Mystery of the Yellow Room Keyed Robbery Reveal
In a Paris mansion the journalist Rouletabille argues a robbery pattern tied to a brass headed key. Stangerson mourns a cabinet loss as the team links the crime to a missing Louvre key ad and the danger to his daughter Mile Stangerson while detectives chase the elusive motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouletabille
M. de Marquet
M. Stangerson
Rouwletsle
Mouletablille
Mile Stangerson
Mile. Stangerson
Monsieur
Louvre
Stangerson
Math
Mathilde
Milo
S. N
Stanzerson
M Stangeraoh
Mystery at the Pavilion Continues in Paris Case
The dialogue probes when and where the murder could have happened within the pavilion. Frederic Larsan points to muddy boots and a handkerchief as clues, suggesting the culprit could be an intimate familiar with the house. Daddy Jacques faces questioning while the investigation weighs a clumsy disguise and timing. The article promises continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dax
M. Rouletabinle
Jacques
Milo
Stangerson
M. Stancerson
Paris
M. Robert Darese
Darrac
Chateau
M. Darzac
M. de Marquet -Wase
Frederic Larean
Flora
Jacanes
Frederic Larson
Daddy Jacques
Frederic Larsan
Yellow Room
M. Stangerson
M. de Marquet
Larsan
M Stangerson
What E'se Could He Do
A quirky excerpt recalls Andrew Carnegie reflecting on breakfast and pie. A diet reformer challenges him on pie consumption, and Carnegie responds with a wry course of action, illustrating a humorous exchange from Success Magazine.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Eighty Six Annual Holi Das in Russia
The report notes eighty six annual Holi Das celebrations taking place across Russia. It highlights regional observances and community gatherings marking the festival and its cultural significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Old Fashioned Comedy on Continental Travel idiosyncrasies
A globe trotter surveys travelers on the Continent noting English matrons German travelers French and Italian stereotypes. He mocks American roundly dressed tourists and their outfits while praising familiar English and other national types amid humorous travel observations.
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Theatrecoer
Exyrom
Globe
France
America
New York
Europe
Italy
Quiller-Couch the Politician Novelist of Cornwall
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the distinguished Cornish author and former Speaker contributor, is noted for political work. He later wrote novels and settled in Fowey Cornwall where he enjoys fishing and sailing and can handle a small yacht with practiced skill.
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Quiller-Couch
Fowey
The Lost Channel Named After Historic Standoff
A reunion at the Thousand Islands recalls a 1761 clash where the Onondaga and Mohawk pursued a French scout bateau. Amid deep channels and island fortifications, an ambush left Coxswain Terry and his crew missing, presumed captured or slain. Ensign Barry later called the fight area the Lost Channel.
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Thousand Islands
America
Jeffrey
Lord Amherst
Oswego
N.Y
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Terry
Barry
Art Treasures In Fredericton From Old Laval Gallery Rumor
English artist J Purves Carter visits Fredericton after claiming a vast Laval University collection contains million dollar art treasures. He alleges King George III and Queen Charlotte portraits by Reynolds, the Glenig piece by Graham, and the Earl of Sheffield by Hoppner, challenging Fredericton’s attribution.
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J. Purves Carter
Laval University
Canada
Ruben
Carter
Laval
Quebec College
Purves Carter
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Council
King George
Queen Charlotte
Glenig
Earl
Sheffield
Boston
St. John
King George III
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Graham
John Hoppner
R.A
Earl of Sheffield
Premier Laurier Handsome Salute Turns Sour
The Toronto Mail and Empire describes Laurier's West visit where a handshake led to a misnamed voter. In Selkirk the premier greeted crowds with a winning smile, but a voter corrected him after being asked his name. The exchange shows a small slip in the politicking routine.
