Fire Insurance Monopolies Need Royal Commission Review
The piece argues joint stock fire insurers in Canada charge excessive premiums due to monopoly power. It cites 1907 premiums of 27.6 million with 64 per day in cash payouts and 42.59 percent returned to insurers, urging government regulation and a royal commission to investigate management, commissions, and losses amid rising costs and ineffective oversight.
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Grenderwritera
Tre Insurance
Canada
Nothce
Dominion
Ontario Mutase
Local Residents and Visitors Spread Across District
Aug 24 notes list Mrs W E Knowles and children returning home after a Toronto visit, and numerous locals including Miss Ida Switzer and families visiting relatives in Collingwood Midland and Brockville. Several households report returns from Barrie Toronto Big Bay Point Allandale and Michigan visits. community updates include illness of C M Smith Harrie and farming harvest activity.
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Romble
Big Bay Point
Dolmage
Bessie Evans
Allandale
Hedging through a Rural August Social Notes
A fragmented local item list records births engagements visits and illnesses with names such as Hastings Connell Reynolds Campbell and McMurray. It mentions a funeral at Stayner cemetery and Harvest Home services at Christ Church with Rev. Watt officiating along with various visits among residents of Barrie Toronto Minesing and Beth.
Fire destroys house near Utopia and warns residents
Aug. 23 Utopia notes a house near here was consumed by fire last Friday with contents mostly saved. Visiting relatives include Mr and Mrs Irwin of Saginaw and James Jennett of Detroit. Mrs Ford and child arrive from Manitoulin Island. Ladies plan a lecture and social by Rev J Wheatley Friday evening.
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J White
Willie Jones
Aaron Jennett
Wee West
Mra. Irwin
Saginaw
Utopia
J. Wheatley
Craighurst Friends and Relatives Visit and Move West
CRAIGHURST Aug 24 Mrs D Jamieson of Toronto visits relatives and renews friendships in this vicinity. Miss Nellie Higgins returns home after six months with relatives in Minota. Mrs Jobin McLean of Barrie renews friendships nearby. Jas Williams and family plan to move to Lethbridge Alberta. Chas Bosch of Angus spent time there with Mowat Hart. News from the West voyage confirms all went well for the bar vestore excursion travelers A Jary Jas Campbell Milton Emery Ernie Caston Robt Lawson
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D. Jamieson
Toronto
Nellie Higgins
Minota
Jobin McLean
Barrie
Jas. Williams
Lethbridge
Alberta
Chas. Bosch
Angus
Mowat Hart
Barvestore
A. Jary
Jas. Campbell
Milton Emery
Ernie Caston
Robt. Lawson
Local Social Notes From Crown Hill Area
Miss Eva Partridge returns to health and greets friends after illness. Edward Hill and Geo Hall visit Toronto relatives. Mrs. W. E. Partridge hosts guests as Simon Chappell travels from Toronto. Mrs. and Mr. Richard Shnato p friendly. Farmers report threshing progress and favorable grain yields in the neighborhood.
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Bmins Anaisnes
Barrie
Neghborhood
Edward Hill
Toronto
Geo, Hall
Eva Partridge
Philip Richards
W. E. Partridge
Simon Chappell
Mra Sawtelle
Mra
Richard Shbnatop
Community News From North Minnesets Echoes Harvest Time
Mr and Mrs 3 G Campbell visit Geo Cain on Sandsy. Rob Malcolm of Panks pays visits with friends. Presbyterians plan a meeting at 8 Friday night. School reopens with Geo Roe in East Ward and Ella Gilchrist in West Ward. Residents discuss threshing loom and harvest progress amid local social notices.
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G. Campbell
Geo. Cain
Sandsy
Tae Assis M
Tere
Tarawi
Donald Gilchrist
Presbyterian Church
Rob. Malcolm
Panks
Geo. Roe
Mim Ella Gilchrist
Mrs H Drury Returns Home To Pepin Wis
Community notes report Mrs H Drury has returned to Pepin Wisconsin after some time away. Several local residents attend funerals. Rev BH Brown, former pastor, was a frequent caller last week. Harvest nears completion with threshing underway and berry picking noted. James Wood’s daughters visit from Toronto and relatives travel to Orth Bay. Drury advances home repairs adding a new addition. Rev Mr Davy to lead Congregational Church service Sunday. Anthony Boat builds a large cement feature. Miss Richardson and Miss Jibbney, teachers, are welcomed back.
