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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
1
Dr Dobry plans financial and legal moves to free a patient as Olivia's fate haunts a troubled circle. James Simmons reports odd hints of forged papers and a mysterious woman as a secret wedding nears and Captain Carey braces for England.
The narrator watches Jolie arrange a rapid marriage noting irony as cousins resume familiar dynamics. Julia reconsiders wedding dress color while Captain Carey shares in the purchase. The couple set the wedding for late July and a health update prompts relocation for Foster to the south coast. A cabman’s breakfast visit hints at unseen treachery.
An unnamed narrator recalls a euro style cab tale where informants seek information on Dr Dobry and Dr John for money. He later receives a letter from Tar dif about a lost Mme and Olivia, hinting a pursuit through Jersey to Ville en Bois.
A telegraph from Jean Grimont of Granville reaches Dr. Dobree in London with garbled Norman patois. The only clear terms are mamzelle, bos ter, Tardif, and a l agonie, hinting at a death while leaving the identity of the dying person unclear.
The California fig experiment led by Geo Roeding of Fresno succeeds with blastophaga wasps fertilizing Smyrna fig trees. After twenty years of trials and failed attempts, a fresh importation and care by Roeding yield a ton of fruit with five to six more tons expected. The Department of Agriculture supported the effort ensuring the pollinating insect thrives in California.
The article condemns Wall Street rogues who push mining schemes and hype fake profits. It cites a broker boasting of easy money and ridiculed “tips” and promotional scams selling bogus shares at inflated par values. It warns such swindlers profit from public cupidity and fake gold and oil ventures.
The London Globe notes the demolition of Tulkinghorn's mansion in Lincoln's Inn Fields adjoining Sardinia Street. Built from Inigo Jones designs for the Earl of Lindsey, the flat-floor right hand room figured in Dickens Bleak House as Tulkinghorn's assassination scene. The painted ceiling with the Roman soldier has already been whitewashed.
A Philadelphia Times report quotes a man declaring, You don't deserve even hanging, I deserve it better than you do after a severe domestic storm. He leaves the house amid tense parting words as the conflict escalates.
Mantua marks Virgil birthplace after nearly twenty centuries by funding a monument. A $200 total has been raised and artists are invited to submit competition plans for the sculpture project.
London maintains twenty one municipal cemeteries and ten additional sites owned by private companies.
Miss Ellen Stone an American missionary in Turkey was captured with Mme Tsilka by about 40 brigands between Bansko and Damala. A ransom of 25,000 pounds Turkish was demanded, with Miss Stone's death penalty for nonpayment. Funds raised fall short, six days offered for release, consular efforts ongoing. both women reportedly well and in good health.
London dispatch reports Pretoria censorship allowed Boer commando figures to pass as a warning for more troops. British columns need faster attrition and expanded blockhouse lines. The Standard warns Buller partisans may trigger anti government agitation and notes General White's initial doubt then disobedience over Buller heliogram.
Washington reports the guard detachment at West Lawn cemetery Canton Ohio for President McKinley remains is cut to five non commissioned officers and 40 privates under Lieutenant William Ashbridge Thirteenth Infantry. The rest join Fort Wayne Michigan post.
Fire at the Creamery Package Manufacturing supply house in Omaha caused serious injuries to three firefighters and destroyed substantial property. A falling wall triggered the blaze. the five story building risked a gas tank and nearby structures as flames raged.
A Pretoria dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Boers repeatedly leaving concentration camps and towns to rejoin combat units. The piece notes persistent resistance among townsfolk who remain unreconciled and believe their cause will prevail, suggesting measures to end the leaks.
Paris reports October beet sugar production matches 1900 but consumption deliveries drop from 60 million to 43 million kilograms. Colonial sugars increasingly replace home grown sugar. Outlook for domestic growers and manufacturers weaker than last year.
The Naval Board of Construction in Washington on December 2 released recommendations for two 16 000 ton battleships and two 14 500 ton armored cruisers. They call for heavy armor and mixed main batteries, with no superposed turrets or torpedo tubes on heavy ships, and push torpedo warfare to smaller vessels.
The transport Buford carrying two battalions of the Twenty-third infantry from the Philippines to New York is several days overdue. The War Department expects delays due to severe northwest gales over the North Atlantic, not foul play or danger to the ship.
Berlin reports Germany's 1902 China expenditure at 39.5 million marks, up from 12.5 million in 1901. Pension payments for widows and orphans from the China expedition total 491000 marks each year.
The czar granted a late afternoon audience to Marquis Ito the Japanese statesman and Count Lamsdorff hosted a gala dinner in his honor. Observers see the meeting as fostering a potential Russo Japanese entente, though no permanent binding obligations are assumed.
The blaze began yesterday afternoon in the lumber yards of William E. Ave & Bros at the foot of East Tenth and Eleventh Streets. It burned through the night. firemen fought remaining flames in affected areas. Estimated loss reaches $760,000.
The Bullerites held a large London demonstration. The U.S. currency controller's annual report is ready for Congress. The Philippine financial scene stirs alarm. A Pennsylvania town reports a mother and five children burned to death. Prince Ching seeks a head tax on Chinese. Senator Michel to push key bills early in session. The Wight may be saved after striking a Philippine rock. The fifty seventh Congress opens with holidays pending. A San Francisco Bay fog causes ferry collisions. one boat sinks and three perish, about 20 injured, all others saved.
A fugitive from Leavenworth was captured in Tuscumbia Alabama. Walter Bourne ex deputy county auditor was convicted in St Paul on false auditing. A Chicago theater officer was fatally shot while quelling a disturbance. A New York man is arrested for setting fire to a tenement sheltering 62 sleepers. Mines in Telluride Colorado deemed not responsible for a disaster. Gilbert Parker to visit America. Hong Kong faces water famine danger. Illinois funds McKinley memorial reach 6342 dollars. King Edward critiques anti British agitation in Germany. Detroit boiler explosion kills twenty six. Santos-Dumont plans airship ascents from London. Frank Munsey buys control of New York Daily News. Missouri warship to be launched at Newport News. Pittsburgh switchmen strike deemed a failure. Queen Wilhelmina recovering from illness. General Carriage Company to reorganize with 2.5 million capital. Kitchener seeks India officers for South Africa. Pittsburg railroad strike ordered. Shakir Pasha named governor of Seurati. William Gwin dies after 30 years as chief messenger. Hawaii Republicans push Chinese exclusion laws. Three masked men raid Chickasaw gambling hall taking money. Yangtze famine risk amid half a million people. Odessa dispatch reports 130 perish in Errazoum earthquakes. Guv George enjoys horse judging. New York stock exchange seat price reaches 65000. Judge John Jayanes completes fortieth year on federal bench.
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