Horns and Antlers Explored by Ray Lankester
In a Daily Telegraph essay, Sir Ray Lankester traces horn growth across animals. He defines horn as a hard spine-like head outgrowth used in defense and hunting, contrasts with claws, and surveys odd-toed and even-toed ungulates, extinct horned beasts, and notable examples like rhinoceroses, giraffes, deer, and antelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lankester
Daily Telegraph
National History Museum
Eee
South Africa
North America
Natural History Museum
Preservero i
Africa
Byrin
Cape
France
Wyoming
Dinoceras
Arsinoitherium
Spying Cases at Leipzig Trial of Eilers and Kling
The Supreme Court of the Empire tried Leo pold Eilers and Olga Kling for espionage. Eilers was found guilty of attempting to obtain fortification plans of Heligoland and surrender them to Britain, sentenced to four years penal servitude and six years civil rights loss. Kling received six months in prison for not reporting Eilers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Eilers
Olga Kling
Supreme Court of the Empire
Eilers
Eiiers
America
Heligoland
Ellers
Effers
Simple but Pretty Blouse of Muslin or Ninon
A delicate blouse crafted in muslin or ninon fabric offers a simple yet attractive option. Light, airy, and versatile, the garment pairs well with skirts or trousers for both casual and dressy ensembles.
Gambling Profits in French Casinos Stir Senate Debate
Figures cited in the Daily Telegraph show French gambling clubs and casinos earning large sums in 1911 and nearby years. Watering places posted multi‑million francs in receipts, with Paris clubs and regional casinos reporting sizable totals and diverse worker bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Senate
Daily Telegraph
Watering Praces
Petite Chevout
Baccarat
Historic Wenborough Manor for Sale Fails to Attract Bids
The Wenborough manor in Surrey dating to William the Conqueror era and linked to St Bartholomew’s Church was offered for sale at Guildford but drew no offers from a large crowd. Once owned by Sir Alger Non West and visited by Queen Victoria who planted a tree, the property carried the royal connection and church advowson.
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Wenborough
Surrey
William the Conqueror
St. Bartholomew's
Guildford
Algernon West
Gladstone
Queen Victoria
Golf de Paris and the rise of golf in France
A Daily Mall piece notes golf's growth in France led by Paris as the national hub. It highlights Joan Gassiat’s triumph over British players, a claim that golf will spread, and describes the Paris club’s rapid membership growth amid French enthusiasts embracing the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ite
France
Paris
Gaulia
Intano Porte
Parsian Centre
Golf de Paria
Paris Golf Fever and the French Drive to Promote The Game
A travelogue on golf in Paris and surrounding courses tracing French adoption of the game led by M Deschamps and the Societe de Golf de Paris. It highlights La Boulie Chantilly Fontainebleau Compiegne La Pecq as key centers, noble patronage at Fontainebleau, and the belief golf can restore energy and national character amid urban life. It notes strict rules at La Belle and Pontainebleau, and the baron with a daily two-round habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crouniers
Enghein
Vichy
Aix-les-Balne
le Canet
Pyrenees
Sermatze
Marna
Alvignanc
Lot
Aiviers
Normandy
Alps
Brittany
Paris
England
Scotland
la Bouge
Gre
Io “Uture
M. Perre Deschamps
Quai d'Onmay
France
JMG
Societe de Golf de Paris
Mesnil-le-Roi
la Boulle
Versailles
Deachamps
Andrews
la Belle
Pontainebleau
la Boulie
Chantilly
Fontainebleau
Compiegna
la Pecq
Neasden
Tham
Inia
Caneian
Irymesa
Bunningdale
Fontainbleau
Comte de Puyfontaine
Comte
Lancashire
America
Marquis de Ganoy
Bo “Golf de Paris
French Army Review Promises Uniforms and Races at Longchamp
The yearly military revue at Longchamp will feature new army uniforms and an aeroplane contest while officers race provinces to Paris on foot, by bicycle, and by horse. About 79 competitors joined the event with a banquet planned, as attention centers on the new uniforms drawn by Edouard Detaille and trials at Pepinieres barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longchamp
Paris
Paria
Daily Telegraph
Oary
Wettenant Fabre
Edward VI
Edonasrd Detaille
Generala
Pepinfjere
Paris le Sa
Chalons trial for sacristan murder in Imnornay begins
Two soldiers Gril lot and Leroux stand trial at Chalons sur-Gaonne for the October murder of a sacristan in Imnornay. Leroux admits falsely accusing the parish priest and recounts drinking absinthe after the crime. Grillot, accused of entering the church and killing the sacristan, presents a not fully supported alibi. The parish priest testifies amid public sympathy while the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grillot
Leroux
Chalons sur-Gaone
Imnornay
Falal
Paria
Angelus
Tornado Ravages Regina Saskatchewan Town
A Sunday cyclone devastated Regina Saskatchewan core via a 2000 ft wide path. It killed and injured dozens, destroyed churches and the Parliament buildings near Warcana Lake, and severed power. Rescue operations, led by the Royal North West Mounted Police, continued through the night amid widespread destruction and fires.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Lloyd's Lewn
Lfe
Warcana Lake
Victoria Park
Canadian Pacific Railway
Henreat
Telephone Caringe
Sonn
Round House
Hamilton Street
Albert Street
Wear
Greater Parton
Royal North-West Mounted Police
Baskatchewaon
Walter Scott
Lorne Street
Appleby
Frank Slenkhorn
Bertha Blenkhorn
John Steele
James Beott
Richard Steele
Tragedy of Heroism Drowns While Aiding Girl at Kilcreggan
Howard Ameal aged seventeen and Madge Jarl ine aged fourteen died at Kilcreggan Dumbartonshire yesterday after a small yacht trip. Ameal plunged in to save Madge when she fell from the vessel into the water. He grasped the girl and swam for shore but both disappeared and drowned. It is believed Smeal was seized by cramp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuvier
Potentate
Howard Ameal
Kilcreggan
Dumbartonshire
Madge Jarline
Daily Express
Seneal
Ttn
Smeal
Glasgow Lusinese
Admiral Colville's Fleet Review Preparations Off Spithead
A Daily News correspondent aboard HMA Collingwood at Portland describes the fleet on July 4 preparing for next Tuesday's Spithead review under Admiral Sir George Callaghan. Secret manoeuvres unfold among Red and Blue fleets led by Callaghan and Battenbury. A dinner party aboard signals a chaotic but festive mood as band plans fail and officers improvise, while the narrator joins the Admiral and anticipates the show ship status with submarines and aircraft bombarding rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Daily News and Telegraph
HMA
Collingwone
Bpithead
George Callaghan
Neptune
Ir George
Prince Loula
Battenbury
Courne
Bir & C. J. Colville
Regal
Marines
Tuchaikowski
Wiegrace
Collingwood
Navy
Bule Ragship
Jamrach
Mother
Mort
M.pwe
Spithead
Right to Work Remarks After Stafford Assizes Verdict
Four Blast Furnace Union men convicted at Stafford Assizes for intimidation during the Talke Colliery strike in North Staffordshire received short prison terms. William Singleton jailed two months, John Gater John Lowndes and Edward Hodkinson one month each. Mr Justice Philimore stressed the rights to strike and to work, warning disorder harms all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Talke
North Staffordshire
Wiliam Singleton
John Gater
John Lowndes
Edward Hodkinson
Justice Philimore
England
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Daily Mall
Joan Gassiat
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