Renssaller Institute where he was graduated a civil engineer in 1837. For the next two years he was engaged under Professor Hall in the geological survey of New York. From 1839 to 1843 he was the professor of mathematics and natural science at the Albany Female Academy, and during this...
...final arrangements for the Western trip of the Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs are now complete and the clubs will start from Boston tomorrow morning in time to reach New York for the concert there at 8 o'clock. The Pennsylvania Railroad, represented by Mr. Rodney Macdonough, will conduct the trip on the plan of the Raymond excursions; this makes the third trip which Mr. Macdonough has conducted for the Glee Club so that he has a friendly interest in the men entirely aside from his business interest. Of course, the social side of the trip is not thoroughly mapped...
...clubs will travel in a special train which will consist of three Pullman coaches, one baggage car and a special engine. Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett has loaned her private car which will accomodate ten men, Mr. Lord of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has offered his private car which will hold fourteen men and the third Pullman will accommodate twenty-eight. The baggage car will be so arranged that each man will have a chance to get at his baggage at any time during the trip. The entire train will be draped in orange and black bunting and will...