Commons Prorogued Amid War and Global Affairs
A London cable reports Parliament was prorogued by royal commission with about twenty MPs present. The King’s speech reviews the South African War’s end, relations with Venezuela and Italy, the Mad Mullah expedition, the Britain Japan alliance, and an anticipated coronation. It notes India’s famine fears averted by rain and dates Parliament to Feb 17.
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Venezuela
Khemperial
Transvaal
Colonial Conference
Chamberlain
Italy
Chili
Argentina
Great Britain
Japan
India
Marriage of St Jobs Brodrick and Maedeline Stanley Set in London
The marriage of Mr St Jobs Brodrick secretary of state for war and Miss Maedeline Stanley elder daughter of Lacy Jeane will take place in London on Monday January 5. Also in parliament John Costigan will push a resolution backing Home Rule for Ireland. A murder verdict was returned in Moormagny Quebec in the case of Joseph Gosselin over Mrs Octave Trihan. An Ontario boy Howard Passmore was killed at a sawmill near Schomberg.
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St. Jobs Brodrick
Maedeline Stanley
Lacy Jeane
London
John Costigan
Moormagny
Que
Joseph Gosselin
Octave Trihan
Lalorer
St. Lazare
Ottawa to curb false reports on foot and mouth disease
Ottawa moves to stop false and malicious reports about foot and mouth disease in Canada and about quarantine. Telegrams are traced to Montreal and papers aiding embargo against Canada may face action. Lord Strathcona notes efforts to circulate rumors prejudicing British opinion on Canadian cattle trade.
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Ottawa
Canada
Montreal
Minister of Agriculture
Lord Strathcona
Dominion
State Saloons Closed Sought In St Petersburg Protests
Protests from provincial authorities urge finance minister M S J Witte to end the state vodka monopoly arguing it fuels secret sales and rising drunkenness. Petitioners say prohibition of purchased alcohol drives intoxication into streets and public places. They claim abolition would stop loss of revenue from schools while boosting imperial income. Alcohol revenue rose from 251 million to 316.6 million roubles last year.
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St Petersburg
M. S. J. Witte
College students reflect on happiness and expectations
A group of 45 college students voice their views on happiness and the pressure to feel content with campus life. They discuss personal goals, social norms, and the gap between idealized student life and daily reality.
Railway Accident Sparks Social Lubricity on Train
A Milwaukee and St Paul collision derails norms as strangers mingle in a comic, chaotic ride. A Winnipeg crutch bearer recalls passengers pairing off in mirth, a Manitoba man in a lap, a Chicago girl atop a preacher’s hat, and a shy man sitting in a lunch basket while a bridal couple picnic. A custard pie among the elderly sparks a tale of temporary friendship across railcar lines.
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Western States
Milwaukee and St
Manitoba
Chicago
le Crosse
Roscoe Conkling
Iowa
Explorer Hanbury Returns From Arctic Quest After Eighteen Months
London financier Mr. Hanbury, visiting Winnipeg on route to England, describes an Arctic voyage begun June 1901 from Fond du Lac to Chesterfield Inlet. The party crossed barren lands by dog sleigh to Ogden Bay and along the Coppermine and Mackenzie rivers reaching Fort Norman by August 31, with copper finds and notable discoveries but no news of Andree.
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London
England
Winnipeg
Old Country
Hanbury
Edmonton
Arctic Cerele
David T. Han
Barren Lands
Esquimaux
Chesterfield Inlet
Ogden Bay
Arctic Ocean
Arctic
Bathurst Inlet
Cape Barrow
Coppermine River
Great
Telegraphic Briefs From A Frantic World In Brief
Agencies report a wide array of incidents and headlines. Notable items include trials in Port Arthur for murder, political moves in Comintern circles, railway wage hikes in the West, and disasters from fires to mine accidents. There are colonial and international developments from Canada, Britain, and the United States.
A Bride Full of Brandy Smuggling Ruse at Avesnes
Smugglers in Avesnes France ad opted an ingenious device a wedding party facade to evade customs. A dummy bride hidden in a zinc face fooled an examiner who discovered the ruse as the carriage fled leaving the officer injured. The brandy appears to have been the bait.
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Avesnes
France
Train crashes into warehouse injuring brakeman at Shoal Lake
A freight train dashed into a warehouse at Shoal Lake Manitoba on February 13 injuring the brakeman.
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Shoal Lake
Man
James Hamilton Killed by Horse Kick in Ontario
James Hamilton a pump manufacturer from Alvinston Ontario was kicked in the head by a horse on December 14 and died instantly.
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James Hamilton
Alvinston, Ont
Woman Unmasked After Ten Years as Man in Buffalo
A Buffalo dispatch reports Warrs Norman, living as a man for a decade, was revealed to be a woman after an ice slick caused a hospital emergency. A fractured ankle led to surgery at Kimetgenes hospital where the surgeon confirmed her sex. She migrated from Faeland ten years ago facing employer rejection, then worked as a cook at Jack's Quick Lunch House on Seneca street. She married Agnes Golden on Sept 26 1896 to Ald. Joseph Butler, with the groom listed as 32, born in Yorkshire, England.
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Buffalo
Norman
Swan
Michigan
Armlynilance
Cutting
Kimetgenes Hospital
Faeland
Jack
Seneca Street
Harry
Ald
Joseph Butler
Agnes Golden
Yorkshire
England
Humberts Arrested in Madrid Over Paris Safe Fraud Case
Police trapped the Humbert family and relatives at a Madrid hotel linked to a massive Paris safe fraud. Romain Aurignac and others were seized after a police raid that found jewels, lottery tickets, and cash, with the family moved to jail under French embassy supervision.
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Madrid
Uwollebert
Monsers
Hurbert
Monsard Meme
de Aurignac
Humbert
Paris
Sime
Prolice
Madame Humbert
Eva Humbert
Romain
Emile
Marie
Calle Perray
France
Mile
Eva
Marie IV Aorignac
Humberts
M. Patenotre
Traded His Wife For 4 Watch Case in Cobourg
A CobourgOntario tale reports Walter Reynolds about 20, who gave his gold watch to his brother George Reynolds in exchange for George's wife Alice Clarke Reynolds. Walter and Alice married next day while George cared for the child. Both are committed for trial on bigamy charges with Walter accused of inciting bigamy.
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Cobourg
Ont
Arizona
Texas
Walter Reynolds
Michigan
Geo. A Reynolds
Percy
Alice Clarke Reynoulds
George
John Miller
J. P
Walter
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Arthur Lynch
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Lynch
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Jaljun
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Edward Hartman
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Taddai
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Winniper
Port Arthur
Rebbuh
Calgary
Fedmenten Ral
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Glenchen
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Winnipeg General Hospital
Suse Pele
Culiforhnia
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Labelle
Fourier
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Cape Breton
The
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Lijent Todd
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Princess of Wales
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Baker
Peter Veregin
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Therty
Clounn
Robert Henry Crawford
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Maulaine
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