Ottawa Hall Fire Devastates City Core And Outlying Areas
A vast Ottawa Hall blaze devastates the city core and extends toward Victoria and the waterworks, with 12 000 to 15 000 homeless and factories from Hall Lumber to E B Eddys largely destroyed. Government aid and military equipment arrive as casualties rise and several prominent residents are reported injured or killed.
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Hell
Vie
Ottawa
Hell Hell
Cty
Court House
Rome
Holt
Victoria
Wellington Street
Chaudiere
Hill Street
St Jean Baptiste
Hintontarg
Chandiers Flats
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sumner Mills
Ottawa Carbide
Hichmond Road
Rochestervills
Hall
Gumoar
Huston Lumber
Gatinean Port
Eoge
Hall Lumber Companys
E. B. Eddy
Paniat
Bronson and Weston Lumber Company
J. R. Booth
McKay Milling , Company
Ottawa Electric
Railway Power House
Martin and Warnock
A. W Fleck
Geo. Fost
Levi Crannell
Bronson
Pare
Port Mills
Montreal
Petervorold Brockville
Division Street
Rochester
Hinto
Mechanicoville
Cook
CPR
Jas
Smallpox Outbreak Shuts Winnipeg General Hospital
A man, Hector M. Finlayne, Australian traveller, died of smallpox after reaching Winnipeg from Vancouver via Brandon. The hospital and entire General Hospital complex were quarantined as the second case emerged, with two nurses and a morse worker among those ill. The incident prompted isolation of patients and staff at the facility.
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Brandon
Chowan
Winipeg
Finlerson
Finlayson
Yethops
Morse
Isolapital
General Hospital
Sanford
Virde
Duncan
Morden Bath
Queen Sails for England as Royal Party Leaves Lodge
A large crowd lines route from the vice regal lodge to Kings' Bridge station as Queen Victoria and Prince Christian travel to Kingstown and Englan. The train departs amid hearty demonstrations with many people gathering at vantage points to witness the royal yacht Vic tor.
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Englan Doblin
Queen_Victon
Princeas Christian
Hents of Battenters
Po U
Kings’ Bridge
Kingstown
Jani
Vantage
Vic
Albert
British War Office Despatch From Bloemfontein April 26
Lord Roberts reports from Bloemfontein that Gen Ian Hamilton with mounted infantry attacked Israel's Poort, drawing out strong enemy forces. Gen Ridley and Gen Smith Dorrien led converging flanks while infantry supported. Troops now advance toward Ibata N Chu. casualties include a severe shoulder wound to Major Marshall of Grahamstown Mounted Rifles.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Ian Hamplton
Israel
Poort
Ridley
Smith Dorrien
Marshall
Grahamstown
Standard
Ian Hamilton
Thata N'Chu
Van Horne in Cuba Ties Ratway Rehab Plan
In New York on April 27 American capital joins a drive to rehabilitate and develop Cuba's ratway system. The Cuban Co. is incorporated in New Jersey with 5 million dollars capital. Promoters include Sir William Vanborne Whitnes Lest P Morton Joan A Mackay Gen Samuel Thomas and other noted financiers. A meeting in Gov Morton's office will organize the company.
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New York
Amercan Capital
Cuba
Catan Co
Ite
Sir William ©. Vanborne W Whitnes
Whitner
P. Morton
Joan A. Mackay
Cidal Cable Co
The
Western Railway
Sailing days altered for Elder Dempster Beaver line
Montreal notes changes in mail steamers with Lake Megantic on May 4 sailing Fridays from Montreal instead of Wednesdays and Lake Ontario sailings from Liverpool moving to Tuesdays from Saturdays starting March 1. British aid urged for Ottawa fire victims as Times editorial calls for Canada to fund relief. Commons adjourns after brief session due to fire, with Parliament set to reconvene Tuesday.
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Montreal
Dempster Beaver Line
Lake Megantic
Frigas
Lake Ontario
Liverpool
London
the Times
Great Britain
Canada
South Africa
Ottawa
Wepener Safe and Boer Retreat Reported in April
The war office from Bloemfontein records fire on Wepener streets and a Boer retreat toward Lad brand Prench's Cavalry maneuvers near Mafeking and Pretoria relations. Dispatches detail Dalgety relief by General Brabant and 22 enemy casualties over three days. The Times notes rebel sentences at Cape Town and cautious British self defense amid ongoing South African hostilities.
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London
Wepener
Leven
War Office
Lord Roterts
Bloemfontein
L. Ber
Tape Town
Col. Dalgety
Brabant
Times
Mafetens
Basutcard
Trodersturg
Bratant
Sunay
Torsuay
Lidg Orend
Dalgety
Lord Robfests
Wets Corp
Deans
Sth Hussars
Pt Prothere
Kareefontern
Snow de Wilkinson
Free State
Brataut
Hart
Laois Brand
Paris
Pretoria
Wet
Richters
Leon Koop
Hich
Richter
South Africa
Cape Town
Dartan
Lucan Meyer
Mafeking
Sarah Wilson
Weather and world news wrap a tense Tuesday
A condensed telegraph of global events notes storms, protests, and political shifts from Winnipeg to Victoria. Reports detail a labor strike in Montreal, feared factory fires in New York, and rising wheat prices amid global shortages. Officials warn of escalating violence and a looming economic squeeze as communities contend with shortages and unrest.
Winnipeg Markets Preview of Prices and Goods Listings
A fragmented market page lists fats flour and meal prices from Manitoba suppliers including Fat Fulham and Ogilvie’s Hungarian patent at various per sack and per ton rates. It covers vegetables like potatoes carrots and cabbage with per bushel and per dozen prices, poultry and meats, hides and skins, and notes women and dramatic quotes in stray text, reflecting a chaotic market ledger.
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Manitoba
Fulham
Ogilvie
Glenora
Mapitobe
Lake of the Woods
Medora
Ican
Toby Dee
Tito Tige
Stock brokers report Winnipeg buyers and quotes
Report by Alway and Coampon Winniper notes Monica Selers buyers Meteors to Seradin. Quoted by Alloway and Unampion at 303 Main Street Winnipeg. A4 Sr aM.
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Alway & Coampon
Winniper
Monica Selers
Seradin
Alloway & Unampion
Main Street
Winnipeg
Well groomed winker baffles town druggist on Sunday
A well dressed man with a plug hat visits a downtown drug store on a Sunday, winks repeatedly, and prompts timid replies from the young pharmacist about selling liquor or similar items. The anecdote ends with the apothecary retrieving the item and noting not all winkers imply liquor sales.
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Washington Post
Bes
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Toronto
New York
Airal Siaivex
Bruton New
Dante
EB McPherson
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