French trawlers accused of piracy in Cornish waters
The article claims French steam trawlers are "playing the devil" by using grapnels and hidden nets to raid British fishing gear near the Cornish coast. It describes night-time depredations, damage to gear, and the threat to Plymouth Sound, urging attention in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddystone
Cornish
Brixhall
Three Mile
Iuns
Plymouth Sound
St la
Cummons
Embryonic Leeches Warned As Water Danger
Warnings from M. de Parville about brackish and unfiltered water carry embroyonic leeches risks. The danger rises in warm months, especially in Furie where water quality is poor. Doctors like Doctor Mantel recount cases where leeches afflict throats and digestive tracts, with dramatic Tunisian patient stories and removal of a large brown leech from the pharynx.
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Actentie
M. de Parville
Furie
M. de Parvilie
Tunis
BL Omer
Wantel
Boric
Musial
Lunacy as 4 Pro fessional Man’s Strange Desire
A man discharged from the Isle of Wight Asylum under extraordinary circumstances had twice feigned madness to be committed as a dangerous lunatic. Ten years earlier he was the first inmate of the asylum, later discharged as sham. Recently in Cowes he behaved oddly, chased children, spoke of military matters, and damaged property at the workhouse before being sent back to the asylum and declared dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngerdhenina
Edjem
Maor
Cote Fee
Mantel Sole
Tunis
Tropics
SoMiera
Rwle of Wight Asylum
Tele of Wight Asylum
Cowes
Southamption
Daily Mail
After Stealing a Kiss in the Dark Comte Life
A fragmentary dialogue evokes a canny exchange about fear and intimacy. The speaker asks if it felt like a ghost and the reply denies the idea, noting the act carried strong tangible reality.
Napier Conquers Scinde In Bold Desert Campaign
Sir Charles Napier led a daring eight day march into Scinde with 200 cavalry and 350 camels to strike Amirs forces near Hyderabad. Despite water and supply hardships, he advanced from Roree to Emaum Ghur and then Hyderabad, where concentrated rebel forces awaited reinforcements. Napier pressed on, drawing praise for his audacious strategy and leadership amid fierce odds.
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Napier
Scinde
Sir Charles Napier
Amis of
India
Amira of
Scintlyberg
Duke of
Willington
Roree
Suldkur
Hiv
Emaum Ghur
Charles Napier
Indus
Hyderabad
Seinde
Miani
Battle account from a historic clash with heavy losses
Sir Francis Younghusband recounts a February night assault at midnight and the ensuing bloody melee. He notes 6,000 enemy dead, with British forces pressing the final maneuver as the tide of the peninsula turned in favor.
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Im Dad
Charles Napiir
Hallh
Bui
Neal Viet
Sir Francis Younghusband
Training ship bullies and the reformatories
A Ramsar Police Court hearing heard that three boys Stingsby Singleton and Forster attached to a training ship moored in the Menai Straits bullied younger deckhands. They admitted acts including striking a boy and throwing a brush. They were sentenced to three years in separate reformatories, per the ship authorities.
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Daily Mail
Clin
Menai Straits
Ramsar
Stingsby
Singleton
Forster
Slingsby
Koya
Hingleton
Exotic Dinner Spreads Wealthy Eccentricities in London
A fanciful report traces a trend from the United States where wealthy diners host extravagant feasts. A recent event at the Gaiety Restaurant featured twelve millionaire guests dining amid gondola decor and stuffed birds. The menu included “Iarl Roberts's Surprise Omelet” and a playful pageant of safari theatrics.
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Westminster Gazette
United States
Atlantic
Ravoy
Tralian Walters
Kamir
Vandius
Parkimne
Iarl Roberts
Crown Lard How Me Crooks Would Use Them
At Woolwich on Saturday night March 19 during the Woolwich Radical anniversary dinner Mr Crooks spoke of using Crown lands to stop Parliament and old age pensions. He proposed model villages for the unemployed where families would live and learn farming.
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Crooks
Woolwich
Transfer Crown lands to Agriculture for faster farming
A speaker urged immediate transfer of about 4K acres of Crown lands from the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture. He argued the land could be put to work quickly under practical farming expertise, requiring no new law, and that a 24 hour transfer would suffice if both departments aligned. Applause followed.
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Department of Agriculture
Lord Carrington
Labor Party
Maries
Anierte
Philanthropter
Infants Money and the Paymaster General Case
The Parly News discusses the looping the boon case and the role of the Paymaster-General in handling funds recovered by the courts. It traces the office history from early court control to the 1872 funds act, noting growth in accounts and staff and describing transfers to the National Debt Commissioners.
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Parly
Boon
Causton
Rityal
Dustle Daring
Matie
Counule
Supreme Court
Oneweto
Strand
Court of Hunvery
Fay
Muccleefield
Court of Chancery
Chanceary Funds
Saltors
Tiebt
Sty Mogeys
Hay wagon disaster after hidden gunpowder fraud
Warner Holavaver of Fworkirchen Hungary drove a loaded hay wagon across the frontier, concealing gunpowder to dodge duty. He stopped at inns and drank, then lit a pipe, igniting the hay and powder. The wagon and horse were blown apart. Holavaver and the driver died, while others escaped unhurt.
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Warner Holavaver
Fworkirchen
Hungary
Holsbaner
Ally Sloper's Halt Holiday headline reading through misread text
Fragmentary OCR hints at a playful comic strip or literary page featuring Ally Sloper. The readable bits reference a holiday scene and a bolstered line about a belle and a bike, suggesting a whimsical cartoon caption or title. The text is garbled and lacks a clear event or named entities.
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Sloper
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