Marconi's System Questioned by Count Arco on Atlantic Link
A Berlin cablegram reports Cees Arce of Merit doubting the feasibility of a continuous Atlantic wireless link. He cites coastal station interference, the need for uniform wave view, and questions Marconi’s superiority amid competing systems. He urges universal station response rules at key global points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cees Arce
Berlin
Count Arce
Marconi
Count Arco
Siemens Braun
Jackson
British Can Lon Wheat Raising Co prospectus details
London reports a prospectus for the British Can Lon Wheat Raising Company with capital of 1,000,000 dollars in 200,800 shares. Vendor J Huchard Browne holds 60,000. 50,000 offered to the public. Aims to acquire 20,025 acres in Assiniboia under government grant in perpetuity. Expected at least 30 bushels per acre. net profit forecast 130,000 dollars annually at 60 cents a bushel. Directors listed. two more to be elected by English shareholders. Planting to start in April. company registered in Ontario to avoid 1900 act disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canlon
J. Huchard Browne
Montreal
Assiniboia
J. Richard Browne
C.H. McHenry
Canadian Pacific Railway
T Mayne Daly
Winnipeg
JU. Gregory
Quebec
Willian Johnston
Hugh St Cameron
Casgrain
Metfenry
Canadian Pacific
Pall Mall Gazette
Ontario
England
Murder in Nova Scotia near Advocate Beach
The third murder in Cumberland County within months shocks Nova Scotia as the nude corpse of Wesley Millbury is found near Advocate Beach. Millbury, missing for days, was last seen with George Baxter of Canning after a quarrel at Cape Dvor copper works during a drinking bout. The body shows severe injuries including a crushed head, broken ankle, and a head wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wax
Cumberland County
Advocate
Wesley Millbury
Eil
Cape
Cape Dvor
Millbury
George Baxter
Canning
Tantallon nets yield 196000 amid quick return after voyage
Six hours after leaving Yarmouth the Tantallon returned with 196000 pounds of fish earned after nets were in the water only forty minutes. A lock of the Duke of Wellington's hair sold for 20 dollars at a London auction. Toronto's public library holds 1270 volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Tantallon
Duke of Wellington
London
Wide World News Digest From 1902 Items
The era’s brief notes cover a Quebec Southern railway strike, a Merlin doctor’s scarlet fever cure, Winnipeg library plans, a $2,500,000 expenditure for Winnipes, rail accidents near Grant Forks, a Toronto Crown Attorney’s charges against referarum officials, a Lindsay to Midland engine discovery of a man’s leg, London Morning Advertiser on Milner remaining in South Africa posts, and circulating rumors of Milner’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Midland
Ont
Haddon
Fesserton
Victoria Harbor
Peacock
Midland Way Freight
Fessertor
Dense Chicago Fog Ties Up City Traffic and Fatal Shooting
A dense fog in Chicago on the night of February caused likely fatal shooting of Patrick Walsh and wounding of Patrick Nolan near Fulton and North Halstead streets. Pedestrian collisions and transit delays followed as mist hampered motormen, cabbies, streetcars, and elevated trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dr Anaher
Patrick Walsh
Patrick Nolan
Fulton
North Halstead
Cablegram from Kimberley reports Cape colony unrest
A cablegram from Kimberley describes protests against Sir John Gordon Sprigg in Cape Colony after the arrival of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain. The demonstrations included hissed remarks at a banquet and tense exchanges signaling Afrikander Bleeding Memorial concerns and potential ministry changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Cape Cotting
Cham- Nernin
Sprigg
Afrikander Bund
Ad Tras
Death from whisky bet in Minneapolis saloon
A dispatch reports Wesley O'Brien of Minneapolis died at 4 AM after taking a whiskey drinking wager in a St Paul area saloon. autopsy found whisky in his stomach. The Hennepin county coroner seeks the saloon keeper who supplied the liquor, not yet located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Wesley O'Brien
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
O'Brien
Ingent
Howe
Fas Esetor
O Thien
Mixed 1900s Briefs Point to Global Tangles and Local Tragedy
The brief item catalog cites March 12 Commons session, Jan customs receipts up by 287003 dollars, blockades in Minneapolis and Detroit, a new Deloraine coal mine, a torpedo boat lost near Corfu, and Lord Strathcona funding Winnipeg bonspiel expenses. A fatal sand-pit crush at St Andrews Rapids, Ottawa elevator expansion计划, and Caucausus brigand activity are noted along with a Stanley Cup hockey match in Montreal lasting two hours. The piece also mentions a Manitoba farmer sued for breach of promise, Tangier diversions, and a Swiss village legacy tied to a dictation prize read from the church pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Toronto
Jena Theard
Manitoba
Eamitted
Mak Ee
Tatice Darling
Godine
Dersass
Arthur la Marke
Condactor
Netebtgat Han Fost
Fox
Marchand
Uinooe Shen
Hon Nese
O T
Marien Reena
Tang
Rinaiper General Hospital
Eiapaten
Heath
Charles Warning
Iain Deopetener
Tata Teepetchee Soha
Auids Tt Son
Iictene
Ie Ie
Reece Jenes Martis
Ding
Etoy
Vaud
Switzerland
Sittage
Nat
Will Stay in Jail The Mrs Maybrick Freedom Fight Continues
