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Newspaper
Lloyds Weekly News
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 27, 1903
Page
13
An Oxford era report describes a belief in small copper and zinc discs for health benefits and notes a London fraud case in Southwark where two men exploited a shopkeeper with a ringing the changes scheme. Detective Kemp stopped the pair. Johnson admitted robbing by trick.
The Norwich by election follows the death of Sir Harry Bullard MP. Conservatives expect F E Wild, barrister and Guildhall judge, to stand with Liberal Louis Tillett and Labour G Roberts also on the ballot. In Ayr Burghs the Unionists face no contest after Orr Ewing’s death, with Liberal Joseph Dobbie challenging Chamberlain fiscal policies. Early returns show 1892 1895 and 1900 contest results for Ayr Burghs.
The Chester Eisteddfod held yesterday drew Welsh entrants from across the north. Wales on Crewe Trinity wy oalegans choir won the chief prize in the mixed voices category. Goosen's choir Lavoro won best male voices. Edward Lloyd Linuchllyn claimed the tenor solo prize. Florrie Williams Wrexham won the soprano solo award. Percy Stone Chester won best baritone solo.
A funeral was held for Mrs. ed Ann Martin at West Wycombe Bucks on Christmas Eve. The remarkable innkeeper of Downley Mountjoys Retreat taught village children in her early widowhood before Board schools. She witnessed four generations and supported the Primitive Methodist chapel.
Lloyd's advert calls readers to order photo postcards for family use. It notes many photos arrive without proper address, order form, or postal order and urges strict compliance with instructions in Page 7 announcement.
The southern Lincolnshire season shows raspberries ripening on new canes in Billingborough gardens while another has a second Victoria phim crop reaching walnut size. pansies violets and even a rose tree continue to bloom as the week passes. Westminster hospital said visitors will be restricted due to smallpox fears.
Rioting broke out at a Irish League game between Linfield and Belfast Celtic in Belfast yesterday. Linfield led 2 0 as police charged the mob with batons after spectators entered the field and stones were thrown. Several arrests were reported as reinforcements arrived.
A waggonette with about twenty spectators to a football match bolted after horses were frightened near Bramall Lane. Pedestrian Frank Meggitt of Rotherham was run over and injured while Alfred Stannard was thrown during the overturning. Many occupants escaped unharmed amid crowded street scenes and miraculous escapes.
A Christmas morning blaze at Place Cross Colliery Dudley owned by Lord Dudley gutted the upcast shaft and engine-house. Eleven horses perished while no people were harmed. the fire left about two hundred men idle.
A cinema tent in Newcastle on Christmas Day caused a panic when a naphtha lamp burst and fumes filled the venue. About 60 people, mostly children, rushed to exits, the platform collapsed, but all were rescued with few injuries and the tent burned. Spectators helped pull children from the flames as the crowd panicked.
A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday in a Liverpool cake factory inquiry. Charles Holton, 23, a porter, was killed when a crane handle struck him on the head. John Smith, 60, a carter, fell from his lorry and fractured his skull.
An inquest examined the death of William Arthur Short who was found hanged behind a bedroom door at Charlton Kings Cheltenham on Christmas Eve. Short, 29, formerly a letter carrier, had been out of work for over two years and had not complained. The jury returned a verdict of misadventure.
In the county court yesterday magistrate Mr Edward Storey of Lancaster ordered a man to seven days imprisonment for drunkenness. The rare heard the man question the penalty and the decision was confirmed as a Christmas time restraint.
The Metropolitan Volunteer Sergeants Tactical Association held its annual Boxing Day exercise near Merstham station in the Surrey Hills. Lieut colonel J T Sterling led volunteers from multiple Middlesex and London units through defensive outpost setup, road reports, and patrol orders, with post day reviews planned.
Advance copies of the conference agenda and resolutions were discussed at a Dalkeith gathering of Lothians miners. Delegates unanimously supported reforms to the Workmen's Compensation Act, levies on underground workers, and better mine protection including ventilation, housing tenure, and inspection. They also backed repealing the Coal Tax and restricting unskilled workers from overcrowded mines in England and Scotland.
The Over Winsford and District Fanciers Society held its fifth annual open show of poultry and pigeons at Over yesterday. Principal prize winners include T Taylor Middlewich E Burnton Over H Buckley Moulton James Poole Altrincham T Ashley Winsford G Hart Grimsby F Andrews Leigh J Hughes Garston J Datton Northwich Powell Nantwich J Mellon Over W Timmins Stoke H Smith Over Wootton and Pitchford Stoke and J D Leigh Warrington.
Twenty six bathers joined the Christmas morning sea swim at Falkestone, the largest on record. Mr W Roberts, who bathed every day of the year, received a silver medal from Councillor Fage in gratitude for his 365-morning streak. The bathers praised the water as lovely despite the fresh air, and there was festive singing and refreshments.
