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46-529: Cousin Kate may refer to: Cousin Kate (novel) , a 1968 novel by Georgette Heyer Cousin Kate (play) , a 1910 play by Hubert Henry Davies Cousin Kate (film) , a lost 1921 American drama film, based on Davies's play Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cousin Kate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

92-609: A new building to house all of the paper's operations on 390 Congress Street across from Portland City Hall . In 1928 the Portland Press Herald merged with the Portland Sunday Telegram to form the Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald . In 1998, the family trust that ran what was by now Guy Gannett Communications decided to break up its media interests. Ultimately, it decided to sell

138-462: A "comfortable cushion on which one may sink through time to a world that has problems but no nuclear weapons." However, in comparing the novel to The Lost Queen by Norah Lofts , Hascall opined that Lofts's novel was "more poignant" than Cousin Kate as, unlike Lofts, Heyer "does not lighten the facts of an historical situation in which all but three of the characters were actual beings." Barbara Hodge Hall of The Anniston Star wrote that while it

184-557: A 5% equity stake in the company and a seat on its board. The next month, Maine Values boosted its ownership stake in MaineToday to 75%. Sussman, who lived in North Haven, Maine , therefore held a majority stake in the newspapers. In 2013, Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. paid MaineToday Media over $ 500,000 under the company’s employee theft insurance policy to recoup money that former publisher Richard P. Connor had allegedly stolen from

230-499: A little over 18,000 to nearly 29,000. Under Gannett's ownership, the traditionally pro-Republican newspaper adopted a balanced editorial approach; during the 1922 gubernatorial campaign , the newspaper published Democratic candidate William Robinson Pattangall 's criticism of the Republican incumbent, Governor Percival Baxter . In a letter to readers, Gannett wrote, "The American people think for themselves. They want and should be given

276-531: A new Republican paper. Its first issue, published on June 23, 1862, announced strong support for Abraham Lincoln and condemned slavery as "the foulest blot upon our national character." Its offices, along with the offices of all the newspapers in the city, were destroyed on July 4, 1866, in Portland's Great Fire . On the morning of July 6, the Portland Daily Press published a double-sided handbill about

322-443: A new position. Despite the fact that she is a lady she thinks of becoming a lady's dresser or opening her own shop and Sarah Nidd, her nurse, decides to take action. She writes to Lady Minerva Broome, Kate's half-aunt, who comes and takes her away to Staplewood. From Aunt Minerva's description, Kate imagines Staplewood to be a warm welcoming home whereas it turns out to be cold and uninviting. Although Aunt Minerva's husband, Sir Timothy,

368-532: A paper supplier sued the newspaper for $ 124,000 in unpaid bills. Connor finally left the newspaper at the end of 2011 under strong pressure from the board of directors and a restructuring firm that had taken over day-to-day management. Maine Values LLC, a company owned by wealthy businessman and philanthropist S. Donald Sussman , made a $ 3–4 million investment in MaineToday Media in February 2012, acquiring

414-649: A political chasm within the Maine Republican Party at the time between "Old Guard regulars" and pacifists. Later in the 20th century, the Press Herald was regarded as having a more liberal and pro-Democratic editorial stance than the Bangor Daily News , which leaned toward conservatism and Republicans. Over its history, however, the Press Herald "has covered and endorsed candidates of various political persuasions, including independents Angus King , who

460-506: A printing operation in Brunswick, Maine . Over a decade, Brower has consolidated six of Maine's seven daily newspapers, as well as 21 weekly newspapers, under his ownership. In July 2023, it was announced that a national nonprofit, the National Trust for Local News , would buy the Press Herald from Brower. The Press Herald , along with 4 daily and 17 weekly Maine papers owned by Brower,

506-545: A scheme. Therefore, Aunt Minerva tells Kate about why she wished her to marry Torquil. After having to give up a fashionable life Lady Broome had become obsessed with the Broomes and was determined that Torquil had an heir, but Torquil is insane. Therefore, she is determined Kate marry him and Minerva would shut him up. Kate is horrified and leaves the room. When she hears Mrs Nidd's voice she begs her to take her away. Mrs Nidd tells Kate to compose herself and makes herself familiar with

