Central Bank liquidation and university governance in Canada
Reports from Toronto and Ottawa cover mixed events including a central bank liquidation affecting tax shares, Queen's University memorials and a new university chancellor Rev Prof Malcolm McVicar, plus debates on public health and canal and rail issues. The piece also notes droughts, floods, and political tremors in the United States and Europe with protests, court cases, and rising tensions over legislation and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae
WeMaster University
Malcolm McVicar
Provieual Berdad Health
Toronto
Giohtheria
Siral
Garrison
Callea
War Office
Ottawe
Marine
Detroit River
C Ttle
Ontario
Montreal
Counsil
Combines Committee
Lockerby
Mathewanon
Lookerby
Mathewson
Scott Actin
Eganville
Squirrels Turn Feared Foes in Edwardsport Legend
Col J L Culbertson recalls a 1840s trek when a mass of attacking squirrels swarmed him in the woods. The appalling assault left him scratched, bitten, and chased through trees as the frenzied rodents clung and pursued into a store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
J. L. Culbertson
Edwardsport
Ind
Mr. Culbertson
Fagun
Culbertson
South American Railways Project Rumor and Incomplete Note
A fragmentary report discusses plans by a major railway company to build network in South America involving Canadian and American investment. The text is garbled and unfinished, with uncertain details about routes and collaborators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maerenneta
Resurgent Panslavist Move Alarms Europe in 1888
The article reports a revival of Panslavist activity in Russia with General Schermaieff slated as president of Slav associations and Ignatieff leading a charity committee. It warns Germany and Prussia fear a strengthened Slav bloc aiming to seize Constantinople, possibly pushing Russia toward alliance with France amid a renewed war party.
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Braux
Russia
Slarm
General Schermaieff
Germany
Will and a confession at Colorado sanitarium murder
An old miner tells of his California fortune lost to theft on a train. The sanitarium owner, silent and refined, shoots himself after the tale ends. On his desk lie a will leaving the miner the fortune and a confession detailing the soap cake theft.
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Colorado
California
The
Argonauts
Thement
Gal
Jim
European armed men totals reach twenty five million
French authority Mr Gervais estimates capable bearers of arms in Europe total 25 000 000 with 10 000 000 trained soldiers. Breakdowns include 5 000 000 in Germany 4 500 000 in France 1 800 000 in Austro Hungary 2 000 000 in Italy 800 000 in England and 6 009 000 in Russia and 4 000 000 in other states.
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Gervais
Germany
France
Austro Hungary
Italy
England
Russia
Water safety tips to prevent disease from impure wells
The speaker urges proper well construction and drainage to avoid contamination. He warns that standing water near wells and damp grounds can spread typhoid fever and other illnesses through drinking water and even through milk from cows that drink contaminated sources.
Gardener Shares Method For Potting a Tree
C F Gardener presented a method to the Iowa Horticultural Society detailing potting steps. He describes preparing a lime mortar with fine earth and water, placing the tree in the mix, covering with soil, and keeping roots moist and out of direct sun to prevent baking and failure.
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C. F
Iowa Horticultural Society
Meriden Farmers Call Northwest Convention May First 1888
The Farmers' Club of Meriden Kansas issues a call for a mass convention of farmers at Topeka on May 1 1888 to form a Farmers' Trust including stock-raisers and feeders of the Northwestern States and Territories. Governors are asked to appoint eight delegates per state. All Northwest farmers and stockmen are invited. Walter N. Allen, president, will answer detailed inquiries.
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Farmers’ Club of
Meriden
Jefferson County
Kas
Walter N. Allen
Topeka
Farmers’ Trust
Territories
Northwest
R. Allen
Rope method aids stubborn cows with horn rigging
A farmer describes looping a rope around a cow’s horns and ear to guide a resistant cow. The technique involves weaving the rope around and behind the ear then under the horn to secure a position that makes the animal move more willingly.
Experimental Skin Preparation Instructions
The text prescribes a mixture of two parts alum and one part saltpetre ground finely, rubbed into the flesh side of skin or sprinkled on it, then stored for 24 hours before rubbing off the mixture.
Thrifty fence uses wire and willow
The method describes stretching three No 12 wires tightly to form a fence and weaving in swamp willow with sharpened ends pushed into the ground. Claimed cost is under six cents and the setup is described as very effective.
Practical Tips and Notes from Rural New Yorker and Country Gentleman
A compilation of agricultural guidance and observations including water contamination caution for spring, soil and seed advice for carrots parsnips and potatoes, dairy and beef insights, and warnings about rural industry trends. The piece cites Professor Fjord on dairy mixing, notes on mutton breeds, pasture quality, and the need to protect crops with proper watering and seed handling. It ends with a call to protect domestic agriculture and warns against emigration of native workers.
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Siog Tennnien
Rome
Andy H Vedane
Herve Ae
The English Sparrow and Agricultural Impacts
The writer argues English sparrows harm crops like peaches and wheat less than assumed, citing personal observations of sparrows favoring diseased grain and wormy fruit. He praises crows for pest control, notes farmers should study entomology and ornithology in practice, and urges practical agricultural science over school theory.
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York
Smith
Geneva Journal
Illinois
Cis
Maryland
Campaign urged against gombeen men in Ireland
A plan of campaign is needed against the gombeen man who thrives in Ireland. An assistant land commissioner notes that tenants suffer not from rack rent but rack interest. The Irish Times describes how moneylenders cover loans with multiple quarters of high interest, suing for costs if interest is missed, and trapping tenants into perpetual debt. It suggests that if farmers have paid gombeen interest, equity might reduce both loan and landlord demands.
