Doings and Sayings in England and India Debate
Mr John Morley and Dr Rutherford clash over Imperial Duma and Indian self government in the House of Commons. The exchange mocks radicals while defending Liberal principles. A later item describes a British experimental traction engine trial at Aldershot and a note on Pattixtelli at a convent near Donehareh with no contact to a sister.
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John Me
India
House of Commons
Dr. Rutherfords
Mr. Morley
Dr. Rutherford
Imperial Dumas
D. Rutherford
Ind
Lord Minto
Garden Miracle Revealed Nitrogen Fixers Help Crops Grow
Professor Bottomley announced a breakthrough showing bacteria that fix nitrogen can be attached to non legume plants. Watering roots with bacterial solution boosted tomato strawberry wheat and oats growth by about a third and accelerated maturity. A Covent Garden bean sale six weeks after sowing underscores the potential value of inoculated seeds and soil.
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Bottomley
Covent Garden
Army traction engine that walks at Aldershot test
A giant military traction engine built by Henry Trafford Wright demonstrated at Aldershot. The South African inventor's machine climbs steep gradients, crosses a five to six foot ditch, and drags heavy guns, showing exceptional ground traversal and power.
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Thames
Sturis
Aldershot
Wright
Mr .Wright
South Africa
Mr. Wright
War Office
India
Egypt
Henry An Trafford Wright
Kimberley
Long
Better Paid Clergy Raise Benefit for Large Parishes
Ecclesiastical Commissioners plan to increase the common fund to £400,000 annually for benefice augmentation and add £50,000 for urgent cases. The proposal would boost all public patrons with 1000-plus population and existing for three years to £200 a year, and raise smaller benefices to £150 a year where union is not possible.
Widow Mrs Rylands leaves vast estate to charities
Death of Mrs. Rylands in Torquay ends a fortune of £2,574,922 with funds bequeathed to Manchester and other causes. She funded the John Rylands Library in Manchester housing private collections, including Earl Spencer’s Althorp Library. Her wealth flowed from the John Rylands cotton business with mills and offices across Manchester and other towns.
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Lake District
Althorp
Rylands
Earl Spencer
British Museum
Victoria University
Manchester
London
Gerton
Wigan
Swinton
Healey and
Chorley
Italian head waiter shot at Sacred Heart Convent grounds
Anthony Battistelli aged 34 an Italian and former head waiter at the Ocean Hotel Sandown was found shot in the grounds of the Sacred Heart Convent Bonchurch Ventnor. The Sister Superior had two years earlier purchased from Mr Gordon a property or item connected with the convent.
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Sacred Heart
Bonchurch
Ventnor
Anthony Battistelli
Ocean Hotel
Sandown
The
Gordon
The King's Handshake Under Royal Courtesy
A Manchester Guardian correspondent notes the King and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland both greet with a simple frank handshake. The levée at the vice-regal court allows newcomers to observe the same straightforward style.
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Manchester Guardian
Ireland
Manner Lessons for Girls in Southwark Parishes Charity Work
Julia Marchioness of Tweeddale and Mrs. Dodge lead a program in St Stephen’s parish teaching the poorest girls to behave in polite society. They host tea at Chelsea Embankment and weekly vicarage suppers where meals are prepared under supervision, transforming appearances and conduct.
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London
St. Stephen’s
Southwark
Julia Marchioness
Tweeddale
Chelsea Embankment
Global church counts show vast reach and funding levels
The survey highlights include 387 ministers in Britain with 155 women, 1.2 million New York City Catholics and 130 churches, 40 denominations in the country with 161,731 ministers and 210,199 churches. It notes billions spent by Wesleyans, a large Catholic Eucharistic Congress, and church education funding disparities between England and Catholic schools. A New York Madison Avenue church plans to use a theatre for evening services.
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Society of Friends
Great Britain
New York
New Jersey
Church Missionary Society
Punjab
India
Scunthorpe
England
Upper Holloway
London
J. R. Wood
United States
Kapareza
Tion Pasha
Bunyore
Golumbus
Ind
F. L. Marston
Staffordshire
Hneland
Madison Avenue
Charles Lincoln White
Colby College
Waterville
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
Church of England
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Maras
Detroit
Baltimore
William H. Roberts
Southern Methodist Church
Dallas
Tex
Trinity Church
Tolabo
One Thousand Sovereigns Stolen From London Bank
A bag containing one thousand sovereigns was stolen from a London bank between 4 p.m. December 31, 1907, and 9:30 p.m. January 1, 1908. A £100 reward is offered for information leading to the thief’s discovery and conviction. Address Box 68, c o Leathwait and Simmons, 5 Birchin Lane.
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London
C. O. Leathwait and Simmons
Birchin Lane
E. C
Roman Wall Fragments Unearthed In London Excavation
Roman relics including a substantial wall section are revealed at Christ's Hospital Newgate Street during Post Office extension work. The find spans about 400 feet at right angles to Newgate, with wall bases eight feet wide tapering to seven feet, depth around sixteen feet, plus earthenware and coins yet to be studied.
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Christ’s Hospital
Newgate Street
Abduction of Peer’s Granddaughter Shocks London
Miss Leslie Gully ten year old daughter of Hon James Gully and Mrs Gully and granddaughter of Viscount Selby ex Speaker of the House of Commons has been carried off from her mother's custody under extraordinary circumstances. The court had placed her ward in chancery with access to her father at Lord Selby’s residence 3 Buckingham Gate. On Saturday after a nurse brought the child to visit him Mr Gully was seen placing his daughter in a taxicab.
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Leslie Gully
James
Gully
Viscount Selby
House of Commons
James Gully
Leslies
Lord Selby
Buckingham Gate
Mr. Gully
Mystery of Missing Gully Girl Deepens as Court Intervenes
Mrs. Gully seeks her daughter Leslie amid confused signals after Hon. Mas. Gully fled with luggage on Saturday. A contempt order was issued for his imprisonment as inquiries probe whether the party traveled via Waterloo to Southampton or Havre, possibly under names Gully Grant or Grey.
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Justice Warrington
Chambers
Charles Russell
Leslie
Miss Gully
Charing Cross Station
Southampton
Havre
Grant
Grey
Boy comforts as sister reports fall incident
A child laments a fall as a sister confirms the severity of an upstairs accident. The dialogue shows concern from a parent and reassurance that the injured person will recover.
Light of the Moon Measured by Selenium Cell
The article explains that a selenium cell gauges moonlight. It notes full moon brightness at 0.21 candlepower, about nine times the light of a half moon, and that the gibbous phase is brighter before than after full. The device could time a lunar eclipse within one minute of predictions.
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Gorn
Maiden Speeches in Parliament Through Ages
The piece recalls historic maiden speeches in the House of Lords from the Earl of Rochester to Lord Langford and Lord Rosebery. It contrasts Rochester’s flamboyant start with Byron’s praised debut and Langford’s long restraint, noting the tradition of cautious first efforts in the Lords.
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Lord Langford
Earl of Rochester
Charles II
House of Lords
Lord Byron
F. Burdett
Lord Rosebery
Real Rolling Stones in Australia Shun Value as Curiosities
Round gray stones in Australia are real rolling stones that serve only as curiosities. When placed on a table they quiver and roll, gradually gathering toward the table center. They contain magnetic iron ore accounting for their motion and attraction.
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Australia
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Bunyoro
Central Africa
Peer
Langham Hotel
Aris
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