Ten Years Trial The Soldier Langdon’s Descent and Court Martial
A lengthy narrative follows Eric Langdon, a cadet turned officer, through a career shadowed by debt, a troubled marriage to a wealthy socialite, and relentless pressure from rival officers led by Captain Nathan. Langdon’s loyalty to his regiment collides with personal ruin as debts mount, alcohol troubles erupt, and his court martial looms after a life of sacrifice and scandal.
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Woodrow
Rodney May
Torrance
Por Gess Monroe
Langdon
Felix Nathan
Nathan
Infantry
Steinmeyer
Congress
New York
Herr von Fertigen Kleidern
Fortress Monroe
Bricks and Water Absorption Measured in Ordinary Brick
An ordinary brick will absorb as much as sixteen ounces of water, illustrating brick porosity and moisture uptake in common construction materials.
To Skin Sardines and Prepare Savories
Instructions describe skinning sardines by slipping them into boiling water to loosen the skin, allowing easy removal with a knife. The note also advises that Osh must always be skined for savories.
Pacific Cable Nears Readiness for Operation by Christmas
The Colonia, carrying thousands of miles of cable, should reach Bamfield Creek by mid month and begin laying the Pacific link between Vancouver and Fanning Island. Completion of the island segment and the Vancouver connection is slated by December 1, with Anglia completing Australia to New Zealand between now and then. The project faces challenges from rugged terrain and hazardous trees along lines, but aims to connect hemispheres and enable transpacific telegraph messages via Western Union.
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Vancouver
Fanning Island
James Wilson
Western Division
CIP KR
Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company
London
England
Angtia
Colonia
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
Vancouver Islands
Anglia
mid-Pacific
Bamfield Creek
Nanaimo
Alberni
Alberni Canal
United States
Western Union
Victoria
Montreal
Great Britain
Pacific
James Kent
C. Po Ro
Ki. BE. Peake
C. P.O R
Bamfield
Vancouver Island
Automo b I le Victims Near Long Branch Bridge
Long Branch New Jersey dispatch August 26 reports a car crash at Park avenue bridge over the New York and Long Branch tracks. Frank W Matthews president of the Kealts Trust company was killed when the auto plunged 35 feet after swerving to avoid a man. Mrs Cobb of Richmond Virginia died later at Monmouth Memorial Hospital and Mrs Louis Pizzat sister in law is believed dying. Chauffeur Rudolph Meyer escaped with minor injuries. Rev Father Grant of the Paulist church New York suffered shock and bruises.
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Frank W. Matthews
Kealts Trust Company
Matthews
Joh Cobb
Richmond
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Louis Piszat
Father Grant
Paulist Church
New York
Rudolph Meyer
Breeder James Snell Loses Barns in August Fire
Clinton Gof breeder James Snell suffered the loss of his barns and entire stock for the year in a fire on August 26. A thoroughbred bull perished in the blaze. Insurance coverage is reported around $3,000.
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James Snell
Clinton
Gof
Troops Deployed at Transvaal Border Amid Native Disturbances
A strong British force heads to the western Transvaal border said to relieve troops bound for India, while reports in Johannesburg claim plans to annex or protectorate Swaziland, where a large constabulary force is stationed.
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Transvaal
India
Johannesburg
Swaziland
Train crash near Johannesburg kills women and children
A Bloemfontein cable reports a shunting engine crashed into a rain carrying refugees on August 26. The front cars were wrecked and a number of women and children were killed.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Johannesburg
Dominion Iron and Steel sues Canada for bounty claim
The Dominion Iron and Steel company files a lawsuit against the Canadian government seeking $196 867 on account of bounties.
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Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Remarkable Beard Proclaimed by Frenchman Jean Conon
Jean Conon of Montlucon France boasts a beard measured at 10 feet 104 inches long nearly five feet of it touch the floor when erect. The moustache ends hang below his waist in this extraordinary facial display.
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Jean Conon
Montlucon
France
King of Italy Known for Sweet Confections and Waters
A historical note highlights the Italian king as a great eater of sweet breads and confections, with a renowned cook for pastries. It adds the king favors two Australian mineral waters at his table and mentions a separate rule that Russian officers cannot marry before age twenty-three.
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Italy
Factions quarrel over Winnipeg church affairs sparks police court airing
Galician Greek church factions clashed over administration of church affairs in Winnipeg and the dispute was presented in the police court. The report lists competing claims and implicated leaders as the case unfolds.
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Winnipeg
Bull crushes man near fence in Fairview farm incident
At Woodville Ontario Cami bell of Fairview farm was nearly killed when a bull dangled him near a fence. The beast crushed him injuring four ribs and his chest bone, leaving him in a very critical state.
