The Wrong Boy On The Road Chapter Teaser
Giles Dudley travels to San Francisco to aid Henry Wilton but finds him dead. Disguised as Wilton, Dudley protects a mysterious boy while fleeing from rival factions. A chase unfolds through Chinatown then a perilous Oakland escape, ending with a stormy cross-country bid to Livermore.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Sanrancisco
Henry Ilton
Walton
Winapp
Barton
Tim Terrill
Dalby Meeker
Knapp
Luella
Chinatown
Terrill
Giles
Carson
Stock Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Luella Knapp
Mother Borton
Livermore
Darby Meeker
Tim Ferrill
Parish Registers and their checkered history in England
The author notes a belief that parish registers date to William the Conqueror but explains they did not exist in England before the end of Henry VIII's reign. He details the troubled early records and wonders how many survive after centuries of varied treatment.
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William, the Conqueror
J. F. Willams
Treasury
England
Henry VIII
Reducing Ocean Record Through the Ages
The first Atlantic crossing required twenty four days. Cunard One ships in 1840 averaged fourteen days. By 1860 the Dreadnought completed the voyage in nine days seven teen hours. Steamers and fast clippers continually lowered the record, with progress driven by ships rather than by calendar days.
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Atlantic
Cunard
First Planted in 1825 Quincy’s Granite Road
Quincy Massachusetts boasts the first railroad in the United States. Built by Gridley Bryant starting in 1826, the four mile line from a stone quarry to the Neponset river featured stone sleepers and wooden rails with iron plates. The project included an inclined plane and a five foot gauge, with early cars carrying six to sixteen ton loads. The road cost about $50,000 and later replaced wooden rails with stone to combat decay.
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Bryant
Neponset River
Boston
Railroad Takes Old Ticket From 1869 Relic
A passenger on train No 4 handed a 1869 ticket to the Pittsburg Dispatch. Issued by Louisville & Lexington or Mexican Railroad Co, it read Goods for one first class passage between Cincinnati and Washington. Worn beyond full deciphering, the conductor was advised to honor it, likely to be framed as a relic.
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Pittsburg
East
Louisville & Lexington
Mexican Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Hawaiian Railroad Tie Mill A World Scale Project
A new sawmill on the island of Hawaii, near Kilauea, will be among the largest in the world for railroad ties. The company has a contract to produce 1,000,000 ties annually for an American railroad and plans 100,000 feet of ties daily. Four saws will operate at once with surplus timber converted to lumber.
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Island of
Hawaii
Kilayea
Nine year old lad dies crossing railroad tracks in Nanticoke
Nine year old Adam Miscovitz was fatally struck in Nanticoke Pa while crossing New Jersey Central tracks. His foot caught in a frog causing fright that left him unaware of an approaching engine. The crew did not see him in time and he was run over.
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Adam Miscovitz
Nanticoke
New Jersey Central Railroad
Railroad plan to save thousands via water data conference
Director George Otis Smith of the U S Geological Survey invites leading railroads to a conference on a cooperative plan to gather river flow data. The goal is to aid flood defense, reduce damages, and provide accurate figures for court cases, with results to be reviewed by the National Conservation Commission and state governors in December.
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George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
National Conservation Commission
Washington
Harriman the Master of Railroading in a Global Vision
In a Harper Weekly portrait, Harriman rises above rivals like Diaz, shaping vast railroad ambitions from New York to California. The piece notes his Wall Street mastery, the 60 000 dollar Union Pacific bid amid market turmoil, and his almost mythical scale compared to Alexanders of imagination.
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Porfirio Diaz
Harriman
United States
New York
Puget
Chihuahua
Sonora
Durango
Dominie
Wall Street Finance
Alexanders
Alexander
Illinois Central
Uion Pacific
Italy
Columbus
Harpers Weekly
Cattle Death Report Leads to Unexpected Signal
A Western railroad anecdote recalls a conductor who failed to report a cow killed by his engine. He claimed he did not know he had hurt the animal, noting it signaled to proceed as it rolled over and waved its tail to go ahead.
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Western Railroad
Harpar's
Railroad romance and farming plan along rail line
A railway romance scene unfolds on a platform as a passenger questions an engineer who reassures her of strict safety measures. Detroit and Mackinac Railway plans a continuous farm beside its right of way to cultivate crops and manage a 49 acre farm at Emery Juno Con, with a December outline.
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Chicago
Hawks
The
Detroit & Mackinac Railway
Saagon
Emery Juno- Con
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