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552-464: A second. Her gratitude make such thoughts terrible. Yet when Mr Nidd, Mrs Nidd's father-in-law, arrives, she finds out that none of her letters have made it and the suspicion once more comes to her mind. She quickly writes a note to Sarah via Mr Nidd, knowing that this time it will arrive. One night, Aunt Minerva asks Kate to marry Torquil. Kate is shocked and refuses, but Aunt Minerva tells her to think on it. Kate's suspicions are further stirred up. On

598-518: A variety of Maine press properties, including the Kennebec Journal , Morning Sentinel , and Bath 's Coastal Journal , as well as mainetoday.com. Although MaineToday originally announced a plan to move the paper's offices out of downtown into the South Portland printing plant, it was later reported that the company's headquarters would move to One City Center in downtown Portland. As part of

644-498: Is "much the same" as Heyer's other novels, it features her "successful technique of simple plot, bouncy characters and cleverly reproduced slang of the Regency period." Mari Ness of Tor.com was much more critical of the novel, calling it "very dreary" and "depressing". She considered the characters of Minerva and Torquil to be "unconvincing caricatures of Gothic tropes" and the characters of Kate and Phillip "dull". Ness also criticised

690-420: Is delighted to see him. Phillip immediately seems to take a dislike to Kate, though she does not know why, but after getting to know each other, Kate learns that his only reason for disliking her at first had to do with her Aunt. When Kate does not receive any letters from Mrs Nidd, she becomes worried. She begins to think that her aunt may have something to do with this, but refuses to think of that for more than

736-473: Is found dead, having been strangled by Torquil. Torquil then drowns himself in the lake, like he described to Kate at the beginning. Phillip and Kate are left to deal with the tragedy and although Kate is upset about the death of Torquil, Phillip reasons that he would have had an awful life otherwise and that dying was better for him than living. Florence Hascall of the Portland Press Herald called it

782-543: Is part of the new Maine Trust for Local News. Notable alumni of the paper include Thomas Haskell , known as Cap'n Haskell, who covered marine news for the Eastern Argus newspaper from 1857 to 1920 until it merged with the Portland Press and stayed with the paper until three months prior to his death in 1928; May Craig , who was Washington correspondent from 1935 to 1965; sportswriter Steve Buckley , who later joined

828-405: Is set in 1817 and 1818. The novel was written at a point when Heyer, not long after she had recovered from an illness, was reportedly "desperate for a plot" and "still worried about finances". Kate Malvern is a beautiful orphan who is forced to become a governess when her father dies. However, due to her youth and beauty she loses the job and has to go to her old nurses' house whilst looking for

874-581: Is the very opposite of the lady, he is an invalid and allows Lady Broome to do what she wishes. Soon after arriving in, Kate meets Torquil, the beautiful but tempermantal Broome heir. Kate soon discovers Aunt Minerva to be controlling even to the point of always having Torquil watched. Everything in Staplewood is very formal, with Sir Timothy in one part of the house and Torquil in another. Soon she begins to notice strange things however. Torquil seems to be afraid of his mother and always does what she tells him. In

920-793: The Boston Herald ; sportswriter Jerry Crasnick , who later worked for ESPN and is now senior advisor to the Major League Baseball Players Association ; and Marjorie Standish , who wrote a food column for the Maine Sunday Telegram for 25 years. Current notable journalists include investigative journalist and book author Colin Woodard , who was named Maine Journalist of the Year in 2015; vegan food columnist Avery Yale Kamila , and opinion columnist Bill Nemitz. In 2006,

966-528: The 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for his "compelling account of dramatic ecological changes occurring in the warming ocean region from Nova Scotia to Cape Cod ." In 2016, the Portland Press Herald reporters Whit Richardson and Steve Mistler received a Gerald Loeb Award for their 2015 series "Payday at the Mill" in the "Local" category. The series detailed a lack of accountability in

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1012-692: The Old West banker intended for the visual representation. This incident prompted investigations by the Anti-Defamation League ; Steven Wessler, director of the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence and the person in charge of dealing with hate crimes in the state; and the Jewish Community Alliance. The newspaper's management, as well as the credit union, later apologized for the advertisements;

1058-549: The Portland Press Herald in a sale of the Press from then U.S. Senator Frederick Hale to Guy P. Gannett , who had bought the Herald earlier the same year. The first edition of the Portland Press Herald was published in November 21, 1921. The Press Herald ' s circulation skyrocketed in the first year of Gannett's ownership, when the paper sold for two cents; circulation went from

