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Nonconformist in London, Middlesex

03 Jan 1877

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Nonconformist

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London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 03, 1877

Page

4

The Spelling Question and the Press Controversy

A six week debate on English spelling sparked by a London School Board resolution urges a Royal Commission. Opponents blame press sensationalism while reformers cite Max Muller. The article argues for gradual, practical changes over radical overhaul and favors flexible spelling like fetched and taut.

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London School Board Gladstone School Board For London Times Daily News Telegraph London Board Eniiren America Philadelphia Max Muller Max Miller Her
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Death of Sir Titus Salt Bart. Long life and demise at Crow Nest

Sir Titus Salt baronet died at Crow Nest near Halifax on Friday after months of gout and recent exhaustion. Born September 20 1803, he was 73, endured famine of nourishment in final days, and passed peacefully with family by his side. The Bradford Observer and Leeds Mercury note his biography.

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Titus Salt Crow Nest Halifax Scarborough Sir Titus Bradford Observer The Leeds Mercury Titus Daniel Salt
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Salt's rise from wool maker to Saltaire founder

The text traces Titus Salt's youth and family moves, his shift from wool to worsted, and his bold adoption of new materials alpaca and mohair. It highlights his Bradford mills, the 1836 alpaca purchase, and Dickens’ accounts of his persistence and innovation. It notes Saltaire’s 1851–53 development, housing for workers, church, baths, schools, almshouses, hospital, and the aim to elevate workers’ health, education, and moral welfare.

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Morley Leeds Wakefield Crofton Heath Grammar School Bradford West Riding of Yorkshire Daniel Salt and Sons Titus Salt Union Street Liverpool Mr. Salt Charles Dickens Saltaire St. George's Hall Sir Titus Saltaire Congregational Church Lightcliffe Shipley
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