Foes Threaten Christian Faith at Richmond Tabernacle
Charles T. Russell preached at Richmond Va addressing higher criticism and infidelity in universities and seminaries. He urged unity beyond creeds, warned Christians to bear responsibilities, and described prophecies of Messiah’s kingdom restoring justice and righteousness worldwide.
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Russell
Brooklyn ‘Tabernacle
Luterational Bible Stuents Association
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Cain
Alain
David
Paulm li
St. Paul
Father
Lord Jesus Christ
Higher Critica
Evolutionista
Zion
Rey
Abel
Berta
Paper-Making Pioneer John Barber Reaches Half Century in Business
John R Barber ex MPP marks his seventieth birthday as a leading Canadian paper maker with fifty five years in the industry. His family roots trace to early Canadian mills at Crooks Hollow and Georgetown. He now presides over four paper companies and aids a 110 m news print mill on the Spanish River.
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John R. Barber
M.P.P
Canada
Barber
James Barber
Crook's Hollow
Dundas
Adam Crooks
Ontario
Barbers
Georgetown
Taylors
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Grand Trunk
Torrento
Espanola Ontario
Spanish River
Dominion
Cmt
Iran
Th Big Publishers
Toronto
Sir Percy Lake Named Indian Army Chief of Staff
Gen Lake promoted to high Indian post. longtime Canadian officer famed in Ottawa and Afghanistan and Soudan campaigns. 66 with distinguished service record. Also a tree stump home built in Atherton by John Seivert after logging era boom. seven children occupy the cedar stump turned house for $35.
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Percy
Canada
Percy Lake
Sir Percy
Dominion
Ottawa
Sin Pricy Lake
Sir Percy Lake
India
John B Seivert
Atherton
Auntheia
Seivert
Beinert
Brisbane
The Fighting Octogenarian Lord Halsbury
The eighty six year old Lord Halsbury remains vigorous in work and public life. Called to the Bar sixty one years ago, he defended Governor Eyre of Jamaica, secured acquittal, and later argued for Arthur Orton in the Tichborne trial earning the nickname the weeping counsel. He walks from Westminster to Kensington after taxing days.
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Eyre
Jamaica
Lord Halebury
Arthur Orton
Tichborne
Kensington
Weatminster
Fifty Years In Parliament Earl of Wemyss Reaches Sage Age
The Earl of Wemyss, a veteran parliamentarian, marked seventy years since entering Parliament as MP for East Gloucestershire. He served twenty one years in the Commons before moving to the Lords in 1680s, succeeding his father as the tenth Earl.
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Earl of Wemyss
East Gloucestershire
House of Commons
London Evening Standard
Cooking Beets Precautions When Preparing
Beets require care to avoid breaking the skin and to trim tops properly. Cutting the tops can cause juice loss and pale, flavorless beets if not handled carefully.
Inventor Walter Reid and the Smokeless Powder Tale
Walter F. Reid, noted inventor and aeroplane expert with the Society of Chemical Industry, recounts early life among Indigenous groups and scalp-hunting era. His experiences inspired smokeless powder to keep rifles clean, while noting only about one in nine can handle high power explosives and testing assistants by a harmless smoke cue.
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Walter F. Reid
Society of Chemic Industry
Reid
Navigator Sir Colin Keppel Chosen for Royal Voyage Command
The late King Edward praised Rear-Admiral Sir Colin Keppel for commanding the Me ding on the royal voyage to India. Keppel has served with many European crowns and boasts an accident-free record at sea. He is the son of Admiral Sir Harry Keppel and is famed as a sportsman and athlete in the navy.
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Colin Keppel
India
Colin
Europe
Harry Keppel
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
First Tobacco Mention Traced To Columbus Diary 1402
The earliest recorded note of tobacco appears in Columbus diary for November 1402. The weed spread to the Iberian Peninsula, and by around 1500 the French envoy to Lisbon, Jean Nicot, sent tobacco to France, giving the name Nicotiana. Lane’s return as a colonist around 1586 reportedly brought it to England.
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Bpanitt
Pat Lisbon
Jean Neul
France
Nicotiann
England
Lane
Fragmentary 1900s Gossip and Vague Mentions From Washington Herald and Puck
A garbled OCR passage records stray social hints and unnamed remarks about encounters at the seashore, a man living in the city, a piano moment, a reception with misaligned arrangements, and a note about murder punishment linked to B.0. The text blends tabloids and satirical pages without clear events.
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Seoma Hw
Washington Herald
Wheat in Australia a new frontier for migrants and farmers
The article notes Australia emerging as a major wheat producer with potential high prices. It highlights New South Wales, Victoria’s Mallee, South Australia, and West Australia as key regions. It describes dry farming, fallowing, and the Mallee method of clearing scrub, rolling stumps, and seeding after burning. It also discusses labor patterns, seasonal harvest needs, and housing constraints for immigrant families.
