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Franz Joseph Bridge


charged with supervising the construction work. Emperor Franz Joseph, after whom the bridge was named, attended the ceremonies for its opening on 13 May 1868. Much like its London counterpart, the Franz Joseph Bridge featured a combination of stay and suspension rods. The latter formed a cable which held the diagonal stay rods. The main span was long and wide, while the entire structure was over long. The bridge was gradually strengthened and rebuilt in the 1890s. In 1919, following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and
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Order of Franz Joseph


The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph () was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on December 2, 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne. The order was originally awarded in three classes: "Grand Cross," "Commander's Cross," and "Knight's Cross." In 1869, the class of "Commander with Star" was added, which ranked immediately below the Grand Cross. The "Officer's Cross", which ranked between Commander and Knight, was
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Sep Ruf


Sep Ruf (full name Franz Joseph Ruf; 9 March 1908, in Munich – 29 July 1982, in Munich) was a German architect and designer, belonging to the Bauhaus group. He was one of the representatives of modern architecture in Germany after World War II. His elegant buildings received high credits in Germany and Europe and his German pavilion of the Expo 58 in Brussels, built together with Egon Eiermann, achieved worldwide recognition. He attended the Interbau 1957 in Berlin-Hansaviertel and was one of the three architects who
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Franz Joseph Bridge


Franz Joseph Bridge (), later renamed Štefanik Bridge (), was a suspension bridge over the Vltava in Prague, opened in 1868. The bridge was designed by the English engineer Rowland Mason Ordish. The design, which used the Ordish–Lefeuvre system, was originally created for the Albert Bridge over the River Thames in London. However, after construction of the Albert Bridge was delayed, Ordish decided to build a bridge in Prague first. The foundation stone was laid on 19 October 1865, and engineer František Schön was
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Brigittenau


Joseph Bridge over the new stream bed (since 1875 water-bearing) of the Danube (today Floridsdorfer Bridge). 1875: The New Danube bed is ready. Due to the Danube regulation large new areas of land for building have been created. 1883–1884: Construction of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Bridge (now Heiligenstädter Bridge) across the Danube Canal. 1886: Opening of the steam tramway Vienna-Stammersdorf. The route into today's 21st district leads through Jägerstraße, Stromstraße and Marchfeldstraße and over the Kaiser Franz Joseph Bridge.
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Starý most (Bratislava)


was a pontoon bridge, which was built in 1825, standing somewhere around Koronázási domb tér or Krönungshügel platz "(today's Ľudovít Štúr square)". It lasted until 1891, when a new steel bridge called "Franz Josephs Brücke" (Franz Joseph Bridge), was opened, which was part of the railroad track Bratislava-Szombathely. It was built by Gábor Baross' order. During the first Czechoslovak republic (1918 - 1938) it was called "Štefánikov most" (Štefánik Bridge). During World War
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Small Bridge


the new steel bridge. The Small Bridge is the oldest bridge in Zrenjanin. It connects the town center with the Mala Amerika quarter. It was built in 1904, the same year as the Eiffel Bridge, often called "The Eiffel's bridge". There are some indications that the Small bridge was also designed in Eiffel's studio (it is similar to some bridges in Timişoara). The bridge's first official name was "Franz Joseph I Bridge" ("Most Franje Josifa" in Serbian, "Franz-
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Anton Dreher


1882, in Trieste. On June 4, 1883, Emperor Franz Joseph visited the brewery for the second time, and honored Anton Dreher, Junior with the Knights Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph. In 1897, Dreher received the Kerhielt Dreher the Commander's Cross, and later the Great Cross of the Order, and, in 1902, the Order of Iron Cross, Second Class. The Dreher Brewery and Tavern played an important role in the Social Democrat movement of Vienna following World War I, also known as Red
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Corindi Beach, New South Wales


parents in Corindi. Corindi Creek Bridge Location decided for bridge over Redbank River 1886. Bridge location discussion. Bridge underconstruction May 1888. The bridge is completed by Mr Taylor in Sep 1888. Crossing of Corindi Creek location selection 1899. A preferred location at Cohen's 1899. Site for a bridge surveyed in 1910. The current concrete bridge on Coral Street was construction in 2006 after the timber bridge was condemned. Roads 1887 Tenders requested for road from Moonee Creek-Woolgoolga-Corindi. 1936 Pacific Highway to Pipeclay Beach Reserve emergency
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Guides Infantry


crossed the Rohi Nullah on foot and entered the enemy territory on night 6/7 Sep 1965 and established a bridge head for the armoured division. After the launching of the division, the battalion was put under 21 Bde which was part of 11th Infantry Division. On 12 September the Guides Infantry and 5 Frontier Force captured the Indian town of Khem Karan. The battalion advanced up to Bhura Khana a small village in the north of the Khem Karan. On 17 Sep 1965 it was ordered to come back and take defence positions in front
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Armoured vehicle-launched bridge


current main battle tank chassis. An example of a modern main battle tank (MBT) chassis being converted to a bridgelayer is the creation of the M104 Wolverine Armored Bridgelayer. Based on a modified M1A2 SEP MBT chassis, the Wolverine replaces the MBT turret with a bridge fitted atop the chassis. The bridge atop the M104 Wolverine measures 26m in length, and taking just 4 minutes to place across an obstacle securely. The bridge is built to be able to withstand countless crossings of vehicles as heavy as the M1A2 Abrams,
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US 12–St. Joseph River Bridge


Joseph River Bridge is the fourth bridge to cross the St. Joseph river in this vicinity. The Great Sauk Trail crossed the river at a shallow spot near the modern crossing. In 1825, the trail was surveyed and converted by the federal government into the Chicago Road, which presently is US 12. The first bridge to carry this road was a timber structure built from 1833 through 1834. Its replacement, a pile-supported bridge, was built in 1845. A covered Burr arch truss was then built in 1867, of
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St. Joseph Swing Bridge


