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Rontgen discovers x-rays 8th November 1895
Fine Victorian Engravings of Lancaster
Cathedrals of England
Events of this year in the Illustrated London News
May 8th - Japan granted a freehand in Korea by treaty of Shimonoseki
September 3rd - Disaster in Morecambe Bay 25 people drowned
October 6th - Sir Henry Wood founded the Promenade Concerts at the Queens Hall, London
December 29th - Jameson raid into Transvaal, South Africa
Marconi sent a message over a mile by wireless
Lord Salisbury is Prime Minister
The first public film show in Paris
The Kiel Canal was opened
Oscar Wilde's plays "An Ideal husband" and "The Importance of being Earnest" opened in London
Thomas Hardy published "Jude the Obscure"
H.G. Well's The War of the Worlds was published
February 16th
' Prince Edward of York ' full front page photograph by Walery of Regent St showing the future Edward VIII in a very ornate cradle ' Scene from " A Leader of Men " a New Play at the Comedy Theatre – Miss Marion Terry – MR Fred Terry – Mr W. Fennis – Mr J. Carne . ' Bishop Designate of Hereford – Rev. Dr John Percival ' engraving from a photograph by Speight ' New MP for South Paddington – Mr Thomas George Fardell ' engraving from a photograph by Fradelle and Young ' Privy Commercial Councillor – The Late Hermann Gruson Founder of The Gruson Works in Magdeburg ' engraving from a photograph by C. A. Voigt ' Former Keeper of the Coins and Medals at The British Museum – The Late Professor Reginald Stuart Poole LL.D ' engraving from a photograph by Elliott and Fry ' The Late Mister Henry Ray Freshfield – Solicitors to the Bank of England ..' engraving from a photograph by Elliott and Fry Illustrations for a short story drawn by Wal Paget ' Constructed for the Madatgascar Expedition – The French Gun Boat " Precieuse " ...' from a drawing by A. Brun of a paddle steamer on a river ' Chess Problem by C. Planck ' ' The Arts Applied to Industry – For Le Courrier Francais ' full page advert for Geraudel's Pastilles – with an engraving drawn by A. Willette . ' The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company of 112 Regent St London W1- advert showing engravings of Electroplated Hash Dish - Candelabra - Lamp Fitted for Electric Light - Revolving Dish ' Bensons Watcfhes – Lady's Keyless Watch - Gentlemens Gold Keyless Lever ' advert ' Lohse's Eu de Lys de Lohse by Gustav Lohse of Berlin ' advert for perfume ' Beethams Glycerine Cucumber Reive for the Skin ' advert with engraving of a lady in a hat .. ' Cytos Bread Cures Indigestion – W. Marshall of Victoria Cytos Mills Great Grimsby ' advert ' Telegram from The Empress of Russia – Endorsing Mariana Wine ' advert ' Stathans Waterproofs ' small ad showing army type regulation Cape and Chesterfield Coat ' Halfords Indian Curries ' small adv. ' Cigares de Joy Cuire Asthma ' woman smoking a cigar ' Kropp Razor ' small adv. ' Dicks Patent Driving Belts – R. And J. Dick of Greenhead Works Glasgow ' advert ' Drew and Sons Patent En Route Tea Basket ' advert ' Kodet Camera from Eastman of Oxford St ' small adv. ' Williams Shaving Soaps ' advert ' Owbridge's Lung Tonic ' adv. ' Carters Little Liver Pills ' adv. ' Boulton and Paul of Norwich – Conservatories, Cold Frames etc ' adv ' Gold Pens from the Swan Fountain Co. – Mabie Todd and Bard of Cheapside ' adv. ' Powells Balsam of Aniseed for Lung Troubles ' adv Science Column by Andrew Wilson – with mention of the Kinetoscope – Dr Carruthers – Professor Vivian Lewes – Acetylene – Cattle and Fox Tail Grass Hordeum Jubatum of the W. States of America Ladies Column by Florence Fenwick Miller - Countess of Warwick and Her Costume Ball - Mrs Thornycroft 's Death, referring to Mary Thornycroft ( née Francis ). It also mentions other sculpturs and artists, Miss Harriet Hosmer and others Art Pages – with mention of Mr Edward R. Hughes - - Mr R. W. Macbeth - - Mr Herbert Schmalz – Mr J. Lochhead the Scottish Artist Wills and Bequests include: The Hon. Edward Kenyon JP DL of Maesfen in The Parish of Malpas in Cheshire Mr Robert Wylie DL JP of Beverley in Yorkshire . Mr Thomas Evans JP of 63 Grange Mount, Birkenhead mr Charles Frederick Wassell of 5 Upper Montague Street, Bloomsbury MrRobert Harding Harding of The Mount, Malton in Yorkshire Sir Adam Gib Ellis Died at Kingston Jamaica - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica Mrs Margaret Matilda Pitcairn of Entglefield Lodge, Englefield Green in Surrey – with ref. to James Colquhoun Colvin and Colvin Brandreth Major William Fremme Wyndowe of 40 Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells Mrs Georgina Townshend-Wilson of 26 Bryanston Square London Mr John Richard Ravenhill of Delaford, Iver in Bucks
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