The Wolf's Cousins and Australian Dingo in the Gardens
A long explorative note on the wolf family tracing dogs, foxes, jackals, and their wild relatives from continental wolves to jackals. It discusses cranium differences, domestication paths, and the Australian dingo, with anecdotes about cages, pedigrees, and animal behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London “Times
Gardena
Amafican Naturaliata
South America
Plecea
Devonshire
Beddard
Cameridae Natural History
Thomas Ward
Kipling
Kanpara
Cape
Gordon Cummingsv
South Africa
Vaughan Kirby
Kmodon
Leona
Gordon Cumming
Killa
Lydekker
Poliok
Burma
Egypt
Morocco
Mogador
Tabaqui
Aithy Jackal
Byron
Easler
The Common English Fox in the Hunter and Keeper Light
The article discusses jackals and foxes, noting jackals prey on small animals and wounded game, while foxes captivate public interest. It cites observers, religious texts, and historical anecdotes, stressing the fox as a focal point for English readers and zoological gardens.
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India
Heber
Z. G. Wood
English families endure pub access limits on children
A London report describes families bringing children to parks and streets while underage youngsters cannot enter licensed pubs due to the Children Act. Parents face crowded, empty spaces, with some entrusting babes to strangers as they watch from outside doors.
Fatal shooting mystery at Bromley home shocks neighborhood
Frederick Wootton of Fordwych Croft Bromley was found dead in his pyjamas with a bullet wound through his chin and exit at the top of his head. His own revolver lay nearby and no burglars signs appeared, leaving detectives and friends puzzled by possible accident or foul play. The gardener Robert Blackburn found the scene as authorities suspected a misfired weapon after Wootton awoke thinking intruders.
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Frederick Wootton
Fordwych Croft
Lake Avenue
Bromley
Kent
Saya
Lloyd's News
Woolton
Harrod
Jonger
Mr Wootton
Robert Blackburn
A Bluejacket's Day on the Thames War Ships
London readers learn the daily life of a Royal Navy seaman aboard a battleship. Jack, a 23 year old “able seaman,” describes morning rounds, hammock stowage, mess duties, grog time, deck cleaning, drills, church, meals, and the rhythm of watch changes as thousands watch the ships in the river Thames.
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eAtlantic
Freeta
Thames
England
British Isles
His Majesty's Navy
Jack
Ecaman
Lough
Cooke
Miners death linked to tiny rock splinter at Cornwall inquest
An inquest at BL Austell, Cornwall, heard that Tom Osborne died after a tiny rock splinter struck his hand last December while mining uranium ore. Doctors found no definite cause, with blood poisoning ruled as the verdict though obscurity remained. post mortem took samples.
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Sys “Liend's Weekly
Tom Osborne
Osborne
Wiiton
A. Bhaw
BL Austell
Sharp
Truro
Shaw
Manson
Bhaw
Women Bankrupts and Speculation in 1907 England
The Inspector-General in Bankruptcy reports 46 receiving orders in England and Wales last year, up 136 from the prior year. Debtor assets and liabilities total about 15.1 million and 4.8 million respectively, with more failures in bankruptcies and deeds of arrangement. Women accounted for 44 failures, mainly milliners, grocers, and drapers. Some cases show legitimate business plus speculative ventures, with a notable drop in failures due to speculative enterprises.
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England
Perils of the Ocean and Heroic Ship Survivors
A historical overview recounts iceberg hazards from the North Atlantic to the Southern Ocean. It highlights Captain Edward Riou and the frigate Guardian's nine week struggle to return to Table Bay after severe collision and loss of rudder. It notes Polaris castaways and Arctic survivor tales, plus famed liner collisions like the Arizona and many other ships sunk by ice over decades.
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M‘grath
Toronto
Globe
Tce
Newfoundians
Vinguard
Floen
Neptune
Lake Champlain
T John‘s
Ven An Hows
Berge
Woilaya
Irgon
North Atlantic
Hlm.b. Guardian
Southern Ocean
Edward Riou
Nelson
Airitain
Elsinere
Guardian
England
Australia
Botany Bay
Cape Town
Table Bay
Ocean
Britain
Riou
Pitt
Earl of Chatham
Béet
Ministry
Rieu
Dengere
Trakroner
Copenhagen
Jool
Hall
Greenland
Labrador
Grand Bank
Jules Verne
Actus Foundation
St. John's
Grand Banka
Cape Race
Tee An
Arizona
Maronte
George
Lucerty
Hutfeld
Freehfeld
Athoa
Day of disaster at Berlin bicycle race stand explosion
A motor pacer Ryser exploded on a wooden, banked track at the Berlin Botanic Gardens causing a rider to crash into the stand. Two women and two men died and about twenty two were burned or injured as spectators were trampled and crowds fled. The accident occurred during a long distance race at five thirty. The injured were taken to Elizabeth Hospital where most died.
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Botanic Gardens
Bertha
Daily News
Jtey 14
Borcharton & Mintor
Lyser
Rysera
Barrer
Reuter
Ryser
Elizabeth Hospital
Cuba
Berlin
Dahlem
Lord Londonderry and His Signatures
Charles Stewart Vane Tempest Stewart, Marquis of Londonderry, aged fifty seven, has changed his signature several times. Born in 1862 to the third Marquis and his family, he inherited multiple titles and signs as Londonderry in public life and as Vane in the Lords. A quirky note mocks his long neck and feeding habits.
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Charles Stewart Vane-Tempesttewart
Londonderry
Lord Castlereagh
George Vane
Charles Btewart Vane-Tempest-Btewart
Vane
Bencam
Eton
Castlereagh
Oxford
Seaham
Blewart
House of Lords
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London
Gore
Epping Forest
Hampsirad Heath
Highgate Hill
Waterlow Park
Parliament
Mra Mnac
Fingers
Jean
Perence
Daily Mail
Meptia
Grand Stand
Lord Londonderry
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