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Wilfrid Laurier
Mrs. Jones
Miss Jones
Selkirk
Fettle
Sullivan
Sutherland
The Last Of The Heralds Gay Quebec Figure Sir Peter Mitchell
Reminiscences by veteran Quebec journalist Mr. Sutton recall Hon. Peter Mitchell once nicknamed The Third Party. Mitchell, a flamboyant editor on Beaver Hall Hill, is praised for wit and carefree management while critics note overdue notes and editorial flamboyance.
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Montreal Herald
Sutton
Quebec
News
Eastern Townships Advocate
St. Johns
Peter Mitchell
Herald
Mitchell
Beaver Hall Hill
Peter
Ottawa
Russia
Hon
St. Lawrence Hall
Mud-Turtle Of The Marsh Wakes A Gentle Tale
A barefoot boy calls him mud-turtle. The land turtle survives by hiding quickly, retreating into water weeds when startled and emerging with a yellow eyed gaze. Its shell is marked grey and brown with vermilion flecks and resists predators behind tough edges. It grows slowly and hibernates in muck through winter.
Story of D McNicholl and the CPR boycott
Bradstreets’ agent T C Irving in Toronto recounts a tale about D McNicholl vice president of the CPR. A large bank manager threatens to boycott CPR services over a bill dispute, and McNicholl answers with a counter threat that would trigger a reciprocal refusal of bank bills by CPR staff. The bank ultimately does not follow through and the boycott never happens.
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T. C. Irving
Bradstreets’ Agency
Toronto
West
Vancouver
D. McNichol
C.P.R
McNicholl
C_P_R
CPR
Soldier-Dramatist Captain Robert Marshall Dies at 47
Captain Robert Marshall, born 1863 in Edinburgh, rose from law trainee to celebrated playwright after enlisting in the Highland Light Infantry and serving in the West Indies Cape Town and Natal. His breakthrough came with His Excellency the Governor in 1893, followed by a string of successful plays including The Second in Command at the Haymarket in 1900. He died in a London nursing home at age 47 after a long illness, leaving his mother and family in mourning.
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Robert Marshall
London West End
Captain Marshall
Edinburgh
Highland Light Infantry
Duke of Wellington's
West Indies
Subaltern
Bermuda
Cape Town
Natal
Walter Hely-Hutchinson
England
Arthur Chudleigh
Marshall
Haymarket
Freemasonry in India Highlighted by Lord Ampthill
Lord Ampthill spoke at a banquet after the consecration of the Star of India Lodge at Freemason's Hall in London. He praised Freemasonry as the sole effective means of fostering social unity across Englishmen, Hindus, Mahommedans, and Parsis in India.
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India
Lord Ampthill
Star of India Lodge
Freemason’s
Freeman the Historian Reference in Savagery Description
An English bishop, after Freeman the historian wore out his patience with rudeness, introduced him to a waiting audience as “the distinguished scholar that so amicably describes and illustrates the savagery of our ancestors.”
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Freeman
Canadian banks reduced to twenty seven after consolidations
Consolidation of the Union Bank of Halifax with the Royal and the liquidation of the Sovereign Bank leaves Canada with twenty seven operating banks. Ontario hosts fourteen headquarters, Quebec nine, Nova Scotia two, and New Brunswick one. Four banks have paid up capital under a million, the rest above.
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Union Bank of Halifax
the Royal
Sovereign Bank
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Scottish Superstition About Hawthorn Flowering in Homes
A Scots belief holds that bringing a flowering hawthorn into a house protects the family from illness and misfortune during seasonal or festive times.
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Scotland
Stelig
French guest at Burns celebration questions Mr Auld Langsyne
A Frenchman attended a Burns celebration and, after the festivities, asked who Mr Auld Langsyne was. He shrugged and wondered if Auld Langsyne was a Scottish chief, noting the haggis, whiskey, and singing were fine.
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Auld Langsyne
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M. G. Marquet
Vickers
M. de Marqonet
M. Joseph Nouletabilie
Epinay
Glandier
M. Rouletabille
M. Robert Darzac
M. Rouvletabille
Mile. Stanger
M. Stangersen
Philadelphia
D. McNicholl
Robt. Marshall
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