Amendments Clash Over Highways Bill In Senate Tug
The Ottawa House debates Senate amendments to the highways bill with Prime Minister Borden defending provincial autonomy and federal conditions. Opposition leaders question motives and fairness, as Gouin criticizes the grant method and Senates’ power to strike provisions. The government vows to reject Senate changes and send a message backing its plan.
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Guardian
Ottawa
Borden
German
Britain
United States
Lanctot
la Prairie
Barmers’ Bank
St. John’s
Ville Marie
Frank Cochrane
Senate
House
Wilfrid
Canada
Saskatchewan
Gouin
Dominion
Classified Ads Late for Classification
One cent per word with cash for ads. Minimum charge twenty five cents. WANTED A NURSE GIRL apply 154 Pownal Street. MAID WANTED IMMEDIATELY 174 Kent St. GIRL WANTED IMMEDIATELY 148 Cumberland St. BOY WANTED TO LEARN PRINTING apply Guardian Office. COMPOSITOR wanted capable of making up apply Guardian Office. WANTED AT ONCE two mains good wages 181 Prince St. ANYONE WANTING A SUITABLE PLACE for a fox ranch two miles from city address Poxy Guardian Office. FOR SALE The NEW Practical Reference Library six volume encyclopedia nearly new apply 120 Cumberland St. WE HAVE FOR SALE AT OUR mill Westmoreland 200000 shingles and thousands feet of boards French Bros. WANTED A JANITOR FOR First Methodist Church understand steam heating apply to W. Stanley, Secy. TEACHERS WANTED Applications received by Trustees Montague School for Principal Vice Principal and primary teacher Martin McKinnon Secy. WANTED JULY FOR MRS Bayfield house parlor maid no washing wages 12 per month apply Peters 6 Brighton Road. FOX For SALE10 shares Belmont par value permits sold at par 6 shares in guaranteed 40 p c dividend this fall sold at 120 0 shares Apply by letter to 4B Minard's Ligh ment Cures Distemper.
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Fox Ranch
Guardian
Cumberland St
Westmoreland
First Methodist Church
W. Stanley
Trust “Board
Montague School
Martin McKinnon
Bayfield
Brighton Road
Town
Belmont
Advocate Health Bills Push Marriage Medical Certificate
Washington moves toward a bill requiring men seeking marriage to produce a medical certificate of good health before a license. Cano Rudolph, District of Columbia Commissioner, outlines plans for federal legislation to make health certification a condition for the right to wed.
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Washington
United States
Cano Rudolph
District of Columbia
Congress
Winnipeg to Have Finest Department Store
A ten story skyscraper department store, possibly the finest in America, costing 3 260 000, will rise on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg by Hudsons Bay Company. Stores commissioner Herbert Burbidge announced plans after returning from England and said work will start immediately on the Victoria store in B G, costing 250 000 including the site.
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Wennipeg
America
Portage Averue
Hudson’s Bay C Company
Herbert ©. Burbidge
England
Victoria, B. G
Jack the Ripper Fascinating Character Revealed
London June 4 Sir Melville MacNaughten head of Scotland Yard’s CID who recently retired shares a striking view on Jack the Ripper. He says the 1888 killer died by suicide after the final slaughter and that he knows the identity and method, but has destroyed all records and will not reveal further secrets.
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London
Melville MacNaughten
Criminal Investigation Department of
Scotland Yard
Jack the Ripper
Melville
Not Enough Money to Carry On War
Paris report notes Deputy Andre Lefevre warned that Germany and its allies lack funds for a long conflict while the Triple Entente holds substantial vault and circulation sums. He argued France must maintain a large army on the frontier as Germany appears ready for a rapid, overwhelming attack if war starts. The debate on the bill was adjourned.
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Paris
Andre Lefevre Ag
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Triple Entente
Great Britain
France
Russia
Triple Aliande
Triple Matente
Manitoba Medical Congress Opens Sixth Annual Session
Branton Man June 5. Several hundred physicians and surgeons attend the sixth annual meeting of the Manitoba Medical Association called to order by president Dr J B Matheson of Brandon. Sessions will continue over tomorrow.
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Branton, Man
Manitoba Medical Association
Matheson
Brandon
Banquet Planned for Ambassador Walter Hines Page
London June 5 elaborate preparations are finished for a banquet by the Pilgrims of Great Britain in honor of Walter Hines Page the new American ambassador. The dinner will be at the Savoy Hotel.