The St. Joseph Swing Bridge (also known as the St. Joseph Union Pacific Bridge and the St. Joseph-Elwood Bridge) is a Union Pacific Railroad truss Swing bridge connecting St. Joseph, Missouri, and Elwood, Kansas. The first bridge on the location was built by the St. Joseph Bridge Building Company and cost $716,000 (of which St. Joseph had paid $500,000) and opened on May 20, 1873, with a crossing by the St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad. The original bridge had six piers with three spans
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Prince Franz of Bavaria


the "3. bayerische Infanteriebrigade," which was later renamed and became the "4. Infanterie-Brigade." Prince Franz led this brigade through its victories at Fort Douaumont, Passchendaele and Kemmelberg. For his exemplary leadership during these operations he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph on 25 May 1916 and on 28 October 1916 was given command of the entire "4. Bayerische Infanterie-Division." In Spring 1918, Prince Franz was also awarded the Commander's Cross of the Military
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Palacký Bridge


The Palacký Bridge (1876) () is a bridge in Prague. It is one of the oldest functioning bridges over the Vltava in Prague after the Charles Bridge. It was built as the third major bridge shortly after the 1868 opening of the Franz Joseph Bridge, designed by Rowland Mason Ordish which was damaged in 1941 and dismantled in 1946. Josef Václav Myslbek created statues of four pairs of legendary couples for the bridge: "Ctirad and Šárka", "Libuše and Přemysl", "Lumír and Píseň ", and
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Liberty Bridge (Budapest)


(it is a cantilever truss bridge with a suspended middle span), the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time of construction. The bridge was opened in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph; the last silver rivet on the Pest abutment was inserted into the iron structure by the Emperor himself, and the bridge was originally named after him. The bridge is 333.6 m in length and 20.1 m in width. The top of the four masts are
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Dragon Bridge (Ljubljana)


by Zaninović and produced in the Vienna factory A. M. Beschorner. When the bridge was completed, it was dedicated to Franz Joseph I of the Habsburg Dynasty to commemorate forty years of his rule from 1848 to 1888. In 1983 and 1984, the Dragon Bridge was renovated with lightweight concrete, and its centennial was celebrated in 2001. The Dragon Bridge, although significantly modelled after the Nußdorf weir, is often regarded as the most beautiful bridge produced by the Vienna Secession. It is the first bridge in Slovenia paved with asphalt,
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Ordish–Lefeuvre system


appearance more closely resembling a conventional suspension bridge, and a new timber deck was laid. Albert Bridge continued to suffer serious structural weakness and in 1972 the Greater London Council added two concrete piers in the middle of the river, supporting the central span and turning the central section of the bridge into a beam bridge. Damaged through overuse during the Second World War, the Franz Joseph Bridge was demolished in the 1950s and replaced with a conventional bridge, leaving Albert Bridge the only surviving example of a significant bridge built using the Ordish
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Nikanor Grujić


Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Pakrac. He was appointed administrator of Serbian patriarchy – metropolitanate (locum tenens patriarch) by emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1872. That same year the emperor named him to his privy council, better known as the Wirklicher Geheimrat), with the title of Excellency. In 1874, Grujić become a knight of the Grand Cross (Grosskreuz) of the Order of Franz Joseph. At the same time he ended his administrator's duty in the Serbian patriarchy – metropolitanate. Nikanor Grujić was also a well
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Joseph Mayseder


Palace chapel orchestra, which he conducted from 1836. He was a major quartette player, as well as a teacher and composer for his instrument. Among his students were the highly esteemed Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. Mayseder was the recipient of multiple awards and honorary memberships. He was appointed to the in Rome, along with Franz Liszt and others. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph in 1862, and was an honorary member of the . He was one of 51 composers who contributed to the "
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Ordish–Lefeuvre system


bar to one of four octagonal support columns. Only two major bridges were built using the Ordish–Lefeuvre principle. Ordish was commissioned to build Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London, using the design in 1864, but the start of work on the bridge was delayed due to negotiations regarding the proposed Chelsea Embankment at the northern end of the proposed bridge. While plans for the Chelsea Embankment were debated, Ordish built the Franz Joseph Bridge over the Vltava in Prague to the same design as that intended for Albert Bridge. In 1870
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Waiho River


The Waiho River (traditionally the Waiau River) is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is fed by the meltwater of the Franz Josef Glacier and skirts the main township of Franz Josef to its south, where its river bed is crossed by on a long single-lane bridge. Due to changes in rainfall and snow melt, the river's water flow varies greatly. In a severe rain storm on 26 March 2019, the bridge was destroyed after of rain had fallen. The
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Bridges of Budapest


top of the four masts are decorated with large bronze statues of the Turul, a falcon-like bird, prominent in ancient Hungarian mythology. The bridge was built between 1894 and 1896 to the plans of János Feketeházy. Although radically different in structure, the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time of construction. The bridge was opened in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph; the last silver rivet on the Pest abutment was inserted into the iron structure
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Liberty Bridge (Budapest)


Szabadság híd (in English: Liberty Bridge or Freedom Bridge) in Budapest, Hungary, connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube. It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre. It was originally named Ferenc József híd (Franz Joseph Bridge). At its two ends are two public squares, Gellért tér (at the foot of Gellért Hill, with the Gellért Spa and Hotel Gellért) and Fővám tér (with the Great Market Hall). The Liberty
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Kavšek Bridge


