Bank of England’s origins and early history
The Bank of England founded 1694 and incorporated July 27 1694. Initial operations at Crocer's Hall, Poultry. First governor Sir John Houblon. Capital raised to £1,200,000 with government guarantee. Noted suspensions in 1698 and 1797. Early note denominations issued from 1759 to 1797. Bank moved to Grocers’ Hall 1734, then to present premises. Bank capital now £14,533,000 with no further liability.
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Bank of England
William Paterson
Crocer's Hall
Poultry
John Houblon
Admiralty
Land Bank
Wales
Grocers
Lynching of Mexican Laborer in Santa Ana
A mob of masked men hanged Francisco Torres after breaking into Santa Ana jail. The Mexican laborer, accused of murder, was dragged to a telegraph pole corner and strangled, with the rope slack enough to prolong death. The event followed California’s earlier Redding lynching and sparked public indignation.
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California
Redding
Santa Anna
Francisco Torres
William M’kelvey
Madjeska Ranche
Madame Modjeska
Torres
Sycamore
Fourth Streets
Talmage Draws Huge Hyde Park Crowd in London
Dr. Talmage’s London preaching tour ends with a Hyde Park sermon to an estimated 80 000 people. Crowds overflowed, many women fainted, and police escorted the preacher and his party through the park as thousands lingered after the service.
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Talmage
London
Hyde Park
Park
Whitfield
Talroage
An Eastern Potentate's Jewels Displayed at Baroda Palace
A correspondent reports the Gaekwar of Baroda keeps royal jewels valued at three hundred lakhs of rupees in a plain showcase under guard. The Star of the South, the largest diamond, has passed through several hands from Brazil to Europe to France and Britain before joining the current ruler. The collection includes rubies emeralds sapphires and enormous pearls and defies full description by any but a writer of rare skill.
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Malras Times
Gaekwar
Baroda
Qaekwar
Brazil
New World
Guekwar
Decrease in English and Welsh Prison Populations
Prison intake fell from 155,437 to 150,659 as the number of local prisoners, debtors, and court-martial sentences declined. March population stood at 12,814 with an average daily count of 13,495, down 801 from 1889-90 after excluding penal servitude retrains. The trend shows a continuing drop in overall prison numbers since 1877.
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England
Wales
Royal collectors stockpile sovereign curiosities abroad
European rulers seek rare memorabilia with royal stamps, birds eggs, autographs and personal items. The Czar collects stamps and eggs while Emperor William pursues a complete set of letters. Queen Margherita values footwear of famed queens and treasures slippers of Marie Antoinette and other historic figures.
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Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Bomania
William
Margherita
Italy
Marie-Antoinette
Margueen
Josephine
Ueen Anne
Catherine
Prince of Naples
St. Petersburg
Desperate Kentucky murderer Taft Hall hanged at Wise
Norton Virginia September 2 1892 Taft Hall the Kentucky desperado was hanged at Wise Court House at noon today. About 3000 people gathered around the village but officials reported no trouble. Hall had a long criminal record and is credited with many murders though exact totals are uncertain.
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Norton
Taft Hall
Wise Court House
Hall
Novel Baby Parade Draws Thirty Thousand In Asbury Park
A large crowd witnessed Asbury Park New Jersey host its annual procession of babies. Three hundred per ambulators moved for twenty five minutes led by a ten year old in a police uniform. The event featured decorated perambulators and a cradle brought for display.
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New Jersey
Moses
Plague of Mosquitoes in London Reports
Fleet Street and nearby areas report a mosquito plague causing widespread irritation and bites in offices. The small insects bite exposed skin, swellings form, and itching can last over a week. The mode of entry is suspected to be Algeria imported esparlo grass used by paper mills.
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Fleet Street
Algeria
London
City Press
Siamese Twins From India to Appear in London
The new Siamese twins Radhca and Dodica, three and a half years old natives of Orissa, India, will perform at the Aquarium London before their World’s Fair engagement. They share a flexible bony connection from breast to breast and a visceral link, so feeding or medicine to one affects the other. A notable feature is that one often completes the sentence begun by the other.
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Orissa
India
Aquarium
London
Chicago
Radhca
Dodica
Pal Mall Gazette
Mrs Wistow’s Soothing Syrup Ad for Teething Relief
Disturbance at night with crying child and teething pain prompts promotion of Mrs Wistow’s Soothing Syrup. Claims to cure dysentery and diarrhea, regulate stomach and bowels, ease wind colic, and energize the system.
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United States
Kneeling Oath Ceremony for New Privy Councillors
The London Truth describes the Privy Councillor oath as the Queen sits while new ministers kneel with both knees on the ground. After oath, the Queen’s hand is kissed. Five new councillors joined last week, all kneeling in a row and kissing hands, then crawling along the floor to the Queen until the ceremony ended.
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Osborne
London
Minard's Liniment Ad Claims Hair Restorer Efficacy
An old ad copy touts Minard's Liniment as the hair restorer and cures for La Grippe while claiming love enhances youth and sighs. it also denounces money as a conundrum and promotes the liniment for rheumatism.
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