Dominion Steel-Coal Litigation Returns To Forefront
Montreal September 17 Special The Dominion Steel Coal case resurfaces as the Coal Company fails to file before the Privy Council within the 14 day limit. If default occurs, a hearing or dismissal may follow. Directors assume $600000 responsibility while $750000 has been paid to banks, reducing liabilities against liquid assets.
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Montreal
Dominion Steel-Coal
Coal Co
Privy Council
Haseen
Sad shooting at Highfield ends in tragedy
At Highfield on a Wednesday a 15 year old boy Albert Carson discharged a loaded gun while showing a neighbor’s child how to load it. Mildred Carson aged about ten was struck in the chest and died instantly. An autopsy revealed a duck shot wound and an aorta severed by the charge. The jury ruled accidental discharge by Albert Carson and urged careful gun handling.
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Highfield
Mildred Carson
Guardian
Mildred
Albert
Willie Stewart
Willie
Ledwell
Albert Carson
Neurostone device claims to prolong life big discovery
Sir James Grant announced a youth renewing “Neurostone” that uses dry cells to electrify nerve centres and aid digestion. He says it helped him abandon eyeglasses and appears to slow aging, provoking cautious curiosity at a British association meeting.
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Dublin
James Grant
James
British Association
Teaching farming in the schools in Toronto
Sir Mortimer Clark addressed Exhibition directors at a luncheon urging technical education in agriculture for public schools. He credited the board and President George for the Exhibition's success and cited Guelph as a model. The talk also touched on technical education in manufacturing and trade competition with Germany.
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Toronto
Mortimer Clark
George
Mortimer
Lady Clark
W. K. McNaught
Orr
Canada
Guelph
Germany
Great Britain
French President's London visit featured at New Wonderland
A London Exposition themed film screens at New Wonderland tonight with scenes of the White City and a visit by the King and the French President. The program closes with the Derby Race of 1908 reel and a musical finale by Miss Marion Call Zell performing a duet about love.
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White City
London
New Wonderland
Marion Call Zell
Summerside Exhibition Opens With Record Entries at County Fair
Summerside records show Prince County fair opening with McKinnon Short addressing the crowd. Premier Haszard and others spoke as livestock and fruit displays attract thousands. entries approach 2200, up from 1300 last year, with 400+ live stock. Race results noted, tomorrow features horse judging and finals.
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Summerside
Prince County
McKinnon
Haszard
J. A. Mathieson
S. E. Reid
Compton
J. RE. Wyatt
Queen Marie
Parkwood
J. P. Irving
Owna
Jas. Kennedy
Kensington
Sweet Sixteen
Hammond Kelly
Kelly’s Cross
Parker §S
New Class Created for Three Year Old Trot and Pace
All nom inators in the three year old and under trotting stake drew their horses so the race was declared off. A new class, three year old trot and pace, is formed with entries closing Saturday the 19th at 12 noon. Purse is $200 and Charlottetown Driving Park 1908 general conditions apply except as noted.
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Charlottetown
Netherlands Venezuela tensions noted in throne speech
The Hague September 16 Premier Hemas Kerk reads the throne speech before Queen Wilhelmina who is convalescing. The document briefly references the quarrel with Venezuela and the Caracas explosion of the Dutch minister, noting efforts to resolve the rift peacefully.
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the Hague
States-General Assembly
Hemas Kerk
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Republic of Venezuela
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
Canadian capital for development tops 142 million
The Globe reports E. R. Wood’s compiled statement showing that from January 1 to August 1 capital totaling 142,845,000 was raised for Canada’s development. Most funds came from English investors with government issues at 43,500,000 railway issues 64,000,000 municipal 20,270,000 and miscellaneous 15,075,000.
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Toronto
The
Globe This Morning
E. R. Wood
Canada
England
Minard's Liniment For Sale Everywhere Ad
Chicago ad fragment notes Minard's Liniment for sale widely. Mentions futures like Sept Wheat 101 Sept Corn Sept Pork Oct Wheat Oct Corn Oct Pork with unclear prices around 15.10. Reading is partial and local market context mixed with product promotion.
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Chicago
Egyptian Young Party Organized in Geneva Meeting
The Young Egyptian party was formed in Geneva at a meeting on September 16. A despatch was sent to Sir Edward Grey protesting Britain occupation of Egypt and recalling promises to withdraw troops.
