Mechanized voting and a prairie fire report
A description of a rapid, error free voting system with pre numbered bulletins and dual compartments is given. A Kanseville fire blamed on the Omaha Indians devastates prairie land. Bennett is assaulted by John Graham on Broadway amid a busy city scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galignant
Kanseville
Missouri Territory
Fort Leavenworth
Back Woods
Bennett
New York Herald
Broadway
John Graham
Graham
Herald
Names in England and Wales reveal surprising top list
The register office figures show Jones as the most common surname, outranking Smith and Williams. A list of the fifty most frequent names is given for births marriages and deaths from June 30, 1837 to July 1, 1838, with counts for each name. The passage also notes England’s land monopoly by about 30,000 proprietors vs 250,000 in 1780 and ongoing absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeneses
England
Wales
Smith
Joneses
Jones
Williams
Taylor
Davies
Brown
Thomas
Evans
Roberts
Johnson
Robinson
Wilson
Wright
Hall
Hughes
Wood
Walker
Lewis
Green
Edwards
White
Jackson
Turner
Thompson
Hill
Morris
Cooper
Clark
Davis
Harrison
Baker
Ward
Mortis
Morgan
Martin
James
King
Clarke
Cook
Allen
Pike
Phillips
Parker
Moore
Watson
Carter
Richardson
1817
Lee
Griffiths
Shaw
Dickens
Scotland
Ireland
Freehold Land Societies Conference Opens in Birmingham
Delegates from counties across England attend the second annual Freehold Land Societies Conference in Birmingham with MPs including Cobden Bright Bass and Locke King. Reports note 80 societies, 30,000 members, 40,000 shares, estimated paid £70,000, and average freehold price £23-£25. Public meeting follows with resolutions urging unenfranchised communities to join and invest for parliamentary influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Freehold Land Movement
Birmingham
England
Cobden
Bright
Bass
Locke King
Scootshzip
M.P
Dudley Stuart
Joshua Walmsley
James Taylon
Council of the Union
Taylor
Locke Kina
Beatz
London
Weston
Hous
Cheltenham Temperance and Society
Wairtincham
London Institution
National
Freehold Land Society
National Land Society
Cowpen
Freehold Society
Freehold Union
Briant
Anti-Corn Law League
Manchester
Lic
William Scholefield
Jean Casseelt
Lattimore
Locxe Kina
Coppen
Henry Pease
Darlington
Henry Boxington
Buicut
Josep Sturne
Brooke Sauiru
Conpen
Batonut
Scotland
Italy
Downing-street
Lord J. Russell
John Russell
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