Prisoner of wealth Mrs Sage guards fortune at 80
New York report describes Mrs Russell Sage at 632 Fifth Avenue as an erstwhile approachable philanthropist now shielded by loyal staff and a human wall, overwhelmed by requests for money while grappling with the burden of distributing her late husband Russell Sage’s large fortune.
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New York
Russell Sage
Fifth Avenue
Fort-second Street
New England
Mr. Sage
Mrs. Sage
Mrs. Sage Gready
Sage
Henry Pierson
Sag Harbor
Emma Willard School
Amsterdam Avenue
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Emma Willard, Alumnae Association
Sonally
Risgell Sage
Train Safety Device Aims to Eliminate Telegraph Operator Role
A new train stopping system by P. J. Simmon of Los Angeles, tested on 18 miles of the Santa Fe in Southern California, records entry and exit times in dispatch, enables direct signals to engineers, and auto stops when danger signals appear. Investigators say it operates with near human intelligence, reducing telegraph operator dependence.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
P. J. Simmon
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Southern California
Iso
Snake on Rails Delays Train in West Virginia Tale
A Cincinnati Bible House representative in Indianapolis reports trains on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern line are delayed by snakes sunning on warm rails. In Charles Town, section foreman Sim Bruce encounters a nine foot cow snake and later a large black snake that pins him, then escapes after the train whistles. The bandanna used to tame the first snake supposedly flags the train.
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Clark County
West Virginia
Indianapols
Cincinnati Bible House
Indianapolis
Charles Town
Sim Lruce
Bruce
Grand Central remodeling hailed as engineering feat
The New York Sun lauds the four year project at Grand Central station, noting a 40 foot excavation and double decked electrified tracks while uninterrupted traffic continues. Over a million cubic yards of rock removed, many buildings demolished, yet no serious accidents or delays to trains.
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Grand Central Station
New York City
New York Sun
Trains Built With Water Tanks Serve Viceroy’s Car
Eight trains feature double water tank ceilings for cooling and domestic use on board. The viceroy’s railcar carries about five tons of water and sixty personal servants when in use. In Russia long-distance trains include car roofs with bell chimes for chapels led by an Orthodox priest. At Hallatrow a licensed railway carriage operates as a mission chapel.
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India
Russia
Hallatrow
North Somerset
Wages Comparison Across Railroads Worldwide
Figures presented by Mr Yoakum show US railroad workers earning far higher on average than in Britain and France. US annual average wages reach 642 dollars versus 303 in Britain and 253 in France. Engine drivers in Britain earn 487 dollars, while US drivers average 1359. Section hands in the United States earn 198 dollars more per year than British conductors and 123 dollars more than British locomotive firemen.
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Great Britain
United States
Edward
France
Yoakum
Miracle escape on Midland line near Nottingham
In a dramatic incident on the Midland railway near Nottingham England, engine driver Robert Goodman fainted after influenza and the market train to Mansfield dashed through Radford station at high speed. The fireman stopped the engine and the auto switch diverted the train onto a branch colliery line just as the Bradford London express passed, averting a terrible crash. Goodman recovered speech after braking and reversing, with doctors attributing the episode to aftereffects of influenza.
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Midland
Nottingham
England
Mansfield
Radford
Bradford
London
Robert Goodman
Goodman
Special Made Fast Time by Marion Marching Club Train
A Big Four special train carrying the Marion Marching club ran 110 miles from Indianapolis to Cincinnati in a record 1 hour 44 minutes. The consist included engine No 6950 three coaches and a baggage car. stops at Shelbyville Greensburg Lawrenceburg Junction Valley Junction with arrival in Cincinnati at 3 26 p m. Engineers Matt Dean and Fireman John Sefton were cheered for the fine run.
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Marion Marching Club
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Shelvyville
Greensburg
Lawrenceburg Junction
Valley Junction
Matt Dean
John Sefton
English Road Electrified First UK Single Phase Line
The Midland railroad introduces Britain's first single phase electrified line. It covers Heysham to Morecambe, Morecambe to Lancaster Green Ayre, and Lancaster Green Ayre to Lancaster Castle, totaling about 21 miles of single track. The Siemens design features a new catenary suspension similar to the Hamburg Altona project.
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Midland Railroad
Great Britain
Heysham
Morecambe
Lancaster Green Ayre
Lancaster Castle
Siemens
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M. C. Long
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