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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1890

Page

8

Scotch Professors at Edinburgh Commencement Portraits

A London Times Edinburgh correspondent recalls the University of Edinburgh commencement scene. Chancellor John Inglis and Principal William Muir lead a gallery of scholars including Masson, Fraser, Fraser Campbell, Butcher, Calderwood, Tait, Crystal, and MacLagan. The piece notes McEwan Hall's construction and profiles famed teachers, their achievements, and the festive academic mood.

University of Edinburg Glasgow Bute Hall McEwan William McEwan Edinburgh Synod Hall Castle Terrace America Elis Senatus Academicus John Inglis Court of Sessions Supreme Law Court of Scotland Lord Brougham Scotland Sir William Muir Sir William India Northwest Supreme Council Mahomet John Muir Sanscrit David Masson Proessor Carlisle John Milton Masson Aberdeen Hestsay Douglas Jerrold Dickens Thackeray London Cambell Fraser William Bamilwell George Reid Fraser Free Church College of Edinburgh MacLagan Crum Brown William Turner Crom Brown Turner Annandale Great Britain Flint St. Giles’ Cathedral W. Scorr Dalgleish London Times

Roman pig of lead found near South Cave in East Yorkshire

In January a man plowing near Rowdales by The Cliffs unearthed a pig of lead 22 inches long and weighing 9 stones 9 pounds. It bears the raised inscription CIVL-PROTI BRIT-LVT-EX-ARG. Mr Haverfield doubts it is a Roman land trade relic. a portion of the block is missing but the inscription remains legible.

London Rowdales South Cave Brough East Yorkshire Humber Haverfield England

Pigs of lead from Roman mines linked to British owners

The Detroit Free Press reports inscribed lead pigs found across the Roman Empire, with 46 on our island. Some pieces near Boulogne may originate from British mines led by C Julius Protus from Lutudam, possibly in South Derbyshire, where silver-processed lead bore the imperial name.

Our Island Boulogne C. Julius Protus Lutods Julius Protus Lutadmn Derbyshire

Adoration for Handsome Boxers Stirs New York Society

Clara Belles column notes a rising fad as Spanish dancer Carmencita attracts socialites to a basement beer garden, while fashionable women attend a stage show. It also sketches a Catskills sketching party, a French betting game, a society beauty’s late arrivals, and a street scene with dogs and a romantic boxing match.

New York Armencita Fifth Avenue Carmencita McAllisters Catskills Bryant Cooper Irving Boyesen Columbia College Catskill Kuaterskill Miss C

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