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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1878
Page
2
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Bir Garnet Wolseley arrives in Cyprus. O feen grants Earl Bengensfeld the Order of the Garter. Imperial Parliament may not be dissolved this year. Rotations in Roumelia and Tepe trade figures show exports at $5,125,775. Events include revolts in Hay and legal proclamations in Cyprus. Meteoric disasters hit the West Indies with hurricane and earthquake. Ocean fishery reports are favorable with strong exports. Europe notes British naval strength and Cyprus control.
Montreal business leaders protest Western retailers withdrawing orders amid 12th trouble turmoil. A Catholic‑leaning shoe firm and others report large orders canceled as tensions flare. letters from Ontario callers urge boycotts until justice and liberty are restored. Protestants and Orangemen weigh in as Toronto match results.
A Napanee merchant’s store was broken into with the back door forced open and a front safe blown to displace from the wall. About 350 in notes and 290 in cash were taken. Police pursue two strangers seen near the scene. a cheque and notes payment were halted.
A cryptic note describes a woman traveling from Limehouse to Acton aboard a vessel dubbed The Thack. The encounter ends with her body found in a fearful state and authorities pursuing a cautious inquiry.
An inquest reports Catharine McAlpine killed by a train near Acton while intoxicated. Witnesses describe her evening with Prof. Cripps at Campbell’s hotel and later at the station before the fatal moment. Coroner’s jury returns a verdict of death by locomotive accident under liquor influence.
A Montreal Commercial Review summary reports crop prospects in the United States equal to Canada. Authorities nationwide note growing crops across the vast and productive expanse, with broad optimism from New Jersey to California and praise for high yielding descriptions of future food supplies.
A large crowd attended the Grimsby camp grounds for a temperance event with speeches by Reverend Penaria Murphy and Senator Aiking. The gathering featured religious remarks, calls for liquor abolition, and discussion of the Prohibition Act of 1878, amid a thunderstorm and strong moral arguments.
Reported Sunday afternoon a collision and blockage at the Credit Valley Railway crossing near Woodstock involving freight No. 935. Several workers aided by local volunteers, 100s on site, with no serious injuries recorded though one man sustained a head wound. authorities investigated causes as crews cleared debris.
Drowned near Norval on Saturday the 20th inst. Mr Samuel Ridgeway farmer of Bramora about 65. In Acton district James Robinson wife aged about 51. James son Robi Anderson seven months. Catharin McAlpine aged 25 near Acton.
Piao Time states Loyd Dufferin has not consented to protect his office and announces his departure from Canada in September. A confrontation is described at Crudit Valley Railway crossing near Woodstock as former company employees clash with Western workers over crossing the track.
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