The Happy Hunting Ground and Miss Rathbone Abroad
Miss Rathbone, a woman who sought a husband as her age rose, travels abroad with Ed win Dudley. In Lake Como and northern Italy they discuss marriage, status, and the idea that men refuse before accepting, while both seek a companion.
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Aes Rathbone
Middle Eer
Miss Nashbone
Miss Rathbone
Hunteman
Lake Como
Meinke
Mr. Dudley
Tome
Miss Trethbone
Dooley
Dudley
Rathbone
Iid
Misa Rathbone
Miew Rathbone
Canadian Soldier Named Inspector General West Africa Frontier Forces
Charles Dobell promoted to Inspector-General of the West Africa Frontier Forces succeeding Major-General Dobell. The Canadian born officer, son of the late Hon. R R Dobell, Royal Welsh Fusiliers veteran, has held key staff roles and earned multiple medals. He served in Hazara, Crete, China, Pekin relief, South Africa, and Northern Nigeria. married Elie Bankes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dobell
West Africa
Frontier
Is & Son
R R. Dobell
Royal Welsh Pusiliers
Camberley
Hazara
Crete
Welsh Fusiliers
China
Pekin
South Africa
Dobell
FP. L. Campbell
K.n.—Family Herald and
Weekly Star
Unclaimed Money Tied Up in Canadian Banks
Ottawa reports unclaimed balances across Canadian banks totaling 776 164 dollars at end of 1912 with 2 921 in drafts. Montreal and District Savings Bank tops with 134 313 dollars. Bank of Montreal 112 642. others include Bank of North America 84 837 and Royal Bank 47 501.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Montreal and District Savings Bank
Bank of Montreal
Bank of North America
Union Bank
Bank of +ilton
Canadian Bank
Royal Bank
Bank of Nova Scotia
Banque Nationale
Quebec Bank
Merchants Bank
Imperial Bank
A Bank of Ottawa
D'Eeosomie
Molcoms Ae
Bank of New Brunswick
Banque d'Hochelagna
Home Bank
Dominion Bank
Bank of Toronto
Standard Bank
Banque Provinciale
Northern Crown
Clark's Earthquake on Parliament Hill Stirs Ottawa
An Ottawa report describes a phony quake affecting Parliament Hill due to a rock foundation under a massive leg. A Alberta farmer-physician blasted British Liberalism and demanded action from the Borden administration. The tremor sent members fleeing as corridors rattled and officials argued over Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament Hill
Ottawa
Red Deer
Alberta
Borden
Mr. Cockshult
Fred Michael
Valuable Fiddle Claimed Likely Stradivarius in London
A violin purchased by Charles Ruadic Tempo years ago for a nominal sum was submitted to Jan Kubelik in London. After a recital he declared it one of the best he has ever handled and suggested it might be worth a great deal though he did not set a value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ruadic
Tempo
Jan Kubelik
London
Bursary Fund Aids Bible Reading at Trinity College
Port Hope donor J A Culverwell provides funds for a nine year bursary at Trinity College School to aid the soar and practice of reading in a principal object the pro wat of an intelligant and effective reading of a chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Culverwell
Port Hope
Trinity College School
Missionary Reunited After Three Years in Wilds of Central China
Dr George Hadden Irish missionary recounts a three year trek across central China to find his wife and child. Separated in 1910 during Shanshai riots, he walked through Hunan and Kuelyangehow fields while natives chased him. He learned his wife was in Mong Kong with their son Patrick born March 17. They planned to return to Ireland on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chins
Central China
George Hadden
Ireland
Hong Kear
Hunan Province
Tre Haddens
Yar Z
Kuelyangehow
Youn Chow Fu
Mong Kong
Patrick
Ma¢den
Canton
Acute Appendicitis Urged for Immediate Surgery
Dr Wesley Grove Vincent a New York Postgraduate Medical School instructor says no effective nonoperative treatment exists for acute appendicitis. He notes mortality rises with delay and early surgery improves outcomes, especially in children, while symptoms progress through sequential stages.
