Ballroom Night Becomes Love and Mystery in Violet Tale
Violet Kensington shares a moonlit walk with Harry Strathmore at Strathmore Hall where her longing and a hidden confession surface. Dr. Walter Melville arrives with a promise of a strange tale as love, beauty, and ambition collide amid tragedy and fame.
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Monsieur
Goles
Violet Kensington
Lfe
Violet
Harry Strathmore
Walter Meivilie
Roseccliffe
Strathmore Hall
Dr. Melville
Harry
Umond
Hive
Dorens
Belle
Theoder
Valet
Walter Melviile
Waewarora Ascivara
Strathmore
Night at Strathmore Hall Unveils Doctor Melvite Tale
In the library at Strathmore Hall the tale unfolds as Dr Melvite recounts a fortnight of thrilling events. He recalls a stormy night encounter with a tall nervous man who claimed to be Dr Melville and recalls European coal mining beginnings from 1195 to long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathmore Hall
Harry Strathmore
Dr. Melvite
Havana
Strathmore
Dr. Melville
Dr Chase Kidney Lier Pills Promoted as Constipation Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as the natural remedy for constipation and digestive ills. It warns against repeated strong laxatives and claims the product toning action preserves liver kidney and bowel health, with a price of 25 cents a box and availability from Edimanson Bates & Co Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Bright
K. Chase
America
Edimanson
Bates & Co
Toronto
Militia Clash Injures Strikers at Valleyfield Mills
Montreal reports a strike at Valleyfield cotton mills sparked a militia deployment. Two Fifth Scots companies sought to preserve order as a mob attacked them, injuring a dozen with two believed fatally. Royal Scots later suffered injuries in a stone and brick assault near the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Valleyheld
Valleyfield
Quarrel Turns Fatal in Ottawa Man Dies
In Ottawa on Tuesday morning Joseph Rochon a 45 year old married man died after a quarrel with Joseph Guidon about 19 who beat him with a rock and caused fatal head injuries Guidon is under arrest The Rockland inquest continued with twenty witnesses and the jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter against Jos Guidon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Joseph Rochon
Joseph Guidon
Guidon
Rochon
Burglarized Post Office Steals Bank Remittance Packages
Grand Forks British Columbia reports a Wednesday night burglary at the post office. Two registered packages valued at 1000 and 2000 dollars from the Bank of Montreal Greenwood were taken and were destined for the Eastern Townships bank. James Mackinnon says remittances are fully insured with British and Foreign Insurance. Police investigate.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Bank of Montreal
Greenwood
Eastern Townships Bank
James Mackinnon
British and Foreign Insurance Company
Ottawa Valley Plowmen Championship Held at Trooth Farm
The Ottawa valley plowing championship occurred at J R Trooth's farm near the experimental hill. About 5000 spectators attended as John McKendry of Vernon won senior prize of 50 dollars and John Johnson of Winchester Dundas was second in the junior division with a 30 dollar award. Hon Sydney Fisher presented the prizes and the event drew one of Canada’s largest plow shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ottawa Vailey
J. R Trooth
John McKendry
Vernon
Russell County
John Johnson
Winchester
Dundas
Sydney Fisher
de McGregor
Dundas County
Canada
Great Northroad completed Montreal to Quebec
The G N R 18 completed fquebec. After a Montreal meeting the company officially took over from contractors. Officials and guests began a 8:30 am inspection train trip, reaching Parry Sound tomorrow. The first through passenger train is expected to arrive in Quebec in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fquebec
Great Northen Road
Montreal
Comeny
Parry Sound
Quebec
Death of Winnipeg brakeman George Atkin son
George Atkin son a Northern Pacific brakeman died suddenly at his home 40 Albert street Winnipeg. Coroner's jury to decide if death was caused by his own actions. He had been dissipating heavily for three weeks.
