Notable Retiring Editor Hears Oddities From Old Times
Sir Douglas Straight, retiring editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, famed lawyer and politician, is recalled for his early writings in the Glowworm and anecdotes from Montagu Williams. The piece blends reminiscences with clipped excerpts and Broad Street chatter about journalism and public life.
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Douglas Straight
Pall Mall Gazette
Douglas
Douglan
Montagu Williams
Waterloo Bridge
Conference on Copyright Reform Attends In Berlin
An international conference in Berlin discusses revising the Berne Convention to ease enforcement of copyright across states and to harmonize legal procedures for protection. Delegates aim to limit piracy and simplify cross border reproduction of music and literary works.
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Opucoo
von Stuilt
Sete
Melaealion
Tha “Imes
Informational Union For the Protection of
Underground War on London Rats Ends in Mass Casualties
A bizarre wartime scheme used an apevirus to drive rats from the London underground. Rats exposed fled to the surface and died in large numbers at Trafalgar Square and other stations. Officials coordinated the plan across areas including Downing Street and Piccadilly.
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London
Piccadilly
Trafalgarsquare
Fountaine
Down Atrees
Four Rate
Dairy Mall
Dickens Era Relics From Whitefield Chapel Exhibit
The Quiver notes curiosities at Whitefield's Chapel in Tottenham Court including the old pulpit where George Whitefield and John Wesley preached. Exhibits feature a vestry chair, a pewter communion dam, prints, and six wooden collection boxes from Whitefield's first chapel. Comments on Wrights air travel inspire new fashion ideas for an aeroplane dress.
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Old Whitefield Chapel
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Whiltefield
Westminster Gazette
Insult to a Judge and Hat Incident at Southwark Court
During a warerite laborer's compensation hearing in Southwark County Court on October 13 an interrupter shouted liar and kept his hat on. The judge confronted the disruption as a court policeman moved to remove the man, who claimed to be the speaker. The incident referenced the wartime flotilla and peacetime subjects, with the crowd reacting to the outburst.
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Fragments from a Newport social gathering in American society era
The text portrays a Newport dinner with Mrs West and Mrs Cornwallis West amid a lively crowd of journalists and socialites. It notes discussions on society openness, democratic values, and political figures like Roosevelt, amid remarks on fashion, table talk, and hostess remarks.
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High Finance Hoaxes and Bank Loans Exposed
The National Bank of North America faces a probe over loans to Mr More’s protégé, Whiting, and related stock purchases. Key figures include Mrs Morae and Mrs Onetis as the trial reveals the bank’s funds used to buy its own stock and concealment of interest payments. The case traces a scheme tied to Mr Alpine’s secretary and a costly suspension follows.
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More
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Alpine
Sathwal Hank
North America
Morae
Mra Morae
Mra Onetis
Baa
Balloonists Tell of Narrow Escape and Night in Sea
Dramatized report recounts a perilous voyage in a German airship and rescue ordeal. Survivors describe drifting in darkness and wet, later dragged ashore by sailors after landing near a German coast. A separate note mentions British Aero Club members finishing a race in London and a chaperoned balloon journey ending at a coastal landing.
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Heldeman
Plauen
Hergerwell
British Aero Club
London
Chutt Drewer
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Tandowevel
Dremen
Gaety Dining Pleces and Shifting Public Taste
The article discusses dining trends at Rome restaurants led by Gaity, noting how venues like the Gaiety and Stroud shift with fashion and decor. It describes changes in patrons appetite as music, ambiance, and location influence meals and social status.
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Stroud
Larsel
Alewilid
Gaiely
Vitaan Spletrdid Advised Privacy in Public Sanitary Basement Change
A garbled OCR note references privacy concerns and a basement sanitation change amid a public setting. It mentions a band and a taser like event, with unclear names and dates. The readable fragments imply a local civic issue or incident in a basement area affecting sanitation and privacy.
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