American Women Near Royal Thrones in Public Ledger
A Philadelphia Public Ledger piece surveys American women who became allied with royal houses, from Monaco to Trinidad. It chronicles Miss Marguerite Heine and Eliza Parker among others, noting marriages with princes, counts, and emperors, plus scandals of Mme Musard and Baron Harden-Hickey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riting
Philadelphia Public Ledger
China
Europe
Michael
Russia
Boston
Leopold of
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe- Detmold
United States
Holland
Honaparte
John H. Flagler
New York
King
Trinidad
James I
Island
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Princess Hohenberg
The
Republic
William III
Pennsyvania
Eliza
Mme. Musard
Paris
James Harden-Hickey
Henry M. Flagler
Standard
Compaany
Napoleon III
Luxemburg
France
Napoleon
William
Egerla Mme
Munsard
Marquise de Palva
Germany
London
House of Orange- Nassau
Egeria
Numa
Welfare Work on Railroads Reflects Mutual Benefit
The article argues railroads invest heavily in welfare programs for employees, viewing it as good business to improve conditions for workers who maintain safer, more efficient service. It cites trained staff, high standards, and the need to prevent costly mistakes, framing welfare as essential to public safety and corporate success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroads
William Menkel
The
American Review of Reviewa
Bishop Cyrus D. Fossa resigns leadership of Home Missions Board
After more than twenty years of service Bishop Cyrus D. Fossa resigns as president of the Methodist Episcopal Board of Home Missions and Church Extension for health reasons. Bishop Luthey Wil son is named to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus D. Fossa
Methodist Episcopal Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
Luthey
Wilson
Pennsylvania Railroad Expands Creosote Treating of Ties
The Pennsylvania railroad plans to treat main track ties with creosote to extend life and cut timber use. It has planted 2,425,000 trees since two years ago and handled 625,000 this year. The company owns land in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for planting and storage, with a detreating plant contract at Mount Union and two large creosote storage tanks at Greenwich Point Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Mount Union
Greenwich Point
Philadelphia
Roads to plant forests to grow timber for ties
Growing timber for ties, driven by scarcity and rising costs, has led 11 roads to plant forests. Ten roads in the east have planted thousands of catalpa, black locust, red oak, pin oak and chestnut. One road chose eucalyptus for rapid growth and climate adaptability to California, New Mexico and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New Mexico
Texas
Plan for a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Correspondence School
The Brotherhood plans a railway correspondence school open to members and others interested in advanced railroad education. John F. McNamee will supervise with materials drawn from the Locomotive Firemen Magazine. Courses start early next year and cover locomotive engineering, running, repairs, train rules and air brakes, with future expansion into higher mechanics and math.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
John F. McNamee
Locomotive Firemen’s and
Enginemen’s Magazine
Indianapolis
Elephant on the Royal State railway hits engine train in Siam
A heavy goods train on the Royal State railway between Ban Phasi and Bangkok struck a wild elephant on a curve. Both engines toppled, the lead engine over the embankment, the second capsized across the line. Two men were killed, several injured, the brakeman severely crushed, thirteen tracks derailed and six telescoped. The elephant died, its body flung 60 feet from the track. It’s the second such accident this year in Siam following a February incident near Lapuri with minor train damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Royal State
Ban Phasi
Bangkok
Lapburi
Dying Engineer Guided Train To Safety Before Death
George P. Irwin, the Great Northern engineer, was fatally injured after reportedly striking his head on a bridge railing near Robbinsdale. Fireman George Ridgeway steadied the locomotive, guiding the east bound train to Clear Water Junction before Irwin died en route to a Minneapolis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Robbinsdale
Clear Water Junction
Minneapolis
George P. Irwin
Irwin
George Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Robinsdale
Irish Railways Safer With No Passenger Deaths in Quarter
A UK return shows 220 killed and 1740 injured on railways in the three kingdoms from April to June. In Ireland no passenger fatalities or injuries occurred, with only five railway workers injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Railway Administration
United Kingdom
Ireland
Oil Burning Steam Motor Car For Rail Road Train
A 250 horsepower oil burning steam motor car was completed for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad. The steel body is divided into engine baggage and passenger compartments with seating for 40 in the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Popular Mechanics
Car speed testing and fuel system details
In tests the car reached 60 miles per hour. The power unit is shown outside the car. The boiler design solves heating surface in limited space. Fuel oil is stored in a 100 gallon tank in the engine area. Water is in three tanks totaling 1000 gallons suspended beneath the car between the trucks.
Wiggs Return to Village Sparks Honest Tale
A man named Wiggs, rejected by a former love, endures despair and a turn toward prosperity after returning home to care for his late father’s estate. He discovers a lace handkerchief keepsake, contemplates the past, and resolves about his feelings amid rural life. The piece blends a moral and a quiet, truthful arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wree
Ecstacy
Paragon
Wiggs
Baltimore Sun
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Louisiana Metropolia
Marguerite Alice Heine
Prince Albert of
Monaco
Heinrich Heine
Heine
New Orleans
Armande Duc de Richelieu
Mary Hamilton
Duchese de Richelieu
Grimaldi
Monte Carlo
Principality
Prince Albert
Tassilo Festetics
Hungary
Ohio
Mme. Musardia
New World
Mario Musard
Belgium
Eliza Parker
Baden-Baden
Prince de Chimay
Arsene Houssaye
Theophile Gautier
Chaplin
Zelm
Musard
Nemesis
Madam
Blanche
Ghost
Guizot
Anna Flagler
Maximilian
Mexico
Harden-Hickey
James J
Queen Anna
Venezuelan
Columbus
James
England
John Bull
Connecticut
Albert von Waldersee
Empresas
Prince Au Noer
Plan School
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
C. A. J. & P. Railroad
Indianapolis News
Nashville American
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hortonville
Ala
Erry
Wren
Michigan City
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