Edmonton to swear in lieutenant governor July first
The Edmonton board of trade reports the lieutenant governor of Alberta will be sworn in at Edmonton on July 1. A celebration is planned during Edmonton's exhibition with vast crowds expected. The article notes Canada should adopt auction sale methods for livestock to spread good sires nationwide and mentions trials near a river and local officials in Camrose.
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Edmonton
Nwt
Board of Crade
Ona
Alverta
Regina
Provincial cattle auction sale planned in Manitoba
Manitoba Live Stock Association to hold first provincial auction of pure bred cattle on May 31 at a Winnipeg stock yards site with a 200 seat amphitheatre. 80 to 90 animals listed including Herefords Polled Angus and short horns. 7 year age limit and breeders guarantee required. Credit available via Eastern Townships Bank Winnipeg. Buyers pay $2 to deliver stock to Regina area by rail.
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Middle West
Manitoba Live Stock Association
Dominion Live Stock Commissioner
Winnipeg
George H. Greig
Messrs
J. G. Barron
S.J. Thompson
Andrew Graham
E.R. James
Eastern Townships Bank of Winnipeg
Regina
Portage Convention Promises Strong Manitoba Gathering
The Manitoba Sunday School Association prepares for the Portage la Prairie convention May 20 to June 1 with Dr Potts of Toronto delivering three addresses and leading a pastors conference. Mia Bryner from Tit for five talks and sessions. local organizers ready at the New Disciples Church with committee heads for music entertainment decor and reception. One fare round trip via rail on certificate plan offered. inquiries to W H Jewin. Shooting Fatality in the Territories reports a fatal shooting following a family dispute with a brother in the house and a long silence afterward.
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Portage
Manitoba Sunday School Association
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Potts
Toronto
Mia
Bryner
Titois
Ed. McKay
Commercial College
A H. Hyrnell
Hudson's Bay Co's
W. H. Jewin
General
Elevator Accident Ends in Tragic Death
Samea Ho Ruste Jammed in an Elevator. He became trapped between the elevator and floor and nearly severed his leg. He freed himself and crawled to a window 150 feet away before attracting a patrolman poor, was rushed to hospital and died hours later leaving a widow and two children.
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Ralph Clark and Company
Rich Gold Strike Near Dawson City Reported
A Yukon letter to Dr. Alfred Thompson, Dawson City, describes a rich placer gold strike on Higher creek, a Mayo river tributary, several miles from Dawson. Hector Morrison reportedly drilled six feet near Discovery, and claims have jumped to as high as 50,000 dollars each. Ottawa youths Thomas E. Henry Harry Tobin and John A. McDougall hold nearby claims.
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Dawson City
Ottawa
Alfred Thompson
Yukon
Higher Creek
Mayo River
Dawson
Hector Morrison
Thomas E. Henry
Harry Tobin
John A. McDougall
Widow Settles Damages Out of Court in Montreal Case
Mrs. Theodore Quinn settled a $10,000 damages claim against Alderman Louis Payette over her husband’s death on the Notre Dame hospital project in Sherbrooke Street East. The out of court settlement was $3,000 as the jury was to be sworn. She sought $7,000 for herself and $3,000 for her child. Payette agreed to pay $2,000 to the widow and $1,500 for the child.
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Montreal Dispatch
Theodore Quinn
Ald
Louis Payette
Notre Dame Hospital
Sherbrooke Street
Allman Payette
Monument to Late Premier Marchand Unveiled at Montreal
A Montreal dispatch reports Canadian sculptor Mr He wert completed a monument marking the grave of the late Hon Peli Gabriel Marchand premier of Quebec. The monolith features an ivy entwined column for remembrance and a rough stone side for the natural poet. A bust sits atop and the inscription Vir Probus is carved below.
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Marchand
Montreal Dispatch
Hewert
Peli Gabriel Marchand
Canada Atlantic transfer to Grand Trunk likely soon
Montreal reports indicate the Grand Trunk expects an order in council to authorize transferring the Canada Atlantic to the GTR. When finalized, management changes are possible but no personnel upheaval is planned, with operation likely centralized in Montreal and Ottawa.
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Canada Atlantic
Montreal
Grand Trunk
GTR
C. M. Hays
Ottawa
Thetr
Sova
Vermont
Russian Ambassador Cassini Reassigned to Matri Post
The Russian ambassador to the United States, Cassini, is transferred to Matri. Baron Rosa will replace him, formerly Russian minister Tokio, as ambassador in Washington. Cassini had been offered Madrid posting two months ago and will depart in June. The article notes a Supreme Court ruling on futures quotations curbing gambling-like speculation and bolstering the Board of Trade control of its quotes, seen as a blow to bucket shops.