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Atte
Lucky windfalls from small deeds across the empire
A Victorian item recounts modest acts yielding large rewards. William Busby, a former British soldier, saved a child ten years ago and later received £35,000 after the child's father died. Other tales include a Nantwich shoemaker named George Robinson who earned £600 from a grateful dying donor and a Kent landowner whose gate-opening kindness brought fortune.
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Quinton D 'Od Opera Company
Melbourne
Commonwealth
William Busby
Grilleh l Army
Busby
Cheleea Bridge
Royal Humane Society
Baby
Nantwich
George Robinson
Robiner
Henry Miles-Lade
Kent
Greek Street
Sobo Square
House of Charity
London
Gamboyant Judge Berates Butler In Wine Theft Case
Baron Kenyon in a courtroom speech condemns a butler convicted of stealing stock from a master. He rails against the servant for betraying trust and feasting on his employer’s wines, likening the act to a crime that shames English virtue and domestic confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Kenyon
England
Lord Kenyon
Prisémer
Europe
Army Post Office Corps Serves Brit ish Troops In War Time
The Army Postoffice Corps is a volunteer unit within the 8th City of London Regiment Postoffice Rifles. It mobilizes for war and maneuvers, handling mail, stamps, stationery, and postal orders. Created in 1882 during the Egyptian War, it served in that campaign and the later 1884-85 actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Postofice
Army Postofice Corps
Eld
8Th
City of London Regiment
Postoffice Rifles
Army Reserve
Army Postofice
Army Peatance Corps
Shot By Picket In Transvaal Railroad Patrol
Ernest Prescher a private in the Transvaal Scottish died in Johannesburg hospital from a neck wound suffered while patrolling a railway near Denver Station. A picket near the line fired the fatal shot by mistake as Prescher stepped into a culvert, hearing difficulty blamed on train noise and nearby mine blasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Prescher
Johannesburg
Prescher
Denver
Fred
Catacombs of Druids Near London Attract Tourists
Eleven miles southeast of London in Kent lie the Druids catacombs discovered years ago. Large chalk cliff chambers have been explored and are now visited by sightseers. The site features ancient human sacrifice stones and a well still providing water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kent
Passive Resisters Endorse Gandhi Truce at Durban Meeting
A mass gathering in Durban led by Mr Gandhi and other Indian leaders backed the provisional agreement between the Government and Gandhi. The meeting supported the truce and its terms for Indians.
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Indiana
Mr. Gandhi
Durban
Gandhi
Kirk Ketisseh and the Turkish church mystery
A governor and a guest at a reception in Indianapolis discuss the Turkish term Kirk Ketisseh meaning Forty Churches. A professor corrects that Ketisseh denotes a place of worship, noting the linguistic link to kirk. The exchange hints at a common language origin thought.
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United States
Indiana
Europe
Amundsen South Pole Explorer Aglundsen Biography
Roald Amundsen born July 10 1872 at Sarpberg Norway pursued youth in Christiania and aboard sealers. He captained as first officer on Belgica voyage lasting two years fueling Arctic exploration dreams. His parents urged medicine but he studied science in Germany and first notable feat navigated the Northwest Passage twice wintering at sea.
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South Pole
Tvald Aglundsen
Norwegien
Sarpaburg
Norway
Christiania
Jens Amundsen
Germany
Northwest Passage
Cod
New Yort
Sister's Return Hurried by News of Illness
A neighbor questions why Jane's sister is coming home from a ranch. Jane explains their mother received a letter from the principal stating a lack of mental capacity as the reason, uncertain if the issue is contagious.
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Jane
Mystified Child Recalls Dream With Grandmother
The fragment shows Life Chanbeth narrating a dream to her grandmother and mother. A question from the avetie Der mother prompts Elizabeth to exclaim amazedly about shared presence in the dream.
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Chanbeth
Letening
Elizabeth
Mamma
Lipplocets
Admirer quotes a life insight on seven chi and school
A playful dialogue contrasts a heartfelt description with a student’s wish to skip school. The exchange references a seven chi metaphor and a longing to avoid classes, framed in a casual life scene.
