Westminster Gazette recalls famed 1854 abduction bid in Ireland
The Westminster Gazette recounts the John Carden attempt to abduct Eleanor Arbuthnot at Rathrowan House near Clonmel in 1854. Plans included relays of horses and a Galway Bay voyage to London. Women and peasants thwarted the plot, Carden was captured and sentenced to two years in Tipperary Assizes.
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Westminster Gazette
Viscount Gough
Lough Cutra
Calway
John Carden
Lord Barnane
Tipperary
Eleanor Arbuthnot
Elderalie
Surrey
Miss Arbuthnot
Rathrowan House
Clonme
Three Kingdoms
Sir John Carden, Bart
Carden
Tipperary Assizes
Merstham Tunnel Mystery Victim Laid To Rest
Under an October sky the remains of Mary Money, victim of the Merstham tunnel tragedy, were laid to rest at Watford Cemetery on October 3. The funeral procession from Mascot Street drew dense crowds as relatives and mourners followed the simple coffin. The service in the cemetery chapel featured ministers J T Horne and J Binnick, with prayers asking for the author of the tragedy to confess and for justice in time. Wreaths from Mr Bridger's dairies were among the many tributes.
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Mary Money
Viethm
Merstham Tunnel
Watford Cemetery
George Money
Mascot Street
St. Albans Road
Cussle Road
Bridger
Jank Butler
J. T. Horne
J. Binnick
Primitive Methodist Church
Miss Money
Horne
England
American Travel School begins eight month world tour
Mr Sargent's American Travel School sails from San Francisco for Yokohama on an eight months voyage around the world. Last year's European trip carried six boys with grateful parents noting improved health and habits. Cost is Lé40 excluding laundry and pressing. up to ten boys travel at once. Itinerary includes Hawaii, Japan, China, the Straits Seuemenwegion, and India.
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Sargent
San Francisco
Yokohama
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
China
Straits Seuemenwegion
India
Ars
Notable Tour of Boys Pledges No Illness on Voyage
The Daily Mail reports on a group including Magot and Sargent planning a tour through Greece, Italy, Sicily, the Riviera, Spain and Morocco. Boys will diary, study, and study with native tutors, with no illness last year, aided by exercise fresh air diet and mental focus.
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Bia
Magot
Greece
Italy
Sicily
Riviera
Spain
Morocco
Sargent
Takien
Daily Mail
Fragmentary Critique of Novelists Ignoring Essentials
Athen un critiques novelists for weak convictions and lack of insight. He argues writers evade essentials and mislead themselves through accidental aims.
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Athen
Matchmaking Mammal A Compact Realised
A London and New York tale unfolds from an 1887 pact between Jewish families Herman and Shourman. Eighteen years after a covert betrothal on a ship, William Herman and Rosie Shourman marry at Clinton Street Synagogue New York with a celebratory feast at the Hermans’ home attended by notable New York politicians including Big Tim Sullivan.
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Mid-Ocean
New York
Herman
Sheurman
England
America
Iner
William
Rosie
Shourman
Hermans
Shearmans
London
Clinton Street
Big Tim Sullivan
Elevenfold Betrothal A Girl Of Eighteen
From Geneva a Daily Mail correspondent reports Mile Korner of Thun aged eighteen engaged to eleven men at once. She used photos of a friend, posed as a wealthy orphan, and contacted matrimonial agencies without her poor parents knowledge. Eleven lovers arrived at once, shocking the family, and the girl is thought to be unhinged.
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Geneva
London
Daily Mail
Mile
Korner
Thun
Mile. Korner
Mail Bag Robberies Reported Across Wales and Yorkshire
Reports from South Wales and Yorkshire state overnight mail bag thefts targeting guard vans on trains. Thieves allegedly abstracted mail while trains halted at Caerphilly Rhymney line near Caerphilly station on Wednesday.
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London “Daily Mail
South Walesa
Yorkshire
Caerphilly
Missing Post Office bag robbed Senghenydd to Caerphilly
A guard on a Senghenydd near Cardiff train found a Post Office bag missing and later recovered in a field near Caerphilly. The bag, containing over £70, was rifled with only ordinary letters left unopened. Theophilus Harris, a collier, was arrested in Rhymney Valley on suspicion. police found a large sum of money on him. A similar bag was found in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, from the Liverpool to Leeds express.
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Senghenydd
Cardiff
Caerphilly
Penyrheol
Rhymney Valley
Post Office
Sowerby Bridge
Yorkshire
Liverpool
Leeds
America
Bolton
Church of England reaches out to people in new century
The Church of England accelerates its efforts to engage the public in these opening years of the new century with bishops at the forefront of the movement. The initiative appears to come from higher ecclesiastical authority rather than grassroots. Out look New York.
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Church of England
New York
Daily Express Says Gagging Press Fails to Shape Opinion
A provocative note from the Daily Express argues that gagging the press does not sway public opinion toward reactionary measures, highlighting concerns over media suppression and political influence.
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Daily Express
Desperate London Wrestling Match Ends in Turk Victory
At the Lyceum on October 2 Ahmed Madrasi the Turk defeated Tom Jenkins of Cleveland in a best of three falls catch as catch can bout. Madrasi won the first fall in 19 minutes 48 seconds and the second in 22 minutes 46 seconds to take the match amid a Fair but partisan London crowd.
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Lyceum
London
Ahmed Madrasi
Tom Jenkins
Cleveland
U.S.A
Otice
Thomas Barrasford
Hackenschmidt
Antonio Pierri
Olympia
Jenkins
Oriental
Madrasi
Madrali
Ibin Peer
Lemm
Balian
Mudrali
Pierri
Madrah
Secon
Madraki
Madzaki
Brighton
Madrak
Yestersing
Turk Madrali Defeats Jenkins in Gripping Wrestling Bout
In a crowded arena the Turkish wrestler Madrali overpowered American Jenkins in two hard fought falls. Madrali’s speed and strength dominated the match, with Jenkins retreating to defense and suffering a foul dispute after a kick to Madrali’s head. Madrali heads to Brighton for a fortnight of engagements.
Lieutenant Plans Proposal to Maud Amid Medal Bravery Talks
Ethel questions a lieutenant's intent to propose to Maud noting the officer carries several bravery medals. The casual chat hints at imminent marriage rumors linked to his wartime honors.
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Ethel
Maud
English Beauty Threat Ended
The World laments the rise of automobile use as chief locomotion and its alleged impact on English beauty. The piece warns of a future population with wrinkled features and open mouths, suggesting inventors may rescue women from this imagined decline.
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