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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1878
Page
2
Tie Romanian Chambers will probably adjourn on the 18th and resume September 1 to consider amendments effected by the Balin treaty. A general election of the Assembly is possible due to needed constitutional changes in the polity.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a person named Ricky and a phrase fgish with Aton. No clear event dates places or organizations are discernible. Summary constrained by unreadable text. includes only visible names and terms.
A communication signed by Abe Crearyge Teandall as senior purgee of Randall, Kank' Ca denies a statement made by Madas. Massie, MLB, at a May meeting. Massie claims bonuses of a quarter of a million dollars were received, with discussions of further sums and Canadian operations. The dispute centers on a relocation and governance changes affecting the firm and its partners.
Editorial notes discuss paging and destruction, names like Pravi epStaw and Brevenson resigning, Mr Adams of Newfoundland sworn in, German Idelstag celebrations planned, and debate over Bismarck’s ability to govern without National Liberals in a new Parliament.
A shooter attacked a man on a highway near Nayp anileC striking the left thigh. The assailant, White, fled with a revolver. Kelly and another man were nearby as bystanders. White was arrested for a separate charge. the shooter remains at large and may have fled toward Poland.
The report notes between forty and fifty deaths from sunstroke in St Louis on Monday with other cities, in a wave of fatalities. In Greenville South Carolina Governor Hampton has respited the condemned Davis at A Lubeville Court House.
The council met per proclamation with all members present. Motions covered labor payments for lots 34 and Gwh lin, compensation for sheep and fowl losses, culvert planks and edging, and bridge work. Commissioners were authorized to study a new bridge between lots 6 and 8, and sessions adjourned to August 30 1878 with J Murray as clerk.
The Berlin congress finished its work on the San Stefano treaty with major questions settled. England and Russia had prearranged much, while Austria and Bulgaria gained support from England, and Germany and France maintained a neutral position amid Asia talks and Russia gains. The report also notes domestic complaints and local incidents, from noise complaints to provincial fires and political shifts.
A Thursday night blaze in Guelph destroyed the billiard room of the Royal Hotel and west stables, with fire spreading to the Loral hotel. Engines failed when one burst during the effort, but rain limited further damage. Losses include Royal Hotel jobs 2000, Bailang 6000 insured 1000, Wood stables 3000 insured 3000, Jackson engine 500 no insurance, Deveraux livery 109 no insurance.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice from Acton about a person named Reve El Motharall and a Port item, daughter of Cit Ty Till. The text is garbled with missing dates and roles, making exact relationships and actions unclear.
The Weekly Globe reports rising circulation during hardship, averaging 47 090 copies per issue and expanding reader appeal. It highlights new features including biographical notices, Canadian town sketches, scientific notes, and parliamentary reports, with a two dollar annual subscription and agent recruitment.
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