The Gunmaker Of Moscow
A Moscow nobleman the Duke of Tula presses Rosalind Valdai to marry him for wealth and power. Rosalind resists claiming love for Rurie Nevel while plotting escape as the scheming Savotano plots murder and intrigue to secure estates and bloodlines.
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Rosalind
Rurie Nevel
Olga
Rube Nevel
Rurie
Tula
Rosalind Valdai
Drotzen
Moscow
Savotano
Nevel
Vladimir
Scioas
Rome
Imperial
Mask Falls and Reveals Rosalind’s Fearful Secret
Early evening in Rosalind’s chamber a storm rages outside as Zenobie finds her mistress faint and confused. Rosalind rouses from a trance asking where she is and who is present while trembling and disoriented, seeking warmth near the furnace.
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Zenobie
Rosalind
Ombie
Manitoba circular urges farmers picnics as institute meetings
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture sent a circular to provincial agricultural societies proposing farmers picnic gatherings as institute meetings. It notes weather issues limit consecutive railway line events and suggests districts pick convenient dates, with possible afternoon speaker visits or local farmer addresses, crediting the event as an institute meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Brandon
Bicycle Fatality on Sparks Street In Ottawa
Mrs. Dora Vedder 26, formerly Dora Tupper, riding a bicycle on Sparks Street near Metcalf and Bank when an electric car approached. She swerved and fell into the path of a following car, its motorman unable to stop. Skull crushed and mangled. she lived on College Avenue and had been separated from her husband.
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Dora Vedder
Sparks Street
Metcalf
Bank Ottawa
Dora Tupper
College Avenue
Biscuit Worker Killed Crossing G T R Tracks
Minnie Dundas aged 19 employed at a Toronto biscuit factory was killed crossing the G T R tracks by a special passenger train. She was wheeling across when struck by an engine, her skull crushed, death minutes later.
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Minnie Dundas
Toronto
Judge rules patient consent required for amputation by surgeons
Justice Doherty in a superior court dismissed Alfred Lefebvre vowing doctors violated consent rights when surgeons amputated his crushed foot without consent. Although the operation improved condition, the court found no damages warranted and dismissed the case with costs.
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Justice Doherty
Superior Court
Alfred Lefebvre
Royal Victoria Hospital
James Bell
O'Brien
Doherty
CP Rails Cashier Verger Ends Life in Neeburg River
William Verger, 18 year CP Rail cashier at Fort William Ontario, drowned himself in the Neeburg river Thursday morning after leaving home at 6. A search found his hat and coat under a railway bridge at 10 and his body recovered at 5 later in the day. Domestic troubles were cited as a factor in his despondency.
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William Verger
C. P. RR
Fort William
Ont
Neeburg
Verger
Canadian letters and penny postage clash with Australian policy
Mr. Larke reports Australian instructions to accept prepaid penny letters from all British Empire parts subject to origin approval, which Imperial authorities oppose as harming British revenue. Canada questions inclusion, while drought hampers trade and the Eastern Extension Co. seeks an arrangement with Australia.
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Australia
Larke
British Empire
Great Britain
Canada
Commonwealth
Imperial
Eastern Extension Co
Widow Duped by a Count in St Paul Scam
Mrs Otto Kern formerly Gustave Nagel married a man claiming German nobility. Within two months he vanished with 3300 after the widow sold properties and placed 4700 in a trunk. Police pursue the man described as about 30, good looking, and a 29 year old widow seeks tickets and safety.
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St. Paul
Minn
Otto Kern
Gustave Nagel
Kern
Nagle
Teuton
Germany
Australians Consider Lacrosse Tour Of Canada
An Australian lacrosse official proposes a tour of Canada with an Australian twelve, opening in Vancouver. Frank Springer of the Vancouver Lacrosse Club has received a long letter outlining the plan and gate expectations. A Vancouver club meeting will decide whether to invite the Australians and to arrange games and a welcome.
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Vancouver Club
Springer
Canada
Notable Brockville figure involved in restaurant encounter
James H Johnson a well known tattle dealer of Brockville accompanied a young woman to a Chinese restaurant where he was relieved of 347 in bills. The girl Nellie Murphy was sentenced to one year in jail by Judge Choquet. George Hague joint manager of Merchants Bank of Canada retires. John R VPeckeram former Niagara Falls treasurer faces trial on embezzlement charge.
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James H Johnson
Brockville
Nellie Murphy
Choquet
George Hague
Merchants’ Bank of Canada
John R. Vpeckeram
Niagara Falls, Ont
Montreal Colonel Awarded Damages Over Arrest
Col Cook of Montreal received $100 damages from Col Cole for illegal arrest after refusing to order out his men during the Valleyfield strike riots.