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London
Pilgrims of
Great Britain
Walter Hines Page
Savoy Hotel
Ocean Freights Must Be Cui Ottawa Action Urged
Ottawa June 4 The Ottawa board of trade acting on petition from the Canadian Manufacturers Association passed a resolution seeking the government to appoint a commission to investigate excessive ocean freight rates both import and export and to pursue an international conference with maritime nations to establish a permanent body to curb rate manipulation by steamship lines.
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Ottawa
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Ottawa, Board of Trade
George Perley
Conservative rally on anniversary of Sir John A death
Toronto June 4 The decoration of the statue of Sir John A Macdonald in Queens Park on the anniversary of his death June 6 is to be the occasion of a Conservative rally. The meeting will be held in the open air at three oclock with speakers including Sir James Whitney Arthur Meighen MP Portage La Prairie and possibly some federal cabinet ministers.
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Toronto
John A. Macdonald
Queens Park
James Whitney
Arthur Meighen
Portage la Prairie
New Tri-Weekly Train Link Winnipeg Fort William
A new tri weekly service on the Grand Trunk Pacific lines between Winnipeg and Fort William will start tomorrow evening with the first train from Winnipeg. At Fort William connection will be made with Northern Navigation Company ships for through service to the East.
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Winnepeg Man
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Fort William
Northern Navigation Company
Mrs Louise Van Keuren Kills Husband Mistaking Him Burglar
In Chicago on June 4 Mrs Louise Van Keuren shot and killed her husband John B Van Keuren, believing him to be a burglar. The couple had been separated for months and she described hearing glass break and seeing a hand reaching to unlock the door before firing.
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Chicago
Louise van Keuren
John B. van Keuren
van Keurens
First Mackerel of Season at Richibucto
Richibucto New Brunswick June 4 The first mackerel of the season have been landed today by A and R Loggies boats. The fish are unusually large weighing about three pounds. Farmers are discouraged by wet weather preventing seeding with not more than one third done Milards Liniment Relieves Neuralgia.
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Richibucto
N. B
A. & R. Loggie
Fox Exchange Organized by Charlottetown Business Men
Charlottetown business leaders formed the Fox Exchange and Investment Company at a Monday meeting. Board includes President S. A. McDonald and Vice-President Archibald McLean with B. Roy Holman as Sec-Treas and G. C. Acorn as Director. Offices on Queen Street. plans to trade options on stocks and real estate, publish market news, and promote local investment in the Maritime Provinces. The Guardian expects strong prospects and supports the venture.
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Charlottetown
Wideawake
Fox Exchange and Investment Company
8. A. McDonald
Archibald McLean
Sec.Treas
B. Roy Holman
G. C. Acorn
DesBrisay
George E. Hughes
Queen Street
A. McDonald
A. McLean
Holman
Maritime Provinces
Acorn
Prowse Bros. Limited
Dalton Fox Company Limited
Canada
The
Guardian
Dr Murdoch Mackenzie Elected Moderator at Presbyterians Assembly
In Massey Hall Toronto on June 4 Rev Dr Murdoch Mackenzie a 25 year missionary of the Presbyterian Church in Henan China was elected Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly amid intense spiritual fervor. He was greeted by retiring Moderator Rev Dr D G McQueen and assumed leadership of the proceeding sessions.
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Toronto
Massey Hall
Murdock Mackenzie
Presbyterian Church
Henan
China
Presbyterian Assembly
Mackenzie
D. G. McQueen
Suffragette Miss Davison Fires Sensation at Epsom
At Epsom England June 4 a suffragette Emily Wilding Davison charged the track and ran before the King's horse Anmer causing a pile up that left Davison critically injured and the horse and rider unconscious. The incident drew a massive crowd as doctors tended the trio at the scene and in hospital. Davison had a history of daring protests including a prior gun against force feeding.
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Epsom
England
Davidson
Tottenham Corner
Agadir
Anmer
Jones
Miss Davison
Senate Passes Crimes Bill and Miscellaneous Measures
Ottawa June 5 The Senate gave third reading to the government bill amending the criminal code adding a new offence of personating a police officer with a 100 dollar fine or three months in jail. It also gave second readings to the Paulsen wireless contract bill and the Inspection and Sale Act amendment. Third readings followed for the parcel post amendment archives act amendment and railway subsidies bills.
