Train wreck injures seven near Owen Sound
Owen Sound, Ont May 31 Special seven persons were injured in a midnight collision between the North pound Canadian Pacific Railway express and a runaway freight engine. Injured include engineer W Boskell and fireman M Wilson both seriously. Conductor EH McCreary baggage man H Stone express messenger W Dockerell mail clerk Kearns passenger Charles Munro and tramp John Batt.
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Owen Sound
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. Boskell
M. Wilson
EH. McCreary
H. Stone
W. V. Dockerell
Kearns
Charles Munro
John Batt
Explosion Douses Fire In Van Buren Doctor Office
Dr L J Pelletier suffered severe burns to arms and face when a gasoline lamp exploded he was carrying. Firemen's quick action prevented a larger blaze as about 200 dollars of damage was caused to his office which is insured.
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van Buren
L. J. Pelletier
M. D
Bank Messengers Targeted in Daring Street Robbery
In broad daylight three men tried to steal 43 000 from bank messengers on a New York street. A Polish waitress aided police by grabbing the ringleader, who was captured by officers as others fled. Messages say 30000 in bills, rest in coins, were saved. suspects include plasterer Carmo Hiccobone and Riccobono family members.
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New York
Jefferson Bank
Clinton
Houston
Canal Street
First Street
Samuel Edelman
Joseph H. Welsor
Abraham Stern
Hdelman
jHidelman
Welser
Hoelman
Stern
Abi
Caimo Hiccobone
Riccobono
Giovanni Riccobono
Salvatoria
Dameano Riccobono
Passengers Train Cars Catch Fire Near Evreux
Two empty first class passenger cars of a White Star line special train bound from Paris to Cherbourg caught fire this afternoon while passing through a tunnel near Evreux. The cars were empty, the passengers were for the Teutonic steamer, and no injuries were reported.
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Evreux
Franch
White Star Line
Paris
Cherbourg
Teutonic
New Wonderland Reopens With Films and Music
New Wonderland launches tonight with a lineup including All Up in Calabria a vivid Southern Europe caper about a coach journey attacked by brigands and a daring rescue. The Curate's Double a humorous sketch. A Youthful Benefactor a moving tale. Miss McKinnon singing When the area bird is singing in the Wild Woods. Audience urged to attend.
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New Wonderland
Wonderland
Universal
Calabria
Europe
Holt- Up
Koi Thowekian
Standl
Miss. McKinnon
Bird
Waderland
Atrona
Wreck on the Campbellton Line Injures Crew Near Campbellton
A fast running special train carrying English mails for the Maritime provinces jumped the track two miles north of Campbellton New Brunswick. Fireman Gordon Connell and driver Gal len were severely scalded while brakeman J Berube and passenger P E B Gilbert suffered injuries. Four passengers aboard. mails transferred to another train as rails and sleepers twisted for about a hundred yards.
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Campbellton
Maritime Provinces
Whal
Gordon Connell
Gallen
J. Berube
P. EB. Gilbert
North Sydney
Gilbert
Smallest Steam Craft Crosses Atlantic to Quebec
The unnamed steel tug No. 26, sixty nine by fifteen by eight eight, tonnage forty nine, with 28 horsepower engine, crossed from Glasgow to Quebec, now awaiting orders in the Louis Basin. Built for an Ontario lumber firm, it can reach 93 knots per hour and consumes 212 tons of coal every forty eight hours.
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Quebec
Atlantic
Glasgow
Louis
Ontario
Bear sighting Provokes chase in Amherst NS
A wild bear roamed the public highway near Pugwash prompting a hunting party to pursue it by motor boat. After the animal resisted capture, the hunters were forced to shoot it to end the chase.
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Amherst
N.S
Pugwash
Brain
Mrs. Ellen Vanderbilt Granted Divorce From Alfred Vanderbilt
In New York on May 30 Justice O Gorman granted an absolute divorce to Mrs Ellen French Vanderbilt from Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt on the referee McLure report finding misconduct. The decree allows Mrs Vanderbilt to remarry while restricting him during her life. custody of their son William H Vanderbilt awarded to Mrs Vanderbilt. no alimony provision.
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New York
N. Y
Ellen French Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
O’gorman
Supreme Court
David McLure
Vanderbilt
O'Gorman
Battleship Peter the Great Refloated After Rocking Incident
The Russian battleship Peter the Great, after running aground in the Gulf of Pechora, was refloated with assistance and reached Reval in safety. Hull damage details remain unavailable. Minard's Liniment Used by Physicians.
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ST. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Gulf of Pe
Reval
Minard
Quiths Deal With Suffragists Spurs British Debate
London May 30 Prime Minister Asquith faces a pivotal Liberal-Suffragist bargain. The government plans to elevate votes for women as the main issue in the next general election. Asquith resists personally but yields to political pressure from byelections and Liberal masses. The suffragist strength threatens Liberal dominance without female support.
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London
Asquith
Radical
England
Barber Unearths Hidden Fortune in Old Desk
Albert Kendall and his two sisters found documents believed to be railroad bonds worth 175000 dollars and a deed to a farm near Reading Pennsylvania in a secret drawer of an attic desk. The bonds dated 1866 were linked to the late John Kendall, once a wealthy figure in the area. The family plans to consult a Camden attorney to verify the papers.
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Millville
N. J
Albert Kendall
Newfeld
Kendall
Reading
John Kendall
Albert
West Jersey
Camden
Russia denies selling railways to Japan or China
London May 30 The St Petersburg correspondent of the Telegraph says a Shanghai report claiming Russia sold the Kwangshets-Harbin Railway to Japan and would sell the Primorsk Manchurian Railway to China is utterly without foundation.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Telegraph
Shanghai
Russia
Kwangshetse-Harbin
Japan
China
Harbor Master J F Ferris Dies in St John
Harbor master J F Ferris died tonight in St John New Brunswick after a short illness. He was one of the best known marine men in the province.