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Pepin
Wis
Whitney
Orillis
Monera
Iber Coms
Brown
Dalatan
Permills White
Toronto
Perth
G. M. Baldwin
St. T Thomas
Orth Bay
J. M. Win
aDance Farm
James McMillan
Hawkstone
Davy
Montreal
Congregational College
Congregational Church
Anthony Boat
Local notes from Creemore and area roam through lists
The column lists residents and visitors including Rev G L Craw at Creemore conventions Ernest McFadden travels to the Northwest Mr and Mrs Torrasco on a prairie trip delayed by an accident and other community movements Rev Robert Craw and family visit St Catharines Maggie and Jennie Henry attend school in Cookstown Harvesting nearly finished Mrs J W Henry returns from Eastern Ontario Rev J O Totten on missionary work Mrs Geo Simpson of Lisle visits friends Cousins Lowry of Grand Rapids accompany Mr Power visiting from Indiana Mrs Jarrett of Cleveland visits Mrs Van Visk ill at her niece Mrs G B Henry, Herbert Simpson ill with typhoid Rev and Mrs Ernest Baker of Toronto visit Detroit trips and Totten ham returnees Lou Stewart home from Tottenham Ella Dutcher Olive Cunningham return from Detroit Charles Gilpin becomes local salesman for Frost and Wood Co Mike M Scronsie visits Toronto linked to local stores Cures Colds etc.
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Ernest McFadden
Torrasco
Prairie
Torrance
Robert Craw
St. Catharines
Mises Maggie
Jennie Henry
Cookstown
Robert Culbert
Bond Beach
Bannerman
Garfield Power
Indiana
Messrs. Lowry
Grand Rapids
Mich
J. W. Henry
Ontario
J. O. Totten
Geo. Simpson
Lisle
Noah Grose
Robert Grose
Lefroy
Jarrett
Cleveland
van Visck
G. B. Henry
Herbert Simpson
Winnipeg
Simpson
Ernest Baker
Toronto
J. H. Henry
Detroit
Lou. Stewart
Tottenham
Thos. Henry
Ella Dutcher
Olive Cunningham
Charles Gilpin
The
Frost and Wood Co
Mike M. Scronsie
For Sale Acres Near Vergy Fp Suton Area
Auction note indicates land for sale in a rural area with descriptions of level water and sowing, listing J. O. Brow as agent for the Western Real Estate Exchange of London and the Canadian Express office in Barrie. Read as a fragmented real estate notice from a historical newspaper page.
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Brow
Eecheoge
London
Canadian Express Office
Bos
Barrie
Steamer Islay Last Barrie Belle Ewart Trip Set
The Steamer Islay will run one more Saturday trip between Barrie and Belle Ewart. The Aug 29 trip is the final voyage. Mrs. Richard Grose has died, funeral at 1 p.m. at St. John’s Cemetery Coulson on Tuesday.
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Islay
Barrie
Belle Ewart
Innisfil
Fev
A. C. ‘Watt
Bond Head
Tweedsy
Charehill
Richard Grose
Bourne
Fusetal
St. John's Cemetery
Coulson Id
Thesday
Essa Council Passes Grants and By Law Amendments
The Essa Council met August 17 with full attendance. Accounts presented include Geo Little for ditch work 53.25 and others for roads, grading, culverts, and fencing. Clerk instructed to contact the township engineer Gaviller over Galbraith Estate communication. Grants of 90 to Cookstown Agricultural Society and 20 to Alliston Agricultural Society approved. By law 328 amended to add 5 percent to rates unpaid to collectors. several by-laws passed.
