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GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN ON HIMSELF

... GEORGE FRANCIS TRIIN ON HIMSELF. George Francis Train lectured in Boston the other depE evening to an audience of 150 people, and is concisely proc reported by the Y~e~a York Heald as follows :-If he least had been president of some savings bank, Saul ...

Published: Saturday 23 June 1877
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1129 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

G. F. Train's Latest. —George Francis Train pliysiologised a wild steer on Sept. 1. The animal was racing ..

... G. F. Train's Latest. —George Francis Train pliysiologised a wild steer on Sept. 1. The animal was racing through Central Park, New York, tossing men, women, and children on its horns, when the brute suddenly charged squarely the nc'h occupied by Mr Train ...

Published: Tuesday 23 September 1879
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 921 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AN ECCENTRIC FASTING MAN

... AN ECCENTRIC FASTING MAN A New York correspondent telegraphs :— George Francis Train, the eccentric individual who claims to have invented tramways, is engaged in a fast, which has already lasted eight days, in order to prove that food is not te sustain ...

Published: Saturday 27 April 1889
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 51 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ELECTRIC MOTORS AND MORSES IN A WAIN A

... proved failure. is not generally known that the first advocate the use of tramways in this country was the celebrated George Francis Train, who still alive and advocating the extensive use the electria moles ia New York. fba reawm Mr Train didZToooZJd in ...

Published: Friday 04 January 1895
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE BIGGEST FOOL IN AMERICA

... THE BIGGEST FOOL IN AMERICA A story comes from Boston about George Francis Train, which says that soon after Mr Train was released from imprisonment there the other day, being in one of hie most eccentric moods, be collected a little crowd around bim ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1889
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 162 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

! } It is stated that there is no foundation ia fact for | | the semsational reports respecting the

... pioneer merchant of Port Townsend, Washington, from that place on a race round the world, with the ; _ object of beating George Francis Train, who has gone on the same jourmey. Port Townsend citizens con- tributed 5000 towards Miss Rothschild’s ex- ‘Hees is ...

Published: Monday 07 April 1890
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 195 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

AS INSOLVENT CBAIN 11BRCHANT

... the skin wnooth, supple, healthy, comfortable. labels everywhere. Taa Bigokt Fool a.—A story comes from Beaton about George Francis Train, which says that toon after Train was released from imprisonment there the other day, being iu one of his most ecoeotrio ...

Published: Thursday 19 December 1889
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 582 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ANOTHER CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER

... Uoke, of Birkdale, were Among the best greyhounds ta cee tHe Womp im 67 Dura—A Tacoma his world telegram ssys that George Francis Train compieted trip on Sunday night, acriving there at seven o'clock in fine health and fhe trip was made in 67 days 13 ...

Published: Wednesday 28 May 1890
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 260 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EATH OF A WATERLOO VETERAN. ee A few days ago another ef the few remaining soldiers who fought under Wellington

... tra‘ic- the London Omnibus Company, he established an excellent and cheap omnibus service. He also joined the notorious George Francis Train in building and working the first tramway in London. He dis- approved, however, of the reised rail, and this eventually ...

Published: Wednesday 19 December 1883
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

JOTTINGS

... Greeley Greeley said Artimus. “Horace Greeley. Who ishe’’ The man was quiet abou t five minutes. Pretty soon be said— “George Francis Train 18 @ good deal of Tow over 1D England 3 do you think they will put bim in prison! “Train ? Train ¢ George F 2, rancis ...

Published: Monday 20 August 1888
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 494 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SHIPPING DISASTERS

... Signori Campanini, Kuncio, Gallassi, Del Puente, David, &c., with Signor Ardito conductor. G. F. Train’s Latest. —George Francis Train physiologised a wild steer on Sept. 1. The animal was racing through Central Park, New York, tossing men, women, and ...

Published: Wednesday 24 September 1879
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 593 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

RAILWAYS

... the autocar or horseless carriage will come soon, and will come to stay. It may be pointed out, however, that when George Francis Train came across to this 'country from the United States to advocate the formation of tramways he was ridiculed being a ...

Published: Friday 24 April 1896
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 732 | Page: 4 | Tags: none