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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
1
An explosion at a magazine station in Calcutta killed eleven men and wounded twenty six others. Most of the injured will die. The workers were converting cartridges into blanks. Initial reports blamed agitators but this was disproved.
A large crowd attended the Sacred concert and organ recital at St James Church despite last night's storm. Prof. T Singleton led the St James choir with soloists Miss Fitzgerald and Miss Blanchard. The renowned pipe organ, repaired by Singleton, played pieces by Buck and Rossini, plus Handel and Ryder. The evening featured a grand offertory St Cecilia, an orchestral overture to William Tell, and a vocal trio Thy Throne Oh God. The choir and soloists delivered clear diction in the stormy weather.
The season's first genuine snowstorm prevails with rising temperatures and slushy streets. In Quebec Province the weather is colder and sleighing is good. The snowstorm proves a godsend, creating labor for hundreds of idle men.
Election petitions filed in St John New Brunswick total fifty six. P E Inland two New Brunswick Ontario eight Quebec thirty three Manitoba reports list protests by province with counts and jurisdiction across the country dated December six.
London dispatch reports Italy faced a sharp population surge with 110,000 1888 birth-year conscripts, up from about 76,000. Barracks overflowed, canvas shelters and camp blankets were used until Army Services Corps provided beds. Some barracks used churches and convents in garrison towns. Growth stems from natural increase and many returning emigrants from America.
Ottawa December 6 Laurier is reported to accept William Templeman’s cabinet resignation and offer Ralph Smith M P for Nanaimo the Inland Revenue and Mines portfolio as a new ministerial appointment.
Winthrop Mass December 6 Harry Smith an electrician by trade committed death by own action yesterday at the residence of Charles E Morse where he was visiting by shooting with a revolver during a period of temporary insanity caused by ill health He was unmarried The National Anthem closed a musical treat that will linger in memory and many hope for more such performances under Prof Singleton and his assistants
The New Wonderland program repeats last night’s Super Fire pictures for the Fire Laddies benefit with an extra reel Craged bye Jealously. Ten cent admission supports brave firefighters who risk their lives, with food promised and Charlottetown Firemen celebrated as the bravest in the world.
A Kingston blaze damaged Wormwith piano factory and Craig's wholesale grocery to about 120000 dollars. The fire began in the varnish room and spread rapidly. Two hundred pianos were destroyed.
Donated by Blatchford Calf Meal Factory the prize list covers sow nine months and under grand championship for best pen of three sows under various ages won by A A McBeath Marshfield P I. Includes sheep classes Leicesters Lincolns Cotswolds and seed department with multiple prize winners listed for wheat oats barley and potatoes and many names from Pownal Marshfield Little York Albion and other Prince Edward Island locales.
The Veteran's bounty act proves popular with 3500 warrants issued and applications bringing the total to nearly 10000 in Ottawa.
Two Boston to Nova Scotia steamers arrived with harrowing tales. The Dominion Atlantic Line steamer Boston caught fire fifty miles from Yarmouth, oil cargo fueling the blaze as crew fought flames and passengers panicked. The Plant Line steamer Lady Sybil docked after a gale, ice-coated bows hindering removal, crew member exhaustion from the long voyage.
Chicago markets page shows sparse futures data for December and January contracts in wheat corn and pork. Fragmentary entries indicate price movement and contract months, with no clear bids or totals due to damaged text.
The steamer Valentia reached Halifax today towing the Standard Oil tank steamer Ori flame, a rich prize valued at seventy thousand dollars. Ori flame left Philadelphia for France on November 25, four days later a tailshaft broke the propeller was lost and the Ori flame signalled for help. After hours the Valentia appeared, a line passed, and Halifax was reached after about three hundred miles.
Niagara Falls Ont December 6 Suffering from foot and mouth disease over one hundred and fifty cattle are being destroyed on the Jacob Cold stock farm just outside Niagara Falls N Y At six o clock last night about fifty head had been killed and the slaughter will continue all day A trench one hundred seventy five feet long and ten feet wide has been dug and the cows are buried as soon as killed and covered with quicklime This is the largest slaughter of diseased cattle since the quarantine was established.
