Leaders of Society: The American Aristocracy’s Queen
New York society unveils a fierce battle for the title of social leader as Mrs. William Astor defends a half century of influence. The piece traces the rise of Ward McAllister, the power of Ward’s era, and rivals like Mrs. Parag Stevens and Harry Lehr, while speculating on who may succeed Mrs. Astor amid dynastic salons, feuds, and lavish entertainments.
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William Astor
New York
America
Barnett
Socalled
Four Hundred
Ward McAllister
Harry Lehr
Hach
Tha’ Field
Parag Stevens
Wiliam Astor
Mrs. Astor
Sha
Prince Henry
Victor Herbert
Ower
Thas
Paran Stereos
Horn
Lowell
Judge Reed
Boston
Miss Stevens
Paran Stevens
Vanderbilt
France
Stevens
Jetiavette
Delmont Co’s
Seorm
England
Savannah
McAll
Lehr
Halthmore
Fennl
Cinte
Freddie” Gebhardt
James J. van Alen
Trisha Dyer, Jr
Lach
Astor
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Europe
Ogden Mills
Belmont
Railroads blamed for accidents by overworked crews
In a Kansas City Star inspired talk, a veteran switchman and others argue railroad safety worsens as laws reduce workers per mile. They blame fatigue, overlong shifts, skipped rest, and overburdened watch duties for track and bridge defects leading to derailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Japan to Acquire Private Railways in Major Nationalization
The Japanese government plans to nationalize 17 private railways totaling 2,887 miles at a cost of about 421.6 million yen. The 1903 to 1904 period showed government and private mileage rising, with the note that construction costs far exceeded earlier valuations, though no graft is implied. The piece also notes an advanced future locomotive exhibit promising high speeds and low air resistance at roughly 90 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehsji Yamanoveni
Imperial Burg of Railways of
Japan
Milwaukee Court Commissioner frees peddler under illegal license law
Milwaukee Court Commissioner Hugh Ryan released Auton Servantis after a habeas corpus challenge to a 1905 peddler licensing statute. The law divided peddlers into four classes with different fees and was ruled unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. The case raises questions for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state licensing authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Hugh Ryan
Auton Servantis
District Court
Supreme Court
Gets Aid Instead Of Cell In Milwaukee Case
Judge J. Y. Qualles heard the case of Waldemar Himmer of Hibbert Junction who faced a threat via postal card. The aged defendant received relief instead of sentencing, with a verdict allowing him to pay his fare home. The matter involved a band music dispute and a post card directed to a nonpayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
United States
J. Y. Qualles
Wig Cousin
Court of Hcisis
Waldemar Himmer
Hibbert Junction
Zimmer
Imperial Band of
Germany
Bourne Station: An Ancient Elizabethan House Reborn as Rail Hub
Bourne in Lincolnshire claims the oldest English railway station status. Once a Dixby family mansion, the Elizabethan house was spared from demolition when railways arrived. Locals urged conversion into a station, and part of the building now serves as a residence for the station master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Bourne
Lincolnshire
Dixby
Great Northern & Midland Railways
Purities Water ter Boller disrupts rail service
Two locomotives on the North Lape don railway were fired with reservoirs containing questionable feed water. purification and softening measures are discussed. Officials investigate the cause and potential impact on service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter Boller
North Lapedon
Freight Line to Milwaukee and Rail Traffic Pact
Reported arrangements show Chicago and Milwaukee Railway to build into Milwaukee next year and strike freight-handling accord with the Tisnois Central system for Mt Waukee to Chicago lines and transfer via Luluola Central. Government inspector named for Langdon and Boyd plant. firm operates interstate under agriculture department dispensation. A $10,000 verdict awarded to Richard Stenson in suit against Brent-Corliss engine company for injury while mollering. navigation on Mississippi closed November 46. Assemblyman Rogerett’s nephew shot near Milnet, North Dakota. Mrs GE Merrill dies from burns after attempting to rescue her baby on Beloj.
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Milwaukee
Kenogha
Chicago & Milwaukee Railway Company
Tisnois Central Railway System
Mt Waukee
Chicago
Luluola Central
la Crosge
Langdon & Boyd
Agricultural Department
Facine
Richard Stenson
Brent-Corliss Engine Company
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J. Coleman Drayton
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Stevene
Twenty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Prince of Wales
London
Hingland
McAllister
Newport
Wiich
Washington
Visit
Mrs. "Aran Sfevens
Government Railways
MD Bau
Arete Railways
A Biel
Nursemberg
Hews. OF
Wisconsin
Ryan
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Brewing Company
Twin City
Ripon
W. Krustka
Weber
Lemberg
Austrian Poland
Pape
Fray Symon
The
Dziennik
Chicagoski
Lacrosse
Mississippi River
Thiprews
Belojt— Mra
GE. J. Merrill
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