Disputed rumors shake a county in a tense family crisis
Daphne and Sir Penywern confront a damaging gossip storm surrounding Lady Bedworth and a missing Rathbone. Lord Bedworth admits a web of rumors about a scandal, a hidden burial, and a public fall from grace. The pair wrestles with duty, pride, and the urge to reveal truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Redgrang* Hall
Rathbone
Old Stone Court
Penywern
Pat
Lord Bedworth
Fenywern
Fragmented botanical social scene quotes Daphne missing
A fragmentary scene shows a woman leaving under a Japanese umbrella to locate Daphne. Sir Penywern explains Daphne was taken back to the trap due to illness while sun and ponies pull the entourage across the lawn.
Metis sniper Pte. P. Riel honored with etched plate in London
An inscription on a silver plate in a London window recounts Private Louis Phillipe Riel, a Metis sharpshooter of the 9th Winnipeg Battalion, who earned fame in 1915 before being killed at Anton’s Forte, France. The piece, admired by Capt. M. A. Fiset, honors his sniper work and loyalty to the Metis nation.
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Pte
P. Riel
Louis Riel
Riel
90Th Rifles
Aoe Columbia
London
England
M. A. Fiset
16Th Field Battery
Louis Phillipe Riel
Little Black Devils
Winnipeg
Dun
Qu'Appelle
Sie
Meesas Veederee
Reig Saatee
Geordie Fined Over Unlicensed Dog in Newcastle Chronicle
In Newcastle a man named Geordie faced a fine for keeping a dog without a license. The magistrate’s clerk pressed for the dog’s age. Geordie’s reply was unclear. He admitted the dog was his and was fined, while jokingly lamenting the law’s impact on him.
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Geordie
Newcastle
Eng
English Farm Labor Alarm Warns of Food Shortage
English farm correspondents warn that further drains on farm labor for military purposes will reduce next year's food production. They urge measures to keep workers on farms to sustain output and ensure supply.
Fragmentary Child Interview Dialogue Ends Abruptly
Incomplete OCR shows a child named Bennie Jones asked to seal his father’s name. The teacher questions him and Bennie replies that the mother does not call him, while another says she likes him.
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Bennie
Jones
Ditt
Deen
Pont. Sether
Otha
War’s Bravest Hero Named As England’s Greatest
The piece weighs famed acts of valor by Lance-Corporal O Leary and John Travers Cornwell against Lieut Leefe Robinson and others. It lauds Robinson as the war’s greatest hero, contrasting hot headed courage with calm, strategic bravery across Irish, English, and Scottish servicemen.
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O'Leary
John Travers Cornwell
Jutland
Leefe Robinson
Cuffley
Ted
Leppelin
Robinson
Corporal Angus
Offeer
Porter
Eric Asmaith
Eand
Holbrook
Sea of
Marmora
Eee
Strafer
Micsrehce Ouse
Liddell Satele
Obinson
McFadzean
Laidlaw
Twite
Canada May Move to Whole Wheat Bread Standard
Charles R. Hunt of Hunt Bros millers is part of a five man Canadian commission chosen by Sir George Foster to meet the British Cabinet in London. With embargo fears on American foods, Canada eyes a staple bread akin to whole wheat, keeping much bran in flour for emergencies. Hunt notes there is no firm foundation for a Canada bread standard yet.
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Charles R. Hunt
Hunt Bros., Millers
George Foster
England
Walter Runciman
British Isles
Canada
Millers’ Commission
Mr. Huat
Coming Closer to Ownership Amid Pot Debate
Fragmentary text hints at a discussion on ownership prospects and ongoing pot policy debates. The readable lines reference controlling circumstances and a sense of nearing a conclusion, but specifics remain unclear.
Lloyd George A Welsh Nationalist and Imperial Magnet
A portrait of Lloyd George as the central figure in the British Cabinet era praising his Celtic leadership and Welsh nationalist roots. The piece notes his early entry to Parliament at twenty seven, his role in quelling a quarrymen strike, and his influence in aligning Kitchener with an Egyptian voyage. It highlights his instinct in wartime decision making and his persistence as a Welsh Nonconformist voice shaping Britain’s policy.
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Ericis
Mr. Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Europe
Kitchener
Wales
Bethesda
Tite
Church of England
Eye Yard
Yd George
M.P
Carnarvon
Wits
Ewer
Pee See
Wreishman
Conedalan Ekh
Ptarty-foweelsh
Thomas
Fragmentary dialogue scene remarking on purchases and sorrow
A garbled exchange shows a husband, a wife and others discussing purchases at a counter and a somber mood. The dialogue hints at regret and a sad situation surrounding a household purchase.
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Sir Penywern
Florence Warden
Lord Pedworth
Bedworth
Ywern
W.C
Aspen
Sam
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