The Marriage Question In France and Other Debates
The article surveys proposals in the French Chamber of Deputies legalizing marriages between brothers and sisters in law, while preserving prohibitions on uncles and nieces. It notes a clause giving the President power to grant dispensations and a key push to legalize priestly marriages, plus mentions the Government Valuation Bill and local taxation arguments tied to church endowments. It then shifts to commentary on Ritualists and a Queen's Bench decision affecting Episcopal protection, ending with a Wimbledon church meeting praising Rev. J Edwin Tunmer and urging religious education at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chamber of Deputies
M. Saint Martin
the Republic
Daily News
Mrr
E. King Fordham
Herts Libral Registration Association
Queen’s Bench
Canon Carter
Oxford
Scott Phillips
J. HE. Tunmer
J. Edwin Tunmer
St. George’s Road
Wimbledon
W. Jones
Surbiton
Sandown Congregational Church Celebrates Thirteenth Anniversary
A Tuesday Town Hall gathering in Sandown marked the 13th anniversary of Congregationalism and welcomed Pastor Rev W J Craig home after a health-related six month absence. The event featured a social tea for over 200, a welcome hymn by the choir led by E J Upward, and remarks from J A Wright and several local ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandown
Iste
Wient
W. J. Craig
J. A. Wright
R. A. Davies
Ventnor
G. Avery
Shanklin
J. Martin
Bible Christian
Westbrook
Colenutt
Capt. Davie
E. J. Upward
Albert Midlane
Wimslepon Congregational Church
Edison introduces new telephone receiver with carbon transmitter
The London debut of Edison's novel telephone receiver shows a chalk cylinder and mica diaphragm system that uses friction changes to reproduce voice. The device, allied with a carbon transmitter, promises stronger sound though requires a battery and differs from Bell's design. Edison continues work on electric light, aiming to overcome platinum decomposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
London
Bell Telephone
Mr. Edison
Bell
Great Inundation at Pesth in 1838 Recalls Historic Floods
An esteemed correspondent recalls Pesth and Szegedin floods, noting 1838 devastation and earlier inundations around 1813 and 1840s Hungary. The piece references marshlands, bogs, and canals, with Miss Pardoe's City of the Magyar offering a vivid account of the catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pesth
Szegedin
Hamag
Hungary
Destruction in Pesth and Szegedin Amid the Danube Flood
The article recounts the 1838 Danube flood damaging Pesth and Szegedin with the rising water, subterraneans, and the city’s collapse. It notes the lack of crime during the disaster, widespread rescue efforts, and noble acts by leaders like Count Szapary and the Finance Minister Szapary in relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Styler
Danube
Szegedin
Perth
London
Derra
Pesth
Buda
Szapary
Royal Marriage of Duke of Connaught to Princess Louise Margaret
The Duke of Connaught wed Princess Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes of Prussia in St. George's Chapel Windsor in a ceremony attended by royal and foreign dignitaries. After four o clock they departed for Claremont, escorted by the Royal Horse Guards, as celebrations spread across London and the nation. The couple will visit the Queen and sail to the Mediterranean on the Osborne.
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Duke of Connaught
Louise Margaret Alexandra
Victoria Agnes of
Prussia
Frederick Charles
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Germany
Princess of Wales
Duchess of Edinburgh
Christian
Beatrice
Prince William of
Fritz Leopold
Canterbury
Prince of Wales
Duke of Edinburgh
Claremont
Royal Horse Guards
Chertsey
London
Princess Louise
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Osborne
Mediterranean
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