The Kavšek Bridge () or Kauschegg Bridge (; the historical Slovene name inscribed on the bridge), sometimes listed as the Karchegger Bridge (), is a one-arch stone bridge crossing Glinščica Creek in Podutik, a neighbourhood in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It was built by the board of the first district road and named after Franz Kauschegg (), who led the works. It is part of Podutik Street () and is used as a walkway and for a bicycle lane; a new bridge for motorised
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Museum of Military History, Vienna


which make his military campaigns come alive. Following the death of Radetzky, the tables turned radically in Northern Italy for young Emperor Franz Joseph, who had only recently ascended to the throne on 2 December 1848: In the battle of Solferino in 1859, at which Franz Joseph was personally in command of the troops, Austria suffered a heavy defeat. The atrocity of the battle and the helplessness of the wounded soldiers prompted Henry Dunant to found the Red Cross, and led to the agreement of the Geneva Convention. The flow of
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Zita of Bourbon-Parma


of rooms at Schönbrunn Palace. Here, Zita spent many hours with the old Emperor on both formal and informal occasions, where Franz Joseph confided in her his fears for the future. Emperor Franz Joseph died of bronchitis and pneumonia at the age of 86 on 21 November 1916. "I remember the dear plump figure of Prince Lobkowitz going up to my husband," Zita later recounted, "and, with tears in his eyes, making the sign of the cross on Charles's forehead. As he did so he said
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Battle of Emmendingen


the crossing at Kehl, Moreau needed to send a sizeable force against Franz Petrasch, who had held the approaches since September, and this force was no longer available after Emmendingen. By controlling the eastern access to the Kehl/Strasbourg crossing, Petrasch forced Moreau to march south; any retreat into France would have to occur via the bridges at Hüningen, a longer march, not at Kehl and Strasbourg. The lack of bridges did not slow the Coalition's pursuit. The Coalition forces repaired the bridges by Malterdingen, and moved
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Albert Bridge, London


joining the wrought iron bar to one of the four octagonal support columns. Although authorised in 1864, work on the bridge was delayed by negotiations over the proposed Chelsea Embankment, since the bridge's design could not be completed until the exact layout of the new roads being built on the north bank of the river had been agreed. While plans for the Chelsea Embankment were debated, Ordish built the Franz Joseph Bridge over the Vltava in Prague to the same design as that intended for the Albert Bridge. In 1869, the time
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Anton Dreher


Franz Joseph I visited the brewery and awarded Dreher with the Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order. In 1862, he received the Gold medal with Diploma from the World Exhibition in Paris. In 1869, his Lager beer won the High First Prize. The Danube river provided the water needed for unlimited beer and malt making. The attention turned to Kőbánya because of a beer made by Peter Schmidt, a brewer master from Pest who studied in Munich. Schmidt stored beer in his rock cellar in Kőbánya. The water in
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Small Bridge


Josefs Brücke" in German, or "Ferencz József Hid" in Hungarian), named after Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I. This bridge also had a movable middle part, to accommodate boat traffic on the Begej river. After World War I, new authorities renamed it to "Караџићев мост" (Karadžić's Bridge), named after Vuk Karadžić. This name did not stick; among Zrenjanin citizens it simply remained "Мали мост" ("Small Bridge"). In the year 1985 the bed of the Begej
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Battle of Remagen


Infantry Battalion, Sergeant Alexander A. Drabik, the first American enlisted man to cross this bridge, and German-born Lieutenant Timmermann, the first American officer to cross the bridge, were both recognized for their actions with the Distinguished Service Cross. Sergeant Joseph DeLisio, Sergeant Michael Chinchar, Sergeant Joseph S. Petrencsik and Sergeant Anthony Samele from Company A also received the DSC. Lt. Hugh Mott of the 2nd Platoon, Company B, 9th Armored Engineer Battalion, led Sergeant Eugene Dorland and Sergeant John A. Reynolds onto the bridge to
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US 12–St. Joseph River Bridge


The US 12–St. Joseph River Bridge is a three-span camelback bridge in Mottville, Michigan, that carried U.S. Route 12 across the St. Joseph River. Built in 1922, it is the fourth bridge to cross the river at this location. It has served as a pedestrian bridge since 1990 when a new bridge opened alongside to carry the highway. The bridge is the longest surviving camelback bridge in Michigan. It is a Michigan State Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The US 12–St.
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Grossglockner


. In 1879 Count Pallavicini dedicated a new iron summit cross on the occasion of the silver wedding of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and Empress Elisabeth; both had visited Heiligenblut and walked to the present-day "Franz-Josefs-Höhe" viewpoint in 1865. The cross was installed on 2 October 1880. Pallavicini also had the Archduke John Hut erected at the former "Adlersruhe" resting place of Bishop Salm, today the highest situated mountain hut in Austria. The Austrian Alpine Club built the new "Salmhütte" and the
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Emperor Franz Joseph Railway


January 1872, the KJFB network comprised . In 1872, Vienna Franz Josef Station was opened as the first terminal station inside the former "Linienwall" in the district of Alsergrund, inside the Gürtel. It crossed the Danube at Tulln and extended from there to Krems and to the border with Bohemia at Gmünd. In Bohemia, it continued through Budweis, Tábor and Benešov to Prague. Prague's present main station originally belonged to the Franz Josef Railway company. Various district capitals are only connected to it by bylines. The KJFB
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Brigittenau


Lime in the film "The Third Man". 1907: The service station (in Vienna also known as Remise) in the Wexstraße for the then tram lines 3, 34 and V is opened. 1910: The steam tram to is replaced by the electric tram ("Straßenbahn") line 31. 1912: The reconstruction of Emperor Franz Joseph Bridge, now called Floridsdorfer bridge, started. The bridge was opened not earlier than 1922, after the end of the First World War. 1913: In the hall of
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Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge


The Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge (formerly the North Channel Bridge) located in the New York City borough of Queens, is a bridge that runs south from Howard Beach across the Grassy Bay portion of Jamaica Bay to Broad Channel. The fixed bridge, carrying six lanes of Cross Bay Boulevard is named for the late Joseph P. Addabbo, who represented the area in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1986. The bridge was built alongside the North Channel Bridge as a replacement; a lack of maintenance on the old
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Langley Covered Bridge