Only a Comparison Smith Duc
Four wife think you're the best man who ever lived Jouss Of course not I'm her second toe hand Jedge
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Smith-Duc
Jouss
Jedge
The Great Soul Foul by Management Echoes Critique
A provocative remark about the greatest soul drawing attention to authority. The quote hints at conflict between personal virtue and managerial oversight. Further context remains unclear from the fragment.
A New British Dominion Emerges From Panama Canal Era
The Panama canal’s completion prompts talk of a new self governing British dominion in the Caribbean and Central America. The West Indies and continental British possessions may form a unified commonwealth with significant population and wealth, but lacking Imperial voice and unity has limited influence. The canal’s opening renews momentum for a major reorganization of imperial ties.
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Panama Canal
West India Islands
Central
South America
Newfoundland
New Zealand
Misery Prompts Civic Letter Over Damaged Cottage
A tenant's complaint about neglected painting whitewashing and disinfection of a cottage sparked amusement at a Naval County Watchh district council meeting. He recited verse linking the unfinished repairs to his upcoming wedding. the council explained the tenant owed £5 and ordered the poet brought before the magistrates.
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County Watchh
Notting Hill Club Reflects Shifting London Life
In Tavistock Mews Notting Hill a new club for West London voters opens with a social room featuring portraits and a library reading area. The quiet daytime space fills after eight as costers drift in, illustrating changing urban life since Dickens era.
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Tavistock
Notting Hill
England
Locia Tobe
London
Dicketh
Saintly Centenarian Dies at Meath Workhouse
Michael Smith aged 116 died at Dune haughlin Workhouse in County Meath Ireland. He claimed long life despite hardship, was not teetotaler and slept outdoors in old age. Mentioned years separate his two marriages.
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Michael Smith
Dunehaughlin Workhouse
County Meath
Ireland
Reading Aids For Million Blind Under British Rule
A fragmented note suggests about a million blind people under British rule lack practical vision aids. It implies the well-off could help by providing means to read and see, highlighting a need for accessible tools.
Practical Health Hint on Diptheria Prevention
A health note urges careful care for diphtheria in children and explains how spreading infection occurs. It emphasizes timely vaccination, hygiene, and parental cooperation to prevent the disease and reduce its temporary threat in the home.
Havana Bridge Planned Over Marans Harbor
The article reports a new bridge planned to span the Marans harbor in Havana, funded by Congress with 2 1/2 million dollars. The design includes a nearly 70 foot clearance above the harbor barrier and a single central raised span to protect vessels beneath.
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Marans
Cola
Belgiit
Marne
Elds
Esi
Cohen Eungrees
Faster Ocean Liners and the Drive Toward 30 Knot Ships
A discussion on transatlantic ship speed over the century from 1900 to the present, noting that while hulls grew and records rose, actual speed gains slowed due to fuel and operational costs. The article suggests that future breakthroughs depend on engine design and possible reduction gears to achieve thirty-knot liners in practical form.
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New York Harbor
Atlantic
Fate of Fallen Queen in Exile at Algiers
After being dethroned in Madagascar, Queen Manavalona resides in Algiers under a small pension. She lacks funds for basic sights or travel and spends hours in her room. She petitioned authorities to return to Madagascar, where her former realm remains a distant memory.
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Manavalona
Madagescar
Algiers
Viet Marts
Pamenge
Alglers
Mont
Bible Film Project From Genesis to Revelation Underway
A Malian company works on The Holy Bible From Genesis to Revelation with about six thousand people involved. The film will be released in two reel parts due to its length, reportedly 6000 feet, featuring scenes like the fall of Babylon. A rival Italian concern competes in the project.
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Filme
Svat
Babylon
Iallan
Vast Coal Deposits Found in Spitsbergen
A geological survey reveals immense superior coal deposits across Spitsbergen. The report notes growing interest from individuals and companies to exploit these resources and ship them into international trade routes. Spitsbergen once a remote whaling and bandit haven.
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Perte
Spitsbergen
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Grig
Laurier
Evangeline
Queer
Picket
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Druids
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Mab Por Costers
Que
Hari Howe
Medical Ecienee
Havana
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