Drama of Revenge God’s Desire: Gun Misfire at Grimsley
Isaac Swaby a local tailor was charged at Grimsley Police Court with attempted murder of John Marker and attempted death by his own hand after a shot was fired at Marker and two solicitors as they left the Town Hall on April 3. Swaby allegedly wrote a letter to the coroner blaming Marker for his ruin, described despair, threats, and possible self-destruction, ending with pleas for mercy and hope of divine aid. Swaby claimed a blank mind when charged and was sent to Assizes for trial.
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Grimsley
Isaac Swaby
John Marker
Marker
Swaby
Barker
Therouch
Paradise
Cod
Daily Mail
Mike
Mike Reddy
Chicago
Grimoine
The Rejected One at the Wedding
The Bride jokes that the groom objects to her presence at the wedding while noting the conflict over gifts. The exchange ends with the clever quip about presents.
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Butterfly
A Young Man's Debts in London Bankruptcy Case
Raymond Harding Cox aged 21 of Gaiety Chambers Strand faced bankruptcy in London on May 2. He owed 5217 198?, with assets listed at 45 9d and liabilities dominated by personal expenditures and gambling losses. The Official Receiver noted extravagant living, a legacy of 1000 from a grandfather, and funds from mortgages and sale of reversionary interests. Major unsecured liabilities included tailor and hotel bills 561, with extensive personal purchases from theatre tickets to wine and jewellery.
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Raymond Harding Cox
Gaiety Chambers
Strand
London Court of Bankruptcy
Cox
Lloyds
Bull fighting in Spain described with season and centers
A summary notes that bullfighting in Spain runs from the first Sunday after Lent to October with a summer pause. Seville and Madrid are major taurine centers. Bulls are killed in the arena while horses are spared. massive expenses lead some towns to omit horses, and O Shea cites about 7400 bulls and 3500 horses killed annually.
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Span
Corida
O'Shea
Educated Man Detained for Sleeping in Shed at Barton
Alexander Westwood Stewart, claiming kin to a former Queensland Attorney General, was charged in Barton Lincolnshire with sleeping in a shed. He had travelled from Hamburg via Grimsby to Leeds seeking the Church Army Home, carrying an MA from 1900 and strong testimonials. The chairman offered two shillings to aid his journey on.
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Alexander Westwood Stewart
Queensland
Barton
Lincolnshire
Grimsby
Hamburg
Leeds
C Church
Cambridge
Boulogne
Hamburg America plans Persian Gulf steamship service
The Hamburg America Line plans a new steamship service from Hamburg and other continental ports to Persian Gulf ports. The move follows growing Gulf exports to German ports and optimism about Baghdad railway related trade. Expectations include sugar copper ironware and drugs with potential expansion.
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Hamburg-Amerika
Hamburg
Persian Gulf
Germany
Bagdad
Gulf
Fruits as Food and Medicinal Uses Across Varied Fruits
The article outlines how fruits aid digestion and health through laxative, astringent, and stomach soothing properties. It cites oranges, figs, prunes, pomegranates, cranberries, lemons, apples, and others as beneficial for various ailments and bodily functions, noting cautions with bitter almonds and palatability of persimmon.
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Germany
Bacon on Dignity and Liberty as Personal Restraint
The quote asserts that a person should preserve self dignity while not infringing on others freedom. It frames conduct as a balance between inner conduct and external rights. Francis Bacon emphasizes self control as civic virtue.
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Francis Bacon
London business leaders press national defence in Mansion House meeting
Earl Roberts leads a London business gathering urging a strong army and a large reserve formed by youths receiving military training. Alfred Austin and other leaders emphasized Britain’s empire depends on readiness, with a call for a national scheme backed by the nation.
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Mansion House
London
Lord Roberts
Great Britain
Alfred Austin
Daily Mall
Fishy Evening and Humble Reflections From A Busy Home
A family scene portrays a husband returning with six trout the wife praises the pleasant day while lightly chiding him for forgetting gear. A letter quotes Mark Twain on eating fish for brains and a comic tale of Mike Reddy's cork legs and social ascent.
A Happy Prisoner and Two Pairs of Shoes
A humorous tale describes a disciplinary Highland regiment in Ireland finding a prisoner idly smoking a kitten. Another vignette follows an elderly merchant who, with two pairs of shoes, enjoys a quiet London life until an outing reveals him in tuxedo at a restaurant, explaining the two shoes were his old pair.
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Richard Junior
Ireland
Bagorra
Menailf
Llite
London
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Stone
Darrett
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Mark Twain
Agassiz
Atlanta
Ilo
Bertlee
Ewen
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