Balfour Calls for Scientific Inquiry Into Psychic Phenomena
Mr. Balfour, leader of the opposition, urged the Society of Psychical Research to pursue rigorous scientific inquiry into psychic and spiritualist phenomena. He argued for examining abnormal faculties and exceptional individuals to prove the existence of an outside world and reveal laws governing these strange events.
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Balfour
London
Society of Psychical Research
Eail
Eane
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Earth
Embezzler Trial Rumors Stir London Liberal Factions
The New York Sun notes Balfour’s trial as a test of justice, with critics accusing ministers of shielding him and hinting that Liberal MPs might face indictment. It predicts forgery charges could bring life penal servitude, while factions quarrel over extradition and credit for action. The New York Tribune comments on France’s septenate regime and past presidents. A Boston Globe quip mocks U.S. legislative rules.
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Appalling Italian misery and hunger scene amid postwar strain
New York Times Rome correspondent reports nominal peace in Italy and Sicily but doubts over lasting stability. Relief works are seen as the only pacifying option, yet finances are stretched. Rural poverty spreads as 200 Roghu di Calabria villagers arrive in Gittanova ragged and shoeless, some with dead children, citing famine and starvation.
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Love and Money Drive a French Convict's Daughter
A St. Cloud youth, from a respected family, pursued a widow and her daughter who lived with a widowed mother. He offered 10,000 francs as consent for marriage, paid, then the pair vanished. Police seek them. Also reports on political deception, a dragoon officer's failed courier ride, minute spiders, and world hunger woes.
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