A Comedy of Errors at Mrs Williams Girton Chaperone Plan
Jessica Nevill tries to flee a dull life with her friend Flora Williams at Girton. Flora, older and worldly, proposes a continental tour with Miss Talbot and her mother the Dowager Viscountess of Monastereven. Rome fever thwarts Rome plans and Jessica shifts to Florence or Cannes as Paris becomes first step.
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Flora
Girton
Monaster
Ora
Papa
Talbot
Mies
Vienna
Mr. Nevill
Miss Williams
Jessica
Lady Monaster
Miss Talbot
Bradshaw
Miss Tabor
Rome
Cannes
Wales
Two English Girls Plot Tangier Scheme in Faraway Trip
Flora and Jessica, two young ladies under Mr. Nevill, covertly plan to meet John Farquhar in Tangier by posing as different identities while traveling from Madrid to Tangier. They discuss disguises, risks, and motives, then travel with a chaperone style caution to Bruzeaud's Hotel in Tangier as their voyage ends.
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Paris
Flora
Jessica
Spvin
Jess
Madrid
Seville
Granada
Farquhar
John Farquhar
Tangier
Murray
Gibraltar
Fiora
John
Nevill Lodge
Mr. Nevill
Papa
Rosalind
Imoen
Talbot
Miss Williams
Williams and
Europe
Africa
Gib
Europa Point
Emilia Birch
Williams
Geoffrey Cobbe
Bruzeaud
Monsieur Bruzeaud
English Locomotive Ready to Race the 999
English engineer Frederick Charles Winby claims his two cylinder James Toleman locomotive, built in six months in Newcastle on Tyne, has 200 psi boiler capacity and 2,000 sq ft heating surface, and will back its speed against the New York Central's 999 in any proposed trial.
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Chicago
New York Central
Frederick Charles Winby
London
James Toleman
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Winby
H.walter Webb
Lions
New-York Central
Manchester Seaport Ship Canal Victory in Parliament
Manchester pressed for a ship canal to reach the Atlantic via the Mersey estuary, fighting a lengthy battle with Liverpool. After protracted hearings in Parliament, Manchester secured approval in 1885, ending Liverpool’s bid to block the project and enabling a canal to connect with the Mersey at Runcorn.
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Atlantic Ocean
Mancheste
Manchester
Liverpool
Merse A
Ae Lng
Bristol
West
Brindley
Duke of Bridgewater
Mersey
Runcorn
Bridgewater Canal
Cheshire
Lancashire
Clergyman’s Nose Accident Truth From Fictional Tale
A pious clergyman with a broken nose, marked by a deformity, is asked how he was injured. He replies that the accident happened because he poked his nose into other people's business, delivering a moral in a solemn tone.
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Enquirer
Efficient Medical Attention and Imperial Health Care
A saying notes that when the Emperor of China falls ill, physicians face salary cuts until restoration of health. The zeal of regulars to restore the ruler’s condition is described as astounding, keeping the emperor among the healthiest men while doctors rarely miss a day’s pay.
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China
Gracious Johnny Returns From Spadina Visit
In a domestic scene, Johnny drains his mother with a puzzled remark about Mrs. Sharp on Spadina Avenue. He explains he shoveled snow for the neighbor and received a compliment about having a nice little boy, surprising his mother.
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Jack and the
Johnny
Spadina Avenue
Itoronto Empire
Miracle of Montreal crippled man performs long night fraud
A Montreal story describes a beggar cripple who gains sympathy by pretending pain then allegedly reveals a hidden organ and a supposed transformation. Onlookers witness a rapid change from deformity to a normal appearance as the scene unfolds late at night. Authorities are not cited.
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Montreal
Soferi Ng
Che
St. Ca
St. Catherine and
Antler Street
Jewish Colonization Trends in Palestine Report
Reports from the German Palestine Verein show a rising Jewish population in Palestine over ten years, with 15 849 Jews in Jerusalem and other centers like Jaffa Hebron and Safed. Colonies near Jaffa and Haifa area expand across thousands of acres, led by organized groups pursuing land cultivation and settlement, indicating substantial growth and planning behind the movement.
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Palestine
Directit Society
Jeru
Jaffa
Hebron
Safed
Waritmne
Mount Carmel
Haifa
Damascus
Baron Bar
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Jessica Nevill
Jupiter
Mr. Hobson
Miss Jessica
Trousseau
Lucy
Bournemouth
Miss Snow
Hawkside
Miss ‘Talbot
Williams and Talbot
Lord Lansdowne
Burmah
India
Great Britain
Upper Burmah
Lower Burmah
High Court
Legislative Council
Minchester
Great Ship Canal
Irwell
Warrington
Manchester & Maelee
Liver
Ship Canal
THE
Garden County
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Dan Dago
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