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Motormen were supposed to slow to 6 miles per hour to accommodate the serpentine curve, but had he seen the speed limit sign it would have been too late to decelerate.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018

Motormen began to suspect that not consumer demand but fear of such strikes as occurred last week in the Fisher Body plant had piled their desks high with orders from nervous dealers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Motormen noted that Auburn's low prices are now within $200 of Ford, Chevrolet and Plymouth, some $300 below its leading competitors in the $900-$1,000 price class.

From Time Magazine Archive

Motormen were determined to continue the merit clause in the labor section.

From Time Magazine Archive

Motormen, trip-riders and drivers in charge of haulage trips passing through doors used as a means of directing the ventilation, shall see that such doors are closed promptly after the trip passes through.

From Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 by Relations, The Department of Industrial