The London cable saga centers on Mrs Florence Maybrick and Ambassador Choate’s appeals. Home Secretary Akers-Douglas rejected freeing the imprisoned woman, who must testify in Virginia suits involving her daughter. If remission is granted, release could come in March, though prospects remain doubtful amid rumored letters from Lord Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Unitn
Ambamader Choate
Florence Maybrick
Akers-Douxias
Maybrick
Uted
Virginia
Taroness de Togues
Mra Mastrick
Hobson Resigns From U S Navy After Years of Service
Captain Richard P. Hobson, famed for Messinae exploits, tenders resignation as a U S Navy constructor. He sought retirement for some time but was deemed fit for duty and led construction at Bremerton Washington. His letter cites health concerns and eye trouble as key reasons for stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Hobson
Messinae
U S. Navy
Hobson
Bremerton, Wash
House of Resentatives
Senate
Gan
Cochrill
Minnesota Senate Sels Bill Bans Kissing To Stop Disease
Senator Siler Horton of St Paul has introduced four bills to outlaw kissing unless a family physician certifies lack of infectious disease. The measure links kissing to tuberculosis and diphtheria risks and prescribes misdemeanor penalties with fines from one to five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Siler Horton
St. Paul
Senate
Australian Women Vote Roar Reported in 1902 Sydney
A 1902 Sydney Bulletin discussion quashes fears of anti women enrollment and shows large female turnout. In Sydney district enrollments exceed male voters by twenty thousand plus in a total of two hundred twenty five thousand qualified voters. Other notes mention Swedish and Norwegian mining ventures and American copper trust expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Bulletin
Getva
Thhes
Sweden
Norway
American Copper Trust
Liverpool donor funds canal origin research project
Mr Sutton Timmis of Liverpool has invested £10000 to support studies on the canal origins. Researchers will work at the Line Royal Infirmary and University College. Liverpool shipbuilders warn the Clyde outlook is depressingly weak and wage cuts seem inevitable, risking 50 000 jobs if a strike occurs. An Easter tour will have English mayors inspect Swiss municipal undertakings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton ‘Timmis
Liverpool
Line Royal Infirmary
University College
Clyde
Switzerland
Trial of Rubino Anarchist on Attempted Assassination of King Leopoldo
A Brussels cable reports the trial of Italian anarchist Rubino opened in an assize court. He defended his act as opposition to a corrupt society, boasting of plans to kill monarchs including Leopoldo and Canovas Del Castillo. He claimed funds and support were lacking for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Rubino
Léopold
Henriette
Itubimo
Italy
Makif
London
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Santa Agueda
Spain
Edward
Bearded Women and Municipal Telephony Downgraded Memo
A Montreal Ottawa summary reports unions pressing the Dominion on municipal telephone controls including local service rights street placement and trunk line use while proposing government ownership of long distance lines. The memo urges municipal appropriation of local systems and tariff oversight by provinces and federal bodies. Also noted are two French doctors bearded women study results and a Vancouver dispatch about a dent in an inlet due to whiskey and poor seamanship. The Canadian Press is seeking postal regulation reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Union of Canadian Municipalities
Fitzpatrick
Ottawa
Dominion
Pariament of Canada
Vancouver
Pitt
Wrtone
Harris Honored For Coronation Mass Dedication
Mr Harris received royal approval and governor general notification for a Coronation Mass in honor of King Faward the Seventh and Queen Alexandra. Composer Martie wrote the mass in Teh petting and obtains permission to title it The Coronation Mass. The double recognition reflects high praise for his work across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caty Ring
Queen Alexandra
Martie
Faward
Harris
Harcie
Haa
Tarrax
Ris Ade
Shoplifters Given Suspended Sentences in Eaton's Case
Two young women, May Rman and Faith Squire, pleaded guilty to wholesale shoplifting at Eaton's, with suspended sentences, while alleged accomplice Isaac Matchett pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and was freed on a life sentence. Miss Squire is 17, and her fiancé defended her in court as they plan to marry soon. The judge noted weddings could not occur too soon.
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Toronto
Judge Morgan
Sage Matchett
Mary Sherman
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Wheat Raising Company
Nova Scotia
THE
Carnegie Library
Hudson Day
Strathcona
Britain
Semr
Winnipes
Northern Pacific
Grant Forks
Toronto Dispatch
Dewart
Mills
Osgoode Hall
London Morning
Lord Milner
Transvaal
Orange River
Enteage
House of Commons
Janary
Detroit
Deloraine, Main
Corfu
Land
Lord Strathcona
Robert McQuarrie
St. Andrew's Rapids
Northern Elevator Company
Manitoria
Territories
Caucausus Mountains
Sousa
King
Windsor Castle
Butte, Mont
Stanley
Cas Ambemenor
Melets
Restrane
Mrs. Mayberek
Australia
King Edward
Prearsuttom
Weisner
Union OF Municipalities
MR. Harpis
Wesl
Helsingtore Land
Lawwehr
Preston
Northwest
Territo
Vienna
P Kineer
Herr Wethovie
Jordan
White River
Russia
Brid Kroomrelect
Hie Laneee
California
Ite
Prent
C. ©. Craig
South Antrim
Dr. Keightley
Farmers’ and Laborers
Rat Portage
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