The Work Woman and Her Wages in Industry
A detailed portrait follows a widow and her daughter working in a factory owned by Messrs Threadway and Gimp. It tracks wages from sixpence to seventeen shillings, living conditions in a two room workhouse, and the family’s struggle as two siblings pursue independence through labor while the mother endures poverty and social pressure.
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Jem
Bodo
Arcormmo
Ak Workwunan
Dehn
Twches
Outehbars
Johnny
Bates
Bone
Lake
Binell Show Rooms
Mor
Ian
Tle
Domen
Jamaker
Yung Faleeman
Jeravids
PTT
Rhele
Pepe
Hooligan menace looms over London welfare drive
The Twentieth Century League vows to stamp out the Hooligan amid London unrest. Local committees form across boroughs and appeal to city leaders for help and funds as authorities, schools, and religious figures back the safety campaign. News notes Prague's gold garnet insignia for Prague City Council aldermen. A bride writes of wedding plans and a joyful rearrangement at home.
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Yiguer Pheohieuie
Leah
Chile
London
Leagie Wes
Raines
Colleen
Laan von Geri
Picarel
Londen
Leare
Jentimnels
Prague
Bohemia
Fire at Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum Devastates 500 Inmates
A catastrophic blaze at Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum traps hundreds of inmates in wooden wards. Nurses and staff heroically rescue many, carrying patients through smoke filled corridors as dormitories burn. Eight warders and others are injured. some inmates die in the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxiann
Oleh
Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum
Femalin
Curh
Ure
Theranil
Perrin Cuthgoinet Geli
Triyas
Che
Expert's Advice on Treating Drunkenness Warns of Alcohol Harm
Dr Robert Jones, superintendent of Claybury Asylum, urges Parliament to curb alcohol use. He warns drinkers suffer fat accumulation, loss of attention, poor temper, and false bodily sensations. Treatment stresses sleep, nourishment, walking, on-site care, and supervision. Home care may involve trained nurses, electric baths, massage, and engaging occupations as health returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jones
Claybury
Royal British Nurses
Asseement Orchard Streets
Jones
Nureewme
The Unspeakable Tur e The Macedonian Atrocities
A special Daily News dispatch on the Macedonian frontier catalogs Maronite, Hungarian, and Armenian outrages, with refugee testimonies describing church desecrations, village pillages, and brutal assaults. The report details named victims and places across villages, noting mass abuses and requests accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News
Macesuala
Englay
Mussia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Besconsfeld
Englad
Burke
Russia
Disraeli
Sewa Com- Munikeioner
The Eastern Question Through Foreign Eyes in Spain
A fragment from a Spanish journal questions modern labeling of global tensions as the Eastern, Middle, and Far East, noting Morocco as the “Nearest Eastern.” The piece mocks Anglo and Moorish stereotypes, discusses Moorish dress and a Moorish-tinged beauty, and mentions Maclean as a British instructor amid turmoil and delayed troop movements due to photography considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Middle East
Persia
China
Morocco
Morovco
Constantinople
Maclean
Delim
Mitrish
Saxe
Whiel
Crater
Mielen
Spain
Noor
Christin
Owleen
Macedo
Hole
Fenale
Davidson story sparks debate on Archbishops role
In a February Treasury issue an appreciative profile discusses Dr Davidon, noting early remarks about his marriage prospects and public perception. The Canon defends his rise, praising his scholarship, broad reading, and the learning he gained in the chaplain’s rooms of two archbishops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japon Beocham
Treasury
Archbishop-lesignate
Davidson
Tuit
Isle of
Thanet
Anon
Craufurd
Davidyon
Edith
Croydon
Addington
Benham
Diavideon
Newton
Ged
Archbiabops
Wedding Day Memories Kiss and Make Friends
Edward Middleditch of 49 Bedford Road Ealing was summoned by his wife in Stratford for a maintenance order. The wife refused to reconcile after twenty nine years of marriage. the chairman ruled no desertion action and dismissed the summons noting the couple would not reunite.
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Jaifiey
Wietush
Imessie
Ferom
Peany
Nice
Bolse
Kent
Breghen
Cho Sarewetin
Alice
Wenser
Edward Middleditch
Bedford Road
Ealing
Stratford
Tabrum
Saya
Tabrem
Daily Telegraph
Dowry Tale From Urewlek Echoes Ancient Rite
Fragmentary note describes a bride at Urewlek carrying a large water tub as part of a dowry ritual and a related ancient Lance and pete wines tamboes. The text reads as a curious ceremonial vignette with undefined participants and unclear date.
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Urewlek
Rome
Famous Times correspondent M de Blowits dies in Paris
M de Blowits, celebrated Times foreign affairs correspondent born around 1825 in Bohemia, died last month at his Rue Grenze residence after appendicitis complicated by diabetes. A veteran journalist, he rose from study in Europe to become a prolific writer and the paper’s renowned scoops.