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Winnipeg
George Atkinson
Northern Pacific
Albert Street
Global News Briefs From Many Cities on October 26
Reports from Toronto Ottawa Paris London St Paul Galveston Vancouver and other places note deaths accidents political results and developments. Items include Charley Brown dead in Toronto age 60 brakeman killed near Thurso Ottawa. fire at Minnie ska and losses. Admiral Beaumont heading to lead British fleet. a new Toronto hotel financing. a Yukon council election update. a Port Hancock shooting incident. a Steamship Commonwealth rescue. and Rotterdam bank plans backed by American capital with 20 million florins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Financial News
Brussels
Rotterdam
American Petroleum Company
Rebels Holdout In Hui Chow Prefecture China
Reports from Canton dated October 25 describe Hui Chow prefecture remaining under rebel influence with about 10 000 fighters. Rebels avoid pitched battles and continue village raids while imperial troops suffer isolated losses. The Chinese general fears leaving Hui Chow to avoid being cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Hui Chow Prefecture
Hui Chow
Queen to skip France visit again this winter
The Queen did not visit the south of France last winter, harming Riviera shopkeepers. She plans to skip the French in favor of the Italian Mediterranean coast in the coming season. Also, the SS Empress of China departed Hong Kong for Vancouver at noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
French Riviera
Hong Kong
Vancouver
Ex Premier Schreiner Resigns Cape Parliament Seat
Cape Town reports former premier Win P Schreiner has resigned his parliamentary seat due to persistent Afrikander extremist opposition. The same dispatch notes Boer guerrilla attacks persistently troubling Cape frontier forces under General French with 36 casualties on the Carolina to Tethel march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Win P. Schreiner
Cape Colony
Naples
Transvaal
Hamburg
London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Col. Girouard
America
French
Carolina
Tethel
Pittsburg Capitalists Organize Large Scale Steel Firm
A Pittsburgh group forms a major steel and blast furnace company with 12 million dollars in capital. The plan includes coke ovens and coal mining in the Monongahela valley and possibly a new railway to Lake Erie. The operations would be centered at Welland Ontario near the Welland Canal entrance in the Canadian natural gas belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mononagahela Valley
Lake Erie
Welland, Ont
Welland Canal
Water power plan near Niagara Falls promoted by local leader
The proposal relies on Niagara river power near the Falls. Captain WS Dent of the city promotes the enterprise and John S Scully president of the Diamond National Bank oversees the finance end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Great Falls
Capt. WS. Dent
John S. Scully
Diamond National Bank
Murderous tramp raid shocks Macedon family
In Palmyra area a tramp forced entry while Frank Quinn’s family attended church. Maggie Quinn was struck with a club causing a scalp wound and a deep head gash before fleeing to a neighbor. A posse later detained the suspect in a swamp awaiting the girl's condition. death is feared.
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Macedon
N. Y
Frank Quinn
Palmyra
Here
Maggie Quinn
Upper Canada College to shed government control
Upper Canada College in Toronto will become independent of government management on November 1. A board of trustees will run the school under an act approved in the Ontario legislature, with a $50,000 endowment fund to be raised beforehand. The government confirms the endowment is available and a proclamation will appear in the Toronto Gazette signaling the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Upper Canada College
Ontario House
Ontario
Toronto Gazette
New Freight Steamers Ordered for North Atlantic Run
Montreal cable reports Elder Dempster company gains contract for three 10 000 ton freight steamers. They will sail to Montreal in summer, built for light draught to stay fully loaded on the river and minimize risk. Twin-screw propulsion and modern fittings will equip the ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Elder- Dempster Company
Haveual
Liverpool
Great Britain Leasing Harbor Works at Ching Wan Tao
The Globe reports that Britain has leased the harbor works at Ching Wan Tao from English contractors for eight months to land men and stores and use the branch railway to Teng Ho, linking to the Pekin main line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Globe
Great Britain
Ching Wan Tao
Teng Ho
Pekin
Condensed Busy Reader News of October 26 1899
The issue reports a string of brief items: the Graz president visiting Argentina and a Winnipeg man dying suddenly. English tenor Sims Reeves dead. Germans kill 200 boxers near Kanas. President Mitchell strike in Pennsylvania. Rich strikes near Yukon on Klondike river. a floor collapse kills thirteen at a Turkish wedding. remains of John Sherman laid to rest in Mansfield Ohio. Joseph Rechon dies after quarrel in Ottawa. strikers injure members of the Fifth Royal Scots at Valleyfield Quebec. Paris Exposition to close November 11. fire in Harrowsmith Ontario. Lieut Hennessy and 45 Sikhs killed by raiders in Simla. Chicago Iran labor dispute ends. prospector H A Macdonald injured at Rossland. Danish Antilles opposition to sale to U S. two grain elevators and buildings burned at Minnieska. French steamer Faidherbe sunk by Mitidja with 24 crew lost. championship plowing match of Eee valley before 5 000 spectators. Prince Christian Victor with troops in South Africa ill with fever. Stockholm money shortage may trigger crisis in Sweden.
