1898
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1898 was a relatively important year for the community of Maiden's Point. On 12 January, Florence Sundvik died in the village. On 4 March, Mary Eliza Millington, a relative of Commander Millington, was born in Maiden's Point. She died thirteen days later. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
Elsewhere, 12 May saw the birth of actor Edmund Trevithick. (PROSE: Nightshade)
September was an important month for the Torchwood Institute, since the 13th and 14th saw Emily Holroyd collect Alice Guppy from the women's prison where she was being held for theft, only to have her sign her contract of employment with the Institute. (WEB: Torchwood website)
At unknown times in 1898, Richard Harries conducted experiments in telepathy and was killed. His sister, Catherine Harries, began killing the witnesses. (PROSE: The Banquo Legacy) Also, H. G. Wells published his novel The War of the Worlds, which would later be adapted by the actor and writer Orson Welles as a panic-inducing radio play on 30 October 1938. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars) Meanwhile, the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory visited Northern France. (COMIC: The Mutant Turnip)
