Return to Kimberley as Diamond Heist Unfolds
Ezra Girdlestone plans to leave after acknowledging a failed diamond speculation. Burt, Willams, and Farintosh murder a guard during a heist and escape with stones and loot from the hotel safe. Girdlestone recovers, triggers alarm, and nobles pursue amid a moonlit Kimberley hotel scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basily
Arinna
Burt
Willems
Fem
Progreea
Farpiah
Williama
Griddlestone
Jara
Aaid Farinten
Willams
Farintosh
Williams
Kimberley
Oriental Hotel
Pursuit Ends in Ambush on Capetown Road
Ezra and a Cape Mounted police sergeant chase three fugitives across the veld after a robbery. In a night ambush near granite rocks the suspects are shot. Farintosh dies after a brutal exchange, revealing a late confession about diamond fields at Jagerfontein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Griqualand
Esra
Fara San
Ezra
Capetown
Exra
Cape Mounted Police
Kera
Ange
Aergeant
Ele
Horsbeck
Love In Deaf Football Quarrel Averted
An irate mother confronts her blushing daughter about a football player kissing her. The daughter explains she shouted Stop but could not be heard because the player wore ear guards.
Where there is smoke there is fire tale sparks debate
In a brief chat Miggies notes the old saying. Wigrsiee asks what he knows about it. Miggies recalls a workplace rule about smoking that led to his firing during a prior job.
Vy motto Line In The Gate Crasher Train of Thought
A quirky exchange unfolds with a portly passenger in a colorful tie declaring the motto There is always room at the top The other traveler asks for his own line in a fragmentary humorous street scene with clipped dialogue and social bustle
Influenza described as a distinct disease with varied forms
A detailed early 20th century account explains influenza as a separate illness from the common cold, affecting young adults most, with three main forms—respiratory digestive and nervous—and a sudden onset with fever, aches, and fatigue. It notes immunity post infection, seasonal prevalence, potential pneumonia, and the emphasis on bed rest, sunlit rooms, light diet, and ample water.
Tee Late to Learn in Quaker Tale from Canada
A fragmented reminiscence quotes a London Literary World contributor on Quaker life in Canada. The tale notes a French Canadian interruption and a Quaker who trusts in God, avoids shooting, and later is killed by Indigenous people who scalp him.
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London
Canada
Special honor badges for perfect attendance in New England school
The school record kept by an old time teacher notes Flora and Minetta Lovett earned special attendance badges for never missing a day all year. They were absent only on May 10 when their twin brothers were ill from suspected food poisoning, but the brothers recovered.
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Bara
Bart
Wil
New England
Flora and Minetta Lovett
Courage and Fear Told in a Quiet Moment
A reflection on bravery as a husband admits fear after a wife misheard a burglary. The exchange frames courage as acknowledging fear rather than facing danger.
Becher and Kaleker Social Stand Figs in Barn Debate
In the New York Sun a discussion compares social stance figures by Kaleker and Becher. The piece questions if they call it a barn or a stable and argues over terminology and context.
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Kaleker
New York Sun
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Firm of
Girdlestone
A. Conan Doyle
Ezra Girdlestone
Feggings
Jageratonteln
Mera
Fatigus
Ana Ear
Hara
Esra Burt
Iliame
Iain
Merc
Kara
Mr. Farintosh
Mr. Farinteeh
Girdletone
Mr. Girdlestone
Trinity
Priso
St Patrick's
Jacobs Dal
Pera
Fara
Eis
Furintosh
Jagirsfontein
Orange Free State
Russia
Tee
Sfenry
Cirele
Shamrock Circle
Smith's Hall
Elwood Carey
Georgia Bennett Ik
Sugar Loaf
Each Co
Huling, Eschneider, Clerks
Yrtle
E Schneider
L. A Roberts
C. E
Georgia Bennett
L. Jewell
G A. R
Elock P. m
T M Herman
Myrtle Point Lodge
Lloyd Spires
Bee
K A Leep
Myrtle Point
Oregon
Spruce Street
Myrtle Point Hardware Ators Res
Willow Street
E. A. Dodge
U. S
Coquille River Electric Co
Frank Morse
Coquille
Oregok
Steamer
ECHO
Coquille City
Rives
Dispatch
ED White, Maerson
Bandon
Roseburg
Roseburg and
Myrtle
Fe. m
B. Fenton
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