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Washington, U
Voust Cassini
United States
Matri
Baron Rosa
Tokio
Count Cassini
Madrid
Supreme Court
Board of Trade
Postmaster Pleads Guilty in Fergus Falls Case
In Fergus Falls Minnesota James Van Wert the defaulting postmaster on the White Earth reservation pleaded guilty and was sentenced to repay. He has already spent seven or eight months in jail. Harry L Shipley a mail clerk on the Larimore North Dakota to Havers Montana route confessed to riding registered packages. Shipley formerly lived at Jamestown later moved with his widowed to Grand Forks. Dissipation was cited as his cause and arrest came through marked pact. He was held to the grand jury.
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St. Paul
Mina
United States
Fergus Falls
James van Wert
White Earth Reservation
van Wert Helready
Harry L. Shipley
Larimore
Havers
Mont
Shipley
Jamestown
Bis Apriet
Grad Forks
OTE CONFESSES TO MURDER OF GANNON
Foote, charged with murder, admits killing Gannon after a long feud in Spooner. Police had linked a Spooner mob as the group that warned Gannon to leave town, with Foote claiming the motive and location of the crime.
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Ote
Gannon
Foote
St. Paul, Minn
Spoon
Matt
G the
Muredette
Spooner
Commission to probe crew tampering allegations
The guild proposed a commission to investigate charges that a crew member tampered with an Ald to navigation to harm a rival boat. If sustained, Bonser's certificate would be canceled.
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Guild
Bonser
Confession of Murder Reported in London Police Station
A man named Rey pemeret teeter Aone confessed to murder and named John Jackson as the officer who arrested him. He wrote a statement claiming on a December night in 1903 he killed a Polish Jewess named Dora on Whitfield Street near Tottenham Court Road while intoxicated. He was found in opium influence and held as authorities assess the confession's authenticity. He claims to have been a solicitor's clerk in London.
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Rey Pemeret Teeter Aone
John Jackson
Walky
Filer
Dora
Hegan
London
Route for level road location to be announced
The article details a planned level road route from New Brunswick toward Winnipeg with surveys to be completed this summer and contracts let in autumn. It notes the route largely traverses unsettled country, favorable curves, mineral indications, and winter hauling advantages for starting grading in spring 1906. Construction may begin earlier due to winter rock cutting.
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Winnipes
New Brunswick
Brunswick
Winnipeg
Four years past sparks lead to fatal barroom confrontation
Gannon and Foote had a long running quarrel leading to a murder threat the day before. Foote allegedly shot Gannon through a saloon window as the Spooner mob returned home, claiming fear of being shot and citing a feud over the Spooner townsite.
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Marimoré
Gangan
Gannon
Foote
Spooner
Cathea
Minnesota bans The Return of Sherlock Holmes from schools
The Minnesota state commission rejected Conan Doyle’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes and Elizabeth McCracken The Women of America from school library shelves citing concerns about content. A list of about 150 titles was approved, bringing the catalog to roughly 3,500 books available to public schools. Bids will be sought on the selected titles before schools may purchase.
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Minn
Minnesota
Ission
AL Conan Dorle
Sherlock Holmes
Elizabeth McCracken
Amer
Frank Weld
Moorhead Normal
Eight Hundred Pupils Strike At Chicago Schools
Chicago schools see 800 pupils on strike after a Negro teamster from Peabody Coal delivers coal to a building. Police use of clubs amid clashes with pupils is alleged. Edward Wright, a strike sympathizer, shot in groin by a non union driver. Violence erupts near Michigan Avenue as crowds confront non union coal wagon crews.
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Chicago
Hendricks Public
Peabody Coal Company
Edward Wright
United States Express Company
Michigan Avenue
South Water Street
Auditorium Hotel
Hard Fdantels Company
Testa Ina Anton Phand Pecai
Canadians Threaten Invasion Of Maine Over Log Booms
The article reports Canadian threats to send men into Maine to remove log booms blocking navigation on the St Johns River, with tensions prompting Secretary Taft to seek British intervention and urge delay until a joint commission can rule. Senator Hale promotes a new commission bill, hoping to resolve the dispute without invasion.