Langley Covered Bridge is the longest remaining wooden covered bridge in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is located three miles north of Centreville, the seat of St. Joseph County. The bridge is located in Lockport Township. The road to get to the bridge borders on the east line of Lockport and Nottawa townships. The bridge crosses the St. Joseph River. The current bridge and causeway opened in 1887. The bridge and causeway make up Covered Bridge Road. The bridge is not the first bridge to span this section of the St.
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Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser


The Kaiser Franz Joseph I" class (sometimes called the Kaiser Franz Josef I" class) was a class of two protected cruisers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Named for Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I, the class comprised and . Construction took place throughout the late 1880s, with both ships being laid down in 1888. "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" was built by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino in Trieste, while "Kaiserin Elisabeth" was built at the Pola Navy Yard in Pola. The "Kaiser Franz Joseph
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


SMS "Kaiser Franz Joseph I (sometimes called the Kaiser Franz Josef I") was a protected cruiser built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Named for the Austrian emperor and Hungarian king Franz Joseph I, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" was the lead ship of her namesake class. Constructed by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino in Trieste, she was laid down in January 1888 and launched in May 1889. "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" was commissioned into the Navy in June 1890. As the first protected cruiser constructed by the Austro
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Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein


Joseph Wenzel I, whom he succeeded on 10 February 1772. Franz Joseph had been recognised heir to Liechtenstein since 1723, when his uncle's only son had died. Joseph Wenzel took Franz Joseph under his wing and Franz Joseph accompanied him in a campaign in Northern Italy, fighting with Wenzel at the Battle of Piacenza. The battle was a victory for the Holy Roman Empire, of which Liechtenstein was a part. He was the 802nd Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria. In 1763, Franz Josef traveled
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Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser


Guinea, Sarawak, Hong Kong and finally Japan, where "Kaiserin Elisabeth" and Franz Ferdinand departed ways. The Archduke would eventually find his way back to Austria-Hungary after crossing the Pacific Ocean aboard RMS "Empress of China" from Yokohama to Vancouver. He then traveled through North America by train before crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard a French steam ship, and arrived back in Trieste from Le Harve in October 1893, completing a circumnavigation of the world. "Kaiserin Elisabeth" continued her voyage from Japan, showing the
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War Cross for Civil Merits


the cross, and in front of the vertical arms. The first and second Class crosses are gilded, the third class is silver, and the fourth class is bronze. The first through third classes had white enamel on the arms of the cross. The center medallion, also enameled white, bears the Emperor's monogram FJI (Franz Joseph Imperator), surrounding the letters is the inscription "Merito Civili tempore belli MCMXV" (Civil merit in time of war 1915). The cross was worn as a breast cross directly
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Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria


Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria, full German name: "Franz Joseph Michael Karl Maria Evaristus Quirinus Ottokar Herzog in Bayern" (23 March 1888, Schloss Tegernsee, Kingdom of Bavaria – 23 September 1912, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria) was a Duke in Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach. Franz Joseph was the fifth and youngest child of Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria and his wife Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal. Franz Joseph was the brother of Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria and sisters Duchess Amalie in Bavaria,
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Lake Seppings


built along the western side of the lake. A car park for access to the path is located along Golf Links Road. Lake Seppings is approximately in length (from north to south) and the north end is approximately in width. The lake narrows toward the southern end and the path crosses the lake approximately before the southern tip. The lake is situated in the Lake Seppings nature reserve that has a total area of . Lake Seppings is regarded as an excellent place for bird watching, particularly for water-birds. Over
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Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense


, "Perfect Nonsense" opened at The National Centre For Performing Arts in Mumbai with Robert Goodale as Seppings, Joseph Chance as Jeeves, and Matthew Carter as Wooster. In June 2016, it was announced that "Perfect Nonsense" would embark on an international tour with Robert Goodale as Seppings, Joseph Chance as Jeeves and Matthew Carter as Wooster. The tour began at Sydney Opera House, Followed by, Adelaide, Wellington, Hong Kong, Singapore, Chennai and Bangalore, finishing in November 2016. On 21 March 2019,
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Joseph Kishore


Joseph Kishore (born 1980) is an American activist and writer. He is the National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (United States) and a writer for the World Socialist Web Site. He was first elected National Secretary of the SEP in 2008. and re-elected at SEP Congresses held in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. Kishore writes and comments on both US and international matters, as well as on science. He has written and commented extensively on US labor struggles, including the auto
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Chesapeake City Bridge


The Chesapeake City Bridge carries Maryland Route 213 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake City, Maryland. There are two undivided traffic lanes and one sidewalk on the east side of the bridge. It was built in 1949 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a high-level canal crossing. An older vertical lift drawbridge was destroyed on July 28, 1942, after being struck by the tanker "Franz Klasen". The bridge is identical in appearance to the old St. Georges Bridge in Delaware (they were constructed
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Arthur Raikes


on behalf of the Zanzibari sultan, accepted the line of demarcation proposed by Hardinge between British and Zanzibari possessions on the African mainland, this crossing the line of the Uganda Railway. By 1902 Raikes had been promoted to Captain of the Wiltshire Regiment. He accompanied Sultan Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar on his visit to Britain for the coronation of King Edward VII. On 6 November 1903 Raikes was granted approval to accept and wear the Cross of a Commander of the Order of Franz Joseph awarded to him by Francis Joseph I of Austria
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Kansas City and Cameron Railroad


