Gibson Girl Wedded to Astor Heir in England
The Gibson Girl Mrs Waldorf Astor, sister-in-law of Charles Dana Gibson, marries into the Astor family heir to an estate exceeding 400 million dollars. The Langhorne sisters, Virginia beauties, are famed for riding and bold horsemanship. Astor gifts include a historic tiara and Declarations to Cliveden mansion. the couple plan to live at Oliveden.
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Gibson
England
Waldorf Astor
Charles Dana Gibson
Mrs. Astor
Virginia
F.f.w’s
South
Nannie Langhorne
Bobby Shaw
Langhorne
Diana
Langhorne Shaw
William Waldorf Astor
Cliveden
Versailles
Empress Eugenie
Oliveden
Astor
Warships Not Wanted and Oil Spill Aboard Ship
New York harbor crowds watched a dozen U S warships anchored in the North River move on as a fouled anchor ripped a Standard Oil pipe line, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the river. Amid the scene, Admiral Evans and harbor officials debated navigational interference while locals pondered the fleet’s spectacle and a future easing of restrictive river regulations near Cliveden estate.
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New York City
United States
North River
Bob” Evans
Metropolis
New York
Evans
Jong
Riverside Drive
72Nd Street
Grant
125Th Street
Prince Louis of Battenburg
Paul Jones
Hudson River
New Rail Automobiles Transforming Pleasure Travel In West
Railroads experiment with gasoline powered passenger cars built by Union Pacific Omaha. Trials show speeds up to 53 mph with 163 mile run in 5 hours 12 minutes and 4 hours 10 minutes return. Ventilated round port hole windows and mid car entrances. Plans include observation dining and palace sleeper configurations for tours and interurban service.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Overland Limited
Fremont
Grand Island
Elkhorn
Will alcohol dissolve sugar and more
An Expert Opinion quotes Castle Loaque asserting alcohol will dissolve sugar and even broader claims that it will dissolve gold brick houses horses happiness love and everything else worth having, presenting a hyperbolic satirical statement.
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Castle Loaque
American on road skates travels toward Asia Minor
A caravan arriving in Beirut from Baghdad reports an American, Arthur Crawford, who departed last month with instruments he called road skates, stating he passed near Anab about 200 miles east. The caravan leader provided the information about his intended route through Asia Minor and India.
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Crawford
Beirut
Williams
Bagdad
Bassarah
Euphrates
Persian
Beloochistan
Gulf
India
Russia
Anab
Arthur Crawford
Asia Minor
President Roosevelt Urges Courage and Self-Reliance
President Roosevelt, discussing resolve, recalled shocking a mothers' meeting by stating a boy who would not fight is not worth his salt. He declared such cowardice or constitutional weakness unacceptable, adding he has taught his boys to defend themselves and to punish cruelty or flinching, stressing the duty to stand up.
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Roosevelt
Sherlock Holmes Creator Conan Doyle Born in Edinburgh in 1859
Biography outlines Arthur Conan Doyle’s lineage with painter uncles and his early precocity. It traces his schooling in England, medical studies at Edinburgh, seven month whaling voyage, and early writing struggle. Holmes first appeared in A Study in Scarlet after a decade of rejection, leading to wider fame.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edinburgh
Scotland
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H. B
A. Conan Doyle
British Museum
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Richard Doyle
Dicky” Doyle
Punch
Conan Doyle
England
Sherlock Solines
Ike
Stonyhurst
Feldkirch
Germany
Doyle
University
Actic Seas
Africa
Southsea
Boeton
Micah Clarke
Second Pege
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Thames
Cliveden Woods
Cliveden Mansion
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Gibson Girls
Standard Oil
Hudson
Ocean
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Automobile Car OF
Union Pacific
R. R. CO
Charles F. Dole
Theodore C. Williams
Hackley School
San Francisco
London Spectator
Bradford
Main Street
Watertown, Mass
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