Reforming Dwellings in London Courtyards by Ruskin and Hill
An editorial praises Miss Octavia Hill and John Ruskin for turning a derelict Marylebone court into a clean, healthy home for the poor. The plan yields a five percent dividend and teaches tenants self reliance by strict rent collection, arguing such philanthropy outperforms endless alms.
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Drurylane
Gray’s-inn-lane
Wild
Octavia Hill
Marylebone
Macmillan
Metropolitan Society
Miss Hill
Ruskin
Marylebone Court
Mr. Ruskin
Mias Hill
East London
Whitechapel
Bethnal Green
The
Peabody Fund
Rouher Named President of Senate and Liberal Reforms Discussed
The 1869 session opens with M. Rouher as President of the Senate. Ministers present a Sénatus Consultum basis. The Left doubts the Emperor’s pledge to order and reform while Thiers Favre and Keller push protests and interpellations. Girondists demand responsible ministers and universal suffrage checks as councils meet August 23.
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M. Rouher
Senate
L’ordre du Jour
Saint Cloud
M. de Sartiges
M. de Maupas
Police
Baron Brennier
Conseils-Généraux
Conseils- Générain
Rome
Cicumenical Council
Algeria
France
St. Petersburg
Corps Législatif
Senatus Consultum
Tiers-Parti
M. Thiers
M. Jules Favre
MM. Picard
Keratry
Tachard
M. Grevy
M. Ferry
Paris
Messrs
Jules Simon and
Larrieu
Gironde
Makres
M. Jules Simon
Bordeaux
M. Keller
Jules Simon
Larrien
Carlist uprising spreads as forces clash near Ciudad Real
Reported Saturday night fighting between 500 to 600 Carlists led by Sabatage and troops under Commander Masamseti near Ciudad Real ended in Carlist defeat. Widespread agitation continues in Gerona Toledo Tarragona Valladolid Almeria and other towns. Martial law decree issued to curb conspirators. Don Carlos evades French patrols and remains active in Spain.
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Spain
Ciudad Real
Sabatage
Formaseti
Madrid
Times
Daily News
Gerona
Toledo
Tarragona
Valladolid
Almeria
Reuter
Pampeluna
Ragunera
Tarancon
Cordova
Don Carlos
Arena
Fears of Cuba Filibusters and Spanish Policy Reported
A cable telegram notes 140 of Colonel Ryan's men discharged on parole to keep neutrality. The New York Tribune cites Caballero de Rodas may offer self government to Cubans while Spain's leaders including General Prim reportedly favor selling the island. California Republicans back administration policy and Alabama claims action. Plans allegedly aim to detach Chihuahua Sonora and parts of Lower California Sinaloa and Jalisco from Mexico.
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America
Cuba
Ryan
New York Tribune
Caballero de Rodas
Spain
Prim
California
Congress
Alabama
United States
San Francisco
Chihuahua
Sonora
Mexican Republic
Sinaloa
Jalisco
Kirghese Uprising Reported Near Orenburg
Foreign miscellany notes that Kirghese tribes south and southwest of Orenburg are said to have risen en masse against authorities. The terse item hints at a regional insurrection without detailed casualty or leadership information.
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Orenburg
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