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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). Search the whole document.
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Arizona (Arizona, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
San Francisco (California, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Bismarck (North Dakota, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Saratoga Springs (New York, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Standard time.
Chiefly for the convenience of the railroads in the United States a standard of time was established by mutual agreement in 1883, on principles first suggested by Charles F. Dowd, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., by which trains are run and local time regulated.
The United States, beginning at its extreme eastern limit and extending to the Pacific coast, is divided into four time-sections: eastern, central, mountain, and Pacific.
The eastern section, the time of which is that of the seventy-fifth meridian, lies between the Atlantic Ocean and an irregular line drawn from Detroit, Mich., to Charleston, S. C. The central, the time of which is that of the ninetieth meridian, includes all between the last-named line and an irregular line from Bismarck, N. D., to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
The mountain, the time of which is that of the 105th meridian, includes all between the lastnamed line and the western boundary of Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
The Pacific, t
Denver (Colorado, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Idaho (Idaho, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
United States (United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Standard time.
Chiefly for the convenience of the railroads in the United States a standard of time was established by mutual agreement in 1883, on principles first suggested by Charles F. Dowd, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., by which trains are run and local time regulated.
The United States, beginning at its extreme eastern limit and extending to the Pacific coast, is divided into four time-sections: eastern, central, mountain, and Pacific.
The eastern section, the time of which is thaUnited States, beginning at its extreme eastern limit and extending to the Pacific coast, is divided into four time-sections: eastern, central, mountain, and Pacific.
The eastern section, the time of which is that of the seventy-fifth meridian, lies between the Atlantic Ocean and an irregular line drawn from Detroit, Mich., to Charleston, S. C. The central, the time of which is that of the ninetieth meridian, includes all between the last-named line and an irregular line from Bismarck, N. D., to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
The mountain, the time of which is that of the 105th meridian, includes all between the lastnamed line and the western boundary of Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona.
The Pacific,
Chicago (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time
Detroit (Michigan, United States) (search for this): entry standard-time