Provisions Against Prize Fighting and Related Crimes
The bill to amend the Criminal Code advances to the House of Commons on July 28 with provisions curbing prize fighting and related offenses. Amendments address cranberry patch destruction penalties, shrubbery damage, and the burden of proof for possession of coined metals. Debate covers jury language rules in Quebec and Manitoba, police measures against tramps, and stricter controls on prize fighting with or without gloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
F. B. Wade
Annapolis
Claus
Pite- Patrick
Sam Hughes
Fitzpatrick
Quebec
Manitoba
W. Gorman
Brief News Roundup From Winn and Beyond
A compact digest notes Winn mayoral events on August 20, burglaries in Portage la Prairie with over $100 stolen, a Pinorwic Ontario immigrant case, Notre Dame cathedral disturbances during a mass for the late pope, and other scattered items. It mentions Mackensie and Mans purchasing the Mistre Viet railway in Nova Scotia and references a questioned title event involving the Duke of Noristk.
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Civic
Portage la Trai
Mackensie
Mans
Nova Scotia
Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris
Che
Pope
Dewiharnos
Winnipeg stable fire claims life of John Walker and burns horses
A Sunday morning blaze at Patrick Griffin’s Winnipeg livery stable consumed a large portion of the property worth about 3900 with no insurance. Firefighters found the body of John Walker, known as Shorty, in the hayloft after the flames had nearly been extinguished. Walker, an Englishman, had worked at Griffin’s stable for two and a half years and was about 18 years old. The fire endangered nearby structures within 300 yards as a water flow was redirected to combat the blaze.
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Patrik Grifters
Winnipeg
John Walker
Mala
UGS
Seealee
Aluaie
Sena
Election surprise in Durham baronet division yields Liberal defeat
In Barnard Castle Durham, A Henderson Labor 3970 beat W L Vane unionist 3967 and Beaumont Liberal 2809. The result shocks as the division had long returned Liberal successors, with education act and Nonconformist sentiment cited. Other items report a barn fire near Schalajika Don district killing two workers, a drowning at Royal Muskoka, and local accidents and scientific notes.
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London
Barnard Castle
Durham
Uccessor
Joseph W. Pease
A. Henson
W. L. Vane
Mr. Beaumont
Bocn
Chamberlain
Beng
Liberal Age
St. Petersburg
London Daily Mail
Schalajika
Don
High speed monorail trains proposed for England
An English plan for a high speed electric mono-rail between Manchester and Liverpool is described. Inventor EB Behr argues the single rail allows 100 mph plus with safety due to guide rails. Trials in Belgium showed safe, comfortable rides, prompting parliamentary approval and talk of faster, more efficient express services.
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England
EB Behr
Manchester
Liverpool
Belgium
Brussels
Behr
Easland
Ene
Anl J
Ottawa to Japan trade fears hit wheat supply
Reports warn Japan and Manchuria facing wheat shortages as Java crop drops 80 percent from last year. Canadian flour dealers urged to enter Japanese market amid growing demand after Osaka exhibition. Also noted were deaths and accidents in Canada including a 30 foot fall at Ottawa university and a lineman injury in Portage la Prairie.
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Ottawa
Japan
Java
Colea
Manchuria
Sidney Fisher
Osaka
Canada
Brandon
Uwice
Lionnais
Albert Prescott County
Ottawa University
Lecture on Japanese customs by Dr Iyumaga at Chicago
The speaker contrasts Japanese manners with Western social life, noting that Japanese traditions resist strong public displays. He cites fewer divorces in Japan, the appeal of restraint, and differences in courtship, entertainment, and dress. He references changes in Western fashion and behavior as less suitable for Japanese norms.
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Japan
West
Tosockicht
Sasser
Jajas
Evans
University of Chicago
Tyenage
Fae Moore
Despa Anpone
Totter
Chicago
King and Queen Welcome in Capital Amid Enthusiastic Crowds
A grand royal reception in the capital honors King Thawrd and Alexandra as thousands line the streets. The procession proceeds to city hall to unveil a statue of Victoria while public cheers echo the royal visit. A Vancouver dispatch reports a Chinaman found murdered in the Chinese quarter with mutilation and scattered body parts. Thirteen people fined and four score injured in a Glasgow railway collision involving two trains telescoped. Salmon pack on the Neas river expected to be small.
