Poison and murder scheme unfolds in London
King discusses a poison with no trace and connects it to Richard Avory. He plans exhumation if strong evidence appears and investigates a nearby medicated bath establishment, meeting a discreet detective and a private clinic attendant as clues unfold.
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King
Richard Avory
Avery
Home Secretary
Bartheley
Monte Carlo
Marinetti
Ann
Jermyn Street
Florence
Medicated Bath House Narrative in Chapter Nineteen
In the waiting room Banister King recalls a scene where a figure steps forward to receive something as Chapter XIX details a medicated bath house setting. The excerpt centers on atmosphere and newcomer interaction within the chamber.
Care of Blankets Washing Guide from a Satisfactory Method
A historical instruction advises washing blankets by dissolving half a cake of washing soap in two quarts of water on the stove, then adding cold water to a tub. Four tablespoons of powdered borax are mixed in, blankets soaked overnight, rinsed twice in cold water, and glycerine added to the final rinse for softness.
The Pariahs of the People
The war moves toward its inevitable conclusion as the Kaiser cannot imagine cowardly acts by his army. The Germans operate among the peoples of the world and will be detected by the allies in the long run, bringing dawn to their fate.
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Tke
Ree
Pate
Daily Telegraph
Hear With Their Eyes at Seter School in Chicago
At Chicago’s Seter School and Parker School crowds of deaf children learn to speak and read lips. About 100 of 1200 pupils aged five to fifteen have never heard a human voice. They rely on sight for all knowledge as teachers guide them in class and on the lawn.
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Seter School
Chicago
Parker School
Pensions Split in French Colonial Troops Case
The article notes many Mohammedans in French colonial troops and their large harems. It explains French law granting widows of soldiers a pension and describes the war office seeking a basis to divide pensions among multiple heirs.
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Solomon
War Office
Food Conservation Rally Warns Against Pro-German Propaganda
Dr. K L Wilbur of Stanford and head of the U S food administration says anti war foes attack the food pledge week. He cites rumors of food grabs and warnings about preserves being seized. He urges organized American women to join a large food conservation effort to prove democracy can mobilize for the war effort.
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K. L. Wilbur
Stanford University
United States Food Administration
Wilbur
South
U S Vessels Granted 1917 Inland Trade Privilege
An order in council allows U S vessels to coast trade of Canada on inland waters from Lake Superior points to Montreal without penalties for 1917. The regulation remains in force while Canadian vessels receive similar privileges in the U S Journal of Commerce.
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U.S
United States
Canada
Lake Superior
Montreal
U.s.—Journal of Commerce
Is the Cow at Fault in Dairy Profit Calculations
A Canadian dairy inquiry asks how much real profit a cow yields after feed costs when producing a year about five thousand pounds of milk for seventy dollars. It cites milk and feed records from the Dairy Commissioner in Ottawa to determine per cow profitability and notes variations among cows.
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Dairy Commissioner
Ottawa
Allied marriages cited in royal missteps during war
The Czar of Russia wed a German wife whose weeping at German defeats is noted. Greece’s king, Constantine, also through a German wife, is credited with ignoble wartime actions that helped cost him the throne. Sweden’s king, married to a German woman, is blamed for Sweden's pro Kaiser stance. Buffalo Express.
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Russia
Greece
Constantine
Sweden
The
Buffalo Express
Gossip on Lloyd George Sighted in Cockspur Street
A reader's letter reports seeing Lloyd George in Cockspur Street with a crack across his left boot. The piece claims he is quick on his feet and that leather is treacherous, asserting he never favored dandyism.
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Lloyd George
Cockspur Street
The City Hall Gatekeeper Kennel Vettin Times
Police Lieutenant William Kennel, a longtime city hall watchdog, screens visitors to Mayor Mitchell and the secretary Theodore Rousseau. He recalls two recent city players a British king and a Broadway street car owner as examples of the varied characters he encounters.
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Mitchell
Theodore Rousseau
William Kennel
Tammany
Reform
England
Broadway
Kennel
Gaynor
Collier
Pacific grain test shipment to United Kingdom via War Viceroy
Press reports describe a test shipment of 100000 bushels of Western Canada wheat sent from Vancouver to the United Kingdom aboard the War Viceroy. The consignment equals about eighty train carloads, totaling over 3000 tons, with future use depending on the test's success.
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Pacific
United Kingdom
Vancouver
British Columbia
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Imperial Bank Increases Note Circulation Marking Record
The Imperial Bank of Germany expanded note greenbacks by 9 000 000 marks pushing total circulation beyond 2 200 000 000 marks, higher than the amount outstanding at the same date last year.
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Imperial Bank of Germany
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Fletcher
U. S
Mayor's
Appleford
Pane Ie
Lauine
Appleford Counter Check Book Co., Limited
Hamilton, Canada
Toronto
Winnipro
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