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PRACTICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE TAY BRIDGE CATASTROPHE

... submitted to the Town Council on Flour, 59 ! Monday first. The following are the uames o£ the West. Un n- candidates put on the short leet:- Futurez - f William Bain (44), Lieutenant, Edinburgh eity June detii Police 'of Cotton, J.~ Gordon Shirrefs Gordon of ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6604 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

TAY BRIDGE DISASTER

... :time a slight shower low of rain began to fall it was feared that the morning Iw would not be so good asv was expected. T'h a short m time the rain ceased, the sky 'became clearer, and riaf 'hopes of favourable weather: again revived. The was steam-tug F ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 15965 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LITETRATURE

... merly-indeed, some two-thirds of the magazine Dpen are evoted to stories. Mrs Leith Adams' new idl story of Aunt' Hepsy's Foundling promises to hner be an interesting tale, and the shorter stories, 'She Never Told her Love, *La Generosa, and 'Molly's Warning ...

.V :oi;eori;k sthect, * i» ' Mos street

... the Publishers to combine Fashion and l>oi>iestic Topics with good and pure literature, in the form of Serial Talcs, Short Complete Stories, and Essays Current Subjects. Every Thursday. Price IJd ; post free 2d. THE ILLUSTRATED Household journal. addition ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1677 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A GREAT AMERICAN BRIDGE

... satisfy both and eh, Jones “Yee,” replied his friend, **you have indeet discovered a coin-cidence.” ‘A Kune Story.—Talking of Ireland, the o!t story of the nervous Englishman, who met a fieree- looking Ivish giant with » cudgel in bis haod, is rather apropos ...

Published: Friday 02 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Free Press
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4495 | Page: 6, 7 | Tags: none

SOCIAL MEETINGS

... by lit the purpose. The company numribered tibout 80. ilb 'l'he Chairanicii, Brother Smith, andi Brother Russell ohl ;,cIve short addresses; appropritite to the ocqasion, and Hi vafioutl of the mcem bers of the Order. contributed th greatly to the eveuling's ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2547 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE WEEKLY NEWS, SATURDAY,

... together succumbed. Sir Thomas is also of opinion that this theory of the accident is supported, in the first place, by the story of the surtaceman, Watt, who says that he saw what looked like showers of sparks proceeding from the wheels of the carriages ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Weekly News
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4542 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BQALS—IOOO Zkv to U Isgh. appalling disaster

... evening train from Edinburgh to Dundee, with not fewer than about 90 soola. give below clearly have been able obtain it the story of this national calamity. About half-past seven o’clock the town wss startled by a report which spread with ominous rapidity ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen People's Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1746 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

;post, and she felt that it was unworthy of her. She

... looked out on that silent dim evening crying bitterly. My father, my father, come back to me, or let me go to you! For a short time she really felt that she would like to be able to see the dark hull of that ship reappear—to hear the measured beat of ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Weekly News
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3759 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Advertisements & Notices

... blood-spitting, accompanied by a severe cough and debilityI which left me in a deplorable state of weakcness. This re. I curred at short intervals until October last, ashen I experienced asr attack from which I never expected to recover. In two days I lost by ...

tournament he held Castle in the high-handed Earl, was far from year. The late French, and jators, Mr Andrew Cant,

... assemblage, consist. : BONN IE MARY JAMESONE: bai avd ministers, ing of nobles, invitation added bat insult to injury in A. STORY OF ABERDEEN TWO of the Magistrates, and they, wt th the the opi: Provost at their prepared HUNDRED YEARS ke nie accord to march ...

THE RADIES’ PRIZE COMPETITION THB ADJUDICATOR’S REPORT ON THB

... Gardiner's story to the first place rendered necessary to select from the Ten One Pound Prixee the story most worthy occupying the second place. On reterrine the matter to the adjudicators they oooctmrd awarding the Seoand Prise to the story entitled Davie ...

Published: Saturday 03 January 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen People's Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4140 | Page: 2 | Tags: none