The Prince of Wales as Social Power and Sport Hero
Special Correspondence from London recalls the Prince of Wales as a beloved social figure and sports enthusiast. It traces his public presence from 1863 to his 47th year, noting his beard, dignified air, and wide appeal across classes. It highlights his patronage of boxing, hunting, and charity, plus his neutral political stance and popular appeal in Birmingham and beyond.
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Loxpoy
John Lysimachus Sur- Evan
Hierati
Boston
St. James
Mitchell
H. Ro
Wales
W. Buffalo F
Cody Bill
Chauncer
Depew
Mr & Blaine
Prince of Wales
Prince Consort
London
England
America
Music Hall
Variety Theatre
Warlborough House
Charlie
Ari
Duke of Sutherland
Prince
Sullivan
Sayers
Heenan
Buckingham Palace
Old Bailey
Norfolk
North Sea
Aghbors
Sandringham
Rotten Row
Moyan Orttur
East End
Provinces
Joseph Chamberlain
Washington
Birmingham
Oscarn Lynx
Descent to Leuk and the Gemini summit views
Special correspondence from March 31 describes three boys hiking toward Leuk near the Gemini in the Valais Alps. They survive a night storm, descend the sheer Gemii face via a five foot wide protected path, then visit Leuk baths famed for medicinal mineral waters. The day ends with a moonlit view of the Gemini wall and plans for another walking tour.
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Rhone
J Roms
Europe
Valois Alps
Breithorn
Mt. Rosa
Matterhorn
Leuk
Fred
Harry
Hus
Leak
E. W. L. Pecurtn
No Reverence for Rank at Eton in a Genteel Riposte
A young boy at Eton dressed in fine attire identified himself as Charles Stuart Vane Viscount Seaham son of the Marquis of Londonderry. The narrator, Rev. Mr. Rodgera in St Semen’ Gasetta, says he kicked him three times for Vane Seaham and Londonderry.
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Eton
My Dame's
Charles Stuart Vane
Viscount
Seaham
Marquis of
Londonderry
Vane
Mr. Rodgera
St. Semen
Gasetta
London Fire and Pepys Diary in Old Time London
Special correspondence from London explores Pepys Diary during the great fire, detailing the rush to save valuables, the king’s reactions, the lord mayor’s struggles, and the city’s ruinous pace. It surveys Seething Lane, St Olave’s, the Tower, and an enduring sense that past oppression shadows present progress.
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Brown
Pepys
London
FATHER DRUMGOOLE'S LIFE OF CHARITY IN NEW YORK
The Rev Joan C G Drumgoole a beloved priest who cared for the homeless in New York died in the city He was born in Ireland and immigrated to America in 1834 He founded the Mission of the Immaculate Conception later Mount Loretto on Staten Island His work cared for about 13000 boys and he built a ten story home with funds from a publication called The Homeless Child He pledged his own sleep and life to the orphans and died in New York after a life of devotion to the poor.
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Ecial
Esportonce
New York
Joan CG Drumgoole
Father Drumgoole
County Langford
Ireland
America
John Drumgoole
St. Mary’s Church
McClosky
St. Vincent de Paul’s Newsboys
St. Vincent’s Home For the
Mission of the Immaculate Conception
Staten Island
Mount Loretto
Father Drumquole
The Last Bill Paid How Physicians Lose Debts to Dishonest Patients
A Boston Herald piece argues the medical profession yields modest incomes, with doctors often paid only partial sums. It cites patient accusations, discount hunting, and social prejudice that ruin a physician’s reputation and finances, urging fair, prompt payments to protect care and trust.
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Soando
Boston Herald
London Prize Ring Rules and Key Provisions
The text outlines major London prize ring rules including a twenty four foot ring two seconds per man, one umpire per man, final referee decisions, time called rounds with thirty seconds between, and restrictions on ring entry. It defines fair stand up fights with fly out rules, fouls for batting, and downed positions with ropes and stakes shaping fouls and penalties as described by the Chicago Tribunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chicago Tribuns
German Population in New York Surpasses 350000
The New York German population reaches 350000 and the German vote counts 70000, making the city claim third in the world after Berlin and Hamburg, with Hamburg at 450000. The Chicago Herald notes New York as a major German center.
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Germons
New York
New York City
Berlin
Hamburg
Chicago Herald
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Whitehall
of York
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Isaac Houblon
Dowgate
Sir William Penn
Woolwich
St Olaves
Hart Street
Ethelred II
Papys
Tims
Nightingale Lane
Krighton Guild Lane
Edgar
Hfe
HeLey Carrsgun
Ag' i & Bs
Jon Vest Y
Spo
Seth Arnold
Gust
Gan
Pe ‘Sow Corp
Woonsocket
K. 1
Penna
Kensey
D. Arnheim & Co
du Avenue
Pittsburgh
Warren
Island
Warren, PA
Tempey
Materi
Melis
He. Torrey
Dughgine
de. Harter Medicine Co
Louis, Co
G & J. Bartsch
Water Strelow Diamond Block
Vowmell
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