Two Sisters In London Drama Entangles Love and Ambition
Maryon the South Africa bound doctor returns to find Barbara and Josie changed by city life. Josie rises as a stage actress while Barbara remains loyal, and Maryon discovers Barbara blind yet finds solace in her steadfast compassion.
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Maryon
Aylesmere
Colonel Haddon
Hermitage
South Africa
Barbara
Josie
Eng
London
Merryweather
Nora Merryweather
Miss Merryweather
Josephine
Bob
Dad
England
Southampton
Art
Jessie
German plan invites global essays on hydraulic cement hardening
United Consul General Mason reports that Germany offers a $3570 prize for scientific essays on the chemical and mechanical processes in hydraulic cement hardening. Submissions due by December 3, 1906, with anonymous judging and wide international participation encouraged.
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United
Mason
Berlin
State Department
Germany
United States
Milne Locates Haiti Cable Break From Seismograph
Earthquake specialist Professor John Milne of England, who served twenty years with the Japanese government, says seismophone data indicate two West Indian cables may have broken at 11 30 a m on December 29 off Haiti. Milne, trusted by cable companies for tremor work, pinpointed the fault line.
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Public Ledger
John Milne
England
Professor Milne
Haiti
Like an Old Hand Boston Advertiser Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a flirtatious woman challenging a man about his kissing, declaring he kisses like an old hand and prompting a playful, timeworn banter about experience and affection.
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Boston Advertiser
The Master of Appleby Chapter XII Continued
Captain Ireton grapples with a forced marriage plot as Margery resists and a will transfers Appleby Hundred. Amid thefts of truth he signs a coerced jointure while the dawn reveals an execution order and Falconnet’s trap. Falconnet invites a choice between life and honor with Cornwallis’ letter looming.
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Tybee
Gilbert Stair
Owen Pengarvin
Matthieu
Margery
Margery Ireton
Appleby Hundred
Mr. Stair
Ireton
Richard Jennifer
Jennifer
Legion
Falconnet
Earth
Sir Francis
John Ireton
Stuart
Frank Falconnet
Usquebaugh
Lord Cornwallis
Falconner
Royal Scots Blues
South Carolina
Farquharson
Charles
Camden
Charlotte
A Chess Playing Town in Hungary
A Hungarian village requires every resident to play chess as a basic skill. Prizes reward schoolchildren for chess proficiency and scholars tackle home problems. The village has produced players rivaling Lasker Steinitz and Chigorin, with a Christmas tournament awarding prizes to top juvenile and adult players.
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Hungary
Lasker
Steinitz
Chigorin
Could Have Waited
A New York Times anecdote recalls a father delayed by work who misses his train to buy a token for his daughter. She responds with the simple retort I could have waited, highlighting a child's perspective on patience and sacrifice.
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New York Times
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