Liberals Hold Quiet Caucus On Saval Policy
Ottawa reports a calm House of Commons as 75 Liberals and 50 senators meet in caucus to decide the party line on the government saval policy following yesterday's Commons debate. Ministers discuss the issue in rooms, with ministerial support broadly backing Mr. Bordens resolution, though a small French Canadian subset wavers and several say they cannot support the bill without stronger admiralty emergency details.
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Ottawa
Mr. Borden
Admiralty
Peace Conference Preparations Stir London For Balkan Talks
London reports the British government is arranging a suitable venue for the Balkan peace conference set to open Friday December 13. Delegates from Bulgaria Serbia Montenegro Greece and Turkey are listed, with names including Guechoff Danеff and Stephanos. Austria agrees to an ambassadorial conference to ratify London treaty, easing fears of a broader European war.
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Turkey
Tewfki Pasha
Osman Nazim Pasha
Milenkav Vesnitch
Paris
Montenegro
Mijuskovitch
Popovitch
Voynovitch
Nicholas
Greece
Stephanos
Gennadius
Gener Danglis
Metaxis
Guschoff
Sofia
Roumania
Grece
Athens
Austria
Europe
Balkans
Brokers resign from London stock exchange firm Wegg Russell
Herbert Wegg and Russell resign membership from the influential London firm Wegg Russell, continuing as bankers and financiers. The move, linked to reforms restricting member operations, is deeply regretted on the exchange and noted for its Rothschild connections.
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London
Herbert Wegg and
Russell
Stock Exchange
Rothschilds
Exchange
Charles Hawley Killed in Porch Fall
Charles L. Hawley prominent attorney and Prohibition party candidate for Pennsylvania governor in 1894 died after a fall from his home porch in Scranton. The tragedy occurred today as Hawley was retiring for the evening.
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Scranton
Charles L. Hawley
Prohibition Party
Pennsylvania
Duffragettes Thrown Bodily Out of Hall
Irish leader John Redmond watched a Home Rule demonstration at Dalston, London, as suffragists and their male supporters were forcibly evicted from the hall. Clergymen protested the rough treatment while Redmond could only offer a single, somber remark on the tragic turn of the women's cause into a comic interlude.
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London
John Redmond
Dalston
Foreign decorations forged and sold in a European scandal
Brussels reports a sweeping scandal as forged diplomas for foreign orders were sold. Authorities traced authentic looking insignia to stolen Chinese legation documents in London, with a global network handling orders such as the Lion and Sun and the Liberator of Venezuela. Real property auction details follow.
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Brussels
China
London
Sugkhame 2 Laven
Lion and Sun
Persia
Liberator
Venezuela
Winnipeg Court Refuses Authority for Criminal Information
The Court of Appeals denied W. H. Trueman's request to authorize laying criminal information against Magistrate McKenzie over two impersonation cases tied to the Macdonald by election. The decision was delivered with disapproval of the magistrate's conduct, Justice Cameron dissenting from the majority.
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Winnipeg
Man
Court of Appeals
W. H. Trueman
Fruvinecial
McKenzie
Macdonald
Justice Cameron
Nationalist MP accuses Dublin Castle officials in Commons
Laurence Ginnell claimed in the House of Commons that police gathered evidence on crown jewel thefts at Dublin Castle in 1907 while officials and officers faced related debauchery. He pressed for privilege to expose corruption, insisting the charges belong in Parliament or nowhere.
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London
House of Commmons
Laurence Ginnell
Dublin Castle
Ginnell
Sir Rufus Isaacs
Dublin’ Castle
Dublin
House of Commons
Steamer Imperial Arrives Icebound After Lake Superior Storm
Sailt Ste Marie Mich Dec 7 The oil steamer Imperial covered by an almost unbroken sheet of ice arrived today from Port Arthur Ont. after a terrific battle with heavy seas on Lake Superior. Pilot Morrison reported several large steamers unbound in shelter behind Whitefish Point and six other boats on the lake with no serious trouble. The storm has abated.
