Unseen Bridegroom and a Deathbed Revelation
Mollie recalls her mother Miriam’s deathbed confession and her father Carl Walraven’s crimes in a tale of guilt and vengeance. Hugh Ingelow supports Mollie as she resolves to never face Walraven again and to await divine justice.
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Hergi
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Leannot
Madame Blanche
Mr. Ing
Execution of Australian officers sparks South Africa dispute
The Morning Leader recounts alleged crimes by Australian irregulars in South Africa. It claims mock trials, executions of ten Boers with £20,000 in Transvaal money, and a missionary shooting after a warning. Canadians dying in South Africa total 207 with details by contingent. Dundonald to command Canadian militia on OGrady-Haly’s retirement.
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Transvaal
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Lord Kitchener
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Canadian Mounted Rifles
London
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O'Grady- Haly
Ascot
Natal
Empire
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Lord Dundonald
Rajah of Patani Kidnapped by Siamese Forces
From Singapore via the Empress of Japan report the Rajah of Patani was lured into a palace by a Siamese supporter, signed away his right to govern, and was carried by gunboat up the coast. Patani Malays threaten revenge and chaos is feared. Straits Settlements governor may intervene.
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Vancouver
B. C
Japan
Orient
Singapore
Patani
Straits Settlement
Tragedy at Bell's Crossing Ends in Barn Suicide
William Peer of Bell's Crossing near Brockville Ontario hanged himself in a barn following a quarrel with a neighbor. He was about 40, leaving a wife and two children. The note ends with a quote about meeting joys easing absence.
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William Peer
Bell's Crossing
Brockville
Ont
Wit and Agreeable Men Teachability
A remark on wit as a peculiar talk that tends to cause playful harm and the value of a man who freely accepts teaching in areas he already knows. The tone reflects social humor on polite conversation and self awareness.
Senators Tillman and McLaurin clash in disgraceful Senate fight
On February 22 in Washington, South Carolina senators Tillman and McLaurin fought violently in the Senate chamber. The incident, called unmanly and unmannerly, led to both being declared in contempt and barred from recognition until the chamber acts. Their feud centers on accusations over the Treaty of Paris vote and patronage influence. On February 25 their names were restored to the Senate roll.
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American Congress
Washington
Tillman
McLaurin
South Carolina
United States
Senate
Preston Brooks
Charles Summer
Frye
Interesting Alaska Copper Chief Skowell Curio Arrives
A Victorian Times note describes a copper piece formerly owned by Alaska chief Skowell. Chiefs use such copper to signal wealth during disputes. when peace returns it is riveted back. The artifact measures two feet one inch by eleven inches at center and sixteen and a half at the top, with five rivetings indicating as many quarrels. Ethnologists worldwide show keen interest in Native American curios.
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Skowell
Alaska
Oll
Entertaining Visitors Elevates Family Grace and Tact
A 19th century reflection notes that young members of a household improve with guests. They grow more poised, gracious, and deft in social ease, while serving as a unified effort within the home to please the visitor, as described by Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
New Force in Africa Unites British Protectorate Armies
The British government plans a native army across Somaliland East Africa Uganda and Central Africa under The King's African Rifles with brigadier general in Entebbe Uganda. Its aim is to unify separate forces into a colonial defense nucleus and advance toward colonial status, using native troops commanded by British officers.
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Somaliland
East Africa
Uganda
Central Africa
Somaliand
Isian
Entebbe
England
Tiular
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Cental
Puerto Rico
Philippine Scouts
United States Army
India
BRIEF NEWS NOTES From Canadian and American towns
A mosaic of brief items reports deaths including Alphonse Tetu and George Knight, fires destroying 12 Atlantic City hotels, smallpox outbreaks on the Portage Plains, a Crimean veteran buried in Windsor, and a dramatic funeral in Cape Town. Also noted are political moves, military figures, river levels at Winnipeg, a pugilist death in Philadelphia, drownings in Portage Plains and the Souris, riots in Williston, and assorted curious quotes about breakfast cream and eccentric praise.
Pigeon Speeds From Field Observations and Records
The Field notes Griffit s observations on blue rock pigeons English pheasants and partridges in a closed gallery showing speeds of 32.8 28.4 and higher rates. It cites carrier pigeon racing averages around 35 mph with rare 45 to 52 mph bursts. A Pensacola to Fall River flight of 1183 miles took 154 days about 7.6 mph per day.
