Live Wire Causes Fire in Halifax Buildings
During the heavy wind storm a live wire ignited a fire at the double building occupied by John Starr, Son and Co. electrical engineers and contractors, and E. Maxwell and Son tailors on Granville Street. Three alarms brought all fire apparatus. the upper floors were gutted and water damage added. Total loss about $10,000.
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Halifax
John Starr, Son and Co
E. Maxwell and Son
Granville Street
Canada’s New Mint Aims To Turn Out Billions In Coins
Ottawa reports Canada opens a modern Royal Mint with eight hour days and presses turning 18 000 coins per hour. Expected output 6 336 000 weekly and 829 472 000 yearly, including gold pieces and copper cents. Planned refinery completion will enable naturalizing thirty million dollars of U S gold coins.
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Royal Mint
Canada
United States
Memorys Hospital Training School for Nurses Adverts
A Brattleboro Vermont notice promotes a three year course for young women ages thirty eight to thirty five through Memory Hospital Training School for nurses. Informants are directed to The Superintendent B P McCloskey for details as the school is newly advertised and seeking applicants.
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B. P. McCloskey
Bratteboro
Wonderland seeks amateur talent for Friday contest
Wonderland managers call all amateurs and soloists to enter the competition by leaving their names in the box office. On Friday evening performers will compete for the top audience applause prize of five dollars in gold, hoping to attract eager entrants and a strong bill of entertainments.
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Wonderland
Advertising format notice for The Guarding classifieds
Advertisers must indicate whether their name should appear in Classified ads Business locals Announces niente or regular display advertisements. If information is missing the management will not be responsible for omissions.
Transmutation of Metals Promised by Radium Emission
At the University of Chicago the American Association meeting heard a chemist claim that elemental metals may transform into each other through natural processes and radium emanation. The paper on The Inter relations of the Elements argues for a new theory based on atomic nature and experiments challenging established hypotheses.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Smuggling Arms From the US Reaches China Notice
Imperial Consul Sun Sze Yee reports large quantities of small arms smuggled into China's interior from San Francisco. Le Ming Fai, a Napa, California resident, was arrested with a trunk full of weapons but released due to age. Viceroy Chang issued a capital offense edict banning import of weapons inland to prevent Boxer-style unrest.
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San Francisco
China
Sun Sze Yee
Chang
Canton
Napa
Cal
le Ming Fai
Japan ready 1000 ry Out LIkes Viscount Aoki
Viscount Aoki, Japan’s retiring ambassador to the United States, arrived in San Francisco and said Japan would restrict immigration of its subjects but protest any U.S. effort to exclude Japanese from America or its insular possessions.
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San Francisco
Viscount Aoki
Japan
United States
America
Jury Found in David Case Fredericton
After two and a half hours twelve jurors were chosen to try Thomas David for the murder of his wife at Macadam Junction on July 8. This afternoon seven witnesses testified. The defense pleads insanity.
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Fredericton
N. B. Jan S
Thomas David
Macadam Junction
Annual Meeting of Charlottetown Board of Trade
Large attendance honors reports by President and Secretary as the board lauds a prosperous year. New rooms praised, seventeen new members joined. Mayor Paton named President with FF Beer as Vice President and L B Miller re elected Secretary. Board endorses railway service takeover proposal and protests winter port boat cancellations.
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Charlottetown Board of Trade
Mayor Paton
FF. . Beer
L. B. Miller
J. J. Hughe
Servce
Railway Department
Gorgetown
Old Countrys Big Lead On The Shipping
A British Board of Trade blue book shows the world merchant navy at about 21 million tons with the United Kingdom flag leading at over 10 million tons. End of 1906 figures list United Kingdom 1 041 311 tons and other nations including the United States 2 112 800 total for rest of the British Empire, Germany, Japan, France, Norway, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and eight other countries.
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London
British Board of Trade
United Kingdom
British Empire
United States
German Empire
Japan
France
Norway
Spain
Italy
Sweden
Returns From Ontario Show Gains
Further returns of the local option contests give results: the bye law carried in thirty two municipalities, fourteen towns or villages. The bye law was lost through the three fifth clause in twenty four places, fifteen of which were towns or villages. Additionally, eighteen more bars will be cut off, making ninety five closures to date.
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Toronto
Chief Justice Tuck of New Brunswick Resigns
Ottawa January 8 Special The resignation of Chief Justice Tuck of New Brunswick has been received at the Department of Justice.
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Tuck
N. 6
Ottawa
New Brunswick
Department of Justice
Nominations Set at Souris Convention for Provincial District
At Souris convention delegates nominated two candidates for the First District King's seat in the provincial election. Frank R. Heartz and Lauchlan McDonald were proposed by local members and seconded by others, with Heartz consenting by telephone. Short speeches followed, including from J G Sterns and J J Hughes.
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Souris
J. G. Sterns
King’s
Frank R. Heartz
John J. Campbell
Elmira
Michael Mooney
Greenvale
Lauchlan McDonald
Hast Point
John A. McPhee
Big Pond
Charles EB. Dingwell
Bay Fortune
Mr. Heartz
McDonald
J. J. Hughes
M. P
Mount Royal Arrival Joy Grips Halifax
Halifax crowds stay up late after hopeful reports that the Mount Royal is safe. A Liverpool cable is accepted as authentic and Captain Gamble of the Mongolian recalls past sea ordeals to comfort anxious citizens. An advertising note for a cold remedy appears at article end.
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Halifax
N. S
Mount Royal
Liverpool
Gamble
Antwerp
Queenstown
Work of Making Bottles to Hold Milk
New York reports the milk bottle industry and its equipment. The Review of Reviews notes 5,000,000 bottles used yearly by one company, with machines producing 400,000 to 600,000 daily. A bottle is filled about once every four days, and caps are replaced about seven times monthly.
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New York
New York City
Paris Apartments Promise Free Furniture and Medical Service
A Paris building society currently erecting several apartment houses announces liberal terms including free tenant furniture valued at 1000 francs and free monthly medical consultations. The initiative also covers stove and chimney cleaning as a standard tenant benefit, a novelty for Paris landlords.
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Paris
Weather forecast for Toronto winds and cold snap
Special weather bulletin reports fresh westerly and northwesterly winds. Expect fair but colder conditions with snow flurries. No further significant threats noted as high pressure moves in.
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Toronto
Fairyland offers high class moving pictures and songs
Tonight at Fairyland patrons enjoy The Youthful Vendetta a full reel with thrilling scenery and drama. A uproarious Where Is My Hair comedy plus Doings of a Fool strong laughs. Madison the star baritone sings In after years when I am old. Ellis the comedian appears tonight with Summerside engagement then Saturday with a new program.
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Madison
Ellis
Summerside
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