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1 Table of Contents Agriculture... 3 Antiquities... 4 Army... 5 Art... 6 Associations... 8 Banks & Finance... 9 Books Bridges Buildings Canals & Inland Waterways Cemeteries Charities Children Coast Commerce & Trade Communications Crime & Punishment Docks & Harbours Drainage Education Elections & Politics Emigration Entertainments & Amusements Exhibitions Fairs Ferries Fires & Fire Brigade Fishing Folklore & Popular Culture Freemasonry Friendly & Benefit Societies Gardens & Parks Gas & Electricity History Hospitals Housing Industries Inns Inventions Libraries Lifeboats & Lifesaving Local Government Maps Markets Medicine Mills Natural History Navigation Navy Newspapers Occupations & Trades People Police Poverty & Poor Relief Prisons Property & Land Public Health Railways Religion Page 1

2 Table of Contents Shipping Shops Sports & Games Statues & Memorials Streets Strikes Temperance Theatres Towns and Villages Trade Unions and Work Transport Trinity House Wars Water Weather Whaling Women Page 2

3 Agriculture Agriculture Anthrax At Driffield , , In East Riding , In Hull Cattle Market Meeting re Hull Cattle Market question Meeting Tolls Hull Cattle Market , Cattle Plague Committee Meeting Cattle Plague Committee Cattle trade Letter Mr. Billany and J.H. Watson, cattle trade Farmer The Farmer of 50 years Horse Horse breeding for farmers - A.E. Pease , , , , Milk 830 milk shops in Hull, 326 cow sheds in which are stalled 2,102 cows. All these places are registered and require inspection Pigs East Riding abolition of compensation for slaughtered pigs Threatened closure of Hull Pig Market Poultry Pamphlet on Poultry rearing by Mrs. Cross of Aplleby Vicarage 3d. or 4d Sheep Dispersal of John Turners flock of Lincs. long wool sheep, Ulceby Swine fever 2 swine fever at Hull and how it is spread And sheep scab in Hull Cases at Hull , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , In Hull and anthrax in Hull In York St Yorkshire Agricultural Show Yorks. Agricultural Show at Beverley Plans for Yorkshire Agricultural Show in Hull, Anlaby Road, Walton St Results Yorkshire Agricultural Show, Hull Page 3

4 Antiquities Antiquities Beverley Old block house, Black Friary, Beverley Beverley Gate Sketch the Beverley Gate Bishop s arch Drawing Supposed Bishop s arch High St./ Scale Lane and details Archaeological discovery High St to Scale lane new offices being built ancient arch unearthed Fire arch Archaeological finds Raynor and Crooks, Trinity House Lane, ancient fire arch Inscribed stone Sketch Inscribed stone of Ald Symons Pearson Park Sketch Ruins in Pearson Park South Blockhouse Sketch South Blockhouse , Old block house, Black Friary, Beverley Symons Ald. Symons relics Page 4

5 Army Army Submarine Miners Report Submarine Miners at Paull Volunteers Camp at Paull Hull Artillery Volunteers at Paull Parade at Holy Trinity Meeting East Yorks. Defence League, volunteers at Duncomb Park Page 5

6 Art Art Art Gallery Meeting for fine Art Gallery in Hull Report of Fine Art Gallery Drawing Supposed Bishop s arch High St./ Scale Lane and details Etchings Brown's publication of 6 etchings Holy Trinity, Dock Office and Pier, all Saint's interior, Wilberforce House Pen and Camera With Pen and Camera South Cave Sale Great sale of paintings in Hull Sketch Churchs All Saints, Goxhill and Rev. W Seed vicar ex curate of Christ Church Argyle St. Wesleyan Chapel Sketch Bottesford Church Clee Old Church Corner stone laid R.C. Church at Bridlington and sketch Foundation stone laid Parish Room, Alfred St. for St. James - sketch Frodingham Church Great Thornton Street Chapel Holy Trinity Church Bridlington, Brantingham church New church Scunthorpe Of Cottingham church Of Hollar s plan of Hull, St. Germain s, Winestead Of Rudston Church Of rustic bridge Snuff Mill, Cottingham and Kirk Ella church Of St. Mary s, Sculcoates, Kingston Chapel & Brocklesby Of St. Peter s, Drypool Opening and Sketch of new Wesleyan Chapel Toll Gavel, Beverley P M Chapel, Holderness Road South Blockhouse and Hedon Church South Blockhouse, Flamborough Head and Lighthouse, Croyland Abbey Of St. Peter's, Barton and Goxhill Priory, Waterside Inn, Barton St. Stephen s, St. Jude s, All Saints and Alderman Willows &7 Thornton Abbey sketches, George Houlton resident in abbot's house Withernsea Church, Queen s Hotel and lifeboat sketches St John s, Newland, Acadamy, Priory Louth, Louth Park Abbey St. Augustine s monastery St. John s, Newington St. Mary's church, Boothferry Rd. Goole Barrow on Humber Church Hull College, Kingston College, Wesley Hall and Pier Street corner, Stepney chapel and St. Matthew s And article of Dr. Magee - Bishop of Peterborough Grimsby Corn Exchange Grimsby Grimsby Town Hall New Market Place Grimsby Of Grimsby Hospital Entrance to Peoples Park Grimsby Ships Isabella Columbine - Hull ship And report of launch of Endymion Of old Endymion Page 6