The Kansas City and Cameron Railroad was the subsidiary of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad which built the first bridge across the Missouri River at the Hannibal Bridge. The bridge established Kansas City, Missouri rather than Leavenworth, Kansas or St. Joseph, Missouri as the dominant city in the region. The Hannibal and St. Joseph was the first railroad to cross the state of Missouri and it carried mail for the Pony Express. However, when it was time to build a bridge across the river, Robert T. Van Horn, Kersey Coates
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Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis


his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria. His christening was attended by Franz Joseph I of Austria. Franz Joseph had six younger brothers and a sister. One of his brothers was Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1902–1994), a member of the Order of Saint Benedict known as Pater Emmeram. Franz Joseph received a humanistic education by private teachers. Beginning in the winter semester of 1912, Franz Joseph studied at both the University of Strasbourg and University of Leipzig. Because of the outbreak of World War I, he
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Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis


could not complete his studies. On 6 August 1914, Franz Joseph joined the Prussian Elite Regiment Garde de Corps. During the war, he was promoted to lieutenant. After the war's end in January 1919, Franz Joseph returned to Regensburg. Franz Joseph married Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, on 23 November 1920 at Schloss Bronnbach, Bronnbach, Wertheim, Bavaria, Germany. Franz Joseph and Isabel Maria had five children
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Six Bridges to Cross


Six Bridges to Cross or 6 Bridges to Cross is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams and featuring Sal Mineo's screen debut. "Six Bridges to Cross" is based upon the famous 1950 Great Brink's Robbery of Boston, Massachusetts in which the thieves made off with roughly $2.5 million. Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) is planning a heist. The story begins with the events which led a young Florea (Sal Mineo) to become a crook
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Extradosed bridge


. They are the first extradosed bridges to be constructed in Texas. The fifth extradosed bridge in the United States is the St. Croix Crossing, which crosses the St. Croix River between Oak Park Heights, Minnesota and St. Joseph, Wisconsin. Construction began on the bridge in 2014 and it was opened to traffic on August 2, 2017. The bridge replaced the older Stillwater Bridge in downtown Stillwater, Minnesota, which was functionally obsolete and deteriorating from its age. Maha Chesadabodindranusorn Bridge is the first extradosed bridge in Thailand. The 4.3-kilometre
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Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof


Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof (translated as Vienna Franz Joseph Station, abbreviated as Wien FJB) is a train station in the Alsergrund district of Vienna, Austria. It serves as the southern terminus of the Emperor Franz Joseph Railway. A first provisional terminus opened with the inauguration of the first section of the Emperor Franz Joseph Railway from Vienna to Eggenburg in 1870. The "Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof", lavishly designed in a historicist "Ringstraße" style, was built at the present site from 1872 onwards
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Anna Nahowski


Anna Nahowski (1860–1931) was the mistress of Franz Joseph of Austria from 1875 until 1889. She was from the age of fourteen married to the silk manufacturer Heuduck, who was heavily indebted by gambling and alcoholism. She met Franz Joseph at a walk in the park of Schönbrunn. The relationship was arranged between Anna and Franz Joseph without the knowledge of her spouse. Franz Joseph visited her discreetly and regularly while her husband (whose debts were paid) was away. This arrangement continued also after she remarried the decadent Franz Nahowski
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


"Kaiser Franz Joseph I" and her sister ship leading torpedo divisions against their opponents. Her bow ram would maximize damage in an engagement of this sort and allow her to sink enemy vessels in a similar fashion to Tegetthoff at Lissa. Her two large guns were also chosen in order to give credence to Sterneck's plan for "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" to help replace heavily armored ironclads and battleships as the primary capital ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Designed by Chief Engineer Franz Freiherr Jüptner, "Kaiser Franz Joseph
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Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge


The Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge and Warren truss in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in the industrial Port Lands area, it carries Cherry Street over the Toronto Harbour Ship Channel and opens to allow ships to access the channel and the turning basin beyond. There are two bascule bridges on Cherry Street. The other, smaller bridge, crosses the Keating Channel, while this bridge crosses the Ship Channel. The bridge was built in 1930 by the company of Joseph Strauss and the Dominion Bridge Company.
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Alfred Grünfeld


Kammervirtuose in 1881; Order of Saint Stanislaus 3rd class in 1884; Knight's Cross 2nd class of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, court pianist to the German crown prince and Officer's Cross of the Romanian Order of the Crown in 1887; Order of the Red Eagle 4th class in 1896; Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph in 1897; Order of the Lion and the Sun 3rd class and Order of St. Sava 3rd class in 1900; Order of the Medjidie 3rd class in 1901; Officer's Cross
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Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden


Franz Joseph Maria Ludwig Anton Thassilo Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden (English: "Prince Francis Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden"; 30 August 1891 – 3 April 1964) was a member of the Roman Catholic branch of the House of Hohenzollern. He was born as Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern and adopted the surname Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden in 1933. Franz Joseph was born in Heiligendamm in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the second son of Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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Lake Seppings


why cockle shells can be found preserved in the soil. Sea levels then fell to current levels about 8000 years ago leaving Lake Seppings from the coast line. Lands along the eastern shore of the lake once were part of an estate belonging to Joseph Spencer of Balgarrup near Kojonup in 1884. In 1887 it was proposed to the Albany Municipal Council by Councillor Robert Andrew Muir that the Council apply to the Government to grant the land surrounding Lake Seppings as a Commonage for the Municipality. The council later voted on the application in 1888
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Water Street/Darden Road Bridge


Water Street/Darden Road Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1885 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, and is a double-span steel bridge. It measures 328 feet long and 20 feet wide. It was originally located at Water Street (now LaSalle Street) in nearby South Bend, and moved to its present location in 1906 on Darden Road, where it crosses the St. Joseph River. The bridge has experienced multiple closures since
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Scaleup company


