Battle Abbey Sold to New York Millionaire W Waldorf Astor
Battle Abbey near Hastings, the historic Norman monument, has been sold to New York financier W Waldorf Astor who recently naturalised as British. The estate, including Battle Abbey and 3668 acres, was marketed at about £200,000 with a rent roll near £3476, and encompasses the abbey precincts, outbuildings, gardens, and extensive lands up to 2400 acres in surrounding parishes.
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Attle Abbey
Battle of
Hastings
New York
W. Waldorf Astor
Duke of Westminster
Cliveden
Thames
Maidenhead
Duchess of Cleveland
Lord Rosebery
St. Martin’s
Battle
England
William the Norman
Harold
Mackenzie Walcott
St. Calixtus
William
Pevensey
Sandwich
Hecheland
Dodehurst
Bayeux
Caen
Normandy
Stamford Bridge
Norway
Odo
Geoffrey of Coutances
Eustace
Count of
Ifarold
Henry of
Huntingdon
London
Girth
Leofric
William Malet
Williams
King Hardy
Battle Abbey
St. Martin's Abbey de la Eptnilge
Wiliam
St. Martin
Leland
Remigus
Fecamp
Dorchester
Oxford
Lincoln
Wiliam Faber
Marmoattler
Tours
Minster
Ilarohi
Cnt
Gausbert
Chichester
St. Martin's
William Rufus
Bromham
Henry T
Henry I
Walsingham
Anthony Browne
Alice
John Gage
Anthony
Montague
Thomas Webster
Harry Vane
South Durham
Duke of Cleveland
Dalmeny
Earl Stanhope
Lord Dalmeny
Astor
Joseph Stones
Chancery Lane
William the Conqueror
Cattin
Town
Death by Own Action in English Towns 1859 to 1899
The text analyzes suicide rates by self-destruction across English and Welsh towns from 1859 to 1899, noting higher rates in larger towns and rural areas, with men aged 52 to 65 most affected and women generally younger. It contrasts financial hardship and ill health as male drivers with romantic motives among women and cites historical clues about monastic estates and abbeys.
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England
Wales
Coronation medals from Birmingham loom large worldwide
Birmingham medallists push to produce over ten million Coronation medals in six months with designs for India Canada and other dominions. Germans offer cheaper watch-pendant medals though not labeled Made in Germany, raising Merchandise Marks Act concerns. Millions of ribbons pins and accessories will accompany the effort across the empire.
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Birmingham
Daily Mail
India
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Empire
England
Germany
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Cabinet Meeting Question Cites Pitt Era Comment
In a terse exchange, Trate Taxpayer asks why a Cabinet meeting was not held, claiming it occurred in Pitt's time. A Minister of the Crown replies that there is nothing to quarrel about, signaling approval or calm governance.
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Trate Taxpayer
Pitt
Minister of the Crown
Valiant Subiaco Siege By Papal Zouaves In 1867
An eye witness accounts the Garibaldians siege of Subiaco and Papal Zouaves defense. Blenio leads fifty red shirts against La Rocca with Desclee at the front. A pistol duel ends with Blenio mortally wounded and the Garibaldians routed.
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Subiaco
Papal States
George Collingridge
Carration
Carivaldi
Rome
Death
Blenio
Desclee
Chevalier Tocci
Art
la Rocca
Brigadier Nepi
Nepi
Tiber
Vineyars
Red Shirts
Pontifical Troops
Teverone
Count Blenio
Garibaldi
Italy
Eternal
Cty
Garibaldini
Blento
Anon
Bienio
Garrizon
Blenlo
Signor Marini
Mgr. Manetti
Httle
Piazza del Governo
Hlenio
Deseclee
Garibaldian
Souave
di Giorgio
I Giorgio
Cure for Insomnia by a Pho nologist
Mr Starkpool E O Dell known pho nologist offers a insomnia cure in a new book. He prescribes writing Sleep Sleep Sleep in luminous paint on a card and viewing it daily and nightly. Repeating the words as eyes tire is said to ease drift into sleep.
Reputation of New York Police Under Tamany Hall
The piece mocks New York police reputation under Tamany Hall, noting humorist wit about a footpad episode. It recalls a tale of asking a policeman for help and the officer being convinced the robber was the witness.
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New York
Tammany Hall
The Legion of Honor Scandals Through History
A historical survey traces the Legion of Honor scandals from Napoleon's era to the Wilson affair in France. It notes how decorations reflected vanity, politics, and power, from 1802 inaugurations to the postwar debacle, including the era of Mme de Stael and notable recipients. The Wilson case centers on bribery involving the Elysee Palace and the sale of honors.
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France
Napoleon
Monge
Paris
Moreau
Victor
Hohenlinden
Marengo
Michel
Mae
de Stael
Legion of Honor
Laplave
Lalande
Cuvier
Legoure
Bernardin de Saint Pierre
Mme. de Stael
Jena
Goethe
Lamarque
Hudgon Lowe
Capri
Naples
Sicily
Fludson Lowe
Clanteaubriand
Pozzo
Legion of Honour
St. Louis
Wilson
Alice Grevy
The
Republic
M. Daniel Wilson
M. Grevy
M. Wilson
the Elysee
le Moniteur de Y
Naval strength and policy in crisis warned of neglect
In a Pall Mall Gazette letter from October 22, 1900, W T M argues Britain risks falling behind in naval power and discipline. He urges maintaining aggressive fleet tradition, upgrading Indies ships, and resisting war office delays while criticizing Royal Navy leadership and procurement practices.
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Trafalgar
Ricale
Justine
India
Admiralty
Victoria and Albert
Portsmouth Harbor
Royal George
Eteam
Greenwich
Redvers Buller
South Africa
Alderehot
Piopie
Roberts
Pall Mall
Reus
Orme
W T.M
Excavation Finds at Nebuchadnezzar's Throne Room Reported
The German Oriental Society confirms reports that Koldewey uncovered Nebuchadnezzar's Throne Room at a grand palace. Opposite the throne niche, walls show richly colored armaments. the hall holds historic artistic significance. Nearby in Jumjumah, excavations in Babylas city reveal inscribed clay tablets with letters, psalms, and vocabularies per Dr Weissbach.
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German Oriental Society
Ervet
Babrles
Jumjuma
Weissbacht
British Navy gun fires 22 ton Armstrong shot twelve miles
A 22 ton Armstrong gun in the British Navy fired a solid shot that traveled twelve miles, reaching a maximum height of about 17,000 feet above the earth. The discharge from the gun cannot be heard at the impact site.
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Winchester
Jowre*'s
Cromwell
Davout
Ros His
Nebuchadnezzar
Court of Cassation
Pal Mall
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