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Ireland
Irish Times
Gombeea
Fatal Steam Drill Accident At Galvin Bros Works
Andrew Gaghan a 24 year old machinist at Galvin Bros brass and iron works was killed when a boring machine struck his head. He died the same night after being found unconscious on the floor with severe head injuries. His parents live in Dundas Ontario.
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Detroit
Andrew Gaghan
Galvin Bros. Brass and Iron Works
Gaghan
Galvin Bros
Dundas, Ont
Centipedes Prairie Runners and a Quaker Gate Tale
A quirky region piece blends natural history and a mini fable about centipedes and a prairie running bird that tracks them aiding a census. It shifts to a brief anecdote of a minister aiding a Quaker lady at a gate and her witty reply about knowing him.
Nansen Plans Inland Greenland Crossing From East to West
The expedition led by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen from Bergen aims to cross Greenland from east to west to study the ice plateau behind the coast. He will sail in May with four snowshoe travellers carrying sledges, provisions, and instruments for a 400 mile, one month trek toward Christianshaak, hoping to reach unvisited coast north of Cape Dan.
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Greenland
Gaoke Woosh
Antarctic
Jacobshaven Fiord
Nordenskiold
Peary
Dr. Nansen
Norway
Museum of Natural History
Bergen
Nansen
Cape Dan
Holm
Anmagsalik Fiord
Fiord
Christianshaak
Disco Island
Lieut
Lieut. Peary
Ten-Year-Old's Dime Novel Sketch Of Willie's Voyage
Chester Times notes a pupil filled blanks in a river voyage sketch. Willie the boy is swallowed by a whale, escapes, and after storms and canibals reaches the Caribbean. He survives, fights an eagle, builds a boat, sails to Sioux country, then returns home after sixty years.
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Chester Sabiel
Venture
Willie
Chester
Two New Words for a Typewriter Obscurity
A New York Tribune writer coins aph as a name for a writer and critiques how English speakers coin terms. The piece lampoons cringeworthy marriage announcements highlighting a model husband who praises his wife’s cooking while using her doughnuts as fishing sinkers.
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The
New York Tribune
Suchsperson
Indian Princes Offer Resources for Imperial Defense
The Allahabad Pioneer Mail reports offers from Indian rulers to aid in defense of the Empire. Chiefs including the Nizam of Hyderabad and Maharajas of Kashmir Jodhpur Patiala and others pledge troops funds and state resources in war time. The article argues such loyalty proves Britain’s rule brings peace prosperity and security across India.
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Canada
India
Nzam
Hyderabad
Allahabad
Kashmir
Jodhpur
Blartpur
Kota
Himelf
Kv«purthale
Pioneer Mail
Maharaja of
Mysore
Maharaja of Patiala
Jhind
Mandi
Suket
Lobaru
Chamba
Bukloh
4Th Gurkhas
Alee
United Kingdom
Campbellford Council Adopts Early Closing By law
Telegraphic briefs report Campbellford council passing an early closing by law under the Fraser Act. Fire insurance rate rises in Montreal prompt Canadian Pacific Railway to shift all policies to New York offices. An incendiary fire destroys Taylor & Bateo’s events in St. Catharines causing $25,000 loss. Ottawa signals a plan to cut savings bank interest from 4 to 3 1 2 percent. Ranger James Quinn murdered in county by moonlighters for refusing to leave his post. Pernell criticizes campaign but helped curb its scope after illness. Grand Lodge Royal True Blues forms lady lodges with representation. officers elected and next year’s meeting set for Toronto.
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Campbellford
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
New York
Taylor & Bateo
St. Catharines
Ottawa
James Quinn
Pernell
Grand Lodge of Royal True Blues
Grand Lodge
Toronto
Chased by a Walrus in Greenland Encounter Report
A fragment recounts a dramatic east coast Greenland encounter where explorers faced a walrus breaking through ice near their path. They fled as the animal threatened, noting how the walrus can smash through thick ice and the danger of defense in close quarters.
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Ca Ar
Greenland
Ewan
Rae Ag — Pates
Yan
Olds Ice
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Seth Thomas
Thomaston
Conn
Boston
John L. Sullivan
Congress
Patrick L. Collins
Glen's Falls
M. W. Fuller
Waite
Chicago
Bohemia
Hamburg
Charles Watta
Unicn
Soham Corner
Washington Boulevard
Sangamon Street
Chicago Mail
Eau Claire
Wisby
Porterville
Tem Party
Massachusetts
Oregon
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State of
Telet
Ter Geiger
Court of Appeal West
London
Suskim
Tralee
Erry
London Post
Nationaliete
Andrew Barclay Walker
Liverpool
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Charlottenberg
Count Herbert Bismarck
House of Commons
King Harmon
Lord Salisbury
St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Engand
T Rs.r. Parnell
Lords
South American Railways
WAR Party
Ussia
M. Rochereau
Comptoir d'Escompte
Paris
Exrawens
Yous Watts
Farmens’ Trust
Clear Garden
Professor Fjord
Danish Agricultural Society
J. Abbot, Jr
Philadelphia
Jersey
Guernsey
Currier’s
Sa Gies
Igh
Thur
Robert Louis Stevenson
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