The Illustrated London News 1891

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Some other events of this year in the Illustrated London News

March 20th - First London to Paris telephone link opened

January - The Rail strike in Motherwell

May 1st - Mass demonstartions in Hyde Park for an 8 hour working day

October 6th - Death of distinguished Irish MP Charles Stewart Parnell

The Factory Act prohibits the employment of children under 11 years of age

Construction of the Trans Siberian Railway is begun

Construction of the Blackwall tunnel started

Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles was published

Andrew Lang starts writing for Illustrated London News

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1891 The Rail strike in Motherwell, Scotland -
the station is being wrecked by strikers

The police called

The railway strike in Scotland: Police and military at the railway bridge, Motherwell

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Fine Victorian Engravings of Lancaster

April 11th

The Conflict & expedition to Manipur in INDIA, front page illustrations of the Native Officers and soldiers of the 42nd Goorkhas ( or Gurka's ) engaged in the recent conflict in Munipur & one of the MANIPUR types, on it's way to the front .

Russian Criminals on a march in Siberia (legs/ankles shackled in iron chains),

an account of antiquarian discoveries in Egypt,

illustration of a 21 ton Armstrong cannon gun hauled up to fire at Fort Valdiva, Valparaiso in Chile.,

illustrated adverts at rear inc the Czar taking his Beecham's pills from his pocket

illustration of Barnard, Bishop & Barnards fireplace and carved wood mantelpeice.

May 2

Mashonaland Expedition

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December 12th

An article from the series "The Jew A Home" by Joseph Pennell on Jews in "Austrian Poland".

Betrothal of The Duke Of Clarence and Avondale

Marriage of Princess Henry of Pless

The Earthquake In Japan

The Disturbances In China, Great Wall Of China : Nankow Pass

The Mozart Centenary By G.Bernard Shaw

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