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As for himself, weren't the street-railway earnings increasing steadily?
Chapter XX 2010
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Even before there was any increase in population, a marked increase in street-railway traffic took place.
Chapter XVII 2010
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Young, handsome, with an assured position as the right-hand man of Eben Hale, the great street-railway magnate, there could be no reason for him to complain of fortune's favors.
The Minions of Midas 2010
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Perhaps it was a street-railway strike, was my thought; or perhaps there had been an accident and the power was shut off.
THE DREAM OF DEBS 2010
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New York, in 1888, adopted a law that street-railway workers could not work more than twelve hours at a stretch.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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New York, in 1888, adopted a law that street-railway workers could not work more than twelve hours at a stretch.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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New York, in 1888, adopted a law that street-railway workers could not work more than twelve hours at a stretch.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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Not long before he had discovered that one of the chief handicaps to street-railway development, on the North and West
The Titan 2004
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The charge of seducing women so frequently made against the street-railway magnate, so shocking to the yoked conventionalists, did not disturb him at all.
The Titan 2004
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Wagons and sign-boards on wheels were hauled about labeled “Break the partnership between the street-railway corporations and the city council.”
The Titan 2004
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