Eloping couple on a train sparks comic farce in 1911 issue
Lieutenant Mallory and Marjorie flee toward a Philippines posting but miss the minister due to a taxicab wreck. On a transcontinental train, a card game with Dr. Temple provokes suspicions, flirtations, and vaudeville-style misadventures as passengers mingle in a rowdy, drunkenly comic journey toward Reno.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marle Newton
A Mysterious Stranger Proposes a Poker Freeze-Out
In Chapter XVIII Mallory resists a stranger's invitation to play stud poker. The tense exchange centers on a boastful offer to join a freeze-out game, as Dr. Temple and others observe with wary curiosity.
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Ashton
Mrs. Temple
Mrs. Whitcomb
Mrs. Wellington
Walter
Mrs. Willington
Dr. Temple
Mrs
Ypsilanti
Wellington
Mallory
Foiled Flight to Omaha Wedding Plans Gone Awry
Mallory and Marjorie, awaiting a preacher at the Omaha station, glimpse a clerical passenger who triggers their hoped for wedding. The preacher hurries to catch his train as the East-bound pulls away, leaving the couple dashed and the wedding on hold.
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Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Bob Burdette
Nebraska
Omaha
Mallory
Marjorie
Mrs. Deacon
Mallory Coud
Foiled Again on the Nebraska Honeymoon Train
Mallory and Marjorie endure a dreary Nebraska journey as mischief and misfortune follow them. They seek romance while facing wallet woes, stray baggage, odd gifts from fellow travelers, and a weary porter’s jests as their unusually frank voyage continues.
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Mallory
Marjorie
Nebraska
The
Platte
North Platte
Pyramus
Thisbe
Mrs. Temple
Wedgewood
Old Top
New French Warships Follow British Models
French battleship designers adopt the Orion class approach but with larger tonnage and thicker armor in key areas. Ten 13.4 inch guns on five centerline turrets, 541 feet long, 88 feet 6 inches wide, speed twenty knots, three year construction. British oil fuel storage expands. ports like Portsmouth Humber Invergordon Medway Hambowline Hongkong Pembroke receive large upgrades.
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Admiralty
Portsmouth
Humber
Invergordon
Medway
Hambowline
Hongkong
Pembroke
Railroad Bars Red Garb For Safety And Courtesy
Chicago Great Western issues safety and courtesy rules for employees. Red clothing is banned to avoid safe signal misreads. Brakemen must drop red vests and neckties. A courtesy circular warns that kindness saves money, while harsh replies may cost cash.
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Chicago Great Western
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Iron Industry in Sweden Through Two Millennia
Sweden has smelted iron for over two thousand years and ancient furnaces still exist. The enduring craft reflects long regional expertise and historical iron production sites across the country.
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Sweden
Tron
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