Evening Plots At Amaranth Club Involving Ellington Wife
In a London club scheme, Hilda Tressingham and Mrs. Ellington plan a supper and a sly Paris game while Barthelemy and von Roon arrange the push to secure Mrs. Ellington’s signature on club notes. Richard Avory detects Letty Ellington’s presence and ponders the consequences and sanctions behind her entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Barthelemy
von Roon
Ellington
Amaranth
Hilda
Richard Avory
Mrs. Iressingham
Letty Ellington
Stephen
Marcia
Avery
Hilda Tressingham
Barthelemy
Alda
Letty
Arcia Ellington’s
Mystery at the Club Involving Mrs Tressingham Residents
Avery investigates a city club after paying a lookout to report on Mrs. Tressingham and companions. He confirms no one he seeks is in the upstairs rooms and later learns Mrs Tressingham Mrs Ellington and Otto von Roon leave in a taxi from Barthelemy's private house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Barthelemy
Mr. von Roon
Avery
Mrs. Tressingham
Face to Face in the Dark House
Avery prepares to confront von Koon and Barthelemy at the Amaranth while warning Banister King of his plan. He leaves Barthelemy’s house in a tense moment, deciding to seek the two men and face possible danger.
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Avery
van Roon
Barthelemy
von Koon
the Amaranth
Jermyn Street
von Roon
Banister King
Lightning Rods Urged As Vital Home Protection
Scientists from the bureau of standards urge widespread use of modern lightning rods due to increased metal in homes and improved materials. They note past bad agents hurt the image, advise copper or galvanized iron rods, and endorse copper cable strands. a hollow point is to be avoided.
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Bureau of Standards
Canadian Fisheries Forecast Sees $100 Million Output
Major Hugh Green, head of overseas Canadian fish supplies for the imperial board of trade, predicts a bright future for Canadian fisheries. He says even if the war ends tomorrow the British fish trade would need five years to reorganize, making Canada’s output rise from $60 million to $100 million annually.
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Hugh Green
Imperial Board of Trade
Pip Couples Wedding Sparks Legal Confusion
A fragmented dialogue reveals Pip announcing marriage to a woman last week, sparking concerns about legality and a playful exchange on the Tuesday wedding. The exchange hints at social tensions over union timing and propriety.
Some Dugouts I Have Known
A vivid WWI reminiscence details British dugouts in France with mud roofs, rat runways, candlelight, jam and cheese, cigars, and a cluttered table. The piece contrasts bearable lodgings with the constant fear of shelling and the ritual of assessing what calibres might breach the shelter.
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France
Kirchners
Gladys Cooper
la Vie Parisienne
Sentry saves Napoleon heart from rats at Longwood tomb
A London Chronicle report recalls an Irish soldier guarding Napoleon's embalmed body at Longwood. He heard a splash in a silver ewer containing the heart and fired his muzzle loader to prevent rats from dragging it away. The tale links the guard to Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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Napoleon
Longwood
Sir Arthur Sullivan
London Chronicle
Passing Show Delivers Quirky Wedding Line
The snippet shows a Delicately worded line about marriage and inheritance of qualities from a father. It appears in a Passing Show context and reflects stage fashioned humor and sentiment.
Three Years Too Late
The Buffalo Express argues that Pope Pius X should have urged peace in 1914 on the status quo ante with disarmament and reparations. It contends Germany must pay a heavy penalty to deter future war and force a shift from aggressive race domination to liberty and democracy.
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Germany
Vatican
Buffalo Express
Busy Canning Thistles In Southwest Kansas
Women from southwest Kansas are canning tumbleweed and Russian thistles for greens driven by the food conservation movement. Earlier efforts sought legislative funds to combat the pest, which was seen as worse than sand bars. Now the thistles are eaten and canned for winter use.
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Kansas
Panhandle
Texas
A Bird Without His Feathers Hilarious Gallipoli Tale From London
A London amusement recounts General Birdwood strolling among troops in khaki with insignia removed. An Australian private treated him as an equal until a nearby subaltern explains the commander’s identity. The private asks why the General does not wear his feathers.
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London
Gallipoli
Birdwood
British Aviator Survives Four Days in East African Jungle
Lt. Garrood of the Royal Flying Corps recounts crashing during a mission to bomb a German ambush on the Rufiji river. He crawled through the bush for four days with torn clothes and bare feet, avoiding wild beasts, leopards, crocodiles, hippos, and baboons while recalling hymns and songs for morale before rescue.
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Garrood
Royal Flying Corps
Rufiji
Enoe
New Insects Invade Saskatchewan Crops
The Saskatoon Star reports mysterious new bugs appearing in Saskatchewan fields this year. Hot dry weather is blamed for hatching diverse insect species, with potential damage to three produce types. Authorities from the Agriculture College are studying the issue.
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Saskatchewan
Cology of Agriculture
Saskatoon Star
Falkland Islands pledge ten year wartime tax and aeroplane gift
The Falkland Islands will subscribe for ten years starting 1917 a sum equal to one tenth of their annual customs revenue to support the war. The colony also presented the army with an armed aeroplane.
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Falklands Islands
Death Blow to Belgian Industry
A front-page Amsterdam Telegraaf dispatch details German requisitioning in eastern and western Flanders and parts of Hainaut. Raw iron, tin, steel, iron fittings, tools, building materials, and wool are seized with no indemnity, under penalty of imprisonment, fines, and forfeiture. Requisitioned goods must be declared by July 21.
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Flanders
Amsterdam Telegraaf
Hainaut
Fourth Army
van Armin
von Schickfus
Kormmandaturen
Begging for Courage A Girl Recalls School Kiss Harassment
A twelve year old girl tells her father that boys at school seize and kiss her each morning. She explains that one morning she ran away but the boys did not pursue, prompting discussion of harassment and safety at school.
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Ethel
Dad
Thel
Chicago Herald
Wooden Cars Vanish from Rail Fleet in Early 20th Century
A brief note from Youth's Companion reports a shift in railroad stock as wooden passenger cars decline. On January 1 this year 15 754 all steel cars and 6 136 with electric underframes remained in service, compared with under 700 of either type in 1909.
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J. & Fletcher
Candee
Melocens
George
Ada
Otto von Roon
Pip
Ilegal
London Westminster Gazette
Redpath
Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited
Montreal
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