Plague, Miasma, Imperial Madman, God of the People

The Times [Long live Her Majesty the Queen!] Following the successful trial voyage of the steamship Imperial Glory, the colossal differential engine Imperial Will will soon be completed, taking over and optimizing the Empire's resource allocation and production in their entirety. [A New Reform! Scotland Yard and the Anti-Subversion Bureau Set to Merge] With sinister secret societies on the rise, and at the warm urging and under the watchful eye of Queen Victoria, Lord Huxley, founder of the Anti-Subversion Bureau, has met with Lord Robert Peel, founder of Scotland Yard. The two sides are discussing a merger of their policing jurisdictions and may join forces to sweep away the city's dark side. [Smearing the Empire! Three Vicious Lies Exposed] Rumor One: Was the Imperial Glory built by melting down patients with “Iron Ash Disease”? -Nonsense! The great ship is a flawless union of steel and civilization. The Empire's industry will not be tainted by filth! Rumor Two: Does the “Spark Society” aim to share knowledge and treat the sick? -Utterly absurd! The patients tricked into joining were used as ingredients for black magic! Rumor Three: Is private detective Sheriff Rowe the savior of the common people? -Wanted, reward offered! This man obstructs the Empire's progress and is suspected of involvement in the explosion at the National Glory Foundry and the riot at the Old Sea Dog Shipyard. He may even be the real culprit behind the Spitalfields Ripper case! Anyone who funds or conceals him will be charged with treason! Slowly folding the newspaper, Sheriff Rowe gazed at the sinking Imperial Glory and gradually broke into a smile. “Looks like I have another charge to add to the list.”