Queen’s University Chooses Rev Dr Barclay as Principal
Trustees of Queen’s University Kingston unanimously select Rev Dr Barclay of Montreal to succeed the late Dr Grant as Principal. Candidate Rev Prof Patterson of Aberdeen was second choice. Barclay declined the post, salary raised above Dr Grant’s 3000 dollars annually.
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Queen‘s University
Kingston
Grant
Dr. Barclay
Montreal
Prof
Patterson
Aberdeen
J. Edgar Gill
Queen's
Larcley
James Barclay
Paisley
Scotland
Edinburgh
Paisley Grammar School
Merchiston Castle
University of Glasgow
Presbytery of
Dalbeatie
Dumfries
Canobie
Linlithgow
McGregor
St. Cuthbert's
Sphinx Faces Climate Threat as Scholar Urges Umbrella Cover
A European Egyptologist warns the Sphinx is gradually wasting away due to heavy seasonal rain and sand winds in Egypt. He proposes an immense umbrella to shield the monument and a method to protect it from enveloping sand during tempests.
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Venice
Masic
Egypt
French Women Workers and Occupations by Sector
The article states over 6.3 million French women work for a living. More than 2.7 million work outside in forestry or agriculture, including women landowners. Industrial roles total about 2 million, cloistered work 1.12 million, theatre roughly 12,000, and liberal professions about 138,460.
Editor Designate Rev George J Bond Named Head of The Christian Guardian
Rev George J Bond B A editor designate of The Christian Guardian brings eight years as editor of The Wesleyan Halifax. Born in Newfoundland and brother of Premier Hon Robert Bond he will lead The Guardian as part of a plan to amalgamate with The Wesleyan. He will assume duties next July after years in ministry and church leadership roles.
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George J. Bond
The
Christian Guardian
Wesleyan
Halifax
Courtice
Methodist
Dominion
Guardian
Bond
Newfoundland
Robert Bond
Sackville
N. B
Mount Allison Wesleyan College
Spencer's Airship Sparks Growing Public Interest
Report on Stanley Spencer's airship tests over London and the era's balloon ventures. The 70 foot gasbag holds 20 900 cubic feet of hydrogen with a bamboo carriage for a 30 horsepower patrol motor. The craft is designed for steadiness, safety parachute action, and rapid descent if torn.
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Spencer
London
Count de la Vaulx
Mediterranean
Stanley Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Floating post office to serve Atlantic traffic west of Ireland
A private venture plans a floating post office and signal station 110 miles west of the Lizard to aid vessels crossing the Channel. The ship will have a light, Marconi equipment, lifeboats, and bottle or bag pickup for letters, acting as a transmission and rescue hub for ships from Britain and Europe. A second similar station is planned near Jonze Bank, 86 miles southwest of the Scilly Islands.
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Lizard
Ireland
Marconi
Great Britain
Europe
Bristol
St. George Channel
Liverpool
Jonze’ Bank
Scilly Islands
Rain-Walls to Alter Rainfall Plan Proposed by Rollo Russell
Hon. Rollo Russell proposes erecting two great rain-walls across the London area to intercept moist air and induce rain near the barriers. The plan, backed by the Meteorological Office, would require walls 300 to 400 feet high and five to six miles long, with one fog wall and rain-wall spanning from near the Thames. Supporters cite examples of protected towns with lower rainfall due to hills.
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Rollo Russell
London
Bournemouth
Russ¢e
Meteorological Office
Russell
Heaths
Woking
Thames
Essex Marshes
Bombay
London Daily Mail
The Stone Lodge Rebuilt Journey Through Three Parks
The historic stone lodge once at Hyde Park, linked to the 1866 Reform riot, stood at Craven Park and St Marys Road Harlesden as a bank annex. It later rejoined Fortune Gate estate and may again be reerected at Gladstone Park if Willesden Council agrees.
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Bank
St. Mary’s Road
Cravenpark Road
Harlesden
London
Hyde Park
Reform League
Richard Mayne
Reform Party
Nere
Fortune Gate
Willesden
Gladstone Park
Royal Park
Buried City Ruins Found Near Charbonnierre Forest
In Charbonnierre woods near Or Jezns, two monolith tombs with a skeletal remnant were unearthed under oaks. Dating suggests sixth to eighth century origin. Local lore recalls a great Roman road and a city named Sergy buried beneath earth, possibly with a larger cemetery yet to be uncovered.
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Charbonnierre
Macar
Or Jezns
Thy
Sergy
Sleepwalking Man Apprehended by Winnipeg Police
Winnipeg police arrested a sleepwalker roaming in night clothes. Upon waking, the man claimed amnesty from arrest as a somnambulist, prompting the officer to insist he cannot roam city streets in his shirt tail regardless of church affiliation.
