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Sudden Wind Drops Tree Kills Man and Other Street News
A gust toppled a tree sheltering a man from rain, killing him instantly. Reports from London include a parade lashings for a musician in St James Park, highway robberies near Avon and Blackheath, a servant’s arrest for theft from Dr Shaw, and a young man’s hardships after a failed church path to service. Aberdeen soldiers convulsed by poison mushrooms. Windsor installation marred by brawls and assaults on waiters. Whitehall notes ships from New York reaching Halifax in June and July. Bankruptcies list Arnold Middleton, John Dupuy, and Richard Maffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty Office
St. James’s Park
Ellcock
Mount Street
Avon
Skinner
Port-Chaise
Dumnies
Scowland
Aberdeen
Ellon
Windsor
Earls Waldegrave
Holborne
New-York
Halifax
Arnold Middleton
Birmingham
Warwick
Chapman
John Dupuy
Queen Street
London
Richard Maffey
Wooborn
County of Bedford