Furnace death trap maims teamster at Winnipeg crematory
Benjamin Hart, a teamster unloading garbage at the Winnipeg crematory on January 27, fell headfirst into a furnace during loading. He grabbed a pickaxe to tear apart a rotten carpet, slipped seven feet into the heated grate, and was dragged out by caretaker M. P. Peterson. Hart was treated for facial and head injuries and taken to Winnipeg General Hospital, where doctors said wounds were painful but not serious.
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Benjamin Hart
Wimniseg Crematory
Fernace
Hart
Cremetory
Furnac
M. P. Peterson
Peterson
Perilous Voyage Of Dawson City Steamer
A Port Town dispatch details the Dawson City, first of the Meet to leave and slow to arrive, sailing into port January twenty fifth with a leaking boiler and damaged machinery. Since October its voyage from Nome to Seattle has seen storms, boiler failures, limited fuel, and arduous coal hauling five miles inland to reach water. After weeks at Dutch Harbor a new sail was fitted and on January balance the packet reached Port Town, anchoring after a long, treacherous journey.
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Port Townsend
Sayong
Dawson City
Nemeites
Felix Brown
Nome
Seattle
Nurwack Island
Port Moller
Miner
Dutch Harbor
Cape Flattery
German Empress Noted Sculptor and Painter
It is not generally known that the German empress is a sculptor and painter of notable ability. Her husband's study at Potsdam shows a lifelike bronze bust of the emperor, and several of the princes have marble statues. Numerous sketches by the empress adorn the halls of the palaces.
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Potedan
Vorne
Winnipeg and world news briefed on January events
The report covers railway and political developments in Canada and England with notes on Winnipeg gains, a Vancouver island timber deal, court sentences, and uprisings in South Africa. It cites deaths of Captain Griggs and Jon Moore, a murder in New Orleans, a strike settlement, and plans for a new hotel and gas plant in Winnipeg.
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Jon G. Moore
Winnipeg
Ludgate
Deasman’s Island
Vancouver
Aoervet
Capt. Griggs
Grand Forks
Red River
South Africa
Northwest
Canada
New South Wales
Thomas Tain
Senator Wood
Hamilton
James Coppell
South Canonta
Ont
Thomas Matthews
I. R
Port Hope
Countess Weser Kwilecki Charged With Child Illegitimacy Scam
A Polish countess Isabella Weser Kwilecki faces charges of pretending to bear a son six years ago and presenting him as an heir to an estate in Wroblewo. Alleged accomplices, Veese and La daces, arranged a forged birth with a railroad worker’s baby brought to Berlin. The infant was reportedly drugged and kept two days before announcement. The countess, then 51, denied doctors’ involvement and claimed a War saw midwife aided initially.
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Bertin
Isabella Weser
Austria
Dom Uy
Westerfra
Italy
Po Sen
Berlin
Warsaw
Flour Prices and Trade Flows Rise in Australia
Trade Commissioner Larke reports three weeks of rain lowered food prices but raised flour costs in Australia. Manitoba flour now equals local flour in price while New York and Vancouver quotations influence Australian markets. Manitoba flour ships to Perth and Pacific Islands. rotation of cargo space limits Canadian grain exports. Prices for potatoes also rise, and a potential boost from British Columbia shipments is noted.
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Larke
Australia
Manitoba
New York
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Perth
Western Australia
British Columbia
Resolution on bounty for mother of triplets causes House uproar
Dispatch from St Paul notes Hugo introduced a resolution on Jan 30 to award 2000 dollars to the mother of triplets deserted by her husband. The measure raised questions about parentage, cites a nine member committee to verify facts, and was laid over after laughter and debate. London cable reports four seamen charged with murdering Captain Shaw and others aboard the Veronica. two men implicate others. William Smith claims innocence amid Mississippi port origins.
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St. Paul
Minn
Liverpool
Yeter- Nice
Brunswick
Shaw
Pep William Smith
Mississippi
Condensed News Across Continents and Incidents
A sweeping miscues of events from Amsterdam to Ontario notes railway strikes, nova scotia central railway purchase, wrecks at Tilsonburg, and Ottawa racing plans with 180 horses entered. Reports mention Premier Roblin opposing Grand Trunk, lightning at Niagara Falls power house, and merchant reductions in transatlantic messages. Also covered are political visits by Chamberlains, a Belgian death counting horses, youth accidents in Ontario, a Vesuvius eruption, and tributes to White Feather chief in Washington.
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Tilsonburg
Ottawa
Crescens
C. PR
Judge McDougall
St Catharines
Ont
Dan
Roblin
Disputed Ottawa steer tops risky guard devices
A one-eyed steer, a prominent guard commission member, faced two tilting rollers and a sheet iron platform that collapsed under its feet, then rejected the dangerous devices. Toronto’s J Gartshorn introduced a “Ross Impassable” with spikes on triangles but the steer balked, while Walter Hunt Sartmester’s staircase finally allowed the animal to climb as others followed.
