The Russian Prisoners and Other Late 19th Century Notes
Major General Eden visited Millbay prisons to inspect wards exercise and guards. A Dartmoor auction let twenty acres of grass land for £54 10s to November next, after reclamation from £3 10s. A Dublin dinner row saw Surgeon Smith denounce Colonel Coote over hospitality. Coote regretted his harshness and apologized. An Oxford debate ended with Gladstone’s fitness debated, motion carried by 3. A Mayo Bridge applicant boasted naval cleverness in a long letter to join the service. Agricultural wage notes show rising rates and servant scarcity. Nottingham hosiery contributions astonished Paris makers at Exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmoon
Fowler
Prince Hall
Dartmoor
Dublin
Charles” Coote
Queen's County
Smith
Charles
Surgeon Smith
Lord Seaton
Ireland
Col. Coote
Old
England
America
Guapstone
Oxford University Debating Society
Gladstone
Wilberforce
University
Manchester Examiner
Admiralty
Liverpool
Her
Mayo Bridge
Custom House
Tom
Their
Lincoln
Peren
Midland
North
Norvinecuam
Paris
Nottingham
Public seating protest over parade stands cost and access
A letter from Charles-street Punnicona protests the arrangement of parade stands, arguing the public was barred from a full view and asking who paid for the elevated dais and who benefited. The writer urges future reforms to ensure equal access and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Charles-street
St. James's
Punnicona
Banff Masons Honor Adam Mason For Fifty Years Of Service
In Banff two Masonic Lodges honored Br Adam Mason for over fifty years of invaluable Craft service. A gold jewel was presented at St John s Hall by Br Rust with notes of gratitude from numerous subscribers and the Earl of Fife among liberal supporters. Br Mason replied with suitable remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Hall
Br. Rust
St. Andrews
Br. Mason
Adam Mason
G.M
St. Andrews Lodge
Earl of Fife
Extensive railway robberies trap Carlisle breaksman
London and North Western and other lines faced wide pilfering with losses from goods in transit. John Butler, a breaksman for the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, was suspected after a Carlisle house search revealed shawls, handkerchiefs, books, and more, plus liquor carrying gear. He was remanded for a week as witnesses are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London and North Western
Lancaster and Carlisle
Lancashire and
Yorkshire
Paisley
Birmingham
Nottingham
Dumfries
John Butler
Carlisle
Preston
J.E. Brierly
Pool
Butler
Brierly
Public Seethes at Ban on Viewing Medal Parade
A letter from a dutiful taxpayer and father critiques the exclusion of the general public from a royal medal distribution ceremony. He recounts arriving early at the parade ground, only to find MP stands and police blocks denying access despite loyal public service. He ends by asking what the public has done to deserve such treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Lord Hardinge
Lord Panmure
War Office
Treasury
Richard Mayne
M.p.a
Sover
Masonic Charity and Lodge Notices Across Scotland
The article reports on the sixty seventh anniversary of Royan Freemasons School for Girls at Freemasons Hall with over 300 members hosting a dinner and £1407 in subscriptions. It cites Matilda Chubb receiving a medal, notes a long-serving matron’s loss, and details fundraising for a new building. It also covers Royan Masonic Benevolent Institution elections, and various lodge activities across Glasgow and Edinburgh including initiations, affriliations, and papers on Highland customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Intelligence
Royan Freemasons’ School
Freemasons’ Hall
Br. Crew
Matilda Chubb
Jord
George Genge
Miss Birch
Wells
Bis
Fielding
Perren
Smythson
R. Farquharson
Meeting Locations and Dates for Freemason Lodges
A list of upcoming meeting places and dates for multiple lodges and committees. Entries include Royal Somerset-house Lodge at Freemasons' Tavern, Castle Loge of Harmony, Thatched House, and several others with events from May 28 to June 2. Each entry notes venue and lodge number or name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Somerset-house
Freemasons’ Tavern
Castle Loge of Harmony
St. James's
Pythagoréan Lodge
Globe Tavern
Royal Side
Greenwich
Robert Burns
Mount Sion
George and Vulture
Cornhill
Grand Lodge
Lodge of Benevolence
Thunsday
Neptune Lodge
Prince of Wales's
James's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eden
Western Military
Millbay
John Macadam
Alexander McDowall
Br. Barnstorff
Joan the Baptist
Lopez
Plymoury
Br. Pollard
P.M
Scotland
Glasgow
St. March
Donald Campbell
D.M
Br. Hughes
S.W
Br. Elder
J.W
R.W.M
Br. J. Linning -Woodman
G.L
St. Stephen's Lodge
Edinburgh
James Miller
William Murray
Br. Murray
Br. D. Campbell
Br. John Mclean
S.M
I.W.M
D.M. Lr. Campbell
Jamieson St. Clair Nicholson
Sellar
War. Franklin
Robert Cogan
Julian Adams
Bes Donald Campbell
DSM
S“W
Folkestone
Boulogne
France
London
Pera
Bosphorus
Place Society
Burns
Prince Albert
Embram Vesson
Sydney
Dandrum Bay
Dundrum
Fortune
Great Britain
Australia
Baniina
City Bank
Threadneadle Street
Hall of Commerce
F. G. Moon
Royal British Bank
South Sea House
Lux Viours Av Tug Stock Excnanar
Stock Exchange
London Lodge
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