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Sailt Ste Marie
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Imperial
Port Arthur
Ont
Lake Superior
Morrison
Whitefish Point
Town Fire Threatens Mec-n Mechan Near Wheeling
A morning blaze in Mechan eight miles from Wheeling, started about six o'clock, spread to eight buildings including the municipal buildings by nine, causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Firemen fought to control the flames as the town faced a costly blaze.
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Wheeling
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Mec- Mechan
YWCA Board Meeting Advised at City Hall
A meeting of the board of management of the Y W C A will be held in City Hall on Monday the 9th at 3 oclock. Subscribe now for the Daily News.
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Daily News
Automobile Plunges Down Hill Near Hat Borough Homes
Victor Ready’s McLaughlin car unexpectedly sprang to life on Fewings Street and sped toward Fourth Avenue. It toppled over the hill and crashed into the ground near two Hat police guardians’ homes, shattering plaster and damaging houses while occupants slept. The car was later removed after investigation.
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Victor Ready
McLaugh-lin
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Fourth Avenue
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Conservatives Fear Election Inquiry Fallout
Regina December 7 Conservatives fear the Saskatche wan election inquiry conclusions as Mr Bradshaw withdraws from the tribunal and fellow Conservative members decline to continue. The opposition leader says no Conservatives will serve on the committee.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Bradshaw
Greek squadron sighted near Dardanelles amid tense readiness
A Greek squadron of six warships was seen off the straits entrance at 3:30 PM. Turkish fleets massed at the Dardanelles with mines believed in the area. Reports said forty Greek transports carrying Bulgarian and Greek troops may be en route to the Gulf of Saros. It was unclear if the Greek ships escorted the transports or acted alone as Turks prepared two divisions with artillery on the Callipoli Peninsula to deter any landings.
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Baker
Dardanelles
Straits
Gulf of
Saros
Wether
Asia Minor
Callipoli
Standard Oil Co Wins Out in Germany
New York news states that a government petroleum monopoly bill in the Reichstag risks failure unless the government can assure adequate oil supply to prevent famine prices. Catholic Center and Socialist Democratic parties totaling 200 votes threaten to reject the measure, sealing its defeat.
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New York
Actress Edith St Clair Wins $22 500 Suit in New York
Edith St Clair, actress, won a $22 500 suit against Klaw and Erlanger. A jury found the contract valid though Erlinger accused a lawyer of blackmail and said the deal was made under duress to spare his ill wife. St Clair would have received 20 500 dollars annually for ten years. the contract was only for one year.
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New York
Edith St. Clair
Klaw and
St James Palace Opens for Plenipotentiaries Conference
Historic St James Palace is set to host peace plenipotentiaries from the Ottoman empire and Balkan nations for talks aimed at settling Europe’s Balkan question. The meeting is scheduled for Friday December 13 with hopes for a durable settlement amid cautious Austrian opposition and eventual consent.
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London
St. James Palace
Ottoman Empire
Europe
Austria
Canadian Navy discussed in Britain
London December 7. A. 8. Leas, Unionist MP for Shropshire, will ask when orders for building Canadian ships will be placed and when completion is expected. Lord Charles Beresford seeks assurance the gift is over and above the Admiralty’s European needs. Hon. Joseph Martin questions why the British Admiralty would hand over navy strengthening to Canada.
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London
Leas
Shropshire
House of Commons
Charles Beresford
Admiralty
M. P
Canada
Barge Sunk In Weather Off Put-in-Bay
The barge F. N. Knapp in tow of the steamer William A. Hazzard bound for coal sank at Sandusky amid a gale and heavy seas. The steamer Tourist aided by bringing them into port and the crew stayed aboard the Tourist ready to assist further if needed. The storm is described as the worst of the season, making navigation highly dangerous.