In Battle Creek Michigan on December 5, executives and staff at the Sanatorium gathered for a heart to heart talk by Mr. Macfadden. He disclosed his lack of formal Christian affiliation, urged students and workers to align with morality, praised the Y M C A and Y W C A, and urged positive virile Christianity to bolster the institution’s work and influence. Frequent applause showed strong approval.
Exhibit presents hand selected seed under Sec One, with Richard Creed noted as participant. Titled items include seed offerings from Bridge Town and Peas, highlighting regional agricultural exhibits and a public seed event with listed key figures.
Special report from Toronto notes claimed diphtheria cure by Micard Liniment. Weather brief indicates fair to colder conditions with West to Northwest gales turning colder.
The railway inquiry at St John into Thursday’s C P R wreck shows a shunting engine ran through the stand yard switch and left it four. Tracks were cleared by 9 30 Friday when the first train passed the wrecked cars and engine on the outer side of the main line. The engine postal cars and two baggage cars will be towed to shops for repairs.
New York December 6 Commander Robert A Peary now miles away in the North was re elected President at the Explorers Club annual dinner last night. Other officers were also re elected. Herbert Lang manager of the American Museum of National History spoke about a big game found in Africa that President Roosevelt is soon to visit.
Condensed advertisements list Minard's Liniment claimed to cure garget in cows and a note about NEN good horses aged four to eight years to apply at W F Robins livery stable. Also offers Scrip for South Africa Veteran's Land and a Toronto saleroom contact J H McDiarmid. A wallet found with M P Hogan cheque noted.
Washington December 7 Special The second session of the sixtieth Congress opened with a vast crowd at the Capitol grounds. Secretary Cortelyou presented a table of appropriations for 1919 totaling 842 million dollars, about 58 million more than the current year.
London December 6 The Commercial Treaties association will publish a memorial arguing that removing Germanys surtax would spur German export growth and that Canada would benefit from a German conventional tariff. It proposes Germany grant Canada a provisional tariff arrangement while preserving Britain’s existing preference.
Amherst December 6 prize list shows winners in dressed sheep under one year, carcass classes, swine carcasses, and poultry. Named exhibitors include W H P Cooke Little York, Peter Brodie Little York, Wm J Givson Marsfield, R S McBeath Marshfield, F H Roper Charlottetown, L Court Donaldston, A A McBeath Marsfield, and L H D Foster Marshfield. Poultry winners cover Plymouth Rock Buff Pullets, Wyandottes Columbian Pullets, Minorcas Black S C Cock Hen and Cockerel with several farms represented.
Victoria December 7 Special W T K Preston Canadian Trade Commissioner in Japan sues two leading Japanese journals for reprinting Victoria Colonist articles about him he says were scandalously false during the election campaign.
Police and Queen's University students clashed on Princess Street during the annual rush. Eggs, clubs, and dirt were used as the crowd confronted officers at the Grand Opera House, front of the building damaged, six ring leaders arrested, constables injured, prisoners briefly resisted with revolvers drawn.
The Sun editor acknowledges Roosevelt's attention in a letter to Hon. Wm. Dudley of Indiana. He declines a controversy with Roosevelt, noting Roosevelt's clashes with distinguished persons reveal a lack of sensitivity and willful overreach.
A list from Charlottetown records multiple minorcas black pullets cockerels and bantams Seabright entries with several winners. Names include C P Thorne and L A Haszard with first place finishes in pullets cockerels hens and bantams across various classes.
London reports Prof W R Ripley and Prof Kirley warn large scale European arrivals since 1820 reshape U S religious and linguistic life. 192 last year arrivals by origin include 330k Mediterranean 194k Alpine 330k Slavic 194k Teutonic 140k Jewish. Chicago factory used eight languages. New York block hosts 14 languages. Intermarriage, religious ties, and birth rates among Anglos decline relative to Europe’s groups, threatening Anglo-Saxon predominance.
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