17 000 More Males Than Females In The Hat Riding
Ottawa reports a new census bulletin detailing Dominion population by electorate divisions and sex. Total population rises to 7 192 338 with 3 805 350 males and 3 376 937 females. Male gains stem from higher immigration, especially to the west, while British Columbia Saskatchewan and Alberta show male surpluses. Representation for Quebec remains 10 852 per seat.
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Alberta
Dominion
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Great Britain
United States
Far West
Quebec
Calgary
Edmonton Macleod
Medicine Hat
Red Deer
Strathcona
Victoria
Bloody Battle Foretold in Jolo Standoff
At Manilla dispatches report 600 Moros entrenched atop Dejo peak, fortified against Brigadier General John P. Perking's disarmament ultimatum. American infantry and artillery encircle the position, with a clash expected at any moment in the Island of Jolo.
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Manilla
Island of
Jolo
John P. Perking
Dejo
China Ready to Accept Republic Peace Talks in Shanghai
Shanghai December 20. Six powers presented identical notes to Tang Shao Yi and Dr Wu Ting Fang signaling goodwill and urging a successful peace conference. Tang and Wu voiced support for a republic, but Tang must consult Beijing before accepting. Armistice extended to December 30 as talks resume at the town hall.
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Shanghai
Tang Shen Yi
Wu Ting Fang
Lang Shi Yi
Wilder
Republican Provisional
Wen Tsung Yao
China
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
France
Russia
Tang Shao Yi
Tay Sho Yie
Tang Sho Yi
Peking
Imperial
Yuan Shi Kai
Pekin
Fatal shooting at lumber camp in Ontario
Miss Martha McLaughlin aged 20 of Ortonville was fatally shot last Sunday by her brother in law Frank Crane while he was cleaning his rifle at a lumber camp about thirty miles from Edmonston in Perth Ontario on December 20.
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Perth
Ont
Martha McLaughlin
Ortonville
Frank Crane
Edmonston
Serious Dock Riot at Dundee
Dundee on strike dockers and carters clash near the Quays as rioting escalates prompting Lord Provost to seek troops. Police charge with clubs. several injuries among strikers and officers. A 300 soldier detachment is ordered to the city. Also an unrelated real estate ad notes 50 ft lots on Braemer Street East offered for 200 dollars through H. Pettet & Co.
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Dundee
Scotland
Braemer St
Pettet & Co
Toronto St
Lighthouse for the Blind Beginnings Under Taft
President Taft and Grace Keator laid the cornerstone of a new lighthouse for the blind in East Fifty-ninth Street New York marking the start of construction on a unique settlement house for the blind. Joseph H. Choate presided and speakers included W. J. Scandia and Dr. John M. Finley.
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New York
Taft
Grace Keator
Blind Women’s Club of
East Fifty-ninth Street
Joseph H. Choate
W. J. Scandia
Lunatic at Large After Escape from Montreal Asylum
Joseph Lanouette, an escaped dangerous lunatic and ex-policeman, remains at large after breaking from Longue Point Asylum yesterday morning with a companion who has since been recaptured. Lanouette was committed six years ago for a murderous attack on Recorder Dupuis.
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Montreal
Que
Joseph Lanouette
Longue Point Asylum
Lanouette
Recorder Dupuis
Wife of Nineteen Granted Divorce
In Seattle Judge A W Frater granted Nellie Jane Paterson a divorce from Byron J Peterson. Paterson, then 19, testified she was married at 13 in Kansas on June 12 1905 and had been brought west by Peterson who hired actors to pose as her parents to secure the license. Peterson allegedly threatened her at Portland and failed to support her.
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Seattle
Dee
A. W. Frater
Nellie Jane Paterson
Jane
Byron J. Peterson
Kansas
Peterson
Portland
Medicine Hat Adopts Single Tax and Expands City
The Edmonton legislature approved Medicine Hat’s single tax plan to take effect January 1, extending city boundaries by 3,200 acres and expanding powers. The city may pass laws on theatres, assist the Agricultural Society, fund the hospital, and allocate 6,000 for receptions and advertising to attract industry. Borrowing power rises to 25 percent. business tax slated for removal in two years. Local officials hailed the move as transformative for 1912.
