
The Quintinshill rail disaster in Scotland killed 226 people, mostly troops, in Britain's worst rail accident.

"In morning I saw Balfour for a short time, but spent most of day writing a Memo. on the Dardanelles for the new Cabinet."

"I am going to launch a ship next Saturday, and on Friday I had cleverly extracted the promise of a dress from Margot... so I called at Downing Street..."
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