1104-601: The Press Herald to The Seattle Times Company . Gannett officials cited shared values; the Times Company was also a family-owned business, and its owners, the Blethen family, had roots in Maine. The Press Herald and its sister publications were reorganized as Blethen Maine Newspapers, an independent division of The Seattle Times Company. A paid advertisement in the newspaper's February 3, 2007, "religion and values" section, placed by

1150-597: The 20th century, it was the cornerstone of Guy Gannett Communications , before being sold to The Seattle Times Company in 1998. Since 2023, it has been a part of the Maine Trust for Local News , a nonprofit group run by the National Trust for Local News that includes four other daily newspapers and 17 weekly newspapers. The Portland Daily Press was founded in June 1862 by J. T. Gilman, Joseph B. Hall, and Newell A. Foster as

1196-585: The First Baptist Church of South Portland , listed the sermon as "The Only Way to Destroy the Jewish Race"; this caused outrage in Greater Portland's Jewish community, and led to an apology by the minister of that church. Two weeks later, an ad for PeoplesChoice Credit Union ran, depicting a "Fee Bandit" character that used stock photography of a Hasidic Jew to represent the character rather than

1242-488: The Maine New Markets Capital Investment program, a state tax-incentive program. The newspaper's predecessor, the Portland Daily Press , was formed as a pro-Republican newspaper in an era when most American newspapers had strong political allegiances. In the 1920s, under Guy P. Gannett 's leadership, the newspaper adopted a more balanced editorial approach, and today the news and opinion sections of

1288-486: The building and printing plant (attached by a tunnel running under Congress Street) and moved its news staff to the nearby One City Center office building. In 2015, the 110-room Press Hotel opened in the newspaper's former headquarters. It was developed by Jim Brady and sold to a San Francisco-based real estate private equity firm in 2021. In 1988, the newspaper opened a $ 40 million print plant at 295 Gannet Drive in South Portland. In 2016, J.B. Brown & Co. purchased

1334-434: The company for unauthorized personal use. Forensic audits by MaineToday and its insurers had revealed that Connor had given himself unauthorized salary increases and used company funds to pay for personal expenses, including credit card bills, dental work, an SUV, vacation home rentals, and numerous other personal expenses. In 2015, MaineToday Media was sold to Reade Brower , owner of a number of midcoast Maine newspapers and

1380-539: The existence of several "minor and major" plotholes, but noted that the depiction of governesses "does ring very true" and that the governesses in the novel were "treated quite well". Portland Press Herald Founded in 1862, its roots extend to Maine’s earliest newspapers, the Falmouth Gazette & Weekly Advertiser , started in 1785, and the Eastern Argus , first published in Portland in 1803. For most of

1426-483: The fire. The paper quickly gained the largest circulation in Portland, and was one of five daily newspapers in the city to survive to the 20th century. In 1904, the paper was bought by a syndicate of Maine Republicans, including Henry B. Cleaves and gubernatorial candidate Joseph Homan Manley , who the paper had previously opposed. In 1921, the Portland Daily Press was merged with the Portland Herald to form

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1472-428: The house. Soon Kate has to tell Lady Broome about her engagement with Phillip, but when she does Aunt Minerva has a terrible reaction. She calls Kate a slut and numerous other things that cause her to sleep terribly that night. The next morning she determines to leave as soon as possible, but before she is able to, she has to tell Torquil that she is leaving. He becomes angry, but does not harm her. Yet later on Lady Broome

1518-574: The journey home Phillip proposes to Kate, but she at first refuses, saying that it was not proper since she had no money, but at Phillip's persistence agrees happily. Yet when they arrive back at Staplewood they find the house in chaos because Aunt Minerva has taken ill. Despite this fact she spends a happier time in the house than with Lady Broome healthy. All too soon Aunt Minerva gets better and once again talks about marriage to Torquil. Kate refuses once more and Lady Broome tells her that it would be payment for all her kindness. Still Kate cannot agree to such

1564-454: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cousin_Kate&oldid=1065440787 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cousin Kate (novel) Cousin Kate is a 1968 Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer . The story

1610-464: The local observance of the end of Ramadan as offensive, particularly on the day, September 11, when our nation and the world were paying tribute to those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks nine years ago," wrote Connor. Connor's apology attracted nationwide scorn. In Time Magazine, critic James Poniewozik called Connor's behavior "craven" and "depressing for the state of journalism." In an appearance on NPR's On The Media, Connor admitted that "some of