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Sandusky
Ohio
F. N. Knapp
William A. Hazzard
Hazzard
Put-in-Bay
Demented Modistes Shoot Nobleman on Champs Elysées
Paris reports two middle aged women claiming descent from Louis XVI shot a nobleman near the presidential residence on the Champs Elysees. Police say the women, once a medical dress shop proprietors in Nannia, are insane and caused their own ruin by demolition in a treasure hunt.
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Paris
M. Dauphin
Lvis XVI
Pamlus Lau Guudl
Champa Elysses
Nannia
Gourlay Pianos Loan Left Out in Hospital Concert Report
The Medicine Hat Music Company loan of two new Gourlay pianos to the hospital concert was omitted from the report.
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Medicine Hat Music Company
The
Daily News
Pay raise for mounted police backed by both sides
Ottawa reports Parliament debating government bills including a plan to install wireless telegraphy on long distance passenger vessels. Premier Borden introduced a bill to increase pay for the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and Sir Wilfrid Laurier backed the measure amid longstanding maritime dismissal disputes.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
J. D. Hazen
House
Borden
Wilfrid Sturier
Roberts Thanks Canada for Defence Offer
Lord Roberts cable to Premier Borden expresses gratitude for Canada's defence contribution to the empire. He says Canada has earned the gratitude of England and the empire and personally sends warm thanks.
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Ottawa
Lord Roberts
Borden
England
Empire
Canada
Czarevitch Walks in Tsarkoe Selo Park
St Petersburg dispatch reports the czarevitch, heir to the Russian throne, walked with assistance for a quarter hour in the royal park at Tsarkoe Selo. This marks his first outing since illness.
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London
St. Petersburg
London Daily Mail
Czarevitch
Royal Park
Tsarkoe Selo
Lavergne Offered Portfolio by Monk
Quebec dispatch reports Armand Lavergne says Premier Borden did not offer him a portfolio. Lavergne claims Monk, who was to select the three Quebec ministers, offered inducements to join the cabinet and that Borden telephoned the night before the cabinet swearing in to confirm the third minister selection.
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Quebec
Des
Lemieux
Borden
Armand Lavergne
Mr. Lavergne
Monk
Acid Explosion Kills Man in Chicago
Stephen Nemic was instantly killed when a carbonic acid tank exploded while being charged. His brother, working nearby, was probably fatally injured. Nemic's body was said to be cut in two.
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Chicago
Stephen Nemic
Duncan Marshall Buying Shorthorns
Minister of Agriculture for Alberta Duncan Marshall visits Toronto en route to the Guelph winter fair. He has just attended Chicago’s International Livestock Exhibition and plans to bring a carload of pure bred milking shorthorns from Ontario to Alberta. He notes cattle shortages and says the government farm stimulates western cattle improvement.
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Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Guelph
Marshall
Chicago
Ontario
Government Farm
Canada
Fued Ends in Shootout at Holland Texas
Sampson Williams was shot and killed and his son Ree Williams wounded by Mat Armstrong who then killed himself. Armstrong was Simpson Williams’ son-in-law and the dispute stemmed from a family quarrel.
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Holland
Tex
Sampson Williams
Ree Williams
Mat Armstrong
Armstrong
Simpson Williams
Foster's Shoe Repairing Depart ment savings message
A truncated advertisement claims Foster's Shoe Repairing Department saves others money with a prompt value proposition. The snippet ends mid thought, offering no concrete details or dates.
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Foster
Medicine Hat ratepayers hear council reports with small turnout
At a council chamber meeting in Medicine Hat last evening the ratepayers crowd was the smallest in memory. Mayor Spencer and aldermen presented department heads with thanks, noting no criticisms of reports and fielding a few questions on sub stations, water mains, street naming, and subway plans. The motion to accept reports and extend thanks passed unanimously. school board reports were not yet presented.
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Spencer
Ald. Brown
Ald. McClellan
R. C. Beck
Ald
Doty
Jno
Benson
Pratt
T. Hopper
McClellan
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River
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