Railroads Prepare For Fight Grows Into Mergers Drive
New Haven Railroad chief Patrick B McGinnis foresees a revival of rail transport as a battle to regain mass transit share. A group linked to McGinnis has taken controlling stock in Boston and Maine, fueling plans to merge the two lines into a New York to Montreal system.
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Inventor’s Mechanical Man Promises Perfect Glass Blowing
Washington writer recalls 1898 Baltimore inventor William Ed Smith who pitched a “mechanical man” glass blower for dipping and transferring molten glass. Smith claimed exact quantities, no waste, and a four armed, tireless helper that would work without strikes or drama, in a fanciful patent description.
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