. Endeavor's research arm continues to focus on providing more insight into scaleups. SEP is a pan-European startup ecosystem established by the European Commission in January 2014 under the EU Startup Europe initiative during the World Economic Forum – Mind The Bridge Foundation (MTB) leads SEP. Its founding partners include BBVA, Telefonica, Orange, Cambridge, IE Business School, European Investment Bank Group, and the European Investment Fund, with support from UK innovation foundation Nesta (charity). SEP is testing accelerated scaleup methodologies, a term
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War Cross for Civil Merits


The War Cross for Civil Merits () was a civil award of Austria-Hungary. Established on 16 August 1915 by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, it recognized civilian war service during World War I. The cross could also be awarded to military officers for their contributions to the war but were not directly involved in combat operations. The War Cross for Civil Merits is in the shape of a Cross pattée, 55 mm high and 55 mm across. A laurel wreath surrounds the center medallion, passing under the horizontal arms of
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Mill Creek Covered Bridge


The Mill Creek Covered Bridge also known as "Thompson's Ford Covered Bridge," "Tow Path Covered Bridge," or "Earl Ray Covered Bridge" crosses Wabash Mill Creek (historic) southwest of Tangier, Indiana. It is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by D. M. Brown in 1907. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The bridge crosses Mill Creek near land that was owned by Thornton Thompson. Though Thompson's Ford was probably named after Joseph
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River Don Navigation


of the Sustrans network in April 2008. Built in 1849 as part of the South Yorkshire Railway, which later became part of the Great Central Railway, the Rainbow bridge is still in use and carries the Swinton to Doncaster railway line. Sprotbrough Bridge is actually two bridges that carry Mill Lane, the southern one crossing the weir stream and the northern one crossing the lock cut. Replacing a ferry crossing of the river, the first bridge and associated toll house were built in 1849 for Sir Joseph William Copley of Sprotbrough Hall.
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Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein


Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein (28 March 1798 – 10 July 1858), was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, Major general, 9th Prince ("Fürst") of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Count of Proskau-Leslie, Baron ("Freiherr") of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg. Born in St. Petersburg, he was the only child of Franz Joseph, 8th Prince of Dietrichstein, and Countess Alexandra Andrejevna Shuvalova. Shortly after the birth of Joseph Franz, the marriage of his parent ended
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Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein


, in the 1850s for Joseph Franz was clear that the House of Dietrichstein was doomed to extinction. In 1856, he entered into an agreement with the last surviving male of the family, his uncle Moritz about the future of the family's heritage. Moritz, following the primogeniture, assumed the succession of the princely title, but the lands and properties where divided among the four daughters of Joseph Franz. During a visit to his youngest daughter, Joseph Franz died at Frýdlant Castle in 1858, aged 60. He was buried
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Hammersmith Bridge


Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It enables pedestrians and cyclists to cross between the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, and Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, on the south side of the river. The current bridge, which is Grade II* listed and was designed by the noted civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, is the second permanent bridge on the site. It was closed indefinitely to
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Huntington Creek (Pennsylvania)


a flood washed away the West Paden Bridge on June 28, 2006. The West Paden Bridge was rebuilt in 2008. The Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122, which also crosses the creek in Columbia County, was built in 1875 by Joseph Redline and W. J. Manning. Two bridges historically crossed Huntington Creek in Luzerne County: the Bittenbender Covered Bridge and the Huntington Mills Covered Bridge. The former was destroyed in the flood of June 28, 2006 and the latter was destroyed on an unknown date. In addition to covered
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Bidwell Bar Bridge


The Bidwell Bar Bridge, in Oroville, California, refers to two suspension bridges that cross different parts of Lake Oroville. The original Bidwell Bar Bridge was the first steel suspension bridge in California. The $35,000, original was completed in December 1855, and was built of materials transported from Troy, New York, via Cape Horn. Most of the money was put up by Judge Joseph Lewis, a Virginian who moved to Bidwell's Bar in 1849. The bridge originally crossed the Middle Fork Feather River and is the only
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Grossglockner High Alpine Road


a branch-off from Fuscher Törl at to the "Edelweißspitze" viewpoint. The scenic route crosses the Alpine divide in a tunnel and runs southwards passing another branch-off which leads to the "Glocknerhaus" mountain hut and the "Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe" visitors' centre at . The popular overlook was named after a visit by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and his consort Elisabeth in 1856. It offers a panoramic view over the Pasterze Glacier, the Grossglockner massif, the Glocknerwand, and the Johannisberg
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Franz Joseph I of Austria


) on 2 December 1849, and the Order of Elizabeth ("Elizabeth-Orden") in 1898. Franz Josef Land in the Russian Arctic was named in his honour in 1873 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition which first reported finding it. The Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand's South Island also bears his name. Franz Joseph founded in 1872 the "Franz Joseph University" (Hungarian: "Ferenc József Tudományegyetem", Romanian: "Universitatea Francisc Iosif") in the city of Cluj-Napoca (
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Port of Bratislava


all buildings and objects are owned by "Slovenská Plavba a Prístavy, a.s.". The cargo port lies at the left riverbank of the Danube, from river kilometer 1 867,290 until 1862,000. Both adjacent riverbanks belong to the Port of Bratislava. In the last decade of the 19th century the Danube riverbank adjacent to the city center of Bratislava (called Pressburg or Pozsony at that time) underwent major changes. In 1890, a new steel bridge called Franz Joseph Brücke (today the Old bridge of Bratislava) was opened and
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Sandy Bay, Tasmania


Vict No.8.), proposed on the 24 Nov 1860, and held its first meeting on 22 Jan 1861. Its purpose was to construct, maintain and regulate cross and bye roads in the Queenborough Road District. The Browns River Road District was proclaimed on 8 Nov 1852, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1852 (15 Vict No.8.) and abolished on 4 Sep 1871. The Browns River and Sandy Bay Rivulet Road District was proclaimed on 4 Sep 1871, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1870 (33
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Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden


end of their surnames. Since Germany had converted titles of nobility into family names in 1919, he became Franz Joseph Prinz von Hohenzollern-Emden. In 1925 Franz Joseph wrote a book recording his naval service, "Emden: Meine Erlebnisse auf S.M Schiff Emden" (Leipzig: Eckstein, 1925), translated into English and published as "Emden: My Experiences in S.M.S. Emden" (reprinted as "Emden: The Last Cruise of the Chivalrous Raider, 1914", Brighton: Lyon, 1989, ). Franz Joseph
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Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis


