Lucky Gladys Deacon to Wed Baron De Charrette
Gladys Deacon of New York and Paris selects Baron Antoine de Charrette of France as fiancé after years of rumors about royal matches. The 27 year old baron, American-Polk heritage, holds substantial estates in Tennessee and French art treasures. The Paris wedding is planned for the fashionable season, promising a premiere social position across Europe.
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Gladys Deacon
New York
Boston
London
Paris
Antoine de Charettes
Miss Deacon
Atlantic
Germany
German Empire
Admiral Baldwin
Mrs. Deacon
Mrs. Baldwin
Florence Baldwin
Edward Parker Deacon
Europe
Gladys
Fritz
Duke of Norfolk
England
Prince of Lichtenstein
Lord Brooke
Francis Hope
Claude Lowther
Lady Brooke
Lady Francis Hope
Charles H. Baldwin
U. S. N. Society
Howard Parker Deacon
M. Emile Abeille
Abeille
Deacon
Bois
Mayfair
Unter den Linden
Riviera
Italy
United States
Mias Deacon
Faubourg St. Germain
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Devonshire
Duchess of
Manchester
Arthur Paget
Mr. Lowther
Lord Francis Hope
May Yoke
Capt
Putnam Bradlee Strong
Mayor Strong
Duke of
Newcastle
Kiaconge
Blenheim Palace
Duke of Marlborough
Misa Deacon
Prince Charming
Earl of Warwick
Baron Antoine de Charatte
France
Antoinette Polk
Tennesses
James K. Polk
Vatican
Baron de Charette
Miss Polk
Antoine
Tennessee
Marie Antoinette
Mme. Viego le Bron
Duchess de Choiseul
America
van Leer Polk
Memphis
Bombay
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Brazil
Berlin
Mary Howard
Arundel Castle
Norfolk
de Charette
Moe la Baronne
Twnany
Haroness de Charette
Cannes
Britanny
de Charettes
Basge-Motte
Chateau Nef
Nie-et-Vilaine
St. Malo
Dinard
Mme. de Charette
Gladya Deacon
Easy Mark Bossed By Kid Agent Turns Millionaire
A Northwestern railroad story ends with Blizzardino's young agent defying Conductor Bingham and Engineer O'Toole by using a six shooter to enforce orders. The kid’s bold act leads to the agent becoming a Chicago millionaire after hoodwinking veteran crews.
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Bingham
O’toole
O'Toole
ELC
St. Paul
Jack
Chicago
Eastern Chinese railway faces financial crisis amid control shifts
The railway, split by Japanese and Russian influence, has sold 2,000 freight cars to the state for grain traffic in European Russia. It will receive a 7,500,000 ruble government loan to build the Ussuri branch as part of restructuring. An express engine uses 12 gallons of water per mile.
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Russia
Ussuri
Locomotives Tested at High Throttle in Minnesota Run
A Milwaukee Sentinel account recalls a Minnesota short line that bought new engines but faced failure. Fireman and engineer rode the trip to prove the engines. By feeding steam and a throttle jam, the engine ran wide open yet performed beyond expectations. Superintendent later commended the improved service.
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T. B. Brown
St. Charles
Minnesota
Milwaukee Sentinel
Railroad Game Turns Into Right of Way Kiss
A playful couple swap the tune of a railroad game into a cheeky request for the “right of way” a kiss. The piece blends moralizing maxims on success and moderation with nostalgic quips and verses from various papers.
Famous Railroad Runaways and Disasters Cited
A London Telegraph summary recounts historic rail disasters caused by broken pins and vacuum failures. It notes a 1870 Barnsley crash with 14 dead on the MSL railway, a 1890 L N W express wreck near Carlisle, and the 1881 Morelos disaster in Mexico where over 200 perished after a runaway locomotive struck Cuartla and a flood-bridged trestle.
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Barnsley
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire
Carlisle
Morelos
Mexico
Cuartla
San Antonio
London Telegraph
Straight Highways and Rail Lines Across Vast Distances
Roads from Arcola to Salid and Regina cover 75 miles in a straight Canadian Pacific route. A New South Wales Government railway line runs 126 miles straight. The Canadian National Transcontinental line features a 120 mile straight stretch.
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Canadian Pacific
Arcola
Regina
Saskatchewan
New South Wales Government Railway
Long Railway Bridge Over Kafue River in Africa
A newly built bridge for the Capa to Cairo railway spans the Kafue River making it the longest in Africa at about 4,400 feet. The structure supports the Capa to Cairo line and marks a major rail expansion in the region.
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Africa
Capa
Cairo
Kafue
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