Rain brings relief as famine ends across India
Telegraphic dispatch from the Viceroy notes good monsoon rainfall across most of India ending the autumn famine. Relief works close in United Provinces and relief costs rise. Past famines show the scale of relief and the hope rainfall will restore cultivation and curb disease while aiding economy and life.
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London Daily Mail
India
Sale For India
United Provinces
Government of India
Woman's View of War Read At Peace Congress
Mrs. Marie Hawkin sister of General Botha reads a letter at the London Peace Congress recounting childhood war memories. She cites Maubya Day eclipse Empress Dasenis of France in Greytown and the Rhodesian losses to argue for universal peace.
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Marie Hawkin
Botha
London
Majuba
Dasenis
France
Greytown
Zululand
Wilson
Rhodesia
Wealth on the Road on a Sunday Drive
A newspaper segment extols a mass Sunday motor parade along the Guildford road toward Petersfield and back. It notes about 500 cars, estimated at £400,000 total, and praises improved driving discipline and road etiquette as motorists travel through Guildford, Ledalming, Hindhead, Petersfield, and possibly Portsmouth, returning at dusk.
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England
Guildford Road
London
Petersfield
Feeble-mindedness Report Proposes Central Board Control
The Royal Commission on the Feeble minded reports that care should move from Poor Law to a central Board of Control with paid commissioners. It argues mental defectives should be detained and recommends prohibiting marriage for incurable forms while stopping the word lunatic in law and using hospital instead.
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Royal Commission On
County Council
Board of Control
Commission
Cullinan Diamond Split For Crown And Sceptre
The Cullinan, presented by the Transvaal Government, is cut into two white gems. One stone weighs 425 carats and will adorn the crown, the other will sit in the sceptre. Experts note remarkable brillance and lustre. Three artisans will work for nine months. the chips from the gems may cover the cutting cost.
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CuLlinan
Transvaal
Henry de Villiers
Plymouth
Quebec
Holland
Edward
England
Derby heirship probate reveals vast Earl of Derby estate
Authorities announce the probate of the 1906 will of Frederick Arthur, Earl of Derby, who died June 14. Total estate value exceeds £3.8 million with £802,349 sworn as personal estate. Legacies include £30,000 to the widow and £20,000 to trustees for younger children. residue to the present Earl of Derby. Land holdings span Lancashire estates Knowsley Flyde Bury and Liverpool districts, plus properties in Cheshire Kent Surrey Berkshire Flintshire and Cambridgeshire.
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Frederick Arthur
Earl of Derby
K. G
Lancashire
Knowsley
Flyde
Bury
Liverpool
Lord Derby
Cheshire
Kent
Surrey
Berkshire
Flintshire
Cambridgeshire
Will of General Bullingham proves gross value and legacies
The Exeter will of General Sir Redvers Buller shows gross value of 34,992 pounds with net 32,488 pounds. Plate and gifts pass as heirlooms, and real estate is left to Lady Audrey Buller and Mr Arthur Tremayne Buller as trustees for allowances to widow and Audreys trust. He directs 30,000 pounds to his daughter if other funds fail.
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Redvers Bullbeen
Exeter
Redvers
Devon
Frontier Light Horse
Baker
Cape Colony
Audrey Buller
Arthur Tremayne Buller
Audrey Charlotte Georgina
Downes
Whistled Dogs Show Off At Petworth Sheep Trial
At the Petworth agricultural show on the Sussex uplands six Westmorland shepherds demonstrated twelve dogs driving three sheep through a quarter mile course. The fastest time was four and a half minutes, with the dogs responding to whistles and gestures as if speaking.
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Westmorland
Petworth
Sussex Uplands
Dales
South Downs
Progress of the Day Notes Global Facts and Estimates
A compilation of miscellaneous facts from around the world covers costs and outputs in shipping and engineering, natural resources, and industry. It notes Suez Canal cost, Dover bridge estimate, ostrich feather trade value, and electric power growth in the south, with various static observations on bones and eyesight.
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Berlin
Suez Canal
Bank of England
England
Australia
Arizona
Straits of Dover
Pompeii
California
United States
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Eels
Boston
Frivolous quips on romance and business tips
A Baltimore American wit remarks that a flirt should display a syndicate sign in the sentimental business and, when truly engaged, should move toward company limited status, reflecting playful guidance on social finances.
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Baltimore American
St Vitus Dance Ailment Home Remedies and Tea Commentary
A promotion of Dr Williams Pink Pills claims cure for St Vitus Dance with patient testimony from Mrs. Cameron of Summerside. The article also discusses tea types China versus Indian, advising on tea strength and brewing to avoid tannin effects on delicate digestion.
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St. Vitus
Williams
Alex. Cameron
Summerside
Lena
Tea Controversy Reheated By Tea Trade Argument
A long settled science dispute over tea types is revived by vendors. Chinese tea is said to be tainted by hand processing and higher tannin, while Indian and Ceylon teas are machine produced and purer. Experts note infusion resists microbes and fermentation excludes impurities, leaving the debate unsettled.
Maxims From Mayer Rothschild Will Guide Business
The New York News reports a set of twelve maxims attributed to Mayer Anselim Rothschild founder of the Frankfort banking house. The rules urge careful evaluation before action, prompt debt repayment, honesty, perseverance, and prudent use of time and money.
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Mayer Anselim Rothschild
Frankfort
Europe
America
New York News
The Heathen by Wilbur Nesbit
A satirical poem about a child who rejects Sunday school and its rules, calling herself a heathen. The speaker boasts defiance, longs to abandon moral lessons, and hints at peer attention for rebellious acts, while the aunt exposes judgmental views. Published in Harper's Magazine.
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Sue
Everbody
Wilbur Nesbit
Harper's Magazine
How Blind Children Are Trained at Batavia School
The New York State School for the Blind in Batavia is praised for its physical training program. Eight classes cover Kindergarten to senior years with marching, dumbbells, rings, wands, barbells, chest weights, and Indian clubs. Extra sessions are offered for motivated or needing students.
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New York State
Batavia
Indians’ Big Catch of Salmon Sets Season Record
Quinault Indians harvested seventy five thousand Quinault salmon at Hoquaim valued at thirty five thousand dollars, the largest catch in the season. They used advanced fishing methods going beyond breakers then setting nets, catching most near high tides. The great haul brought prosperity. payments were made in Hoquaim in one day this week.
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Hoquaim
Indiana
Married to Her Cook Mystery Remains
Quotation from the Houston Post features a man who asserts he is married to his cook, implying she never leaves and raises curiosity about his private life.
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Great Britain
Cullinan Diamond
Peer
Ceylon
China
Dodds
TSS Sak
Deni
Baron Rotheschild
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