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Col. Cook
Montreal
Col Cole
Valleyfield
The Real Thing Youngwed Chicago News Snippet
A hotel clerk offers a suite to a youngwed couple during a bridal tour. The groom insists on rooms for himself and wife, praising her as the sweetest thing that ever happened.
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Chicago News
Corinthian Arrives Cape Town With Ri fle Carriage
The Allen line steamer Corinthian sailing from Halifax on May 20 reached Cape Town on Wednesday carrying the last portion of the Canadian Mounted Rifles.
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Allen
Corinthian
Halifax
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Cape Town
Glazed Sweet Potatoes Recipe Note
Instructions describe boiling medium sweet potatoes until tender, peeling and halving them, placing in a pan, sprinkling with sugar and drizzling melted butter, then baking until browned.
Alaska Postman Earns 35000 Dollar Salary
The United States government hires a mail carrier for 35000 dollars a year to run 414 miles between Eagle and Naldery, Alaska. The dog sled route has two trips a month with a 300 pound weight limit per trip, offering a notably adventurous assignment.
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United States
Eagle
Naldery
Alaska
Canadian goods praised by trade envoy in Australia
J. S. Larke, Dominion trade commissioner to Australia, reports Canadian goods have given great satisfaction in the Antipodes and there is a good opening for further business.
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J.S. Larke
Dominion
Australia
Fitting and Foolishness Signal a Marriage Urgency
A narrator reflects on a woman ready to marry a man she deems her final chance. He jokes that his quest for a husband nears completion as he quips about being on his last lap. The tone blends whimsy with urgency in a domestic scene.
Camera to Replace Hand Reproduction in Business
The camera is set to become essential in business like the typewriter. It now reproduces documents, statistical tables, and papers that would be laborious and costly to copy by hand, delivering quick and accurate results with significant labor savings.
Edible biscuit menu card trend in hotel fare
The newest hotel billing fashion features an edible menu card made from biscuit. Guests are asked to eat the card with cheese, combining bill of fare with a novel dining accessory.
Hunting Big Game in Northern Manitoba Tales of a Moose Battle
Leon Moyie a Manitoba guide recalls a hunting trip with four Ontarians. In a snowbound morning he and companions watch two huge moose clash. one collapses after a brutal charge and horned blows, then later two more bulls are harvested for the promised reward.
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Manitoba
New Brunswick Woods
Leon Moyie
Winnmer
Ontario
Selkirk
Icelandic River
Husavich
Gimli
Isafold
Landslide in Quebec destroys mill and home
In St. Walier Bel lechasse near Second Range and the Lit tle River Blanche a landslide demolished the flour mill and private dwelling of Joseph Lecomte II and Raymond Bilodeaux. Bilodeaux’s wife died two hours after being rescued. The slide displaced the river bridge and damaged the highway. the municipality faces extensive repairs from the high spring tides.
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St. Walier
Bellechasse
Que
Second Range
Blanche
Joseph Lecomte II
Raymond Bilodeaux
Bilodeaux
Bolideaux
Joseph Leconte
West River
Minneapolis Mayor Arrested in Sheriff Appointment Plot
The mayor of Minneapolis was arrested on a charge of conspiring to appoint his secretary as sheriff by bribing county commissioners. He allegedly proposed dividing the $20,000 sheriff's salary equally among the secretary and the three commissioners to secure a voting majority.
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Minneapolis
Sherif
Deputy Minister of Interior to Attend Winnipeg Fair
The deputy minister of interior will visit Winnipeg to participate in the fair and meet American capitalists. The event aims to foster cross border investment and discuss policy opportunities with U S investors.
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Winnipeg Fair
Dialogue on marriage prompts and refusals in matchmaker style
An exchange about house ownership and marriage ends with a witty misdirection. A man questions ownership, the woman replies she sold it to marry whom she pleases, and the man concedes with a humorous faux proposal. The banter reflects social attitudes and playful wordplay.
Australia’s Population Compared With London Size
A historical report notes that Australia, twenty six times larger in area than the British Isles, has a population smaller than London. It highlights surprising geographic and demographic contrast and reflects on population density and land area.
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Australia
British Isles
London
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Empire
Rosalind Vaidai
Duke of
Roxalind
Kopani
O Ae
Gallitzin
Sophia
Exnes
Manitoba Agricultural Department
Ottawa
Carl
C. P. R. Cashier
North
Quebec
Bellechasse County
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