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Train speeds and rebel governor arrest reported
The article describes high speed rail experiments with trains at sixty to seventy miles per hour, discusses perception at speed, and outlines locomotive mechanics. It also covers the arrest of R L Caruthers, a former Tennessee rebel governor, details of his trial, and a Nashville paper note. It adds a report on President Johnson’s views on negro suffrage and wartime politics.
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N. ©. Mint
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U.S. Army
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England
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R. L. Caruthers
Supreme Court
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Carrell
United States
West
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Philadelphia
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New York Independent
William A. Sebbron Tata
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Richmond
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Union
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Iowa
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Sit. Mayo
Ben. Butler
Virginia
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