15 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1907
Page
1
The provincial legislature prorogued on April 12 1907 after a lengthy Public Accounts Committee report on hay accounts and officer expenditures. The debate centered on the committee's findings including overruns, charges, and requests for oath sworn examinations, with amendments proposed and defeated before the original report was approved.
An odd police report from Paris describes a morning sight in a shop where two women and two men are involved in a disturbance. One person clutches a broomstick while the others struggle, with witnesses stating they know nothing about the incident.
Fragmented readable text discusses asthma and its dangers when combined with other conditions. Mentions coughing pains and difficulty breathing. The fragment appears to detail how asthma worsens and potential remedies, though content is garbled and unclear.
Canadians from Liverpool and London welcomed Sir Wilfrid Laurier aboard the Empress of Britain. Laurier and Lady Laurier faced polite but brief interviews as they prepared to proceed to Paris with three royal blue coaches provided by the railway. Officials including Lord Elgin and Lord Strathcona greeted them in London upon arrival.
Winnipeg dispatch reports the Great Northern Flyer, the Guest train from Winnipeg, wrecked at Pembina Street crossing inside city limits this evening. No fatalities. Passengers uninjured, crew assessing damage and delays. Police and railway officials investigating cause.
Vancouver reports from Shanghai Daily News describe troops deployed to northeast Hunan amid brutal conditions. A missionary account says towns are bathed in blood with daily beheadings and widespread searches for secret society members, signaling a grim future.
His Honor the Lt Governor visited the Legislature and prorogued the House at an early hour this morning. Attendance of spectators noted as the ceremony proceeded with the usual formalities.
April 14 in Alta a missionary of the Methodist Church Rev Fred k Elston Corey drowned in Old Man River near McLeod. He had just finished writing his examinations before heading to the mission field at Lethbridge. Relatives live in the Old County.
Lonpoy April 11 The Daily Mirror claims to be in a position to announce upon the highest authority that the Emperor of Russia purposes to abdicate within a month end and that Grand Duke Michael will be appointed regent during the infancy of the Czareviteh. The paper says events have proceeded with rapidity in St. Petersburg but the secret has been well kept. It adds the emperor’s mind has weakened and he may be incapable of performing even the smallest duty of his rank. The piece hints at a possible arrangement with Victoria and mentions rumors of a Dowager Empress visit for a political purpose.
Fragmentary OCR lists prices and items with unclear descriptions. Mentions pork, wives, and a liniment product with distemper. Unclear dates and entities due to garbled text. no coherent event or confirmed prices.
Berlin April 10 The Countess Vilma, a Hungarian noble, elopes with Gypsy violinist Nyary after meeting him at a Munich cafe chantant while engaged to Count Sigmund Spetti. They marry in Hungary and acquire property in Budapest. attempts to stop the marriage fail. The Countess’s family had offered Nyary money to leave. her mother later received a telegram confirming the union. The tale links to court life and a sensational social scandal.
London April 10 a Cardiff clairvoyant Mrs Glten Davies of Splott claimed she foresaw the White Star liner Berlin’s danger to sailers. She told reporters she predicted a fogbound rock accident to a liner not the Dig Star line, saying the ship would go on the rocks as it neared home.
Fragmentary OCR text shows ad notices and rates with references to local places such as Charlottetown and Paton. Includes scattered phrases about roofs, telegraph-like listings, and generic contact mentions, lacking coherent events or clear subjects.
London reports Foreign Secretary Grey announced that Lord Cromer has resigned as Britain’s high representative in Egypt. Sir Eldon Gorst is named to succeed him, with Grey noting no policy change for Egypt. Gorst brings twenty years in Egypt service and close ties to Cromer.
W M Coward of Stockton arrives in San Francisco with Russian interpreter to meet Banon settlers aiming to form a large agricultural colony in California. The group, Molokane sect adherents, already in San Francisco and England, plans to occupy at least 50,000 acres in one settlement as spokesmen choose a final site.
New York April 11 The American Oriental Society session featured Yale Professor Hopkins tracing the kiss from its origins in ancient India Detailing the Epics he argues the genuine kiss was invented by a woman He notes later variations and suggests the oldest records do not describe the act as it is today
An advertisement claims Nerviline is essential in every home, offering relief for hundreds of ailments including cramps. The copy asserts the medicine is valuable and urges use for various health troubles.
Berlin reports a rumor that the Sultan sent the Mount of Olives as a token of regard. Dr Dryander and Count Mirbach travel to Jerusalem with the emperor's head chamberlain to take possession. A German hospital foundation stone may be laid on the sacred mountain. The emperor reportedly aims to revive the Ancient Order of Knights Templar with prominent philanthropists from various nations.
Halifax April 11 The Nova Scotia government expands salaries for executive council members to 5000 per year plus 500 sessional indemnity. The premier receives 1000 extra. A bill introduced in the house outlines quarterly payments from the provisional treasury to positions including provincial secretary, attorney general, and commissioner of public works and mines at 5000 annually each.
Marie Fadsnauer a Tyrolean giantess eight feet tall appeared in Ganrva en route to London. at twenty seven she stands about eight feet with a frame near 150 pounds. She will travel from Victoria Station to lodging near the London Hippodrome where she is expected to perform soon. Her great grandfather was a giant though her siblings are normal in height.
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