Life of General G M Dodge as American railroad pioneer
A retrospective on Grenville M Dodge, key designer of the transcontinental railroad. The piece traces his birth in Massachusetts, Norwich training, early surveys with the Rock Island system, and pivotal work that linked Central Pacific and Union Pacific at Promontory Point, crowning a long career in American rail construction. It notes his 1831 birth, 1851 Norwich graduation, and early westward move to Chicago and Peru.
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Grenville M. Dodge
Bobbs-Merrill Company
G. M. Dodge
J. R. Perkins
Historical, Memorial and Art Department of
Iowa
Old Bay State
Dodge
Massachusetts
Richard Dodge
Salem
Danvers
Lander
Frederick
Charles
Norwich University
Wenham Lake
Eastern
Frederick Lander
Norwich
Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago
Peru
Rocksland Railroad
Prairie
Illinois Central
Rock Island
Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad
Mississippi
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Missouri
Lincoln
United States
Union Pacific Railroad
Lower
Upper
Congress
Republican River
Platte River
Nebraska
Iowa Infantry
Atlanta
Halley
Grant
Sherman
Georgia
Union Pacific
General Dodge
Engines Speak and Bridges Fall in Transcontinental Rail Race
A dramatic recounting of the 1860s race to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Dodge leads Union Pacific across Iowa to meet Central Pacific near Promontory Point. May 10 1869 marks the linking of east and west rails with a ceremonial last spike and electric spark.
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Utah
Promontory Point
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Thomas Durant
Horn
Council Bluffs
Two
Oceans
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Boston
Rio Grande
Dixie
Jack Casement
Missouri
Edgar Mills
Mr. Todd
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Doctor Harkness
Sacramento
Pacific Railroad
Atlantic
Pacific
Stanford
Trittle
Nevada
Bae
Wee
Pacific Union Express Company
Reed
Strawbridge
California
Costly Rookie From Ozarks Learns Baseball Legacy
In Perrysville Missouri Chip Cissell the White Sox rookie shortstop traces a family baseball tradition. The 1908 semipro Ozark team included Tesreau and four Cissell brothers led by Fred the one armed marvel. This strong lineup helped the group become a famed Southwest Missouri team.
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Ozark
Chip
Cissell
White Sox
Perrysville
Cissells
Missouri
Illinois
Tesreau
Bear
John McGraw
Max
Sam Cissell
den. Cissell
Den
Fred
Baseball Notes From Early 20th Century Page
A compendium of baseball notes mentioning balks, World Series records, and player movements. Ed Walsh’s strikeout record stands in World Series play while Burleigh Grimes and other veterans endure continued use of the spitball, with teams like Boston Red Sox and Reading roster moves and suspicions around players like Rabbit Whitman and Joe Kelly noted.
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Ed Walsh
Great Comeback for Pirates Raises Pennant Race Hopes
The Pittsburgh Pirates have joined the big three in the pennant chase after a remarkable infield overhaul. Two years ago the infield featured Grantham at first Adams at second Wright at short and Traynor at third. The current infield lists Sheely at first Grantham at second Bartell at short and Traynor at third.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Grantham
Adams
Wright
S. S
Traynor
Sheely
Bartell
S. A
New Coach at Virginia Praised as All-Time Sprinter Archie Hahn
Archie Hahn, newly named head track coach at the University of Virginia, is lauded as one of history’s greatest sprinters by Princeton mentor Keene Fitzpatrick. Hahn won Olympic 100 meters in 1904 and 1906, coaches at Princeton, and previously served six years as assistant coach for the Tigers while directing sprint athletes and field events.
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Archie Hahn
University of Virginia
Keene Fitzpatrick
Princeton
Hahn
St. Louis
Athens
Archie
Fitzpatrick
University of Michigan
Tiger
Gehrig Tops AL In Home Runing Pace At Yankee Stadium
Lou Gehrig leads the American League in home runs with a strong display at Yankee Stadium as he stands at the plate. The article notes his stance and grip while Ruth and other Yankees trail in homers.
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Lou Gehrig
Yankee Stadium
Lou
Babe Ruth
Yankee
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Effie Aston
Sangamon County
Bridge Company
Rock Island Railroad
Judge Love
G.M. Dodge
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the Central
United States Supreme Court
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Central Pacific Railway Company
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Panama
Bret Harte
Ohio
American Legion
Grant Gillis
Boston Red Sox
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Derr
Reading Park
Joe Rabbit
Verne
Tubby) Clemons
St. Louis Cardinal
Burleigh Grimes
Pirates
George
Herman
Walter Johnson
Washington
Portland
Ore
Multnomah
Fred Merkle
New York Giant
Daytona Beach
Fla
Johnny White
Des Moines Club
Columbus Senators
Jack Quinn
Tampa
Dan Taylor
Cubs
Reading
Rabbit Whitman
Joe Kelly
Little Rock
Nashville
Southern
Lee Meadows
Indianapolis Club
American Association
Pittsburgh
Red Faber
Clarence Mitchell
Virginia
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