Italian prison woman and missing Barbara angle
In Naples a wife is arrested with jewels after a life of deception, while her husband Humphrey Chance pleads for mercy and plans to protect their child. Back in London, Osbourne and Sun ningley pursue a kidnapping case, gathering clues from a detective and a desperate housekeeper as they trace a missing Barbara Chance.
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Clementina
Coun
Antonio Lazzi
Res ‘Yaurant
Naples
Humphrey
Barbara
Dean Chance
General Post Office
Humphrey Chance
Jey
Osborne
Victoria Street
Bob Flick
Herbert Newte
Sunningley
Mr. Sunningley
Canada and War Efforts Highlight Big Freight Effort
A dated account describes Canadian and British collaboration moving vast freight to French ports, led by Mr. Harris. It notes reduced charter rates, free use of docks, and storage of over 600000 sacks in CPR sheds. The piece also mentions war-time horse needs and Kendall's Spavin Cure as a farmer’s aid.
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Rogers
BE & Y
Spi
C. Pr
Harris
Stary
War Office
Seaboard
Pall
Montreal
C.P.R
Allan Line
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
England
St. Lawrence
Maritime Pha
Hungarians Not Huns Magyare Are Dominant Race of Country
The Victoria Colonist asserts Hungarians or Magyars, origin Asia, dominate Hungary with about ten million people. They resent Austrian rule, seek independence for individuals and race, and view Germans skeptically though Catholic. The piece notes historic ties and the Magyar nobility’s sense of superiority, shaping European map considerations.
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Hungary
Victoria
Attila
Duabchy
Germany
Europe
Vienna
The White General Legend Across World War Fronts
A circulating tale in the Russian army speaks of a White General in white uniform riding a white horse. Soldiers claim those seen by him gain safety while those avoided are doomed. Reportedly not among Russian troops, the figure is said to ride through German and Austrian lines with his eyes averted.
Questioning divorce laws in a reform era dialogue
Magistrate asks why Pat married two wives and explains supporting both without the other knowing. The exchange questions liberal divorce laws and reflects social attitudes of the time.
War boosts Canadian pulp and timber markets during conflict
The pulp and paper industry in Canada stands to gain from wartime demand as European supplies fall short. A new market may grow for small timber used as coal mine props in the British Isles, with Scandinavian exports limited. Eastern Canada holds large timber resources, while transport or weather issues complicate shipping.
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Canada
British Isles
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Mr. Stanningley
Ralph Os
Ningley
Dingly
Efficiency Organization i
Dec
France
Jonse
Tvibe
Dionary
Re. al
Royal Highlanders
Lincolns
Earl Kitchener
Kendall
B. J. Kendall
Banosburg Falls
Vermont
Hapsburgs
Prussia
U.S
ROYAL
Ida Thi
E. D. Smiths
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