Gibson Girl Weds English Heiress Heir to Vast Estate
The Gibson Girl Mrs. Waldorf Astor, Virginia born Nannie Langhorne, marries an English heir to a fortune surpassing 400 million dollars. The couple plan to reside at Cliveden with Astor’s gifts including priceless jewelry and historic treasures. The Langhorne sisters were famed for riding and beauty in Virginia society.
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Gibson
England
Waldocf Astor
Charles Dana Gibson
Astor
Virginia
F.f.w’s
Nannie Lanchorne
Deep Run
Diana
Langhorne Shaw
William Waldorf Astor
Bobby Shaw
Waldorf Astor
Nannie Shaw
Atlantic
John Jacob
London
Saucydia
Warships Move On as Oil Spill Mar New York Harbor
The New York harbor fleet drew crowds as US battleships and cruisers anchored in the North River near Riverside Drive. An offshore oil pipeline breached when the Illinois fouled an anchor, spilling thousands of gallons of Standard Oil fuel into the river.
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United States
New York City
North River
Bob” Evans
Metropolis
New York
Evans
Riverside Drive
T2nd Street
Grant
125Th Street
Prince Louis of Battenburg
Paul Jones
Hudson River
Mlinois
Standard Oil Company
Illinois
Standard Oil
Hudson
Ocean
New Rail Automobiles Aims for Palace Tour Car Travel
Union Pacific in Omaha tests a gasoline powered rail car for 60 passengers with round port hole ventilation and central entrance. Trial trips show speeds up to 53 mph and 36 mph on various segments with plans to run solo or in trains and later add observation dining and sleeper configurations.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Overland Limited
Fremont
Grand Island
Elkhorn
Conan Doyle The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes Origin and Early Life
A biographical sketch tracing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle born in Edinburgh on March 22, 1859. It covers his artistic lineage from John Doyle to Charles and Richard Doyle, early storytelling precocity, education in England and medical studies, Arctic voyage as a ship’s surgeon, struggle to publish, and the breakthrough with A Study in Scarlet introducing Sherlock Holmes.
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Sir Nigel
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edinburgh
Scotland
John Doyle
H. B
British Museum
Charles Doyle
Richard Doyle
Dicky” Doyle
Punch
Conan Doyle
England
Stonyhurst
Feldkirch
Germany
Doyle
University
Hope
Africa
Southsea
Beeton
Micah Clarke
Will Alcohol Dissolve Sugar Reveals Curious Quip
An expert opinion notes a witty remark by Castle Loaque claiming alcohol dissolves sugar and even larger things like gold, brick houses, horses, happiness, and love, illustrating a humorous, hyperbolic view of alcohol's dissolving power.
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Castle Loaque
Traversing Russia on Roller Skates Caravan Reaches Beirut
An American traveler, Arthur Crawford, who left Beirut en route through Asia Minor and India on road skates, reported passing near the city of Unah about 100 miles east. The caravan leader described the journey as continuing its unusual expedition.
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Crawford
Beirut
Williams
Bagdad
Bassarah
Euphrates
Persian
Beloochistan
Gulf
India
Russia
Unah
Arthur Crawford
Asia Minor
Roosevelt on courage and duty in boys
President Roosevelt argued that boys must defend themselves and take their part. He called cowardice or constitutional weakness unacceptable and warned against cruelty or flinching, stressing the importance of strength and endurance in youth.
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Roosevelt
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Bride OF Waldorf Astor
Cliveden
Versailles
Empress Eugenie
Bob
Evan
New York Harbor
Duke of Westminster
Upper Thames
Cookham
Maidenhead
Thames
Young Astor
Cliveden Woods
Deel
Cliveden Mansion
The
Mrs. Waldorf Astor
Automobile Car OF
Union Pacific
R. BR. CO
Conan Doyue
Sin A. Conan Doyld
Charles F. Dole
Theodore C. Williams
Hackley School
San Francisco
London Spectator
Bradford
Main Street
Watertown, Mass
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