Strike at Cabin Restaurant Ends With Dismissal and Resignations
London workers stage a lunch hour walkout at the Cabin Restaurant, demanding reinstatement and continuity of service. Manager J Frankenberg arrives with police, dismisses the leading waitress, and staff members depart after signaling solidarity and unpaid wages. Meanwhile, a separate tragedy recounts Alfred Dredge's suicide at Brompton Cemetery after his wife's death.
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Alfred Dredge
Chamberlayne Woodroan
Kensal Rise
Brompton Cemetery
Mr. Dredge
Dredge
Lim
Ld Tave Bone
Jelaty Wile
Louk
Battersea Falk
Disorder at Philharmonic Hall as 4000 rally for licensing bill
Proarious scenes erupted at Philharmonic Hall Live as a 4000 strong demonstration for the licensing bill unfolded. Police intervened after several expulsions and wardens faced persistent interruptions while Bishop Chavasse urged order amid cries of support and opposition.
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Philharmonic Hall
Chavasse
Liverpool
Bishop’s Night March Through Pimlico District
Led by the Bishop of London a small band of Church Army workers marched under cold winds from Mt James-the-Less in Moreton street toward Vanxtall Bridge road. The procession included Kt Greatorex Vicar Rev E Rainbow uniformed officers and a brass band followed by thirty Church of England Men Soviets torchbearers singing hymns. They halted outside a public house and sang as rescue sisters urged drunken patrons to attend a meeting set for 12 15 a m.
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London
Charca
Pimlico
Mt. James-the-Less
Moreton Street
Greatorex
St. James
E. Rainbow
Armys Pioneer Brass Band
Bankner
Church of England Men's Soviets
Vanxtall Bridge Road
Rescue Sisters
James Church Service Draws Diverse Crowd and Bishop Appeal
A printed invitation urged all to drink or sober as crowds of men women and children gathered for a bishop led procession to James Church. The bishop urged manliness and womanhood restoring public virtue then spoke at a school room where a hymn was sung and interrupted by men singing For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.
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London
Leon Jon
J. Frankenberg
Asenberg
Frankenberg
Ea Cie
Lunatic on a Portamouth Roof Struggles With Fire Brigade
An escaped lunatic fled from the borough asylum and climbed a house roof in Portamouth. Firemen battled to restrain him as he stripped slates and shouted threats. He remained atop the house overnight until Hardy faced the crowd and the asylum attendants in a tense seizure at first light.
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Portamouth
Borough Asylum
Seans
Hardy
Miss Rees Proves Sharp Contributor In Cardiff Coal Case
Miss Rees aged twenty native of Carimartben shire acted at Cardiff Assizes before Mr Justice A T Lawrence as counsel for her father the defendant in a coal workings case. She took voluminous notes and occasionally penned questions passed to her father for witnesses. The judge noted her evident knowledge of law and hinted she may one day be called to the bar. The defendant was found against, and the judge complimented the ingenuity of the presentation.
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Bow Street
Marsham
London
Queensland
Herbert
Court m
Imall
Miss Rees
Carimartbenshire
Cardiff
A. T. Lawrence
Mr. Abe
Thomas
India Reform Plan for Telegraphs Sparks Administrative Chaos
British expert Mr. Newlands was sent to India to overhaul the telegraph service with London Central Telegraph Office aid. He drafted an acceleration scheme the Government adopted, but chaos followed the reform effort amid administrative confusion and partial implementation.
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Indian Telegraph Service
London Central Telegraph Office
Newlands
London Telegraph Department
Indias
Indian telegraph workers resist reforms delay message blitz
Indian employees refused to adapt to the geformer and launched passive resistance delaying telegrams. About 40 000 messages accumulated awaiting transmission as the government demanded a fair month trial for Mr. Newlands reforms. Operators abandoned work after a secret Calcutta message ordered stoppage.
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Geformer
Mr. Newland
Calcutta
New Patent Act Promises British Manufacturing Boom
Sir Alfred Jones touts the patent act at Liverpool Chamber of Commerce urging investment of £25,000,000 to manufacture in Britain. Ivan Levinstein cites 8,000 foreign patents to be brought within the act for British operation. He argues increased trade and employment across shipping, building, banking, and allied industries as foreign firms shift production to Great Britain.
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Liloyd-George
Britain
Alfred Jones
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Ivan Levinstein
Manchester
Great Britain
Lady de Bathe Learns Silver Found On California Estate
News reaches Lady de Bathe also known as Mrs Langtry that silver has been found on her Yorsht estate in California from a San Francisco brokers cable. Her solicitor travels to San Francisco with power of attorney after conference. She owns about forty acres bought for roughly £8 and plans to cultivate the land and supervise the mining once visits the site.
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Lady de Bathe
Langtry
California
San Francisco
Lady de Vathe
Carson City
Nevada
Desperate clash with police in Ephin Roscommon Sunday
A tense confrontation unfolded Sunday evening in Ephin County Roscommon as police clashed with residents during a United Irish League meeting. Witnesses reported turmoil but details remain limited.
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Ephin
County Roscommon
United Irish League
Fire at Mullingar Barracks Fatal Fire Involving Colors
A Sunday blaze at the Mullingar military barracks housing the 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers set the officers mess ablaze. Several men, attempting to save the colors, were severely burned. Private Inglefield died from injuries, another man broke his spine, and two others were not expected to survive. The colors were ultimately recovered.
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Mullingar
4Th Battalion
Royal Fusiliers
Inglefield
Fortifying Port Arthur in the Japanese siege
A Russian correspondent describes Port Arthur and Dalny as transformed from lively hubs to fortified fortress complexes. The article notes new redoubts, extended fortifications, extensive gun emplacements including 120 landward guns, mining along coasts, strategic roads, and continuous artillery practice. Japanese officers study sites across Port Arthur, Dalny, Mukden, and Liaoyang.
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Port Arthur
Gen. Stoessel
Voice of
Moscow
Danny
Japan
Manchuria
Mukden
Loukku
Dalny
Liaoyang
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Duslen
Coamnor
Aughrim
Mantua
League
Delft
Bishop
Lady Sweeps Street
India
Bullocks VS. Police
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