The King and Court at the Sandringham Christmas Party
The King and Queen with Princess Victoria and Prince Charles of Denmark attend Divine service at Marlborough House Chapel. The royal family and guests travel to Sandringham for Christmas as crowds cheer the departure from Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales joins a large shooting party. pheasant bag totals 1,777 of 1,800. A Chatsworth visit is planned for January with amateur theatricals. Princess Alice of Albany’s marriage to Prince Alexander of Teck is set for February at Windsor with royal attendance.
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Princess Victoria
Prince
Princess Charles
Denmark
Marlborough House
Sandringham
Earl of Erroll
Viscount Churchill
Count Gleichen
Berlin
Buckingham Palace
Palace
St. Pancras
Wolverton
Duke and Duchess of Fife
Prince of Wales
Hall Barn
Beaconsfield
Lord Burnham
H. Chaplin
H. Stonor
Herbert Vane Tempest
Major Crichton
Marquis of
St. Mary Magdalene
Hervey
Gounod
Bethlehem
Sandringham House
Duchess of Fife
Alexandra
Maud Duff
F. Pon- Boonby
G. Holford
Acrooss
Edward and
Albert
Princess of Wales
Chatsworth
Victoria
Duke and Duchess of
Devonshire
Tower
Chatsworth House
Leo Trevor
Johnny
Fat Boy
Peckham
Trevor
Princess Henry of
Pless
Muriel Wilson
Jeffcock
Frank Mildmay
Alexander of
Teck
Alice of
Albany
Windsor
The Kings Christmas Gifts Distributed At Royal Armoury
The Kings Christmas doles known as Minor Bounty and Royal Gata were distributed on Dec 19 and Monday at the Royal Armoury to over 1000 aged disabled and meritorious persons. Recipients were selected by the Lord High Almoner with the Sub Almoner, payments and arrangements handled by Hayward John Bidwell secretary of the Almonry.
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Craig’s Court
Charing-cross
England
Wales
Hayward John Bidwell
Royal gifts given to performers after Garrick Windsor visit
Sir Charles Wyndham and Miss Misa Mary Moore received gold bar and diamond crown souvenirs from the King and Queen of Italy after their Garrick performance at Windsor Castle. Actor Bransby Williams was presented with a silver cigarette case and match box bearing ER initials and jeweled crown.
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Sir Charles Wyndham
Misa Mary Moore
David Garrick
Windsor Castle
Italy
Sir Charles
Miss Moore
Bransby Williams
Prince of Wales to Assume Treasurer Role at Lincoln's Inn
The Prince of Wales will begin his term as Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn on Monday January 11. The Lord Chief Justice will act for the Prince in duties he cannot undertake personally during his year in office at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn.
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Prince Or Wales
Lincoln’s Inn
Prince of Wales
Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Medar
J. K. Williams
House of Lords
India
Mr.Williams
4Th Battalion Rifle Brigade
Delhi
Law Journal
Hunt Wins Lindlow by 970 in Liberal Unionist Contest
Polls open in Lindlow division of Shropshire for the vacancy after Mr. Moré’s death. Rowland Hunt (U) defeats F Horne (L) by 970 in a race that recalls earlier contests, with Hunt a fiscal reformer aligned with Chamberlain’s colonial trading proposals. The piece also notes Liberal candidate Dudley Ward and potential whip changes affecting Winston Churchill Ernest Beckett and J Dickson-Poynder.
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Lindlow
Shropshire
R. J. Moré
Rowland Hunt
F. Horne
R. J. More
F.S. Morris
More
G. Ward T
Exchequer
Admiralty
Borehatton Hall
Shrewsbury
Hunt
Daily Telegraph
Winston Churchill
Ernest Beckett
J. Dickson-Poynder
Gibson Bowles
T. W. Russell
Trish
Royal Visit to Ireland Suggested by Knollys Letter
Buckingham Palace replies that the King and Queen hope to visit Ireland during the course of next year. Knollys signs the letter dated December 22, 1903, in answer to a correspondent.
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Dublin Daily Express
Lord Knollys
Ireland
Buckingham Palace
Knollys
Royal betrothal and silver wedding noted in Gmunden
The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin betroths with Princess Alexandra of Cumberland at Gmunden. The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland celebrate their silver wedding with congratulations. A reception follows with gifts from the couple to Gmunden and a family dinner party hosted by the Queen Dowager of Hanover. Attending dignitaries include Count von Kielmansegg and Count von Salburg.
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Mecklenburg - Schwerin
Alexandra of Cumberland
Gmunden
Duke
Duchess of Cumberland
Count von Kielmansegg
Lower Austria
Count von Salburg
Cumberland
Hanover
Denmark
Duke of Cambridge Distributes Christmas Gifts to Coombe Estate Workers
The Duke of Cambridge, nearly 85, braved bad weather to travel from Gloucester House to Kingstonvale about 14 miles and personally hand out blankets flannels and overcoats to workmen on the Coombe estate a tradition maintained for forty years.
