Eloping couple on a transcontinental train caper
Lieut. Mallory and Marjorie Newton plan a Reno wedding aboard a passenger train. A wrecked taxi and missing preacher complicate the plot as passengers chase a minister, a license, and a ring while jealousy, antics, and comic misunderstandings fray the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mallory
Phiippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Engishman
Ira Lathrop
Elopers
Jimmie” Ellington
Reno
Jimmie
Sammy Whitcombetter
Mallory
Annie Gattle
Dr. Temple
Marjorie
Dog
Quarrel
Lathrop
Miss Gattle
Kitty Lewellyn
Nevada
Reno Road Weaving Ends In Bitter Reconciliation
Mrs. Whitcomb schemes to trap Jimmie Wellington with flirtation as his sober vow meets renewed jealousy. Plots unfold aboard a train toward Reno where Wellington fights temptation and old loyalties surface amid comic guilt and sharp wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Jimmie
Sammy Whitcomb
Jimmie Wellington
Wellington
Sammy
Jimmie
Reno
Tower Court
Ashton
Mrs. Whitcomb
Mr. Wellington
Jimmie Rose
James
Lucretia
Mrs. Wellington
Mra
Doc Temple
Mrs. Temple
Judgment by the Kimono in a Sleeper Car Scene
Emma McChesney observes a fellow traveler in a dim sleeper car as she weighs every detail of the negligee and its wearer. The passage notes travel prowess and social judgment aboard a Bay City Michigan rail journey at 5 am.
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Emma McChesney
Bay City
Mich
Wills Island
Dark-blue Silk Kimono Adorns Schoolgirl Portrait
A description from American Magazine highlights a girl wearing a dark-blue silk kimono with hair in a schoolgirl braid down her back, conveying a poised and youthful image in the styling detail.
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American Magazine
Legend of the Wind at Lincoln Cathedral
London Chronicle recalls a Lincoln legend in which the devil tells the wind to wait outside Lincoln Cathedral while he visits the dean and chapter. The wind has waited years, so a perpetual breeze blows before the cathedral year round.
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London
Blackfriars Station
Lincoln
England
Lincoln Cathedral
London Chronicle
Champion Lazy Kid At Franklin County Home
A Columbus Dispatch report describes a lazy boy at the Franklin County Children's Home who avoids work. When given candy, he had another child bite pieces for him and claimed he wanted to be saved the bother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jem
Marjorie
Mallory
Harry
Rining Bar
Franklin County
Columbua
Dispatch
Canada Week in Chicago Showcases Western Canada Resources
The Canada Week exhibit at the United States Land Show in Chicago highlighted western Canadian farm strength with grain and vegetable displays. Wheat yields of 28 to 35 bushels per acre, oats 65 to 105, and impressive grasses plus bread from Canadian flour drew crowds. Winners at various shows included McGregor & Sons with Glencarnock Victor, the world champion steer, while British Columbia claimed top potato and apple honors. Deputy Minister W. E. Scott led a strong BC display as 200,000 Americans may visit western Canada this year.
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Canada
Chicago
Central States
Roche
Interior
United States
W. J. White
Ottawa
Western
Leager Wheeler
Rosthern
Holmes
Cardston
Lethbridge Dry Farm
Congress
Mr. Wheeler
Hill & Sons
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Colorado
Columbus
Ohio
British Columbia
New York
London
England
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
McGregor & Sons
America
Brandon
Manitoba
McGregor
W. E. Scott
Western Canada
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Mr. Baumann
San Francisco
Rupert Hughes
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