The Mystery of the Yellow Room Continues The Escape
In a tense pursuit at the chateau the narrator plots a multi route trap to corner the Yellow Room killer. As the ambush unfolds the murderer vanishes, leaving investigators baffled and wary of an unseen hand behind the escape.
Window Sill Chase in a Hidden Murder Plot
A narrator peers from a window to spy a murderer at a desk. He climbs a ladder, grips the sill, and holds a revolver between his teeth as he braces to strike, heart racing and doubt fading into a moment of tense action.
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Yellow Room
Stangerson
Ted
Mile
Daddy Jacques
Chateau
M. Stangerson
Frederic Larson
Larson
Paris
Larsan
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Dent
Tavo Galleries
Fred
Mil
M. Stangergon
Marderer
Miss Hin
Having Her Way in a Domestic Union Debate
A dialogue reveals two women debating marriage plans. One plans to board after marriage while the other aims to own a home. The exchange highlights gender roles and compromises in domestic life.
Boils Common In Hospitals And Prisons Say Doctors
Medical notes describe boils arising from staphylococcus aureus and linked to Bright's disease diabetes gout tuberculosis and digestion disorders. They state boils worsen after severe fevers and occur most in spring with epidemics in hospitals jails barracks and asylums.
The Quiet Persevering Man and Ruthwell Savings Bank Centenary
A Century ago in Ruthwell Dumfriesshire Scotland the first savings bank opened in a cottage. Dr Henry Duncan of Ruthwell Manse championed thrift despite early distrust and built a sixpence minimum deposit system with triple custody. By year four deposits neared 1000 pounds and legislation followed with key supporters in London.
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Ruthwell
Dumfriesshire
Scotland
Henry Duncan
Ruthwell Manse
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Savings Bank
Duncan
Friendly Societies
W. R. Douglas
Dumfries Burghs
England
London
Dare
Lord Brougham
Lord Minto
Lord Binning
John Marioribanks
John Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
Cobbett
Dumfrie
First Savings Bank
Rothschilds of India and Tata legacy in Hindustan
A historical overview of Indian industrialists the Tata family path from Parsees roots to modern ventures. Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata built mills across India, introduced modern cotton technology, founded the Taj Mahal hotel, funded education, and planned hydroelectric projects and a steel industry.
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Tatas
Hindustan
Japan
Rothschilds
Europe
Vanderblts
Astors
United States
Ted
Persia
Bombay
Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata
India
England
China
Far East
J. N. Tata
Taj Mahal
Tata Research Institute
Bangalore
Bouibay
Tata
Calcutta
Watch Recovered From War Loss By Landguard Lancer
Sergt Bennett of the 15th Lancers, camped at Landguard near Harwich, recovered his stolen watch from the South Africa campaign. It had been taken during Kimberley relief operations with Gen French's column and reappeared after Cape Mounted Police Sergt Henderson located Bennett in Paardeburg. Henderson later learned Bennett was in Landguard and arranged return of the timepiece.
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Sergt
Bennett
15Th Lancers
Landguard
Harwich
Kimberley
French
J. Henderson
Cape Mounted Police
Paardeberg
Henderson
Felixstowe
16Th Lancers
Sergt. Bennett
Treasure Ship Sought After Jan 1224 Wreck Near Great Orme
A search off Great Orme near Llandudno targets a treasure cargo valued at 300000 dollars from the 1224 Hornby Castle wreck. The vessel ran aground near the Great Orme rocks during a gale, with only one survivor. The Lady Kate salvage steamer from Liverpool joined the dive led by John Gibney to recover gold reportedly aboard.
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Great Orme’s Head
Llandudno
Hornby Castle
Liverpool
Rio de Janeiro
John Gibney
London and Scotland show many Christian denominations
London has at least forty five denominations of Christians, Glasgow thirty four religious bodies, and Edinburgh twenty five. Despite the Methodist union, London still has five or six Methodist societies, plus two other reform offshoots from the Church of England, three Baptist bodies, and three kinds of Presbyterians English Scotch and Welsh.
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London
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Church of England
Snails Weigh a Pound On Sri Lankan Coast
A snail plague along the Ceylon coast has grown to serious proportions with millions of molluscs found feeding on young coconut trees. In Kalutara district the pest threatens rubber crops as Hatta reticulate snails weigh about one eswrd each and attack rubber seedlings.
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Kalatara
Kalutara
Abe Ward and Abe's Diary from Simon Creek
Gentle northern Ontario tale frames Abe Ward as a wise bushman whose life and diary inspired local legends. The piece recounts his mystique, untold origins, and the publication of Abe's Diary excerpts with two extra aphorisms on life, character, and nature.
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Abe Ward
Ontario
Simon Creek
Abe
Jim Faber
Peter Stoker
Miles
Simona Creek
Regina Living Prices Reflect High Costs and Scarcity
The Regina market shows steep living costs with higher prices than Winnipeg, especially for food and rent. Ranchers leave, farmers focus on crops, meat must be shipped in, and shoppers face imports like Australian mutton and American bacon. Coal prices vary by source, while fringe housing near the outskirts fetches $4000 with $40 monthly rent.
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Regina
Winnipeg
Pense
Penneyvania
C.P.R
Lethbridge
Timber Census for Canada Census 1911 Timber Types
The forest products census of Canada will be taken on June 1, 1911. It covers square fancy or flat timber logs for lumber and miscellaneous products. It lists ash birch elm maple oak pine and other timber by cubic feet and value for the first class and elm hickory hemlock oak pine and spruce logs by 1 000 feet board measure with value for the second class.
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Canada
Coughing Up a Lizard Stuns Brantford Resident
A rare incident in Brantford reports Reginald Duckworth, stepson of Adam Aird, expelling a three inch lizard during a severe coughing spell. Duckworth is recovering rapidly after the episode.
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Brantford
Reginald Duckworth
Adam Aird
Duckworth
Young Man Surges Funds Keeper for Great Fair
The treasurer of the Toronto Exhibition, F. F. Brentnall, handles about half a million dollars annually. He oversees receipts and expenditures plus $50,000 in prize money and numerous concessions and leases. His cool head, quick perception, and strong judgment keep the fair finances running smoothly, with twenty hour workdays in the fall.
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F. F. Brentnall
Toronto Exhibition
Parliament plans imperial guest visit for coronation year
A deputation urged government co operation to invite delegations from Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa to England for the coronation and Imperial Conference. Prime Minister Asquith indicated this may be handled by the Houses with visitors hosted and funded by their friends. The gathering would carry significant symbolic weight during the coronation festivities.
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Labor
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
England
Asquith
Lords
Commons
Melba recounts Melbourne greeting mishap on tour
Mme Melba recalls arriving in Melbourne where 1500 voice choir crowds blocked hearing. Police locked her in a telephone box amid a crush. A ten year old girl delivered a wilted bouquet to the diva, offended by the scene as she cried outside.
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Mme
Melba
England
Australia
Melbourne
Kaiser's Best Pal Lord Lonsdale Faces Sporting World
Lord Lonsdale, newly elected chairman of the Automobile Association with about 15 000 members, is celebrated across sports. He excels in hunting boxing yachts and tiger hunting in India and once leaped a high fence at age nine. He is noted as the German Emperor's best pal in Britain and has hosted the Kaiser at Lowther Castle.
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Lord Lonsdale
The
Automobile Association
Lor
India
Great Britain
Lowther Castle
Fireclaims seven in Mumbai native quarters blaze
A residential fire in Bombay’s native quarters trapped seven natives on a house roof. One man leaped to escape and died, while the others burned to death at the same spot.
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Bombay
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