1656-523: The middle of a storm one night, Kate awakes and finds her door locked. Then she hears a man scream. When she asks her aunt the next morning Lady Broome is not able to give a satisfactory answer but merely replies she must have heard Torquil who is afraid of storms. Yet, the scream did not sound like Torquil, but rather more like a full grown man. Then Mr Phillip Broome arrives, Sir Timothy's beloved nephew. Yet Aunt Minerva seems to hate him and Torquil, before he comes hates and fears him, but when he sees Phillip

1702-467: The news and all the news fully and uncolored by any personal or political consideration." In the 1920s, Gannett's media empire in Maine grew: he purchased the Portland Evening Express and Daily Advertiser in 1925 (whose name he shortened to Evening Express ) and by 1929 also bought Augusta 's Kennebec Journal and Waterville 's Central Maine Morning Sentinel . In 1923, Gannett built

1748-544: The newspaper said it would scrutinize ad content better in the future. On March 17, 2008, the Press Herald converted from its traditional multi-section format to two sections. A brief editorial highlighted advertising concerns and said the other sections could be found online. The next day, the Blethens announced that they were putting the Press Herald and its other Maine newspaper properties up for sale. The Portland Press Herald also had three rounds of job cuts in 2008; in

1794-629: The paper are separate. In 1929 and 1930, the Portland Press Herald and the Portland Evening News "waged an editorial war" about the Kellogg–Briand Pact and the 1930 London Conference on naval arms limitations : the Evening News took a pacifist view, arguing in favor of the Pact; the Press Herald took the opposite view, calling the Pact "a delusion and a dream." This dispute illustrated

1840-407: The paper received a Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Award for General Excellence, Class III. In 2012, Maine Sunday Telegram reporter Colin Woodard received a George Polk Award in the "Education Reporting" category "for detailing how online education companies steered development of Maine’s digital education policies." In 2016, Colin Woodard of the Portland Press Herald was a finalist for

1886-453: The paper's editorial board endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton . The paper endorsed an override of Governor Paul LePage 's veto of L.D. 1504, a pro-solar energy bill. Content from the Portland Press Herald appears on its website pressherald.com. The Portland Press Herald acquired the domain name Portland.com in 1996 for free, using it as the Web address for the papers; Portland.com

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1932-431: The people who complained about the lack of 9/11 coverage were really couching anti-Muslim and anti-Islamic attitudes," but refused to retract his apology, and he eventually hung up on host Bob Garfield before the segment was over. Connor demonstrated a similar lack of ability in managing the business side of the newspaper. In 2011, he eliminated 61 positions, many of which were in the newsroom, and in November of that year,

1978-543: The sale, Portland Newspaper Guild members took a 10% pay cut in exchange for 15% ownership in MaineToday Media. More than 30 non-union jobs were eliminated. Connor's short tenure was characterized by controversy and a rapid decline in the newspaper's financial condition. On September 11, 2010, the Press Herald reported on local Ramadan celebrations with a front-page story. Later that day, Connor insisted on apologizing to readers for his editors' decision to run that story. "Many saw Saturday's front-page story and photo regarding

2024-589: The third round of cuts, the newspapers' owner eliminated 36 jobs and closed the news bureaus in Augusta , Biddeford , Bath , and Washington, D.C. , in response to declining newspaper ad revenue. After more than a year on the market, on June 15, 2009, the papers were sold to MaineToday Media , Inc., headed by Richard L. Connor, publisher of Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania , with financing from HM Capital Partners and Citizens Bank . MaineToday also owned

2070-454: Was elected governor in 1994 and 1998 , and Eliot Cutler , who came in second in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign ." The Press Herald endorsed conservative Republican candidates ( Dean Scontras and Jason Levesque ) in both of Maine's congressional districts in 2010. They were defeated by the Democratic incumbents, Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud . In the 2016 presidential election ,

2116-470: Was sold to a marketing firm and became a visitor's guide for the city of Portland, Oregon , in 2004. In 1923, Guy Gannett built the Press Herald Building to house all of the paper's operations at 390 Congress Street across from Portland City Hall . An addition was added to the north side of the building facing Congress Street in 1948. In 2010, under Richard Connor's ownership, the newspaper sold

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