Dougal's Career A Bad Man's Biography
A long account chronicles Samuel Herbert Dougal born 1646 in Bow, noting an early misdeed, a Westminster Engineers enlistment in 1869, multiple postings from Chatham to Halifax and Aldershot, and a string of marriages, assaults, robberies, frauds, and elicit relationships. It details his thefts of cheques in Dublin, a 12 month hard labour sentence, subsequent marriages to several women, and eventual pursuit in Essex around Miss Holland and the Moat farm, ending with his arrest following a flight to London.
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Samuel Herbert Dougal
Bow
Fortune
Dougil
Westminster
Roya Engineers
Chatham
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Aldergat
Dougal
Forged Signatures by a Farm Worker After Missing Miss Holland
After Miss Holland disappeared Dougal used a forged Miss Holland signature to cheques and handled correspondence with her bankers. Forgeries were clever with Dougal's handwriting on the documents. Bankers doubted only once, when a reply claimed Miss Holland suffered a sprained wrist. Dougal’s later years at Moat Farm, Claverine, left him seen as a man of means and gained him some popularity.
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Miss Holland
Dougal
Migs Holland
Moat Farm
Claverine
Died at Charity Hospital Dr Francis Tumblety once linked to Jack the Ripper
Dr Francis Tumblety died at Charity Hospital in St Louis. He was once suspected of being Jack the Ripper and accused of plotting to release yellow fever during the Civil War. He reportedly left a fortune of over 27,000 dollars.
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Francis Tumblety
Charity Hospital
St. Louis
Jack the Ripper
North
Tumblety
East End Shooting Case Grieves Bethnal Green Wife
Elderly Bethnal Green woman June Barton aged 62 of 13 Scott Street Bracy street was admitted to the London Hospital with a revolver wound to the head. Her husband allegedly fired the weapon after an argument following her return from a week away. The bullet grazed the skull leaving a severe flesh wound. A brother summoned police.
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East End
June Barton
Scott-Streut
Bracy-atreet
Bethnal-green
London
Death by own action on a sweetheart doorstep
An inquest into Thomas Carr of Parfitt-road Rotherhithe revealed he shot himself on his sweetheart Rose Jones doorstep. Carr a widower with four children worked as a mechanic in Shadwell. He left letters dated June 24 declaring love and despair, while Jones testified she could not marry due to her father’s objections. The jury ruled death by own action while temporarily insane.
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Loveina Martha Griffiths
Norfolk
Flintshire
Halifax
Mary Herberta Boyd
Dougal
Misa Bessie
England
Aldershot
Burleigh Street
Shaftesbury Park
London
Maidstone
Thomas Carr
Parfitt-road
Rotherhithe
Carr
Shadwell
Rose Jones
Rore Jones
Bronze Lovell medallion placed in Westminster Abbey chapel
A bronze relief medallion of Thomas Lovell, 1524 death, attributed to Torreggiano, owned by Sir J. C. Robinson, donated to Westminster Abbey by him and installed in Henry VI’s Chapel. Also reports the opening of Clayesmore School near Pangbourne by Lord Reay, highlighting its scientific education approach and early demonstrations by its pupils.
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Westminster Abbey
Thomas Lovell
K.G
House of Commons
Exchequer
Oxford
Cambridge
Torrigiano
Henry Vii's
J. C. Robinson
J. C. Robinson, Formerly Keeper of the Queen’s Pictures
National Portrait Gallery
Dean
Westminster
Lord Reay
Clayesmore School
Pangbourne
Oscar Browning
Mortimer Menpes
Price Jones
A. W. Jephson
H. B. Gray
Bradfield College
Clayesmore
Alexander Devine
Enfield
Borky
Reay
Hugh Gilzean Reid
Laundresses' Walk Draws Raynes Park Crowd
A fitness event titled the laundresses walk drew 44 participants to the Raynes Park hotel last week. Miss Jennie Wyeth won first place, with Lydia Hall second and Lizzie Brown third amid a cheering crowd and scale handicap favoring Brown. Emily Manday and Annie Walker also placed, making it a notable district event.
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Hag
Ram
Raynes-park
Raynes Park
Wimbledon
Jennie Wyeth
Lydia Hall
Lizzie Brown
Emily Manday
Annie Walker
Walking races and long distance events staged by Illustrated Bus Athletic Club
The club hosted several endurance walks from Westminster Bridge to Horley 25 miles where A W West won in 4h Simin with J Steele second and J Hill third. Sealed Handicap went to H Friend with a vet time of 4 seconds. Atheneum walk Shedhill to Crawley and back 18 miles saw Chapman Vaughan first and Vaughan second. Bowespark 24 Hours race at Sittingbourne crowned A Crudgington 135 miles with ties and other placers. Brighton run Redhill to Brighton drew 170 entrants with Newatt first and Aylwin second amid tropical heat.
