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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1878
Page
5
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Fragmentary OCR text from 1873 includes names and unclear phrases. It appears to be an old press snippet with garbled words and scattered proper nouns. No coherent event or clear entities beyond dates and generic references.
The Commons debate on income tax considers fairness and enforcement. Proponents argue its necessity for national revenue while critics say evasion and injustice undermine support. Real estate as a taxation base is discussed as an alternative.
Reports from Ottawa discuss conciliatory moves in the East and a shift away from official Hansard reporting. Notes on convict populations rising in five Dominion Penitentiaries, debates over Manitoban pronunciation, and New York trade club data. A request by unemployed Toronto men for land grants to Manitoba or Muskoka is reviewed, with government doubts about scale and alternative suggestions.
Listowel brass band received a $100 grant from the council. F Sturdy’s residence in Guelph sold for $4,450 to Afr Barber. Mossie Haskell and Hurd, temperance lecturers, may visit Guelph again. Embezzlement arrest of F W A Osborne in Montreal and Toronto. A German youth Geo Temp, 18, tall, in Haysville. George Baker flogged for assault in London rail yard. Ongoing damage claims against Toronto Council for O’Donovan Rossa riots. Owen Cosgrove claims $300. E O’Donnell fined $200 for liquor sale violations. League club costs run $25,000–$30,000 yearly. Archibald Mos Phail’s death by hanging in Walkerton jail. Soshua Hanee mill destroyed by fire, $7,000 loss, no insurance. Millinery showroom ad from McLeod, Anderson & Ud., Georgetown. Acton Bible Society annual meeting report and finances with officers appointed.
The Rideau Theatre closing night in Ottawa featured a graceful farewell by Her Excellency and Lord Deferin. A sum of verses and performance impressed the audience, ending with a sentimental sendoff recalling memories of the city and the season.
Local order notice references Ipontiended weaving tasks with emphasis on carpet weaving. McLoughulen firm located at 40 46 near Criweon Street, Connera.
An Ontario proclamation by Lieutenant Governor Donald Alexander Macdonald declares the Halton County jail transfer to Peel’s facility invalid and sets a future date for Halton inmates to return. The document notes the act governing prisoner custody and confirms the new arrangement would end on a specified date.
The Great Western and Stratford and Huron Railway Companies clashed over the Listowel right of way with a local collision ending in a Great Western victory in Dufferin County. Orangeville council moved to form a special committee to draft a scheme offering advantages to Dufferin if separation and reorganization occur.
A reader imagines the owner recovering books and notes burned in a fire. He asks those who hold the angle and balance to return them with value and source. He also mentions continuing the old business despite the loss.
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