Ring and secrets haunt a London governess tale
In a period piece, Hope Anderson, a London-born governess, frets over a mysterious ring linked to a family legacy. She recalls her troubled past, contends with Mrs Radford's snobbery, and begins a new life at Pretlowe with three unruly children, while longing for love and understanding.
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Miss Smith
London
Mrs. Radford
Montague Radford
Stella
Hille
Mr. Radford
Mannes
Radford
John
Arthur Dimsdale
Hall
Dimedales
Dimsdale
Andere
Dimsdals
Montague
Dimsdales
Mrs. Redford
Miss. Smith
Anderson
Prettone
Chernham
Prethone
Mrs. Bailey
Miles
Miles Anderson
Iffac
Hope
Shah Escapes Death In Tehran Bomb Attack
A Tehran dispatch reports an assassination attempt on the Persian Shah using two bombs. Three outriders were killed, the chauffeur and several bystanders injured, and the Shah rode in a carriage behind the motorcade after sending his car ahead. The house and nearby buildings were searched with no arrests.
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Teheran
Persia
Gily
Labor riot at funeral in Juneau Alaska
Despatch reports two Servian miners died on Tuesday and the burial of one sparked a mob of about 200 union men. The priest refused to deny burial of the non unionist as the crowd dragged men from the hearse and disrupted the service and cemetery rites. Police and the marshal restored order with no injuries.
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Juneau
Alaska
Frozen on Lake Ontario Bluff Island Tragedy
Despatch from Brighton reports Harvey Spafford of Bluff Island near Brighton found dead on the beach. He wandered from a nearby house at dusk, likely lost on sandbanks, and rolled to the bottom. His wife alerted authorities after his absence, a search party recovered the frozen body on Friday.
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Brighton
Harvey Spafford
Ontario
Bluff
Spafford
Opium sentence for Montreal thief details
A Montreal despatch reports Percy Brown a noted thief and pickpocket was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary on Thursday by Ridge Chequel. Brown begged a police doctor for opium claiming a daily habit of up to twenty grains and that he would die if his supply was cut off. Dr Picott administered a quarter of a grain free of charge.
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Montreal
Percy Brown
Ridge
Brown
Picott
Winnipeg
Black Hand
Meyer Ashdown
Manitoba Wheat and Grain Prices in Toronto Markets March 3
Inading Markets reports Manitoba No. 1 northern at 31.2034, No. 2 northern 1.17, feed wheat 660, No. 2 feed 6le leke ports. Ontario No. 2 white 96¢ outside, No. 2 red 95–96c, No. 2 mixed 95c. Corn firm with No. 3 yellow American 6e to 5c, Toronto freights No. 3 mixed Y%e less. Purley No. 2 Tic to Tc by quality. Peas 8ke– Sic, Rye No. 2 Sic–85e, Buckwheat No. 2 67c. Cats No. 2 white 52–53c outside, S4c on track. No. 2 mixed 49–50c outside. Manitoba patents $6, seconds $5.40, bakers $4.20. Winter wheat patents nominal around $3.50. Bran full cars $24.50/ton, Shorts $44, buyers bags. Call hand quotations Rye No. 2 car offered outside with no bids.
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Toronto
Manitoba
Northern
Leke
Ontario
Ste
Poultry and Dairy Prices and Receipts Report
The market list records prices for poultry including young turkeys geese ducks and chickens across different qualities, butter creamery prints and solids with varied yields, eggs storage and new laid rates, honey pails, cheese, beans, potatoes onions and other commodities. Receipts are noted as fairly large with trade active and track-side quotes for hay straw and pork products listed.
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Wos MO LLC
Ontario
Delaware
Timothy
Quebec Bridge Disaster Findings Point to Design Flaw
Ottawa dispatch reports Royal Commission findings on the Quebec bridge collapse. The commission says the failure arose from a basic design flaw rather than material or construction defects. Engineers conclude the middle span bore too much weight. construction details were sound and no material flaw was found. Responsibility for financial loss to be settled.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission
Quebec Bridge
Phoenix Company
Phoenix Bridge Company
Cooper
Quebec Bridge Company
Livestock Prices Mixed Across Cattle Sheep and Hogs
Market reports show medium young cattle selling from 4.20 to 4.50 per ewt and common at 83.50 to 84.00. Butcher cows max 4.25 per ewt, common cows down to 2.00. Calves slow at 3 to 6 cents per pound. Grain fed lambs 6.50 to 7.00 per cwt, common lambs 3.00 to 6.00. Ewes 4.25 to 4.75 per cwt. Hogs dull with selects at 5.00 and lights and fats at 4.75 per cwt. No market in feeders or stockers.
