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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
3
London debates in parliament about the Venezuelan embroilment draw sharp divisions over war risks and US cooperation. A separate court case shocks society as the Mar topp divorce ends with neither side proven, drawing moral commentary from judges and public figures.
A collage of brief notices across borders and time: treaty shifts on Philippine duties, a Te retto ex-mayor’s death, Manitoba flooding with new quarry output, a Winnipeg contract dispute, a Montreal coal purchase to aid the poor, a Nelson court award in a mining death, a gas tax cash heist attempt, a New York club foot operation, a new seven cent stamp plan, and the marriage of Lorens and Knight amid early Canadian constabulary promotion.
A digest of diverse items reports land sales near Plumas and La Itocoerte to Winnipeg buyers, a Winnipeg Salvation Army appeal for 1200 meals, smallpox quarantine opening, a carpenter's illness, and a stamp-logging post office upgrade. It notes grain exports, returning Manitobans, Japan’s war fleet, Esquimalt dry dock plans, bubonic plague cases on a vessel, and Rockefeller funding Chicago universities. It also covers Brandon mayor election, C P R posts, and Venezuela tensions with Britain, plus New York coal aid for the poor and a Kingston horse-theft case.
A Quebec dispatch notes Tulloch Murphy, a ship laborer, received a 320 dollar cheque, a bronze eight day clock worth 40 dollars, and an elite address for saving twenty four people from drowning. His rescues include saving a French immigrant girl in 1892 and a migrant named Cote from the Richelieu River, showing repeated bravery along deteriorating river conditions.
Calgary capitalists report vast oil wealth in southwest Alberta near township line with daily output of around 300 barrels at one stage. Rocky Mountain Development Company held a Calgary meeting and pledged vigorous operations with a planned 500000 dollar capitalization and a new plant to run alongside existing facilities.
Mrs Maggie Jf Gillispie of Lookest Station has been elected in Albany County on the Democratic ticket and will assume office January 1. Her victory marks a milestone as Wyoming expands female representation in local government.
A quirky remark suggests romance hinges on a girl maintaining appetite rather than conventional affection. The line plays on expectations of romantic sacrifice and humor.
A light social observation notes that many speak freely when not held back by restraint. It suggests restraint brings clearer speech and less chatter in public discourse.
An Ottawa paper reports a Montreal and Ottawa division CP train leaving at 845 am was delayed after the engine parted from the train and ran light to Navan thirteen miles away. The engine was recoupled and the trip to Montreal resumed after a telegraph alerted Ottawa. The incident, noted for its rarity in railway circles, involved a large compound engine with three crew members. The engineer’s focus on the heavy locomotive contributed to missing the detachment.
Father Lacombe named parish priest at Calgary. Detroit plans a $140000 power plant and electric light system. Archbishop Quigley of Buffalo, a Canadian, appointed. Western Indian agencies inspector appointed. H Forsyth gets five years for burglary in NWT. Manitoba wheat shipments to ports near 28 million bushels. Transport delays blamed partly on bad water. North Day town collector arrested for embezzlement. US House moves to punish antitrust violators. Venezuela arbitration talks ongoing with Bowen as potential arbiter. Port Huron Engine to start Winnipeg branch. South Australia seeks bids for transcontinental railway to Port Darwin. Darmstadter Bank defrauded for $1.5 million. Nessler missing. William Gibson killed at Niagara Falls mills. Canadian pensions for South Africa veterans eyed. Dominion Alliance to press prohibition legislation in Toronto. Fly Hyman dies. $75,000 in securities found on him. Algoma Central orders 5090 flat cars. Nelson, Reid & Co. win CPP locomotive contract. Mme Gouyon dies from hydrophobia after cat bite. Pasteur treatment failed.
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