Word: taxicabâ
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Dates: during 1931-1931
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...publisher, of which he still cherishes the bills for champagne, wine & whiskey; and the grand tour of the U. S. taken by Princess Eulalia of Spain in 1893, for which he laid out the itinerary. About that time he was called into consultations which led to building the first taxicab??? "not for speed, but to eliminate horse-droppings from the street"? in Philadelphia. Since that time he has lived in quiet retirement, except when horse races are being run. He boasts more of having seen every Kentucky Derby than of having known every President since Lincoln. Cried he last...
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