Charity calls for aid as war misery deepens in French villages
The piece urges merging the present Fund into a larger charity to speed relief for starving and freezing villagers around Metz and Sedan. It notes substantial contributions to the Sick and Wounded Fund and praises Mr. Bullock for bread relief in multiple villages, urging continued British support to save lives amid ongoing hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Sedan
Bullock
Daily News Fund
London’s shift to Metropolitan Board of Works heralds reform
A celebrated statesman recalled preferring Arctic exploration to governing London amid parochial robbery and mismanagement. The piece traces London’s 19th century move from fragmented parishes to centralised action with the Metropolitan Board of Works, aiming to fix drainage and sanitary failures and elevate the capital’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
London
Metropolitan Board of Works
Funds for distressed NE France peasants appeal
Cheques for the Fund for distressed North Eastern France peasants should be crossed to the London and Westminster Bank Temple-bar Branch. Post-office orders should be made payable to W. K. Hales at 20 Bouverie-street EC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
France
London and Westminster Bank
Temple - Bar
W. K. Hales
Bouverie-street
E.C
Metropolis Board of Works transforms London governance
The Board of Works, facing vast tasks from drainage to embankments, reshapes London’s Open spaces and services. It expands fire protection, fosters metropolitan self government, and prompts debates on centralising water, gas, cleansing, and policing under one authority.
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Board of Works
Hercules
London
Thames
Paris
M. Haussmann
Victoria and Albert
Tooting
Epping Forest
London Fields
Plumstead Common
Hackney Downs
Blackheath
Finsbury
Southwark
Metropolitan Board
Metropolis
Thames Embankment
London Fire Brigade
Thia A
Metropolitan Board of Works
France Faces War Weariness and Peace Pleas Amid Siege
Telegraph reports from Amiens quote landowners decrying the war and urging peace to avoid further French losses including Alsace and Lorraine. A separate account of General Trochu cites Paris defense, noting the Prussians aim to starve the city rather than shell it, as siege tactics test French resolve.
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Statz
Frexine
France
The
Telegraph
Amiens
Paria
Bismark
Alsace
Lorraine
Trochus
Trochu
Paris
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