Protest Meeting on Congo Atrocities at Mansion House
A public gathering presided by Mr Albert Pease MP condemned Congo abuses against natives. Delegates from Chambers of Commerce attended. letters of apology were received from notable figures. The society urged a government inquiry into ill treatment, forced labor, and theft of land, while advocating protection and reform.
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Congo
Mansion House
Waaion
Albert Pease
Ir C. Duke
M. J. Stewart
A. Lyall
Kcb
J. B. Amith
J. B. Green
R. N. Cust
A. F. Buxton
4, Hopwood
Africa
Charlee
Mertens
Pen
Sean
Fray Sar Ons Eijen
Herfollers
el Nok
Joho
Si Mo Stewart
Mra EL Bopwond
Love and Damages in Promise Case at Wales Court
A 1860 breach of promise suit details Miss Mercer accusing Mr Thurburn of love letters and failed marriage plans. The couple, once engaged in Britain, exchanged vows in letters while Mercer faced heartbreak and threats of divorce. testimony ends with Mercer describing damages and intent to pursue action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katefier
Riley
Canan Machange
Josheus
Jasuier
Merwer
Miss Mercer
Sewtrighton
Warhills
Thurburn
Wales
Mercer
Callaily
London
Lothler
Isabel
Nancy
Westing
Ds of
Hie
Ian
Ming Aereses
Miss Lilissty Brsikhwaite
the Sawer
Mika Mintess
Adain
Mr Fielding
Isabel Insheft
Fife
Vieni
Pelle
Pakelin
Imaginative Cathcart Refuses to Be Moved in Court
Mrs Cathcart, recently confined for contempt, displayed indifference in court at Lines Inn Old Hall as doctors from Holloway Prison testified to delusions. She spoke of milk needed for bronchitis and claimed conspiracies involving Mrs Asquith and the Conservative government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathcart
Cathoary
Iiligant
Lines Inn Old Hall
Moon
Dewry
Witneses
Holloway Prison
Carl
Mr. Asquith
Savage
Pen Picture of General De Wet by a Boer Relative
A near relative of General De Wet, Philip Pienaar, writes on his experiences with the Boers and gives a portrait of General Christian De Wet. The piece contrasts De Wet with Louis Botha, notes his tactless speech and bold tactics, and discusses his independence and leadership under pressures from Pretoria.
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Philip Plenagr
Transvaal
Bervier
Christan de Wel
Pienaar
de Wet
Louis Botha
Steyn
Pretoria
Free State Fermen
Joye Meroe
Advocate de Villers
Tworhree
Ita
Philip Botha
Olivier
Caipleio Theron
Wrugersdorp
Thames
Louk
de Wel
Bbave
Bs Wet
Sibert
Trask
The Finding of Nancy and the Playgoers Club Scandal
A report on The Finding of Nancy by the Playgoers’ Club provokes debate over merit and staging. The piece details a complex crime plot, the rejection by theater authorities, and a surrounding network of clever criminals using coded channels including a milkman front.
Artist and artisan honor in Leeds factory culture
A Royal Academy display features a Leeds policeman Constable Jones and painter Henry Holmes from Dewsbury Road, showing a blend of manufacturing life and art. The piece notes critics call Holmes’s spring impression, while Kipling is quoted on a Strand photographer and a WWI Tommy tale about a suspicious Russian plot.
