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On this day, the man who opened the Malting House School appeared at a London bankruptcy court, a 'tip and run' raider dropped bombs on Mill Road, and a man was found dead in a carriage at Cambridge railway station.
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On this day, a popular and distinguished donkey died, a savage attack was perpetrated by a prisoner at the Cambridge gaol, and the founder of the Cambridgeshire Times series of newspapers was hit by an express train.
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On this day, the master of Corpus Christi was injured in a taxi cab accident, an old tramp known as the ‘scissor sharpener’ was found dead in Swavesey, and Cambridge extended its hospitality to the Indian Prime Minister.
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On this day, Fenlanders were forced to flee from floods, St Andrew’s Street Baptist Chapel was swept away and replaced, and a Cambridge student and a computer helped undergraduates find ideal partners for a mere 50p.
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On this day, people in Shepreth felt a water supply was a waste of public money, Caius College planned to create a golf course on the Gog Magog hills, and the editor of the Cambridge News explained how we gather stories.
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On this day, squirrels joined in the singing at a church in Rampton, rural areas opposed the introduction of a new water supply, and the congregation at Barnwell mission panicked when it thought the building was on fire.
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On this day, Cambridge got rid of some schools unfit to teach children in, the co-operative society erected new premises on Burleigh Street, and the town mourned the loss of Queen Victoria and proclaimed King Edward VII.
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On this day, the Pitt Club was damaged by fire, the oldest market stallholder said Cambridge "market is slowly dying," and a report was published on the number of bombs that dropped on Cambridgeshire during the war.
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On this day, German aircraft raided the East Coast of England, the Unitarian Church building in Cambridge was opened and dedicated, and hundreds gathered in the streets to welcome home prisoners of the First World War.
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On this day, alterations were made to Cambridge railway station, news of the King's death came to Cambridge via wireless, and tuneless trumpeters at the Assize court were accused of wailing as diversely as any pair of cats.
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On this day, the council discussed what would become of Cambridge prison, record flooding caused havoc and distress throughout the county, and Cambridge mourned the deaths of both Queen Victoria and King George V.