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Winnipeg
Goring
Regina Standard
Mrs John Dryden a Ontario minister’s wife noted for home life
Mrs John Dryden wife of the Ontario minister of agriculture, native of Ontario County, born Mary Lydia Holman, daughter of New York publisher Thomas Holman. Married in 1867. eight children, one son and five daughters living. She favors home happiness over society and aids the deserving with a sympathetic, retiring nature. She spends time at Mr Dryden’s Brooklin farm and is active in Baptist church work.
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John Dryden
Ontario
Ontario County
Mary Lydia Holman
Thomas Holman
New York
Mr. Dryden
John Day
Thee
Ton
Curious Process of an Indian's Mind
An experiment tracked the stages of a Lady's mind using a mirror test on haimlani. The subject progresses from simple self-viewing to fear, to pawing at reflections, then looking behind the glass, and finally turning the mirror to obtain specific reflections at day 424, showing human-like reasoning.
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Haimlani
Moss Growth Defies Old Tree Side Rule
Henry Kraemer of Philadelphia tests a long held belief that moss only grows on the north side of trees. His study shows moss on the west 10 percent, northwest 10 percent, northeast 20 percent, east 35 percent, and southeast 15 percent. The finding challenges the traditional woodland maxim.
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Isoss
Henry Kraemer
Philadelphia
Their Boer Pupils Teaching in a Tent Prove Inspiring
Miss Ruby Rothwell reports from a South Africa camp that Boer children are attentive, obedient, and engaged despite dust, lack of walls, and basic facilities. She notes teachers face challenges but find reward in pupils’ eager focus and good will. The camp life brings respect from burghers and hope for lasting education.
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Ruby Rothwell
South Africa
Montreal Star
Commp
Lrene
Tie
Europe
The World's Volcanoes Count from The Paris Siecle
The Paris Siecle lists about 1000 volcanoes worldwide with 825 classified as active. It notes extinct volcanoes may be misjudged and recalls Vesuvius after Pompeii lay dormant for three centuries.
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Martinique
St. Vincent
Paris
The Last Rose of Summer Fragment
A fragmentary poem evokes the final rose of summer fading away its companions. The speaker laments the loss of love and friendship as beauty withers and asks who would dwell in a bleak world alone after true hearts lie scattered.
Sketch of Thomas Moore and His Literary Life
Sketch notesThomas Moore born May 28 1779 died Feb 25 1852 in Wighang. He received liberal education and traveled in Canada in 1803 1804. Mentions Lalla Rookh and Byron works among his celebrated writings. called a popular Irish poet and singer of Italy.
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Thomas Moore
Ireland
Wighang
Moore
Canada
Lalla Kookh
Byron
Irelang
Italy
Wonderful Silver Work Exhibition At St James Court
A 19th century exhibition of European silver works at St James Court Buckinghamgate SW displayed historic pieces lent by owners. Notable items included a colossal wine sop er, a Charles II relic collection, a Lord Middleton cup, and a Sir Charles Selby sweetmeat box. The exhibit featured plate and jewelry from Sir Samuel Montagu, the Duke of Ruthind, the Duke of Newcastle, and others, hailed as a superb show of plate unseen in this country.
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St. James’ Court
Buckinghamgate
S. W
Pierpont Moreau
Heer Gutmann
Berlin
Dye
Portland
Charles 1
Thy
Charles HU
Charles II
Charles Selby
Charless
Lord Middleton
Samuel Montagu
Led Burton
Duke of Ruthind
Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Ancaster
Leopold de Rotherhhild
Lloyd's Weekly
Portrait of the Late Alfred Stratton Headed College Leader
Portrait of the late Alfred Winster Stratton, head of a college in Lahore, India, and a professor at the University of Toronto, who died August 23, 1902, in Gulmarg Kash. The photograph was taken in Simla in April preceding his death.
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Alfred Winster
Stratton
Uegal College
Lahore
India
University of the Pre Torn
Toronto
Jims
Guilmarg
Kash
Simla
Verne Still at Work in His Eighty-Sixth Year
Verne Jules Verne the novelist remains at his desk in Paris for long sessions as he nears eighty six. He has several new beers at hand and hopes to finish tests before year’s end. His study is crowded with sister books and instruments while maps mark routes from his heroes.
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Jules Verne
Paris
Verne
Coffee Consumption in Europe Highlights Leaders and Laggers
The report ranks Europe by coffee intake with the highest averages in an unspecified region and the lowest in Russia. It notes wide variation across countries and hints at cultural and economic factors shaping consumption patterns.
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Europe
Russia
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