7 Art Humber Guardship Audallous Sketch continued Article Down Trent and sketches Trentside Wildworth near Ferry and Hemingborough Entrance to Tranby sketch Details and sketch of C.H. Gore Dr. Hymers Projected Hull Grammar School Projected Hymers College Hull College, Kingston College, Wesley Hall and Pier Street corner, Stepney chapel and St. Matthew s Hull Charterhouse Hull Old Grammar School Hull Infirmary in Hull Children's Hospital Sketch and details of Convalescent Home Hull Gaol in New Kingston Gas Co. s offices Manor St New town hall for Selby Beverley Road new library - Mr. Cheers, architect Bicycle Ambulance at St. Alexandra Dock Crosby Hall Marfleet, Primrose League Hollar s plan of Hull, St. Germain s, Winestead Inscribed stone of Ald Symons Interior of Hull Market Hall Patrick Robinson - Governor of the Poor, Hull Pearson's Park in winter Ruins in Pearson Park Rustic bridge Snuff Mill, Cottingham and Kirk Ella church Wind and watermill Cottingham Highfield - Driffield on fire, home of Harrison Holt & sketches St. Mary s, Sculcoates, Kingston Chapel & Brocklesby The Beverley Gate Wesleyan School at Barton Priory church, Bridlington, St. Ann s convalescent home, Brid Quay harbour and Burton Agnes Hall Proposed County Hall Buildings Beverley Public Benefit Shoe Shop opened, sketch Rept. and sketches on Louth Two Louth sketches St John s, Newland, Acadamy, Priory Louth, Louth Park Abbey South Blockhouse and Hedon Church South Blockhouse, Flamborough Head and Lighthouse, Croyland Abbey St. Peter's, Barton and Goxhill Priory, Waterside Inn, Barton Two sketches of Bridlington Withernsea Church, Queen s Hotel and lifeboat sketches Smith F.S. Smith picture of Holy Trinity Chancel Report on F.S. Smith artist Views Mr Martindale Waterworks Street has published fresh book of views of Hull Wildridge T. Wildridges sketches Hymers College etc Tindall Wildridge as artist Page 7

8 Associations Associations Anti-Mill Society Meeting Hull Anti-Mill Society , Anti School Board Prosecution Society Meeting Anti School Board Prosecution Society Amalgamated Society of Joiners and Carpenters Free Library meeting Amalgamated Society of Joiners and Carpenters Antiquarian Society Meeting to form an East Riding Antiquarian Society T.T. Wildridge proposal for an Antiquarian Society for the East Riding East Riding Antiquarian Society annual meeting in Hull Antiquarians at Beverley Cabman s Society Formation of Cabman s Soc. in Hull Church Association Conference in Hull Discharged Prisoners Aid Society Meeting Discharged Prisoners Aid Soc. To many Grimsby fisherlads imprisoned unnecessarily Free Labour League Ben Tillett in Hull Meeting of Free Labour League in Hull Industrial Co-operative Society Meeting to establish Industrial Co-operative Society in Hull Literary & Philosophical Society Excursion to Bolton Abbey Lecture by Canon Mc Cormick Personal Reminiscences of Eminent Men Literary Club Are we educating our children, Hull Literature Club lecture by Henry Rose, published by Browns Lecture Malet Lambert on reading in Hull President of Hull Lt. Club to press for Free Libraries Master Carters and Rullymen Association Hull Master Carters and Rullymen Association meeting Mechanics Institute Sanitary Association Deputation to Sanitary Committee. by Sanitary Association on the homes of the poor of Hull Conference Hull Sanitary Association Meeting Hull Sanitary Association , , , , , Annual meeting Hull Sanitary Asson Trawl Fisherman s Society Rept. Hull Trawl Fisherman s Society Meeting Hull Trawl fishermen s Society , University Extension Society Age of Elizabeth lecture by A J Grant to Hull University Extension Society Letter W Millington, Hull University Extension Society and the working class Vocal Society Launched at Cottingham YMCA First Annual meeting YMCA, Canon McCormick in chair, address Evils of Hull Page 8

9 Banks & Finance Banks & Finance Hull Savings Bank Annual meeting Page 9

10 Books Books Atkinson Review of Forty Years in a Moorland Parish - Atkinson Barron Old Whaling days - Captain Barron, extract Blashhill Report on Blashhill's Sutton on Hull Blundell St. Library Gift of books to Blundell St. Library , Booksellers T L Moor of Darlington now in charge of Paragon Bookstall in place of Mr Coker Boyle The Rev. Mr. Boyle is engaged on a work dealing with the lost towns on the Yorkshire Coast J.R. Boyle's Holy Trinity published A. Brown and Sons Directory Case - Bulmer versus Kelly re infringement of copyright of Directory, Hull, York, and Yorkshire Etchings Brown's publication of 6 etchings Holy Trinity, Dock Office and Pier, all Saint's interior, Wilberforce House Mr Martindale Waterworks Street has published fresh book of views of Hull Holy Trinity Church Presentation of Books to Holy Trinity Church Hymns Ancient and Modern 20 copies of Hymns Ancient and Modern have been presented for the use of the choirboys of St. Mary's, Lowgate Lads of Kingston The Lads of Kingston published Nicholson John Nicholson, Folk Speech of East Riding published by Brown s Poultry rearing Pamphlet on Poultry rearing by Mrs. Cross of Aplleby Vicarage 3d. or 4d Rose Are we educating our children, Hull Literature Club lecture by Henry Rose, published by Browns Travis Cook Review of his Manor of Myton Wildridge Report Tindall Wildriges Old and New Hull Some rare books local and otherwise will be submitted at Mr. Wildridges book sale at the Monument Bridge saleroom on Monday. Many friends will regret Mr. Wildridges removal to London Page 10

