Ottawa Mayor Ousted Over Liquor Violation
The Ottawa mayor W. Morrin faces a two year disqualification under the Ontario license act after being arrested for buying liquor after legal hours. Public sympathy grows and a petition for a pardon may reach the lieutenant governor, possibly allowing Morrin to run again if before late November.
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Canada
Mortis
Ottawa
W. F. Powell
Powell
Eeat
Ontario
Morrin
Laughter as a Christian Grace for Youth
A column urges keeping laughter as a Christian virtue for young people. It encourages cheerful table manners, acting with conscience, and using humor as a bless ing to others. It cites that a merry heart benefits health and mood and quotes a proverb about laughter being medicine.
Prohibition Wins In Canada
The Manitoba prohibition law banning sale or gift of liquor between parties was challenged as ultra vires. The Privy Council, via cable from London, upheld provincial power to prohibit intoxicating liquors, marking a settlement for prohibition in most provinces except Quebec and British Columbia.
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Canada
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
Privy Coucl
London
Bridle Burrs Used to Make New York Horses Appear Frisky
Reported in New York eight pairs of bit burrs were removed from horses near Union Square Garden. These devices aimed to force a lively look for horse show appearances by rubbing bristles on the mouth as the bit tightened. Some burrs used bristles or improvised with dull tacks.
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New York
Count von Hatzfeldt Dies in London After Ill Health
Count von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg former German ambassador to Great Britain died at the German embassy in London on November 22 after years of heart trouble and internal complications. Born October 8 1831 he held posts in Paris Madrid Constantinople and London and was recalled to serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1885. He married the daughter of Charles Frederick Moulton of New York, was divorced in 1886 and remarried two years later to Prince Maximilian of Hohenlohe.
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Great Britain
London
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Count von Hatzfeldt
Ted
Ter
Berlin
Bonne
Paris
Bramarck
Spain
Turkey
Constantinople
Count Munster
Court of St. James
Count von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg
Charles Frederick Moulton
New York
Hiemarck
Count Hatzfeldt
Prince Maximilian of
Japan indebted to America says Mitsukuri in Chicago
Dr G Mitsukuri imperial historian of Japan spoke at the Auditorium Annex Chicago praising American aid in Japan’s renaissance. He plans to credit Commodore Perry as the first father of modern Japan and notes his research across Berlin London Rome and Washington. He found a 17th century letter from a mikado to Pope Paul V seeking Franciscan missionaries.
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Japan
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Vohio
Berlin
London
Rome
Washington
America
Commodore Perry
Mitsukuri
British Museum
Vatican
Paul V
Actress Blanche Walsh Reclaims Mother's Ashes Then Stabs Groom
A Chicago Chronicle tale describes actress Blanche Walsh losing and regaining her mother's ashes on a trip between Des Moines and Burlington. In a Burlington church ceremony she drew a dagger and killed the bridegroom, then killed herself, ending with a tragic backstage twist.
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Mice Blanche Walsh
Des Moines
Burrington
Burlington
Chicago Chronicle
Stratford Mop Fair Keeps Century Old Traditions Alive
The London Mail notes Stratford-on-Avon maintains its ancient Mop Fair rites with five oxen and twelve pigs roasted in the street. Slices sold for 6d and 8d each, cows and pork demolished by 2 pm. Special trains bring visitors while hiring laborers have largely disappeared from the scene.
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Stratford-on-Avon
London Mail
William Shakespeare
Marriage Banks in Servia Spark Early Unhappy Marriages
Servia faces an epidemic of early unhappy marriages blamed on marriage banks. The scheme, meant to thrift, collects small sums from youths and maidens prompting marriage offers and rapid unions. Government debate now centers on abolishing these banks as the alleged root of the problem.
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Servia
East Wishkill Justice of the Peace Defeated in Election
Benjamin Hopkins longtime justice of the peace in East Wishkill New York lost his seat to Leonard V. Pierce by twenty nine votes. Pierce is described as the district’s strongest Republican. Hopkins served forty nine years in the role and was toppled at the latest election.
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Benjamin Hopkins
East Wishkill
N. Y
Waterloo
Leonard V. Pierce
Conger to Be Sole Surviving Foreign Minister in Pekin
The report states Minister Conger will be the only foreign minister remaining in Pekin after the siege, with all other ministers relieved or preparing to depart the Chinese capital soon.
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Conger
Pekin
May rival Paderewski as Hofmann dazzles critics
Josef Hofmann, now in his early twenties, rose as a child prodigy thirteen years ago thrilling American audiences with brilliance at the keyboard. He now speaks six languages, sings with a bassy voice, and pursues mechanical invention. Jules Verne is his favorite novelist. Meanwhile Western Reserve University seeks a history lecturer and Minister Conger nears Pekin’s siege end as diplomats depart.
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Josef
America
Rubenstein
United States
Hofmann
Jules Verne
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