The Doctor's Ailemma Chapter II Escape to Channel Islands
Olivia, confined in a London house, escapes at night with an Australian coin and sixpence, finds a kindly seaman named Tardif who offers help, and travels toward Sark in Guernsey. She endures a rough Channel crossing, reflects on her isolation, and begins a fragile alliance with her new protector as dawn breaks.
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Tell
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Paris
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Island Dissenters and a Stranger in Tardif’s Cottage
Narrator recalls life on a sparse island with Tardif and his English wife’s memory shaping gossip and estrangements. The dissenter circle meets in a small room while Tardif’s aloofness and his mother’s deafness fuel coldness from neighbors. The narrator, a poor lodger, seeks kindness and shelter as winter winds moan and Tardif finds solace in conversation and tending the field near the church.
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Tardis
Osmenae Olivier
Guernsey
Marek
Ingenious French clockmaker Le Boullat shocks with paper clock
A French craftsman in La Coutaness named Le Boullat creates remarkable clocks from unlikely materials. He has built a clock from newsprint pulp with hardened binding and even straw and paper clocks. His unique designs include a chain of sticks held by wires and gold and jewel encrusted pieces. He also accepts commissions for gold clocks adorned with rubies, garnets, pearls, opals, and emeralds.
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Little Detroit Girl Calls Father Honest Not Robber
A Detroit child defends her father amid a heated trust debate exposing his boastful rant. After losing a high salary during a trust takeover he regained his job with added stock. The girl loudly asserts papa is a robber and a thief but not a fraud, ending with family amusement.
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Bost
New York Tribune
Air Torpedo Funded by Sweden for Major Unge Experiments
The Swedish government awarded 5,000 kroner to Major W. T. Unge to advance experiments on his air torpedo, patented as the flying torpedo. The device resembles an elongated shell and uses a turbine in the base to expel gases, propelling and rotating the missile through the air.
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Major Unge
Ingenious French Post Office Weighs and Rates Letters
The French postal service introduces an automatic weighing and stamping machine. It weighs letters and shows on a side indicator the postage required. If the item exceeds the regulation weight the indicator displays Too heavy.
Virginia Dare Birthline Traced From Roanoke Colony
The account notes Virginia Dare as the first white child born in the United States, granddaughter of Governor John White of Roanoke Island. Her christening and August 18, 1587, date are referenced with cautious language. The text includes unrelated dialogue from Brooklyn Life.
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America
United States
Soll
White
Roanoke Island
Virginia Dare
Water for Planta Delays as Days Grow Longer
Fragmentary notes remark that plants require more water as days lengthen and warm. It also muses that while women may be at the root of many troubles, life would lack meaning without them.
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Planta
Serious Battle in Colombia Ends in Heavy Losses
Reports from New York dated August 17 describe a 26 hour engagement on July 28 at Las Pilas La Parada and Pirinos in which Colombian forces retreated after heavy casualties on both sides. An army of 6000 invaders split into 28 regiments faced government troops, with General Resendo Medina among the dead and four colonels killed.
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Pirinos
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Restepo
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Luis Velez
Palmira
Clodomira Castillo
Rio Haca
Marin
Department of Tolima
Canazas
Gatun
Department of Panama
Cauca
New Colombia Rebels Report 28,000 Strong in Latest Bulletin
A bulletin received in New York on August 17 states the Colombian insurgents have a fighting strength of 28,000 men. The report, dated recently, purports to reflect rebel forces and could influence regional assessments of the conflict.
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British ships reinforce by sea as Panama unrest grows
Victoria reports H M Icarus will sail Friday via San Diego and Panama to join England. Phaeton at Panama. Warspire due to be replaced by Grafton. Goverment moves troops inland while telegraph to coast points is cut. General Alban near Colon with reinforcements. patrols continue along the Isthmus.
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Jamaica Civil War News from Colon Aug 17
Reports from Kingston say many government troops wounded and taken to Colon after rebel attacks near Colon. Namouna found useless after bungled gun mounting. Colombia negotiating to buy Bernard Hall. Darlen carried 40 passengers fleeing conscription. Guards still on Panama Colon trains as both sides commit atrocities.
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Namouna
Bernard Hall
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Darlen
Panama
Raids Strain Colombia Rail Route Driving Chinese to Panamanian Trade
Colon Colombia August 17 raids continue along the Ine with no military protection. Matachin was raided last night and sympathizers’ cattle were stolen. Two women were kidnapped at Gorge station. Chinese residents were pillaged. Chinese transfer goods to Panama to ease shortages as armed guards protect trains.
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Gorge Station
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Jail Lynching Attempt Foiled by Sheriff in Tuscaloosa
About 50 men mobbed the city jail at dawn to lynch Henry Pratt a Black man charged with attempted assault on Sallie Dice a white girl. Sheriff Kyle seized a loaded shotgun and warned the mob to kill him first forcing them to disband. Reports say another Black man was brought in from Coaling that night.
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Ala
Henry Pratt
Sallie Dice
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Fire wrecks plants in West Berkeley area
Fire late last night in the engine room of Nic Lane Bros planing mills at West Berkeley destroyed three acres of buildings lumber piles and finished products. The blaze also damaged Jobo Everding starch works Hare Co Eldorado Oil works Haywood lumber yards Everding grain mill and residence with losses totaling about 120000.
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Growth and Happenings Across the Thriving Commonwealth
A review notes smallpox at Howell Marion county. panthers kill sheep on the North Coast. a porcupine slayed in Moro Sherman county. Pendleton builders stride ahead. Geology reports Odell lake 4960 feet Crescent lake 5025 feet. Grant 640 acre claim feeds 60 with remaining land. Cherries near Enterprise. Eugene carnival planned for September. Five Ed Millers in Baker City. hot weather dulls valley towns. 1,000,000 pounds of prunes to dry near Dallas. Ella Morrow county prairie fire. Umpqua harbor reef blasting planned by submarine diver. Paisley Lake county rabbit hunting. Weston labor markets balanced. Brommond of Connell kills two coyotes with one shot. Grasshoppers damage grain and gardens in Umatilla county.
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United States Geological Survey
Odell Lake
Lake County
Crescent Lake
Polk County
Enterprise
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Baker City
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Ella
Morrow County
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Market prices for Wheat to Potatoes on the Walla Walla market
The column lists grain and produce values including Wheat 55 56e per bushel for bluestem and 57 58e for valley, flour grades at 2.90 3.40 per barrel, oats 1.15 1.20 per cental, barley 16.50 17 per ton, millstuffs prices for bran 27 per ton and shorts 20, hay ranges from Timothy 11 13 and clover 7 9.50, butter around 11 14e per pound, eggs 1Te per dozen, cheese values for full cream twins 11 12e, poultry prices for chickens and hens, geese and turkeys, mutton, hogs, beef and hops shown, wool values for Valley and Eastern Oregon, Mohair, and potatoes at 1.00 per sack.
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Graham
Oregon
America
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Portamouthy sees $50,000 library bid from Carnegie group
In Montana with 40 mines Benator Clark holds a spread of gold silver and copper. A rubberlike wood species is listed among new Carnegie inspired products. A Toronto renter woman gains alderman voting rights as a direct payment tenant.
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Phili
Andrew Carnegie
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