First American Train Passenger Remembered by 94YearOld
Stephen Smith Dubois, age 94, recalls riding the Mohawk and Hudson first passenger train with his uncle as a 16yearold boy. He notes New York City’s growth since 1847 and details his long life of outdoor work, tobacco use, and a recent fiveacre corn field cutting accomplished in 2009.
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Cayuga County
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Madison Avenue
Corporal Thompson
Twelfth Street
East River
Central Park
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Seneca County
Waterloo
Savas
Revival of Scottish customs urged by King Edward VII
King Edward VII promotes a revival of old Scotch customs across Scotland. He and the royal family pose in Highland dress, with Kilts and tartans drawing renewed interest among nobles and the public. The movement highlights loyalty to England and Scotland’s distinct identity under the crown.
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Edward VII
England
British Empire
Culloden
Edward
Robert Burns
Deeside Highlands
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Bamoral
Balmoral
Prince of Wales
Constance MacKenzie
Duke of
Pickpocket Misadventure Binds Two City Visitors
On a daytime train journey Bessie Pembroke narrowly guards her money when a suave stranger appears to claim her purse In the tunnel she mistakes his pocket for hers and clings to the unseen thief Only later does she learn the incident linked her to John Elliot Hugh's brother and a shy romance begins without the full tale ever disclosed.
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Mr. Pembroke
Grant
Bessie Pembroke
Bessie
Shessie Pembroke
Annie
Helen
Monmouth Junction
Leavenworth
Katherine Green
Bame
Hugh Elliot
Hugh
John
Pembroke
Jack Elliot
Bess
Maria
Jack
Spread of Block Signals on Pennsylvania Lines
The signal report states that over 1,500 miles have been equipped with block signals in the last three years. The company now protects every mile of its main lines and about 5,500 miles of eastern lines are signaled, leaving roughly 500 miles on nonmain or light-traffic branches unsignaled.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Fund Totals Revealed
The latest relief fund report shows death claims totaling 6 815 409 77 and disablement accounts totaling 9 880 433 92 since 1886, yielding a grand total of 16 695 843 69 for the bene ficiaries of employees.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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