Elopement on a Train in a 1911 Serial
Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton plan to elope but a taxicab wreck delays their meeting a minister. Their train voyage is filled with hustling passengers, repeated preacher hunts, and romantic mishaps as they race toward San Francisco and a possible minister at journey’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dient
Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lath
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Sammy Whitcomb
Jatter
Mallory
Annie Gatle
Marjorie
Dog
Lathrop
Breaudice
Miss Gattle
Maloury
Kitty Lewellyn
Mal Jory
Ashton
San Francisco
Phiippines
Ira Lathrop
Annie Gattle
Nevada
Mrs. Temple
Dr. Temple
Mr. Baumann
Harry
Macbeth
Rining Bar
The Compete Divorcer on the Reno Run
On the train to Reno for divorce proceedings passengers discuss the town as a moral dilemma. Little Jimmie Wellington endures wit and awkward shocks from Ashton and an aggressive real estate agent named Baumann and Blumen as he pursues his complicating quest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Jimmie Wellington
The
Ashton
Wedgewood
Little Jimmie
Wellington
Httle
Voltaire
Divorce for sale and up to six months Reno license
A satirical scene shows Baumann and Blumen offering quick quiet painless divorces in Reno with fake licenses and press agents. Mallory contemplates a six month stay and possible remarriage, while passengers await the truth behind the odd scheme. Miss Grace M. Putnam of New Jersey is noted as a successful five acre cantaloupe farmer who saves profits and pays debts.
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Wellington
Reno
Baumann
Blumen
Jimmie
Mr. Baumann
Mallory
Chicago
Nevada
A-r
Grace M. Putnam
New Jersey
Insightful social observation by a keen student of human nature
The quote suggests a detective style inference about a night scene where a young man walks with a crumpled collar after midnight. It implies a nearby young woman upstairs with shoes beneath her and an extinguished lamp, hinting at a discreet romantic or risky encounter.
Eloping couple on a train in a comic chase
Lieut Harry Mallory and Marjorie Newton roam a transcontinental train seeking a preacher and a Nevada license. A mix of jealousies, a gossiping cast, and a desperate plan in a smoking room drive their romance toward a precarious wedding as passengers collide with comic mishaps and shifting loyalties.
Reno rendezvous sparks in marital crossfire
Mrs. Whitcomb schemes to unsettled Mrs. Jimmie Wellington as both couples travel to Reno. Jealous glances, flirtation, and a dramatic aisle encounter unfold while Jimmie Wellington battles restraint and a shared bottle handoff. The scene ends with a vow to stay married six months and a playful, risky gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Jimmie
Sammy Whitcomb
Jimmie Wellington
Wellington
Sammy
Mrs. Jimmie
Ashton
Mrs. Whitcomb
Wellingtons
Jimmie
Dr. Temple
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Rupert Hughes
H. K. Fly Go
Baumann and Blumen
Notary Public Justice of the Peace
Welington
New York
California
Himmel
Henry W. Savage
Fly Oo
Red
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