Doaycott British Goods Across India Revolt Looms
A Boston despatch reports India in turmoil as natives boycott British goods and refuse cargoes from British merchants. Agitators push violence, arming in cities, with fears Japan may aid in a future war. The Neuenfels was delayed 64 days in Calcutta as workers refused to load until longshoremen could be found.
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Boston
Mass
Neuenfels
India
Ceylon
Britain
Calcutta
Montreal Grain and Dairy Prices Report March Market
Local flour trade active with patents and rolls priced from 5.10 to 5.50 and bags from 2.35 to 2.50. Oats demand up, prices steady. No 2 white 53c per bushel, No 3 49c, No 4 48c. Butter prices high with strong upward drift. cheese firm. Egg markets mixed. beef and pork provisions listed with varied barrel and half-barrel prices. lard and bacon prices noted alongside live hog values.
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Montreal
Manitoba
Shorts
Ontario
Eastern
Canada
Victory for Women as Suffrage Bill Passes Third Reading
A Copenhagen despatch reports the Universal Municipal Suffrage Bill clearing its third reading in the Lands thing by 32 to 29. The Railway Commission contemplates ordering electric headlights on locomotives and has notified the railways of the proposal.
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Danish Chamber
Copenhagen
Universal Municipal Suffrage Bil
Landsthing
Railway Commission
Buffalo Market Rumors From March Market Notes
Buffalo market report shows spring wheat steady with No 1 Northern at 1.09 and No 2 red at 1.03, corn higher at No 2 yellow six cents, oats higher at No 2 mixed 53 cents, rye No 1 90 cents. Berney prices range from 5 to 1.40 amid general gains across grain markets.
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Buffalo
Oehito
Berney
Grain prices in New York market move on March 3
Spot prices for grain report simple elevator bids in New York with No 2 red at $1 afloat No 1 northern Duluth at 1.53 afloat and No 2 hard winter at $1.11 afloat. The notes mention fob terms and floating bids reflecting market conditions.
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New York
Northern
Duluth
Export Bull Prices Reported in Toronto Market
In Toronto on March 3 limited cattle offerings included export bulls selling at 4 to 4.25 dollars per ewt. The bulk of the sale concerned steamship shipments and related export cattle trade experienced subdued activity.
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Toronto
Russia Eyes War With Britain Says Budapest Authority
London dispatch cites Prof Arminius Vamberg of Budapest predicting Russia will repudiate the Anglo Russian accord when convenient and pursue war with Great Britain to divert internal revolution. He claims Russian peasants view Russia as unbeaten by Japan only through England and warns the convention is not a lasting anchor.
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London
Arminius Vamberg
Budapest
Europe
Russia
Great Britain
England
Japan
Auto Restrictions Considered by Brant Township Petition
Legislation may grant counties power to ban automobile use on county roads on specified days. Dr Clapp suggests a close season including Saturdays Sundays and Mondays to maximize effect. Bowyer also proposes an auto mobile bill requiring drivers to yield to funeral processions or face fines of ten to fifteen dollars.
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Clapp
Brant Township
P. H. Bowyer
Montreal’s bad streets threaten lawsuits against city
A Montreal despatch reports that cartage firms may sue the city over wheeled routes and potholes. Shedden Forwarding Company manager E E Belcourt says long sufferance of poor streets justifies a $20 000 damage claim. Canadian Transfer and Dominion Transport officials warn that action by Shedden could trigger similar suits.
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Montreal
E. E. Belcourt
Shedden Forwarding Company
Canadian Transfer
Dominion Transport Companies
Shedden
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Shah
Quebec
Doycott British Goods
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Nwpee
Mr. Ashdown
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