A Patient Martyr On Board the Golden Day
Frances Campbell contributes a poignant sketch set on the Golden Day river craft. Miss Mary comforts Mrs Hoadley, a dying, burdened mother of four, as fear of becoming a burden to her husband Job deepens. On the Golden Day, hope and prayer contend with impending loss within a quiet, compassionate exchange.
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Frances Campbell
Westminster Gazette
Miss Hoadley
Mary
Mra Hoadley
Mra Tieadley
Mr. Headley
Job
Polly
Polly Pelt
Funeral Mixup Triggers Insurance Funeral Expenses
In Vir ingham a prisoner’s death caused a family to face misidentification. Mrs Butt was told her brother William Brooks had died and arranged a funeral funded by life insurance. The coffin was opened and she realized the body was not her brother. The deceased was Harry Trocks, alive in the infirmary, due to parish record confusion with both men listed as William Trrocks. An inquiry sought relatives and blamed clerical error. Similar prior mistake noted at Ashton Infirmary.
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Viringham Kir-House
Butt
William Brooks
Scandal in Obervas As Sexton Orders Flagellation Of Women
Geneve correspondent reports an Alpine village scandal in Obervas Canton Grisons where unmarried women aged 18 to 20 were summoned by letter to appear before the village sexton. The sexton allegedly beat and shamed the women in church vestry and at his home while threats ensured silence.
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Sexton
Geneve
London
Daily Mall
Obervas
Grinons
Backward Obervaz Commune Hit by Serial Offences Case
Police arrested the local sexton after weeks of disturbing scenes culminating in a revelation by grieving parents of a victim. The Tribune de Geneve notes Obervaz’s long-standing superstition and backward reputation in the country.
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Tribune de Geneve
Obervaz
Golden Bengal scare spreads from Calcutta to London papers
A sensational telegram from Calcutta claiming a secret society named Golden Bengal to die for its country sparked alarm in London papers. A bogus pamphlet urging mass uprising was circulated in Bengal. The Times of India and England’s papers debunk the tale as a stale leaflet from months ago, inviting ridicule and caution in reporting Far East stories.
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Calcutta
London
Tts
Golden Bengal
Chinsurah
Adda
Bengal
India
Fingilishman
Sayyss
Golden
England
Far East
Daily News
Publican lauded as fire brigade is fed during ban hours
At St Austell the landlord of the General Wolfe public house provided refreshments to exhausted local volunteer firemen after extinguishing an early morning blaze. He was summoned for serving during prohibited hours, but the case was withdrawn amid applause and police notes urging adherence to the rules. The brigade's efforts averted spread to adjacent properties and they were thanked at a council meeting.
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Wolfe
St Austell
Westerny
Wnieholls
Richest Gold Mine Discovery Reported by a Cook
A Winnipeg Express correspondent recounts a major gold find at Peace River Athabasca by a cooking party led by A MacDonnell. A 100 to 150 foot thick bed extends eight miles with visible flour gold, promising high assays and simple mining.
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Winnipeg
Express
Peace River
Athabasca
A. MacDonnell
Dominion
Pease Rivers Forge
British Columbia
Pine River
Edmonton
Athabasca Landing
Lesser Slave Lake
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay York
Peace River Valley
Fort St. John
Vermillion
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Miss Mary
Brent
Polly Hoadley
Wes
Brentford High Street
Indra Hoadley
Miss
Miasg Mary
THE
London “Times
Correay Ipondent
St Luke
St. Paul
Dean Farrar
Cos
Agean Sea
Hippocrates
B.C
Edward Clapton
St. Thomas's Hospital
Tapton
Royal College of Surgeons
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