Queen Victoria coronation described in journal passage
The article cites Queen Victoria’s description of the coronation from June 28, 1838, noting the homage ceremony, crown handling, kissing of the hand, and Melbourne’s tearful reaction. It also features Louis Davidson, the 9 year old “Captain of Lost Children,” who helps the Madison Street police locate parents.
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Victorian
Met ‘Bourne
Lord Gray
Duke of Wellington
Melbourne
Lord Melbourne
Madison Street
Louis Davidson
Louis
Stattion House
Bear Hunt by Archduke Josef Ends With Narrow Escape
Archduke Josef’s bear hunting record includes thirteen bears encountered with ten killed. In a dramatic close range shot the muzzle was a span from the bear’s shoulder and the heart shot felled the animal, which toppled onto the hunter’s foot. The account notes the perilous moment and the hunter’s near end.
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Vadaczlap
Archduke Josef
Detroit Methodists elect Mrs Jane Bancroft Robinson head of lay delegation
The Methodists of Detroit chose Mrs Jane Bancroft Robinson to lead the city’s lay delegation to the next general conference in Baltimore next month. It marks the first time a woman has held the distinction. Robinson led on the first ballot with a large vote and is noted as founder of the deaconess movement and president of the National Women’s Home Missionary Society.
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Methodists
Detroit
Jane Bancroft Robinson
Baltimore
Robinson
Deaconess Movement
America
National Women's Home Missionary Society
Great Britain
France
Empire
United States
Department of Justice
Mouke
Swiss cities expand school health and reform programs
Berne opens a permanent exhibition for school hygiene while Basel’s Liberal School Union calls for compulsory swimming instruction for upper classes, building school sanitariums and completing the Institute for School Physicians. St Gall trials special classes graded by children’s mental capacity similar to Mannheim model.
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Switzerland
Berne
Basel
Liberal School Union
Institute For
Preservation Plan for Hudson Highlands National Preserve
Dr Edward L Partridge advocates a national preserve in the Hudson highlands to honor the Revolution The proposed 57 square mile strip would run from Cornwall and Fishkill to Peekskill and Jones Point including the West Point reservation and Iona Island naval station Historic fortifications landmarks would be protected under the plan.
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Edward L. Partridge
Highlands
Hudson
Cornwall
Fish Kill
Peekskill
Jones Point
West Point Military Reservation
Iona Island Naval Station
Chinese education movement strains Shengking instructors
The rapid growth of the educational movement in the Chinese empire has created an excess demand for instructors. In Shengking province, many available teachers are noted more for energy than erudition, though some excellent educators exist.
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Shengking
German Emperor Cards and a Series of Oddities
An article notes the German emperor's oversized visiting cards six by four inches, bearing his name and titles. It also recounts curiosities from Daly including grasshoppers treated as cats and a cardinal bishop dining incident leading to a wine contamination myth, plus experiments on ear sensitivity and air pressure variations.
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Germany
Europe
China
Wilhelm
Deutscher Kaiser
Koenig von Prewmien
Daly
Uustnews Community
Agaios
Child Labor Law Affects Young Workers In Winter
Miolnia W. Toynor president of the Korida Penetation of Women's vlibe says a new winter child labor law bans employing children under 12. The measure supposedly removes youths from the workforce while colder months raise health risks and price concerns.
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Miolnia W. Toynor
Korida Penetation of Women's
Vlibe
Frat Race Described In Minnour Track Scene
An obscure fragment recalls a fraternity event at a mile long track near Lexington. It mentions a racer named Hanber and a scene with oak, mower, and power overload, but many words are garbled and details unclear.
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Lexington
Erage
Roosevelt Urges Regulation of Big Corporations and Reform
President Roosevelt urges stronger regulation of interstate commerce and big business. He calls for tighter anti trust enforcement, national supervision of railroads and corporations, and currency and tax reforms to protect investors and the public. He advocates public oversight, eight hour work limits, and measures for workers’ compensation and child labor.
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Interstate Force Commission
Congress
The
Bureau of Corporations
Teeeepewnane Ee Beeen
Department of Agriculture
Ahouli I
Ian
Ioslet
Should Permit Pooling and Authority to Congress
Fragmentary historical note discusses granting authority to Congress to permit pooling and enter into settlements. Mentions accountability and public minute detail of agreements, with implied process but no clear outcome or date.
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Congress
Vallronda
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