Legacy of Jack Westrup the hunting man of Wycombe
The long profile recalls Jack Westrup a loyal Wycombe fox hunter now eighty four who earned respect as a constable and trusted hunter. He recounts early schooling in the field a life shaping bond with gentry and the royalty including Disraeli and King Edward and Prince Edward highlighting courage sport and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Westrup
Linyd
High Wycombe
Jack Weetrup
Lloyd's
Jack
Ingk
Asp Blandy
Taplow's Court
Fane
Ford
Anu
Canlidates
Disraeli
London
Digey
Statesman
Slandy
Evlendes
Carter
Constal Wuolney
Ladlea
Strand
Ara
Foolward
Wales
Jack Wertrup
Edward
Lord Brougham and Cannes
A Scotsman recalls how Lord Brougham popularized Cannes after a quarantine en route to Italy. Stopped at Cannes during cholera fears, he bought land, built a house and spent winters there. His residence and letters drew more Britons to the seaside spot each year.
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Lord Brougham
Cannes
Cantes
Italy
Fear of the Sea tale of a coast village storm tragedy
On a blustery spring night the Cove faces a brig and towering breakers. Job Tregale vanishes while rescuing a man amid wreckage as the sea menaced the coast. Ezra Dunn shelters a frightened stranger then relocates him inland to escape the sea fear.
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Erza
Ruth
Hara Dunn
Esra Dunn
Fabric and fashion notes on sleeve styles and fabrics
The text describes sleeve details and fabric choices for a design. It covers line, fullness at the top, lower edges, and edge treatments. It mentions serge and chevllot materials, silk accents, cuffs that harmonize with overall decoration, and material width requirements for a dress worn over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tata
Tragic Departure of Aged Banker and Wife
A veteran banker, once trusted in a leading US city, leaves New York with his wife aboard a ship bound for Germany. After a court confession to bribe schemes, he faces ruin and exile as winter of age settles, ending in secluded decline after a lifetime of wealth.
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New York
Germany
United States
Letchworth Proclaimed Healthiest Town in England
The garden city of Letchworth is hailed as England s healthiest town with a death rate of 4.2 per 2000 and infant mortality at 54.5 per 1000 births. Compared with London areas like Croydon and Bermondsey, the figures support extending town planning principles.
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Letchworth
England
London
Rhoreditch
Dermondsey
Hammersmith
Man at the Bottom and Woman at the Top in London commentary
A debate on race, class and opportunity features Henry Hooker Washington’s critique of American Negroes in the South and the contrast with Evelyn Sharp’s Manchester Guardian piece on fashion and female autonomy. The excerpts compare social status, education, labor, and the impact of industrial schooling, noting English labor conditions and the push for practical schooling for Black Southerners alongside shifts in dress and millinery.
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Whawhington
Wagra
Genden
London
America
Europe
England
Olek Nordship
Ragland
Owe Peto
Joel
Liverpool
Tonferre
Hooker Washingtons
Misa Evelyn Sharp
Manchester Guardian
Burglar Tanner Dies in Sklylight Tragedy in New York
A professional thief named George Tanner died when a skylight collapsed as he attempted a daring entry into a New York residence owned by Persian rug importer Bilas Surat. Tanner, just released from prison, was found with a revolver, rubber-soled shoes, chloroform, and a sponge.
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Tanner
New York
Bilas Surat
Narvely
Clapham Park
Polar discoveries and Peary praised by experts
The article reports that Rear-Admiral Peary's polar achievements were acknowledged by a Naval Committee and expert analysts. It details the April 1909 claim of proximity to the Pole, the independent verification, and notes a minority report criticizing peers and questioning the motives of Arkansas representatives who challenged Peary’s status.
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Aiye
Wentmineter Goxotle
Peary Og 4
Daily Journal
Peary
Fur Congress
Navy
Maran
Arkiwneis
Mucor
Thirel
Fragmentary Thematic Quote on Inverted Bell Gines
A garbled passage discusses weight and mechanism using odd imagery like an inverted bell-gine and a butter-copler. The writing dwells on absurdity as a concept and hints at a playful or satirical tone without clear context or a concrete event or source.
Letter never came ends in self inflicted tragedy
A Hungarian youth named Smatmar, 23, awaiting a letter from his father, repeatedly asked his landlady Mrs Law if it had arrived. After losing money at horse racing and betting on clothes, he shot himself at the Hotel Metropole. A coroner ruled death by self action during temporary insanity, noting money and debt pressures and a pending repayment from a payroll incident.
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Otter Mer Iers
Bert Hem
Arkansas
Eva
Welentisia
Peary
Min
Poles
Grand Inquisitor
Macon
Great Britain
Ula
Joe Reatmar
Indy
Tia
Linyd
Tle
Elizabeth Low
Rexpard Road
Highte
Weathinster
Ssatmar
Rahmann
Herper
Leicester-square
Mra Law
Hungary
Ruhmang
Smatmar
Palladium
Hotel Metropole
Cpedie Lyonniis
Amd
Palladhiy
Oheervudin
Vine-street
Ate
Norse King Haco’s Loch Long Circumnavigation Feat
The account details King Haco sailing from Loch Long to Tarbet across Ishtmos, then down Loch Lomond to the Clyde, completing a full circuit at the river Leben and Loch Long mouth. Westminster Gazetter notes overlaps with island status for legal purposes. Sir Walter Heath offers description of Flouosth as a navigational reference.
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Cuplain
Norway
Haco Saile
Loch Long
Arri- Quhar
Cho Nirfow
Leas
Tarbet
Loch Lomond
Leben
Clyde
Haco
State Lawyers Ag
Pontenea
Henve
Walter Heatt
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Exra
Bera
Tracie Gara
Rome
Thad
Job Trom
Tresale
Uncle Merits
Tregale
Treille
Nguren
Henes
Trogale
Ezra
Hells
Ieee
Beta
Serge Costume
Man
Micker
Tate
Mtmilner
Bourglar
Hla
Ejucu
Siienepee
Giorge Tanner
Daily Telegraph
Muaganny
Rosneath
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