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... persons were killed upon the railroads in this State during the year ending September 30 , 1886 , and forty - one others were injured , some of them seri- ously . The only accident in which more than one person was killed was the head ...
... persons were killed upon the railroads in this State during the year ending September 30 , 1886 , and forty - one others were injured , some of them seri- ously . The only accident in which more than one person was killed was the head ...
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... persons , making the number forty during the last eighteen months . The following classifications refer to this period . Of the forty killed , fourteen were railroad employés . Four of these fell and one jumped from moving trains ...
... persons , making the number forty during the last eighteen months . The following classifications refer to this period . Of the forty killed , fourteen were railroad employés . Four of these fell and one jumped from moving trains ...
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... persons met death in its most horrible forms , and nearly as many more were badly injured . The primary cause of the catastrophe was the breaking of a rail , which derailed the rear car , and when it reached the bridge it was ...
... persons met death in its most horrible forms , and nearly as many more were badly injured . The primary cause of the catastrophe was the breaking of a rail , which derailed the rear car , and when it reached the bridge it was ...
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... persons who went to that city to trade . These people put more than $ 100,000 into the railroad treasuries , left probably $ 20,000 with Boston landlords , and $ 500,000 or more with Boston merchants , all of which was at the expense of ...
... persons who went to that city to trade . These people put more than $ 100,000 into the railroad treasuries , left probably $ 20,000 with Boston landlords , and $ 500,000 or more with Boston merchants , all of which was at the expense of ...
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... persons who owned the water - power ; second , by charging these factories a very much higher rate per mill - power than would now be thought of or has since been attempted . The factories then constructed , with a few built since ...
... persons who owned the water - power ; second , by charging these factories a very much higher rate per mill - power than would now be thought of or has since been attempted . The factories then constructed , with a few built since ...
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25 feet Aggregate length Arthur Sewall Average rate baggage baggage cars Balance at commencement Balance-Sheet Bellows Falls best knowledge Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine bridges of 25 Capital stock authorized carried one mile cent CHESHIRE RAILROAD Clerk of Corporation Connecticut Rivers DESCRIPTION OF ROAD DIRECTORS LAST ELECTED Dover ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 fare per mile freight cars Freight-train Funded debt Hampshire Hillsborough Hooksett injured knowledge and belief lease length of track Lowell Railroad Main line Manchester Mass Massachusetts mile received miles of road NAMES AND RESIDENCES Nashua Nashua & Lowell Number of crossings number of passengers Number of spans Number of stations Number of stockholders Number tons Ogdensburg pany passenger cars passenger mileage Peterborough Portland Portsmouth PROPER ADDRESS rate of fare RESIDENCES OF DIRECTORS RESIDENCES OF OFFICERS road operated season ticket September 30 single track Sullivan County tons local freight Total length Total number Total operating expenses train mileage Treasurer
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Page 396 - ... books and papers if so ordered) and give evidence touching the matter in question ; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 395 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 389 - Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country, from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 389 - All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property as aforesaid, or in connection therewith, or for the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Page 395 - Domini eighteen hundred and eightyseven, the term of each to be designated by the President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 394 - ... act, matter or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 389 - America in congress assembled, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 391 - Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided, however, that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this Act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved...
Page 395 - And in case of disobedience to a subpoena the commission may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.
Page 395 - Invoke the aid of any court of the United States In requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents under the provisions of this section.