Hidden panel and vault clues near the square tower
In a tense scene Mme Edith and the narrator retreat to the garden as Rouletabille and Darzac survey a vault edge. Rouletabille, holding Arthur Rance's ivory cane, signals Amnerdith to approach while sharing a cryptic exchange with Darzac.
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Madame
Srowletabine
la Louve
Mme
Edith
Roontile
Postern
Rouletabille
Darzac
Arthur Rance
Darrac
Mmerdith
Roulembille
The Boy's Last Guess
A local dignitary visits a school to test a dull pupil on miracles. The boy remains silent, then asserts the sun is the moon, and later says the visitor is a liar or drunk, illustrating a clash over scripture teaching methods.
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Bolard
George Jones
Roy
Visitor
Swiss Tourist Wealth Estimated From Hotel Stays
An investigator with a statistical mind estimates that half a million travelers visit Switzerland, staying enough to total 13 million hotel days. At an average expense of 2.40 dollars per day, this forms a sizable tourist revenue estimate.
Acquittal in Old New York Scold Trial
Margaret McMullen, who faced several days of trial in New York for being a common scold, was acquitted on October 21, 1213, in a historic case highlighted as a glimpse of the past.
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Margaret McMullen
New York
Hose nozzle gains efficiency with extended lengths and narrow opening
A technical note states best results come from hose nozzles six to ten times the hose diameter in length and with an opening equal to one third the hose diameter. The guidance emphasizes the relationship between hose length and nozzle opening for optimal spray performance.
Tact Avoids Tackling All Difficulties
A fragmented note argues that tact avoids removing every difficulty and instead sidesteps them through careful handling. It hints at diplomacy over blunt action and suggests tact can ease rough spots without confronting every challenge directly.
They All Look Alike at That Age
A Portland Oregonian cartoonish vignette describes a baby on a train with an elderly man admiring the child and commenting on its future. The mother jokes about the baby being a girl and the proverb about the twig and tree being bent. The exchange highlights parental hopes and expectations in a humorous exchange.
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Mamma
Portland Oregonian
Guarding the Bank Guards march nightly to Bank of England with bayonets
A London practice dates to the Gordon Riots granting Guards a nightly guard over the Bank of England vaults. About 30 soldiers in parade dress stand sentry with fixed bayonets and belts, under two sergeants and a lieutenant, guarding roughly 100 million in gold and silver.
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Bank of England
London
Ancient Lineage and Loyal Descents in British Isles
A London Globe note recalls Lord Palmerston meeting a man named Parks with a long surname lineage linked to a lime burner who carried William Rufius. It highlights Scottish lineages like the Howses of Lochgain and Howie sons of Cramond as enduring farming families tracing to medieval times and royal gift lands.
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Lord Palmerston
New Forest
Park
Palmerston
William Rufius
Tyrell
England
Howses
Lochgain
Scotland
Ayrshire
Howiesons
Cramond
Ballengeich
Jock Howieson
London Globe
Men Who Do Cornwall Credit in British History
A condensed tribute to Cornish influence across military science literature and politics. Notables include Sir Reginald Pole-Carew Viscount Fal mouth Colonel W C Eldon Serjeant Professor Grylls Adams Dr Butlin Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and the Pearse and Hocking brothers. Lord Mayors Treloar and Truscott cited.
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Duchy of Cornwall
Reginald Pole-Carew
Falmouth
W. C. Eldon- Serjeant
Matabeleland
Cornwall
Grylls Adams
Butlin
Bart’s
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Idle as Ever Greeting at Balliol Sparks Embarrassment
Lord St. Andries known as Sir Aoland Hood visits Oxford with his bride and meets Dr. Jowett during a Sunday visit. The Master greets him with Idle as ever, a remark that embarrassingly highlights his pre-peerage notoriety among distinguished guests including Lord Rosebery and Arthur Balfour.
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Lord St. Andries
Aoland Hood
Oxford
Balliol
Jowett
Lord Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Mr. Hood
His Majesty Declines to Publicize Burglary Losses
An insurance agent boasted to the King about recovering tapestries, plate, and pictures from a burglary. The King declined to publicize the claim, noting subjects might feel offended if their honesty were suspected.
Cabinets Change The Crown Governed By Privy Council
The article explains the constitutional mix in Canada, detailing how the Governor-General represents the Crown yet counsels with the Privy Council. It covers the formation and role of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister's central authority, and how Parliament, not the executive, imposes taxes and governs.
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Governor-General
Privy Council
Land
Montreal Standard
Canada
George V
Duke of Connaught
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Privy Council of Canada
Resent
Charles Tupper
John Haggart
Hugh John Macdonald
Wilfrid Laurier
Ami
John Bourinot
Sand P
Bourinot
House of Commons
House
Senate
Canadian Women Writers Shape National Identity
The article catalogs Canadian women authors from across provinces Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Ontario and British Columbia highlighting L M Montgomery Marian Saunders Elizabeth Roberts Macdonald Agnes Dean Cameron and Sara Jeannette Duncan along with Everard Cotes. It notes how regional roots influence themes and praises Cotes as a pioneering figure whose novels and travel journalism spurred a generation of Canadian women writers.
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Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
L. M. Montgomery
Prince Edward Island
Ewan Macdonald
Ontario
Marshall Saunders
Halifax
Nova
McClung
Murphy
Janey Canuck
Edmonton
Alberta
Isabella Ecclestone Mackay
Woodstock
Vancouver
Agnes Dean Cameron
Victoria
B.C
New North
England
London
Everard Cotes
Sara Jeannette Duncan
Indian Civil Service
India
Canada
Mrs. Cotes
Duke of Connaught Visits and Etiquette Lesson
The Duke of Connaught tours England Ireland and Scotland on farewell visits before becoming Governor General. A Crom Castle dinner reveals etiquette, as a guest learns why finger-bowls are forbidden at royal tables, linked to Jacobite custom. The King himself rejects this under-bowling tradition.
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Duke of Connaught
Jamidian Society
Difke
iew@s
England
Scotland
Ireland
John Leslie
Erne
Crom Castle
Toronw Star Weekly
Earl Grey's Toronto Visit Aware to temperance talk
Earl Grey visited Toronto years before his governorship to address the Public Home Trust on liquor questions. He spoke at St James Cathedral schoolhouse with a politeQ&A that included many local characters peppering him with questions about temperance and other issues. He likely found Toronto a city of queer people.
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Earl Grey
Canada
Toronto
Lady Minto
Rideaux Hall
England
Public Home Trust
St. James
Moravian Mission Stations in Labrador Deepen Arctic Ties
Hesketh Prichard surveys Moravian outposts across six Labrador stations from Makkovik to Killinek. He notes hardy houses, a house father and wife at each post, Eskimo traders, and a mission economy that both aids and binds the local Inuit communities. The women bear heavy burdens, children are sent away for schooling, and the church remains a quiet, enduring presence.
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Chambers’ Journal
H. Hesketh Prichard
Mevisa
Labrador
Moravian Church
Greenland
Makkovik
Hopedale
Nain
Okkak
Hebron
Killinek
Lskimo
Oace
London
Maila
Arctic
Liberal and Sir John Macdonald Shake Hands in Ontario
A Liberal in western Ontario recalls meeting Sir John Macdonald at a mid afternoon gathering. As they exited around six o'clock Macdonald urged a handshake with Jim who quips about his Reform ties. The scene ends with reporters noting their cordial exchange and quiet crowd.
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Ontario
John Macdonald
John
Jim
Reform Party
Sir Joh
Sir John
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