Death of Coleridge-Taylor a World Farewell to Creative Maestro
The famed composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor aged 37 died after influenza progressed to pneumonia. Born in England to a Sierra Leonean father and English mother, he rose to fame with Hiawatha and Death of Minnehaha and explored diverse works from theatre scores to Othello incidental music. He studied English poetry deeply and believed West African music holds great capacity, aiding England’s musical history.
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Sierra Leone
Wincere
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Hiawatha
Coleridge-Taylor
Croydon
Crystal Palace
Meelf
England
Coleridgeaylor
Stgn
Japan
Coleridge- Taylor
West Africa
Atlantic
Eugland
Discoveries At Edinburgh Castle Unearth Vaulted Rooms
Royal Commission work at Edinburgh Castle reveals a shot hole in the Half Moon Battery wall indicating an outer wall. Excavations uncover a 33 foot trench to a vaulted chamber with a second potential vault. Thick Edwardian wall, possible sally port relics include a gold ornament and sherds.
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Edinburgh Castle
W. T. Oldrieve
Bouttish
Hanes
Man of Ability Mention Redundant in Odd Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue features a speaker belittling Tomeat Johnson’s abilities while playfully challenging him. The text pivots on a misdirected claim of competence and a quip about inviting him to propose a town, prompting a puzzled reaction and a joke about lucky attire.
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Tomeat—Johnson
Dnekaun
Sach
Perpetual Snow Line Across Regions
The report lists perpetual snow lines at 2,490 feet in Norway, 4,000 feet in the British Isles, and 12,200 feet near the equator, indicating a wide variance in snow persistence by latitude and terrain.
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Norway
Equator
Parrot Training and a Reformation for Inebriates
The piece contrasts parrot training methods from a London dealer with a Toronto society’s humanitarian shift. It details how parrots learn words, phrases, and even Shakespeare, while the Ontario Society for the Reform ation of Inebriates promotes treatment over punishment for inebriates, aided by government and private funding.
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Toronto
Ontario Society For the
Carlyle
Ontario Society For the Reformation of
Ontario
City of
Barrie mocked by Kirriemuir residents in local recollections
In Kirriemuir, townsfolk recount tepid praise for J M Barrie. A women who knew him as a bairn notes he could not have earned a living at the mills. An old hall janitor and others echo skepticism, claiming Barrie's books lack anything more than ordinary dialogue.
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J. M. Barrie
Tweed
Kirriemuir
Barrie
Mr. Barrie
Betting at White's Coffee House in 1760
Horace Walpole recounts at White's in London a strange scene where gamblers wagered on whether a man collapsed at the door was dead. As doctors prepared to bleed him, the wavering bettors argued and added to the confusion, highlighting old English gambling callousness.
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Walpole
White's
London
Sir Horace Munn
Pronouncing Cholmondeley Tale Causes Chatty Pronunciation Debate
A humorous anecdote about Lord Cholmondeley and a stranger asking if Lord Sholmon-de-ley is at home. The peer answers in a playful mispronunciation, remarking that none of his people know him by that tongue twisting name.
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Cholmoandeley
Chumley
Lord Cholmondeley
Sholmon-de-ley
Finance origins reveal simple sense of settling up
A concise look at the word finance tracing its roots to settling up with a creditor. The term evolved from ering to its modern sense of ransoming, illustrating how August sounding terms often hide plain origins.
Our Awful Roads Sir Percy Girouard Visited Canada
Ottawa resident Sir Percy Girouard a veteran of twenty four years in the army and a protege of Lord Kitchener criticized Canadian roads during a visit. He noted roads in populous centres remain poor despite strong buildings and parks, argued good roads pay, and contrasted Canada with England in road spending.
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Percy Girouard
Ottawa
Canada
Percy
Eggpt
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Sir Percy
Englund
1812 Relic Unearthed Near St Catharines Store
A newly moved grocer’s east of the Weiland Hotel in St Catharines uncovered saddle-bags once owned by Cal Adams who fought American invaders in Kala. The leather despatch pouches, found near the horse stall, trace to Mr Maccombh of St Catharines, store owner.
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Tt. Kitts
Weiland
St. Catharines
Cal. Adams
Kala
Maccombh
St. Catharina
Skeleton found in cave sparks old missing girl tale
While excavating a cave on the CNR near Stonesa Corners about twenty miles from Kingston, workers unearthed a skeleton. Walter Guthrie recalls a fifty year old story of a missing girl believed to be devoured by wolves, a matter causing village speculation.
