Balkan Affairs Report of Bulgarian Atrocities From Constantinople
The London Times dispatch dated April 11 reports Bulgarian atrocities in a small Mussulman village near Uskub Macedo resulting in 165 deaths with women subjected to mutilation. The sultan's inspector-general says Albanian unrest was minor and Turkish reforms progress may take time. Weather warms and Bulga tivity resumes amid tensions with Bulgarian bands.
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Wide World Briefs From The Era Of 1900s News
President Loubet’s welcome in Algiers. Moose Jaw shop expansions. a Winnipeg burglary caught on April night. YmC A branch to aid immigrants. Spindle Top Texas oil fire causes million-dollar damage. grain exchange raised to 1500. Dominion grants for Territories. Northern Baseball league opens May 20. West Superior at Winnipeg. prairie fire in Hilton Manitoba burns Kenneth McKinno. J. W. Leonard named assistant GM of C.F. in Winnipeg. Sam tornado near Peterman and Burnthorn Alabama killed ten in Napanee home. German women push for labor relief. Augsburg railway yard workers seek shorter hours. Major-General Gascoigne reports Hong Kong flour supplies for war office. contracts to Canada/Australia. four now supplied from US, Hong Kong blends bread.
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Aged whaler recalls Norfolk disaster aboard 1826 voyage
William Jackson, last survivor of a harsh Arctic episode, sailed with the Berwick whaling ship Norfolk in 1826. The crew faced five months in Davis Strait, scurvy, dwindling rations, and many deaths. By 1837 rescue ships forced government action for sea voyage health measures.
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Norfolk
Dee
Aberdeen
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Dundee
Lady Jane
Newcastle
Davis Straits
London
Wes
Remarkable 24-Year-Old Clyde Harner May Live 300 Years
A report describes Clyde Harner, aged 24, who despite appearing a boy and weighing 85 pounds, develops at one sixth the normal rate. Doctors, led by Dr Campbell, claim his vitality allows a life expectancy of 300 years, with cells aging far slower and growth imperceptibly gradual. Other physicians concur in noting a startling new view of life history.
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Harner
Loua
Clyde
Campbell
Indiana
Cat fire trial over cotton loss in India mission tale
A missionary recounts a bizarre suit where four partners owned a cat by leg. An oil rag on one leg burned, the cat ran through cotton and caught fire. The court ruled the three uninjured legs caused the damage and the three owners must pay the value of the cotton to the owner of the injured leg.
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India
Les
Indian Names Change To Civilized Family Names
Washington dispatch reports Indian Commissioner Jones ordered Indians to abandon colorful traditional names such as Mud in Your Eye and Young Man Afraid of His Mother-in-law. The Indian Department issued guidance to agents to assign family names in the style of civilized peoples and use English translations when needed to ease land title tracing.
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Washington
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Mike
Indian Department
Smith
West Prospect farmer dies in field during geese drive
Hamilton Meilon, a well known young farmer from near West Prospect, dropped dead in a field while out goose hunting on April 15.
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West Prospect
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Northwest Territories to gain 200 mounted police
Amid a sharp rise in activity in the Northwest Territories the police corps is set to expand by two hundred mounted officers. The move aims to bolster patrols and response capabilities across northern communities.
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Britain News Tells of Royal Launch and Odd Events
From Old Conn notes the kings orders for a 66 foot motor launch for the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Articles report swift Midland railway engines reaching 82 mph on a Leeds Carlisle run, a deaf mute wedding at Yarmouth, and various curious London and national items including papers, devotionals, and public notices.
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England
Mixed 19th Century News Fragments From Across Canada and Britain
Fragmented reports describe a Manchester man injured by a horse fall, Lake navigation opening at the Soo and Welland canals on April 13, and a Yarmouth fair wedding plan. Immigration concerns, a farmer’s infant head found at P. E. Island, and Sir Oliver Mowat’s toe injury are noted alongside scattered notes on emigration, grain, and medical aid in Scotland with unclear cause and various dates.
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Ottaro
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Jos Vickery
Furmer
Oakville
Scotland
Alter
Grain and Produce Markets Across Manitoba and Nord Markets
Manitoba wheat and corn prices show little change with bids for May delivery noted. Spot and futures quotes list oats barley and flax values, with flour, millfeed, ground feed and oats prices, plus dairy butter and cheese trends. Livestock and dressed poultry markets remain firm, with meat cattle and hog prices at steady to higher levels and dairy demand shaping milk products.
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Arnall
Savery
Fort Wi Tam
Port Arthur
Duluth
Glenora
Fort William
Mills Shut Down Indefinitely In Northwest
A Minneapolis dispatch dated April 16 reports all major Northwest mills closing indefinitely. High freight rates and low wheat prices, plus a two cent per bushel wheat movement by boats Duluth to Buffalo, force mills to halt, leaving about 2 000 workers unemployed and shocking the regional industry.
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Northwestern
Reese
Minnesota
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Buffalo
Severe cold and heavy snowfalls hit Pigland last week
Telegrams report severe cold and heavy snow in Pigland last week. Other items note the Canadian surtax impact, a Barr colonist fatality near Sudbury, a Winnipeg powder theft charge, a train between Winnipes miles away, and a fire in St John that killed one sailor.
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Erany
Barr
Sudbury
Ont
Winnipes
Stephen
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Public School Board
Shingle Prices Alter Over Duty-Free Trade
Vancouver reports indicate shingles priced ten cents higher due to duty changes. Canadian Northwest dealers shift imports from British Columbia mills to avoid duty, selling on the spot while Puget Sound mills previously exported logs to create price shifts.
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United States
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British Columbia
Ae Ee
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