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Guardian
Ottawa
Senate
Paulsen
Farewell Banquet for Mayor Guthrie Draws Western Leaders
Pittsburgh June 5 Nearly all Democratic leaders of western Pennsylvania have accepted invitations to a farewell banquet for former Mayor George W Guthrie to be held here tomorrow night. Guthrie soon departs for Pekin to become United States minister to China.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvana
George W. Guthrie
Guthrie
Pekin
United States
China
Bodies removed from Notre Dame to new chapel burial
In Montreal on June 4 coffins holding remains of early French colony leaders were carried from Notre Dame crypt to the new St. Sulpice chapel on Sherbrooke Street. Nearly 150 coffins in all will be moved for reburial with ceremonies, honoring those who fought to establish a foothold in a wild country a century ago.
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Montreal
Canada
Notre Dame Church
St. Sulpice
Sherbrooke Street
Dreadnought Markgraf launched at Bremen
The German dreadnought battleship Markgraf was launched at Bremen replacing the old Weissenburg. Displacing about 27,000 tons she is designed for 21 knots and carries ten 14 inch guns and thirty smaller caliber guns. It features ten submerged torpedo tubes.
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Bremen
Germany
Markgraf
Southern Commercial Secretaries Meet in Charleston
Plans to advance industrial and commercial development of Southern cities will be exhaustively discussed at the Southern Commercial Secretaries association convention in Charleston, lasting three days with delegates from commercial and trade bodies across the South in attendance.
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Charleston
8. C
South
Southern Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Royal party declines betting tickets at Derby race
London June 5 At the Derby race yesterday the King and Queen declined betting tickets and most of the Royal household followed their example while the royal pool failed. The tickets cost a guinea and the first prize was typically about $500.
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London
Edward
Busch Gives $1,000,000 Bridal Gift in Chicago
Adolph Busch of St. Louis presented a $1,000,000 wedding gift to his granddaughter Miss Lillian Magnus as she became engaged to Sydney L. Berg of Chicago. The amount was kept secret until the reception, but Magnus peeked and revealed there were seven figures before the bride and groom could view the envelope.
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Chicago
Adolph Busch
St. Louis
Lillian Magnus
Sydney L. Berg
Italian King’s Balloon Flight Near Rome
June 4 in Bracciano near Rome King Victor Emmanuel III and General Ugo Brusati flew a military balloon and tested bombing fixed and movable ground targets. The event drew interest from the king in aerial ordnance demonstrations.
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Rome
Victor Em Manuel
Ugo Brusati
Bracciano
Thix J Crty
Prince Albert Cadets Visit Briefly En Route to Toronto
Prince Albert Frederick George and 67 cadets of H. M. 8. Cumberland stopped in Montreal for a couple of hours en route to Toronto. They departed at 8 15 P M and will sail to Lewiston New York, then trolley to Niagara Falls before returning to Toronto and sailing to Thousand Islands and Montreal.
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Montreal
Prince Albert Frederick George
Toronto
H. M
Cumberland
Lewiston
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Heavy battle in Mexico near Matamoros ends after ten hours
In Matamoros, Mexico, a ten hour engagement left the federal garrison of 500 men with heavy casualties and many deserters fleeing to the U S side. By midnight government troops still held the central city as firing ceased.
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Brownsville
Texas
United States
Rio Grande
Matamoros
Mexico
Bush Fire Destroys McMillan Camp Near Hudson Bay
Fire swept a camp at Mile Ninety along the Hudson Bay right of way in the Hudson, causing an estimated twenty thousand dollars in damage. No injuries reported as crews battled the blaze.
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The
Pas
Man
Hudson Bay
McMillan Brothers
Churchill heckled by suffragettes at Queen's Hall
London June 4 Winston Spencer Churchill first lord of the admiralty faced suffragette upheaval as about a dozen protesters interrupted his speech at Queen's Hall while Commander Evans spoke on the British South Polar expedition. Several male supporters aided the disruption and were dealt with by stewards. Premier Asquith attended but did not appear until Churchill finished.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Commander Evans
Queen's Hall
Captain Scott
Asquith
Hardwood Lumbermen In Session in Chicago
The annual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association opened in Chicago under President Charles H. Barnaby of Greencastle Ind. Delegates planned two days of discussions on key trade issues among hardwood lumber interests.