Mrs Mould of Gloucester, wife of the Wellington inn landlord, is discharged from the county lunatic asylum as cured. On Christmas Eve she wandered with her son, claimed to have thrown herself into a river, and the next morning police learned Hubert Boulter, six, had vanished prompting arrest and dragging searches.
Distressing case from Christmas morning reveals cabman George Smith, about 40, found dead by his children in a stable rented by the family at Woburn-mews. Neighbors note his mourning after his wife entered an inebriates' home two years prior, leaving him to raise two boys and care for their welfare. A horse stood nearby as the sole quiet witness. Dr. Murphy confirmed death occurred hours earlier.
A labourer in Highgate discovered a newborn female corpse wrapped in calico and paper in a field on Christmas day. Police took the body to Kentish Town station for examination. Dr. Marshall found the infant dead for days and lacking skilled birth attendance. The body was moved to St Pancras mortuary for an inquest. Some accounts say local children uncovered the parcel while playing football.
A British correspondent describes Trafford Park near Manchester as an American style industrial town with 30 to 40 large works built in three years, about 2000 houses, numbered streets, electric lighting, and plans for more American firms to erect plants. The article notes oil storage tanks, felling of trees, and anticipated new works, housing, and a railway station in the coming year.
Report to Staffordshire police recounts Mr. Fowell of Uttoxeter escaping two footpads after attackers jumped from a hedge as he drove a trap home from a hunting meet. One assailant struck with a cudgel while a second grabbed the horse. a passing carriage frightened the raiders away. A similar assault occurred nearby at Marston the same night, believed by locals to involve the same pair.
A trade correspondent reports the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway will start an electrically powered Liverpool to Southport service early next year with trial runs of broader carriages. Liverpool soon to have two electric rail services.
Royal family visits Sandringham amid dull weather as King, the Prince and Princess of Wales attend tables and kennels. Christmas Eve sees the king distribute a ton and a half of beef in parcels to workers and cottagers, with widows of Dersingham also receiving gifts.
Court circular from Sandringham notes Mr R Holmes arrives. The King donated 5000 pounds to the Navy and Army Widows and Daughters fund. The proposed residential scheme will be modeled after Hampton Court Palace housing.
Edinburgh's Lord Provost received a note from General Tucker about a proposed royal review in Scotland. A Buckingham Palace letter dated Dec 19 says the King cannot yet decide and will consider the suggestion when plans are clearer. Ke. G. Poxgoney signs the reply.
A colorful tale of French millionaire Monsieur Lebaudy who dubbed himself emperor of the Sahara. Critics mocked him as a wild scheme, yet his lavish efforts, naval crews, and scientists drew interest as he pursued mineral prospects in Africa. A Las Palmas dinner showcased his eccentric persona.
The Lancashire coal trade faces a disastrous year with many collieries operating four days a week. Between 40 000 and 50 000 workers saw reduced wages as strikes and dislocations weighed on the industry and related sectors. Midland coalowners intensified competition by supplying engine fuel and slack to Manchester weekly, though many disputes were resolved via negotiations.
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire elevates Charles J. Hughes of Northwich to magistracy. He is noted as England's oldest Association secretary and pivotal in forming the Cheshire Association and refereeing cups, a sign of esteem for his role in football. A separate item reports a Deeping St Nicholas elementary school with low attendance facing closure and pupil transfer to a farther school after an upcoming conveyance, mirroring prior fenland experiments.
The TEGO team began a match here against 18 district players. On a hot, dry pitch locals fielded first and were all out for 94. Murray led scorers with 16, Hirst took 11 for 32, while Warner and Hayward built a stubborn England chase but fell short at 217 for three after 2 hours 45 minutes.
Obituaries report the deaths of Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing Conservative MP for Ayr Burghs Joseph Harry Bullard Norwich MP Sir Edwyn Sandys Dawes trading partner and Suez director Dr. Brooke Herford Unitarian minister Samuel Ogden Manchester trade protector Rear-Admiral Heath W A J senior partner in Gray Dawes Dr W H Kempster minor general Abbott Anderson geologist Walter Crick and G D Wilson local Liberal leader.
At 1.30 a.m. yesterday a small fire damaged contents in a back room at 14 Mediand Street Ratclift. The brigade responded to alerts from multiple locations including Farndon Road Cambersvoll 2.35 p.m. and Clerxone Weil 11.31 a.m. with further calls listed at Sheridan Street Commercial Road Barry 1.45 p.m. and Islington Longton Street Poplar among others.
Spey Mansion at Bulavil on the Spey side burned on Thursday night destroying the revered residence and its library. The 1769 rebuilding by Macpherson and later ownership by Principal Sir David Brewster are noted, with the manuscripts considered a significant literary loss to Scottish literature.
William Johnson and Alfred Far 28 quarrelled late on Christmas night in Smethwick. Far fell and died. Johnson is detained. The Royal Ear Hospital appeals for 3,000 pounds for a new building fund as donations help advance work.
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