: Together with his wife, Franz Joseph resided at Schloss Haus in Neueglofsheim (Upper Palatinate) where he managed the property and its interests. There, he also took an interest in hunting, history, and art then. He later bequeathed Schloss Haus's large private library to the Prince Thurn und Taxis Hofbibliothek. At the age of 46, Franz Joseph served Nazi Germany in the Invasion of Poland in 1939. By the end of June 1940, he was serving in the Battle of France. Subsequently, Franz Joseph was
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Franz Joseph I of Austria


Ferdinand. By the abdication of his uncle Ferdinand and the renunciation of his father, the mild-mannered Franz Karl, Franz Joseph succeeded as Emperor of Austria at Olomouc on 2 December. At this time he first became known by his second as well as his first Christian name. The name "Franz Joseph" was chosen to bring back memories of the new Emperor's great-granduncle, Emperor Joseph II, remembered as a modernising reformer. Under the guidance of the new prime minister Prince Schwarzenberg the Third, the new
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Franz Joseph I of Austria


separate from, and no longer subject to the Austrian Empire. According to Emperor Franz Joseph, "There were three of us who made the agreement: Deák, Andrássy and myself." Political difficulties in Austria mounted continuously through the late 19th century and into the 20th century. However, Franz Joseph remained immensely respected; the Emperor's patriarchal authority held the Empire together while the politicians squabbled among themselves. Following the accession of Franz Joseph to the throne in 1848, the political representatives of the Kingdom of Bohemia hoped and insisted
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Franz Joseph I of Austria


the two men disliked and distrusted each other. Following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie in 1914, Franz Joseph's daughter, Marie Valerie, noted that her father expressed his greater confidence in the new heir presumptive: his grandnephew Archduke Charles. The emperor admitted to his daughter, regarding the assassination: "For me, it is a relief from a great worry." Franz Joseph's names in the languages of his empire were: His official grand title after the "Ausgleich" of 1867 was: "Francis Joseph
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Franz Joseph (artist)


Franz Joseph (born Franz Anton Joseph Schnaubelt; June 29, 1914 – June 2, 1994) was an artist and author loosely associated with the 1960s American television show "". Born in Illinois, Franz Joseph had a successful 30-year career as an aerospace design engineer. However, he is perhaps best known as the author and illustrator of " Star Fleet Technical Manual" (), which, though fictional, represents an in-universe collection of factual documents, detailing the 23rd century Star Fleet of the United Federation of
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Joseph E. Muller Bridge


The Joseph E. Muller Bridge is a crossing of the Connecticut River in Western Massachusetts, connecting the communities of Holyoke and South Hadley. The bridge carries U.S. Route 202 (US 202). The bridge was constructed in 1958 as part of a new bypass of U.S. Route 202 (Purple Heart Drive). The bypass was built in anticipation of increased traffic through downtown Holyoke heading towards South Hadley from Interstate 91, which was under construction at the time. Prior to the construction of the bridge, Route 202 used the nearby South
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Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy


The Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy was a bushwhacker attack on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad during the American Civil War on September 3, 1861, in which the train derailed on a bridge over the Platte River east of St. Joseph, Missouri, killing between 17 and 20 and injuring 100. The bridge crosses the river in Buchanan County, between Marion Township on the east, and Washington Township on the west. Confederate partisans planned to burn the lower timbers of the 160-foot bridge across the river, leaving the top looking intact.
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Como, New South Wales


pontoon, above which is erected a large hall. There is also a four-roomed dwelling above a large workshop, also two wharves at side of sheds."" GEORGES RIVER RAILWAY BRIDGE AND COMO STATION On 12 September 1882, Tenders were called for constructing the first section. C. and M. Millar won the contract to build the section from Redfern to Waterfall, crossing the Georges River and into the Holt-Sutherland Estate via the Double Bay paddock. It was reported on 27 Sep 1884 in the Australian Town & Country
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Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden


also had the rank of Konteradmiral in the Romanian Naval Forces. In 1933 Franz Joseph became a member of the SS (member number 276 691). On 1 April 1936, he became as full member of the Nazi party with membership number 3765580. As a leading Roman Catholic nobleman and a near relative of the Habsburg, Bourbon, and Saxon dynasties, Franz Joseph did much to lend respectability to the Nazi party. From 1939 to 1944 Franz Joseph commanded a marine flak battery at the Cuxhaven naval base. In June 1944
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


"Kaiser Franz Joseph I" was assigned to the Fifth Battle Division and stationed at the Austro-Hungarian naval base at Cattaro. Due to her age and obsolete design, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" saw little action during most of the conflict, though she did participate in shelling Franco-Montenegrin artillery batteries located on the slopes of Mount Lovćen in late 1914, which overshadowed the Bocche di Cattaro. In January 1916, when the Austria-Hungary began an invasion of Montenegro, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" assisted in
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