11 Bridges Bridges Cottingham Sketch Rustic bridge Snuff Mill, Cottingham Craven St. Bridge will soon be commenced Drypool Report on new Drypool Bridge Salthouse Lane Bridge to be opened 12th September South Bridge Meeting Bridges Committee South Bridge or Scott St./Jennings St. site Meeting South Bridge Comm Spring Bank crossing Meeting Works Committee proposed bridge over railway at Spring Bank crossing Whitefriargate Safety of Whitefriargate Bridge in question no trams over it Page 11

12 Buildings Buildings Almshouses Opening of new Hull Almshouses Architecture Francis Bond lecture - The Province of Photography in the study of Architecture Beverley Sketch Proposed County Hall Buildings Beverley Cottingham Local Board Cottingham tenders for sexton's cottage Cottingham Local Board erection of Salvation Army Barracks Flamborough Foundation stone laid Victoria Working men s Institute, Flamborough, by Conservatives Goole Opening Goole Cottage Hospital Grammar School Sketch Hull Old Grammar School Sketch Projected Hull Grammar School Sir John Leng and sale of Old Grammar School building Hull Grammar School-projected sale of old building Hull Grammar School conditions of rebuilding Hull Grammar School opening deferred Meeting plans for new Hull Grammar school Hull and Sculcoates Dispensary Opening of new Hull and Sculcoates Dispensary Baker St Hymers College Sketch Projected Hymers College Foundation stone of Hymers College to be laid Jan. 21st Opening of Hymers College - plans Kingston Gas Co. Sketch New Kingston Gas Co. s offices Manor St Kingston Sunday school Foundation stones laid Kingston Sunday school Liberal Club Sale of East Hull Liberal Club to Sculcoates Board of Guardians Library Foundation stone laid James Reckitt Library Bowman of Stamford tender for Beverley rd. Library, Mr. Cheers architect Sketch Beverley Road new library - Mr. Cheers, architect Meeting proposed new public buildings in Hull including Library and Technical school Plan for Central Public Library and Technical School to be sited on Corporation Field Mortuary Restoration of Castle St. Mortuary Municipal buildings Plan of proposed municipal buildings in Albion St./Baker St. area Public Hall Meeting - Public Hall site Meeting proposed public hall at Hessle Need for public hall in East Hull Public Rooms 150 rebuilding the Public Rooms Royal Institution Report proposed alterations to Royal Institution Sanatorium Opening of Hedon Road Sanatorium Selby Sketch New town hall for Selby Technical school Meeting proposed new public buildings in Hull including Library and Technical school Page 12

13 Buildings Plan for Central Public Library and Technical School to be sited on Corporation Field Trinity House Details of the new entrance to Trinity House Wilberforce House Sale of Wilberforce House to Willows, Holt & Willows - 2, Page 13

14 Canals & Inland Waterways Canals & Inland Waterways Manchester Ship Canal To buy two of Priestmans engines Railway and Canal Bill Report Page 14

15 Cemeteries Cemeteries Castle St Restoration of Castle St. Mortuary Meeting Sanitary Committee, bad state of mortuary Cottingham Dedication of new cemetery Cottingham Cottingham Local Bd. New cemetery Cottingham Local Board Cottingham tenders for sexton's cottage Meeting Cottingham Local Bd. cemetery consecration Meeting Cottingham Local Board re new cemetery Crematorium Meeting Burial Comm - suggested Crematorium Hodgson St. Burial ground now disused and taken over by Corporation Preston Consecration of new burial ground Preston Page 15

16 Charities Charities See also POVERTY & POOR RELIEF Almshouses Official inspection new Hull almshouses Bishop Watson Charity Hull Bishop Watson Charity, the New Hull Charity Scheme Charity Trustees Meeting of Hull Charity Trustees Charitable Trusts Bill-Hull Grammar School-speeches of Sir Albert Rollit and F.D. Grotrian Hull Charity Trustees and Hull Grammar School Charterhouse Sketch Hull Charterhouse Municipal Charities Committee Meeting Municipal Charities Committee, scene with canon McCormick Sailors Home Jack ashore - Sailors Home in Hull Morley Roberts account of Hull Sailors Home Page 16

17 Children Children Cruelty 6 strokes of the birch for stealing 2 whips 11 year old Youth, 15, strung up by father for theft Fountain Road school caning case Florence Cawood case x School Board etc. Absconded but punishment to harsh & Education Are we educating our children, Hull Literature Club lecture by Henry Rose, published by Browns Parkgate Ave. School for children - F. H. Jackson passed 1st.class - Classics Homes Cottage Homes for Hull children Proposed home for homeless children - Waifs and Strays, 200 children in Hull Mortality Conference on mortality in children in Hull Poverty Court cases children not at school through poverty Free dinners for poor children at St. James by Rev. D K Moore, began these while at St. Philip's Christmas treat for poor Catholic children - Lady Sykes Christmas dinner for 300 poor children St. James, meat, baked pots and coffee, mince pies and orange 200 bags of coal and groceries given in the parish Page 17

18 Coast Coast Bridlington Quay Sketch Bridlington Quay harbour Flamborough Head Sketch Flamborough Head and Lighthouse Lost towns The Rev. Mr. Boyle is engaged on a work dealing with the lost towns on the Yorkshire Coast J.R. Boyle lecture Lost Towns of Yorkshire Coast Sunk Island Tender for restoration of chalk bank and groynes at Sunk Island that of J. Sangwin accepted 2,586.2s Page 18