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Griffit
Pensacola
Fla
Fall River
Mass
Popular Science Monthly
Ancient Timgad unearthed as Algerian Pompeii reveal
Letters from Algiers report excavations at Timgad on the Thamugas site uncovering a vast ancient city. Boundaries on three sides exposed after removing over 100,000 cubic meters of earth, revealing a Roman mansion of Sertius, baths, a Byzantine basilica, a grand theatre staircase, a marble pagan temple likely to Calestis, eleven other buildings, and diverse artifacts. An ancient gate and many streets also exposed.
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Marseilles
Algiers
Timgad
Pompeii
Sertius
Calestis
Pal Mall
World population estimates from The Current Cyclopaedia
The Current Cyclopaedia estimates a world population of about 1.512 billion, broken down by region. Europe 872,025,000. Asia 805,58,000. America 132,718,000. Polynesia 6,000,000. Polar regions 82,000. Total density 28.89 persons per square mile.
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Europe
Asia
America
Polynesia
Polar
New Testament in Broad Scotch Reviewed by Toronto Scholar
Professor Clark of Toronto reviews Rev. William Wye Smiths translation of the New Testament into broad Scotch. He notes the dialects limitations yet praises the translator for selecting a commonly understood Scottish speech and using revised version renderings to aid immigrant Scots in hearing sacred truth in their childhood tongue.
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William Wye Smith
St. Catharines
L’aisley
Clark
Toronto
Johnnie Gibb
Aberdeen
Ayrshire
Scotland
Wye Smith
Story of the Late General Wauchope in Scottish Regiments
An amusing account recalls General Wauchope as a soldier and politician. While commanding the Clock Watch at Maryhill Barracks Glasgow the colonel reportedly sought an eloquent parade address but merely yielded a spirited headlong cordial nickname for the Men of the gallant 42nd after the parade.
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Clock Watch
Highland Regiment
Maryhill Barracks
Glasgow
Andrew
Regimental Drill Sparks Frantic Rally in 42nd Line
A fatigued soldier in the 42nd Regiment falters under heat and crowding but recovers with a bold command. He shouts a sharp order to wheel and rally, drawing astonishment from peers and officers alike.
Engineer Proposes Buoyant Vessel Markers at Sea
E Colegate suggests The London Daily Mail report that each ship carry a buoy bearing its name on a clear deck area connected by a wire cord wound on a reel. If a ship sinks, the buoy would rise, the cord pay out, and the first passing ship could determine the vessel’s fate and location.
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E. Colegate
London Daily Mail
Disputed Blessing Increases Its Price By Removal
A cryptic remark notes that removing a blessing prompts higher costs, while continued blessing should bear the burden, reflecting a paradoxical stance from an unnamed speaker. The text presents a philosophical reflection without concrete events or identifiable persons.
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Vetine
A Hasty Marriage Among Cromwell’s Daughters
Oliver Cromwell’s youngest daughter Frances drew notice for a courtship with his chaplain Jerry White. A playful exchange led to a staged confrontation after White claimed he pursued the woman, prompting Cromwell to call for witnesses and a staged “arm up” between the pair and Godwin.
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Oliver Cromwell
Frances
Jerry White
Jerry
Cromwell
Mr. White
Realisation Age Hidden in a Sleeper Car Mirror
Two older lawyers exchange a tale about aging and self perception on a Buffalo to New York train. One narrator notices an old gentleman in the mirror, only to realize the reflection is his own back, illustrating the shock of aging.
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Lawyers’ Club
Buffalo
New York
Musical Sounds Outshine Noise At Distance
The article notes music travels farther than loud crowds. It cites Cremona violins from around 1600 as superior in tone, retaining a pure sound while modern instruments lose some quality. At a mile from town, instruments are audible whereas crowd noise fades.
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Cremona
Tortured Druse Women in Mount Lebanon Veiled Torture
Describes married Druse women in Mount Lebanon under Asia Minor rule who wear a horned habara veil attached to a head cushion. Colorful tassels and embroidery conceal a coarse net face veil, tightly drawn over the face, muffling features and hindering breathing as observers struggle to tell their movement.
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Mount Lebanon
Asia Minor
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