After Dinner Trials in England under the old Criminal Code
The article recalls brisk 19th century after dinner trials in London that lasted minutes. Lord Brampton notes the era’s brutal yet theatrical justice, citing a pocket-picking case from Ludgate Hill with a two minute fifty three second hearing and a seven year sentence.
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England
Queen Victoria
London
Lord Brampton
Henry Fers
Brampton
Ion
Lordton
Ludgate Hill
Teacheer
Emerald necklace once part of crown jewels sold in London
An old Dublin pauper’s estate included a necklace of dirty green stones that two dealers bought for five pounds. A jeweler offered fifteen hundred, which was refused, and the necklace fetches seven thousand in London where Lord Rosebery bought his bride’s jewels. The emeralds once belonged to the French crown jewels.
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London
Lord Rosebery
France
Magna Charta preserved by chance in British Museum
A tale from the Boston Post recounts how Sir Robert Cotton stopped a tailor from shredding an ancient document with seals, bought it for a pittance, and saved the Magna Charta. The manuscript now rests in a glass case at the British Museum under careful guard.
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Robert Cotton
Sir Robert
British Museum
Boston Post
Landlord Delays Task as Tenant Demands Written Bond
A crusty tenant pressures his Scotch landlord to finish a long-standing task. The landlord promises delay and offers his word or even a written bond to ensure completion by a set day. The tenant scoffs that a verbal promise helps him little and questions the legibility of any writing.
Reames Named U.S. Attorney for Oregon District
Oregon figures include C. L. Reames of Medford selected as United States Attorney for the district of Oregon. Other notes cover Mount Hood Railroad expansion, Wilson's visit plan, Will R. King joining New York board of appraisers, and various state matters from tariffs to public works and local incidents.
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C. L. Reames
Medford
United States
District of Oregon
Mount Hood Railroad Company
Dee
Lost Lake Country
Benator Lane
Tumulty
Wilson
Oregon
Will R. King
National Committee
New York
Paisley
Bear Creek
Chewaucan
Pendleton
Spokane Fair Association
Senator Lane
Union Depot
Albany
Oregon State Threshers’ Association
van Winkle
Rogue River Mercantile Company
Rogue River
Southern Pacific
Washington Board of Engineers
Bay City
Tillamook
Portland
Company A
Oregon National Guard
Baker
Elk Creek
Cannon Beach
Oregon Coast
Portland Press Club
Homer Davenport
America
Stayton
Santiam River
Stayton Water Power Company
Salem Flouring Mills Company
Lane
Chamberlain
Hermiston
Deschutes Land Company
Salem
Washington
Crescent Lake
Interior Department
Governor West
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Acme Quality Enamels
Neal
Larkin-Prince Hardware Co
Newberg
E. L. Evans
M. H. Pinney
N. Main St
Newberg, Or
M. J. Nash Co
First ST
Maguire
S. L. Rodgers
Turner
Goodness
Spaulding’s Lumber
White
Laurel Cottage
E. Purdy Company
Rexall
Ferguson
Nelon Sausutatae
Newberg Mfg. and Construction Co
North Main St
Newberg, Oregon
Yamhill Electric CompAny
East Side Greenhouse
John Gower
Overland
F. O. B. Newberg
Cadillac
S. A. Mills
The
Newberg Auto Co
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