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Royal Academy
Leeds
Constable Jones
Haw
Henry Holmes
Dewsbury Road
Holmes
Rudyard Kipling
Tai
Kipling
Vo Raplied
India
Medievilism or melodrama in Wyre to Leeds review
The review debates if Masolino material hints medieval legend or Surrey melodrama and chronicles Brigand Violante guiding a fugitive, with songs and romantic entanglements. It notes an art critic Holmes, his early rising, and his Yorkshire Union of Artists membership amid a mixed verdict on the play’s strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Mins Syrett
Nancy
MinAtagers
Alexander
Piaypoere’ Club
Bevt
Waleres
Chih
Mira
Byret
Misa Syrett
Whetler
London
Dirk
Fra Travols
Masoline
Violante
Madonne
Joseph
Weatminster Gazette
Adel
Leeda
Holmes
Yorkshire, Union of Artista
Leeds
Bradford
Dally Mall
Athera
Wand
Bern
Chanes
Beema
France's tobacco monopoly details in France
The Olgar and Tobacco World explains how France runs its tobacco system. The state collects about 113 million annually and maintains a staff of officials and workers. Tobacconists buy cash on delivery from district depots, with no trade credit. The article notes the distribution and payment system across depots and neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olgar and Tobacco World
France
Reconstructing the French Crime Trial Tactics
An excerpt critiques a French judge d Instruction using public reconstruction to force a confession in a murder case. Coco la Pu ter is accused as the narrative details a theatrical confrontation with the murdered tavern keeper Henri Varennes, including forced viewing of the body and staged evidence.
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John N. Haphect
Daily Mail
Julia Roquetle
Coco la Puter
Juge d
Monsieur la Juge
Henri Varennes
Jules Moynettie
Coro
Assice Cyurk
Odsten
Coca
Gether
Juge D‘instruction
Roquette
Ay P Caen
Henri Warennes
Criva
Coco Ta Puree
Dudge
Coco
Henri Vereoms
Juge d'Instruction
Breakfast Irresistible: Police Court Life and Morning Men
A fragmentary study portrays a police court morning scene with a sympathetic clerk, magistrates, and officers, detailing prisoners’ notes on drink and misery, the recorder’s measured gaze, and the human cadence of justice. It also ponders breakfast moods from boisterous exultation to quiet despair, set against English social customs and rural contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Maclaren
Bonnie Brier Baghe
Siate
Rewd
Ovrinus
Priser
Hopkins
Hendh
Lwig
Mra Hopkins
Glanen
Lee
Tor
Rlnt
R Boner
Administration of Justice
West Indian Disaster and Eruptions Across Oceans
A historical summary discusses West Indian volcanic activity and echoes earlier eruptions such as Vesuvius and Krakatoa. It notes submarine beginnings, island formation from erupted materials, intermittent activity, and the role of tectonic fracturing in volcanic events across the Atlantic and Pacific regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indica
Linwury
Etna Ad Vesuvius
Ube
Pornfe
Unalashko
Salvador
Nicaragua
Nise
Krakatow
Straits of Sunde
St. Tween
Shetland
Canaan
Volcanto
Aerhorien
Goblins
Pitte Patel
Weetuiinstor Mudee
Gun Mystery at Victoria Docks Stirs Export Claims
A Birmingham intelligence led Customs officers at Victoria Docks to inspect a Birmingham to Batcum Street shipment for arms. Sides of iron safes were hollowed by concealed gearing and broken switches, revealing hidden rifles bound for Germany via a Persia route. Investigations point to forged consignments and possible attempts to evade export controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Docks
Birmingham
London News Agency
Board of Trade
Batcum Attreet
Gamimund Lien
ATV
Witton
Peak Wirminhaia
Ewidhen
Ty Sreddl
Asic
Sere
Sideratia
Consipmient
Persia
Aralia
Arnia Arguetie Toman
Bimal Rifles
Central News
Saat
Transharyael
Germany
Shilpapaedl
Tee
Minghit
Muay
France Moves to Remove Crime Reconstruction From Penal Code
The text discusses opinions on rehearsed crime reconstructions in France, noting calls for their removal from the penal code. It mentions trials, burglaries, and the public and expert debate on the practice, urging justice and common sense to prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
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Christian DE Wet
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Tommy
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Treckon
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Murolino and
Mountain Girl
Sears
Eral
Ord
Ani
Gian Stein
Pidding
Pele
Nikes
Peking
Enmigel
Nancy Sblly
Bune
Beas
Parenivia
Jim
Academy
Fleiding
Seri E Renal
Pleldlag
Creton
Jovern
Police Court Life
Knights of
Wien
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