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C.N.R
Stonesa Corners
Kingston
Met
Walter Guthrie
Cave
A Rival of Steam in Great Lakes Oil Engine Trials
A crude oil engine emerges as a contender to steam propulsion for large Great Lakes boats. Tests indicate it equals steam in reliability, uses far less space, and costs substantially less after the initial installation.
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Great Lakes
Legends of Sacred Bells and Their Blessing Rituals
Solemn rites mark the blessing of bells in sacred tradition, the rite called the blessing of a bell or baptism of a bell. The bishop anoints outside with oil and inside with oil of chrism, praying for faithful summons and protection against storms. Stories recount bells returning home when stolen, such as the Leinster and St. Iyd bells, with miracles involving rivers and lands.
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Hell
Leinster
Wicklow
St. Fillan’s
Meath
St. Ifyd
Wales
Severn
Taf
St. Iloyd's
Soissons
Burgundy
Clothaire
Paris
Arthur Bulkley
Bangor
Forrabury
Cornwall
Bottreaux
Hunt
Romanos
West of England
Wells
Church of Tintavel
Tintagel
A Lucky Prophet Sir Roger Casement Honored in Tawin Ireland
Sir Roger Casement, British and Irish Consul and prominent Irish revivalist, received a festive welcome on his return to Tawin County Galway after eight years. A grand procession, arches, illuminations, and a language school festival highlighted the town’s warmth. Casement urged respect for the Irish tongue and praised village progress, unveiling prize schemes for the summer term.
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Roger Casement
Amazon
Iia
Tawin
County Galway
Ireland
Sir Roger
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Aud
Para
Oranmore
Where the Danger Lay in a Village Tale
An English clergyman recalls visiting Berrynibor where locals claim no one is ill. Only a bedbound old man over ninety is said to be ill, prompting the vicar to reflect on a Scot's tale about a doctor who warned he might be dangerously old rather than sick.
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Berrynibor
Seotchman
Linnaeus and His Works and Sleep Notes
A short excerpt notes how long famous men slept, citing Jeremy Taylor, Baxter, Wealey, Bismarck, Gladstone, Goethe, Napoleon, and Humboldt. It highlights Linnaeus who longed to write a book like his own but deprived himself of sleep in youth and later regretted it in old age.
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Jeremy Taylor
Baxter
Bismarck
Gladstone
Goethe
Napoleon
Hanged and Tarred English Cruelty Tales
A historic account describes a grim English practice of hanging bodies in tar along coasts as a warning. It notes executions by Dover Castle in 1022 and Portsmouth in 1770, where criminals were tarred and preserved for years to deter crime.
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Gibbeta
Dover Castle
John Painter
Portsmouth
Valued Codex Alexandrinus Book Valued at 1.5 Million
A highly prized manuscript titled Codex Alexandrinus at the British Museum is valued at 1 500 000 dollars reflecting its rarity and historic importance. The estimate highlights the work's scholarly and cultural significance within the collection.
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Britialh
Alabaster Sphinx Unearthed Between Colossi in Memphis Egypt
A newly found sphinx carved from alabaster and weighing a tonnage around TM stands near the waterlogged Memphis plain. Discovered by a British school student, it measures about 14 feet high and was carved circa 1300 BC.
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Memphis
Egypt
Sukkarel
Mackay
Itish
Meypt
Flinders Petrie
Tin British School
Begorta
Dugong Oil as Healing Agent in Australia
Queensland correspondent cites Lloyds News on dugong oil praised as a cure all for consumption burns insomnia and more. Article notes belief of rapid skin absorption and general effectiveness without expressing personal verdicts.
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Queensland
Lloyd’s News
Queen Bess' Giant
Queen Elizabeth had a tall, powerful Mermish porter of unusual strength who, despite size, was good natured. He would lift two soldiers over six feet tall under his arms, joking that they were his “little children” as he carried them through an inn.
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Bess
Elizabeth
Airman Cody Triumphs In Salisbury Plain Aeroplane Test
Britain’s Cody dominates the Military Aeroplane Competition on Salisbury Plain winning the top prizes and a 25000 purse with his large biplane. He began kite flying as a boy and rose from inventor to celebrated aviator, earning fame for a steadfast, resourceful approach amid early 20th century aviation tests.
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Salisbury Plain
Cody
Air Ployneer
Britain
Rce
War Office
Wnhhile
South Parnborough
Royal Aircraft Factory
Salsbury
Bes
Cooper
Cody Kaw & Mighty
Satinbury Plain
Pilota
Papa
Karn
Purnborough
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Linnaeus
Dugong Oil
Airman
FICE
F. Cody
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