An American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and Political, for the Year ..., Volume 5American News Company, 1882 |
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... Railroads , Telegraphs , Banks , Post Offices , Public Lands ents , Education , Currency , Revenue and Expenditure , Taxation , Prices ts and Exports , Public Debts , Investments , Army and Navy , etc. Th = an Official Directory of ...
... Railroads , Telegraphs , Banks , Post Offices , Public Lands ents , Education , Currency , Revenue and Expenditure , Taxation , Prices ts and Exports , Public Debts , Investments , Army and Navy , etc. Th = an Official Directory of ...
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... States . [ From the Railroad Gazette , New York . ] Number railway accidents . 779 937 1,481 Number killed . 200 246 435 Number injured . 689 961 1,691 19 Massachusetts ... 152,843,129 Southern States ..... 468,940,551 Pacific States.
... States . [ From the Railroad Gazette , New York . ] Number railway accidents . 779 937 1,481 Number killed . 200 246 435 Number injured . 689 961 1,691 19 Massachusetts ... 152,843,129 Southern States ..... 468,940,551 Pacific States.
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... Railroads in New York State , e . preneusive ugures vi the pusiness of te ramways. 12 Indiana ..... 13 Iowa ........... 14 Kansas 15 Kentucky 213,462,348 31,813,948 22,106,429 9,707,519 4 . 16 Louisiana . 17 Maine 89,236,600 6,611,435 ...
... Railroads in New York State , e . preneusive ugures vi the pusiness of te ramways. 12 Indiana ..... 13 Iowa ........... 14 Kansas 15 Kentucky 213,462,348 31,813,948 22,106,429 9,707,519 4 . 16 Louisiana . 17 Maine 89,236,600 6,611,435 ...
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... railroad in the United States there are 26.09 miles of second etc .; 21.3 locomotives ; 15.1 passenger cars ; 5.68 ... Railroad constructed each in the United States , from 1830 to the close of 1880 . [ From Poor's Railroad Manua for ...
... railroad in the United States there are 26.09 miles of second etc .; 21.3 locomotives ; 15.1 passenger cars ; 5.68 ... Railroad constructed each in the United States , from 1830 to the close of 1880 . [ From Poor's Railroad Manua for ...
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... RAILROAD TELEGRAPH , has lines co - ex railway system and branches , constituting in 1881 , over 2,500 miles of 1 of wire , and 200 offices . THE AMERICAN RAPID TELEGRAPH COMPANY , New York to Boston Baltimore and Washington , has over ...
... RAILROAD TELEGRAPH , has lines co - ex railway system and branches , constituting in 1881 , over 2,500 miles of 1 of wire , and 200 offices . THE AMERICAN RAPID TELEGRAPH COMPANY , New York to Boston Baltimore and Washington , has over ...
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