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Woodville
Death of Alexander Gunn at St. Andrews Man
An elderly resident dies at St Andrews Manitoba on August 26. Alexander Gunn aged 7? The notice notes he was born at St Andrews and lived there all his life. He was brother to the late John Gunn of Gonor and George Gunn of Swift Current. A widow aged 70 and three sons Benjamin Donald and William reside in the district mourn his loss.
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Eric
Ronald
Melville
Haif
Beaven
Rodney
Brocktons
Woodrow
Ronan
Langdog
Washington
Langdon
Spotts
Eric Langdon
The
Subalterns
Mark
St. Andrews
Man
Alexander Gunn
John Gunn
Gonor
George Gunn
Swift Current
Benjamin
Donald
Willian
Our
Egyptian water-raising apparatus sought to replace costly shaloof system
In Egypt a cheap air apparatus is wanted to lift six buckets of Nile water to a bank. The discovery of petroleum near Suez and cheaper labor may soon enable factories to start, creating demand for various kinds of machinery.
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Egypt
Iix
Suez
Peasant Woman in Roumania Dies at 131
A Roumanian peasant woman of Sabine-deu-Sus has died aged 131, with records showing ten years of milk-only life due to being toothless. Documents in her family's possession substantiate the age claim.
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Sabine-deu- Sus
Roumania
Hidden thoughts and spoken words collide in debate
A reflection on how unspoken beliefs clash with voiced statements. The piece explores social pressure, honesty gaps, and the consequences of saying what one thinks versus what one hides.
Notable literary record and lecture offer noted
Mrs. Oliphant is credited with seventy six novels and six biographies. An Australian syndicate offered General De Wet £250 weekly plus expenses for a lecturing tour in Australia. A girl is argued to be more strictly honest than a boy due to perpetual hunger. Paper coal, a lignite, is found near Bonn Germany and splits into paper thin sheets.
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Australia
Bonn
Germany
Canada Ranks Eighth in Vessel Tonnage Ownership
Canada stands eighth in world vessel ownership by tonnage, behind Britain and the United States, with Canada’s register showing 6,792 vessels totaling 664,485 tons on December 31. Steamers number 2,177 with gross tonnage 171,210 tons. New ships registered in the Dominion in the last year total 635, measuring 44,481 tons, valued at $1,551,645 at $45 per ton.
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Marine Department
Dominion
Steinmuers
Bares
Canada
Pompinion
Japan Conducted First General Election With Secret Ballot
Japan held its first general election with secret ballot on August. The campaign was lively with bribery accusations and notable absence of paid campaigners. Results show a constitutional party lead, led by Marques Ito, though full results are not yet known.
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Constitutional Party
Marques Ito
Japan
Poisoned by Mistake Kills Ontario Clerk
Alex Hunter, 53, a division court clerk in Brussels Ontario, drank a mixture of carbolic acid and other poisons by mistake for medicine on August 27 and died within minutes. The incident is described as a tragic accident with no malice inferred.
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Alex. Hunter
Brussels
Ont
Captain Powers Seeks Test of Water-Driven Dynamo Claim
For 25 years Captain Lowers of Victoria B C claimed a ship’s punctured hull could channel water to power a dynamo while in motion. Some engineers doubted the idea. now San Francisco investors bought a 30 percent stake to finance practical testing of the theory.
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Lowers
Victoria
B. C
San Francisco
Captain Powers
Modern Harvesting Advances Save Manitoba Crops
The text notes how modern harvesting methods including self unloading binders and pneumatic threshers allow Manitoba to reap huge crops that would have required far more workers using old techniques. It highlights the dramatic efficiency gains and labor reductions from new equipment.
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Manitoba
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United States Horse
Lefore
Eric Lannion
May
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Board of Visitors
Tatforn
Tevite
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Newport
Garrison
Pawnee
Nathans
Hadold
Wajor
Pacific Cable
Long Branch
Ato
Park Avenue
New York and Long
British Columbia
Montreal Board of Trade
Edmund Barton
Samuel Mitchell
Ottawa
Father Rover
Quebec
Mount Royal Club
Sir John Abbott
Thomas Dryson
Routledge, Man
British Columbia Live Stock Association
Ontario
Celibert, Lefebrere
St. Philippe
County of la Prairie
Que
Negleet
Ottawa, Brockville and St. Lawrence
Mont Pelee
Northern Pacific
Sand Point
Idaho
Victor Emanuel
Ciudad Bolivar
Bolivia
Domnion’s
Mercantile Navy
Spain
Sweden
Holland
Denmark
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Norway
Russia
Canadian Regiment
Halifax
Tinorcie
H. J. Woodside
Portage la Prairie
Claus Speckles
Shaw
Henry Hall
Fmo
Coney Island
Rat Portage
Thomas Rooney
Strathcona, N. W. T
W. Shaw
Morden
Victory
Portsmouth
Eng
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