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DE Blowt
M. de Blowits
The
Times
Rue Grenze
Daily
Mulls
M. de Blowiiz
Bie
Diabeues
MM. de Blawita
Eppendicitia
Philony
Europe
Aetire Bn Fnesland
France
Marseilles
Shorthy
Kequest
Legion of Honor
Paris
de Mlowits
Hla Teller
Prince Bismarck
Gambetta
Alfonso XII
Spain
Prince Lebanos
Bultan
Leo XIII
Roumania
Jacobint
Gere
Constantinople
Figaro
Institute of France
M. de Blownts
Dickens at Bath a Memorial Tablet
Bath to unveil a Dickens tablet on February ninety first birth anniversary with Percy Fitzgerald presiding. Hall Caine to unveil Latdor tablet. Dickens menu, pictures of Pickwick, and Dickens gin punch planned in Assembly Rooms. Notables include Norrid Mathews, J W T Ley, B W Mars and Sturge Cotterell assisting.
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Bath
Dickens
England
Forster
Charles Dilvekens
Landor
James's Square
Ruth
Little Nell
Percy Fitzgerald
Minster
Dickens Fellowship
Hall Caine
Assembly Hoors
Norrid Mathews
J. W. T Ley
Eee
Bristol
Clifton
Dickens Society
B. W. Mars
T. Sturge Cotterell
Bath Corporation
Daily Mail
What the British Treasury Spends On Hidden Causes
A critical roundup notes small, opaque items in last year’s accounts. It highlights grants to music bodies, weather services, geographic societies, and naval or charitable expenditures, including pay for a chaplain, a printer’s privilege, and funds to maintain remote charitable initiatives. The piece questions transparency in government spending and cites specific annual sums and named institutions.
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Jobo ‘Bull
Edinburgh Castle
Ee Treasury
Lales
Royal Zoological Ety of
Ireland
Royal Society
John Bull
Irish Academy of Music
Maya Academy
Royal College of Music
The
Meteorological Council
Scottish Meteoreological Society
Down
Treasury
Marins Slave
Torta
England
Spain
Eleves Foundlings
Sodor
Man
Manx
Berwick
Scotland
St. James's Hodge
Lord Erskine Story of His First Brief
A long-ago account recalls Lord Erskine born a hundred ninety three years ago, entering the Navy at fourteen, switching to the Army, then becoming a renowned barrister. His journey from doubt to brilliance included a famed courtroom moment and a spectral anecdote about a dead lawyer who warned his widow of a wronged sum.
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Lord Erskine
Newa
Sore Fimy
Navy
Army
Tightern
Eric
Atil Fiskinn
Commel
Tos
Paneer
Erskine
Lady Morgan
de Boudoir
Scotland
Lidinburgh
Erskine Coight
Srime
Tom
Language questions in Europe and Africa stir debates
The piece argues that language shapes national life and religion across nations. It cites Ireland, South Africa, and Brittany where authorities urge use of native tongues in religious or civic matters. M. Combes criticizes Breton priests shaping voting behavior amid linguistic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminater Gazette
Ireland
Nouth Africa
Malie
Brittany
M. Combes
Joe
Combes
Italian Scandal Engagement Lawsuit Involving Countess And King
A Rome report states a Tilia countess sues General Ponsia Voglia acting for King Victor Emmanuel. She seeks alimony and royal paternity for her daughter from a rumored Morganatic alliance, alleging past royal allowances and a breakdown in arrangements. The case has drawn public interest and potential publicity from court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Tilia
Ponsia-Voglia
Pat
Euing
Victor Emmanuel
Warning placard on alcohol stirs officials in France
A Paris correspondent reports a December meeting where officials discussed a widespread placard against drinking and spirits. The text condemns alcohol as causing disease and weakness, linking it to poverty and public health, and calls for legal action and wider publicity.
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Paria
Pavblic
Bari
Pureport Fa
Warre
Board of Mathetyrity
France
Falsany
Seian
Hotel
Mew Hospital
Pablo Aiiy
Pers
Uly
Hewlan
Cvn
Hear
Varmouth
Seine
Board of Public Charity
Lé Ton
Ducham
Pasteur Institute
Othr
Devers Debo
Covil Tribunal
Council of State
Duct
Queensland federation debate unsettled tensions rise
Sir Horace Toire explains the Queensland stance on federation costs and state credit. He cites complex finance schemes, the burden of taxes, and future revenue needs, insisting the federation remains beneficial despite criticism. The discussion touches on trusted financial controls and the balance between public expenditure and state autonomy.
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Sir Horace Toire
St. James's Gagette
Queensland
Sir Harare
Iter
Horace Tozersoneihas
Leny
Ceiro
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