Land Reform Debates in Great Britain Face Big Landowners
Industrial decline and rising unemployment spur calls to curb land monopoly in England and Wales. Movements favor national ownership or heavy taxation of land values, with proposals including rent taxes, compulsory sales or leasing, and limits on large holdings to expand access and housing.
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London
England
Wales
Great Britain
Scotland
Ireland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
L. G. Chiozza
City of London
Noble Duke
Lloyd-George
Duke of Newcastle
Horace
Samuel
Missouri
United States
Great Britain and Ireland
Asquith
Burton-on-Trent
Marquis of Anglesey
Sheffield
Duke of Norfolk
United Kingdom
Gladstone
Will Thorne
House of Commons
Thorne
Horace B. Samuel
Joseph B. Bowles
Promenade fashions feature tailored gowns and fur trims
Describes chic promenade gowns with tailored lines, draped skirts, and jackets. Notes fur trims, ermine accents, and small black velvet hats as versatile, modern choices seen at the New York horse show among fashionable women.
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New York
Velvet Muffs and Soft Fabrics Take the Spotlight
A fashion note highlights fabric muffs in velvet satin and plush, rivaling fur muffs in popularity. Velvet muff shown with imitation ermine trim features fur bands and ermine tails, with down bed options and satin lining. Fur trimming surge expected into spring and summer styles.
Mixing Period Furniture For Harmonious Rooms
The New Haven Journal Courier notes that furniture from several periods can sit well together if pieces are beautiful and share color unity. Some experts favor a single period, but thoughtful selections with beauty and harmony suffice.
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New Haven Journal Courier
Emerson the Transcendentalist and His Boston Roots
A portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson tracing seven or eight generations of preacher ancestry and a childhood marked by poverty. The piece recalls his Boston setting, the Old Manse, and friendships with Thoreau Hawthorne Alcott and the lively town youths.
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Boston
Ralph Waldo Emerson
America
Ralph
Dame’s
Artillery
Ezra Ripley
Concord
Emerson
Thoreau
Alcott
Hawthorne
Crow Interferes In Golf Match At Acton
During a George Edwardes Golfing Society versus Acton Golf Club match at Acton a crow seized A S Smith's ball at a hole and dropped it in a deep ditch. By golf rules the ball would be played from the ditch, and Smith lost his match.
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London
George Edwardes Golfing Society
Acton Golf Club
Acton
A. S. Smith
Pearl price rise makes pearls a valuable investment
Paris notes a writer in the Revue estimates a necklace bought for 900000 dollars near the 1900s could now fetch about 1000000 dollars. With rising wealth the value of pearls is expected to increase making a good collection a profitable investment.
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H. R. Stockman
Danny Scotchman
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Balfour
House of Commons
Paris
Revue
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Walter Williams
Ll.d
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Milady
April
Old Manse, Concord, Mass
Crow
Bird
Ball
Pearl Price
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