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Edmonton
Milne
Medicine Hat
Uary
City of
Agricultural Society
Buzza
Persian cabinet resigns as parliament blocks Shuster dismissal
Teheran reports the Prussian cabinet resigning after parliament refused to allow the dismissal of Morgan Shuster American Treasurer General. Ministers accuse parliament of selling out to Russia and warn of a pro Shuster ultra-Democratic shift. A Kashla despatch says Russian troops plan to move on Teheran. Shuster faces a cordon around his home to stop him from performing official duties.
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Teheran
Morgan Shus
Ter
Shuster
Russia
Kashla
Fotah
Is This Woman Her Own Grandmother
Canton Hl December news reports Mrs. William Golden of Norris a mining town six miles away. A 29 year old grandmother has eight children and a 15 year old daughter who is mother of twins born last Saturday. The grandmother was married at fourteen to Henry Bird who died in 1901. Mrs Bird and her eldest daughter then fourteen married Floyd and William Golden, brothers. Mother and daughter are sisters in law and the child’s aunts and cousins are also Golden relatives.
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Canton
William Golden
Norris
Floyd
Wm. Golden
Floyd Golden
Paris divorce case ends amid sensational claims
In Paris a petition by Mme. Langevin for separation from her physics professor husband was granted. The suit, tied to alleged relations with famed scientist Mme. Currie, sparked nationwide controversy and even duels among partisans. A separate real estate ad offers four Ross Street lots with 920 down and no payments until May.
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Paris
Mme. Langevin
College of France
Mme. Currie
France
Live Stock Reform Plea Before Railway Board
In Ottawa the railway commission examined livestock shipment rules proposed by J. G. Rutherford and W. J. Stevens. Alberta officials urged careful record keeping for cattle shipments while railways argued against costly car order books and note that Alberta shipments total 9,468 cars, about one percent of western trade. Shippers favored mail or telegram applications.
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W. J. Stevens
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Teachers to Meet at Stockton for State Convention
Stockton prepares to host over 1,000 visitors for the California Teachers' Association four day session. Notable speakers include Miss Sarah Louise Arnold of Boston and Dr. Guy P. Benton of the University of Vermont as part of an attractive program and a country life commission meeting accompanying the convention.
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Stockton
Cal
California Teachers’ Association
Sarah Louise Arnold
Boston
Guy P. Benton
University of Vermont
Country Life Commission
Edmonton Legislature Passes Key Amalgamation Bills
Edmonton reports the legislature approved four bills in third readings before Christmas, uniting Edmonton and Strathcona and creating departments of telephones and railways, municipal affairs, and public printing. Premier Sifton indicated a new minister of Railways and Telephones would be announced, with Cross a likely pick. The session noted a provincial bonded debt of 411,000 dollars issued June 4, 1909 at 4 percent, and 80,000 spent on publicity over three years, drawing an estimated 6,000 in 1910 and 15,000 in 1911 to Alberta. The motor vehicle bill was also examined.
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Edmonton
Bulyea
Strathcona
Michener
Sifton
C. W. Cross
Railways and Telephones
Department of Telephones and Railways
Alberta
C. R. Mitchell
Texas Industrial Congress Opens With Gold Prize Draw
Dallas hosts the third annual Texas Industrial Congress with Mayor Holland welcoming delegates. Col. Henry Exall delivers the president's address as officers report. A key feature is the afternoon distribution of 10000 in gold prizes for top cotton and corn yields.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Industrial Congress
Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Exall
Green Bay Votes On Commission Plan Tomorrow
Green Bay, Wis awaits a special election to decide if the current municipal government should be replaced by the commission plan. Advocates have conducted a vigorous campaign and it is generally believed the proposal will be adopted.
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Green Bay, Wis
Green Bay
Murderer J Flourda to be hanged March eighth
Riviers Du Loup Quebec December 20 Jules Flourda convicted for the murder of Louis Dion of Honora was sentenced to be hanged March eighth. His brother, who supplied the cartridge, received ten years in the penitentiary.
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Riviers du Loup
Que
Jules Flourda
Louis Dion
Honora
Germany Supplying War Material to Turks Reported
A Sofia dispatch to The Times says a special German train with war materiel passed Zeibsiche on the Turko-Servian frontier en route to Sakolnika, with another train following. The Turkish government conveyed thanks to the German emperor via the ambassador, amid great secrecy. The report notes a festive season context as Christmas approaches.
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Germany
London
Sofia
The
Times
Zeibsiche
Sakolnika
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Republic
W. A. P. Cable
Parliament
Ross Street
H. C. Pettet & Co
Railway Commission
the Railway
Appli
J. G. Rutherford
Cross
Turkey
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