Dodge the engineer who spanned the continent with rail
Ninety years ago in Utah a golden spike marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad linking the Central Pacific and Union Pacific through Promontory Point. Grenville M. Dodge, star engineer and surveyor, helped shape this vast project, as detailed in J. R. Perkins’ biography Trails Rails and War.
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Grenville M. Dodge
Bobbs-Merrill
G. M. Dodge
J. R. Perkins
Historical, Memorial and Art Department of
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Old Bay State
Dodge
Massachusetts
Richard Dodge
Salem
Danvers
Lander
Frederick
Charles
Norwich University
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Frederick Lander
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Ordor
Chicago
Peru
Rock Island Railroad
Prairie
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Rock Island
Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad
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Engines Speak Across Rail Realms in Transcontinental Saga
A lyrical meditation on the meeting of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, from Dodge’s leadership to the May 10 1869 spike moment. It recalls Lincoln’s era, the race across plains, diverse crews, and the symbolic tying of oceans with the first transcontinental railroad.
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Central Pacific Railway Company
California
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Sierras
Cape Horn
Panama
Missouri
Towa
Dodge
Voe
Pacific Union Express Company
Stanford
Reed
Strawbridge
Pacific Railroad
Snake Story From Grace Line Aboard Santa Rita
New York reports a ten foot boa constrictor wandered into a hospital in Guayaquil after a passenger, Allan A. Lonnberg of Grace Line, disembarked. The snake triggered panic and allegedly cured one paralyzed patient before police and militia killed it.
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Allan A. Lonnberg
Grace Line
Santa Rita
Lonnberg
Valparaiso
Chile
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Lions on New $2 Bill Error Discovered in Charlottesville
Richmond bank manager Gene Ogilvie, first to spot a design flaw in the new two dollar note, notes Monticello shows two lions flanking the veranda. The cats were not at Monticello in Jefferson’s era and likely were added later and removed when the estate changed hands.
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Richmond
Gene Ogilvie
Peoples’ National Bank of
Charlottesville
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Jefferson
Levy
London and Paris Police Join to Curb International Bandits
London and Paris police chiefs announced a bilateral agreement to combat international crime. Lord Byng and M. Chiappe led the conference establishing co operation between police and emigration departments and a France office to track movements of foreign criminals.
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London
Paris
Lord Byng
M. Chiappe
France
England
Scotland Yard
Crime Clinic Sought for Welfare Island Study Convicts
Richard J. Patterson Jr the commissioner of correction proposes a crime clinic costing 153200 to study 2000 convicts on Welfare Island, New York.
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New York
Richard ©. Patterson, Jr
Commissioner of Correction
World Motorization Ratios Show Global Shortage of Cars
The Department of Commerce reports one automobile for every 61 people worldwide, driven by a high US ratio of 4.87 persons per car. Excluding the US the world average rises to 247 to 1, with Canada raising the figure to 287 to 1 if omitted. Arabia records the lowest access, and Afghanistan and Ethiopia also show very high per car counts.
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Washington
Automotive Division
Department of Commerce
United States
Canada
Arabia
Asir
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Dentist Chair Nerves Revealed in Witful Exchange
In a light exchange from Christian Herald a man and his wife spar over shall and will highlighting humor about enduring the dentist chair. The quip suggests people discover their nerve under dental pressure.
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Christian Herald
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Advertisement Claims Fast Digestive Relief
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick relief for sour stomach and gas, claiming it neutralizes acid and calms digestive organs. It cautions the product is not suitable for children and warns buyers to seek the genuine Phillips brand to avoid ineffective imitators.
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Phillips
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