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Illustrated Bus Athletic Club
Westminster Bridge
Horley
A. W. West
Simin
J. Steele
Aml
J. Hill
H. Friend
Young
Atheneum
Shedhill
Crawley
Chapman
Vaughan
Bowespark
Sittingbourne
A. Crudgington
London
T. Jackson
Dance
Thing
J. Punter
PF. Goolwa
Coventry
Tifth
Brighton
Lees
Redhill
Esult
C. Newatt
Fire
London Records Heat Wave With Severe Afternoon
Yesterday proved the hottest day of the year in London with temperatures climbing. At noon the shade temperature reached 85 degrees and in the sun 136 degrees, compared with 75 and 122 degrees a day earlier.
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London
Heat waves strike London workers and cabman injuries rise
A series of heat related incidents in London left Walter Wheeler 31 and Frank Finn overcome by heat. Wheeler was treated at London Hospital while Finn was taken to King's College Hospital. Alfred Hatch four was admitted after heat illness at Charing Cross. John Simmonds 33 cabman injured at a racecourse and Chering Cross Hospital. Thomas Davin 27 suffered a dislocated shoulder on a tram at City road and sent to St. Bartholomew's.
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Walter Wheeler
Stepney-vTeen
Ao Fit
White Horse-lane
London Hospital
Frank Finn
Cromer-street
Judd-street
Holborn
King’s Collegesospital
Alfred Hatch
Groavenor Road
S.W
Charingcross Hospital
John Simmonds
Cheriing Eress Hospital
Auvidens
Thomas Davin
Hallevi’s
Cloxken Vell
Liv
St. Bertholoumew's Hospital
Lord Roberts and the Volunteers Dinner at Trocadero
Lord Roberts presided at the second annual dinner of Volunteers at the Trocadero. He noted 20 161 Volunteers served in South Africa, calling it an historic move in the Volunteer movement. A commemorative medal was presented to 13 solicitors who served as Volunteers.
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Lord Roberts
Thea
oSicars
Ln Sout Afu
Aray
South Africa
Incorporated Law Society
Workmen's Trains Conference Reports Progress in London
At Printers Hall Fetter Lane the National Association for the Extension of Workmen's Trains held its annual conference. W C Steadman chaired as George Dew presented the seventh annual report noting progress, Royal Commission inquiries, and efforts to enforce the Cheap Trains Act 1883. The discussion covered overcrowding on the London, Tilbury and Southend line and limited outward workmen's service from Fenchurch Street. The LCC is pursuing improvements and aims to extend season-ticket parity to third-class travelers.
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Printers’ Hall
Fetterlane
National Association For the
W. C. Steadman
L.C.C
George Dew
London
B. H
U. R
Sanitary Institute Congress Set for Bradford July 7
The next congress of the Sanitary Institute will be held from July 7 at Bradford. The Earl of Stamford is appointed president. Over 300 delegates from local authorities and councils, with applications from nearly 2,000 members, will attend. Papers and discussions will cover sanitary legislation, cheap sanatoria for consumptives, river pollution, housing, and related topics.
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Sanitary Institute
Bradford
Earl of Stamford
Battersea Polytechnic Annual Exhibition Showcases Student Work
The Battersea Polytechnic held its annual exhibition featuring diverse student projects in cycle construction electric wiring and house fitting on brickwork. Girls displayed dress making and millinery with tasteful hats, while art and decoration sections impressed with clever crowing birds designs by Jarvis and Wright. Organ recitals and orchestral performances were led by Tet Dunstan.
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Battersea Polytechnic
Batterzea Polytechnic
Jarvis
Wright
Tet Dunstan
Ada Reeve Missing Pendant Reward Offered
Popular actress Ada Reeve reports a four pendant loss between Archak Gardens and Lyric Theatre and offers a reward of one for its recovery. Mrs Anthony Horn's marriage notices to Mr Anthony Hope and Lizabet Epmecrille held on in ork.
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Ada Brewn
Ada Reeve
Archak- Gardens
Fe Lyric Theatre
Anthony Horn
Wippina
Anthony Hope
Lizabet Epmecrille Heldon
St. Brie
Fire destroys oil barrels and injures lodger’s children
A fire at 3 Johnson-street Somerstown yesterday morning injured two children of a lodger, Henry Fox aged six seriously, and Walter aged 15 months. Additional blazes occurred across London from 12.25 a.m. to 10.29 p.m. in St Luke's Street, Jamaica Road, Old Kent Road, Coral Bank, and other areas with various property damage.
