Revelations at the Saint John Inquiry
The marine inquiry nears completion with a dozen witnesses. John McAvity and Geo McAvity recount loans owed by Agent Harding, who had unpaid hardware debts totaling thirteen hundred dollars. Other contractors and a clerk describe cheque book destruction and minor gifts to steamship staff. John Kelly, inspector of lights, suspended. In Victoria Liberals push to extend the inquiry to Interior and Public Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McAvity
Geo. McAvity
Harding
Chas. Harding
Miss Woodley
Clarence Allan
John Kelly
Victoria
British Columbia
Departments of the Interior and Public Works
Shrubb and Flanagan Again Explore Twenty Mile Race
A conference at the Royal Hotel in Hamilton on November 25 between Tom Flanagan for Tom Longboat and Alfred Shrubb failed to finalize a match. They agreed on a possible twenty mile opening race for a $2,000 side bet or a series at twenty fifteen and ten miles, but could not settle the race order or distances. Shrubb preferred shorter distances first, Flanagan pressed for twenty miles first, and a coin toss proposal was rejected.
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Hamilton
Ont
the Royal Hotel
Tom Flanagan
Tom Longboat
Alfred Shrubb
Flanagan
Shrubb
Two Moose Shot In Forenoon Hunt Near Salem
Thomas Martin and Garfield Ryder hunted near Salem in Kings County and bagged two moose by ten o clock. Each animal showed horns of forty eight and forty nine inches. They fired about ninety paces from the animals, which stood about five yards apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Kings Co
Thomas Martin
Garfield Ryder
Mr. Ryder
Mr. Martin
Tugs Return From Port Elgin With Dredge Iroquois In Tow
Tugs Lord Kitchener Captain Livingston and Lord Wolseley Captain Wiley arrived in St John at five this morning from Port Elgin via Pictou Port Hastings Port Mulgrave Canso and Halifax towing the dredge Iroquois and scows. The voyage began rough with the Wolseley nearly lost near Summerside in a storm. The dredge will receive repairs at Lower Cove slip before commissioning.
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John
Lord Kitchener
Livingston
Lord Wolseley
Wiley
Port Elgin
Pictou
Port Hastings
Port Mulgrave
Canso
Halifax
Summerside
Lower Cove
Canadian railroads ramp up production in Montreal region
Montreal reports a rebound in railway activity as Angus shops produce twenty freight cars daily and one locomotive weekly. The Grand Trunk orders a thousand steel hopper cars while the Canada Car Company maintains eight cars per day for the Grand Trunk Pacific, continuing a four year pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk
Canada Car Company
Grand Trunk Pacific
Another Irish land bill debated in Commons
London reports a new Irish land bill introduced by Chief Secretary Birrell to finance the ongoing land purchase program. He cites estimates rising from 500 million to about 90 million and outlines pending deals totaling 260 million with 500 million to follow. The plan includes issuing new three percent stock and government backing for losses charged to Irish ratepayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Ireland
Birrell
George Wyndhams
Under the Shadow of the Law at the Insomar theater
The film Under the Shadow of the Law is shown tonight amid strong praise for its suspense and moral lesson. Miss Von Branders performs a dainty song with The Last Voyage as the illustrated encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insomar—The Barbarian
Lee
Miss von Branders
Ingamar
Night program change features new films and titles
Complete change of program to night. These pictures will be shown for this night only, so do not miss them. The Accuser. Energizer. How he won a sweet heart. Unlucky Thesis. Special-Ingomer the Barbarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accuser
Ingomer the Barbarian
Commission Finishes Work on Fisheries Regulations
Inland fishing interests and state fish commissioners meet with Dr. David Starr Jordan and Dr. Prince to discuss preservation rules for food fish and waters between the United States and Canada. Further talks expected before governments review reports shaping a potential treaty with Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David Starr Jordan
United States
Canada
Jordon
Prince
Great Britain
Vanderbilt in Defense at Inheritance Inquiry
Edward Ward Vanderbilt testified in his own defense before a sheriff's jury and a Brooklyn supreme court commission in the case initiated by his daughter Minerva to assess his mental fitness. She contends his marriage to May Pepper Seamel Vanderbilt shows his unfitness, alleging deceptions by fake spiritual manifestations.
