British Rajah Brooke Descendant Weds In London Nuptials
A recent London wedding links Frivin Berett and Charles Vener Brooke, heir to the Sarawak throne, tracing back to James Brooke the 19th century navigator who established Sarawak. The piece recounts Brooke family lineage, royal favor, and Brooke's colonial governance in Borneo.
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Orient
Brooke
Sultan
London
Frivin Berett
Charles Vener Brooke
Sarawak
Berneo
Jamea Brooke
James Brooke
Charles Kingsley
Barnes
Charles Johnson Brooke
Mr. Brooke
Charles Vyner Brooke
Winchester
Cambridge University
British East India Company
Indian Archipelago
England
Borneo
Pangeran Makota
United States
Rajah Brooke
Queen Victoria
The Loss of the Royal George in verse fiction
A writer argues Cowper’s The Loss of the Royal George is fictional from start to finish. He contends the ship sank due to chronic rot and neglect during sixteen years at harbor, culminating when timbers failed as sections of the hull dropped away.
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Cowper
Royal George
Royal Ge
Go It Dad Delivers Impromptu Prayer Speech
Rev Jesse Gibson traveling secretary for the British and Foreign Bible Society attends Jarvis Street Baptist Church events. During a prayer meeting a boy nudges him to speak, prompting Gibson to rise and deliver his contribution, amid the room’s quiet anticipation.
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Jesse Gibson
Kreitish and Foreign Bible Society
Jarvis Street Baptist Church
Mr. Gibson
Paterson's Career and Early Life in Reciprocities Talks
Hon Wiliam Paterson, Fielding's colleague in reciprocity negotiations, built a large bakery and confectionery business. Born 1839, he lost both parents to cholera at age ten and was adopted by Rev Dr Ferrier. He later joined Ignatius Cockshutt in Brantford before going into business for himself at 24.
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Wiliam Paterson
Fielding
Hav
Dr. Ferrier
Ignatius Cockshutt
Brantford
H. B. Leeming
A Scotsman Who Won Success
A self made Scottish industrialist Sir Charles Macara leads in GB employer effort and Lifeboat Saturday. He urges spending as earned and shares prosperity with workers, echoing Sir William Hartley. Born in Fife, he built a lasting business and community program through partnership.
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Sir Charles Macara
Great Britain
Lifeboat Saturday
England
Sir Charles
Sir William Hartley
Kingdom of
Fife
Twelve Miles an Hour
At the start of the last century the Bavarian physicians’ college sought to ban steam rail travel fearing delirium. An English quarterly warned it would be like tying passengers to Congreve rockets, not trusting them to a locomotive moving at twelve miles an hour.
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Royal College of Bavarian Physicians
Congreve
Too Many Books Deforestation Debate Attributed to Publishing
An English economist advances a theory that excessive writing and printing of books contribute to deforestation. He argues the publishing industry adds pressure on forests and prompts discussion on resource use and waste.
Crime in Japan Affects Urban Security
The Dundee Advertiser notes that Japan has lower murder risk due to paper and bamboo housing. Theft and bodily harm from street crime occur, but murders are rarely committed unseen because noise travels and alerts neighbors, unlike in Europe where violence is more detectable.
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Europe
Tokio
Dundee Advertiser
Monumental Demagogue Dispute Sparks Editorial
A portly caller challenges the paper for misrepresentation claiming they called him the monumental demagogue of the age. The editor, incensed, retorts that the phrase used was the monumental demagogue of the ages, insisting the accusation is false.
Surgeon Sir Victor Horsley Receives Global Prize
London surgeon Sir Victor Horsley, praised as a leading brain surgery authority, wins an international prize of 1000 dollars for ten years of progress in surgery. He pioneered brain tumor operations despite skepticism, once joking with a friend at The Athenaeum about whisky as the world’s most popular poison.
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Sir Victor Horsley
London
Sir Victor
Athenaeum
Horsley
A Versatile Nobleman Lord Redesdale Elected President
Lord Redesdale is reelected president of the Royal Photographic Society. Renowned as a photographer and landscape gardening connoisseur he befriended Whistler in youth and advised royal gardens while serving as a diplomat. He authored Tales of Old Japan and Bamboo Garden drawing on his Japan experiences.
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Lord Redesdale
Royal Photographic Society
Whistler
Independent and Proud of It States
The piece notes Monaco is not the smallest state and lists Liechtenstein Andorra San Marino as smaller republics. It describes San Marino’s army and independence and mentions Australia’s vast Northern Territory and immigration concerns, urging awakening public opinion on the issue.
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Monaco
Europe
France
Switzerland
Portugal
Andorra
Sanu Marino
Principality of Leichtenstein
Liechtenstein
Austria
Pyrenees
San Marino
Australia
Northern Territories
Adelaide
Northern Territory
Winnipeg business men preyed on by advertising fakirs
A Free Press analysis warns Winnipeg merchants and charities face fraud risks as many solicitations use popular institutions like the W C T U. It urges business leaders to require financial statements and central oversight, advocating direct contributions through reputable authorities to curb indiscriminate charity and bloated schemes.
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Winnipeg
Sucera
Sehermer
Free Press
W.C.T.U
Western
Canada
Cleveland
United States
Fakira
Royal swine tale at Saratoga races dinner
James Ro Keene recalls a tall tale about King Edward’s pigs at a Saratoga dinner. A West-end butcher allegedly profits from royal swine by a sly wink, illustrating a cockeyed view of honesty and hype in high society.
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James Ro Keene
Saratoga
Edward
Sandringham
Traveling Inspector Queries Hamlet Author Answer
A traveling inspector questions a class about Hamlet. A timid boy denies writing it, prompting the inspector to recount the moment to the squire who laughs at the scene. The squire mocks the boy's feigned innocence as amusing.
Seashore Conversation of Bashful Lovers
A shy man and a woman driving along the seashore share a quiet moment. She confesses she feels blue and unloved, and he reassures her that God and her mother love her. He suggests she sit on her hands as a comforting gesture.
Midnight Kiss Behind The Hallwy
A hallwy quietly kisses a girl on the cheek then vanishes. She later meets him in the parlor and realizes the kiss came from him. He confronts his reflection in the dressing room, angered at himself for the anonymous advance.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Question From a Child About Nickels and Play
A Kansas City Journal snippet recalls a boy named Tommy asking Mr. Wombat about past childhood experiences where visitors paid a nickel to take him out to play. The exchange hints at memories of old social norms and small-town interactions.
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Mr. Wombat
Tommy
Kansas City Journal
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