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Johnson-street
Somerstown
Henry Fox
Prope Walter
Styman-street
City-road
Jamaica-road
Lermondsey
St. Luke’s-street
Curtain-road
Old Kent-road
Coral-bank
Camden-town
Golborne-road
North Kensington
New Cross-gate
Perry’s-wharf
Factory-place
Wharf-road
Millwall
Alleged suicide attempt reported in Walworth
Halsie Gorway, 23, of Lorri more place Walworth, leapt from a fourth floor window in the early hours yesterday. She was found, conveyed to Guy's Hospital for treatment. Her condition and circumstances are being investigated by local authorities.
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Allegad
Halsie Gorway
Lorrimore-place
Walworth
Pias the Felice
Guy's
Goa
Pc Delusiotia
Dave Vast
Encouraging the Maid Servants at Holborn Court
Domestic workers, 34 applicants, gathered at St. Andrew’s Hall in Holborn for a claim on Isaac Duckett Charley fund. The will provides annual grants between five and twenty pounds to maid-servants, with 20 selected from the group. ages ranged from 71 to 26, and service lengths varied. A 20 year old applicant was deemed inadmissible.
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Court House
St. Andrew’s
Holborn
Issac Duckett
Duckett
Crayz Accompent John Crew Hurt In Crane Accident
John Crew aged 27 of 42 Knid street Bermondsey sustained crushing injuries to both hands in a crane accident at a wholesale paper merchant's on Primrose Hill Salisbury Square. He was admitted to Bartholomew's Hospital as an inpatient.
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Crayz
John Crew
Knid Street
Bermondaey
Primrose Hill
Salisbury Square
Yeaterly
Bartholomew’s Hospital
Anglo French Parliamentary Courtesies In Paris
Paris extends a formal note of courtesy as discussions proceed between Mr Sinclair of the British Commercial Committee and French officials. The arbitration group plans further talks, while the French parliamentary visit to England on July 23 is noted by Reuter.
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Paris
Sinclair
Commercial Committee
House of Commons
Eroup
England
Reuier
Santos Dumont Builds Navigable Balloon Flight
Paris records a Saturday night ascent by M. Santos Dumont in a new navigable balloon. He flew with Mille La Costs, a fellow countrywoman, and demonstrated precise maneuvers around Bugatelle grounds.
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M. Santos Dumont
Paris
Mille
la Costs
Bugatelle
Ruver
Beatification of Joan of Arc Debated in Rome
Rome residents await a final decision on Joan of Arc’s beatification under Pope piers, with a possible formal declaration after miracles are verified. The church faces a multiyear process as rites oversee the papal approval and sainthood criteria.
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Rome
Connes
Joan of Arc
Shamrock III Beats Shamrock I In 15-2 Mile Race
New York Saturday night Shamrock III defeated Shamrock I by five minutes over a 15 2 mile course. Racer Ruter led the field as Shamrock II and others followed in a clear finish marking the America Cup event.
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New York
Shamrock III
Shamrock I
Handel Festival at Crystal Palace Ends in Triumphant Fashion
The great triennial Handel festival at the Crystal Palace closed after a week of praised choruses led by Dr. Cowen. Tarael in Egypt delivered with precision, soloist Andrew Black impressed, and the chorus earned high praise from Mr. Manns and the Prime Minister for the overall excellence. Attendance reached 21,937 on the final day, totaling 81,343 for the festival, exceeding the 1900 figure.
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Crystal Palace
Tarael
Egypt
Handal
Cowen
Moses
Children of Israel
Andrew Black
Sorge
Fausta
Orlando
Westminster Abbey
Jerao
Kennerley Rumford
Slack
Charles Saunbers
Ella Russell
Clara Butt
Clara Samwell
August Manns
Holloway's New Theatre Opens August With Italian Frontage
The Incorporated British Institute of Certified Carpenters visited Holloway road's New Marlborough theatre in Holloway, N. It replaces the old Parkhurst theatre and is near completion with a planned August opening. The frontage features an Italian style faced with a top theatre grade composition. A garden with carriage drive in front and an iron concrete interior with wood flooring highlights a 40 ft by 70 ft stage, offering good sightlines from a well raked pit.
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Holloway
British Institute of Certified Carpentera
Marlborough Theatre
Holloway Road
Parkhurst
England
Cardinal Vaughan's Successor Named May Be Chosen Soon
Three names to be submitted to the Holy See as candidates for the vacant Archbishopric will be chosen on Tuesday by the canons of the Archdiocese of Ostminster. Sir Caries Wyndham and Mr Frank Curzon lent Wyndham's theatre for the Sydney art matinée benefit on Thursday July 16, with a powerful programme being arranged.
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Csardinal Vaughan
Holy See
Archdiocese of Ostminster
Caries Wyndham
Frank Curzon
Wyndham
Sydney
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