Dow n in disgrace see Wading of Man Who Rowe Major General Coult
Paris dispatch reports Major General Sir Hector Macdonald commanding British forces in Ceylon died by self inflicted gunshot at Hotel Regina. The note found explains charges of immoral conduct. officials and British ambassador took charge of body. Macdonald famed for Afghan and Sudan campaigns, leaving a son in English school. Reports say court martial planned. health and nerves blamed.
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Paris
Hector Macdonald
Ceylon
Hotel Regina
Feneral
Poll
Hector
Jon
Weis
Everal
Consula
Inter
Englis
Sir Hector Macdonald
London
Mac
Lord Roberts
Victoria Crosor & Commission
Omdurman
Legis
Macdonald
Soudan
South Africa
Paardeberg
British Antarctic Ship Discovery Sets South Pole-Hugging Record
Dispatches from Lyttleton New Zealand report the Discovery wintered in Victoria Land since February last. Shackleton party reached 80 degrees 17 minutes south establishing a record, while Scott pushed to 83 degrees so minutes south. Dogs died during the trek. Shackleton survived near death but recovered. Captain Scott credited with penetrating 100 miles further south than any before, suggesting land extends to the pole in a high mountainous arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyttleton
New Zealand
Ant Arctic
Discovery Haseen
Victoria Land
Shackleton
Mount Terror
Scott
Wilson
President Markham
Royal Geographical Society
Discovery
Antarctic
Britain's Colonial Preferences Stir German Press
Berlin outlets express concern over the Bloemfontein customs accord granting Britain favored status in South African colonies. German press, once confident Canada would set a trend, now fears colonies may resist Great Britain advantages without compensation, crediting Chamberlain for the policy shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Berlin
Germany
Bloemfontels
Morning Post
Canada
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Letter from J W Leonard on Winnipeg Grain Exchange posting
A notice dated March 26 reports J W Leonard general superintendent of the Prairie Provinces Western Division posted on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange bulletin board. It outlines plans to construct side tracks at multiple elevator sites between listed stations and towns including Bagot Burnside Meadows Tosser Roster Dergen Sewell Douglas Carberry Poplar Point High Bluff Alexander Griswold Hargrave Elkhorn Fleming Moosomin Red Jacket Percival Broadview Sintaluta Indian Head Qu Appelle McLean Dalgonie Recina Grand Coulee Delle Plain Pasqua and a siding at Little Pembroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Leonard
P. R. Western Division
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Bagot and Burnide
Meadows
Tosser
Roster
Dergen
Sewell
Douglas
Carberry
Poplar Point
High Bluff
Alexander and Gris- Wold
Hargrave
Elkhorn
Fleming and
Giant fiddle threat to New York skyscrapers
An alleged seismograhy expert Marcus Bellairs claims a massive eighty foot fiddle could topple tall buildings by resonant notes. He says elephant gut strings and a 11 kilometer fibratory range enable him to shake any structure in New York to the ground. No insurers have yet priced such risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marcus Bellairs
Seismograyhoomist
Bellairs
Jailed Quack Nicholson arraigned in Bow Street Court
John Harry Nicholson, a Philadelphia born physician and self styled quack, was arrested on fraud charges and arraigned at Bow Street Police Court London. He claims Canadian ties and a long career selling Buddhas and idols from his Nicholson Rural Institute.
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John Harry
Nicholson
Berlin
New York
Bow Street
London
Nicholson Rural Institute
Stabbing in Toronto and other city items
George Williams of Toronto was stabbed on Sackville Street Monday night and taken to hospital after fleeing to a drug store. An arrest was made of Chas McCain for the stabbing, though the victim could not identify him. Major-General Talbot appeals for funds to build a soldiers institute at Khartoum open to all in uniform with various rooms and facilities. James Barge, former railway contractor, dies in Windsor at 88. Norman Runions, Kingston grocer, collapses at work after 35 years in business. An American inventor creates an envelope that records any tampering, using a chemical flap that reacts to dampening. The note hints that Sue may reconsider pursuing further research in light of the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
George Williams
Tally
Sackville Street
Williams
Chas
McCain
Willian
Talbot
Egypt
Soudan
British Newspers
Khartoum
Sue
Brother Jakey's Foe and The Mumps Debate
Fragmentary lines describe a young doctor treating a swell patient while noting the absence of people with mumps. The text mentions pedigrees and a conflict or question about treatment, but lacks clear context, dates, places, or identifiable names to form a full news item.
