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  1. www.dailyrecord.co.uk › news › scottish-newsGangland enforcer reveals how crime boss Arthur Thompson Snr ...

    Nov 15, 2013 · He died of a drug overdose in 1997, and Lobban believes he committed suicide. Hitman Billy Manson (Image: Daily Record) But if he was indeed Hamilton’s assassin, it takes the heat off another...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paul_Ferris_(Scottish_writer)Paul Ferris (Scottish writer) - Wikipedia

    In 1991 Thompson's son, Arthur Jr, was shot dead. Ferris was charged with his murder and subsequently found not guilty after what was the longest criminal trial in Scottish history at that time. He was imprisoned again from 1998 to 2002 for trading in firearms and possessing explosives.

  3. www.discoverwalks.com › blog › united-states20 Little-Known Facts About the Inventor of the Ferris Wheel

    • He was Born in Galesburg. Watch this video on YouTube. Courtesy of YouTube. George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. was born in 1859 in Galesburg, Illinois, and emerged as a pioneering force in engineering.
    • Ferris Used His Wheel Design to Outdo the Centerpiece Tower of Paris. The American Inventor, armed with an engineering background, conceived a monumental vision to surpass the Eiffel Tower’s splendor.
    • His Original Wheel Design was to Have 100 Cars and be 800 Feet Tall. Watch this video on YouTube. Courtesy of YouTube. George’s ambitious original Ferris wheel design called for a stunning, record-breaking wheel standing 800 feet tall and carrying 100 cars to view the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair from the highest vantage point.
    • He Tested Scale Models of His Wheel Design in the Backyard of his Pittsburgh Home. In pursuit of engineering perfection, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.

  4. unrememberedhistory.com › 2019/09/26 › georgeGeorge Washington Ferris and the Fate of the Original Wheel

    Sep 26, 2019 · Three years later, in 1896, after a quick bout of typhoid fever, Ferris was dead at the age of 37. By this time, Ferris was already a broken man. His 10-year marriage had recently ended and attempts to gain financial rewards from his popular attraction were failing.

  5. livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk › searchlivesSearch for "Walter Ferris" | Lives of the First World War

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  6. owlcation.com › humanities › George-Washington-GaleGeorge Washington Gale Ferris Jr.: Inventor of the Ferris Wheel

    Feb 14, 2021 · In November 1896, a few months after George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.'s wife left him, he died. The cause of his death was typhoid fever. He was 37 years old when he died and was facing bankruptcy. His body was cremated but his ashes were not collected for over a year.

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  8. www.findagrave.com › 119680876 › john_walter-ferrisJohn Walter Ferris Jr. (1919-2002) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Nov 30, 2002 · MIDDLEFIELD, HAMPSHIRE Co., MA - Mr. John ''Walt'' Ferris, Jr., 83, of 208 Town Hill Rd., Middlefield, died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in West Springfield on May 15, 1919, he was the son of John W. and Helena Drozd Ferris.