Aristocratic sister steps onto Belfast vaudeville stage
The Belfast Hippodrome currently features Mme Esperance a ballad singer whose real name is Hon Norah Florence Margaretta Johnston elder sister of Viscount Massereene and Ferrard. She is a daughter of the eleventh viscount and granddaughter of author Major Whyte Melville. Johnston married Rev Charles Johnston in 1897. Viscount Massereene, her brother, led cavalry in the South African War and owns Oriel Temple and Antrim Castle estates.
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Belfast
House of Commons
Charles Johnston
Massereene
11Th Lancers
Lord Massereene
Ireland
Oriel Temple
Antrim Castle
London Boulevard Dream For Central London Roadways
A proposed three mile long tree lined boulevard through central London may be feasible in the near future. The Marylebone Euston and Pentonville roads form the current mutillated axis once known as the New Road built under a 1756 Act. The Building Acts Committee argues against encroachment on the 60 foot road line while noting the vast potential value of a future boulevard about 140 feet wide though the plan would require substantial investment.
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London
Marylebone
Euston
Pentonville
Islington
London County Council
Building Acts Committee
Rat War Declared as Vermin Extermination Movement Grows
A large scientific meeting voted to form a national society for the destruction of vermin including rats mice flies and fleas. Sir Lauder Brunton chaired the organizing committee with Lord Avebury as treasurer. The plan may set a price on rats and study poisons and virus as funds allow.
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Britain
Nicol
Salvation Army
India
National Poultry Association
Royal Horticultural Society
Alfred Jones
Henry Roscoe
Liverpool
Lauder Brunton
Lord Avebury
Lion-Hunters Luck Major Buxton Bags Four Lions
Major G. C. Buxton of Dunston Hall Norfolk recounts a December 12 hunt in British East Africa. From a camp he shoots three male lions with Mauser and rifle, and a trailing lioness is fatally wounded. He reports four lions seen and three slain before breakfast.
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G. C. Buxton
Dunston Hall
Norfolk
British East Africa
Mane
Buxton
Grey Warns Against Rush To Naval Build Up In Empire
Sir Edward Grey told Alnwick that foreign nations plan larger navies and that Britain must resist a quick expansion. He defended the existing fleet as adequate but warned that full adoption of protective imperial systems could invite hostile combine and threaten independence and safety.
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Edward Grey
Alnwick
Lome
Edward
Baden-Powell Organizes Boy Scout Force in Britain
Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell, defender of Mafeking, mobilizes a large Boy Scouts effort. He aims to teach scout-craft to boys to imprint moral and manly qualities, noting nearly two million British youths are ready with spirit.
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Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Scoutcraft and code guide from General Baden-Powell
The text notes General Baden-Powell issuing booklets on scout-craft with detailed instructions for instructors. It mentions a code of humor laws punishment signs passwords and war songs. The motto is He prepared.
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Baden Powell
Baden-Powr
Luminous birds sighted in North Notox district
Sir J Digby Pigott reports ten trustworthy witnesses who attest to a pair of yellowish glowing birds seen nightly along hedgerows. The birds hover like barn owls and rest on tree gates, with one swoop audible as a young rat squeal followed.
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North
Nortox
J. Digby Pigott
The
Times
Trade mission to colonies by Manufacturers' Association
The Manufacturers' Association of Great Britain will send a commercial mission to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to study market conditions, tariffs, local industries, and competition. Ben H. Morgan is named commissioner to evaluate export potential, possible branch factories, shipping rings, and the impact of local preferences.
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Manufacturers’ Association of
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Ben H. Morgan
Triumph of Oil Fuel
A naval expert, J. J. Kermode, reports oil fuel would cut Lusitania crew to 27 in holds, allow 4400 tons more cargo and 250 extra passengers, and shave eight hours off Trans Atlantic runs. He notes petroleum fuels spawn new ship type called oilers to carry fuel and accompany fleets.
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J. J. Kermode
M. I. Mech. E
Admiralty
Lusitania
Extraordinary Grocer Name From Bible Verse
A Clinton Iowa grocer’s baby received a long scriptural name from his parents citing a random Bible passage. To fit a sign he adopted the shorter form Lindloff, with friends calling him True. his full name remains a remarkable historical oddity.
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Clinton
S&t
Heaven Lindloff
Lindloff
H. Lindloff
Grocer
T. H. Lindleff
Grover
The
Kansas City Star
You Ought to Be Earning Your Own Living
Mrs Goodsole urges Tufford Knott to earn his living. He answers that this is a personal matter and that he does not have to. He drinks coffee from a saucer and handles a plate of fresh doughnuts amid the exchange.
King Carlos and His Career in Portugal
A Herald staff writer reviews King Carlos of Portugal, detailing his popularity limits, autocratic strain, and lavish tastes. It notes his failure to win broader support, his martial courage, multilingual talents, and roles as a hunter, artist, musician, and scientist. It also discusses Queen Amelie, the Crown Prince's murder, and the prospects for Prince Manuel’s reign.
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Herald
Portugal
Carlos
Som
Oporto
Lisbon
Algarve
Amelie
Orleans
France
England
Avenide da Literdade
Europe
Edward
Manuel
P. Ts
Ills That Flesh Is Heir To and Its Gospel Message
A banker reflects on human frailty and the immune system while contrasting earthly illness with a religious promise of eternal life. The article discusses phagocytes as defenders, then pivots to a Christian salvation message through surrender to Christ and obedience to His laws.
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Hercules
Samson
Earth
Kashmir Power Project Promises Major Engineering Feat
The Jhelum river upper-valley project aims to generate 20,000 horsepower lighting Srinagar and heating its vast silk factory. It will also power a wool mill and run a dredging fleet on the Jhelum, marking a notable modernization in Kashmir.
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Kashmir
Jhetum
India
Srinagar
Jhelum
Pennsylvania birth split 1907 shows 87100+ boys born
In 1907 Pennsylvania recorded 167256 births with more than 87000 male babies. The data highlights gender distribution among newborns in that year.
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Pennsylvania
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