Buckley Bravely Defends Door as Crowd Fades
Lydia Cranston and Kitty Cosby meet George Buckley after the mob attack hitching to the warehouse reception. Truitt praises Buckley's courage and Lydia seeks the true spot of the incident. Buckley regrets the scene while Kenner notes a new delivery wagon and Buckley's guarded mood.
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George
Lydia Cranston
Kitty Cosby
Lydia
Bobkley
Miss Cosby
Mr. Buckley
Kitty
Truitt
Jeff
George Buckley
Major Cranston
Buckley
Truitts
Jeff Truitt
Kenner
Compress
Truiltt
Weill
Bennet
Lydie Cranston
Old Truitt
Bob Hanks
Hillyer
Two Lovers Face World and Fate in a Balladside Wake
Lydia and Buckley draw closer after a dramatic night as Kitty recounts the White Cap affair and the mob scene. Mrs. Cranston worries over Lydia’s feelings and a looming public scandal while Kitty declares love both beautiful and dangerous.
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Buckley
Apollo
Mrs. Cranston
Kitty
Niagara Falls
Aliver
Tin Cat
Lydia
Mars
Lydia Cranston
Richmond
Charley Mason
Delaney
His Rising Day
A village gossip recalls a man who never rose in life until stumbling on dynamite and, despite rising in business, never understood what he rose for.
Health Recipe Echoes From The Poet Longfellow
A fragmented historical line recalls Longfellow advising health through joy temperance and repose. A garbled aside mentions a door and doctor hints, leaving the core moral of balance as the lasting takeaway.
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Long Fellow
Hoaxed Advertisement Targets Emigrants in Australia
A suspected hoax advert in Britain seeks 50 000 farmers with seven to eight pounds for emigration to Australia. The Australian Government, via Capt Muirhead Collins in London, says no such notice exists and warns seekers not to send money. Replies to Melbourne offices continue arriving despite the warning.
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England
Muirhead- Collins
Commonwealth
London
Great Britain
Federal Government of Australia
Collins
Melbourne
Sincere Conversation and Women’s Influence in Dialogue
A reflective passage on the value of sincere conversation and learning from women. It argues that sharing thoughts with friends clarifies them, inspires wiser counsel, and enhances wit with character and affection. Emerson is cited on the impact of women in conversation.
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Emerson
Defoe House in Tooting Recounts Crusoe's Creator Life
The old house near Finborough road in Tooting is linked to Daniel Defoe and his writing of Robinson Crusoe. Visitors hear how Defoe lived as a debtor, wrote in a small upstairs room, and how the site evolved into a memorial with a chapel and statue, drawing many American pilgrims.
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Finborough
Tooting
Defoe
Crusoe
London
Demoni
Robinson Crusoe
Largest English fortunes of the English probate records
The piece notes English probate records show fortunes like $25,000,000 for Chicago Smith and Baron Hirsch, with others such as J Pierpont Morgan’s father and Alfred Bell around $15,000,000. It warns the listed figures exclude entailed estates and overseas property, and records never exceed $25,000,000 in the English court.
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James Henry Smith
Japan
Chicago Smith
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lord Bute
Lord Wolverton
W. H. Smith
Earl of Derby
Lord Grimthorne
Alfred Bell
Charlies Tennant
Dodo Asquith
Lord Allendale
Wentworth Beaumont
Hugh MecCalmont
William Winans
Sam Lewis
London
Iby
Lord Mayor Soldier and Sailor Distribution Speech
The Lord Mayor of London spoke at the Guildhall distribution ceremony praising the regiment. He said, “look at me, I am one of the regiment,” and noted his role as honorable colonel and admiral of the Port of London.
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London
Guildhall
Port of London
Canadian Rail Expansion in 1906 Sets Record for Miles Under Construction
The 1906 railway boom sees 3,314 miles under construction across Canada at about 62 million dollars with equipment: 4 million for new lines and 18 million for rolling stock. Major builders include James J. Hill in British Columbia with 419 miles, Canadian Pacific near 850 miles, Canadian Northern at 660 miles, and the Eastern transcontinental line costing about 1 million this year. Ontario and the East gain share as the Dominion accelerates rail growth from a century ago.
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Canada
James J. Hill
British Columbia
Great Northern
Canadian Pacific
Winni
Fort William
Canadian Northern
Ontario
British America
Canadian Artist Abroad Henry Sandham's European and Canadian career
Henry Sandham, a prominent Canadian artist born in Montreal in 1842, spent years in England and Boston. He helped found the Royal Canadian Academy, gained fame as a magazine illustrator, and painted The Dawn of Liberty and Sir John A. Macdonald portrait. His work spans landscape, portrait, etching, and illustration with exhibitions in Britain.
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Henry Sandham
England
Boston
Canada
Mr. Sandham
Montreal
William Notman
J. A. Fraser
Vogt
Way
Jacobi
Europe
Royal Canadian Academy
Sandham
Lexington
Britain
The Thugs of Paris and the Apache Street Fight
An English reporter details an attack by Apaches in Paris. Two assailants surround a visitor. police intervene as a night watchman and concierge assist. One attacker is subdued with a sharp file, the other with scissors, highlighting the danger and the attackers’ claimed non tailoring trade.
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Paris
P'aris
Tailors’ Union
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Will N. Harben
Paragon
Daniel Dafor Wsote
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