Drexel Girl Captivates London Society As Season Ends
Miss Margaretta Drexel, daughter of Anthony J. Drexel Jr., dominates London society as the season closes. The draft of her family’s wealth and their plans include a new Mayfair mansion at 22 Grosvenor Square, lavish entertainments, and a search for a suitable match among princes and titled suitors.
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York
London
Margaretta Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
New York
Philadelphia
Drexel
Vicavnous
Rich
Eateh
Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
Anthony J. Drexel
Miss Drex
Miss Drexel
Drexele
Carlton House Terrace
Mrs. Drexel
Prince Francis of Teck
Cowes
Missa Drexel
Queen Alexandra
Grosvenor Square
Mayfair
Drexels
Lord Caledon
Edward
Alexandri
Europe
Leonardo da Vinci
Carlton House
James H. Smith
Smith
Lord Winburnholme
North Audley
Upper Brook Streets
Dorchester House
Reids
Regency entertainments and wedding in old mansion
The owners refused requests for great entertainments until after Reginald McKenna's wedding held there. Lady Jekyll hosted 800 guests in the spacious rooms with a marble staircase and mezzanine minstrels' gallery. The Ganges water is praised for supposed cholera resistance, cited by Hankin as a noted antiseptic in the fifth edition preface.
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Reginald McKenna
Jekyll
India
Ganges
BE. H. Hankin
Jumna
Tim of a marine monstrosity with habits like the spirit
The fragment references Tim and a marine monstrosity with habits similar to a spirit, noted in a Tampa Times piece. Details are sparse, but tone suggests a descriptive or literary column fragment from the newspaper page.
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Tim
Ike
Tampa Times
Cholera and the Ganges An Indian Review Observation
The piece notes troubling pilgrim practices at the Ganges with promiscuous bathing and drinking from bathing spots. It contrasts the well and sick alike and questions the water’s reputation among Hindoo millions, implying surprise at the situation.
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the Ganges
India
Curious Marine Growth Adorns Mayor Wing's Desk
Visitors to Mayor Wing's office have seen a coral base about a square foot with two attached sponge pieces. A central 18 inch tree-like Marine plant rises from the coral, black and tentacled, its branches reaching upward then drooping to lure victims into grasping tentacles.
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Polynesias
Ialanda
Old Midlands roundhouses shed light on desolate pariah locks
In Breedon and Worthington Leicestershire Derbyshire border old lockups rise as small 18 foot high stone prisons with thick walls no windows and oak doors barred by iron. Ventilation comes from punched holes in a central iron plate. Scribes note similar structures near Smith and other nearby villages.
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Midlands
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
Breedon
Leicestershire
Derbyshire
Worthington
In & Saven
Smitby Sad Geet
Conductor Overlooks VIP Passenger Card In Ticket Scramble
On a famed express train, a stern conductor hunts for tickets as a well groomed elderly gentleman, first vice president of the road, cannot locate his fare. The exchange ends with polite bowing and mutual respect as the conductor continues along the car.
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Ginger
Ticketa
Ring
Railway Apprentice Schools and Training Pay Scale
The New York Central railroad runs nine apprentice schools where workers are trained for company shops. Apprentices earn 12 to 20 cents an hour based on tenure and reach 82 cents after three years and diploma. Nine schools had 400 pupils that year with operating costs of $17,000 under a superintendent overseeing the program.
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New York Central Railroad
Railroads Promise Big Freight in Coming Season
Union Pacific, Northwestern, and Burlington officials boast strong rolling stock and full repair crews. They cite booming crops in Nebraska and surrounding regions to forecast heavy stock shipments and heightened business through fall and winter. Their plans include keeping equipment in first class order and expanding car fleets to meet demand.
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Deasons
Ceotenali
Missouri River
Burington
Nebraska
Walter
Northwestern Lines
Missouri
Northwestern
Fragmentary verse fragment about simple honest living and peace
A damaged OCR text presents a fragmented poem describing contentment in a simple life. It contrasts wealth and hunger, praises peace, beauty of the woods, and a life that feels wholesome and honest, albeit imperfect.
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Tia
Ieea
Locomotive recovery divers into rails in misty tale
A divers tale recalls recovering a sunken locomotive toppled into 30 feet of mud and water. Captain Scott engineers a hoist to lift and scrub the engine before setting it back on the rails. A separate report details a runaway Grand Trunk train injuring Engineer Strang and fireman, with the engineer found badly hurt. Nearby, Tyrolean railways claim steep gradients as new records contend with Dew line claims.
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Capt. Scott
F. Hopkinson Smith
Everybody's Magazine
Charles Strang
Grand Trunk Flyer
Udattle Creek
Mich
Nicholas Hospital
Boren
Tyrol
Mendel
Vesuylar
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Humo
Drees, Che
Antwon’ T Develoe
England
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