19 Commerce & Trade Commerce & Trade Association Chambers of Commerce Meeting at Hull Association Chambers of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hull Chamber of Commerce Hull Chamber of Commerce and Hull Docks Fish Hamburg fish trade diverted to Hull during cholera outbreak 17, Grimsby fishing trade in Grimsby fish trade loss of life Report on Grimsby fish trade in Hull Fishing trade Old Style and New-extensive orders for steam trawlers Hull possesses 20 sailing smacks Live Cod and Halibut brought to Hull Strike Hull trade affected by the strike Timber A local Retrospect-Commerce timber etc Trades and Labour Council Meeting Hull Trades and Labour Council , , Trades Council Hymers Bequest, meeting of Hull Trades Council , Hull Trades Council and School Bd. Appeals Meeting Hull Trades Council , , Meeting Trades Council re proposed Board of Conciliation Meeting Hull Trades Council-wages in Hull Letter Trades Council and Employees Liability Bill Long account Hull Trades Council and Employees Liability Bill and Billany letter Page 19

20 Communications Communications Telephone Cottingham to be linked to Hull by telephone Page 20

21 Crime & Punishment Crime & Punishment See also COURTS, POLICE, PRISONS Absentees Court cases children not at school through poverty Assault Headmaster Charterhouse lane School fined 10 shillings for assaulting pupil Alleged assault at Willerby Asylum Case Assault on free labourer's wife Assault on Free labour man - Hull Court case recent assaults during recent strike Assault on Cottingham schoolmaster Salvation Army assault case Scuffle at Newland, man refused to leave Haworth Arms, assaulted landlord Bankruptcy Of George Howard, smack owner Bankruptcy proceedings Kingston Cotton Mills Kingston Cotton Mills - case against the directors Breach of regulations Edward Good, builder, Barmston Street, in court for building houses with no plans Case of overcrowding in George St. house North Myton Tavern, Collier Street, alleged breach of licence Burglary At Aldborough vicarage Rev. A B Poole Find of burglars tools at Lincoln St Mark s vicarage, verger charged, includes 9 bottles of whiskey stolen fron vicar s study Storry Smithson's and St. Mary's Sculcoates burgled Cock fighting In Hull case Coining Gang arrested in Hull Capture of coiners in Hull Coining gang case Copyright Case - Bulmer versus Kelly re infringement of copyright of Directory, Hull, York, and Yorkshire Crime The year's crime in Hull, Chief Constable's report Cruelty 6 strokes of the birch for stealing 2 whips 11 year old Youth, 15, strung up by father for theft Fountain Road school caning case Florence Cawood case x School Board etc. Absconded but punishment to harsh & Escape from Hull Industrial School 26 strokes on each hand then 18 on each hand Case cruelty at Hull Workhouse Case of brutality on Hull smack 'Elsa' Case of cruelty on Grimsby smack Damage Destructive boys at Cottingham, damage to market garden Prosecution damaging trawl nets at sea Default Case by vicar of Aldborough, James Harness, refusing to pay 1s 1½d Easter Dues to vicar Diseased meat Hessel de Boer in court, diseased meat Fraud Case - delegate of Dockers Union Infanticide At Sunk Island Intimidation Court cases, intimidation by union secretary of sailors Page 21

22 Crime & Punishment Missing List of Hull persons missing, 12 very high Murder Albert Dock Murder , At Sherburn in Elmet Cottingham murder In Bean St Preston In Marsh lane, Preston Mary Jane Langley Preston Murder , Preston murder. long acc In Preston long lane Myton St In Myton St Myton St. murder inquest Myton St., murderer hanged In Woodhouse Street Of Vicar of Owthorne - Sinclair On Grimsby smack 'Doncaster' Hull man murdered at Gainsborough Rainhill Murders Deeming and Hull Gaol Deemings wife a native of Beverley &7 Neglect Court case trawler collisions - sleeping at the wheel Hull Board of Guardians, long account of neglect of an old man, Thacker Meeting Hull Board of Guardians, long account of Thacker case Nuisance Brickmaking nuisance at Dairycoates Cycling nuisance in Pearson Park Hart and Grindell, cake & manure maufacturers, in court for nuisance Prosecution for nuisance, ref. sanitary inspector in Hull Nuisances at Newland Case - Newland Smells Case insanitary pigstyes in North St Case - leaving smacks in the fishing grounds, skippers going ashore Obstruction Salvation Army captain in court for causing obstruction in Lime Street Pick pockets In court - on duty at Beverley races Rowdyism Midnight row at Cottingham No more rowdyism in Pearson Park Scandal Case Eastern district drainage scandal Baccarat case. Major Granville Bromhead-Lincs. man Baccarat case Tranby Croft scandal Trandby Croft case - long acc Close of the Baccarat case Post Baccarat case Shooting At Cottingham, accidental Suicide Beverley suicide Rev. John Hugh Davies vicar of Bishop Burton in court for trying to cut his throat Suicide Henry A. Larkin, late assistant master Hull & East Riding College Theft Page 22

23 Crime & Punishment Case of breaking and entering St. Philip's, Holy Trinity and Christ Church Impudent theft from Anlaby Road Workhouse Trespass Case of trespass in grounds of Jalland Hall 9.l Vandalism In West Park Will Case Kaffir marriage of Christopher Bethell and Kaffir Girl child Teepo not in will Page 23

