Buckley Rescues Jeff Truitt From Mob in Warehouse
Jeff Truitt flees a hostile mob pursuing him for drunken behavior. George Buckley confronts the crowd with his revolver and blocks their advance, offering Truitt protection in a tense stand. The mob disperses as Buckley asserts his intent to stand by the boy, and Truitt finds shelter for the night with Buckley.
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Buckley
Jeff Truitt
George
Jef Truitt
George Buckley
Jeff
Press Tiffton
Kenner
Truitt
Hillyer
Hanks
Mrs. Hillyer
Hortense Snowden
Matilda
Jackson
Lee
Davis
A Gigantic Scandal and the Botha Chinese Repatriation
The National Review claims a secret pact between General Botha and the British Government. It alleges repatriation of Chinese coolies in exchange for an £8,000,000 Transvaal loan guarantee and a 1 percent annual payment to Botha. The piece portrays ministers pressuring Botha and questions Great Britain's integrity amid colonial politics.
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National Review
Botha
South Africa
Transvaal
England
Colonial Office
Swaziland
Great Britain
China
Royal Sailors’ Bad Luck Across European Nobility
The London Tit-Bits notes royal and imperial seafarers have endured mishaps and misfortune. Princes and dukes from Britain Russia Germany Austria face collisions, shipwrecks, and on land accidents while pursuing naval life. Archduke John of Austria vanished near Cape Horn after passing skipper exams.
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Prince Edward of Wales
Osborne Naval College
London
Prince of Wales
Duke of
Genoa
Alexis
Duke of Saxe
Corfu
Grand Duke of
Baden
Archduke John of
Austria
Cape Horn
Numbering Bank Notes and Denominations on Sheets
The article explains that US bank notes are printed in sheets of four with two numbers and letters. Each note is marked with a denomination and a letter determined by its serial number modulo four. If the serial number leaves a remainder of one after division by four, the note carries A. remainder two yields B. remainder three yields C. remainder zero yields D.
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United States Bank
The Clove Tree Aroma Described In Detail
The entire clove tree is highly aromatic and the foot stalks of the leaves share the pungent quality of the calyx. The text notes strong fragrance throughout the plant parts used for spice and fragrance.
Canada’s Cool April 1907 Reports Widespread Cold Weather
A government report notes April 1907 was unusually cold across Canada. British Columbia saw a two to three week delay in spring while western provinces stayed wintery. Snow driven precipitation exceeded average, temperatures 4 to 13 degrees below normal in multiple regions, including northern Ontario and Ontario overall.
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Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Strawberry Delicacies and Custard Desserts
Instructions for Strawberry Custard Pie and Strawberries In Custard describe lining a dish with paste, baking, cooling, and assembling layers of ripe strawberries with rich boiled custard. A lemon extract finish and a snowy meringue crown top the custard variant.
Millinery Hints Show Soft Front Poke Hats
The article describes two hat designs with soft front pokes and bending brims. The first uses black satin braid straw with ostrich plumes cream roses and satin ribbon bow, easy for home milliners to copy. The second features dark blue straw, cream yellow roses, blue ribbons, foliace, and a large ribbon bow at back.
Mice Avoid Seed Threats and Canary Warnings
The article offers household tips on deterring mice from bird seed. It suggests tying a deep ruffle under the cage held over seed cups by an elastic to keep mice away and describes transferring seed to a clean tin box and funneling seed into cups to prevent waste and theft.
Palace Plan for Lord Grey Showcases Vast New Residence
The article describes a planned Canadian governor general’s palace for Earl Grey, aiming to replace the current council house with a three story domed entrance hall and stained glass dome. It details a 110 by 100 foot hall, a ground floor promenade, and an elevator accessed upper floor for dressing rooms as construction begins that summer and runs a year.
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Earl Grey
Canada
England
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