A Stretford man was rescued from the Irish Sea after he had decided after a late night stroll on the beach on the Isle of Man to row the six miles to Douglas in a boat he found moored.
Interview after his escapade he described having taken part in a silly prank after he was caught in a sudden squall, lost an oar before being rescued the following morning by the Isle of Man steam packet.
A Manchester man died of lead poisoning.The coroners court heard that thirty eight year old Robert Todd from Chorlton-Cum-Hardy had was a designer for the calico printers association and had lost the use of his hands after continually handling paints with quantities of lead.
A mutilated body was found on Barton Moss near to the railway tracks, it was identified as Mr Vernon Hart Davis, a Nephew of CPt Hart Davis a well known agent of the late Earl of Ellesmere.
Seven youths were charged in Salford with cruelty to sheep They worked at a Kersal gas works and after finishing work chased the sheep in nearby fields throwing stones and dirt at the animals .
A letter to the Manchester Evening News complained of the unpleasant and unhealthy smells given off by the river Irwell at Broughton Bridge:
‘ what a different river it could ex made for health and pleasure especially in summer by means of wires and sluices as recommended by the late borough engineer Mr Corbett.
The local council in Stretford meanwhile were being critics used for wanting to chop down eight mature trees on Lime Grove
It was now being reported that far from being dead, Rasputin was making a recovery and was out of danger and was almost ready to return to St Petersburg.
In the Balkans there were reports from Serbia that the government had called up 70,000 reservists and there we’re considerable troop movements taking place across the country.The reports were denied by the government in Belgrade.