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Ottawa
Cat de Guards
J. Ja Sohn Smath
J. Gartshorn
Toronto
German forestry values and practices praised in preservation effort
The article notes Germany’s forest management as superior to earlier nations, stressing government and public recognition of forests as national wealth. German forests are typically weed free with few undergrowth issues, minimal washouts, and rare high stumps. Logs are cut close to ground level, extending yield by one to several feet per tree compared with American methods.
News in Brief from AU Hemisphere and Beyond
A condensed roundup notes an English coal trust, burning of San Carlos Venezuela, alarm over a U S Cuban treaty, new Canadian ventures by J J Hill in British Columbia, Manitoba prohibitionist convention, hockey results with Brandon and Winnipeg, Atlantic naval meat tenders, Venezuela settlement talks, a Washington Alaskan boundary treaty, Dr Tizzoni reports pneumonia serum, Carnegie funds Scottish education push, a major Armagh fire with $280000 damage, Toronto shoplifting by Faith Squires and May Matchett, a hospital skin graft case, Ed Clark’s whisky incident, a Cashel arrest, Brantford manslaughter case, a fatal Boundary district train accident, Braun's claim on wireless transmission to a single point, and a new energy transmission method for Atlantic telegraphy.
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Washington
Tizzoni
Bologna University
Royal Academy of Sciences
Rome
Edinburgh
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Trust
Faith Squires
May Matchett
Eaton's
Toronto
Isaac Matchett
Justin Jon May
Clark
Toronto Hospital
Blythe
Northwest Mounted Police
Pat
Mother's Heroism in North Daker Blizzard Rescue
A Grana Tore dispatch details Ance a Desperace Fight With Buxemed and widow MeweJokn Ss Tarte and her four children ages 7 to 18. Stranded four miles from Hannah by a severe blizzard, they crawled into a snow drift under a fur robe for eight hours. At 1 a.m. the storm eased and the mother dragged her exhausted children toward Hannah, reaching a hotel two hours later. The boy was nearly frozen, one girl frostbitten on the face, all with fingers frostbitten. Her calm nerve under peril is hailed as a remarkable act in North Dakota blizzard history.
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Grana
Dief
MeweJokn
Tarte
Worth
Dakota
Hannah
North Dakota
Blizards
Chamberlain's African trip greeted by Boers in Potchefstroom
A cable report describes Sir Austen Chamberlain traveling from Potchefstroom to Mafeking with Mrs Chamberlain and officials including Major-General Baden-Powell. Boers escorted the party into Ventersdorp where General Delarey arrived to welcome him. Chamberlain praised allied efforts and voiced friendship as Delarey urged cooperation.
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Chamberlain
Potchestroom
Mafeking
Landrest Sod
Delarey
Xno
Mrs. Chamberlain
Archbishop Denounces Press and Theatres In Montreal
The archbishop delivered a notable speech condemning French Montreal papers and low theatres, warning he would interdict them if they persist in degrading the episcopacy and sacred things. He urged patience on the Carnegie library plan and remarked on wealthy city pride in public libraries. A separate note reports the Austrian steamer Zvir lost on Torrens Strait with crew reaching Perth after four days at sea. Pope Leo ordered excommunication for supporters of a Nations Catholic church in the Philippines.
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Bruchesi
Cate Tlon
Rchbishop
Nts
Montreal
Zvir
Java
Port Adelaide
Australia
Torrens Strait
Perth
Leo
Philippines
Rome
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Rengeinie
Wiennipeg Crematory
Farle
Mle Lite
THE
England
George Ham
Springfield
Canadian Northern
Main Street
Trans-Canada Railway
Venezuela
Pulp and Paper Makers
Aske Rennier Parent
Quebec
Steyn
Orange River Colony
London
Arthur Lynch
Archbishop Machray
Robert Machray
Thomas Barlow
Department of Trade and Commerce
Oxtawa
Jardine
Sir Percy Girouard
Percy
Durban
Miowera
Victoria
Sydney
New Umea
New Orleans
la Ays
John Thomas
Sherien Ory
St. Charles Parish
Thomas
Ory
Fetter
Mer
Hirth
Hele Se
Amsterdam
Mackenzie
Mann
Nova Scotia
Macedonia
Nicagara Fells
Lord's Day Alliance
Victorias
Shamrocks
Prateforley
Jem SoDoom
M. Winslow
Brandon
Alarcon
John Wolf Barry
Barney Para Tue
Black Sturgeon Lake
Var
Russell Power
Chester Power
Bowmanville
Howard Foley
Foley
Young Power
Mount Vesuvius
Cakfe
F Pital
D.C
Ameumonia
White
Colie
San Carlos
Venesela
J. J. Hill
Great Northern
Prohibitionists
Winnipeg Shamrocks
Portage
Portage la Prairie
Strathcona
Department of Agriculture
Ottarwa
Admiralty
Navy
Armagh
Ireland
Samuel Watson
Westley
Middleport
Isy
Klor
Hardy
Brantford
Watson
Eholt
Boundary District
B. C
Phoenix
Grier
Ferdinand Braun
Strasburg Viversity
Leyden
Signor Marcon
Atlantic
Strasburg Scientific Society
Braun
Buxemed
Mate Tran
Mr. Chamberlain
Eiares
Fisk
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