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Dutton's Shorthand Used in Spilsby Court
The report of the Spilsby Brewster Sessions, occupying nearly three pages of an old Skegness newspaper issue in 1923, was taken down wholly in Dutton Shorthand, the invention of our fellow townsman, Mr Reginald J G Dutton.
The great feature of the system, the newspaper reported, is that a practical business speed can be obtained in [...]
Dutton v Pitman (Shorthand) Alleged Libel Lawsuit
1918
Shorthand in Three Days
Alleged Libel Action
DUTTON v PITMAN
Dutton’s System Written at 150 Words a Minute
Verdict for the Plaintiff
Before Mr Justice Darling and a Special Jury
Mr Reginald John Garfield Dutton, the inventor of Dutton’s shorthand system, claimed damages for alleged libel from Sit Isaac Pitman and Sons (Limited). The defendants denied that the words complained of [...]
Business Womans Mishap
ARM BROKEN
Source: Skegness News 1942
Miss Connie Dutton, partner in the firm of Dutton’s Cash Stores, 43 and 45 Lumley Road, Skegness,suffered a serious accident on Friday last.
In the late afternoon she was in a corridor on the top floor of their business premises when she slipped and fell, breaking the upper hone of her leg. [...]
