Mystery of Sir Penywern and the blackmail plot
Sir Penywern questions Daphne about a threatening blackmail scheme while tracking a mysterious man amid a hedge search. She recalls a recent unknown visitor and hints at a mastermind named Finch, as the couple weighs risks and trusts amid danger and betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Sir Penywern
Paddon
Marsh Dutton
Finch
Marsh ‘Dutton
Dutton
Bedworth
Penywern
Linsel
Secret confession teased in cliffhanger note
A suspenseful fragment hints that a character has learned another’s secret and watches for a confession, leaving readers awaiting the next installment.
War toll in Britain and daylight saving plan 1917
The piece cites Hayes Fisher on Britain’s war losses with 50 000 widows and 100 000 orphans, 70 000 disabled soldiers, and thousands on pensions. It notes the Times forecasts daylight saving will be renewed in 1917, likely starting in April rather than May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes Fisher
Wales
Great Britain
Arthur Henderson
Britain
London Times
the Times
Proposals For Enforced Economy In War Effort
Winnipeg Telegram argues thrift is vital for Canada to fund wartime duties. It says savings should come from prudent spending rather than privation, allowing the public to act responsibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnipeg Telegram
Egyptian Railways Warn Against Paper Packings
Authorities warn shippers to avoid using newspapers or magazines as packing for shipments to Egypt. Censors suspect ulterior motives when questionable material could enter the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Ate Mater
What the War Means Letter to the editor on German conquest
A citizen writes from Sealer about World War I aims, arguing Germany seeks world domination. The letter envisions German occupation of Canadian territories and seizure of private property, banks, railways, and public works, with Dominion governments swept away and German governance installed. Ontario, Mail Empire.
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Sealer
Germany
North Ee
Canadian Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific
Duteche
Forth
Ontario
Mail Empire
Deportation Brutality Report From European War
An American eyewitness details German deportation methods in Belgium and France. He describes trains of deportees, bayonet threats, women and children leaping onto rails, and soldiers forcing them away. French workers in occupied Belgium resist, with some bound to trees for days before release.
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Belgium
France
Speman
Vata
Germany
Satisfactory to Her Ra and the Recruit Stutter Dialogue
A dialogue scene shows a royal disdain for a young Smithson and his supposed lack of industry. A doctor questions a recruit while the recruit explains his stutter during speech, noting he only stammers when he talks.
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Smithson
Joa Hier
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Mrs. Garrick
Ae Penywern
Webling
U. Iia
Cassell
Poole
Infirmary Road
Sheffield
England
St. Vitus
Soe Te Siete & Ga
BS. Ie
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