Persia Yields to Russia and Shuster is Dismissed
London reports official confirmation that Persia has yielded to the November Russian ultimatum. W Morgan Shuster, American treasurer-general since June, is dismissed. Russia seeks Russian and British approval for foreign advisers. In Teheran authorities post notices banning political meetings without police sanction. Reports from Tabriz describe ongoing fighting as Russians and Persians clash near the Citadel. Alberta land stats in 1909 show CP Railway grants and tax evasion concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Teheran
Persia
W. Morgan Shuster
Russia
Shuster
National Council
S. Poklovski Koziel
St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Accident Instance Policy Mentioned by H. C. Pettet
H. C. Pettet references an Accident Instance policy prior to leaving for home for Christmas. The note indicates a policy detail or reminder linked to year end travel and safety considerations. Further context from the source would confirm the exact terms or coverage scope discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pettet
Germany May Reduce Armament
London reports Germany may cut naval armament spending as Berlin shows a drop in extraordinary naval expenditures. Analysts note the German election on January 12 could influence policy. a reduced program would ease tensions and possibly curb British armament growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Berlin
Admiralty
Alberta Manitoba land terms prompt western debate
An analysis by R. T. Telford compares financial terms for Manitoba in 1870 with Alberta in 1905 when self government was granted. Telford shows Alberta and Saskatchewan received far more favorable terms than Manitoba, and suggests 5,000,000 acres of land be granted to fund roads and bridges.
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Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Huudson's Bay Company
Th Cc. P. R
Telford
R. T. Telford
M.P.P
Leduc
Manitoba
Gateway Province
Prairie Provinces
Laarier
Legislative Assembly
Mr. Telford
Saskatchewan
Confederation
Duke Represented At Mass Sung For Victims Of Delhi
In Montreal a requiem Mass at Notre Dame Bonsecours Church honored four Friant sailors who died near Gibraltar while attempting to rescue the Princess Royal on the Delhi. Col Langry stood in for the Duke of Connaught as governor general. La Patrie and editors M L J and Eugene Tarte attended with mayor, French consul, and many Montreal dignitaries. The choir featured journalists and opera members.
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Montreal
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Col. Langry
Bonsecours
Friant
Gibraltar
Duchess of Fife
Delhi
la Patrile
Eugene Tarte
St Paul Man Gets A Great Surprise
Minneapolis dispatch reports Thomas L. Wann, St Paul office manager for Piper Johnson and Case, receives a Christmas legacy of 42,000 pounds English money about 400000 dollars from Lady Harlan of Belfast and London, an aunt of Wann whose father John Wann was a pioneer resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. P. Dispatch
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas L. Wann
St. Paul
Piper Johnson and Case
England
Harlan
Belfast
Ireland
London
Mr. Wann
John Wann
Lady Harlan
Edward Harlan
Prisoner leaps from CNR train during escape
A prisoner bound for a two year term for horse stealing leaped from a CNR train between Dundurn and Hanley as he was being escorted by a mounted policeman. The train slowed to about 35 miles per hour. He fell from the coach, struck his head on stones, was found unconscious, and then revived to continue to Prince Albert with facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Dee
C.N. R
Dundurn
Hanley
Prince Albert
Sudden Raid Nabs Smugglers
Minneapolis dispatch reports George Foulkes of the Treasury Department raiding early trains from Winnipeg on December 22. Large quantities of furs and silverware were seized as suspected smuggling from Canada. Arrests and charges against several train employees were anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CW. A. P. Dispatch
Minneapolis
Minn
George Foulkes
Treasury Department
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Canada
Stiff Sentences for Hold-Up Cases
Winnipeg dispatch reports in police court today stiff terms handed to hold-up suspects. Sydney Miles and George Roberts received five years each, William McEwan three years for robbing a man aged 45 in the segregated district, with other charges dropped. Alex Hicks got one year for robbing a drunk in a local hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. P. Dispatch
Winnipeg
Sydney Miles
George Roberts
Wm. McEwan
Bottineau
N. D
Alex. Hicks
Wreck on Texas Pacific Railway Injures Forty in Kildare
At dawn a head on collision between passenger trains Nos 3 and 4 on the Texas and Pacific Railway near Kildare south of Texarkana injured thirty to forty persons, some fatally. Officials and rescuers rushed to the scene as emergency crews worked through the night.
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Texarkana
Texas
Texas and Pacific Railway
Kildare
Robbed tomb of famed Parisian actress Lantelme
In Paris at Pere Lachaise Cemetery the tomb of Mme Lucie Lantelme was broken into last night and jewels missing. A pearl necklace valued at 80000 dollars was taken and one robber wounded during the break in leaving traces of blood near the tomb. Lantelme, once acclaimed as The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris, was married to Alfred Charles Edwards. She drowned after falling overboard on a Rhine yacht trip July 24 of this year.
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Paris
Mme
Lucie Lantelme
Pere Lachaise
Alfred Charles Edwards
The
Matin
Rhine
Tragic Freight Yard Death Near Regina
Regina dispatch reports a man killed in the CPR freight yards as a train began to move. He was likely climbing between cars and was cut in two when the wheels passed over him. No identity or further details provided at press time.
