Call for Charity After Blandford Fire in Dorsetshire
A letter urges Britons to set aside political disputes and focus on the Blandford fire disaster. It details two thousand affected villagers, the town’s near total ruin, losses exceeding a hundred thousand pounds, and calls for a national day of prayer and charitable giving led by church leaders to aid the distressed.
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Blandford
Dorsetshire
England
Cicero
Lefe
London
Westminster
Leat
Mail from France and Paris June 27 report
Rome dispatch reports the Chevalier de St George’s eldest son nearly fell from a precipice after a drunken portcullis mishap during a country airing. a man saved several lives by cutting horse traces. Madamoiselle de la Roche sur-Yon bought Marquis de Bertilhac’s Vaureal estate near Pontoise for 160000 Livres. income of the estate not specified. castle cost 200000 Livres for building.
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Rome
Chevalier de St. George
Madamoiselle de la Roche
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Dainty Courant
France
Paris
N.S