Ontario's Local Option Fight Ends Monday
Ontario's balance of dry and wet municipalities shifts as 132 bars across 9 towns and 16 municipalities face vote on bylaw appeals. With 835 municipalities total, 602 are cities. 333 remain in the wet column. Population under wet rules totals 1,432,772 versus 1,090,603 under dry.
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Soo
Ont
Barrie
Brockville
Aylmer
Meafora
Paris
Tillsonburg
Wiarton
Ontario
Fire devastates Indianapolis clothing district in massive blaze
A large fire in Indianapolis destroyed the E. C. Langen Cloak Company building and severely damaged the W. I. Stewart Book Company stock and L. S. Ayres and Co. stores. Estimated loss around 600000. The blaze raged about two hours and threatened adjacent structures.
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Indianapolia
E. C. Langen Cloak, Company
W. I. Stewart
Book Company
L. S. Ayres and Co
Trades Council Won't Participate
A fragmented OCR snippet notes the Trades Council declining involvement in a proposed event. The text references Rogers and Be, but specifics and context are unreadable. No dates or locations are clear.
First Labor Candidate Elected to City Council in 1914
Robert Collier of Ward 2 becomes the city’s first labor representative elected to the council. Born in 1869 on a Wellington County Ontario farm, he learned printing in Erin. He worked in Buffalo Rochester Toledo and Cleveland before moving to Medi cerne Hat in 1900 and has led the Typographical Union since its inception and serves as Trades and Labor Council treasurer.
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Robert Collier
Wellington
County
Ontario
Wiin Advocate
Erin
Burtato
Rochester
Toledo
Cleveland
Medicerne Hat
Typographical Union
Trades and Labor Council
No Fears for Stefansson Expedition Safe
Captain L. J. Lane of the schooner Polar Bear confirms reports of the safety of the Anderson section of Stefansson expedition. He spent four days with Dr. Anderson and associates, who are safe in winter quarters with vessels Alaska and Mary Sachs. No further word has been received from Stefansson.
Santa Cecelia Arrives After Cargo Fire Off Talevahano
American steamer Santa Cecelia from New York arrived Talevhano with cargo on fire. The vessel remains at anchor as cargo is discharged and inspected for damage.
Council 1914 Opposition Statement Recalled
Fragmentary note recalls Boyd with opposition to him and mentions birth at Ottawa in 1873. It references Merrinburg Collegiate and teaching at school, later entering McGill University.
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Boyd
Ottawa
Merrinburg
McGill ‘University
Rockefeller Invades Canada Plans Big Investment in Vancouver
Vancouver reports Baron Mitsui, linked to the Rockefeller family of the Orient, intends a major investment here. Japanese Consul Mori and Canada’s trade commissioner Gordon Johnson discussed establishing the Mitsui family as top financiers. Aiming to build large flour and wheat shipping terminals on the coast to supply China, with a fleet of steamers to handle the flour.
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Vancouver
Baron Mitsui
Rockefeller
Orient
Mori
Gordon Johnson
Japan
China
Mitzu
The
Schooner Collision Off Portland Injures Crew
A Boston schooner Montague bound for New York lost her mizzen mast and sustained damage after a collision with the coal laden Edwin Winslow at the harbor entrance. The Edwin Winslow suffered no damage and no crew members were hurt.
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Portland
Boston
Montague
New York
Edwin Winslow
Winslow
Charles Pratt Re-elected Alder in Ward 1 Council
Charles Pratt, alderman for Ward 1, was re elected after a single term on the city council. Born in Aberdeen Scotland in 1876, he came to Canada in 1887 and later moved to Medicine Hat in 1907 to engage in the lumber business.
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Charles Pratt
Public Works Committee
Aberdeen
Scotland
Canada
General” Stote
Heathcote
Ontario
Medicine Hat
Riverside Lumber Company
City Council Selections 1914 Leader Born in Prince Edward Island
Mervyn 4. Brown chosen by the people to guide the city in 1014 was born on Prince Edward Island at Little York in 1884. He moved west to seek fortune, worked in Charlottetown and Indian Head, then Medicified Hat, entered real estate, and was elected to the council in December 1910 serving three years on the aldermanic board. Last year he chaired the finance committee.