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Geneva
Edward Grey
Egypt
Great Britain
Strathcona Misses Canada Mission After Medical Obstacle
London September 15 Lord Strathcona now at Glencoe with his family voices deep disappointment at being barred from sailing for Canada to attend the Canadian manufacturers convention in Montreal He completed arrangements before Sir Thomas Barlow intervened and he remains concerned about deafness from a recent concussion to the gun signal as his yacht entered Colonsay waters The family plans rest at Glencoe but inactivity irks him.
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London
Lord Strathcona
Glencoe
Canada
Montreal
Sir Thomas Barlow
Colonsay Waters
Thomas Barlow
Tiny Pearl Boat On Show In Rome
A miniature boat crafted from a single pearl is displayed in Rome. Its sail is beaten gold with diamonds, the prow carries a ruby light, a emerald directs the rudder, and an ivory stand supports it. Weighing under half an ounce, the item reportedly costs five thousand dollars. Artists in Florence also recreate nature in minute form using tiny stones and glass.
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London
Rome
Florence
Franco Spanish note criticized by Paris papers
Paris newspapers criticize the Franco Spanish note for excess in scrupulousness. The Petite Republique leads a view that justice does not mean abandoning rights, including recovery of military occupation expenses, while affirming both nations’ zeal for general interests and their right to seek satisfaction of their own concerns.
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Paris
Petite Republique
France
Spain
Premier Laurier Arrives in Niagara Falls Ontario
Sir Wilfrid Laurier arrives in Niagara Falls with Hon. Lemieux and is greeted by Mayor Carter and a crowd. He tours electrical plants, thanks local candidate W M German, and speaks at Victoria Park after a procession from the station. Senators Jaffray Kerr and others accompany the journey from Ottawa to Toronto.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Ottawa
R. Lemieux
Toronto
G. P. Graham
W. M. German
Jaffray and
Kerr
Messers
R. C. Larkin
M. J.haney
Queen Victoria Park
Minard's Liniment Cures Mentioned in Weather Note
Northeast and north winds are reported fair in New Brunswick with clearing skies in Nova Scotia as of September 18. The note appears in a Toronto special dispatch describing Atlantic weather conditions.
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Toronto
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Beatif ication of Joan of Arc Reported
Paris dispatch notes Mgr Touchet Bishop of Orleans published in Le Figaro a statement that will bring joy to many French readers. Mention of Minard's Liniment relieving neuralgia appears in the fragment.
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Paris
Mgr. Touchet
Orleans
le Figaro
Inter-Parliamentary Union Meets to Discuss World Peace
At Biarlin the Inter-Parliamentary Union of 19 world parliaments convened in the Reichstag chambers to seek world peace through arbitration. Frederick Passy and Randolph Cremer founded the group twenty years ago and sat beside German Chancellor Prince Von Buelow, who opened with a welcome in French.
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Reichstag Chamber
Berlin
Prince Budow
Frederick Passy
Randolph Cremer
England
Prince von Buelow
Dickson MPP Returns Home Amid Disclosures
St John September special reports M P P for Albert County W B Dickson returns from Boston after a mysterious disappearance. An investigation by W Malcolm MacKay found his affairs in unsatisfactory condition with claims of misappropriated Highway Commission funds denied. Dickson declined further comment noting a friend advised him to leave temporarily.
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W. Malcolm MacKay
Highway Commission
St. John
Boston Express
Pt. du Chene
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Canadian writer claims discovery on Saskatchewan river
Miss Agnes Law a Canadian writer on a canoe trip reports finding a reed identical to that used for matting in China and Japan. She notes U S imports of matting from China total about twenty million dollars yearly and urges Canada to survey the territory and send scientists to study the material and its manufacture.
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Winnipeg
Man
Agnes Law
Saskatchewan River
Orient
United States
China
Law
Wrights plane crash injures Orville Wright at Fort Myer
Orville Wright was badly injured and Lieut. Selfridge of the Signal Corps killed when a propeller broke during a flight at Fort Myer. The aeroplane overturned from 75 feet, landing on both men. Wright suffered broken arm and hip and possible internal injuries. the machine was wrecked.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Lieut. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Wright
Fort Myer Thisfternoon
Shark Attacks and Death of William Newbury Aboard the Arabic
Passengers aboard the P and O steamer Arabic report a shark attack off Cape Finisterre after William Newbury, 26, storekeeper and married man, went overboard. A lifeboat reached the water but found only blood in the waves as the shark dragged the victim under. The cause of his fall remains unknown.
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Rew
William Newbury
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Cape Finisterer
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