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ST. John, N. B
J. FE. Ferris
King Edward May Extend Visit to Russia
King Edward may prolong his Russia trip and meet Emperor Nicholas at Peterhof. Originally scheduled to stop only in Reval the plan now faces consideration due to strong popular interest and press support across Russia.
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St, Petersburg
Edward
Russia
Nicholas
Peterhof
Unbeaten Colin Breaks Down Before Belmont Stakes
Belmont Park reports undefeated colt Colin, last year’s Withers winner and two year old champion, has broken down in both forelegs. Keene’s star, who had just returned this year, will not start in the 25 000 Belmont Stakes and may miss the season, leaving Celt to race on.
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Belmont Park
James' R.' Keene
Colin
Mr. Keene
Celt
Attack on Russian official home in Teheran shocks government
Three unknown men entered the official residence of Russian financial agent M. Ostrogradski in Teheran at three in the morning and wounded him severely before fleeing. The incident, part of heightened tensions between Russia and Iran, provokes strong Russian government reactions.
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St, Petersburg
Teheran
Foreign Office
M. Ostrogradski
M. Ostrogradsky
Sete
McIntyre Indicted on Four Grand Larceny Counts
New York May 30 four indictments charging grand larceny were returned by the Grand Jury against Thomas A McIntyre head of the McKearen Company. Another man was indicted with McIntyre who had previously been indicted and was at liberty on twenty five thousand dollar bail.
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New York
Thomas A. McIntyre
McK Earen Company
McIntyre
Liberty
Sale of Water Street property and warehouse
A sale notice offers a valuable property on Water Street opposite Queen Hotel with house out buildings and land, plus a warehouse on lower Water Street. Apply to R. Longworth 20 Upper Hyde. St. 6-1dtf.
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Water Street
Queen Hotel
Lower Water Street
Longworth
Dr Louis Frechette Dies, Noted Poet and Politician
Montreal May 31 Special Dr Louis Frechette the famous French Canadian poet and leading litterateur died this evening He was a personal friend of Victor Hugo and formerly represented Levis in the Commons He also served as editor La Patrie and was widely known in the Dominion.
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Montreal
Louis Frechette
Dominion
Victor Hugo
Levis
Commons
la Patrie
Aeronaut Drowns During Jersey Exhibition
Fredericton L. Woods an eighteen year old aeronaut died after plunging two thousand feet into the Passaic River while giving a hillside park exhibition near Passaic New Jersey. His large American flag became entangled in his feet and caused the fatal plunge.
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New York
Fredericton
L. Woods
Hillside Park
Pasaic
N. J
Pasaic River
London School Struggle Over Nine Children of Simple Life Proponent
Edwin Collins, a London educator and philosopher, loses a bid to keep his nine children from schooling. The Marylebone Police Court ruled the children must attend school, despite Collins's claim that quiet, unschooled upbringing bred intelligence. His eldest son learned to read in a week and won an essay prize at fourteen against older competitors.
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London
Rousseau
Edwin Collins
Marylebone Police Court
Collins
the Woods
Read
Education Department
Hampstead
Socrates
His Majesty
In Search of Land of Gold
Vancouver report says prospectors James Burntfield John Bloss and M J Lawderback plan a three year expedition with $20000 to reach the Arctic slope between Mackenzie River and the Arctic Ocean Bays seeking a rumored rich pay streak. The idea originated with Lawderback from an old miner’s dying tip of a fortune found in a day.
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Vancouver
B. C
James Burntfield
John Bloss
M. J. Lawderback
Arctic Slope
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Lawderback
Change in Immigration Acknowledged by Time London
The Time comments on Mackenzie King’s report noting it reflects Canadian sentiment and government stance. It warns immigration is entering a new phase with colonies less willing to grant citizenship or permanent residence to all entrants.
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London
Mackenzie King
Weather Forecast for Toronto May 31
Fresh to strong winds, cooler with occasional showers. For best results ask for Mipard's and take no other.
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Toronto
Mipard
Opium Smoking Grows Among San Francisco Elite
Charles B. Whilden, secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy, says opium smoking is increasing in San Francisco with young men and women of the smart set among the growing number of smokers. He notes 26 arrests in the city, 19 of them white men, and cites pharmacist sales as a chief income source for dealers, with women driving to shops in their own autos.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles B. Whilden
State Board of Pharmacy
Whilden
Evelyn Thaw withdraws suit to annul marriage to Thaw
Evelyn Thaw through her counsel withdrew the suit for annulment of her marriage to Harry K. Thaw. The motion was sanctioned by Referee Deyo and the case was discontinued without costs. Her counsel said she was an unwilling party from the start and withdrew due to family pressure and loyalty to her husband.
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New York
Evelyn Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Deyo
Daniel O'Reilly
Found Man's Legs Recovered After Week in Water
In North Tonawanda New York May 30 the left leg of a man was found lying on Tonawanda Creek dam and hours later the mate was found in the canal. The legs match a large statue and appear torn from the body at the hip joint having been in the water about a week.
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North
Tonawanda
N.Y
Tonawanda Creek
Synod Annuls Election in York Affair
A synod in York yesterday annulled the election of Rev. Dr. E. A. Dahlmann of Buffalo as retiring president to the chair of practical theology in the church Mission Hoist. A May 31 fish bulletin notes Bloomfield Lobeters fish scarce cod and herring in Alberton Lobatere plenty.
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York
E. A. Dahlmann
Buffalo
Bloomfield—Lobeters
Alberton
Lobatere
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