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Newspapers throughout the U. S. interpreted the Court's decision as a victory for George, a yardman for the Southern Railroad when in 1903 its crack mail train tore down the side of White Oak Mountain, plunged off a curving trestle near Danville, Va. (see cut). George claimed that he helped pry nine bodies out of the wreckage, then went home inspired to tell the tragedy in verse. In a Federal District court he won his fight for royalties.* But when Victor appealed, the decision was reversed and his claim dismissed as fraudulent (TIME...
Died. William Nuckles Doak, 50. Hoover Secretary of Labor, onetime railroad yardman; of heart disease; in "Notre Nid," his Virginia home across the Potomac from Washington...
...floated up and westward over the Loop. After ten minutes it ceased to rise. Then it began to fall. Down, down it came, skimming the sheds in the Burlington & Quincy Railroad yards at 14th & Canal Streets. Plunk!-it landed on the tracks, barely missing the head of a yardman and scaring him out of his wits. In a few minutes a crowd of thousands jammed the yards. "Get those cigarets away!" shouted Commander Settle, who had pulled the ripcord to empty the bag of hydrogen. Except for a dent in the gondola the balloon and instruments were intact. Sadly Commander...
...greasy yardman uncoupled the royal car. The Rome train luxe backed in, and the car was coupled on. Next day His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy entertained in state at Rome Princess Elena and Crown Prince Mihail. Two days later the royal visitors proceeded to Florence. There Princess Elena consulted her oculist; for, beautiful though she is, she is said to be losing her eyesight. Through a lady-in-waiting Princess Elena intimated her plans to the press: "Her Royal Highness declares absolutely false all rumors to the effect that she will meet the abdicated Crown Prince Carol while...