Fragmentary World Notes From A Distant Archive
The text compiles scattered reports on land acts, colonial administration, a New Zealand coffee drinking case, a Napier headmistress incident, a body found in a thicket near Willis, reviews of wages debates, Pacific Ocean observations near uninhabited coasts, and a calendar of trials including fraud, burglary, theft, and murder with mention of skeletons and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Iberia
Brisbane
Samoa
al New
Zealand
Efeik Raul
M Willisins
Charles Dilke
Hore
Satee
inAielbourne
Pacific Ocean
Uaivan
Rebuilding Efforts After St John Fire Face Landrock Obstacles
A Newfoundland item notes mercantile firms aim to rebuild after a devastating fire in St John. Absentee landlords in Britain hold land on Water Street, hindering rebuilding by high terms. The Methodist College and Children’s Home vow speedy reconstruction with substantial donations from England and ongoing fundraising in Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Water Street
Great Britain
Methodist College
England
Old Country
Atkinson
Clochrane Street
G. 2. Story
Canada
United States
Enerly
Heroen
Fire at St Johns reduces stock and insurance payout
Details of the St John s fire outline heavy losses for Ayre and Son from July 14 circular to friends and patrons in the outports. The firm reports extensive stock destroyed and only partial insurance coverage, with the note that they are now proceeding to address the damages and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Ayre &Sona
Fire devastates city as floods of sparks sweep streets
A massive July 21 1892 fire in Ishnd swept from Bowring's to Choate's Town destroying churches banks and homes. About 10204 people were left homeless with insured losses around 44 million dollars and relief from Halifax and others. Warships Lake and Emerald aided patrols and temporary housing was set up in parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byushiwater Road
Lenz’s Till
Carver's Hill
Panieatricken
College and Slome
Masonic Temple
St. Patrick's Hall
Congregation Church
Gower Street Methodist Church
Episcopal Cathedral
Star of the Bell Wall
Lotal Abstinence Hall
Court House
Athennean
St Andrew's Church
Commercntl Bank
Cristom House
Bowring’s
Choate
Hite
Chilifax
Lake
Emerald
Review of Reviews July issue highlights and portraits
The July Review of Reviews offers a timely portrait of Benjamin Tate ism and a President Harrison desk portrait dated after the Minneapolis Convention. It covers the Republican Convention proceedings, featuring McKinley, Veep nominees, Wolcott, Ingalls, Reed, and Reid, with foreign affairs and Russia relief efforts assessed in The Progress of the World and Leading Articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Tareism
Harrison
Jam
Minneapolis
McKinley
Chauncey M. Vepew
Wolcott
John OC
Ingalls
Reed
J. Ellen Wester
Lion
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Department of
W. OG. Edgar
Missouri
Russia
Ulunger
Count Vorontsoff
Czarewitch
Elizabeth
Moscow
Fishermen Report Fair Seas and Early Squid Arrivals
Local fishing has been productive with nets yielding good catches in parts of the shore. Squid have appeared as a promising new bait, several observers hope for several weeks of solid fishing.
The Progress of Cremation in 19th Century America
The article outlines cremation as a growing method to dispose of the dead, noting the New York Cremation Society formed years earlier and numerous crematories across the United States. It cites towns like Washington and Lancaster in Pennsylvania and mentions facilities in Buffalo and Milwaukee, highlighting public health use and military acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
New York Cremation Society
America
Union
Oue
Washington
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Wittsburg
Buthfalo
Lroy
New York
Waterville
Empire State
Davenport
Iowa
Los Angeles
Vhiladelphia
Chelten Hill
Board of Health
Walt
Sh Dod
Phonograph as a Hearing Aid Experiments Suggest Benefit
An American correspondent reports on Dr Leech of Washington advocating phonograph use as a cure for deafness. He cites at home testing, explains ear ear passage blockage and bone vibration loss, and describes devices and procedures to strengthen hearing through targeted vibration and audible feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evfison
de Go AL Leech
Wastinston
Leecs
Lowes
Becaeise
At Pallioadt
Mbasiwal
English Red Cross sister reports Siberian leprosy crisis
Berlin correspondent details Miss Kate Marsden’s Siberia journey to study leprosy. She found widespread disease across thousands of versts with no care for sufferers. Many live in isolated gaunt yourtes, endure extreme conditions, with some individuals in degenerate states for decades. Marsden collected plant material but evidence of its curative value remains inconclusive and plans a Yakutsk backed leprosy colony at Veluisk with a village, church, school and workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kate Marsden
Red Cross
Why
Siberia
Sumer
Lepresy
Local Shipping Movements and Flower Service Notice
The steamer Hercules called Sunday evening en route to Botwoodville for a load of timber. The Matilda steam launch arrived from Fogo Saturday and departed Monday morning. The annual Flower Service for St. Peter's Church is set for Sunday at three o clock. J C Rose arrived from the Brench Shore Weldass with about two hundred seventy barrels of fish. The schooner Five Brothers bound for St John's with timber from Indian Arm stopped briefly Friday and left Monday. The Stipendiary Magistrate for Fogo visited briefly and departed on the Virginia Lake yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules
Botwoodville Fir
St. Peter’s Church
D.V
J. C. Rose
John Locke
Brench
Weldass
Jive Brothers
St. John’s
Momlay
Gladys
J.B. Tobin
É&E
Cape Shore
Tascis
B. Roberta
Gshery
Morton's harbor fishery season reports poor catches
Reports from Morton's harbor note a weak season with Cottol's stand and Comfort Cove showing only modest daily yields. Lobster fisheries in the two nearby locations have been poor, with small to average catches not exceeding six to eight quintals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton's Harbor
Cottol
Comfort Cove
Post Office Activity in Parliament Era Highlights Letter and Telegram Volumes
During the late session of the British Parliament a brief but busy period at the House of Commons Post Office saw about 82,000 letters posted weekly on average. Over 18,500 telegrams were sent and near 1,000 pounds received, while press messages topped 19,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ttis
Frost Damage Hits English Crops In June
Parts of England suffer serious crop loss in June due to frost with potato fields in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire mown down and blackened over hundreds of acres. The schooner Gladys returns from Cape Shore with a cargo of codfish and onion, while youths chase horses harming animals, risking penalties.
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England
Lincolnshire
Danbridgeshire
Thormons
Thunder and Lightning Storm Suppresses Gardens Nearby
A Sunday storm brought thunder and vivid lightning with light rain in this area while nearby Wild Cove reports hail the size of garden peas. Since Sunday heavy rain fell, easing drought and benefiting garden soils.
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Sundaty
Wild Cove
Morton's Harbor
Handsome Donation From Harbor Grace Society
At 7 o'clock last evening the Conception Bay British Society of Harbor Grace held a special meeting to aid the St John’s fire sufferers. The planned annual excursion was cancelled and members voted two hundred Wallats for immediate relief, sent to Colonial Secretary Robert Bond for humane distribution.
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Conception Bay
British Society of Habor Grace
St. John’s
Robert Bond
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. Partsaat
Cathedral
Siberian
Matilda
Fogo
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