(German: ""Rammkreuzer A"" and ""Rammkreuzer B"")—under the 1888 and 1889 budgets. "Ram Cruiser A" would eventually become "Kaiser Franz Joseph I". This means that "Kaiser Franz Joseph I"s construction costs were later recorded as being 5,146,884 Krone. Authorized near the start of Austria-Hungary's second naval arms race against Italy, Sterneck had intended "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" and her sister ship to serve as Austria-Hungary's response to the Italian cruisers "" and . Intended as
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


double-ended boilers, which gave "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" a top speed of while conducting sea trials. In order to power her boilers, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" carried of coal. This gave her a range of approximately at . "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" had an armament system which was based heavily off of the design of "Elswick cruisers" such as the Chilean cruiser "Esmeralda". She was armed with a main battery of two  K L/35 Krupp guns, mounted in turrets fore and aft
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


with seawater, while the impacting shell itself would be slowed down by the surrounding coal, which would also serve to contain any explosions. "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" was laid down by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino at Trieste under the designation "Ram Cruiser A" on 3 January 1888. "Ram Cruiser A" was formally named "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" when she was launched at Trieste on 18 May 1889. After conducting sea trials, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" was commissioned into the Austro-Hungarian Navy on 2
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


the Baltic for its summer exercises. Following these maneuvers, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" made port in France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and British Malta before returning to Austria-Hungary. Throughout the 1890s, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" participated in several diplomatic voyages on behalf of Austria-Hungary round the world. In 1895, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" and her sister ship participated in the opening ceremony of the Kiel Canal. Two years later, she completed her first voyage to the Far East,
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SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I


re-classified as 2nd class cruisers and rotated duties once more, with the "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" being sent back to China and "Kaiserin Elisabeth" being transferred to Austria-Hungary to serve as a training vessel. In 1911, "Kaiser Franz Joseph I" and her sister ship were again re-designated, this time as small cruisers. That same year, "Kaiserin Elisabeth" returned to Austria-Hungary for the last time, while "Kaiser Franz Joseph" began her final deployment to China.
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Emperor Franz Joseph Railway


The Emperor Franz Joseph Railway (German: "Kaiser-Franz-Josephs-Bahn", KFJB) was an Austrian private railway company, named after Emperor Franz Joseph I. It operated railway lines from the Austrian capital Vienna to Prague and Eger (Cheb) in Bohemia. The stock company ("Aktiengesellschaft") was founded by the Bohemian noble Prince Johann Adolf II of Schwarzenberg (1799–1888), a brother of former State Chancellor Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, who had a first long railway line built from Vienna to Eger,
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Štúrovo


bridge to Hungary was rebuilt for the third time and opened in 2001, boosting the local economy. Until 21 December 2007 when both Slovakia and Hungary became part of the Schengen Area, Štúrovo was a major border crossing between Slovakia and Hungary, with Esztergom located on the Hungarian side of the River Danube. The two cities are linked by the Mária Valéria bridge. The road bridge is some in length and is named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, (1868–1924), the fourth child of Emperor Franz Josef, and Elisabeth
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Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria


was a cavalry general in the Imperial and Royal (k.u.k.) Austro-Hungarian Army. He received an honorary doctorate in medicine from the University of Innsbruck for his work with the Red Cross during World War I and was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He married first, in Ischl on 31 July 1890, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (Ofen, 22 April 1868 - Schloss Wallsee, 6 September 1924), daughter of Franz Joseph I of Austria and wife Elisabeth in Bavaria. Their children were
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Zugspitze


the Höllental valley to the Zugspitze was first used on 26 September 1876 by Franz Tillmetz and Franz Johannes with guides, Johann and Joseph Dengg. The first winter ascent of the West Summit took place on 7 Januar 1882; the climbers being Ferdinand Kilger, Heinrich Schwaiger, Josef and Heinrich Zametzer and Alois Zott. The Jubilee Arête ("Jubiläumsgrat") was first crossed in its entirety on 2 September 1897 by Ferdinand Henning. The number of climbers on the Zugspitze rose sharply year on year. If the summit had been climbed
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand


preamble and enumerated demands #1–7 and #9. The shortcomings of Serbia's response were published by Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary responded by breaking diplomatic relations. The next day, Serbian reservists being transported on tramp steamers on the Danube crossed onto the Austro-Hungarian side of the river at Temes-Kubin and Austro-Hungarian soldiers fired into the air to warn them off. The report of this incident was initially sketchy and reported to Emperor Franz-Joseph erroneously as "a considerable skirmish". Austria-Hungary
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Franz Moroder


German Alpine club. As co-founder of the club he promoted the turistic development of Val-Gardena. In 1895/1896 he helped in the construction of a Rifugio alpino in the Passo Gardena. In 1902 he became the major of Ortisei and promoted the construction of the first high pressured water system in the town, in the same year he also built some infrastructure near the torrent Cuecenes. In 1909 he was given the cross of merit with a crown by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. In several pamphlets and
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Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary)


The Military Merit Cross (, , ) was a decoration of the Empire of Austria and, after the establishment of the Dual Monarchy in 1867, the Empire of Austria-Hungary. It was first established on October 22, 1849 and underwent several revisions to its design and award criteria over the years of its existence. It became obsolete in 1918 with the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Military Merit Cross was established on October 22, 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I, based on the recommendation of Field Marshal
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Triple Bridge


replaced by a new bridge designed by Giovanni Picco, an Italian architect from Villach, and named Franz's Bridge, () in honor of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. It also became known as the Franciscan Bridge (). This bridge, opened on 25 September 1842, had two arches and a metal fence. The essentials of the bridge have been preserved until today, which is evidenced by the inscribed dedication to the archduke above its central pier, reading in Latin "", which means "To Archduke Franz Karl
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Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser


vessel. In 1911, the "Kaiser Franz Joseph I"-class ships were re-designated as small cruisers. That same year, "Kaiserin Elisabeth" returned to Austria-Hungary for the last time, while "Kaiser Franz Joseph" began her final deployment to China. During this period, "Kaiserin Elisabeth" was mobilized twice during the Balkan Wars, while "Kaiser Franz Joseph"s crew were deployed to protect Shanghai during the Xinhai Revolution. In 1913, the cruisers were ordered to rotate duties one final time, with "Kaiserin
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