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New York
Edward Ward Vanderbilt
May Pepper Seamel Vanderbilt
Minerva Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Miss Vanderbilt
Illiterate but a Millionaire Dies in Cardiff
Solomon Andrews of Cardiff, 73, famed for vast, diverse fortunes, died this week in his hometown. He began hawking pies and tarts, built a cab yard, owned omnibuses, and challenged Cardiff tramways until the city bought most of his stock for 325,000 dollars. He later entered London in 1888 with the Star line of omnibuses running from Elephant and Castle to the Angel for a penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Solomon Andrews
Cardiff
Cardiff Corporation Tramways
Star Line of Omnibuses
Elephant and Castle
Angel
Priest Desclos Sentenced for False Pretences
Montreal November 26 Special The former vicar of the diocese of Sherbrooke Father Desclos was sentenced to three years for obtaining money under false pretences. He took fifty five dollars from Montreal promising to return it when his trunk arrived and did not return the money.
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Trunk
Tenced
Father Desclos
Brooke
Montreal
Ship Relieved After Typhoon Damages Relief at Sea
Admiral Sperry received a telegram from the hospital ship Relief reporting heavy damage from a typhoon while five days overdue at Guam. The ship sailed November 15, engines disabled November 18, a fire broke out but was controlled. Repairs were made by the crew and Relief proceeds to Manila under her own steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maila
Admiral Sperry
Guam
Luzon
Manila
Spanish Matadors Form a Trust in Madrid
Nov 25. Matadors threaten to boycott rings unless paid double fees of two thousand dollars per performance when Miura bulls appear. Seville Madrid and Cordoba matadors rally to demand higher remuneration due to the bulls’ savage nature. Managers prefer closing rings to meeting demands, provoking widespread alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Seville
Cordova
Valencia
Grain shipments near record as exports rise
Winnipeg reports forty million bushels of grain inspected locally with five million more to pass before navigation closes. The volume surpasses half of the exportable crop and marks the largest quantity moved over an equal distance in the country, despite car shortage complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Cigarette Saved His Life in Buffalo Shooting Incident
On William Street in Buffalo 18 year old Stanley Wozniak stepped to light a cigarette and a revolver fired at him striking his coat instead of his heart. Police say the bullet was aimed at a man in an earlier dispute involving 17 year old Michael Nancziak.
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Buffalo
Stanley Wozniak
Liombard Street
William Street
Michael Nancziak
Nancziak
Woman sues pastor for defamation in Georgia
Mrs. Sadie E. Bean, a Jonesboro social leader, sues Rev. J. C. Atkinson for ten thousand dollars alleging a September sermon defamed her by calling her "a devil incarnate, a devil from Hell." The petition says she chaired the church missionary society and was ordered to confess or leave.
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Atlanta
Sadie E. Bean
Jonesboro
J. C. Atkinson
Methodist Church
French Heel Saves Her From Dray Tragedy
Miss Kathryn Mulligan, 14, of East Cambridge, escaped serious injury when a French heel on her shoe broke off after her foot was caught under a dray wheel at West Broadway and Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. The RR 5 Brine Company wagon carried ten tons of stone.
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Boston
Kathryn Mulligan
Carles Street
East Cambridge
South Boston
West Broadway
Dorchester Avenue
RR. 5. Brine Company
Steamer sank in collision off Sandy Hook
In dense fog the Panama Company's steamer Finance sank after a collision with the White Star freighter Georgic in the main channel off Sandy Hook. The Georgic, only slightly damaged, saved all 100 passengers and crew. the Finance is completely submerged.
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Sandy Hook
New York
Panama Company
Finance
White Star
Georgic
Italian Demonstrations Against Austria Rise in Italy
Rome reports Italians show intense resentment over anti Italian riots in Vienna. Demonstrations erupt in major cities with fiery speeches and Austrian flag burning. Police and soldiers prevent an attack on the Austrian embassy amid arrests and cries of Down with Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Austria
Vienna
Italy
Balkans
Hypnotism Prised as Aid to Juvenile Reform
Des Moines probation officers sanction hypnotism to reform incorrigible youths. Prof Edgar Adams, a respected hypnotist, leads a test on Frank Barnes who slept through a command to attend school and mind his parents. Barnes returned to school the next day and played hockey, signaling potential progress.
