Unseen Bridegroom Seizes Mollie for Sea Coast Honeymoon
Mollie confronts a masked abductor who claims to be her husband and abducts her to a seaside cottage. The carriage ride ends at a stormy coast where Mollie resists, pleads for help, and encounters a conspiratorial pair in the eerie house as the man asserts control and secrecy.
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Mollie
Cricket
Bert
Erebos
Tiger
Sam
Peter
Sally
Missis
Creeter
Mollie Awakens to Unexpected Aid in Chapter XV
In Chapter XV Mollie regains consciousness after a distressing fainting episode. An odious voice blames her reaction and implies responsibility, claiming she screamed and struggled while others worry about her condition and safety.
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Mollie
Woman survives over Niagara Falls in barrel ride record
Mrs. Annie Exxon Taylor, 34, rode a barrel over Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. She emerged with a scalp wound, mild concussion, and shock but no broken bones, conscious at the shore, and expected to recover in days. The 18 minute trek featured a 158 foot drop and a barrel kept head downward by an anvil.
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Niagara Falls
Annie Exxon Taylor
First Street
Redmonds Strong Language Before Departing for United States
John Redmond M P told Cork audiences that his America trip proves reunions exist between Ireland and the United States. He warned England must face a united Irish race of about twenty million, who see all means as honorable in the pursuit of liberty, linking with any free country rather than the British empire.
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John Redmond
Cork
United States
America
Ireland
England
Trad
Fire destroys granary stables and livestock near Methven
A serious fire at Mr. A J Elliott's premises one mile south of Methven Manitoba consumes his granary and stables along with seven horses three cattle and all his fowls and a quantity of tools and other goods. Loss estimated at 2500 with 1200 insured. Fire discovered at 5 o clock in the morning and cause unknown.
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Methven
Man
A. J. Elliott
Lord Cromer Married in London
Evelyn Baring Lord Cromer the British diplomatic agent and consul general in Egypt wed Lady Katherine Thynne sister of the Marquis of Bath in a London ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
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Lord Cromer
London
Evelyn Baring
Gentral
Egypt
Katherine Thynane
Marquis of Bath
Inundation at Broussa Drowns Eighty
The Nues Wiener Tagblatt reports a sudden flood at Broussa near the Sea of Marmora. Nighttime waters rose rapidly, drowning eighty people and destroying seven hundred seventy six houses.
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Vienna
Nues Weiner Tagblatt
Broussa
Sea of Marmora
Rotary dise plow excites farmers at Rapid City display
An implement that drew many farmers and sightseers was a circular rotary dise plow shown at Rapid City Manitoba. The machine can turn over eight acres of land in a day when pulled by four horses.
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Rapid City
Man
Anthrax scare ends in Northwest after inoculations
Montreal reports Dr. Puccan McEachran says the Northwest anthrax scare is over. A 16,000 head flock from Canadian Lami and Ranch at Swift Current was attacked. about 2,500 died while the rest were inoculated with Pasteur vaccine with success. The prairie fire and other actions have reduced danger of a new outbreak.
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Montreal
Northwest
Puccan McEachran
Lami and Ranch Company
Swift Current
Eld Stand persists as thorn in rose of business
A woman’s face is the rose and her tommine is the thorn the rose fades but the thorn continues in business at the eld stand.
Wheat Market Shows Firming Across Global Prices
A stronger wheat market develops with prices 1 to 2 moves higher than a week ago. Liverpool and Manitoba markets lead gains amid drought in Argentina and favorable weather boosts threshing and country grain movement. Oats barley corn and other commodities show varied activity with steady beef veal and pork bids at Winnipeg yards.
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Liverpool
California
Wanitoba
Fort William
Winnipeg
Local Briefs and Royal Gifts Across the Empire
The Chicago market remained steady while the Duke of Teck found his watch and a plot against the Shah of Persia led to banishments. New Westminster Increase team eyes the Minto Cup in Winnipeg next year and Gladstone statue unveiling honors. John Morlow lauded Gladstone. the Duke and Dukes of York presented Sir Wilfrid Laurier a grand parting gift.
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New Westminster Increase
Winnipeg
John Morlow
Eulony
Gladstone
Manorchester
Duke
Ldoches of
York
Wilfram Laurier
Smallpox Outbreak Costs Ottawa City 20000 Dollars
A city report declares the smallpox outbreak will cost Ottawa 20000 dollars in public health measures. Officials consider vaccination campaigns, hospital care, and containment expenses.
British debt, leaders shifts and events from October 23
The article notes Britain's national debt at £705,723,000 and General Buller’s relief. John Redmond sails to America as Pan-American exposition ends November 2. Australia opposes tariffs while Chicago grain is quiet. Fort William at 70 cents. Ontario to convene in January. King Edward seeks end to hostilities before the coronation. Boer leaders in Europe back executing a British officer for each Boer executed except Kruger.
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General Buller
John Redmond
M. FP
America
Australia
Chicago
Fort
Edward
South Africa
Europe
Mr. Kruger
Portage Threshing Progress, Royal Farewell Speech
About 60 percent of threshing is finished at Portage. The royal party has left Halifax for Newfoundland and the Duke has addressed a farewell message to Canadians. Credits note six and a half million bushels of wheat handled by the C P R this season.
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C. PP. R
Czolgosz
Chicago
New York
Halifax
Newfoundland
Duke
Disparate 1911-12 Notes From The Ledger Of Events
Population figures claim 3 percent growth with 777 212 people cited. Fire damages Sydney property while Halifax hosts royal visitors. De Wet rumored dead and political shifts unfold with Hanna remaining as GOP chair. Lord Kitchener pursues Cen Botha as Hall Caine runs local Isle of Man race.