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Graz
Argentina
Cot’ Seettle
Winnipeg
Sims Reeves
Kanas
Mitchell
Penns
Ivania
Yurkon
Dawson
Klondike River
John Sherman
Mansfield
Ohio
Joseph Rechon
Ottawa
Fifth Royal Scots
Valleyfield
Quebec
Harrowstmith
Lieut. Hennessy
Simla
Chicago
H. A. Macdonald
Rossland
Danish Antilles
U. 2
Minnieska
Mino
Mitidja
Eee Valley
Prince Christian Victor
South Africa
Stockholm
Sweden
Countess Russell Seeks Divorce Again
Countess Russell files another divorce suit while Britain opens harbor works lease at Chin Won Tao. The era of international tension is marked by power shifts and local disasters including a fatal tenement fire in Montreal and a wreck near Hoover's Point.
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Countess Russell
Britain
Chin Won Tao
Baron von Richthofen
Dowle
London
Upper Canada College
Toronto
Comet
Selkirk
Hoover's Point
Montreal
Dominioa Square
Lord Strathcona
Austria-Hungary
Italy
China
Canton
Philippines
Manila
Roy
Notable Deaths and Dispatches Across North America
The summary reports Hon. John Sherman's death and injuries to Geo. Phillips near Tyndall. Strathcona hints at a Montreal return. Seattle steamer arrives in Vancouver with smallpox aboard. U S cabinet backs British German crisis proposals. LB Tennyson dies in England. Quebec and Parry Sound railway to run its first through train Wednesday. A tornado near Ledi Texas claims 10 to 15 lives. Daily grain shipments from western points total about 125 carloads by C P R. Pacer Tone returns to Winnipes after a stateside tour and a 2.00% record.
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John Sherman
U. S. States
Geo. Phillips
P. R
Tyndall
Lord Strathcona
Montreal
Engand
Quebec and
Parry Sound
Ledi
Texas
C. P. BR
Pacer Tone
States
Winnipes
Arduous News From Global and Local Fronts
Reports trace Armenian massacres, Japan forms new cabinet under Marquis Ito, and a Brandon family suffers fatal asphyxiation in Guadaloupe Mexico. Other items note deaths of Sir R W Cameron and Charles Sudley Warner, a Dufferin county resident, and a Hamilton insurer washed ashore on Lake Ontario. The 90th rifle matches conclude with Sergt Inman winning, and Pennsylvania miners near end of strike. H E Youtsey convicted in Goebel murder with life sentence.
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Marquis Ito
Japan
Brandon
Guadaloupe
Mexico
R. W. Cameron
New York
London
United States
Great Britain
Charles Sudley Warner
Hartford
Conn
William Jelley
Dufferin County
Ont
Sergt. Inman
Pennsylvania
H. F. Latham
Hamilton, Ont
R. Gordon
Hamilton
Lake Ontario
Germany
China
H. E. Youtsey
Goebel
Paris Underground Crash Hurts Twenty Injured
An underground railway accident in Paris leaves twenty people injured. The report notes casualties and disrupts service as responders assist victims and assess damage.
