Immersed and shipping news from Kingston to Montreal
Dr. Hector McDonald drowns in Cataraqui bay near Kingston. Mass arrivals of German immigrants for the North-West and shipwreck crews reach port in Quebec. Dominion steamer Vancouver delayed by Gulf fogs. A Lynden Ontario farmer Denial Misner dies by self harm. Harvest prospects rise in Manitoba. Immigration and cabinet shifts noted in Ottawa and Quebec. Arctic expedition and census notes appear amid flood warnings and lodge realignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Avalona
Quebec
Dominion Line
Vancouver
Liverpool
Gulf
Denial Misner
Lynden
Ont
Manitoba
A. M. Burgess
Interior
United States
Canada
Adolphe Caron
Chapleau
Ottawa
Victoria Mary of
Teck
Lieut
Peary
St. John’s
Mid
Falcon
George Johnston
Dominion Statistician
St. Lawrence
Oddfellows
Manchester Unity
Order of Oddfellows
Lansdowne Lodge
Concordia Lodge
Independent
American Order
Africa’s Partition by European Powers Shapes a New Continent
The article notes Africa is largely divided among European nations with France claiming about 3,006,000 square miles including Algeria and parts of Senegambia, England holding 2,500,000 square miles, and Belgium owning the Congo Free State. It forecasts rapid colonial expansion and modernization spreading civilization across the Dark Continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
France
Algeria
Tunis
Senegambia
Congo
Great Desert
Madagascar
Dahomey
England
Nile
Niger
Congo Free State
Red Sea
Germany
Zanzibar
West Africa
Gulf of Guinea
Belgium
Abyssinia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Sardinia
America
Mexico
Mercantile Club
St. Louis
Great Britain
Dilke Leads Radicals To Reform In Lords Appointment Crisis
Sir Charles Dilke rises as unofficial Radical leader urging reforms to strip county Lords Lieutenants of appointing power for Justices of the Peace. Lord Herschell may appoint more pro masses judges after Commons vote 293 to 240. Also, British Post Office bans mailing several goods to Great Britain and Ireland including cacao coffee figs and chloral hydrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dilke
Lord Herschell
House of Commons
British Post Office
Great Britain
Ireland
World News Snippets From A Curious Era
A collage of 19th century miscellany including Japan's 550 newspapers and horse denture crafts in Paris, heat and melancholia links, global pen consumption, animal speeds, and exotic curiosities. It notes rulers, explorers, a riches tally of the Russian Church, portents of perpetual motion, and odd relics such as a Danish rune stone and a Mexican coinage history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Russia
England
France
Marietta
Galena
Guildhall
St. Paul’s
Kona
Tuki
Tokig
Canute
Elk Taming Farriers and Daring Rescue in Park
A Forest and Stream writer recounts keeping two buck elks and a herd of fawns in a park. The elk were trained to a sleigh but remained unruly, culminating in a violent male elk driven into confinement. After months of hazards, the animal was finally captured with a rope noose from a beech tree, fed for three weeks, and released with the rest of the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest and Stream
Elks
Ffteen
Does
Fawns
Young Bucks
Salmon Fight Rules from an Angler's Perspective
A detailed account describes salmon behavior and tactics for anglers. It explains where and when to fish, the chase dynamics, and the dangers of sulking fish. An 1883 Marguerite River catch is cited, noting a forty pound salmon and the endurance required by the fisherman and guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaifman
Marguerite River
Quebec
Strong man in Vienna endures water fall wager
A strong man in Vienna bet an American he could stand under a litre of water dropping from three feet. After the 426th drop the man surrendered due to intolerable pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Too Good an Artist Cholly Algy Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue shows Cholly recalling a man sent away and Algy describing a deftly tied knot that resembled a ready made act. The exchange hints at theme of deception and control without full context.
Laughing at Fashion Belief in a No 3 Shoe
A dialogue shows Maud and Ethel joking about beliefs. Maud claims she can wear a No 3 shoe on a No 6 foot, sparking comic disbelief and light mockery of fashion folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Ethel
Willis Frontrunner's Illness Casts Doubt on Performance
A local cornet player falls ill, casting doubt on upcoming performances. Wallace notes the doctor's proximity as a factor in the prognosis, while Willis cautions about the young musician's recovery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Cornet
Distressingly Worldly Pastor Calls on Bella
The Rev Dr Fourthly visits Mrs Upjohn as she laments Bella's lapse from churchgoing. Mrs Upjohn says Bella wears new elegant dresses but shows no desire to attend worship, fearing she is becoming hopelessly worldly.
Bread clues in Swiss hotel dinner reveal national quirks
A German and a Frenchman dine opposite each other at a Swiss hotel table d hote. The German guesses the other is French because he eats much bread, prompting a witty exchange. The Frenchman then asks the German to guess his nationality, and the German cites eating much of everything as the clue.
The Trial Of A Young Highlander At Braendal Glen
In a silent dusk at Brae Dell amid crags and spires, Gordon Highlanders stand in solemn readiness as Sir Roland Hill leads a prisoner to death. The condemned, clad in kilt with bonnet raised, awaits execution while Dugald Mhor reads from a Bible and the scene ends in quiet, poignant mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Impente
Gordon Highlanders
Roland Hill
Scotland
Dugald Mhor
Mackie
Fern
Braemar
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Hector McDonald
Kingston
Cataraqui Bay
British
LeCaron
Bank of England
Behring Sea
Cunard
Hyde Park
Irsh National League of Great Britain
Mr. Gladstone
London
Chester
Willesden
Dean of
Asquith
James Gilbert
Cunningham
Pittsburg
Duke of Veragua
Kennebec
Maine
Joseph T. Green
Clayton
N. Y
Presbyterian General Assembly
Washington
South Carolina
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Talmage
Pickering
Harvard
Bruce
Arequina
Peru
C. S. Rogers
Northwestern Cordage Company
St. Paul
The
Union
Washington Hall
Gresham
Congress
St. Petersburg
Baron Bleichroder
Nicaragua
Greytown
Japan
Bandaisan
Anton von Schmerling
Court of Cassation
Imperial Council
Vaerdalen
Trondhjem
Norway
Henry W. Elliott
United States Treasury
Pribyloff Islands
Behring Sea Tribunal
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Social Democrats
Prince Bismarck
Tapalcza
Hungary
Young Ladies’ Seminary
Affairs In Africa
Sir Chas. Dilke
Paris
South America
Europe
Prince of Wales
South Australia
Turkey
House of Lords
Louis XII
Bavaria
India
University of Buffalo
Arabia
Bermuda
Bolivia
El-Ahram
Khedive
Chefakat
Colima
Morocco
Bank of France
Metropolis
Lewisham
Wandsworth
Hampstead
Whitechapel
St. George-in-the-East
Shoreditch
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild
Reichenau
Semmering
Archduke Charles Louis
Wartholz
Baron Rothschild
Tennessee
Cholly
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