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The story of a man printing a newspaper on a moving train
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09:01 - 14:21 (05:20)

The story is about a man who brings a printing press onto a train and creates the first-ever newspaper printed on a moving train. He bribes the telegraph operators and the train conductors to send news to different towns between Detroit and his home of Port Huron.

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During a train ride, a chemist brings his printing press and creates the first newspaper printed aboard a moving train.
09:01 - 14:21 (05:20)
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During a train ride, a chemist brings his printing press and creates the first newspaper printed aboard a moving train. He bribes telegraph operators and train conductors to distribute the newspaper and news about the Battle of Shiloh.

Chapter
The story of a man printing a newspaper on a moving train
Episode
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Podcast
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