Denzil Younge and Mildred Trevanion in a perilous chase
Mildred Trevanion injured her foot while walking home in January snow. Denzil Younge arrives to offer help and carries her when she falters. The pair share tense conversation as they reach Mildred’s home and later ride together in a dangerous jump that ends with a crash and a mysterious bloodstain, set to unfold.
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Eddie
Silvia Lisle
Denzil
Lyndon
Summerton
Caroline
Mabel
King's Abbott
Mildred
Dengli
Lord Lyndon
Miss Deverill
Miss Trevanion
Charlie
Denail
Miss Lisle
Denzil Younge
Morning Hunt With Mildred Trevanion and Denzil
Mildred rises early to join a distant hunt with Sir George and Denzil. Frances Sylverton teases Denzil about a somber mood as the party encounters the hounds and chases begin, with Trevanion riding in excitement as the day progresses.
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Sir George
Lyndon
Frances Sylverton
Mildred
Hart
Denzil
Younge
Mildred Trevanion
Lydon
Miss Trevanion
Charle
Poll Taxes In A D 122 And Ancient Papyri
The Egypt exploration fund vice-president notes forty three papyri received for distribution. Among seven at Columbia is a tax collector's return for A D 196. Johns Hopkins receives a papyrus on unwatered land in A D 163. A field at Euhemeria failed to receive water and the plea reads no crops no taxes.
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William C. Winslow
The
Egypt Exploration Fund
Columbia University
A. D
Johns Hopkins
Ptollarous
Euhemeria
How London Could Be Defended
London officials plan new defense schemes amid old Pall Mall archives. About 60 artillery batteries with heavy calibers 4 7 and 6 inches would cover a wide arc. A mobile force would include nearly 100 15 pounder field guns and an army corps of three regular infantry divisions with 100 volunteers.
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London
Thames
Pall Mall
Metropolis
War Department
Army Corps
London Express
Beating Gladstone in Argument
Obituary notes painter Eden Eddis died near 89 after a life of portraiture once tied to the Royal Academy. An anecdote recalls a debate with Gladstone over nature’s colors, where Eddis argued blue outshines red in darkness, ending with a cordial farewell.
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Eden Eddis
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The
Statesman
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Eddial
McGee Assassination Stone Found Recall of Noted Irishman
A newly found Ottawa memorial stone recalls Thomas D Arcy McGee the Irish born editor statesman and poet killed by an assassin in 1868. The stone set in a wall marked the crime scene and was later moved to a building on Queen Street where it was uncovered again.
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Can
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McGee
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Thomas D'Arcy McGee
County Louth
Ireland
Wasea
United States
The
Boston Pilot
Patrick Donahoe
Young McGee
Dublin Freeman
Dublin Nation
Young Ireland Party
Davis
Duffy
Mitchell
Nation
Irish Confederation
Young Ireland
New York Nation
Boston
American Celt
Montreal
Pro
Hhis
Whelan
America
Biehler
Queen Street
D'Arcy McGee
Brin
Faced Death Thirteen Times Edward Dempsey Survives
Thirteen year old Edward Dempsey has survived thirteen accidents including a skull fracture after a bicycle collision with a trolley on Chestnut Street. Doctors at the Jefferson hotel say he will recover and remain upbeat about baseball scores. His father Patrick Dempsey, once an oarsman and coach, recalls prior accidents from Falls of Schuylkill to Wissahickon Falls.
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Edward Dempsey
Caraman
Death's
Jefferson Hotel
Chestnut Street
Eighth Street
Howard
Patrick Dempsey
Eleventh Street
Chestnut
Falls of Schuylkill
Wissahickon Creek
Philadelphia Press
Failure of Silk Culture in Virginia Leaves Mulberry Legacy
The article recalls Virginia's early silk efforts under royal favor and colonial laws, all aimed at growing silk locally to avoid French merchants. Despite shipments to London and to Charles II, the silk industry failed, waning after 1730 revival by Huguenots left only ancient mulberry trees as a relic.
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Virginia
Williamsburg
Charles I
Charles II
Cromwell
House of Burgesses
London
Central Pacific plan to cross Great Salt Lake by rail
The Central Pacific railroad seeks to cut 107 miles by crossing the lake where it is thirty two miles wide. Trestle work will cover nearly the entire distance except two miles over a rocky promontory. The new route promises a novel and picturesque view for passengers.
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Salt Lake
Central Pacific Railroad
Great Salt Lake
The Manufacture of Writing Pens in the United States
A Connecticut pen maker explains the U S industry is limited to four firms for steel brass and German silver pens while gold pens form a separate market. Imported Sheffield steel shapes the blades and sheets travel through seventeen hands before final boxing and labeling with three grinding steps for the points.
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United States
Connecticut
Sheffield
Eng
Snakes Sold by the Pound in Klamath Falls Ore
In Klamath Falls Oregon snakes are sold by the pound amid a growing industry. Children collect many, while boys keep them as pets. Priced at 26 cents per pound, the supply could ship hundreds annually to Minnesota. The dark colored snakes reach about three feet when mature and are used for medicinal preparations said to yield superior products.
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Klamath
Ore
Minnesota
Klamath Falls
A Rural Minister’s Mistake in Search for a Speak Easy
A rural Pennsylvania minister wrote to a Philadelphia professor saying he planned to take a course in speaking. He asked the professor to recommend a speak easy, not knowing it is an unlicensed drinking place. The professor delivered the news gently that a speak easy is a hidden bar.
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Philadelphia
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