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Duke of Cambridge
Gloucester House
Kingstonvale
Coombe
Sandringham Fire Honor to Sergt Boughen Chief
The King presented a medal to Sergt Boughen of the Sandringham Household Fire Brigade for meritorious services at the Sandringham fire. Repairs to the Queen's apartments are temporary. next spring extensive alterations will replace wooden beams with iron girders and install fire proof materials to prevent recurrence.
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Sergt
Boughen
Sandringham
New Cathedral Opens For Divine Worship
A solemn midnight opening of Waestminster Roman Catholic Cathedral allowed public Divine worship. The bare vast interior contrasted with Christmas decorations as a large service drew a smaller visible crowd. Regular day services will follow.
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Waestminster
Bare
King’s Hospital Fund Receives £10,000 Donation
The honorary treasurer of the League of Mercy has sent a cheque for 10000 pounds to King Edward's Hospital Fund for London. Receipts from small contributors in shillings and pence have risen by several thousand pounds.
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League of Mercy
King Edward’s Hospital Fund
London
League
King’s College Hospital Removal Fund Contributions
Trustees of the late Mr E R Zunz donate 1060 pounds to the King's College Hospital Removal Fund and may add more for the Annie Zunz Ward once the new site is ready. Daily Telegraph proprietors and Mr Harry Lloyd of the Daily Chronicle each promise 500 pounds to the fund.
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King’s College Hospital
8. R. Zunz
Annie Zunz
Daily Telegraph
Harry Lloyd
Daily Chronicle
Glasgow Savings Bank annual meeting reports record balance
At the Sharaday annual meeting the Lord Provost presided as credit balance reached 10,000,000 percent sterling, the largest on record. Withdrawals during the year exceeded deposits by over 60,601, and the capital was kept up by accumulated interest credited.
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Decrzasinea Turirt
Glasgow Savings Bank
Unemployed Relief Efforts Expand Across Boroughs
Fulham and Deptford councils report job seekers and employer contacts amid a wider Stepney chaired effort. Hadleigh and Osea Island labour colonies can employ about 220 men, Lingfield lacks capacity, while London authorities debate cooperation and funding.
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Tne
Fulham
Stepney
Hadleigh
Lingfield
Qsea Island
Corporation
London County Council
Osea Island
London
Poplar
Osca Island
Percy Aldan
Changes at Trafalgar Square reshape London skyline
The article details ongoing renovations around Trafalgar Square and the Carlton House terrace as a new St James's thoroughfare from the Square to the Mall is built. It notes historic residents and a famed statue of Charles I being relocated, with the statue’s 1635 casting and Cromwell era history highlighted.
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Trafalgar Square
St. James’s
Mall
Carlton Honse Terrace
Cockspur Street
Carlton House
Frederick, Prince of Wales
George III
Duke of York
Gladstone
Lord Stanley
Earl of Derby
Lord Ripon
Prince Louis Bonaarte
Napoleon III
Charles 1
le Sceur
Earl of Arundel
John Rivers
Rivers
Charing-cross
Grinling Gibbons
Brilliant Scholar of Westminster City Achieves Top Cambridge Honors
Arthur William Neville, a Kensington lad turned Westminster City School star, has earned multiple scholarships and a Cambridge open history scholarship at Jesus College. He also secured senior LCC and St Margarets prizes, totaling around 2100 pounds for one year and 1600 for two more, as peers praised his history mastery and potential. A railway benevolence appeal follows with a nationwide New Year’s collection for the Railway Benevolent Institution.
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Westminster City School
Arthur William Neville
Kensington
Halford Road Board School
Cambridge
Neville
L.C.C
A. W. Neville
London
Jesus College, Cambridge
Galleges
St. John’s
King’s, Caius
Jesus
St. Margaret’s
London University
Westminster City Boys
Caxton Hall
Laffan
John Richard Green
George Trevelyan
United Kingdom
Railway Benevolent Institution
Note on Photo Postcard Order and Payment
A client acknowledges receipt of reproduced photo postcards and praises them as modern graphic art. The letter confirms repeating the order and includes a cheque for the amount.
Bristol Blackout After Fire Hits Electric Lighting Works
A major fire at the Corporation Electric Lighting works in Temple Backes caused a citywide blackout in Bristol on Wednesday. Overheating of a switchboard destroyed much of the building and equipment. Electric power was restored late Thursday by directly linking mains to Avon Bank, while gas and candles supported household lighting. Street lamps and Christmas trade were disrupted as businesses paused for repairs.
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Bristol
Corporation Electric Lighting Works
Temple Backs
Avonbank
Wellingborough
Electrical mishap suspends Cardiff tramway service
A mysterious incident at Cardiff Borough electrical works halted the town tramway and heating, leaving a dismissed worker found unconscious near the switchboard. He is in critical condition at the infirmary. The event risks broader chaos if heating had failed during Christmas business.
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Cardiff
Ttis
Delighted customers praise photographic cards and order more
Correspondents from Croydon to Bow Common express high satisfaction with reproduced photograph cards. They request additional orders, praising artistic design, finish, and low prices, and anticipate further sales to friends and associates.
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Walt Worth Haying
Ilord
Chesham
Backs
Moreo
Chelsea
Marvellora
Kensal Rise
Waterford
Ireland
Sutton
Ilford
Bishops Waltham
Plumstead
Walthamstow
Bow Common
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