Earl of Crawford Dies in London at 84
The Earl of Crawford premier Earl of Scotland and head of the Lindsay house died yesterday at his London residence 2 Cavendish Square W in his 84th year. He was a noted astronomer and Orientalist, former MP for Wigan, father of Lord Balcarres, and a famed collector and scholar with a long record in science and public life.
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Oxford undergraduate’s suicide following theory of happiness
A verdict of suicide was returned at Oxford after Sid ney Abraham Cohen an Exeter College undergraduate shot himself in his room in front of a friend. The inquest heard Cohen believed a person could take life when happy and asked a letter to his mother be posted.
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Peace talks settle theatre booking rancor across four cities
A New York Times review notes Klaw and Erlanger with Shubert rivals reach a booking agreement for Boston, St Louis, Chicago and Philadelphia. New York is excluded. The accord ends four years of fighting, pledging bookings by best prospects and reducing direct competition.
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Court to stay until new Athlone courthouse built
Judge Curran signals no more sessions in Athlone until a new courthouse is erected. The current insanitary building has been condemned, but delays over cost sharing between Westmeath and Roscommon County Councils have postponed the project.
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Half baked soldiers in Balkans critique of British training
The piece argues modern warfare demands discipline over parade and argues Territorial Force is undertrained. It contrasts trained regulars with partly trained troops and cites shrapnel fear at Kirk Kilisse and the collapse of Ottoman units to assert Britain must strengthen professional forces to deter a disciplined adversary.
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Modern Young Person Meets Society in a London Evening
A young couple walks from Highbury to Upper Street and the Angel, debating marriage and independence as they navigate rain, tramlines, and social expectations. The woman argues for practical independence, while the man promotes romance and convention. They share a late supper at a Holborn restaurant, discussing future plans and finances.
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Rural England housing tragedy prompts inquest into dilapidated cottages
A coroner examined the death of a widow and an 11 year old girl crushed when a cottage wall collapsed at Ferndown near Wimborne. Witnesses described the house as dangerous and repeatedly unfinished repairs, with scrutiny of rural housing and calls for wider inquiry by Hampreston Parish Council.
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Charmed Ship Officers Rewarded for Courage at Sea
Lloyds chairman Sir Edward Beauchamp presented rewards to the Snowdon Range crew after they steered the stricken vessel into Queenstown during a gale. Captain Dickinson received 400 pounds and a gold watch, with officers and crew also honored for steadfast seamanship.
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Croydon Farmer Attacks Eastbourne Hunt Over Fox Depredations
Percy E Hurst of Croydon denounces the Fasthourne and Eastbourne Foxhounds in an open letter. He withdraws permission for hunt passes on his Heathfield fruit farm and vows to destroy foxes to stop trespass and abuse, citing repeated damage and insults.
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Light Suit At Funeral Sparks Family Fight
An assault case from a family quarrel after the funeral of Birmingham tenor J W Turner heard at Mansfield. James William Cecil Turner of Birmingham accused Dr John Hoole of Ashbourne Derbyshire, husband of Turner's daughter, of provoking a clash at a hotel and later at a railway station. A stand up fight left both men marked and the court fined Turner £4 4s.
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Temperance reformer and the disinterested pubs idea
London Truth surveys Arthur Sherwell and his plan to create disinterested model pubs funded by profits redirected to social causes. It contrasts bishops and brewers, notes Scottish resistance, and warns Sherwell against becoming a fad slave while praising his disinterested aims amid a heated parliamentary debate.
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Scottish Burns tribute grows while Carlyle neglected
The Burns anniversary shows strong Scottish devotion to Burns, with public funds and private generosity. In contrast Carlyle is largely overlooked despite enthusiast efforts led by Sir James Crichton-Browns to raise a monument in Annandale. Only a bronze statue proposal by Percy Fitzgerald aids Edinburgh public places.
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Cure by shock recovery on brother's suicide
Town of Ashford Kent reports Percy Curl’s death by his own hand. His sister, previously deaf and dumb since birth, suddenly regains her hearing and speech after the shock of his death. The brother’s farewell letter expresses hope for Lily’s restored abilities and faith.
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