Notable Events From Around the World and Canada
A varied page notes social lessons by royalty, crop and salmon failures harming Indigenous bands near Agassiz, miners in Pennsylvania uneasy over strike news, Canadian soldiers returning from South Africa in Winnipeg, a Nevada Missouri bank robbery netting 4000 dollars and a policeman killed, Homewood’s crew suffering from disease at sea, London fighter strike expanding with 300 more workers, Stanton washery halted by a strike mob, a Vancouver church blessing led by Mgr Falconio, London expected to keep Lord Salisbury as premier, and Yip Lock’s confessions of two more murders in Steveston, B C.
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Prince of Wales
Cornwallis-West
Lady Randolph Churchill
Agassiz
B. C
Pennsylvania
George, Meade and
Rochford
South Africa
Winnipeg
Nevada
Missouri
Atlantic
London
Stanton Washery
Ea Valley
Mgr. Falconio
Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosard
Vancouver
Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Yip Lock
Main
Steveston
Canadian Pacific Railway Daily Passenger Routes and Hubs
Canadian Pacific Railway lists daily routes from Montreal and Toronto to New York with intermediate points via rail. Services extend to Portage la Prairie Brandon Lethbridge and other intermediate ports with varied days off and on. Officials James Oborne CEB McPherson General Superintendent and Passenger Agent listed.
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Montreal
Teromta
New York
Monreal
Toromta
Kat Portage
West Selkirk
Stonewall
Tucson
Wed
Morden
Deloraise
ROE Daily
Sun
Glexboro
Souris
Prince Albert
Lico
Thur
Edmonton
Mon
Thurs
FriSatSan
Mon’ Ey
James Oborne
Ceb McPherson
Tien
Paes
Tale of the Orient and the mirror burning edict
A fantasy tale recounts a king in a harem punishing wives for gazing in mirrors. When a death list looms, Abdul suggests removing mirrors instead. The king promotes Abdul to prime minister after offering a partial reward for the idea and threats of punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian
Abdul the Knockkneed
Ruler
John
His Highness
M. Quad
Minister’s First Call Ends With Child Refusal
In a late 19th century anecdote from Harver's Bazar, a new unmarried minister visits the household. He lifts the girl Anna and attempts a kiss, but she resists and runs to her mother. The mother jokes she would kiss him, prompting Anna to say her mother would kiss him instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Losdicks
Anna
Mamma
Harver’s Bazar
Small kindnesses shape character more than talents
A reflection on how habitual acts of courtesy and small acts of kindness enrich social life, enhancing charm and character beyond the appeal of grand talents or major achievements. The piece emphasizes everyday civility as a key social virtue.
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Leure Jean Libbey
Bost
Vorlet
Darling
England
Montreal Regiment
Avu Ustofpice Rupords
Ottawa Valley
A. Gandier
Fort Massey Church
Halifax
St. James Square Presbyterian Church
Dr. King
St. Petersburg
Orenburg
Taschkend
Regina
Windsor Hotel
D. D. Macleod
Trant
Chas. Brown
Laramiec
CP. R
Thurso
Paris
Galveston
Clara Inton
Tremont Hotel
Roderick Cameron
Staten Island
Hyde Park Hotel
St. Paul
Patrick H. Kelley
Foley Bros. & Kelley
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Beaumont
Minn
American Malting
John Sloanson
Port Hancock
Oe Hse Ae Theador
Yukon Council
Skagway
Arthur Wilson
Alex. Prud Homme
O’brien
Prudhomme
Wilson
Queenstown
Commonwealth
Dorr
Boston
Breeze
A. Macdonald
Girouard
STEEL
William BP
Swire
W. A. Morehouse
Sherbrooke
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Riveria
Yates Brothers
Clandeboye
Man
W. W. Batlantyne
Stratford
Gagnon
Winnipeg River
Dauphin
James
Manitoba
Rowena
Nova Scotia
Jeddo
Hazleton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wissip RO
Canadian Northern RY. CO
Ing
Gladstone
Makinek Nak
Tues
Satween
Mange Gladston
Swan River
Tuessaseee
Gilbert Plains
Dawi
Warroad
Ovese
Winnipex
Pri
B. Hanna
Abdul
Ehion
Omia
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