Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, Volume 41 |
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The train was stopped . Frederick Bissell , the con- ductor , was much frightened . Before leaving the spot the guilty ' snakehead ' was once more spiked down , and we moved on , reaching Adrian at 6 p . m . , having made the run of 33 ...
The train was stopped . Frederick Bissell , the con- ductor , was much frightened . Before leaving the spot the guilty ' snakehead ' was once more spiked down , and we moved on , reaching Adrian at 6 p . m . , having made the run of 33 ...
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I can stop at Le- vant's lumber camp for supper , and from there take the main road and reach West- haven by midnight . I've not been alone in the woods at night , but I guess I won't be afraid . " So all the bright winter day she had ...
I can stop at Le- vant's lumber camp for supper , and from there take the main road and reach West- haven by midnight . I've not been alone in the woods at night , but I guess I won't be afraid . " So all the bright winter day she had ...
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The Great Western holds the British records for the longest regular non - stop run between Paddington and Plymouth without stopping . The distance is 246 miles . The same railway also possesses much the longest tunnel in the country .
The Great Western holds the British records for the longest regular non - stop run between Paddington and Plymouth without stopping . The distance is 246 miles . The same railway also possesses much the longest tunnel in the country .
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Let us stop now and then long enough to realize what it means to be living our lives in this century and in this country where all is comfort and pros- perity if one has the disposition to grasp the situation and enjoy it . For 1907 .
Let us stop now and then long enough to realize what it means to be living our lives in this century and in this country where all is comfort and pros- perity if one has the disposition to grasp the situation and enjoy it . For 1907 .
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... them in when they opened the meeting ; They ushered them all to a very good seat And passed around plenty of good things to eat , Of which all partook , indeed it would seem As if they never would stop eating cake and ice- cream .
... them in when they opened the meeting ; They ushered them all to a very good seat And passed around plenty of good things to eat , Of which all partook , indeed it would seem As if they never would stop eating cake and ice- cream .
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Page 483 - Act to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 305 - ... from one State or Territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, to any other State or Territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, or from any place in the United States...
Page 305 - Act to be or remain on duty for a longer period than sixteen consecutive hours, and whenever any such employe of such common carrier shall have been continuously on duty for sixteen hours he shall be relieved and not required or permitted again to go on duty until he has had at least ten consecutive hours off duty...
Page 194 - Came the boys like a flock of sheep, Hailing the snow piled white and deep. Past the woman so old and gray Hastened the children on their way, Nor offered a helping hand to her— So meek, so timid, afraid to stir Lest the carriage wheels or the horses' feet Should crowd her down in the slippery street.
Page 305 - That the provisions of this act shall not apply in any case of casualty or unavoidable accident or the act of God ; nor where the delay was the result of a cause not known to the carrier or its officer or agent in charge of such employe at the time said employe left a terminal, and which could not have been foreseen : Provided further, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to the crews of wrecking or relief trains.
Page 311 - TRUE worth is in being, not seeming,— In doing each day that goes by Some little good — not in the dreaming Of great things to do by and by.
Page 483 - States or foreign nations, shall be liable to any of its employes, or, in the case of his death, to his personal representative for the benefit of his widow and children, if any, if none, then for his parents, if none, then for his next of kin...
Page 305 - railroad" as used in this Act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any common carrier operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease; and the term "employees...
Page 229 - God might have made the earth bring forth Enough for great and small, The oak tree and the cedar tree, Without a flower at all.
Page 393 - But the difference between the two is one of degree rather than of kind; and when a statute exonerates a servant from the former, if at the same time it leaves the defense of contributory negligence still open to the master (a matter upon which we express no opinion), then, unless great care be taken, the servant's rights will be sacrificed by simply charging him with assumption of the risk under another name.