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Washington
Maine
St Johns
New Brunswick
St. Lawrence
Taft
Hugh O'Belme
Lord Lansdowne
Hale
Joint Commission
O'Berrie
London
Joint Navigation
Fara
Essary
Tnt Congress
Tornado Wipes Out Snyder Oklahoma Town
Reports from Hobart and Chickasha indicate a tornado struck Snyder Oklahoma wrecking the town. Wires are down and relief is requested as early casualty figures range from several hundred to six hundred.
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Vitanom
Hobart
Anado
Snyder
Frisco Railroad
Chickasha
Ing
Chichasha
Firt Worth
Texas
Fort Worth
Snedar Okla
Frisco
Sapulpa
Western Athletic Club event details
Fragmentary text notes a women's event with a weigh or fee of 12 pounds at 6 o'clock and a referee to be agreed five days before the date. Mentions names and place but details are unclear.
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Rancisco
James
Western Athletic Club
Issy
Agung
Meg
Rabh
Dex
Jet Blan
Choate Honored at Middle Temple Private Bench Ceremony
London scene marks U S ambassador Choate joining the Middle Temple bench in a private ceremony civilly celebrated with a dinner in Elizabethan hall. The event featured cheering by veteran lawyers as Choate spoke of the honor of entering ranks among the greats of the Middle Temple.
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London
Choate
Middle Temple
Queen Elizabeth
Shakespeare
J. Choate
Mr. Choate
Japanese Are Gods Scourge in Wilhem speech and Armenian unrest
Berlin dispatch details Emperor Wilhelm II’s March remarks at Wilhelmshaven praising Japanese patriotism and discipline while warning against Christian inferiority. Also notes Macedonian affairs, Armenian unrest, revolts in Bessarabia, Turkish incidents, and casualties from Armenia to Caucasia with police raids in Warsaw.
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Berlin
Evansche Kirchen Zeitung
Wilin
Nava
Wilhelmshaven
Tel Fy
Kirchen Zeitung
Empero
Buddha
Lord Jesus Christ
Jacob
Turmoil Over Alleged Massacre Rumors Brightens Front Pages
Reports from St Petersburg and southwest Russia spark sensational talk of a Jewish massacre and a violent clash near Yestemn. While details remain unconfirmed, rumors spread about a deadly incident tied to Turkish troops and local forces as observers monitor the situation.
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St Petersburg
Zhilomit
Volkyaia
Russia
Shareholders Decide Sale to Bank of Montreal in Toronto
The Peo Halifax shareholders voted to sell to Bank of Montreal amid Northwest Police notes. A Toronto special feature highlights the Mounted Police's role as an example. An inquiry from Rhode Island about a man who moved west to farm was routed to Regina and the Northwest Mounted Police, with no full information found at Ottawa. The missing man has been located.
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Toronto
Peo Halifax
Bank of Montreal
Northwest Police
Northwest Mounted Police
Rhode Island
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Regina
Ottawa
Importation Trial Targets Harvester Agent
The International Harvester Company of America was criticized for aiding the importation of a foreign worker E L Day from Syracuse. Frank J Beckenridge district agent was fined 100 dollars and one month in jail by Magistrate O Keefe, the case testing whether American workers can be brought across the border to Canada to work. The court had earlier dismissed two of five cases and reserved judgment on others with a decision expected later.
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Osane Syevins
International Harvester Company of America
E. L. Day
Syracuse
Frank J. Beckenridge
Cmpany
O'Keefe
E. L
N.Y
Edward Mabon
Ross
Canada
Winnipeg horse show plans outline varied events and sponsors
The Winnipeg horse show on June 1 1% includes RC MLE participation and novel military exhibitions. Gymkhana events with egg and spoon, potato ducking, rose and Victoria cross races, costume race and obstacle challenges are scheduled with prize lists ready midweek. Proceeds benefit the Women’s Hospital Midland society and communications from polo clubs and Calgary club hint at broad attendance.
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Winnipeg
Hhe
Colonel Evans
RC Mle
Women’s Hospital Mid Society
Wies
Flower
Jady
Hiownt
James J. Mitchell
Bor
Indian Head
Quippelli
Calgary
Sting
Attryaon Ap
Perormances
Acyl
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Ierastimser
Seren
Drfymin
Mount Royal
Fraser
OLD World News
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Maceroniar
Constantinople
Salonica
Monasztir
Jonas
Turkey
Armenia
Mitlis
Mush
Warsaw
Poleter Fm
Bessarabia
Krexpol
Abamelek
Novorossiysk
Caucasia
Persia
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Afad
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Asba
Yestemn
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