31 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
1
John McManus a well known Intercolonial contractor was shot in the mouth while inspecting the new track between Halifax and Windsor Junction. The pistol was fired by a man standing beside the track. McManus lost three teeth and his upper jaw was badly lacerated. Police pursue the shooter.
An envelope bearing a poetic address requests swift delivery to a boy named John Mothersill in Charlottetown. The note mentions routes via I C R to Pictou and a steamer with Jack Tar, describing Charlottetown as a fair riverside city soon to gain renown.
Julius White of Seaman Kent and Company fell into an unexplained deep sleep in Mearorp Ontario on August 28. Doctors summoned used electricity and other restoratives but could not wake him, baffling local physicians.
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a universal remedy for horses and riders promising relief from stiffness rheumatism swellings strains cramps colic and internal pains. It claims Norviline improves horse performance, reduces veterinary costs, and emphasizes affordability with twenty five cents per bottle.
A local retailer announces a department clearance to clear furniture and carpet stock to make room for new stock. The notice cites Paton & Co and the shorthand 12d tw tf.
The Labor Day meet at the C A A A grounds is set for next Monday with entries from Island athletes and ships company squads. Events include Open 100 yards James McMillan and R A Donahoe headline sprints along with multiple distance runs and field events featuring Wm Hapenny P A Duffy Harry Harley and others. Union and Charlottetown teams also field participants in sprints relays and novelty races.
Portsmouth and Tokio report a fragile peace after a long dispute. Witte faces military opposition at home while public unease grows over Manchuria and the price of the railway. Japan praises the outcome while noting sacrifices over money and future commerce in Manchuria.
The will names trustees Henry Jones Cundall Charlottetown Francis L Haszard and Lemuel Cambridge Owen Jr to manage and sell real estate and convert assets to funds for debts church and hospital bequests. William Welsh Keppock leaves farm to nephew William W Owen and divides residuary property between Owen brothers. Specific sums to nieces nephews and churches, with instructions on trusts powers and trustee substitutions.
The will directs the Trustees to divide the estate after debts and legacies between nephews William W. Owen and Lemuel Cambridge Owen without selling. Executors named are Henry Jones Cundall, Francis L. Haszard, and Lemuel Cambridge Owen. Estate valued at over $60,000.
Toronto forecast notes winds increasing to strong breezes and moderate gales with unsettled, showery conditions. The report is dated August 31 and marked Special.
The Halifax Board of Trade passed a resolution protesting the extension of the mail contract granted to the Allan Line. It argues against any agreement that blocks the use of the fastest boats and seeks to divert Canadian passenger and mail business from American ports to Canadian ports.
London August 20 J A Ruddick the Canadian Dairy Commissioner is touring Britain to study butter and cheese handling. He notes satisfaction with Canadian butter due to better onshore facilities and cites Liverpool concerns over quay delays. He will visit Halifax Denmark and Belgium before returning for talks with shipowners dock committees and merchants in Bristol and Liverpool.
July corn 43 Sept corn 534 wheat 80g wheat 733 pork 15.10 pork 15.424 market figures from Ontcaco dated August 30 with prices for grains and pork in the period.
Prices cut on suit cases and bags with reductions from regulars. Regular $2.25 to $2.65 ranges and higher priced trunks and telescope valises offered at about 20 percent less than elsewhere. Large stock to choose from and invites shoppers to visit before buying.
Halifax August 30 Special report says a regular Halifax to Cape Breton freight derailed at Antigonish with 17 cars wrecked and rails spread. The engine jumped the rails and track is badly torn up. no injuries to crew though near misses reported. A second derailment on the Boston Montreal line later caused slight damage.
John Williams aged 38 died at Red House Park near Cakaele Illinois when, during a balloon ascent, he released his grip on a trapeze attached to a parachute as it opened and fell from 1200 feet. The incident followed his intention to perform the ascent despite the danger.
North Sydney on August 28 reports that the Leslie Wrecking Company of Kingston Ontario and Captain Farquhar of Halifax will each bid for the wrecking steamer and plant to operate at this port. The Dominion government offers a subsidy of 10,000 dollars annually.
Allentown Pennsylvania August 28 Mr and Mrs Allen Depp of Hickory Run celebrate the birth of twins and confirm they are forty years old with twenty three children, claiming the largest family in the United States by size.
London readers view a Tatler illustration showing Lady Minto and her children in fur garments. The image, captioned From Greenland's Icy Mountains, to India's Coral Strand, highlights the family's winter attire and travel-era fashion.
The Cape Breton Barristers' Society has decided to wear mourning for thirty days in memory of the late Judge Dodd.
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