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Des Moines
C. M. Young
Ida McFarland
Edgar Adams
Adams
Frank Barnes
Young Barnes
Health of 421 Inmates Endangered by Cows
In Manchester New Hampshire on November 25 the health of 421 inmates at Grasmer County Farm is endangered by the institution's thirty cows. Six cows were destroyed today after tests showed tuberculosis.
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Manchester
N. H
Grasmer
New Pictures and Songs at the Unique
Weekend program at the Unique features Johnnie Ferguson in black face comedy and two million dollar humor from Mike O'Burn. Daughters Honesty and Head Dress Worn in Brittany headline the pictures with Breaking into Society as the comedy hit. Admission five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Ferguson
Mr. Dodge
Brittany
Mike O'Burn
Mike
Hyde denies Equitable takeover bid in Paris interview
The America correspondent found James Hazen Hyde at his Rue Adolph Yvo home and asked about rumors of a plan to regain control of Equitable Life. Hyde said there was nothing to the rumor, had no such intention, and planned to remain in Paris for the time being. He appeared pale grey, looking younger than in his prime in New York society and business life.
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Paris
America
James Hazen Hyd
Adolph Yvo
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hyde
Pari
Mr. Hyde
York
Revival of Gold Mining in Rainy Lake District
Toronto reports a likely revival of mining in Rainy Lake with Dyment ore reef showing samples up to 3124 dollars per ton. Fourteen stamp mills are under construction and most are expected to be operational before winter ends, signaling renewed activity in the district.
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Toronto
Rainy Lake District
Dyment
Japanese immigration to Canada falls sharply this year
Ottawa reports that from April to October this fiscal year 434 Japanese immigrated to Canada including 285 men 128 women and 26 children. The same period last year saw 6 648 immigrants, marking a drop of 6 214 as the Lemieux government agreement to restrict Japanese migration takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Mr. Lemieux
Weather Report From Toronto
Gales and mild showers continue in Toronto with strong southwest winds and cloudy skies. November conditions persist with frequent social showers and mild temperatures.
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Toronto
Indians on Verge of Starvation Near Fort George
Five hundred northern Indians 200 miles east of Fort George face starvation after running out of supplies three weeks ago. They live on what they can beg from white prospectors as packs of wolves overrun their country, causing the dire condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Fort George
Synod hears letter of acceptance from Dean Farthing
Montreal November 25 The Synod received a letter of acceptance from Dean Farthing and notified the Metropolitan. Dr Butler noted the four days spent by the Synod for Farthing and praised the results from the widow's mite hoping for similar from their donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Dean Farthing
Butler
Count Henri Fr LeSaint Gilles Unmasked as Gould Valet
In New York on November 25 the American reports that Elsie Marie Seeberg, Danish heiress, gained a divorce from Count Henri Fr Le Saint Gilles after her brother exposed him as a former valet of Howard Gould. The count, famed in hotel circles, reportedly claimed Belgian castle titles and showed a yacht photo to win her trust.
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New York
The
Henri Fr LeSaint— Gillis
Howard Gould
Elsie Marie Seeberg
Henri Fr le Saint Gilles
Miss Seeberg
Copenhagen
Waldorf Astoria
Belgium
Saint Gilles
Automobile Act Declared Within Provincial Power
Report of the Privy Council committee approved by the Governor General on November 16 1908 finds the Automobile Act valid within provincial authority. It prohibits operating motor vehicles on public highways and asserts legislative power rests with the province. Minister of Justice A B Aylesworth signs the extract and recommends transmission to Prince Edward Island authorities.
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Committee of the Privy Council
MacKinnon
Governor General
Prince Eoward Island
Charlottetown Automobile Company, Limited
Prince Edward Island
A. B. Aylesworth
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Saint John
Commission
Sher
Law Students Society of
Dalhousie University
Forrest
Dean Weldon
Justice Russel
J. 8S
Wallace
Dalhousie
Equitable
Rainy Lake
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