You can’t eat your apple and still have it all
A compact proverb-like line remarks that one cannot both enjoy a prize and retain its privileges or comforts. It contrasts appetite with attachment, suggesting choices involve trade offs and consequences in personal decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill
Western settlement and trade notes across Canada and U S
Five settlers train depart Toronto for west. Montreal syndicate to open Calgary stock yards. Fort William premises gutted by fire. Ontario manufacturers raise prices five percent. Four western divorce applications before Senate. Mrs Lorne Tamutton contesting probate in Portage la Prairie. Otto Fernie and Morrissey coal strike rejection of conciliations. Leonard S Patterson arrested in Detroit for $2500 theft. Mexican and Japanese workers clash in California. Chinese war scare prompt panic with trampling deaths. English landlords alarmed by westward farmer influx. Riots in Port of Spain Trinidad leave fourteen natives dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Montreal
Calgary
EE. Lanson & Co
Fort Willian
Ontario
Canadian Senate
Lorne Tamutton
Portage la Prairie
Sir
Otto Fernie
Morrissey
Leonard S. Patterson
Brandon
Detroit
California
China
Port of Spain
Iland
Trinidad
Ice Jam Flood Destroys Montreal Street Pumps Struggle
A major ice jam Tuesday in Montreal sent water to 43 feet 4 inches, just 12 inches below the 1886 high mark. Water surged past walls and Melbourne Street level flooding closed streets as city pumps struggled to drain sewers and protect the wholesale district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Commissioner Street
Decline of Archery on Terond Terrace Street Scene
A fragmentary report depicts a summer afternoon on Arrebey Terond where children crowd front stoops, block trolley cars, toss bricks from polls, and degrade the street with unruly play. Police attend a church event as Father Ketly’s christening is mocked among the disorderly crowd in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenfelt
Childer
Surdah
Polis
Ketly
Robert Smuts
Kates
Mary” Anns
Janes
Fens
Christyan Selety
Passenger ejected after fare dispute on street car
A passenger offered an 85 bill for fare on a Korgon street car. The conductor refused to change it and stopped the car. The passenger refused to alight. As another car approached, conductors and motormen from both cars removed the passenger to the street, where the passenger struck the conductor who refused the 85 bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmotormen
Samaritan high priest leaves Holy Land for London appeal
For the first time in history Israk bes Amram ten Shalma, Samaritan high priest, travels abroad as Samaritans appeal to Jews from London for eid a school. The remnant, about 250 souls, retains Nableus synagogue and ancient books. Earth shocks in Derbyshire at 1 30 pm cause minor damage.
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Israk Bes Amram Ten Shalma
Holy Land
London
Eid
Nableus
Samaria
Zion
Sudah
Pioneer Typewriter Invention Delayed But Acknowledged
The report notes the first typewriting machine was patented in 1829 by Wm. Austin Hurt in Detroit, impractical for broad use. It states general adoption did not begin until 1874. The piece also mentions notable figures, including Mahvel Garcia and Paris' Lon don connections, in a collage of historical trivia.
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Wm. Austin Hurt
Detroit
Grain and Produce Market Report Summary
A broad weekly review shows dull wheat trading with firm prices in Manitoba and Duluth markets. Oats and barley remain quiet with variable demand. flaxseed and spelt steady. Vegetables and dairy items show minor shifts, while live stock and meats remain steady amid ample supplies and department store demand.
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Manitoba
Fort William
Port Arthur
Duluth
Monroe Pure Milk Company to Open Largest Dairy Farm in America
The Monroe Pure Milk Company, formed from The Monroe Creamery of St James and Winnipeg Pure Milk, will operate a 1,750 acre dairy on the Assiniboine south bank near the city limits. Under David Munroe and family, the farm will employ about sixty workers and house 180 cows now, expanding to 400 with 100 cows per six future barns. The nucleus herd includes 73 Holsteins, with plans to convert entirely to purebred Holsteins, and a purifying plant will relocate from Por Tage avenue to the new farm. Water supply is addressed with wells and windmills, and rations center on corn and clover. The operation aims to be the largest in America, surpassing New Jersey’s 500-cow facility.
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Monroe Greamery of
St James
Winnipeg Pure Milk Company
Monroe Pure Milk Impany, Limited
Winnipeg
America
Assiniboine
Munroe
Harry Tewin
Neepawa
Cempany
Por Tage Avenue
David Munroe
New Jersey
Amusing Olio: Man Confuses Ink for Chloroform
A man, attacked in bed, grasps a bottle on a windowsill and anoints his face. He drinks no ink and only wakes to find half his face stained. His wife cries out in horror as the glass reveals the truth: the bottle held ink, not chloroform.
Ontario Fatalities and Local Accidents Reported
A list of Ontario tragedies includes Clifford Oakes, 14, of St Thomas, crushed at a sand house by an engine, and John Hugill, McKillop, killed by a colt. Other incidents: a Toronto three year old run down by a street car on March 26, a G T R foreman Brennan killed at Allandale, and a shooting accident near Long Point. A 14 year old and Maggie Surus, and Tim Bevons’ gun discharge wounded Miss Burns. 27 shots fired, four remaining lodged, critical yet hopeful condition.
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Clifford Oakes
St. Thomas
M. C. BR
John
Hugill
McKillop
Pth Lnst
Henry Sirnham
Toronto
VW. Brennan
Allandale
Tom
Long Point
Brockville
Ont
Tim Bevons
Maggie Surus
Miss Burns
Fas
King Edward Plans March Visit to Lisbon and May Scotland
King Edward has scheduled an excursion to Lisbon on March 8 and intends a visit to Scotland in May. The travels appear as part of a broader royal itinerary.
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Edward
Lisbon
Scotland
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Sir Hector .MacDonald
Coult
CPR Sation
Tweed
Murphy
Macxaceman Thompson
Ells
Great
Britain
Burdick
Budalo
Lany Cue
Territorial Assembly
New Brunswick
CNR
Old Country
St. Jommph's
Winsiper
Pete Bar
India
Corea
Japan
Ganesha
James Barge
Promnent
Western
Windsor
Norman Runions
Princ ‘Ess Street
Kingston
Jakey
Mery Kemah
Hace Ulelde
Archey
Derbyshire
Berby
Joseph Sammie
Walsh
Bolton
Mahvel Garcia
Jenny Lind
University Oflonigsberg
Rayal Academy of Music
Pile Orem
Uch
Carnon
Doz- Voultry
Beef
Turket
Winnipeg Company
BIG Farm
St. James
Mads
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