Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Administration at Washington reputedly exerted pressure last week upon several U. S. railroads, following the refusal of the Southern Pacific to transport Queen Marie of Rumania and her entourage over its lines free. Eventually the Interstate Commerce Commission and the nine roads over which Her Majesty will travel reached a working arrangement. Since absolutely free transportation over U. S. railroads is prohibited by law except for railroad employes, the Commission will create a special passenger rate schedule for the trains on which Her Majesty travels and at once withdraw the rate thereafter. Thus the ten-car special train placed...
Engaged. Miss Esther Clement Pugh, daughter of the late Charles E. Pugh, first Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, to Count Marino Tomacelli, of Italy...
...Railroad Wages. Consonant with the recent wage increases by the New York Central and the B.&O., the Pennsylvania last week advanced the pay of 43,000 shop craftsmen (mechanics, helpers, apprentices) 3? an hour to a basis of 76? an hour. The raise will cost the Pennsylvania $3,219,840 yearly...
...legged beggar on a railroad track...
...from that type of creature that plagues editors and other public people with "nut" letters. He has passionate grievances, Tom o' Bedlam's honesty and a spilling store of acrid Americana to relate. Son of Puritans, he was raised among "that prairie tribe, conglomerate of Dutchman, Bohunk, Railroad Irish and Indiana Yankee" in Nebraska and Kansas...