The Barrier Ends in River Rescue
Necia is saved by Poleon from Runnion after a fight on the river. Father Barnum aids their escape aboard the mission boat as Gale, Burrell, and others scramble for a faster craft and news of Runnion’s fate.
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Runnion
Poleon
Skeeter Bug
Shy
Peterborough
Necia
Father Barnum
Polenno
Doret
Necta
Kunnion
Lee
John
Burrell
Stark
Gale
Burtell
Gaile
Maori Heroine Huria Matenga the Grace Darling of New Zealand
Huria Matenga a Maori princess known as the Grace Darling of New Zealand died recently. In 1863 as the brig Delaware wrecked off Wapa upaka she swam through surf to reach the ship with a line. She and a Maori man then saved the crew though the mate perished.
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Grace Darling
New Zealand
Huria Matenga
South Seas
Huria
Delaware
Wapapuaka
Stork Wins Taxi Race to Hospital in Toronto
In a vivid early morning burst from Scollard Street to General Hospital, Mister Stork edged taxi No. 2 led by Gilbert Bishop. Baby Head, born just as the taxi arrived, marks Stork’s humorous victory while mother and infant, eight and a half pounds, recover well.
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Stork
Taxi
Mister Stork
Toronto
Bishop
Scollard Street
General Hospital
Baby Head
Charles Head
Hotel Pioneer Moves to New Divisional Point
A hotel built at Denwood three miles east of Wainwright for the Grand Trunk Pacific divisional point is relocated to Wainwright after the line chooses the town as the hub. The owner pulled lumber 32 miles to construct and transport the structure to M Street and Second Avenue as plans shifted.
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Wainwright
Grand Trunk Pacific
Denwood
Real Western
Gateway
Bread Basket
M Street
Second Avenue
Wainwri
Occupation for Women Adds Nightly Conversation Service
The piece notes London women adopting a new work: intelligent talk providers who coach society women for social functions. They meet weekly or daily to discuss politics art and literature to enable refined conversation. The trend, already rising in London, may spread to America next winter.
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London
America
Misplaced Adverb Inspires Childs Honest Confession
In a Toronto school Inspector Hughes conducts a cheerful lesson on kindness. A boy recalls his father nearly gives him a cent every morning, revealing dampened cheers as the session ends with a shy admission.
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Toronto
Inspector Hughes
Procession of Icebergs Off Newfoundland Coast
The article notes a remarkable spring display of icebergs along Newfoundland's East Coast with heavy field ice and wind delaying navigation. Ice moves southward via the Labrador Current to the Gulf Stream, melts in warmer waters, and sustains marine life including cod salmon and herring, impacting fisheries and agriculture.
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Newfoundland
Arctic
Labrador
Silent Soldier Sir Ian Hamilton’s Long Service
Sir Ian Hamilton, veteran British officer, recounts a career spanning Afghan war of 1878, Majuba Hill wounds, Boer campaigns, and leadership with the Japanese army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese conflict. He praises Japanese soldiers as dauntless and nearly superhuman, earning the nickname Silent Soldier.
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Ian Hamilton
Majuba Ili
Manchuria
Russia
Tormamy Atkins
Tan Hamilton
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Harper & Brothers
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Crudge
Ran Glen
Ben Stark
Doc
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Cruser
Tennton
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