Need for Reform in Surgery Warns Against Reckless Operations
Dr Kenneth A J MacKenzie of Portland urges medical societies to end needless mutilating surgeries performed by inexperienced doctors. At the North Pacific Surgical Association meeting he calls for mandatory internship and post graduate training before practicing surgery, urging strong public stand against such practices.
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Vancouver
Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie
Portland
Ore
North Pacific Surgical Association
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
MacKenzie
Seek Federal Control of Liquor Traffic
Prohibitionists and other supporters from across the country gathered in Washington for a national conference on liquor legislation. They urged Congress to pass a federal law to block interstate shipments of intoxicating liquors into prohibition territories.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Freight wreck blocks CPR main line for hours
Fort William Ont December 16 six teen freight cars were smashed up when an eastbound freight left a broken rail one mile east of Buda 47 ta... from here traffic on both east and west bound lines tied up for hours wrecking crews and westbound tracks was complete from both Fort William and Ignace worked at clearing the wreckage no person was hurt
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Fort William
Ont
Buda
Ignace
Lumber Rates Protest Hears Southern Industry
Representatives of the Southern lumber industry testified against a general freight rate increase on hardwood shipments from the southern territory to Canadian points. The proposed rise is about four cents per hundred pounds.
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St. Louis, Mo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance to Begin in 1913
Regina December 16 Saskatchewan municipal hail insurance will take effect in 1913 after voters across 141 municipalities weighed the measure. Sixty two municipalities approved the act while eighteen rejected it leaving expectations that about ninety districts may ultimately adopt the scheme. Some defeats occurred in grain growing areas where provisions were less essential.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Attorney-General’s Department
Italian Accident Kills Ten in Rome Rail Collision
Ten people died and fifteen were injured when an express train collided with a freight train between Caliian and Mesea near Rome today.
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Rome
Caliian
Mesea
Safety First urged in Interstate Commerce Commission report
The ICC report submitted to Congress emphasizes safety as the core rule of train operation. It details 8215 derailments, with 1877 from track defects and 5847 from equipment faults, noting increases over the prior year and identifying unsafe track conditions, weak speed restrictions, and decayed ties as major factors.
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Washington
International Commerce Commission
Congress
Unionists Use Canned Speeches at Home Rule Bill
In London the House of Commons completed the committee stage of the Home Rule bill with little Unionist disruption Their plan is to muster opposition on the third reading set for January The Lords are expected to read the bill first and reject it The Unionists face a strong show of hostility and may demand a ten to one vote to reject The latest expose shows a circular offering ready made speeches to Unionists signed by Solomon Rosenbaum with paraphrased lines from earlier Gladstone debates
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Asquith
Burrill
John Redmond
Meremiah MacVeigh
Solomon Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Chinese loan suitable basis for negotiations Bloomsbury talks
The Standard reports that at a London conference the six power bankers agreed that the Chinese loan proposals, with minor detail changes, provide a suitable basis for negotiations. Store open tonight and every night until Christmas. The Imperial Dry Goods Co., opposite Royal Bank.
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London
Imperial Dry Goods Co
Royal Bank
Greek destroyers drive off Turkish destroyer at Dardanelles
Turkish destroyer tried to pass into the Aegean Sea from the Dardanelles but was repelled by shells from two Greek destroyers patrolling the straits. Turkish forts fired in reply but caused no damage.
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Athens
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
War Against War Slogan Sends French Workers Idle
Paris reports the French General Federation of Labor calling a twenty four hour general strike to protest militarians. Brest Toulon and Marseilles naval stations will abstain from work as authorities warn of illegality. Telegraphs trains and electrical workers may halt services, testing loyalty of workers to their union.
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Paris
French General Federations of Labor
France
Brest
Toulon
Marseilles
General Federation of Labor
Century Church to Hold Two Evening Services
Announcement that Century Methodist Church will offer two Sunday evening services starting next week. The first at 7:00 and the second at 8:30, with Rev. N. Macdonald delivering the same sermon at both, and duplicating the musical service to ease crowding until the Fifth Avenue church opens.
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Century Methodist Church
Fifth Avenue
Land Reform and Next British Question
London reports the government passing the Home Rule bill past its committee stage amid renewed talk of land reform. Lloyd George is expected to launch a land campaign early next year, with plans seen as targeting large landowners for the main costs of government. The tax and tariff reform remains unsettled, while the stamp-licking benefits of the revenue act are noted but viewed as limited.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Government House
Liberal Party
Clerk Summoned for Macdonald Election Case Evidence
Ottawa December 16 James G Foley clerk of the crown in chancery departs for Winnipeg to testify at preliminary inquiry in the Macdonald election contest. He is summoned to bring all ballots and documents related to the case.
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Ottawa
James G. Foley
Crown In Chancery
Winnipeg
Macdonald
Fireman Killed As Two Freight Trains Crash Near Neles Corners
Two Wabash freight trains collided near Neles Corners at 12 30 this morning. Fireman Louis Locke was killed. Other crew members escaped unharmed after leaping from the engines.
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St. Thomas
Ont
Neles’ Corners
Louis Locke
City to push commission government charter amendments
Lethbridge authorities plan rapid work on the new city charter adopting commission government. Mayor Hatch says several special council meetings will be held in the next two weeks to make amendments for prompt advertising and implementation.
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Lethbridge
Hatch
Promoters Of Large Industry Seek Location Deal
The Mayor and Industrial Committee of the Council are today negotiating with promoters of another large industry. An agreement may be signed and an announcement made within a day or two.
Whitelaw Reid Dies in London Envoy to Britain Passes
Whitelaw Reid ambassador to Great Britain for the United States died at his London residence from pulmonary edema. Mrs Reid and daughter present. Ogden Reid sails from New York to reach his father. President Taft and King George send condolences. Washington notes Reid forged closer US Britain ties through his work. Kings message praises his long service.
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London
Washington
Whitelaw Reid
Mr. Reid
Taft
King George
Great Britain
White House
Mrs. Reid
America
Sador
Perio
England
Great
Britain
Controller McArthur Dead
Winnipeg reports the death of A. A. McArthur one of the successful candidates for the board control at Friday's municipal elections. McArthur had long identified himself with local affairs.
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Winnipeg
Fiday
A. A. McArthur
Manitoba Premier Roblin Returns Home via New York
Premier Roblin of Manitoba is in Ottawa today on his way home from England. He traveled via New York.
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Ottawa
Roblin
Manitoba
England
New York
Great Northern to Build Electric Route in Northwest
Great Northern Railway plans electrification of the New Rockford to Lewiston Montana line under construction. The 530 mile route will be operated as Montana and Eastern, a company controlled by Great Northern interests, at a cost exceeding 10000000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Midn
Great Northern Railway
New Rockford
Lewiston
Montana
Northwest
Montana and Eastern
Great Northern
Coal Finds Reported in Congo Kalanga District
Belgian papers say large coal deposits found in Congo State Kalanga district along Lukuga River. Seams described as thick and near-surface. Christmas cards advertised by News Office on Main Street with remaining designs.
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Brussels
Kalanga
Congo State
News Office
Main Street
Peace conference opens as Balkan delegates meet in London
Delegates from Bulgaria Servia Montenegro and Greece gathered at St James Palace in London to begin talks with Turkish representatives on whether to seek peace or continue the Balkans war. Sir Edward Grey welcomed the pleni potentiaries and offered the king's rooms and support for the negotiations.
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London
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
St. James Palace
Balkans
Edward Grey
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