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Thawrd
Alexandra
Hed
Ireland
Talmond
Qutoria
Vancouver
Naas River
Markets and Wheat Trends in North American and European Prices
Marketreport says weekly wheat prices fluctuated, with nervous buying and selloffs in New York and Minneapolis while European markets exert pressure on high prices for prompt delivery. Estimates shift on Manitoba and Canadian Northwest crops with current forecasts around 50 million bushels. weather remains hot and dry, cutting yield prospects. Fort William Winnipeg prices and local commodities list assorted livestock, butter, wool, and hides with varying per unit prices.
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Innese
Wheat Fm
New York
Manitoba
Canadian Northwest ‘Territories
Aero Ieee
Europe
Arthur Winsipeg
Nicaraguans Use Up Large Cacao Totals Annually
Nicaraguans use cacao heavily with chocolate consumed hot or cold twice daily in every household. Cacao grows on trees from seven to twelve feet high, yielding about $40 per acre, a common figure for earnings.
Fragmentary note on salt and infusion method
A partial readable line describes preventing salt for each quart and mentions a hazelnut infusion. The text is fragmented with no clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond salt and hazelnut reference.
Charcoal and Yellow Jack
Havana markets show feverish activity as charcoal and yellow jack trades surge amid rising prices and uncertain supply conditions. Local vendors report stiff demand from nearby ports and tourism-driven clients.
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Havana
Calgary youth faces murder charge in missing farmer case
Ernest Cashel, a then underage Calgary resident, is charged with the murder of farmer believed missing from Tail Creek east of Red Deer. The case follows a forgery and horse stealing spree. a body recovered near Tail Creek was identified as the missing man after a coroner’s inquest. Preliminary inquiry likely in Calgary or Red Deer once Cashel is moved from the penitentiary.
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Calgary
Gwt
Ernest Cashel
Stony Mountain
Helt
Tai Creek
Red Deer
Ponoka
English
Red
Cashel
Ia Breed
Tail Creek
Calary
Montana
Wide World News Bits From Regina To Buckinghamshire
A collage of brief items notes a banner crop near Regina, 64 cardinals voting for a new pope, Winnipes fair attendance at 68511, and Winnipeg storage plans. It also mentions a Cypress farmer Alinet Stewart, a St Louis group, and incomplete notes about rail accidents, casualties, and damages across the United States with 1650 collisions and 1612 derailments causing significant vehicle and road damage.
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Regina
Winnipes Fair
Arctic
Winnipeg
Alinet Stewart
Cypress
Silver District
Skeleton hunter Jonah Leo missing found near La Rose
The skeleton of a hunter known as Jonah Leo, missing from La Rose in Argenteuil County, was unearthed while a grave was being dug. Friends recall his fiery nature and belief he wandered. the case remains unresolved as Chief Detective McCaskill and an associate investigate ongoing suspicions of neighbors.
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Jonah Leo Hunter
la Rose
Argenteuil
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ACU
Pinorwic
Ont
Winnipes
Ieee
Charles Howard Gitoon
Uocensed
A Howard
Duke of
Noristk
Gibbons Bia
Royal Muskoka
Agnew Farley
Brooklyn
Annie Mahon
Trosseau
Miss Mahon
Land
Miss Farley
Charles W. Littlefield
Alexandria
Ind
Rotert
John Cowlen
Flijnt Cowlen
Gerrard Street
of Tan
Hi Me
Grand Coulee
Harvey
Ed Norman Arnston
Sas Bal
Robert Melville
Portage la Prairie
America
Wren Hsband
Perhaya
Martin Ou
Sident
Glasgow
Neas River
THE
St. Louis
Astair
Grain
Andrews and Kildon
Tody Rothschild
Tring Park
Buckinghamshire
Denmark
Yueen
Great Britain
Russia
Greece
Baden
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
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