24 Docks & Harbours Docks & Harbours Bill Hull Docks Bill in Parliament Hull Docks Bill , , Report Hull Dock Co, Bill , Chamber of Commerce Hull Chamber of Commerce and Hull Docks Crisis Long acc. Hull Dock Crisis Report on Hull dock crisis Disagreement At Hull Docks Old Harbour Ref. to diverting River Hull and converting Old Harbour into a dock Rail and Docks crisis William Peasegood letter on Hull its Docks, Railways, etc Town's meeting Hull Rail and Docks crisis, long account Meeting directors Hull rail and dock crisis Report Hull rail and dock crisis Hull Dock and rail crisis , Letters Hull rail and dock crisis Docks and Rail Co Resignation Of Chairman of Hull Docks Bd. (Ringrose) Sale Municipalisation of Hull Docks Proposed sale of the Docks & Proposed transfer of Hull Docks Smack owners Meeting smack owners and Hull Dock Co Towns meeting Re Hull Docks Page 24

25 Drainage Drainage See also AGRICULTURE, PUBLIC HEALTH Beverley Ratepayers meeting on drainage at Beverley Hedon Drainage and water supply Hessle Meeting Sculcoates Rural Sanitary Authority Hessle drainage Local Govt. Bd. inquiry - Hessle drainage Hull Relief work in Hull, Works Committee paving, drainage Trouble bad drainage in Hull bad workmanship Kilham Drainage of Kilham , Examination of sewers Rept. on Kilham Drainage Scandal Case Eastern district drainage scandal Stoneferry Inspection of new drains at Stoneferry Page 25

26 Education Education Absenteeism Court cases children not at school through poverty Escape from Hull Industrial School 26 strokes on each hand then 18 on each hand Girl Pearson and Industrial School. Absconded 6 times in 6 months Anti School Board Prosecution Society Meeting Anti School Board Prosecution Society Barrow Opening of new schools at Barrow Brigg Trouble at Brigg Grammar School Charterhouse lane School Headmaster Charterhouse lane School fined 10 shillings for assaulting pupil Clifton Street Board School Leader on nuisance Clifton Street Board School Commercial education Lack of commercial education in Hull Convent school Residence of late Mr. Hodge bought for Convent school Cottingham Assault on Cottingham schoolmaster School Bd. 2 repts Cottingham school and Local Bd Craven St. School Mr. Acland, Minister of Education, v Dr. Lambert re Craven St. School Deaf mutes There are between 30 and 35 deaf mutes in Hull. To send them to institutions would cost the ratepayers 550 or 600. To educate them at a centre in Hull where 10 or 12 additional children could be received from the districts would cost exclusive of buildings amount Eldon College Prize day Eldon College, Marlborough Avenue Girls schools Outing pupils Miss Marsh girls school, 30 John Street Park road Girls school to be altered and enlarged Middleton St. school to be enlarged by additional story for a junior dept High School Meeting proposed Girls High School for Hull Opening of Hull High School for Girls Mrs. Mackie has been appointed matron of the Girls Industrial School, at a salary of 60 per annum, with residence and rations Grammar School Charity Trustees Charitable Trusts Bill-Hull Grammar School-speeches of Sir Albert Rollit and F.D. Grotrian Hull Charity Trustees and Hull Grammar School Grammar School Committee Meeting Grammar School Committee Meeting Grammar School Comm. furnishing of school for 100 including 25 for new piano Meeting of Grammar School Committee - proposed amalgamation with Hull and East Riding College Ref to new building Hymers Bequest meeting of Grammar School Committee Old Boys Meeting Old Boys of Hull Grammar School to form annual re-union Foundation dinner Old Boys Hull Grammar School Meeting Old Boys Hull Grammar School to promote Historic Fair to purchase and fix relics of the Old School House in the new building and erection of gymnasium Page 26

27 Education Bazaar at Holy Trinity in aid of buying Old Grammar School Grammar School continued Historic Fair at Hull Grammar School Sir John Leng and sale of Old Grammar School building Hull Grammar School-projected sale of old building Hull Grammar School conditions of rebuilding Hull Grammar School opening deferred Sketch Hull Old Grammar School Sketch Projected Hull Grammar School Meeting plans for new Hull Grammar school Letter Hull Grammar School applications for a grant Resignation of Mr. Logan headmaster of Hull Grammar School Short list of candidates for Hull Grammar School headship Presentation to C.E. Butler Headmaster of Hull Grammar School Mr. J.H. Clulow, B.A. Lond. appointed form master of the lower 4th at Hull Grammar School Distribution of prizes, Hull Grammar School Higher Grade School Alderman Frazer move for Higher Grade Schools in Hull Meeting to consider Higher Grade School for Hull, Alderman Frazer Central Higher Grade School opened on Monday morning Opening of Higher Grade School, Hull Pauper boy sat for Higher Grade School Hull and East Riding College Annual meeting Hull and E.R. College Leader on proposal by Francis Bond to offer 3 open scholarships at the Hull and E.R. College Meeting of Grammar School Committee - proposed amalgamation with Hull and East Riding College Mr. F. Bond quoted some remarkable figures as to the success of the students at the Hull and East Riding College. He estimated 25% of the total income was returned to the parents in the form of scholarships won by the boys J E Forty appointed second master Hull and East Riding College, ex Market Bosworth Grammar School and Dewsbury Grammar School Decision to close Hull and East Riding College Hull College Sketch Hull College, Kingston College Humber St. School's Report. Humber St. School's Hymers College Hymers Bequest A Grammar School for Hull-Hymers Bequest and funeral Hymers Bequest Will disputed Will of Dr. John Hymers Report. Hymers Bequest Short Report. Dr. Hymers Sketch Dr. Hymers Leader on Hymers Bequest Meeting Hon. Freedom Committee and Hymers Description of freedom casket for Mr. Hymers Hymers Bequest, meeting of Hull Trades Council Meeting Hull Trades Council re Hymers College scheme Meeting friendly societies and labour reps, Hymers College scheme Meeting Town Council re Hymers Gift Hymers Bequest meeting of Grammar School Committee Meeting to appoint Hymers Bequest Committee and Hull Town Council , Meeting Hymers Bequest Committee , , , Hymers College meeting Mr. J. Woodhouse writes that the designs for this college may be inspected by the public at the Town Hall today (Hymers College) Page 27

