City council backs single tax and charter changes
City council adopted a single tax plan pending legislative action and approved amendments to the city charter removing personal property from tax provisions while preserving business tax for a transition period. A five percent borrowing-power increase and city limits extension were endorsed with a legislative committee to Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Mitchell
Medicine Hat
Milne
Baker
Spencer
Ald
Pingle
Edmonton
McNamara brothers sentenced in Los Angeles case
In Los Angeles Jas B McNamara received life imprisonment at San Quentin while John J McNamara was sentenced to fifteen years. The report notes union officials funding payments and ongoing federal inquiries into the McNamaras and allied figures, with comments from Detective Burns and references to labor leaders. Toronto's Typographical Union repudiates the McNamaras.
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San Quentin
John McNamara
Llewellyn
Gompers
Bunco
Burns
Los Angeles
Cal
Jas. B. McNamara
Lfe
John J. McNamara
Cleveland
Ohio
Iron Workers’ Union
James B. McNamara
Ortie McManigal
Akron
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Charles W. Miller
Samuel Gompers
McNamaras
Buncombe
Toronto
The
Typographical Union of
Chivers Nominated for City Clerk Post in Regina
Regina dispatch reports surprise nomination of City Clerk A. E. Chivers who has held the job for two years and was linked to the commissionership. He departs to become a financial agent in England.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Regina
Sask
A. E. Chivers
Chivers
England
China Rebels Seek Leader Amid Tumult in Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports growing alarm over China’s political chaos as revolutionary groups lag without funds zeal or unity. Emissaries await Dr Sun Yat Sen’s arrival hoping he can unite factions from Wu Chang to Nanking and halt desertions blamed on rival provinces and weak leadership.
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Shanghai
China
Yat Sen
Wu Chang
Nanking
Hanyang
Honan
Yuan Shi Kai
Hu Pehu
Sleeping sickness aboard Antoinette travels from Java
The steamer Antoinette docked in St Nazaire with 12 sailors in an advanced stage of sleeping sickness after leaving Java a hundred days earlier. Three sailors had already died and health officers found most men semi stuporous aboard a ship swarmed by rats.
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St. Nazare
France
Antoinette
Java
Press cable rates cut in haly
In the House of Commons Postmaster General Samuel said that telegraph and cable companies will accept press telegrams for Canada and the United States at half current rates. The England Canada rate drops to two pence half penny per word from five pence.
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London
House of Commons
Samuel
Telegraph and Cable
Canada
United States
England
Lively Confectionery Opens Season With Jap Orangés
Lively has Jap Orangés in today at FE. B. Lively Con fectionery store on Main Street. Phone 367.
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Lively
FE. B. Lively Confectionery Store
Main St
Bridge Tournament Postponed to Thursday Evening
A Cypress Club meeting this evening arranged the next bridge tournament but postponed it until Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cypress Club
PET NEW CABINET ELECTION IN JANUARY
The new Conservative cabinet was announced today with J. A. Mathewson as Premier and Attorney General and Jas. A. McNeil as Commissioner of Public Works. Summerside picks Murdock McKinnon for Agriculture, Montague names John McLean, Souris selects Chas. Dalton, Tig nish chooses A. MacDonald, Cardigan slots A. KE. Arsenalt, Wellington West Ward Charlottetown appoints Murdock Kennedy and Bradal Bane. All but Stewart and Dalton sit in the house, party meet last night sets general election for the second week in January, Conservatives 16 Liberals 14.
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Charlottetown
Po Ek
Stewart
Dalton
Threatened Railroad Strike Widespread Across Southwest
Trainmen including conductors brakemen firemen and switchmen on the Kansas City Mexico and Orient road were denied a 20 percent wage rise. About 250 men in Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Mexico are involved and believe their group will organize a strike.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas City
Mexico
Orient Road
Oklahoma
Texas
Double Hanging In British Columbia Crimes
New Westminster reports the execution of Henry Jones who killed his wife in August after repeated quarrels. Also hanged was NJ. M. Elishi, a Japanese national who murdered a fellow countryman in Northern British Columbia. Jones was 60, had two grown sons. The hanging occurred without incident.
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New Westminster
Henry Jones
M. Elishi
British Columbia
Jones
United Shoe Machinery Case Opens in Montreal
A government appointed judicial commission opened in Montreal to probe the United Shoe Machinery of Canada. Judge Laurendeux presides as preliminary testimony on the lease system and relationships between Canadian and American concerns, with witnesses from both sides detailing contracts and practices.
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Montreal
Judicial Commission
United Shoe Machinery of
Canara
Court House
Justice Laurendeux
W. J. White
K. C
J. C. Walsh
Messrs
T. Chase Casgrain
A. J. Belwen
N. K. Aflamme
W. Hurst
Messrs. Falconer
C. F. Beardlen
N. G. Dunham
United Shoe Machinery Company of Canada
United Shoe Co
Robbery Suspects Arrested in Express Company Case
Hamilton police arrested J. Douglas Chilmas and Jos Acheson in connection with the September 28 Express Company robbery. The night clerk was overpowered and about $8,000 stolen, with authorities claiming to know how $5,000 was disposed of. Chilmas, formerly a company clerk, had been summoned to fix accounting muddle shortly before the heist.
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Hamilton
J. Douglas Chilmas
Queen St. South
Jos. Acheson
Park Street South
Canadian Express Company
Chilmas
Linseed Of Mills Grand Opening Tuesday Evening
Invitation notes the grand opening of Linseed Of Mills on Tuesday evening December at 7 80 o clock with Hussars Band in attendance. The reader is invited to attend the event.
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Hussars
Private Mengers Day in House of Commons
Ottawa dispatch reports the first private members day of the session. Debates covered the Manitoba boundary, Hudson Bay Railway suspension, Grand Trunk Pacific terminal work, naturalization, and separate schools. Borden contemplates boundary talks with Manitoba. Saskatche wan premier Scott arrived seeking boundary terms.
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Mengers
House OF Commons
Ottawa
Ses
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Wilfrid Laurier
Grand Trunk Pacific
Quebec
BE. M. MacDonald
Borden
Robert Rogers
Whitney
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Neely Humboldt
Bay
Minister of Railways
Frank Cochrane
J. H. Hazen
Marine and Naval Service
England
British Admiralty
Canada
Canadian Club of
New York
Walter Scott
Saskatchewan
Daily Market Report of Wheat and Corn Prices
Winnipeg and Minneapolis futures data show dec wheat opening and closing prices for December and May contracts with oat and flax figures. Chicago prices list open and close values for December, May and July wheat futures across several exchanges.
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Winnipeg
Oate
Nor
Minneapolis
Chicago
Brief Edmonton legislature session on address debate
Edmonton dispatch reports a short session opening the debate on the address by J T Cole Athabasca and Dr Campbell Ponoka with FR Michener seeking adjournment and resumption tomorrow. Lawmakers praised trunk road and railway plans while acoustics in the new chamber troubled the committee awaiting architect input. The federal provincial resource transfer talks were raised with Mr Sifton to present proposals. New five room Balmoral Street home offered for sale at 1650 dollars with monthly payments.
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Cole
Athabasca
Campbell
Ponoka
Michener
Edmonton
J. T. Cole
Sifton
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Lethbridge
Tho
Gary
McNamara
Alexander
J. B. McNamara
Bain
Council
W. A. P. Cable
CW. A. P. Dispatch
Haly
C. A. P. Cable
PET
Wra. P. Dispatch
United Shoe Machinery
CW. A P. Dispatch
Hudson’s Bay Ry
Sion
Bers
Neely
Seasion
C.W
Balmoral St. Hast
Pettet @ Co
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