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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 12, 1912

Page

5

Bogner Trial Report Review Delayed

Reading of the trial proceedings is disrupted as key witnesses and notes appear garbled. Court officials request clarification from translators while awaiting clearer transcripts.

New Free Library Catalogue Plans and Book Purchases

Free Library Board discusses consolidating the old catalogue and adding new books for the year. A complete catalogue will be printed at 35 cents, with annual purchases to be included. The council mourns the death of Willan Logie, longtime tax collector, and sends condolences. Applications for tax assessor positions will be received next month.

J. & Coleman Prmary Department Abe James Hmart Manufacturing Co Berookville Usnadian Bebhool Munualtors Co Preaton Minnie Holmes Free Library Free Library Board J. O Wilcoe B. A O. D. Draper Hague Hynda Macklenoo A. E. Nicklin H. P. Moore Lesved Reeve Hynds HH. P. Moore A.J. Mackinnon Ite Laut -Uweling Ines Counsil Willan Logie Thomas Sturdy Lawes P Thie Ubenett Jodgy Gorham W . Akins Secratecy

Trade and Labor Congress Opens with 1500 Delegates in Gualph

James Keun Mardig reports the Trade and Labor Congress opening in Gualph with 1500 delegates from across the Dominion. The program covers Dominion and provincial labor laws, the eight hour bill, workers compensation, old age pension, decentralisation acts, wage definitions, and railway wage payments. James Karr Hardie MP arrived to join the internal Labour party delegation. a large crowd met him at the station as his snow white beard signaled another active visit.

Janes Keun Tradee and Labor Congress Gualph Dominion A. Dominlon Allen Dominion House of Commons James Karr Hardie M. P Bultish Hous of Commons Huntled Labor Party Congress of Canada Ufe

Fatal Drowning of Hugh Carruthers in Acton Tank

A municipal electric worker, Hugh H. Carruthers, died after drowning in a five-foot water tank while fixing a valve at the Brooke Municipal Electric Light System. The accident occurred at 2 AM as steam escaped and another worker struggled to recover him. Carruthers had served as an electrician in Acton for nearly two years and leaves a widow and several children.

Alvinston Hugh H. Carruthere Brooke Municipal Electric Light System Ster. Carruthers Carruthers Acton Garruthers The Presbyterian Church

Muskoka and Buffalo Peninsula Train Schedules Headline

Train services from Toronto face reductions with multiple routes detailing Muskoka Wharf and Huntsville connections. Services to Muskoka Wharf will run daily at noon except Sundays, while the Buffalo and North Bay route ends after September attendance. The Toronto to Muskoka and Hunteville line experiences discontinuations after September.

Toronto Hunday Penetang Muskoka Wharf Hunteville Bark's Halls North Bay Banday Ema

Inventions and household devices from a bygone era

A reflective piece catalogues common inventions and ideas from the past including crickly hairpins and the Hee That Vrump hook. It notes accidental origins of the bath towel, shoelace buttons, eye-catching labels, and the tin opener with a seam.

Thia Herod Heaton Fortuna

Fragmentary court fragment hints at alimony dispute

Readable lines show a dialogue about alimony where a wife claims her husband does not pay support and she remains burdened by bills. The excerpt includes terse exchanges and mentions of leaving, a bus, and a crowd reacting to the claim.

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