Hidden Money and a Meeting at the High Line
Smith hides from a grand jury indictment as Verda Richlander confronts him in Brewster. He dodges danger while managing timetables at the Timanyon High Line and encounters Richlander at the hotel dining room. She presses him about the escape and court action, then suggests companionship at the opera, drawing attention from observers.
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Mamma
Smith
Aeeress
Salem
Misa Richlander
Brewster
Colonel-Daddy
Stirlings
Deo
Biles Corona
Topaz
Lfe
Liberty
Timanyont High Line
Kinzie Building
Tillings
Timanyons
Williams
Omaha
Crawford Stanton
Kinzlehoflaing
Hophra
Verda Richlander
Montague
Dunham
Tee
Lawrenceville
Am “Ft
Father
Enall
Sraith
Shiriff Macauley
Barton Macauley
Bart Macauley
Watrous
Dunham’s
Sweet Fortune's Minton Chapter Ends at Dinner Time
A fragment from a chapter titled Sweet Fortune's Minton notes a late dinner-time scene as Smith closes a large roll-top desk in a new setting. The text provides minimal context but centers on a domestic or workplace moment involving a character named Smith.
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Minton
Smith
Mystery in a Mezzanine as Richlander Ties to Smith
Crawford Stanton watches Miss Richlander and John Smith in a theater lobby. He doubts casual ties and suspects a longer connection behind riches and a possible mining stake. Eastern employers press for answers as Stanton ponders how to uncover the true backers.
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Crawford Stanton
Tomerg Richlander
Ant
Lawrencevilles
Josiah Richlander
Miss Richlander
John Smith
Smith
Stanton
Smi
Advent of girl railroader gains steam in war era
The wartime push sees women replacing men in railroading from flag duties to telegraphy and machine shop work. At Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia the signal and telegraph course opened to women, drawing 200 students aged 17 to 25, with a miniature three track system to simulate real operations. Other lines, including Erie and Baltimore & Ohio, follow with women in shops and terminals, wearing uniforms and handling freight and passenger work.
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United States
Bedford
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Erié
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Reductions in Rail Passenger Service Across West
The war board directs extensive reductions in passenger train service in the central and western territories. Between March 1 and July 15, railroads report nearly 7 million passenger miles saved yearly. total reductions so far rise to about 16 million passenger miles, with 500 thousand tons of coal saved annually in the central department.
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Middle ‘West
War Board For the Conservation ‘of
Central Department
Rail cash breaks records with April gain over 500000
Interstate Commerce Commission reports railroads earned more than 1.202 billion dollars in the first four months of 1917, surpassing 1916’s 1.006 billion. Net earnings rose sharply versus last year, signaling a record pace for operating revenues.
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Ingsford
Interstate .Commerce . Commission
NEW FREIGHT CARS NEEDED TO AVOID European Front Shortage
The Council of National Defense negotiates with car builders for the immediate construction of 100 000 freight cars. Inquiries seek the number that can be produced within a four month period to avert a car shortage as American forces fight in Europe.
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Council of National Defense
United States
Council of National’ Défense
Europe
Train on Reading Line Hits 115.20 MPH Record Run
In July 1914 a Philadelphia and Reading train covered about five miles from Harbor to Brigantine Junction at 115.20 miles per hour. The note compares this to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line at 68.69 mph in 1905 over a longer distance. A Peru project aims to cross the Andes and connect Amazon headwaters with the Pacific.
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Philadelphia & Reading
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Shaw
Robinson Crusoed
Patience
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Opera
Colonel Baldwin
John ‘Smith
Crawford
War Board For Conservation of
Rail Cash
Peru
Andes
Amazon
Pacific
Orean
Etin
Peoer
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