Fifty Years Progress in India Under the Crown
A memorandum issued by the India Office surveys fifty years of British rule in India. It highlights native participation in judiciary and civil service, expansion of local government and education, and broad social and material progress. It notes increased revenue, paving, railways, markets, and welfare, with caution on police and certain social strains while claiming overall advancement under Crown administration.
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India Ofice
Crown
India
Bhutan Hills
Peshin
Bibi
Mandalay
Burma
Print
Mysore
Supreme
Legislative Council
Punjab
Civil Service
Police Department
Catton Milla
Serasopannat
Hinyers
Poldirra
Ryot
Duridge
Daily Telegraph
Mafia Vendetta gives three year term in London for ransom letters
John Francis Nickerson a tall trooper of the Indy Dragoon Garde was sentenced to three years penal servitude at the Old Bailey London for felonious demand after sending two letters to Admiral Sir A H Markham demanding sums of L200 and L309 with threats He pleaded guilty to the demand but not to other charges The court heard he claimed no real intent to carry out threats and suggested the letters may have been copied from a book
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India
Europe
Upper
Ganges Plain
Burma
Ol Bailey
London
John Francis Nickerson
Indy Dragoon Garde
Queen's Bays
A. H. Markham
Nickerson
Lloyd's News
Markham
Scotland Yard
Nickergon
Ty Percival Landon
Daily Telegraph
Inolacea Blevil
Samarkand
Red Waste
Black Desert
Muwulan War Office
Moscow
Odessa
Orenburg-Tashkend
Russia
Caspian Ben
Nentine
Asia
Houkel
Damascus
Valley of Allah
Bamarkand
Ibn Haukal Teila
Bokbara
Walla
Ume
Bokhara
Aala
Polow
Ibn Batuta
Central Asia
Tibet
Afghanistan
Nepal
Central
Aaleias
Turkestan
Gardens of Samarkand and the Tomb of Timour the Lame
In a South Central Asia travel essay the author contrasts the Hunger Desert with the lush gardens of Samarkand and the famous tomb of Timour the Lame. The piece recounts early travelers’ hospitality, railway travel, and the Timour tomb’s somber grandeur, likening Timour’s vast cruelty to mythic struggle and reflecting on sandstone, jasper, and marble beyond the mosque and bazaar.
Ventilation Essentials for Poultry Houses in Warm Weather
Ventilation is vital in poultry houses especially in warm weather or with many birds. Design air flow to draw fresh air into the house with a steady uptilt and keep the air clear above the roosting birds.
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Mont
Sea Rescue Tales from Blacow Levernbank Disaster
Story recounts the Dover arrival of Blacow Levernbank survivors rescued by the Hiner Etuswin after a catastrophic gale. Lifeboats and rockets aided evacuations, a white cat and kitten were saved, and crews faced a perilous night in high seas. Separate account tells of the Alf wreck near Yarmouth with brave lifeboat rescues, then notes garden and aviary improvements at the Society Gardens including a new hospital for birds and beasts.
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Blacow Teryur Levernbank
Bete Dover
Hiner Etuswin
Akya “Lhd Weekly
Newn
Tay
Blecay
Hunela
Bing
Ranary
Alf
Yarmouth
Alsborough
Ealeh
Gallern
Oiren
Hreete
Macchisin
Cromer
Milford Haven
Gerieston
Culster
Winterton
Louisa Heartewell
Toro
Sailor Suit For A Little Boy Described In Linen
A fragile pale blue linen sailor suit for a little boy is detailed with white trimmings. Tiny gold buttons accent the outfit and a straw hat features arrowhead stitching while the child wears a white blouse and pale blue trousers.
Bears To Get Brand New Home At Regent's Park
London report notes the Great White Bears at Regent's Park will be rehoused. A new lake and overhanging cliffs are planned on a triangular waste plot. Secretary Chalmers Mitchell pushes the move, aiming to provide spacious quarters and reduce the bears' confinement.
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Regent's Park
Daily Telegraph
Chalmers Mitchell
Society
Providence
Alpine Club
Greenland
Tor
Nova Zembia
Arctic
Rick Beasts
Will of late Sir Theodore Martin destroys Victoria letters
Probate granted reveals trustees to burn all letters and memoranda from Queen Victoria collected by the late Theodore Martin. Bequests include portraits to public galleries, a boat to the National Portrait Gallery, and annuities to relatives and servants. The estate totals about 671,000 pounds with various legacies and trusts for heirs and institutions.
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Theodors Martin
Queen Victoria
Theodore Martin
K.C.F
Prince Consort
Jett
Mise
Helen Fauch
Rudolf Lehmann
Shakespeare Memorial
Hulliiing
Biresford-on-Avon
Mise Myra Drummond
Puniine
Lady of Lyons
Corporation of Glasgow
Sir Frederic Burton
Corporation Art Gallery
Manchester
Mary Poolry
Hannah Macadam
Annette
Dora
Eleanor Elias
Alice Helps
Sir Arthur Helps
Calmine
Katharine Dalrymple
Mary Jane Dalrymple
Mary William Hoby Thorpe
Mary Milligan
England
Wales
Brynnsiile
James Martin Macadam
Allas Assurance Company
Sydney
New South Wales
Lloyd's Weekly News
Bunyan Pulpit Relic in English Character Portrait
A condensed view of John Bunyan combining piety and imagination, tracing his early life, spiritual struggles, imprisonment, and Pilgrim's Progress. The piece notes his influence on Protestantism, literary reach second to Shakespeare, and his enduring moral authority despite personal turmoil.
Remark at Emperor's table sparks memory of Sir Edmond Mon son
The text recalls a tale about Sir Edmond Mon son former Ambassador to France. At a luncheon with the Emperor of Germany and the Duke of Connaught Bird mond allegedly said he would take the news to England. The Kaiser reportedly asked if he remembered saying such a line, not sure which William he meant.
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Edmond Monson
France
Edmond
Duke of Connaught
Bir
Sir Edmond
William
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Garden OF Asia
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Timor
Fatehpur Sikri
Akbar
Taj Mahal
Shah Jehan
Asin
Luna
Basaar
Heghistan
Emat
Chal-Sinda
Hichard Til
Timor the Lame
Gov
Ghenghia Khan
Timonr
Hell
Mmont
Rapjed Etlil
Druce Case
Duke OF Portland
Druce
King's Bench
Haworth
Howard de Walden
Saya
Thomas C. Cruce
Sirret Basasr
Censon
T. C. Cruce
Finchley
Cavendlay Square
Stories OF the Sea
Sailor
Destroyen
Bunyan
John Bunyan
Accret
Fedfordshire
Mick
Bunyon
Hwever
Audi
Walle
Feam & Rough
John Eunigan
Trix
Hla
Tunyan
Tiapiiats
Bedford Ganl
Ampthill Park
Christian
Eilstow
Elster
Kempaton
Luther
Hunyan
Prince of Darkness
Shakespeare
Mellon
Tottering
Baptista
Bedford
Baptiste
Progress
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