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Mervyn
Brown
Prince Edward Island
Little York
Charlottetown
Winnipeg
Indian Head
Medicified Hat
Roumanian King Extends Relief to Distressed Jews
King Charles of Roumania, after noting untenable conditions for Jews, agreed to alleviate them. He told the Jewish movement leader he would act, pending agreement with the executive. About 270,000 Jews live in Roumania amid 7.25 million total population.
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London
Charles
Roumania
Bucharest
Europe
Algosia
Washington
von. ‘Berchthold
Man Robbed in Omaha Medicine Hat Case
A Sunday morning robbery in Omaha involved a man known as Norman Taylor alias The Short. He later confessed to stealing from Frank Judson and others, with the loot totaling just over $1,000.
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Omaha
Omaha Daily
Internac
Hanee
Norman
Taylor
Frank
Judson
Ge Montgomery
J. D Bush
City Sees Rapid Work on Sewer and Utility Extensions
The city reports 120 men on the sewer and utility projects with 240 on half time. Officials say public works actions led by the building inspector have curbed unemployment and expect no immediate shortages for workers’ families.
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Public Works Department
Hamilton Man Fatally Injured by 2600 Volt Substation Shock
Thomas Kemp of Hamilton was hospitalized after being severely burned when 2600 volts passed through his body at the D. P. I substation. Doctors fear the injuries may prove fatal.
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Hamilton
Thomas Kemp
City Council Lover 1914 Alderman Leonard J McLean Ward 3
1914 alderman Leonard J McLean born 1882 in Newcastle New Brunswick. He moved to Boston at age 18 for accounting work and later came to Medicine Hat. He first worked for Hon C R Mitchell and then for Medicine Hat Trading Company as an accountant ending with Marshall and Hunter. An Ontario farmer was treated for cancer by radium in a Toronto hospital.
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Leonard J. McLean
Newcastle
New Haunawick
Boston
Mass
C. R. Mitchell
Hat’ Trading Company
Marshall and
Ontario
Toronto
Son of Erin to Represent Ward 4 in City Council
Born in County Down near Belfast in 1874, he moved to Medicine Hat after dairy work began. He worked in groceries, first with Desbrisay then for himself, earning a strong local reputation. A former council member and school board member, his ward supported him with a large vote in the recent election.
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Erin
County Down
Belfast
Medicine Hat
Desbrisay
Inter
Morrow
Hig
Laymen Movement Plans Westward Campaign
Ontario campaign success spurs a laymen's missionary drive for British Columbia. Secretary H K Caskey to depart for the West to organize meetings starting February 13 in Nanaimo with additional sessions planned in Edmonton and Saskatoon. Ottawa reports Frank Cochran's return from Sudbury and undecided travel to inspect the Intercolonial before Parliament opens.
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Toronto
Ontario
British Columbia
H. K. Caskey
West
Nanaimo
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Alderman Peter Robertson’s Early Rail Labor Links
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Alderman Peter Robertson and railroad workers, with references to January and years CG, suggesting an early municipal record or meeting note. Limited readable names and dates constrain detail.
Clarke Faces Troubled Dream Of Alberta Money
The Kansas City banker W R Clarke is linked to a sensational Alberta case claiming two million dollars from the province’s government. The story credits Clarke with promoting a railway project and alleges graft and court battles, but the report says the entire tale is untrue and Clarke never acted against Alberta.
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W. R. Clarke
Kansas City
G. W
Alberta
Clarke
Clarks
Kansas City Star
W. RB. Clarke
Albert
Alberta and Greatch
Wake
Edmonton
Fox - Murray
Clarke Ouy
G Alberts
Tefus
Ciar
Sev Canad
Action
Ith W
Charges Against Forst Reported From Zabern Alsace
A fragmentary local report from Zabern Alsace describes charges against Forst amid civilian tensions. Names and details are unclear but indicate a military or civic inquiry with mentions of officers and a Captain.
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Mara
Marmora
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Orry
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