Festival for Life Assurance Draws Shareholders Together
A letter from a Salisbury shareholder lauds a Farley festival arranged by district agent Mr Clark for General Provident and Confident Joint-stock Life Assurance Company. The event included dinner, speeches by Clark and Lake, games, dancing, cricket, quoits, and market stalls, aimed at boosting membership and trust in the company amid sickness and claims. The writer argues such gatherings could broaden support among working people, urging annual repeats to raise assurance numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Assurance
Salisbury
Farley
Southampton Road
Clark
George Gidley Lake
London
The English Life Office Again Manipulates Claims
A poor widow in London was denied full payout on her husband’s life policy by the English Life Assurance and Advance Company. Despite the policy for £11 2s, she was offered only £5 10s by a collector who pressured her to settle. The case involves directors and trustees named on the prospectus and a registrar supporting the widow’s claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Tompkins
Friendly Societies Office
Friendly Societies
Abingdon-street
Westminster
Borror
Bagent
Southville
Wandsworth Road
Tidd Pratt
Moring
Beckwith-row
Walworth-road
J. E. Moring
Romford
M.P
Madame Eugene Oswalds Matinee Musicale
A Friday week matinée at Collard's Concert Rooms featured Madame Eugène Oswald debuting with Beethoven Mozart and Mendelssohn pieces plus a Hummel quintet. Supported by Jansa Payne Webb Reynolds and others, with vocalists Madame Oliviers and Wilbye Cooper and conductor Ganz. The review praises her verve and technique while urging further stage poise and musical culture for future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Eugene Oswald
Collard
Madame Eugéne Oswald
Beethoven
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Hummel
Madame Oswald
Herr Jansa
M. Payne
H. Webb
Reynolds
London
Madame Oliviers
Wilbye Cooper
Herr Wilhelm Ganz
Telegraph project links West India islands to Cayenne and Key West
The Panama Star reports a plan to connect the West India Islands to the mainland via telegraph at Cayenne in French Guiana and Key West near Florida, seeking a guaranteed 6 percent return on £500,000 outlay. Cuba Trinidad Surinam Porto Rico Demerara Barbadoes Jamaica Martinique Guadaloupe St Thomas Cayenne Santa Cruz to contribute annual sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Star
West India Islands
Cayenne
Guyana
Key West
Florida
Cuba
Trinidad
Surinam
Porto Rico
Demerara
Barbadoes
Cannock Chase
Rugeley
Ashley
Havant
Hayling North
Hants
Barmingheath
Kent
Yorkshire
Derwent
Kirkham
Castle Howard
Malton
Hall
C.B
Budd
Merchant Service
Egerton
R.N
Lean
Littlehales
Heaslop
Corporation
Duke of Somerset
Admiralty
Greenwich Hospital
Belvedere
Royal Navy
Panama
Bayano
Bay of Panama
San Blas
Atlantic
New York
Sreciz
Falure
Newfoundland Sra Fisutna
Newfoundland
Wolf
Greenspond
Evanthes
White
Shannon
Farrel
Avalon
Cleary
Elizabeth
Courage
Barr
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