Canada Invited to Wolverhampton Exhibition of 1902
Canada has been invited to participate in the Wolverhampton exhibition in England set for 1902, signaling international interest in the event and potential national representation.
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Canada
Wolverhampton, Eng
Middleton Awarded Heavy Damages in Sarnia Breach Suit
At the Sarnia breach of promise trial Miss Middleton received substantial damages as the court found in her favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Miss Middleton
Wheat markets close higher and other regional notes
Wheat markets closed higher. Quebec City to host winter carnival. Ex Governor Pillsbury of Minnesota is dead. Fire engulfs Beausejour marshes. John Collar of Whitewood dies suddenly driving. Muir of MacGregor wounded in South Africa. Nicholas Flood Davin ex MP dies by own hand in Winnipeg. The Standard Oil Company expands influence in U S crude trade. Langdon North Dakota potatoes fetch 55 cents. Fifty four homestead entries filed at Regina lands office. About 35 000 bushels of wheat marketed at Folkhorn this season.
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John Collar
Whitewood
Assa
R. 1
Muir
MacGregor
Man
South Africa
Nicholas Flood Davin
M.P
Winnipeg
Treasure found near wreck in Jamaica reports
Despatches from Grand Carman in Kingston announce valuable treasure in gold and silver bars washed from an ancient shipwreck where the sea breaks. Heavy rains recently exposed the hoard. The island commissioner verifies the report.
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Kingston
Grand Carman
Jamaica
Island
Chief Prince Resigns Amid Protest at St Peter’s Reserve
A protest filed with the Indian commissioner by the council leads to the resignation of Chief Prince of St Peter’s reserve. It is believed William Sinclair, a respected reserve citizen, will be elected to succeed him.
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Prince of
Lord Rosslyn Withdraws Divorce Action
Edinburgh October 23 Lord Rosslyn withdrew the action for divorce he began against the countess in February last.
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Edinburgh
Seat on New York Stock Exchange Sold for 265000
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange changed hands on the 20th ult at a price of 265000 dollars. The buyer and seller are unnamed in the report, with the sale reflecting ongoing liquidity in equities and exchange memberships.
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New York Stock Exchange
Potato weighs near two pounds in Cavalier County
A North Dakota report from Cavalier County notes a potato weighing just under two pounds, within two ounces of a pound.
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Cavalier County
North Dakota
Grain threshing low in Wells County North Carolina
Less than a quarter of the grain in Wells county North Carolina has been threshed according to one authority.
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Wells County
N. C
Wage worker urged to invest in an alarm clock for raise
A brief editorial quip suggests workers seeking a raise should buy an alarm clock. The line implies a call to wake up to better wages and punctuality as a path toward improved compensation.
English Of The English And The English Language
In discussing language, the author notes American speech differs from English as spoken in Britain by centuries of divergence. Examples include calling road cars instead of omnibuses, meat being underdone when not well cooked, and sugar terms like icing instead of caster or sifted. Candy becomes sweets, beef is beet root, and napkins are serviettes, highlighting dining table linguistic eccentricities.
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London
England
Charing Cross Station
Bromley
Thermometer Tubes at Jena Glassworks Featured in Idler
The Idler recounts the Jena glassworks famed for scientific instrument making. Professors Abbe and Schott shaped a state aided industry with the thermometer tubes blown in a long corridor as workers spin, roll, and stretch molten glass into slender red tubes nearly 300 feet long.
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Jena
Abbe
Schott
Wagner's trainin g of orchestras sparks Dresden rival rivalries
While conduct or of the Dresden Royal Opera Wagner struggled to mold his orchestra. Later in Zurich he trained the local players and quipped that they played as badly as the Dresden ensemble. The Zurich musicians, amused, rose to the challenge and surpassed the Dresden orchestra.
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Richard Wagner
Royal Opera
Dresden
Germany
Wagner
Zurich
Bogus Relatives Prey on Unidentified Dead for Funeral Frauds
An interview with a county hospital attache describes fake relatives who identify unidentified bodies to claim funeral expenses. They pre-empt genuine mourners, solicit small payments, then vanish, while hospital authorities hesitate to intervene as victims seldom complain.
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Nobelix
Picks from Fiction Nonsense and Proverb Parodies
A page of quips and witticisms from various titles. It collects ironic proverbs and satirical lines about honesty fashion and lawyering with roots in old books and likely humorous commentary. The tone imitates bygone humor sections found in newspapers.
Dentistry and Health Extend Lifespan, Dentists Said
A prominent dentist asserts modern dentistry and artificial teeth have greatly lengthened life expectancy. He notes past decay and painful tooth removal shortened lives, while today's skilled care stops decay and prevents stomach issues from bad teeth, aiding sanitation and longevity.
Pere Monsabre: A Saintly Rebuke and Gentle Jests
The celebrated Dominican preacher Pere Monsabre earns comparison to Father Burke for humor and charity. A woman seeks counsel over vanity after confessing she admired her own image in a mirror. He responds calmly, saying a mistake is not a sin, and she may go in peace.
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Pere Monsabre
Father Burke
France
Monsabre
Green Sickness or Chlorosis Warning for Girls
At the threshold of womanhood chlorosis or green sickness can strike girls. Symptoms include fatigue dull appetite and paleness with dark under eye rings. The ad claims Dr Chase Nerve Food restores blood vigor and improves complexion and vitality.
Dr Chase’s Nerve Food Advertises Low Price Boxes
Dr Chase's Nerve Food offered at fifty cents a box with a deal of six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents. The ad promotes its availability at all dealers and via post from Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto. It also seeks agents for Dr Chase's Last and Complete Receipt Book and Household Physician.
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Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
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