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OBLIGING A BOSTONIAN

... will board the car and I want you to take a good look at him. Ile boards every car going up or down. - Do you mean George Francis Train?' he asked. Oh! no. I mean Detective Finnerty, of I police headquarters. They say he knows every crook in this country ...

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... from Messrs. Gale and Polden, 2, Sm.-0. N.: bit too late now.--Jems WARM:Nowa : TIN latanway laid down t Bayswater by George Francis Train was wised *arch 23 .1 8e1. I. Z. N. : Born July 1L 1848. Height about elk Iin.—WALTZ An : 800-lola-sewn-mare.—W. N ...

Published: Sunday 27 December 1896
Newspaper: The Referee
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 398 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A DOG ON HIS TRAVELS

... York. From New York send him overland to Tacoma, and who knows but he may compass the earth and beat the- record of George Francis Train?' With such a send-off, there was never any question that Owney would be well treated. Mankind has a common love of ...

Published: Monday 15 June 1896
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 583 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A lIORSELESS COACII

... had elsewhere proved enemas( ul,—as were the good people of Kensington at the proposition—proved to be practical by George Francis Train, of his Tramway scheme. Public opink.n in those days had to undergo the evolutionary process; but if the lioraeless ...

AMERICA’S ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS,

... ease Pullman, while our services, a rule, are irregularly maintained boxes on wheels, which were first introduced by George Francis Train, cumbersome well heavy vehicles, which sadly tax tho etrength of tho horses. Some Eahly Efforts. TUo history of electric ...

Published: Wednesday 20 May 1896
Newspaper: Globe
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 639 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A BIRKENHEAD INDUSTRY

... Milnes for tramway cars, which would show in a striking manner the advance which had been made since 1860, when Mr. George Francis Train imported a few cars from America for his ill-fated tramway at Birkenhead. These cars were brought to this country in ...

Published: Wednesday 17 June 1896
Newspaper: Birkenhead News
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 1007 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

... Bazaar,” 170, Strand, you will, douhtbss, obtain tlie desired infonuation.- Q. H. SiiEPnsftD. 67 days hours 3 rain., by George Francis Train, who left Taeorao. Washington, 5.0 a.m.. March 18, embarked at San Frau cisco for Australia, returning by way New York ...

Published: Wednesday 30 September 1896
Newspaper: Sporting Life
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 827 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Owney. the Postal Dog. on HI. Travels

... York. From New York send him overland to Tacoma, and who knows but he may compass the earth and beat the record of George Francis Train : Among the Jape. With the:e credentials, Owney travelled to San Francisco, where he took a Pacific mail steamer ...

Published: Saturday 13 June 1896
Newspaper: Westminster Gazette
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1153 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

PROPOSED TRAMWAYS FOR DOVER

... tramways were re-introduced toEngland about the year 1859, by that enterprising but somewhat reckless American, Mr. George Francis Train. It was not then necessary to obtain Parliamentary powers, which was a great disadvantage, there being no proper control ...

Published: Friday 17 January 1896
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 4566 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

13,490.-HOBBIES OM DISTINOUD3HED VER.SONS

... horse-races; I do not play cards, Ido not play billiards. The children's fun is my fun; my amusement, my particular hobby. George Francis Train likes chiklren because he hates grown people. Ethridge T. Gerry likes children because he has made their protection ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1896
Newspaper: Newcastle Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 2347 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

your leave or by your leave from his brother footballing, or at least law-giving,associates. N. L. J., ..

... Agricultural Hall, Upper-street, Islington, London, England. The square and its garden is outside. a city lung, in which George Francis Train, who started tram . 3 in England when he was here, used to sit and instruct boy and girl audiences in all manner of ...

Published: Sunday 20 December 1896
Newspaper: The Referee
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2744 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

They 4r3 ?-1;:;ie3

... (Laughter.) I repeat. or, look at the illustrious Widow Mailuree, .:ock at Lucy Stone, look at Elizabeth Stanton, look at George Francis Train(great latigtiter)—and, sir, I say it with a boweil head and deep veneration, look at the mother of Washingtou. She ...

Published: Friday 11 September 1896
Newspaper: Cotton Factory Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 734 | Page: 2 | Tags: none