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Geo. Little
D. Jennett
Thos
Ing
Arno
Joes Ganley
Tepan Roads
Jon. McLean
W. C. Beil
Jas. McMaster
W. Adams
Jas. Hill
di Fe
John McKnight
Albert Downey
Thos. Connell
Jonathan Ievine
Weally Downey
Das
Rothven
Dan Y
M. M. Bell
J. Bell
McMaster
Matthew Robson
Alliston Agricultural Society
Barrie Markets Barbie August 26 1908 Fall Wheat Prices
Market notes from Barrie listing prices for grain and produce on August 26 1908. Figures show fall wheat flour oats barley peas and potatoes with varied per unit prices and ranges. Wool hides and meat items appear with scattered figures, plus a note about the market building and a signature line.
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Barbie
New
Markes
Local rates set for county and townships in Cookstown area
Fox levying and collecting the following rates County rate 444 mills Township rate 3 mills general school rate 314 mills special unlypchodl gract and maintenance of the rate 2-10 mills and Police Vii 20 of Cookstown rate 9 6-10 mills W. J. Ganley appointed collector of rates Council adjourned to meet at Alliston the Ind Monday in Sept J. Coxworth Tp. Clerk
Idaho lumberman plans world wheat boost from 700 acres
Abraham Adam, formerly a Wisconsin lumberman, and son in law O K Hobe of Minneapolis, aim to harvest and sell a million dollars worth of wheat from 700 acres in northern Idaho this season. They estimate 720000 to 750000 bushels, selling at 200 a bushel, with Adam’s innovative barley and wheat varieties yielding record per acre. Also notice: going out of business sale of boots and shoes at Marain's Shoe Store.
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Spokane
Wash
Juliaetta
Idaho
Abraham Adam
Wisconsin
Adams
O. EK. Hobe
Minneapolis
Gem State
Alaska
Funes
Sichia
Marain’s
Stromeland Wins Fort Erie Six Furlong Handicap
John Dyment's two year old Stromeland captured the six furlongs handicap at Fort Erie on Saturday, proving a colt of extraordinary caliber. He carried weight from Irrisetor and Dale de Neyles, dominating the race and showing speed over distance. A prospective purchaser valued Irrigator at $5,000 last week, marking Stromeland as a fine project for next season as a potential three year old. Stromeland was bought as a yearling at a modest figure.
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John Dyment
Strome-land
Fort Erie
Irrisetor
Dale de Neyles
Steven
Bia
Stromeland
Sharp Lawn Mowers Offer New Ides Lawn Grinder
Walter Urry introduces an Ides Lawn Mower Grinder, a new machine that sharpens blades to the same bevel for even cutting. It promises perfect accuracy, removing high and low spots and making worn blades as good as new. Bring mowers to Urry in Baydalis cart.
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Walter Urry
Urry
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Sea Life Assurance Company
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Barrie Examiner
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Scarboro
Ida Switzer
Hont
Nelson Bell
Wm. Orr
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J. J. Goodwin
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H. M. Ness
Mies O. Bowman
C. M. Smith
Harrie
W. B. Mulholland
Artridad
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Bessie Connell
Reynolds
Mabel Moir
Wice
Sunnidale Corners
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Lovisa Raymer
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Bethesis
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Stayner Cemetery
Clara Grant
Minesing
Mise L. McMurray
Crow's Corners
Lesle Troyer
Mra. Brown
Marshal
Ella Coxworth
Ethel Barton
West
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A. Arnold
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Banting
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Harvest Home
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Mr. Watt
Crossland
P.strath
Ethel Hunter
L. Anderson
Frends
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Geo. Johnston
Midfareeepee
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Sam. Archibald
James Devitt
Daugher
Vasey
James Strath
Stratford
Strach
Craighurst
Crown Hill
Alleem
Hell Gilchrist
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Minnvesets
Dalston
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Ciay
James Wood
Miss Richardson
Miss. Jibbney
Thornion
G. L. Craw
Creemore Week
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Linknent
Essa Council
Barrie Markets
Royal
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H. H. Otton & Son
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B. D. O'Neill
Queen's Hotel
Dunlop Street
Queen’s Hotel
Paris
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Dunlop
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