Diamonds and danger shadow Delia’s London scheme
Delia and Hugh pursue a cipher process rumored to forge diamonds while Hannah recounts a founder’s claim of a diamond as big as a baby’s head. A mysterious blackfaced stranger warns Hugh of deeper danger as they race toward Kensington and Queenstown amid intrigue and deception.
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Delia
Hugh
Lord Ambrose
Sweetea
Dela
Hannah
Mr. Hetherington
Aaron Siddle
Siddle
Big
Race For the Lyric Hitch to Holyhead Special
The trio reaches the waiting Holyhead bound train after an official notes two specials in one night. Lord Ambrose Boustead and Hannah may have already left. Hugh suspects a rival hunt and wonders if danger follows them as the journey begins with uneasy tension and guarded talk.
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Delia
Hugh
Lord Ambrose
Mr. Hetherington
Kensington Palace Square
Holyhead
Queenstown
Tewxton House
Hannah
Canada’s 1914 finances show strain easing and growth gains
The Globe’s annual financial survey reports Canada’s foreign borrowings fell short of 1913 by about 100 million, total issues at 252 million versus 351 million in 1913, and notes improved national credit due to US investor interest. It highlights grain output, mixed western farming, rising Ontario crops, gold production, and a drop in building permits alongside more commercial failures.
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United States
London
Ontario
Canada
Dominion
British Columbia
Porcupine
Russian Battle Diary Describes Capture of German Battery
A Russian officer recalls a brutal assault at Vistula where his regiment overran a German battery. The squad pressed forward amid cold and hunger, bayonets flashing as they seized guns and shouted triumph. A lone German lieutenant watched as the Russians took the battery and the shells roared to life.
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Vistula
Tricks of German Spies in Poland Alleged by Flying Hospital Officer
An officer commanding a flying hospital column describes spy tricks in Poland. He recounts how German and Jewish spies used colored smoke signals and chimney pots for codes, and how a Cossack patrol exposed a supposed wounded man who was secretly relaying news via a hidden telephone. He recalls a Pole suspect trick and notes ambulance work limited to night with fires used to cover movement.
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Poland
Channel Tunnel as War Time Link Proposed by British and French
The piece argues a British French tunnel under the sea would speed troop movement and cut risks of embarkation. It notes past military doubts, recent reconsideration by the war office and allied boards, and potential funding by Southeastern and Northern railway firms at about 40 million dollars each.
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England
France
Irish Channel
Belgium
Dover
London
Calais
British Foreign Office
Asquith
War Office
Admiralty
Board of Trade
Committee of Imperial Defence
Southeastern Railway Company
Northern Railway Company
Boston Herald
A Tragedy in Three Acts Chorus and Remarks
A fragment from a stage piece titled A Tragedy in Three Acts. It describes a soft music moment and a bull and two matadors in Act I then a bull with one matador in Act II. An aside references Charles Lamb and a quip about dining with infamous persons and a jokey reply about not sitting with an hen or a tailor.
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Bull
Charles Lamb
Talfourd
Battleships for British Navy Dreadnought program stated by Churchill
The First Lord of the Admiralty claims Britain will have at least seventeen dreadnoughts ready this year. Naval experts say Churchill understates by two ships. The article tracks ships in commission or near completion from Britain and Germany, noting several key vessels and launch dates.
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Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Britain
England
Lord Nelson
Agamemnon
Chile
Turey
Churchill
Emperor of India
Benbow
Warspite
Tiger
Valiant
Barham
Malaya
Royal Sovereign
Royal Ok
Resolution
Ramillies
Revenge
Birije
Osman
Resuadieh
Almirante Latorre
Canada
Turkey
Germany
Koenig
Narkgrad
Grosser Kurfurst
Derfflinger
Lutzow
Kron Prinz
Last Two Rounds of a Fallen Soldier in the Trenches
Private R. G. Tipper recalls a Coldstream Guardsman who refused to retreat after multiple wounds. Despite arm injuries and a body wound, the man crawled back to the trench, fired again, and, propped by comrades, fired two final rounds before dying.
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R. G. Tipper
Coldstream Guards
Awful Possibility in Barber Shop Hurry Up Shave
A man rushes into a barbershop and asks for a shave and haircut in fifteen minutes. The shave takes about eleven minutes. The barber cautions not to hurry a barber with such a demand, noting the risk of a bad result.
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Fritz
Five Dollar Coin Mystery on Crowded Streetcar
On a wet San Francisco night a crowd on a streetcar hears a coin drop. An old man finds a five dollar piece and asks if anyone lost it. Passengers rush to check pockets and claim the found money while the old man adds a penny toward the reward.
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San Francisco
Anti-Typhoid Vaccination A Modern Medical Miracle
The article explains typhoid fever and how vaccination blocks outbreaks. It describes the disease, its cause by the typhoid bacillus, and how vaccines made from killed germs stimulate immunity. Canadian troops training overseas are being vaccinated to prevent epidemics.
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United States
Canadian Building Exhibit at Panczia Pacific Exposition
The Canadian government pavilion, the largest foreign building on the grounds, promotes immigration and commerce. It spans 450 by 225 feet with a ground floor loggia, exhibit courts, rooms, and arches forming a vast arcade. Prominent cardinal and gold decorations showcase rustic panels and Canadian rural scenes.
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San Francisco
Staging a Bluff Office Verbal Power Play
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a manager insisting on strict access control to an office. Questions about a hall bench, a hidden gate lock, and a telephone girl screening callers reveal an emphasis on making it hard for people to transact business and to impress the public with the manager’s importance.
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Arrang
Willie’s Curious Question About the Bear in Church
One afternoon Willie asks his mother where the bear is kept in their church. She questions the idea, while the boy confesses no one told him but notes the church sings about “the consecrated cross eye bear.”
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Willie
Local quarrel over marriage sparks tense warning
A fragmentary exchange shows a suitor declaring intent to wed a daughter while a protective reply hints at danger for lingering suitors, signaling a heated personal dispute.
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Detroit Free Press
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