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George Francis Train

... George Francis Train. George Francis Train—the most picturesque citizen of the United States—the man who first broke the Jules Verne record of Round the World in Eighty Days, and who always claims that he gave London her first tramway, is now, ...

Published: Saturday 02 April 1898
Newspaper: Liverpool Weekly Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 118 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ON MARI) TEL Errant:A

... meant • rr vointiou in the L'aitcal States in the attempt. The Etruria ronedel Hoot before midnight on Saturday. and George Francis Train bad reached America again. Just fifty -ate days frets Taescna. ...

Published: Friday 13 June 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 176 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... The Cunard steamer Etruria, which arrived at New York yeeterday morning, after a passer of 6 days 18 hours, brought George Francis Train, of Tacoma, who has undertaken to lick creation in a op round the world. He left at once foe the eat. _ --- SMUGGLING ...

Published: Monday 19 May 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 570 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE LIVERPOOL WEEKLY COURIER, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1898

... and of course the glory attending such achievements diminishes in proportion to their number. Nellie Bly and, later, George Francis Train may . have a run round the world, but their performances will pass into oblivion., They started too late in the day ...

Published: Saturday 07 June 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Weekly Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1094 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A NEAT MANCEUVRE

... force and those taken out previous to Mat December, 1890, partici' pate in bonus to be declared next year. iii —Mr. George Francis Train, the American lecturer, who left Tacoma, Washington Territory, on March 18, under engagement with the Tacoma LecOer ...

Published: Tuesday 13 May 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 977 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A OOMPARISON

... been there, and doubtless the amount of untruth in their conversation afterwards would not be much increaaad. Mr. George Francis Train is not to be clamed amongst the mere notoriety-hunters, for to him is credited the invention of the street tramways ...

Published: Wednesday 01 July 1891
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1374 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THIS MORNING'S NEW&

... Flighty Days has been road with greater interest arid amusement than will wean- piny a perusal of the account given of George Francis Train's recent exploit. Full detaflii of this globe-galloping performance are given in the Tacoma Ledger, and we publish ...

Published: Friday 13 June 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1598 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Tins MORNING'S NEWS

... prevent the !Etruria from accomplishing her run to New York in her usual rapid period of a little over sisdays, Mr. George Francis Train, the well-known American lecturer, who started West from Tacoma, Waahington Territory,on March 18, will re-enter that ...

Published: Monday 12 May 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1777 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TRADE AND COMMERCE

... no others. 2, The Birkenhead lines were the first stieet tramways in England; they we-re laid down by an American, George Francis Train, many years ae-o. SELLER (Appleby). —The sale of a goodwill does not inply cii a-reement by the vendor not to start ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1898
Newspaper: Liverpool Weekly Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1377 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SHIPPING DISASTERS

... wet. ' pelted to upou the loofa. Not more than a hundred and fifty people turned out * witness this performance, and George Francis Train did his best to entertain them by delivering a speech of half an hour's duration. the hating foreigner was able to ...

Published: Saturday 27 December 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Weekly Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1476 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GENERAL NEWS

... States. The very utssurdity of the potation is not unlikely to produas a revulsion of feeling. ROUND THE IN DAYS.— Hr. George Francis Train, the American lecturer, who left Tacoma, Washington Territory, on March 18, under engagement with the Tacoma Ledger ...

Published: Saturday 17 May 1890
Newspaper: Liverpool Weekly Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1770 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BOOMING SOUTHAMPTON

... pi ,t St. Louis now, and want no other address. %I -Not very long since that versatile and loquaiu Lr g~entlemnan, George Francis Train, passed through ul this (ityv on his race round the globe in emulation t .d of the plucky young Americala girl who ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1893
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1984 | Page: 5 | Tags: News