Barred and Necia Plan Flight from Flambeau Mine Find
Meade Burrell, a lieutenant at Flambeau, is torn between duty and a dangerous romance with Necia as news of Lee's mining strike sparks a rush to stake claims. Necia urges a joint trek to Black Bear creek to beat rivals, and Burrell abandons orders for a night in the woods with her, risking his career and ethics.
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Necia
Father Barbum
Gale
Stark
Allura
Lee
George Carmack
Klondike
Poleon
Allana
Flambeau
Dawson
John
Poleon Doret
Burrell
Doret
Runnion
Dad
Mr. Stark
Uncle Sam
Constantine
Black Bear Creek
Black Bear
Eough
Meade
Unemployed in Liverpool 1812 inquiry urged by Mercury
The Liverpool Mercury on February 14 1812 urges a legislature committee to investigate unemployment among laborers and whether public works could employ many. It notes 16000 unemployed in Liverpool and argues war is not the only state employment, citing ancient pyramids and Greek edifices built to provide ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool Mercury
Liverpool
Egypt
Greece
Real Hand Grip Again and Elbow Shake Fades
London Graphic quotes Lady Violet Greville praising the return of the hand grip over the elbow shake. She denounces the elbow gesture as ugly artificial and lacking intimate meaning, arguing graceful handshakes reflect character and convey trust versus distrust.
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Violet Greville
London Graphic
Suffragette Visit Provokes Thrums Village Opposition
Miss Helen Fraser of London visited Thrums to advocate woman suffrage but faced loud Biblical quotations and strong local resistance. Villagers, including a white haired elder, voiced opposition, with one man declaring he would cut off his right arm rather than grant his wife a vote.
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Danny Scot
Thrums
James M. Barrie
Barrie
Helen Fraser
London
Miss Fraser
Prominent English Methodist Dr. James Rigg Dies in London
Dr. James Harrison Rigg prominent Wesleyan minister dies at Brixton Hill London in his eighty ninth year. born 1821 in Newcastle on Tyne he led the Wesleyan Conference twice and served as London district chair for sixteen years. He held key church roles including treasurer of the Missionary Society and president of Westminster Training College. He was a Conservative in both politics and theology and opposed lay participation in the Legal Hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harrison Rigg
Brixton Hill
London
England
Rigg
Newcastle-on- Tyne
John Rigg
Kingswood School
Hhe
Lord Lawrence
W. H. Smith
Huxley
B. Lucraft
Divine
Wesleyan Missionary Society
Westminster
British and Foreign Bible Society
Cardinal Manning
Hugh Price Hughes
Methodist Times
The
Methodist Recorder
Mrs Park Sails For Orient To Study Women’s Status
Maud Wood Park founder of the National College Equal Suffrage League sails from San Francisco to study women’s positions abroad. She will visit China and Japan then New Zealand, Australia, Europe and England, hoping parliamentary suffrage advances arise there within two years.
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Park
Orient
National College Equal Suffrage League
M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Buffalo
Atlantic
Pacific
Maud Wood Park
Radcliffe
San Francisco
China
Japan
New Zealand
Australia
Europe
England
Miss Fowler Opposes Suffrage in Four Spheres
Anti-suffrage novelist Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler voices the belief that women should confine themselves to domestic life religious activity social influence and intellectual culture and avoid public political strife. Her stance draws sharp criticism from suffrage leaders though some women privately agree.
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Miss Fowler
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
Quick Shift Ends with a Witty Reproach
A lively exchange features a choleric old gentleman and a young woman as they tease about an engagement. The older man mocks the union, cursing the suitor while sparing the couple little credit.
What Every Woman Knows and the Photographer’s Claim
A brief line suggests the notion that a photographer can capture a fine image of almost any subject, implying confidence in photographic skill and universal appeal. The remark frames photography as a universal craft rather than tied to a specific person or event.
Carlyle Quote on Error and Insight
A brief quotation attributed to Thomas Carlyle suggests that valuable lessons come from recognizing and correcting our mistakes. The line emphasizes humility and the pursuit of truth through error.
International Council of Women Congress Sets Canadian Stage
The International Council of Women plans a June congress in Toronto with delegates from 23 countries. Canada and Ontario provide grants to the National Council of Canada handling arrangements. Notable speakers include Miss N Edwards from Britain and Miss Wilkinson of Swanley Horticultural College. A Niagara Falls trip is arranged for delegates on June 23.
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International Council of Women
Toronto
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
National Council of Canada
N. Edwards
Great Britain
Miss Edwards
Coaley
Miss Wilkinson
Swanley
Silver Linings to Black Clouds in Stocking Arcade
A New York press clipping notes a shopper in a stocking department observes bright red, blue and green spotted stockings being bought by people dressed in deep mourning, remarking on the contrast between color and mood.
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New York
Submarine Boat Ride Aboard An Ultramarine Vessel
Yonkers Statesman records a light exchange about sea travel with mention of an ultramarine boat and a question about riding to a submarine, highlighting how color and adventure mingle in local chat.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers
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By Rex Beach
Wrright
Marper & Brothers
Mr. Burrell
DR. Rigg
Carlyle
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