28 Education Sketch Projected Hymers College T. Wildridges sketches Hymers College etc Hymers College continued Foundation stone of Hymers College to be laid Jan. 21st The College is within, a few weeks of completion. Gore Vice Principal of Liverpool College Opening of Hymers College - plans Hymers College - Headmastership Mr. C.H. Gore successful applicant out of 73 applicants for Hymers headship Mr. Gore 19 votes, Mr. Francis Bond 4, Mr. Furley Details and sketch of C.H. Gore Appointment of Masters at Hymers College Hymers College is getting on now something like 240 scholars. Mr. Gore is pleased with at the prospect and he is delighted with his surroundings Meeting Hymers College governors , , A Night at Hymers College Industrial School Escape from Hull Industrial School 26 strokes on each hand then 18 on each hand Girl Pearson and Industrial School. Absconded 6 times in 6 months Leader-ref to acceptance of Mr. Southern's tender for Industrial School in Park Ave Mrs. Mackie has been appointed matron of the Girls Industrial School, at a salary of 60 per annum, with residence and rations Sunday on the Southampton Keyingham School Bd. exam Kingston College Sketch Hull College, Kingston College Lime Street School Mr H Hooton appointed assistant master Lime Street School School boys strike Lime Street school Middleton St. school Park road Girls school to be altered and enlarged Middleton St. school to be enlarged by additional story for a junior dept North Frodingham School inspectors report Parkgate Ave. School for children - F. H. Jackson passed 1st.class - Classics Pupil teachers Leader on ex-pupil teachers pay & 5 Scholarships F Bond letter on public Elementary Scholarships Leader on proposal by Francis Bond to offer 3 open scholarships at the Hull and E.R. College Leader on ladder between Osborne St. school and Durham University, scholarships and exhibitions School Bd Letter Hull School Bd. and its teachers Declaration of Poll - School bd. election Hull School Bd. apps , , & 3 Letter on Dean Sullivants objection to a trade unionist to sit on School Bd Hull school bd. to consider swimming lessons - East district Hull School Board and night classes Letter S.H. Smith - Hull School Bd Meeting Hull School Board , , , , , , , , , , , , On harsh prosecutions Appointment of teachers , , , , , St. Mary, School H.M.I. Rept. on St. Mary, School Sunday School Page 28

29 Education Foundation stones laid Kingston Sunday School Sunday school scholars trip to seaside from All Saints Sunk Island school inspectors report T.B. Holmes Schools Leader on opening of T.B. Holmes Schools Technical education At Patrington , Cottingham technical instruction Meeting Technical Instruction Committee in Hull Meeting proposed new public buildings in Hull including Library and Technical school Plan for Central Public Library and Technical School to be sited on Corporation Field Trinity House Schoolboys Headmaster Trinity House Schoolboys with fire arms University Extension Society Age of Elizabeth lecture by A J Grant to Hull University Extension Society Letter W Millington, Hull University Extension Society and the working class Meeting Hull University Extension Society Wesleyan School Sketch Wesleyan School at Barton Page 29

30 Elections & Politics Elections & Politics Conservatism In Hull Report Conservatism in Hull Conservative Club, Wright Street Opening of a Conservative Club - Bridlington Opening of smoke room in Central Hull Conservative Club Foundation stone laid Victoria Working men s Institute, Flamborough, by Conservatives Sketch Crosby Hall Marfleet, Primrose League Primrose demonstration in Hull Primrose League meeting in Hull Mass meeting Conservatives in Hull Meeting Barton Conservative Association East Hull Politics Election General Election meetings Hull Hull election speeches Local political meetings Fabians Hull Fabians and the Public Library Act Franchise Sir Albert Rollit and others Bill extending Parliamentary franchise to women Irish National League Meeting Irish National League N.B. Billany Labour Electoral Asson Meeting East Hull Labour Electoral Asson. Dr. Lambert stated that the working man lost 20 days work each year in consequence of exhaustion brought about by the unhealthy surroundings in which he lived Rept. Labour reps on Town Council Liberal Meeting Hull Liberal Club Opening of Sculcoates Liberal Club Fountain road Sale of East Hull Liberal Club to Sculcoates Board of Guardians Radical Labour Fred Maddison - Radical Labour candidate chosen for Central Hull Fred Maddison address - Artillery Barracks Fred Maddison address , Fred. Maddison in Hull Radical Meeting at Hull Meeting Hull Radical Club , , , , , , , , , , , Meeting Radical Club - lecture by Dr. Lambert on Unsanitary Hull Death of John Toyne Upton - Lincs born Radical - ex Chartist died in Willerby Asylum J.T. Uptons memoirs to be serialised in the Hull Times One of Dim Common Folk J.T. Upton , , , Socialist League Visit of J.H.Mahon of Socialist League to Hull Socialist funeral in Hull-Carl Prevsse Unionist Big Unionist meeting at Barton Big Unionist meeting in Hull and neighbourhood Great Unionist demonstration in Hull Page 30

