Molly and Ned in a Winter Ball and Confession
In a snowy village Mrs. Moore and Molly prepare for a colonial ball. Billy confesses his jealousy and later Ned Mildred helps him unburden his guilt by revealing a car incident and proposing a closer uncle-nephew bond with Molly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Hadred
Molly
Mrs. Moore
James
Ned Hildred
Johnson
Bildred
Mr. Moore
Billy
Lover Boy
Boly
Moly
Abe
Ned Mildred
Silverlake
Milly
Hildred
Dildred
Billy Moore
Mr. Hildred
Tre
Mr. Hilldred
Mildred
Eildred
George Washington
Gilly
Olidred
Cape Town to Cairo railway linked by Congo and Nile routes
The Belgian government cedes land to Britain enabling a 6944 mile Cape Town to Cairo railway backbone through Africa. Northward lines reach Bukama in the Congo and Koe ti on the Nile while feeder steamers connect rivers and lakes. By two years, travel from Cape Town to Cairo by train and boat may be possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Cape Town
Cairo
Alexandria
Africa
Bukama
Congo
Elizabethyville
Congo River
Koeti
Nile
Boudan
Wady Halfa
Aseuan
Congelo
Kindu
Posthierville
Stanleyville
Albert Nyanza Lake
Cape-to-Cairo
Mediterranean
England
Cape
Volcanic upheaval floods Ambryn Island and surrounding sea
The Makambe reports Ambryn in the New Hebrides was drastically altered by the January eruption. The mission hospital site lies fathoms under water, two miles of Litty county are submerged, and the sea boiled with animals surfacing cooked. Dr Bowie notes ten volcanoes erupting, 2500 slaves faced no panic, yet over 100 died as lava streams and blasts drove people to sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makambe
Sydney
Australia
Ambryn le Land
New Hebrides
Southern Pacific
Mission Hospital
Litty County
Bowie
Ambryn Island
Dream foretold Perceval assassination in 1812
A Redruth man named William Cookwall reported a dream from May 3 1812 in which he saw Spencer Perceval shot in the lobby of the House of Commons by a brown coat. He shared the dream with relatives before the event and later identified the exact firing spot when Bellingham shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Perceval
J. Wiliama
Redruth
Cookwall
England
Mr. Perceval
House of Commons
India Relies on Imported Buckets for Water Needs
The text notes India imports many buckets and pallets used for water supply. It highlights limited access to forced water systems outside Bombay and Calcutta, forcing residents to carry and pour water manually for baths, often with help from coolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Indie
Bombay
Calcutta
Spoiled By the Cook Cardinal Manning in Liverpool Scene
A garbled account describes Cardinal Manning visiting Liverpool. A nun kneels for a blessing and the text notes his gaunt appearance and a perplexing exchange with a cook. The fragmentary report preserves the event but lacks clear details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Manning
Charged by an Elephant in Africa
Captain C H Stigand recounts in Hunting the Elephant in Africa a Darrow escape during a buffalo charge. He dodges a fallen tree, retrieves a rifle, and after a tense scramble shoots the charging elephant in the brain with the last cartridge, aided by Matola who unexpectedly loads the second rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Stigand
Africa
Matola
Rainiest Place in England Seathwaite Village
The village of Seathwaite in Cumbria is described as England's rainiest spot with about 260 inches of annual rainfall within a narrow 250 yard by a few yard area near Sty Head Pass. Surrounding valleys hold gray stones, misty giants like Seawfell and Great Gable, and a wild white stream seen on mountain sides.
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England
Seathwaite
Lake
Seawfell
Great Gable
Wordswerth
Life Penal Servitude Means Twenty Year Review
The article clarifies English law that penal servitude for life is not permanent freedom. It ends only after twenty years with possible ticket of leave if conduct is good. A further release from prison does not occur and any reoffense leads to immediate reimprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Parrow
Londen
Old London Bookshops Near Gray's Inn in Historic Note
Within Gray's Inn London lies a famed old bookshop once run by Jacob Tomson the publisher of Pope and Addison. The dead porter's lodge is cited, with confusion about a shop under Holborn gateway. It mentions Tomes and Bacon era publications as context.
