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MOZLEY

... Tramway Centenary, Mr. red Bland, director, Trackworks dept., Edgar Allen and Co., Ltd., writes of a noted character, George Francis Train, who, in the course of remarkable career, was incidentally tramway pioneer. It interesting to Burnley people note that ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1930
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A Historic Postcard

... possessions a postcard addressed to Citoyen Henry Mozley, Manager, Tramway Company, Burnley, England, written by George Francis Train, the pioneer of tramways. This postcard is reproduced in facsimile in the December number The Edgar Allen News, ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1930
Newspaper: Burnley News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 216 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

FENIANISM

... FENIANISM. THE ARREST OP GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN. On Friday night week, about ten o'olock, tho tender ofthe Cuuard company returned to Queenstown from the Scotia, which had just arrived opposite the harbour. She brought such of the passengers as preferred ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1868
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 551 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AMERICAN HUMOUR

... was quiet about ■five minutes. Pretty soon he said George Francis Train kicking up good deal of row over in England. Do you think they will put him in a Bastilo ? Train ? Train ?—George Francis Train P said Artemus, solemnly. I never heard of him. ...

Published: Saturday 19 June 1886
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1458 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

SHUTTING UP A BORE

... was quiet about five minutes. Pretty soon he said, George Francis Train is kicking a good deal of a row in England. Do you think they will put him in a Bastile Train ? Train ?—George Francis Train ? said Artemus, solemnly; I never heard of him. ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1872
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1502 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MARK TWAIN'S EULOGY OF WOMAN

... the illustrious names of hit-toi'y ! Look at Widow Mackree! Look at Lucy Stone! Look Elizabeth Cady Stanton! Look at George Francis Train! (Great laughter.) And sir, I say with bowed head and deepest veneration, look at the mother of Washington! She raised ...

Published: Saturday 11 April 1868
Newspaper: Burnley Gazette
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 621 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Extracts From the Comic Papers

... a nail in one's coffin, a glass of this wooddemon must go far towards providing a plank for it. LATEST PER TRAIN. George Francis Train, who is still largelike one pea in drum—and making a deal noise, has sent us his platform, which la comical thet ...

Published: Saturday 27 July 1872
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 757 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

GOSSIP OF THE DAY

... brightly-coloured waistcoat, of much the same cut as that that was favour the early decades of this century, or just Mr. George Francis Train used to appear at Loudon dinner parties about twentyfive years since. Poor Sir Arthur Sullivan ! His Yeomen of the ...

Published: Wednesday 06 February 1889
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1197 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Burnley Advertiser SATURDAY, January 25th, 18G8 Ou Wednesday, grand banquet was given to Her Majesty's ..

... relation of oapital and labour, two questions whioh he said would soon have to dealt with by tho House Commons. Mr. George Francis Train, well-known American sympathiser with Fenianism, was arrested on Friday night on board the Scotia. Mr. Train was very ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1868
Newspaper: Burnley Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1246 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

AMERICAN HUMOUR. What barber should talk about whilst shaving a man— About two seconds. Among the wicked people ..

... western editor, speaking of concert singer, says that her voice delicious —pure a moonlight, and as tender as a shirt. George Francis Train says he 'has sunk his egotism in the universe. Nothing short of the universe would hold it, says the New York World ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1878
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1627 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LABOUR NOTES

... the general order business was excellent, the practice of allowing all sorts and conditions men and women (including George Francis Train) attend and S' y t all sorts addresses, mostly in support foolish fads, is one which might abotished. I found that ...

Published: Saturday 28 December 1895
Newspaper: Burnley Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1882 | Page: 2 | Tags: none