31 Emigration Emigration California Letter from Hull settler on crimping system in California Hull During March and April, 16,588 emigrants passed through Hull, as against 13,503 in the corresponding period last year Loss Emigrant ship sunk in the North Sea Loss of emigrant ship - Lincs passengers drowned Kapunda Page 31

32 Entertainments & Amusements Entertainments & Amusements Alhambra Palace Rept. of Hull Alhambra Palace Assembly Rooms Harland and Company, made the biggest carpet ever made in Hull - for Assembly Rooms, 3,790 feet Paderewski at the Assembly Rooms Choir Brogdens Swiss Choir Claribel Composer born at Louth, daughter of a solicitor Henry Hallington Pier Clay Henry Clay, composer of "I'll sing thee songs of Araby, Long ago", and "She wandered down the mountain is the son of James Clay, ex MP for Hull Empire Palace New Empire Palace to be erected Anlaby road Exhibitions Hull workmen s trip to Paris Letter Hull workmens trip to Paris Grossmith George Grossmith, actor, at the Public Rooms George Grossmith in Hull Hollins Poor audience for Alfred Hollins recital Joachim Recital by Dr. Joachim in Hull Kendal Rept. on Mrs. Kendal (Madge Robertson), actress, born in Grimsby, later lived in Hull Model yachts Proposed model yacht pond for West Park Paderewski At the Assembly Rooms Phonograph Lecture on Edison's phonograph in Hull Pianist Debut of Ethel Liggins, 8 year old pianist Plays Greek plays in Hull, Euripides and Plautus Poems Newland Groves Cottingham Bells - T.J. Monkman Public Rooms 150 rebuilding the Public Rooms George Grossmith, actor, at the Public Rooms Queen Victoria s Jubilee Hull and Jubilee , , , , , , , , , Jubilee address Hull Town Council Jubilee in Hull and District & 7 & 8 Letter from Canon McCormick on tickets for Jubilee Service Meeting Hessle people re Jubilee Songs New Song - composed by Mr. J.M. Taylor for Miss L. Ganterton, local composer Orange Blossoms Mr. J. Winner, author of the song "Little Brown Jug" is a total abstainer Old Hull Whaling song Page 32

33 Entertainments & Amusements Stories An East Riding Highwayman-Snowden Dunhill How they finished it in Holderness by Eustace Harriston Lads of Kingston The Lads of Kingston published On the Hornsea and Skipsea coast - H. Brierley The Mad Maid of Kilsea - H. Brierly Only a Collier by Duncan Richardson Woo'ed on the Wolds by Walter G Christe , , , , , , , , , , A New Sermon short story - local setting A Stolen Match, A tale, Hull in 1890 R. Peacock Boy's election at Beverley, Empson C R Empson story Mistress Alice Percy and her Lovers , , The Ghost of Thurston Grange, Empson Two Mabels - C.R. Empson - Hull setting From New Holland to Hull, short story based on fact Marjorie Toppings - Tale by Tindall Wildridge, High St. Setting Mrs. Corbett detective stories Rupert Gasgoign's Guardian - Hornsea setting , , The House by the Sea, Hett Spur - Withernsea setting Vocal Society Launched at Cottingham Page 33

34 Exhibitions Exhibitions Electrical Exhibition At Town Hall Page 34

35 Fairs Fairs Historic Fair Meeting Old Boys Hull Grammar School to promote Historic Fair to purchase and fix relics of the Old School House in the new building and erection of gymnasium Historic Fair at Hull Grammar School Hull Fair Report on Hull Fair Page 35

36 Ferries Ferries Barton Sketch Barton ferry boats Page 36

37 Fires Fires & Fire Brigade Baptist church Trafalgar St. Baptist church on fire Cottingham House set on fire in recent storm Docks Another dock fire Incendiarism in Hull, timber yards, Queen s Dock Big fire Grimsby Docks Driffield Highfield - Driffield on fire, home of Harrison Holt & sketches Electricity Station Storm in Hull - Electricity Station on fire Fire Brigades Cottingham Report. Cottingham Fire Brigade Cottingham, first annual meeting Volunteer Fire Brigade Report of Cottingham Volunteer Fire Brigade Volunteer Fire Brigade Cottingham Cottingham Local Bd. and Fire Brigade premises on Market Green Hull Appointment Hull Fire Brigade Hull's First Fire Brigade Superintendent Quarrel between Hull Fire Brigades New Fire Engine for Hull Trial trio of new Hull Fire Engine Report homes of the Police and Volunteer Fire Brigades Death of Captain Richard Gilliam-capt of Hull Fire Brigade Captain Gilliam Memorial Fund Plan for memorial fire engine Capt. Gilliam Newland Opening of firebox at Newland Grimsby Marshall & Sons, millers, Victoria Mills fire, Grimsby Big fire Grimsby Docks Mission Hall Fire Wilberforce Mission Hall burnt Oil Mill Fire at Bulmer and Filed's Oil Mill, Groves Sizer Bros., oil mill Dansom Lane on fire Stuart and Gregson oil mill on fire - Gt. Union St Kay's oil mill, Lincoln St. destroyed by fire Paint factory Fire Hirst and Cooke - paint factory Printing Works James Screeton Printing Works, Scale lane on fire Rope works Serious fire at Hull Rope works Relief fund opened for victims of both fires Saw Mill Laverack and Goddards Saw Mill burnt down Serious fire at Laverick and Goddard's saw mill Relief fund opened for victims of both fires Simpson's Saw Mill destroyed by fire Sawmill - Webbers destroyed by fire Seed crushing mill Seed crushing mill of Barton and Waterhouse, burnt down, near Scott St South Kelsey Page 37

