George Bangs
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title:
George Bangs
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George Bangs was an American businessman who began his adult life working in private ventures including printing, shoes, farming and journalism before becoming postmaster of Aurora, Illinois, in 1861. During his postal career, he worked with the Railway Mail Service (RMS). There he improved the mail sorting system on trains and was the most prominent advocate of "fast-mail" express mail trains. In 1871, as the RMS General Superintendent, he oversaw the start of the "fast-mail" service which bega
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Developer of the railroad mail car
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bangs
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2024-03-13T01:32:35Z
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