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Chicago
Til
National Hardwood Lumber Association
Charles H. Barnaby
Greencastle
Ind
Miss Pennock Weds Ex Football Captain at Lansdowne
Miss Elizabeth Pennock daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Pennock of Lansdowne wed Robert C Folwell Jr former captain of the University of Pennsylvania football team in a Friends ceremony. A large reception followed at the Pennock residence in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Pennock
A. L. Pennock
Lansdowne
Robert C. Folwell, Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Pennock
Commencement Exercises at Iowa State College
Ames Ia June 5 Many visitors attended the annual commencement exercises at Iowa State College. President Pearson presented diplomas to the graduates and Governor Eberhart of Minnesota delivered the oration.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Pearson
Eberhart
Minnesota
Fire damages two story Lake Tanning Co building in Chicago
A fierce fire in Chicago caused 200000 dollars in damage to a two story building three blocks long housing the Lake Tanning Company, a subsidiary of Armour and Co. One fireman was seriously hurt and about six more were overcome by smoke as flames raged. Vandals were suspected in starting the blaze.
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Chicago
Lake Tanning Company
Armour & Co
Motion Pictures at Buckingham Palace
A London cable reports Buckingham Palace will install a cinematograph theatre for the King's younger family members and friends. The King and Queen value the educational merit of cinematograph entertainment, with a small saloon planned and high quality apparatus for private viewings.
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New York
London
Buckingham Palace
Indictments Target Grand Trunk Western Railway
United States Grand Jury issues twenty indictments against Grand Trunk Western Railway for illegal freight rate concessions between Newark Ohio and Battle Creek. Potential federal fines could total twenty thousand dollars.
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Columbus
United States
Grand Jury
Grand Trunkwestern Railway
Newark
Ohio
Battle Creek
Freeman named agriculture professor at Nova Scotia College
Halifax June 5. Prof J M Freeman of the Dairy Department at Connecticut Agricultural College, a leading expert in his field, has been appointed Professor of agriculture and Farm Superintendent at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro. native of New Brunswick.
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the Guardian
Halifax
J. M. Freeman
Connecticut Agricultural College
America
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro
New Brunswick
Horse Sets New Pacing Record at Prince Albert Meet
Prince Albert, June 4 A seven year old grey stallion named Dr. B. P. won the thousand dollar stakes in three heats, clocking two minutes eight and a half seconds, two minutes eight and three quarters, and two minutes nine and three quarters. Owned by H. W. Hudson of Prince Albert, the horse established a new pacing record at the spring races that opened yesterday.
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Prince Albert, Sask
Dr. 8. P
H.W. Hudson
Prince Albert
Maritime Show Opens in Holland Exhibit Ends in September
Amsterdam June 5 The National Maritime Exhibition opened today and will run through September. The centerpiece is a vast collection of historical documents prints pictures and models of ships along with relics from Dutch voyages of exploration and colonization.
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Amsterdam
Famous soldier to visit Canada in northern tour
General Sir Tan Hamilton, a noted British army commander, arrives in Quebec tomorrow to begin an inspection tour of the Canadian militia. His itinerary spans to the Pacific coast with stops planned at Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton and Victoria.
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Quebec
Sir Tan Hamilton
Hamilton
Pacific
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Victoria
Glace Bay Ore Carrier Pounded to Pieces at Freshwater Point
A report from Cape Race states the Glace Bay, the large ore carrier en route from Sydney to Wabana and ashore May 2 at Freshwater Point, Mid, broke apart in heavy seas on Sunday. Underwriters had been readying to float the ship when it was destroyed.
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Sydney
Cape Race
Glace Bay
Freshwater Point
Mid
Wabana
Toronto man jumps from Bow River bridge after hiring taxi
Louis Cleghorn of Toronto hired a Calgary taxi late last evening, handed the driver an envelope with a ten dollar bill, then drove to the Bow River bridge, jumped into the river, and disappeared. The incident is described as a death by his own action with the victim reportedly remarkably cool.
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Calgary
Alta
Louis Cleghorn
Toronto
Bow River
75 Hour Bride Wins Wage Award in Watertown
Watertown June 4 Mrs Rachel Radley widow of a man she married in a hospital seventy five hours before his death from injury has been awarded seven thousand dollars against the Leroy Paper Company of Carthage.
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Watertown
N. Y
Rachel Radley
Leroy Paper Company
Carthage
Fish and Game Protection Meeting Tonight in City Court Room
Announcement column lists a quarterly meeting of the Fish and Game Protection Association to be held in the City Court Room this Friday evening at eight o clock. Also notes carding wool services by French Bros and promotions for Smith Premier and Remington typewriters. Minard's Liniment is advertised for colds with other miscellaneous notices in this column.
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The
Fish and Game Protection Association
Beat
Smith
Remington
A. Milne Fraser
Halifax
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Southern Commercial Secretaries
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