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Australia
New South Wales
Mallee
Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
Missing Sword At Prince of Wales Investiture Sparks Quick Substitution
Behind the scenes a hiccup occurred at the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in Carnarvon as the Sword of State was missing. The civic Sword of Chester was hastily borrowed and used in place, following precedent where Chester’s sword had led the mayor. The substitute sword traces to a regal gift from Henry VII in 1506.
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Carnarvon
Chester
Walesa
Earl Marshal
Duke of Norfolk
Shia Pupore
Chister
Henry VII
Village Boute Ruler and the Baroda Coronation
The Gaekwar of Baroda rose to prominence after a chaotic period when the Maharajah was dethroned. With no heir, the Queen-Dowager adopted a successor as per Hindu law, selecting one of three village boys presented by their gurus to ascend the throne.
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Gaekwar
Baroda
Parliament Snuff Shared by Members of English House
Free snuff is supplied to members of the English Parliament with snuffboxes kept on library tables in the House of Commons. Doorkeepers also receive snuff so legislators may pinch as they enter or leave the chamber.
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House of Commons
A Profitable Whale on Perkin's Island Tasmania
Fifty seven whales stranded near Perkin's Island in Tasmania yielded two hundredweight of ambergris valued at 45000 dollars. The report also includes a jumble of humorous mock dialogue from periodicals and miscellaneous captions.
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Perkin's Island
Tasmania
British Duke Leads Landed Immigrants to Canada for Farms
The Duke of Sutherland sailing aboard the Catania to Montreal with Lord Desborough and Hon. Arthur Stanley plans to expand holdings in Alberta Saskatchewan and British Columbia by transferring tenant farms to Canada. Other English landowners including Lord Charles Beresford and Col. RM Thompson join the effort while the party travels via the St. Lawrence Great Lakes to Fort William and on to the Pacific coast meeting Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Alberta
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Arthur Stanley
England
Charles Beresford
Mexico
Col. RM. Thompson
Duke of Rutherland
the Coloonel
Dukes of Sutherland
New World
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Fort William
Pacific Coast
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
West's Col. Fred White Led Mounties to Widest Reach
Col Fred White, longtime Royal Northwest Mounted Police official, rose from modest beginnings in Ricone ham to command over 1000 officers. He aided Sir John Macdonald, served as private secretary, and earned wide esteem for discipline and public service in the Dominion. White pushed for a larger force amid rising foreign settlement and law concerns in the West.
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Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
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Ric John Macdonald
Fred White Rown
Riel
Northwest
Col. Barnard
C.M.G
Northwest Territories
Laurier Diplomatic Banter Ends With Witty Parting
A New York Washington correspondent tried to coax Laurier into revealing dissolution timing during a Ottawa session. The talk centered on Canada’s beauty and a hypothetical wife visit. Laurier responded kindly, joking about keeping couples together and wishing him well. The exchange was not telegraphed.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Ottawa
Washington
New York
Canada
Wilfrid
the Statesman
Parliament Hill
Canadian Immigration officials sail with British journalists
J Obed Smith of the Canadian Immigration Department sails from Basel for Canada with twelve leading British journalists traveling in the private car Twilight. They will visit Halifax to Vancouver, witnessing Canada amid a dramatic election campaign and report back to Britain on imperial sentiment.
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Ieee
J. Obed Smith
Canadian Immigration Department
Basen
British Isles
Halifax
Vancouver
Dominion
Britain
Empire
Eckprocity
Courier
Maharani of Baroda Coauthors Book on Women’s Role
The Maharani of Baroda, a leading Indian woman, coauthored a book titled The Position of Women in Indian Life with a noted literary figure. She, the Gaekwad, and their daughters toured Toronto last summer and proceeded to Quebec by boat, drawing admiration for their beauty and poise.
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Maharani
Baroda
India
Gwaikor
Toronto
Quebec
A Young Sailor Beats Doubt With Ambition
A Canadian youth defies his father’s doubt by arguing that success can come from starting as a sailor. He cites King George as an example of upward reach, while a professor and others chime in with quips about lost umbrellas and unlikely achievements, illustrating varied reactions to ambition.
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Rveting
Canada
King George
Water's popularity in England questioned by writers
Water Not Popular claims Blythe’s charge. Harry Graham in The Graphic supports half, noting water’s poor serving and tepid temperature. He argues English ignorance of proper serving values keeps water from true popularity, while wealthier tables still present warm, undrinkable water and prefer gaseous substitutes.
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The
Graphic
Blythe
Graham Awd
England
Death of Bishop Francis Paget Vacates Oxford See
The Bishopric of Oxford becomes vacant by the death of Francis Paget. The see carries the ex officio chancellorship of the Order of the Garter and robes for ecclesiastical and state functions. Paget was prominent at the Prince of Wales investiture as a Knight of the Garter and helped sing the Litany at the coronation at Westminster Abbey.
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Oxford
Francis Paget
Carnarvon Castle
Weatminator Abbey
Poultry in India Faces Cultural and Industrial Hurdles
The piece notes that poultry farming in India lacks scientific development, with table fowls hard to obtain in towns and Hindu opposition on religious grounds. The government is beginning to address the issue, while unrelated quotes hint at society and employment tales from contemporaries.
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India
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