38 Fires Fire South Kelsey cement works, Morley St Warehouse Fire at warehouse Queen St./Wellington street Page 38

39 Fishing Fishing Conference Fishermen s Conference in London, Hull and Grimsby delegates Seafishing industry Conference in London Cruelty Case of brutality on Hull smack 'Elsa' Case of cruelty on Grimsby smack Fisherlad found dead on smack at Grimsby Murder on Grimsby smack 'Doncaster' Discharged Prisoners Aid Soc. Meeting Discharged Prisoners Aid Soc. To many Grimsby fisherlads imprisoned unnecessarily Fishermen Inquest on Patrington fishermen Fishermen s Death Toll at Grimsby Official inquiry loss of Hull fisherman Letter Life in the North Sea On the Dogger Bank with the fishing fleet A days Shrimping on the Humber Report life among the North Sea trawlers Strike of Scarborough fishermen Opposition to poundage scheme at Grimsby, fishermen s pay Fishing trade Grimsby fishing trade in Grimsby fish trade loss of life Report on Grimsby fish trade in Hull Fishing trade Old Style and New-extensive orders for steam trawlers Hull possesses 20 sailing smacks Live Cod and Halibut brought to Hull German trawler Ashore at Withernsea Losses, miscellaneous 2 Hull smacks missing Grimsby trawler lost on Filey Brigg Neglect Case - leaving smacks in the fishing grounds, skippers going ashore Provident Scheme Fishermen Provident Scheme accepted at Grimsby Sale Two Hull trawlers for sale Smack/trawler builders Brown Launch Keel Emmie May - Geo Brown yard and screw smack Mayflower Cochrane Trial trip steam trawler Dahlia, Grimsby, Cochrane Cochrane Trial trip steam trawler Rob Roy, Cochrane Cook Welton and Gemmel Steam trawler Champion launched Cook Welton and Gemmel Cook, Walton & Gemmell Launch of steam trawler Staghound, Cook, Walton & Gemmell for Humber Steam Trawler Co. Ltd Cook, Welton & Gemmel Launch of steam trawler Deerhound, Cook, Welton & Gemmel Cook, Welton & Gemmel Launch screw steam trawler 'Dogger Bank', Cook, Welton & Gemmel Cook, Welton & Gemmel Launch steam trawler 'Mizpah', Hellyers, Cook, Welton & Gemmel Cook, Welton & Gemmel Launch trawler 'General Robertson', Cook, Welton & Gemmel Cook, Welton and Gemmel Trial trip new trawler Sledmere Cook, Welton and Gemmel Cook. Welton & Gemmel Trial trips steam trawlers Graphic and Indiana, Cook. Welton & Gemmel Earles Launch fishing vessel Sardius, Earles Earles Launch of two steam trawlers, Earles yd Earles Launch steam trawler 'Arctic', Earles Earles Launch steam trawler 'Rugby', Grimsby, Earles Earles Steam trawler Resolute launched Earles yd Page 39

40 Fishing Earles Trial trip iron screw fishing vessel of a new type, Grimsby, Earles Smack/trawler builders continued Earles Trial trip steam trawler Achilles - Earles Earles Trial trip steam trawler Sagittarius Earles Earles Trial trip steam trawler 'Baltic', Grimsby, Earles Earles Trial trip steam trawler 'Celtic', Earles Earles Trial trip trawler 'Eton' Earles yard Earles Two steam trawlers launched Earles yd trawler building Rept. on trawler building in Hull Smack/trawler Owners E.J. Williams and Co Steam trawler Campania built for E.J. Williams and Co. will be the first trawler out of Hull fitted with electric light Great Northern Steam Fishing Co. Col. Smith trawler abandoned brought to Hull, owned by Great Northern Steam Fishing Co Hall Steamer Ceres launched for Hall, trawler Hellyers Claudia, new trawler for Hellyers Hellyers Launch steam trawler 'Mizpah', Hellyers, Cook, Welton & Gemmel Humber Steam Trawler Co. Ltd.Launch of steam trawler Staghound, Cook, Walton & Gemmell for Humber Steam Trawler Co. Ltd Pickering and Haldane Trial trip steam trawler Helen McGregor -Pickering and Haldane Trawling company New Hull trawling company Meeting smack owners and Hull Dock Co Smacks/trawlers, individual Achilles Trial trip steam trawler Achilles - Earles Albatross Trials of new Hull trawler Alderney Launch of Alderney, new steam trawler America Trial trip trawler America - Grimsby 'Arctic' Launch steam trawler 'Arctic', Earles 'Baltic' Trial trip steam trawler 'Baltic', Grimsby, Earles Beauty Loss of Hull smack Beauty Bd. of Trade inquiry loss of Hull smack Beauty 'Begonia' Trial trip steam trawler 'Begonia' 'Beverley' Launch of steam trawler 'Beverley' for Grimsby 'Blessing' Foundering of Hull smack 'Blessing' Boarhound Launch of steam trawler Boarhound Boreas Bd. of Trade loss of Grimsby smack Boreas Campania Steam trawler Campania built for E.J. Williams and Co. will be the first trawler out of Hull fitted with electric light 'Celtic' Trial trip steam trawler 'Celtic', Earles Ceres Bd. of Trade inquiry smack Ceres Steamer Ceres launched for Hall, trawler Challenge Loss of Hull smack Challenge Champion Page 40