Gibson Girl Wedded to Waldorf Astor in England
The Gibson Girl Mrs. Waldorf Astor, sister-in-law of Charles Dana Gibson, marries heir to a vast English estate. The Langhorne sisters, Virginia beauties, were noted for riding and bold manners. Astor presents valuable jewels and estate deeds, with Cliveden as a planned home, reflecting the couple’s wealth and social standing.
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Bobby Shaw
Langhorne
Virginia
Nannie Langhorne
Deep Run
Diana
Langhorne Shaw
William Waldorf Astor
Cliveden
Versailles
Empress Eugenie
Astor
Warships Not Wanted in New York Harbor Amid Oil Spill
United States battleships and escorts anchored in the North River drew crowds as harbor authorities ordered them to move on. An uncharted Standard Oil pipeline leak fouled off an Illinois anchor, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the river while crews sought to untangle the situation.
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United States
New York City
North River
Bob” Evans
Metropolis
New York
Evans
Riverside Drive
72Nd Street
Grant
125Th Street
Prince Louis of Battenburg
Paul Jones
Hudson River
Standard Oil Company
Illinois
New Rail Automobiles Promise Palatial Touring Cars
The Union Pacific in Omaha completes a gas powered steel railcar resembling a battering ram. It reaches 53 mph on trial with 60 seats and middle entrance, featuring shiplike ventilation to reduce odor and noise. Officials say gasoline motors may revolutionize interurban transport as cars run solo or in trains and may become palace sleepers later.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Overland Limited
Fremont
No. 1
Grand Island
Elkhorn
Sketch of Conan Doyle Discouragements in Literature
A portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle born March 22 1859 in Edinburgh details his artistic family lineage and early writing precocity. It traces his medical studies in Edinburgh his Arctic voyage and initial failed publications before A Study in Scarlet introduced Sherlock Holmes and launched his career.
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Conan Doyle
Sir Nigel
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edinburgh
Scotland
John Doyle
H. B
British Museum
Charles Doyle
Richard Doyle
Dicky” Doyle
Punch
England
Stonyhurst
Feldkirch
Germany
Doyle
University
Hope
Africa
Southsea
Beeton
Micah Clarke
President Roosevelt spars with a mothers meeting on fighting
The piece recalls President Roosevelt and a mothers meeting where he commented that a boy who would not fight was not worth his salt. He described such a boy as either weak or constitutionally inclined, reflecting his vigorous stance on duty and national service.
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Roosevelt
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Nannie Shaw
Artist
Waldorf Astor
Bob
Evan
New York Harbor
Duke of Westminster
Upper Thames
Jove
Atlantic
Young Astor
John Jacob
He On
Cookham
Maidenhead
Thames
Hamilets
Perkin Road
Cliveden Woods
Ao Mr. Astor
Crawford
Beirut
Williams
Bagdad
Bassarah
Euphrates
Persian
Beloochistan
Gulf
India
Cliveden Mansion
The
Mrs. Waldorf Astor
Gibson Girls
Hudson
Automobile Car OF
Union Pacific B. B. CO
Stg
A. Conan Doyle
Charles F. Dole
Theodore C. Williams
Hackley School
San Francisco
London Spectator
Bradford
Ae da Gal
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