The Magic of Ben Stark in the Canadian Backwoods
In a tense scene at a cabin on Black Bear Creek the party learns a rival group led by Gale Burrell Runnion and Stark arrive with Necia Gale. Secrets, jealousy, and a fatal gunshot ignite fear as Stark reveals a backstory of Bennett and the murdered wife. Gale fires but misses Stark. Poleon aids the shaken trader as plans unfold for staking land and further confrontations.
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Ben Stark
Burrell
Stark
Barrell
Lee
Runnion
Stars
Black Bear Creek
Necia
Poleon
Gale
Rannion
Meade
Po- Jeon
Doret
Pe Yeon
Sterk
Kmanaion
Evld
Amanion
Mr. Burrell
Poleon Doret
Soapy Smith
Weill
Gaylord
Bennett
Nevada Desert
John
Gab
Chapel for Thistle Knights Aims at Holyrood Chapel
Lord Knollys signals the Knights of the Thistle seek a chapel or stalls in Edinburgh Holyrood Palace. The article traces myths of antiquity, founding history, and lists fourteen current knights plus four officers led by the dean and Lyon King of Arms.
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Lord Knollys
Order of the Knights of the Thistle
Scotland
St. Andrews
the Thistle
Achaius
St. Andrew
James VII
England
James
Thistle
Royal
Holyrood Palace
William Bruce
Edinburgh
Bry
Queen Anne
George IV
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
C.V.O. D
Ll.d
Duncan A. D Campbell
Bart
James Balfour Paul
Lyon King of Arms
Earl of Mansfield
Green Rod
New Japanese Consul General Takashi Nakamura Arrives in Ottawa
Takashi Nakamura, newly appointed consul general of Japan for the Dominion of Canada, arrived in Ottawa from Vancouver by rail. He succeeds T Shimiya at 385 Laurier Avenue East and brings a decorated career from Wakayama and Foochow to the Ottawa post. Nakamura held roles in Washington and the Japanese foreign office, and was acting director during K Ishii’s absence. Mrs Nakamura is not due for months.
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Takashi Nakamura
Japan
Ottawa
C.P.R
Vancouver
Laurier Avenue East
Hon. T. Shimiya
Wakayama
Imperial Foreign Office
Fusan
Masampo
Corea
Washington, D.C
Foochow
China
Hon
K. Ishii
United States
Canada
Europe
Dominion
Nakamura
Order of
Southpaw Knight Returns in Medieval Tales
A sardonic line recalls the forgotten southpaw hero in medieval legends. The quote reflects on overlooked knights and the tension between traditional chivalry and unconventional fighters.
Grizzlies Vary Diet by Locality in Rockies
The article notes grizzlies in the Rockies eat dogtooth violet and spring beauties in some areas while in others they prefer shooting star shoots. It argues locality explains many debated points among nature writers about animal behavior.
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Rockies
Lecture ends as questions arise on terms
A lecturer finishes a discouraging talk and invites questions from the audience. A gentleman asks for definitions of perspective fresco and michelangelo, clarifying he understood the talk but some terms eluded him. The lecturer sits down discouraged.
Belligerent Hospitality in a Home Construction Tale
A passerby notes Mr Wayne enlarging his house and Uncle Julie, a longtime family servant, quips that Wayne is “a-creasin’ out” to build “a new condition” for hosting, reflecting a humorous dialect anecdote from Woman's Home Companion.
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Darky
Julie
Mr. Wayne
Mars Wayne
Clergy Orphan Statistics Highlight Ancestry Claims
At a Clergy Orphan Corporation gathering Archbishop of Canterbury cited figures showing 1270 National Biography celebrities are children of clergy, 510 offspring of lawyers, and 350 children of doctors. The data counter the claim that church entrants are driven by inheritance.
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Clergy Orphan Corporation
Canterbury
Et of
National Biography
Sausage Tree of South Mashonaland Delights Locals
A curious plant in South Mashonaland bears crimson flowers and sausage like pods up to 20 inches long. The Shangaans and ba boons eat them while the Karenga refuse, though the sausages bear no link to dogs or cats.
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South Mashonaland
Queensland’s First White Born Hero Receives Pension
James Hexton, a 76 year resident of Queensland, was among recent old age pensioners approved by the Home Secretary. He is noted as the first white Queenslander born at Dr Ballow’s home, claimed to have fought under Nelson, and survived a shark attack near Moreton Bay.
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Nelson
James Hexton
Queensland
Home Secretary
Hexton
Ballow
Royal Navy
Moreton Y
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Aght
Trarper & Brothers
Chapter
Chandon
Caylord
Church
T. Shimiya
Orange District
Corsa
Mikado
T. Nakamura
Knight
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