Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...life which is one of Columbia's greatest needs. A gymnasium will undoubtedly be built. Within five minutes' walk is the Hudson River and the Harlem is not more than fifteen minutes away. The athletic field can be reached within half an hour by the N. Y. and Northern Railroad...
...place Saturday evening, Feb. 6. The events, which are all handicap, are 40 yard dash; 440 yard dash; 880 yard run; 1 mile run; 1 mile walk; pole vault; running high jump. The contests will be held in the Worcester Skating Rink, which is a short distance from the railroad station. Two prizes will be given in each event. The track is sixteen laps to the mile and short spike shoes may be worn...
This number is also made notable by a posthumous story by Walcott Bolestier, who is the co-author with Mr. Kipling of "The Naulahka," "Reffey" is novel in plot and situation, the principal characters being a conductor on a far Western railroad, and two young women, one the manager of an eating-house, and the other a telegraph operator. Mr. Bolestier's friends consider this story a justification of the high hopes that were entertained for the future of this brilliant writer...
...clubs left St. Paul at 7.35 Thursday for an all day's ride to Milwaukee. From St. Paul to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where dinner was served, the railroad runs along the left bank of the Mississippi and the scenery is fine. But again an entertainment had to be provided inside the car. A good idea of the daily life of the men may be had from a description of the manner in which the fellows amused themselves on this day for it was a typical one. The two factions mentioned before, sprang into existence on this memorable...
...hands of one man; McMillin in Cong. Record, vol. 2, App. p. 25; - (a) They injure Congress as a deliberative body; - (b) They enable the speaker to declare bill passed when the rolls show the contrary; Nation, Feb. 13, p. 124; - (c) They make it possible to "railroad" bills through Congress...