Sir Hiram Maxim Plans to Solve Airship Problem
Sir Hiram Maxim outlines a heavier than air flying machine plan funded by private fortune to advance navigable flight. He describes captive airships for Crystal Palace and Mary's Court, aims to prove motorized, heavier craft can outpace birds, and details staged development from tethered tests to low altitude runs.
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Sir Hiram Maxim
Crystal Palace
Marl’s Court
Hiram
Earl's Court
Sir Hiram
Santos-Dumont
Spencer Bros
Sir Hallam
Mary’s Court
St. James’s
Six Shilling Britons and the Alien Seamen Policy
The Act of October cheapens naturalisation to six shillings to bind alien seamen as British subjects, yet ships carry about 40 000 foreigners plus many Lascar and Asian nationals. Navigation and crew loyalty remain skewed toward foreigners, with only a few engineers pledging allegiance. Officials push the scheme, but results disappoint promoters.
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Board of Trade
Divorce Petition Dismissed In Complex Suffolk Case
Mr Isaac Bernard Regge petitioned for divorce from Rachel Regge on grounds of misconduct with co respondent Samuel Cowing. He had married a second wife Miss Emily Griffiths believing his first wife dead, later learning she was alive. Judge Barnes dismissed the petition, noting no precedent to grant a decree nisi despite living with the second wife.
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Isaac Bernard Regge
Freshingfield
Suffolk
Justice Barnes
Rachel
Samuel Cowing
Pritchard
Emily Griffiths
Luddersfield
San Domingo
Stradebroke
Lowestoft
London
Regge
Hitcham
Samuel Gowing
St. James's
Paris stage villain hurled fruit at Tosca actor
In a Paris theatre, Vimonier a furniture remover shouted insults at Scarpiar the police chief during Sardou La Tosca. He flung rotten fruit at the actor and threatened with a knife before police overpowered him and took him to the lock-up.
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Canalille
Limonier
Daily Telegraph
Quotes on being one in a thousand at Buffalo exhibit
In a dialog, a character argues the Buffalo exhibition is superior to Parlat Orabeban’s, noting fewer costs to attend. The other responds that most are merely ciphers, questioning the claim and diminishing the effort to travel.
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Crawford
Buffalo
Hidden Laws Of Life Problems Of The Population
A Daily Telegraph note comments on the Forty Seventh Detailed Annual Report of the Registrar General for Scotland 1901. It discusses how mortality and marriage patterns vary by place such as Motherwell Linlithgowshire and Dundee, with figures on illegitimacy and age at marriage among Scots. It cites low literacy rates and rising marriages among widows.
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Registrar-General
Scotland
Motherwell
Linlithgowahire
Perth
County
Selkirk
Wigtown
Dundee
Clackmannan
Perhas
Chancra
Daily Telegraph
Prison sermon jokes bring crowd laughter at ministers meeting
A ministers gathering hears tales about addressing audiences with context. A prison chaplain recalls leaving town after a final sermon to inmates who respond with mixed feelings.
Miss Petal Pink Describes a Third Grade Rally
A third grade teacher Miss Petal Pink notes brighter classrooms if rally column folks bring desks and newspapers. Students Minnis Briggs and Minnie share observations about illness, a Zoo trip, and a joke about furniture bought on the installment plan during a casual classroom discussion.
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Petal Pink
Miss Pink
Bafors
Minnis Briggs
Minnie
Mia Bri
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