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Regina
C.P.R
Miner Falls 500 Feet at Crown Reserve Mine
J Graham deckman at Silver Leaf shaft killed after pushing an empty car down the shaft at Crown Reserve mine in Cobalt Ontario. He was 40, married, and recently moved from Apple Hill where his family resides.
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Cobalt
Ont
J. Graham
Silver Leaf
Crown Reserve Mine
Apple Hill
Daring robbery in the French capital
Paris reports a bank messenger shot in broad daylight as four bandits stopped him for a satchel carry $60 600. When he refused, they killed him, grabbed the satchel, and fled in a waiting car. Thousands witnessed the sensational murder in a crowded city thoroughfare.
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Paris
Missing Heiress Violet Buehler May Be Held in Room 917
Chicago notes a foster mother identifies the handwriting as Violet Buehler the 14 year old heiress missing since Thanksgiving. A note on an old envelope cries for help from room 917 and asks to notify police. Police sweep downtown buildings while authorities weigh a possible hoax.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Chicago
Violet Buehler
Monarchist Outbreak in Braga Barracks Wounds Soldiers
Advices from Braga in Portugal report a monarchist outbreak in the 29th infantry regiment barracks on the night of December 20. The colonel and captain were wounded, and by noon the next day firing continued in the city.
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Vigo
Spain
Braga City
Portugal
Port Say
PEG Editor Is Released In Underworld Shooting Case
Winnipeg December 22 Fred Lieberman editor of the Germania was held for shooting May Ford a woman of the underworld. The shooting was ruled accidental and Lieberman was fined five dollars and costs for carrying a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. P. Dispatch
Winnipeg
Fred Lieberman
The
Germania
May Ford
Lieberman
Sir Charles Tupper In Rapid Health Decline
London dispatch reports Sir Charles Tupper’s condition has worsened after a brief improvement, and aid officials state he is failing.
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Charles
London
Charles Tupper
Real estate offer on Rous and Braemer streets
H. C. Pettet & Co. promotes four Rous street lots and 50 ft Braemer street lots as cheap building sites. Down payments as low as 20 dollars with nothing due until May. Listings include a 137 ft property and 366 Toronto Street contact.
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Weviva
Rous Street
H. C. Pettet & Co
Widta
Braemer St
Toronto St
Two Young Girls Jump to Death Near Brantford
Brantford Ontario dispatch reports a tragic accident at Dainsville when Miss Jose Giteon aged 11 or 12 fell 25 feet from an overhead bridge onto railroad tracks after a train approached. Companion Miss Latta Irving was badly injured. both were Y.M.C.A. boarders en route to a Baptist Mission.
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Brantford
Ont
Dainsville
Jose Giteon
G.T. R
T. TW
Latta Irving
Pole Hope Shackletons Terms Captain Scott May Reach
London reports Sir Ernest Shackleton believes Captain Scott could be at the south pole today if weather cooperates. He notes the party with the most stores is likeliest to reach first, while Scott has advantage in numbers and Antarctic experience. The expedition is expected at Stewart Island, New Zealand, by early March.
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Ernest Shackleton
Captain Scott
Pole
London
Scott
South Pole
Bardmore ¢la
Cier
Saie
Stewart Island
South New Zealand
Farmers Delegation Demands Double Size For Ottawa Visit
Cartwright Man December 22 At the Grain Growers Association annual meeting delegates urged raising British preference to 60 percent and removal of duties on farming implements. They also pressed for faster Hudson Bay Railway expansion and proposed a monster deputation to Ottawa twice as large as last year’s.
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Cartwright
Man
The
Grain Growers Association
Hudson Bay
Ottawa
Manitoba farmers meet to oppose telephone rate rise
Two hundred farmers from Morton municipality gathered in Winnipeg for a special meeting on December 22 to protest the proposed telephone rate increase. They urged the commission to justify the rise after state surplus and called for greater economy or removal of rural phones if unmet. A copy of the resolution was to be sent to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Morton
T. Patterson
R. W. Willis
Commission
Provincial License Dept Suspends Hotels in Okotoks and Burdetts
The Provincial License Department suspended the Grand Central Hotel at Okotoks and the West Hotel at Burdetts due to reported safety and conduct issues and gave the Okotoks licensee until February 1 to transfer. Calgary non licensees paid nearly 2000 in fines, with six illicit liquor convictions last week. penalties ranged from 100 to 300 dollars, including two months imprisonment when fines were unpaid. A Board of License Commissioners meeting on the 20th discussed Athabasca Hotel Co Ltd’s license in Athabasca Landing, noting nearby church occupancy and recent ordinance rulings.
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Grand Central
Okotoks
Sitiaw
Burdett
Calgary
Board of License Commissioners
Athabasca Hotel Co. Limited
Athatyasas Landing
Aybearst
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W. A. P. Cable
Kashin
Rosht
Ahieri
S&cargo
Better Han
Duke
Victims OF
Quebec
St, Paul
C.N.R
U.S. Treasury Dept
Mme Lucie Lantelme
Cw, A. P. Dispatch
IY. M.C.A
Bramfford
Buffalo Goderich
Irvine
Gibson
Miss Gibson
Waterford Public School
Miss Irving
Forestville
Y.M.C.A
C. H. Emerson
W. A. P. Cabied
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