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Gray's Inn
London
Jacob Tomson
Pope
Addison
Osborne
Ccller
Johnson
Helborn Gateway
Tomes
Bacon
Blankets and Clothiers in Edward I England
A note on English woollen trade under Edward I mentions clothiers and weavers with the Blanket surname. The text explains this family name was used for peasants' clothing and identifies them as notable makers of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
First Submarine Cable Opens Between Devon and Calais
The Gres submarine cable linked Devon in England with Calais in France, opening in 1660 to carry communications under the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dever
Neland
Calais
France
Gres
French in the Bush by Norman Duncan and the swagman
The narration describes a swagman encountered on a bush journey in Australia. He shares farcical episodes with roving bands of aboriginal women, describing language, dress, and behavior, as well as the weather and tavern closures, framed with exaggerated humor and stereotypes of frontier life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Duncan Telle
Australia
Cigeer
Adelaide
Sewagman
Reclaim Soudan Irrigation Plan for 1.56 Million Acres
The project aims to irrigation vast desert tracts in the Soudan between the Blue and White Niles below Khartoum. Two dams south of Khartoum would regulate river flow and water the 1,560,000 acre Glera territory, boosting cotton output and long term harnessing of the Nile.
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Soudan
Glera
Blue
White Niles
Khartoum
Egypt
Electrical purification of clay by electrochemical process
Dr W R describes an electrochemical method to purify clay. Emulsified clay is coagulated with electrolytes and passed between electrodes at around 60 to 100 volts. A uniform blanket of clay with low moisture is deposited, yielding a solid product nearly pure china clay.
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Engtish Ceramic Society
W. R
China
Tombstone In a Cage Over Hunter Officer
An Eastodian officer, a keen big game hunter, built an iron cage over his frame with screws to undo for travel. On tiger hunts he covered it with green boughs to conceal himself, yet near misses left him mauled by a tiger, dying from bleeding. The fragment comes from London Urand Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picots
Kare
London
Urand Magazine
Memoir fragment recounts Shab of Persia's remark to Edward
In Lord Suffield's My Memories an amusing elory is told about Shab of Persia visiting England and King Edward. The Persian ruler is quoted or implied to have spoken on the throne and power, with a vivid gesture of anger described in a short excerpt.
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Elory
Duke of Sutherland
Lord Suffield
Shab
Persia
England
Edward
Scotland
Cotton Expert Notes Poor Egypt Crop Prospects
Cotton experts report the staple Egyptian crop is poorer this year than 1912 forecasts. They warn the drought and boll weevil impact threaten national output and imply possible effects on export prospects.
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Cottea
Dend
Everes
Lucky Accidents and Hidden Discoveries from Everyday Errors
A dated discourse recounts accidental breakthroughs in papermaking color, lens magnification, glass etching, dented gun barrel tuning, lithography, and printing ink from simple mishaps. It notes the blue paper from William East’s wife and lists multiple inventions born of chance, including engraving and sugar refining from accidental clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William East
Mast
East
Lon
War
Nuremberg
Home Rule and Crime in Ireland 1912 Statistics
The 1912 averal return shows a drop of 355 indictable offenses convicted in Ireland and lists counts for England and Ireland. It reports Dublin crime rates, police strength by region, and costs, noting shifts in Irish policing and crime compared with England and Scotland.
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Great Britain and
Ireland
England
Great Britain
Dublin
Belfast
Derry
Ulster
Garbers
Beattioh
Secoland
Mystery of India's Gold and Britain's Royal Inquiry
A British royal commission is appointed to probe how India uses or routes the vast gold it imports from the West. Over the past years India has drawn about 65 million dollars of gold, roughly a quarter of world production, much of which disappears from standard trade and finance channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Great Britain
Milk vendors Freachwater and a poet in Birmingham road memory
A nostalgic recollection recalls two milk vendors on a Birmingham street, named Freachwater and a poet known by a playful moniker. The text hints at local trade names and urban lore from youth in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birminghais
Eng
Caolee
Box Hill Traditions and Its Romantic Past
The article traces Box Hill as a pleasure resort from mid Victorian times back to the 17th century. It notes Box Hill’s famous box trees, early visitors like Evelyn and Defoe, Jane Austen’s Emma era scenes, and historic figures such as Major Labelliere. It mentions Burford Bridge Hotel and Meredith era connections.
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Hox Lills Frst
Arthur Henry Alderson
London Chronicle
Brighton and South Coast
Box Hill
Thas
Tree
Bath
Vermouth
Lyme Regis
Brighton
Jane Austen
Emma
Emma Woodhouse
Weston
Hampstead Heath
Nebson
Portsmouth
Trafalgar
Keats
Evelyn
Defoe
England
National Trust
Labelliere
Leith Hill
Chalce
Ktle
Meredadith
Keale
Burford Bridge
Meredith
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Mugland
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