Doings and Sayings in England recounts a notorious fraudster
The article profiles Richard Benham a famed con artist whose long career ruined hundreds of victims. From forged wills to a Western Bank of London scam, his wealth was built on deceit and bogus documents. His death followed police interest in a bogus bank scheme.
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Benham
Brussels
Charing Cross
Piccadilly
Kenham
Western Bank of London
London and General Bank
Alfred
Galicia
Finsbury
Tredegar Square
Seven Sisters Road
London
Finne
Brighton
Tunbridge Wells
Roley
Henham
Mundella
Council For Education
Gladstone
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Hhis
Suffragist Rally at Albert Hall Draws Wide Support
From a prison cell Mrs Pankhurst presided at a vast women’s suffrage meeting at the Albert Hall. The event raised nearly seven thousand pounds for the movement with anonymous donor of £1,000 and other contributions including £100 from Dr Garrett Anderson and his daughter. A robbery at Lloyds Bank near Southampton Docks saw a well planned theft of notes and gold worth £1,400, with a staged carriage approach and a decoy clerk involved.
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Lawrence
Garrett Anderson
Alfred Turner
Christ
Bel Pankhurst
enors@ hall
Peckham
Miss Pankhurst
Pankhurst
Canute-read
Lioyds Bank
Southampton Docks
Free Library
Lloyds Bank
Dr. Collins
Lord Roberts Warns of Invasion Risk and Defence Gaps
In a House of Lords debate on Britain’s unpreparedness for invasion, Lord Roberts warned the Home Defence Army and Territorial Artillery were not ready. He urged stronger garrisons and emphasized artillery over large numbers of untrained batteries, praising Haldane’s efforts but noting continental artillery would overwhelm them.
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House of Lords
Great Britain
Lord Roberts
Home Defence Army
Territorial Army
Mr. Haldane
Girl Somnambulist Writes in Darkness Case
A Birmingham General Hospital report details a 21 year old girl who sleep walks at night and writes letters notes and crochet in total darkness. Despite normal sight she cannot read or write in daylight yet performs complex tasks while asleep. Doctors remain baffled by the ability.
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James Russell
Birmingham General Hospital
Hincks
Birmingham Hospital
Canada
Police sergeant spends four days as guest aboard battleship
Met police sergeant Gale, based at East Ham, spent four days aboard HMS Bulwark as a prisoner transport guest, after boarding a despaired deserter from the ship. The Bulwark sailed away with him still aboard, and Gale reached Inverness before returning to London following a 600 mile journey.
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Gale
Metropolitan Force
East Ham
London
Sheerness
Nore Division
Home Fleet
Bulwark
Invergordon
Telegraph Office
Inverness
Arbor Day ceremony in Eynsford Kent marks tree planting
A Saturday Arbor Day event in Eynsford featured Swanley Agricultural College undergraduates planting trees for Women and a crowd of children and visitors. Hymns were sung, a space was dedicated, and a church service followed as verses from the Arbor Day song were performed.
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Eynsford
Kent
Swanley Agricultural College
British Isles
Charles Dawson
England
Piccadilly Hotel Construction Claims Magnitude of Work
The article details the scale of constructing the new Piccadilly Hotel, describing extensive labor, material needs, and projected timelines. It highlights the project's significance for the city development and the scope of engineering challenges involved.
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Piccadilly Hotel
Church Abroad Celebrates 14th Anniversary in London
The British and Foreign Bible Society held a children’s party in London to mark its 14th anniversary, including a cake weighing 11 million pounds. Other church notes include missionary tours in South Africa and ongoing fund drives across the Episcopal, Baptist, and Presbyterian communities.
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British and Foreign Bible Lowety
London
National Free Church Council of England
F. B. Meyer
South Africa
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Hexham Abbey
England
Womana’s
Baptist Foreign Missionary Association
Long Island
Weemites
The
Baptists
Disciples of Christ
Manitoba
Seattle
United States
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Church Army
Holmes
St. Giles Cathedral
Edinburgh
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Pretoria
Grand hotel rising on Piccadilly site with vast facilities
Construction on the former St James Hall site at Piccadilly and Regent Street reveals massive stats. Bricks 6.5 million, earth 60 000 cubic yards, foundations 40 feet deep, Portland stone 104 000 cubic feet, cement 4 40 tons, wall tiling 11400 yards, iron and steel 7 000 tons, asphalt flooring six yards, 70 miles of electric bell wire, 200 miles of lighting and heating pipes, 10 000 electric lamps, and over 700 bedrooms. The artesian well provides 80 000 gallons daily water, powering an upscale hotel opening May 6.
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St. James’ Hall
Piccadilly
Regent Street
London
Budapest
Cruelty Case Involving a Conger Eel Probed
In Ilfracombe a fish hawker was fined after a test case by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for killing a live conger eel before killing it. The R S P C A noted this as an isolated case and emphasized conger killing by beheading is standard.
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Ilfracombe
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Causes of Appendicitis Theorized by Dr Mahler
Writing in Untschau Dr Mahler discusses the latest theories on appendicitis noting it has become a common feared disease. He cites heredity meat consumption and a link to grippe epidemics as explanations and explains enameled pans do not cause inflammation.
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Untschau
Mahler
Kremmer
Hamburg
England
America
The Miracle in Early Spring Air
A vivid note of spring runs through the scene as robin songs return and the sky appears bluer. The poem contrasts stillness of winter with a subtle awakening in nature and mood reflected in the magazine’s pages.
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Edian Magazine
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Herefordshire
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Spiritualist Church of America
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National Council of the Congregational Church
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