Attendance Committees Expand School Compliance Across Unions
The report details widespread formation of Attendance Committees in 582 Poor-law Unions, 73 urban districts, and 44 boroughs, with many adopting compulsory bye laws. It notes rising enrollment, better school attendance, and improvements in Board and voluntary schools, though activity varies by district and some illegal child labor persists.
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Thiry
England and
Wales
London
Duke of Richmond
Lord George Hamilton
Her Majesty In Council
Sewell
Worksop
Southwell
Basford
Nottingham
Mansfield
Ilkeston
Barrington Ward
Swettenham
County of
Durham
Robinson
Hertfordshire
Rowan
Essex
Education Department
Scoltock
Birmingham
Disasters in Thames and South Wales Prompt Relief Efforts
At Mansion House Fund meeting the relief total reached 26 150 plus 1 000. Claims 300 to 400 reviewed for rapid payment and widow and orphan needs prioritized. A 3 001 sub committee to aid poor fearful of publicity. Monies for police thanks and identifications of victims continue as inquiries shift to avoid concurrent hearings.
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Mansion House Fund
Benjamin Phillips
Jervoise Smith
W. Rogers
Woolwich
Thames
Board of Trade
Kent
Princess Alice
Bywell Castle
Poplar
Abercarne
Cwmcarne
Mansion House
Monmouth and South Wales Coalowners’ Association
Octopus Specimens Reported Off Muusenole Island
The Mount Bay Cornwall report notes an octopus about 5 feet long captured near Muusenole Island. It clung to the boat as it was hauled aboard, with the next day another 5 foot specimen reported. Some tentacles are described as large as a child’s arm.
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Victor Hugo
Guernsey
Mount Bay
Cornwall
Muusenole
Court at Balmoral Notes Royal Appointments and Visits
The court remains at Balmoral. Viscount Cranbrook dined with Queen Victoria and the royal family. The Queen appoints the Marquis of Lorne to the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. The Princess of Wales and daughters return to London from Germany and may visit Abergeldie later. The Prince of Wales takes shooting at Maestrwch Castle. A new earldom, to be Viscount Garmoyle and Earl Cairns, is announced for Lord Cairns. Duke of Cambridge reviews 9,000 men at Aldershot and will supervise a sham fight. The Earl of Rosebery contemplates Aberdeen University rector position. debate pits him against the Conservative Earl of Aberdeen. A marble statue for Plymouth’s Alfred Rooker is unveiled. Ireland’s population stands at 4,351,060 with low birth and higher death rates. Local elections in Truro see Whilliams and Tremayne nominated. George William Russell may stand in Dundee. Snow falls in parts of Scotland. Gladstone writes on Greek claims and the Greek cause. The Army and Navy Gazette urges retrenchment. Army funding seeks cuts. Australian cricketers hosted at Sunderland. Liverpool crowds accompany departure for America. Civil engineer George Parkes Bidder dies in Dartmouth after a short illness.
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Balmoral
Viscount Cranbrook
Marquis of Lorne
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Princess of Wales
London
Kumpenheim
Germany
Maestrwch Castle
Walter de Winton
Lord Cairns
Viscount Garmoyle
Long Valley
Horse Guards
Earl of Rosebery
Aberdeen University
Bim
Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Rosebery
Rosebery
Falkirk
Alfred Rooker
Plymouth
Guildhall Square
E. B. Stephens
Ireland
Truro
Edward William Brydges Whilliams
Arthur Tremayne
George William Russell
Earl Russell
Dundee
Scotland
Inverness
Deeside
Gladstone
St. Columb
Cornwall
Greece
Russia
Army and Navy Gazette
Stanley
Sunderland
Gregory
Hogland
Liverpool
America
United States
George Parkes Bidder
F.R.S
Ravensbury
Dartmouth
Mr. Bidder
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