Man in Town Gets Chance to Run Grocery Business
Bob Hanks, a young man from a rough crowd, earns support from Hillyer and George Buckley to start a grocery venture. Hillyer agrees to fund a $2,000 note to buy Sanford’s stock, enabling Bob to become his own boss, with peers watching and some old tensions fading as Bob looks to prove himself.
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Bob Hanks
Bob
Kenner
George Buckley
Hillyer
Hanks
George
Henry
May
Lib
Fred Dinsiow
Alf Hardin
Fred
Jim
Alf
Mill Creek
Marie Fred Dinslow
Buckley
Gemek
Hiliyer
Hegen
Mr. Hillier
A. C. Sandford
Sandford
Mr. Hillyer
Father
Weill
Keats Draft Will Surfaces From 1820 Fragment
A scrap of paper dated August 14 1820 presents poet John Keats’s brief will listing the disposal of his possessions and proceeds expected from selling his writings. The ten lines reveal final wishes and small estates left behind by the famed Romantic figure.
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Keats
Most Nutritious Meat Debate Highlights Beef
A concise nutrition note ranks beef as the most nutritious meat while veal, mutton, lamb fall behind. The text claims veal is inferior when breed selection is removed and suggests mutton is inferior due to higher fat content.
Cat Adopts Rabbits at White Lion Hotel Spalding
At the White Lion Hotel in Spalding landlady Mrs Betts keeps a cat that is rearing a litter of rabbits. An Angora rabbit died leaving six young kits five to six days old. The cat was also raising three kittens five days old. Two rabbits were swapped with two kittens as an experiment and the cat accepted the newcomers, resulting in six young being cared for by the cat.
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White Lion
Spalding
Coal shipments from Nova Scotia cut by seven percent
Montreal ice shortages and Sydney harbor conditions reduce Nova Scotia coal shipments to St Lawrence ports by about seven percent versus last season. Ante season predictions of record output fail as 100000 tons already remain undispatched and cannot be recovered. Prices hold due to year old contracts, though deliveries will be curtailed and contracts readjusted to reflect the reduced volumes.
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Montreal
Sydney Harbor
Nova Scotia
St. Lawrence
Chocolate King's Widow Ended Life Aboard Ship
Mrs Richard Cadbury widow of the chocolate king died by suicide on the Empress of China en route from Yokohama to Vancouver on May 21 after a voyage from Palestine with her husband and four daughters. She leapt from the promenade deck to the after deck where Chinese passengers were housed and died within hours. The body was buried at sea the same day.
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Vancouver
B.C
Richard Cadbury
Yokohama
Palestine
Holy Land
England
Cadbury
Prince Peskin to Be Entertained in Toronto Visit
Imperial Highness General Prince Peskin of Japan, guest of the Dominion government, will arrive in Toronto on Wednesday June 12 and depart the next morning for North Bay. Secretary Wilson announced ceremonial reception in Toronto with possible city addresses and a garden party at Government House followed by a dinner in the evening.
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Toronto
Prince Peskin
C.b
Japan
Canada
North Bay
West
Wilson
Government House
Mail to Captain Bernier Reaches Arctic Patrol
An Ottawa mail bag sent to Dundee Scotland, intended for Captain Bernier of the Arctic, travels via Eclipse to Reykjavik and then by Walrus toward the Arctic. The Arctic has been in the far north since last spring and may meet the Walrus during winter quarters preparation in Lancaster Sound.
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Ottawa
Bernier
Arctic
Lancaster Sound
Dundee
Scotland
Eclipse
Reikjavik
Iceland
Rebels Suffer Defeat Near Canton China
A severe engagement between provincial troops and rebels near Canton ends in government victory. Rebels lose over 100 men. leader captured with flags and ammunition. Two thousand more troops sent to Ghaochow as rebels remain active. Chinese gunboat Samh Hone sails for Swatow to defend the city.
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Canton
China
Ghaochow
Samh Hone
Swatow
Mackenzie Seen as Likely Knight in England Return
May B reports William Mackenzie of the Toronto Street Railway and Canadian Northern, now in England, is expected to receive knighthood. The piece notes precedent with Sir William Van Horne and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and emphasizes Mackenzie as a native Canadian who rebuilt lines and led major enterprises.
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William Toronto
William Mackenzie
Canadian Northern Railway
Toronto Street Railway
Canadian Northern
England
Sir William
William van Horne
Thomas Shaughness
C.P.R
Mackenzie
Rey
Texas Flood Hits Houston With Record Bayou Waters
Series of storms flood Houston and surrounding area as Buffalo Bayou rises to new high levels. Rail traffic slows and streetcars struggle while numerous homes are wrecked or washed away amid widespread damage.
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Houston
Texas
Buffalo Bayou
Rebels rout Sultan's forces near Madrid in desert campaign
A Melilla dispatch reports rebels led by the throne pretender attacked Madrid area, engaging in a severe battle that routed the sultan's troops. The sultan's forces retreat while the rebel army pursues, claiming a decisive victory.
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Madrid
Melilla
Morocco
King's Motor Car Amusing France Incident
A royal motor car without a visible number caused confusion during a short visit to France. An English driver could not explain in French, so a police officer led a procession to the court, while the crowd found the scene humorous and the chauffeur anticipated relief at last.
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France
Catherine
Hunter recounts tiger encounters across Asia and Pacific
George Robertson, famed hunter, recalls tracking tigers in Corea Amoy and Java. He notes forest absence on Corea coast, inland timbered ridges where tigers stalk, village horn blowers warn of nightly attacks, and sacrifices used to attract prey. In Amoy caves, Chinese hunters chase with torches and spears. Java hosts dense tiger populations. locals sleep outdoors to guard against attacks.
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Corea
Eetig
George Robertson
Scotland
Asia
Amoy
Java
Arabi Pasha in Cairo Still a Figure in National Movement
An aging Arabi Pasha, once Egyptian Minister of War and rival to England in Egypt, lives in a lonely Cairo street. Now in his seventieth year, with white hair and beard, he remains a towering figure who eyes the current national movement seeking to end British control.
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Cairo
Arabi Pasha
England
Egypt
Partvy
France
Lord Wolseley
Tel-e-Kebir
Ceylon
Comical Car Scene in London Tram Between Tooting and Westminster
Passengers on a London tram from Tooting to Westminster witness a comic scene as a working class mother stuffs a dirty saucepan over her child's head saying the lad has been playing soldiers. An old man calmly asks how it happened while the boy sobs and stares out the window.
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Tooting
Westminster
Mory Lane
Younester
St. Thomas
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