Tibetan envoy visits Russia in protocol gesture at Livadia
The Daily News reports a Dalai Lama envoy received by the Czar at Livadia, noting the event as part of rising official contact between Russia and Tibet. The piece traces prior travelers, hints at wider political aims, and suggests a potential India Tibet opening alongside Russian influence.
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Dalai Lama
Tibet
Livadia
Engishmen
Warren Hastings
Hadmayer
Englizhman
Lhassa
Thomas Manning
Charles Lamb
India
Clements Markham
Abbeyne
Shessa
China
Savage Lander
Grand Lama
Russia
Sikkim
Kashgaria
Curzon
Expelled M P S Prayer Revealed After Downfall
A posthumous prayer found with a discredited M P S after his expulsion recounts boasts of nine London houses and a county estate. He prays for Middlesex and Essex against disaster, asks mercy for a mortgage held in Herefordshire, and seeks a prosperous voyage for the Mermali while urging banks to meet their bills.
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House of Commons
Jabex Balfour
London
Exsgex
Middlesex
Essex
Herefordshire
Mermali
How We Spend Sunday in Temple Magazine
Pendleton discusses Sunday observance, quoting a Church of England clergyman who notes a twofold English reverence for Bible and Sunday. The piece tracks changing Sabbath practices from food and travel to technology and transport, noting shifting acceptances from old sins to modern usage.
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Temple Magazine
Pendleton
Church of England
Mr. Pendleton
Girls Disinclined to Marry Amid Newfound Freedom
A Fortnightly Review discussion argues women’s increased freedom lowers marriage rates and softens romantic ideals. It cites independence, social ease, and modern pleasures as factors, noting friendships with men replace romance and Cupid fades in a generous, unconstrained era.
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Lady Jeune
The British Elections From Pall Mall Gazette
R Miggs speaks with wild fervor amid a crowded scene as he claims moral victory for the Radial Social Democratic Pro Boer faction and vows continued opposition to Lord Salisbury. The speech mocks the premier and prophesies more political blows to Salisbury.
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Pall Mall Gazette
R. Miggs
Allence
Mr. Migges
Lord Salisbury
Enery Campbrell-Bannerman
Marquis of Salisbury
Cardinal Manning's early life and a grave forgotten
A writer recalls Cardinal Manning's early years in Lavington, his four-year marriage to Caroline Sargent, and the tale of a neglected grave by the parish church. The piece notes flowers sent from Lavington in later life by Mrs. Wilberforce and reflects on memory and time erasing nothing.
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Cardinal Manning
Manning
Sussex
East Lavington
George Richmond
Edmund Purcell
Lavington
HR. G. Wilberforce
Social Democratic voices lash at government over Boers fight
A lively public debate features a Social Democratic pro Boer faction criticizing the government for provoking the Boers and failing to act decisively. Speakers claim moral error and predict the party's return as political roots spread, while others defend past actions.
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Eal Social-Democratic Pro-Boer Party
Balisbury
Foushin
Migés
Mr. Miges
Luther
S Social Democratic Party
Why Are Churches Half Empty
The piece discusses church attendance and modern worship through Professor Conway’s critique. It argues that traditional phrasing repels practical people and urges churches to embrace the joyful, life-affirming aspects now available to the masses. It warns against ritual indolence that stifles living religion.
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Pretendjr
Seymour Conwar
London
Rane
Conway
Elephants and Circuses Debate in Asia
A child questions if Asia has elephants and circuses. The father hesitates about circuses in Asia, remarking on the practicality of elephants without circuses.
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Johnny
Asia
Papa
Hooliganism Debate Echoes Across London and Australia
A London Hooliganism discussion links British, Australian, and American street gangs. Rev C W Drew argues truancy and broken homes fuel youth crime and urges stronger school discipline, while suggesting wartime recruitment as a potential fix for 17 to 20 year olds.
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London
Australia
New York
United States
San Francisco
Jarrikin
Whitechapel
C. W. Drew
Drew
Mr. Drew
Bazartia
War Office
Admiralty
Children stage lives in rite and ceremony at weddings
The article describes how children adore participating in ceremonies, especially weddings and Christmas rites. They excel in pageantry, follow strict rules, adore new dresses, and perform with grace, turning ordinary events into solemn rituals. They value procession order and little formal details, like bridesmaids and pudding rituals.
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Edwin
Angelina
Alsle
Time Reform in Spain Switches to 1–24 Hour Day
Spain adopts a new time system starting 1901 where the day runs from 1 to 24. Official and railway time will follow Greenwich Observatory Western European Time. Midnight becomes 34 and the hour intervals shift with 0.05 to 0.59 between hours, noon is 12.
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Spain
Condensed poetry sparks a playful road conversation
In a casual exchange Cora and Merritt discuss Browning’s compact verse. A drive scene unfolds with a young man attempting to complete a whispered line and wishing for extra arms, humorously prompting a mispronounced reply about octopus limbs.
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Cora
Browning
Merritt
A Siberian Custom The Sale Of Children
A Russian journal described in the Daily News reports that exiled Russians banish their own offspring to be sold as slaves. The Herald notes government officials are named as chief buyers of these child slaves, a revolting practice amid official sanction.
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Ft Fa
Daily News
Three Years of Liver Trouble Ends With Clements Tonic
Mrs. Garland of No 4 Denham Street details three years of severe liver disease including vomiting headaches dizziness and palpitations. She credits Clements Tonic with swift relief and full recovery, noting family members also improved after using the remedy and urging publication of her testimony.
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Han
Garland
Denham Street
Larry Hilla
Clements Tonle
Ike
Mrs. Garland
Statutory Declaration by Katherine Garland in Sydney
Katherine Garland of Surry Hills New South Wales declares she has read an annexed five item document recounting her illness and cure by Clements Tome. She gives full permission to publish the statement and signs this declaration without payment before J.P. Davidson.
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Katherine Garland
Denham-ateeet
Surry Hills
Sydney
Colony of
New South Wales
Clements Tome
Clements Tonic and its dubious claims
The article argues that Clements Tonic is not a cure all and does not promise miraculous results. It warns that medicines claiming to cure incurable diseases erode trust and should be tested by presented evidence rather than asserted miracles.
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Clements Towle
Katoomba
Clements
Clements Tonic
Clementu
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