Dominion Justice Department Reports on Six Penitentiaries
The annual report for the year ending March 1 outlines average prison populations, parole and pardon figures, and costs across six Dominion penitentiaries. It notes juvenile detention rates, Alberta and Manitoba stats, parole conclusions, and details on labor, schooling, and outbreaks.
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Dominion
Penitentiaries
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Alberta
St. Vincent de Paul
W. P. Archibald
Snow slide hits rotary plow near Cut Bank Montana
A snowslide swept down on a rotary plow near Cut Bank Montana last night killing several men. A major storm rages in the district with many telegraph wires down. Details of the accident are not available.
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Montana
Spokane
Cut Bank
Snow Blockade Delays Trains From East and West
A snow blockade east of the city causes widespread train delays as eastbound and westbound services run hours late. Crews work to clear huge banks of snow amid subzero temperatures. Passengers report fierce weather and trains stuck behind drifting snow.
Headache Sufferer Seeks Help From Miller at Hotel Assiniboia
An appeal mentions John F. Miller an eye sight specialist located at Hotel Assiniboia offering help for headaches. The fragment notes a contact point for treatment.
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John F. Miller
Hotel
Vanderbilt Hotel Opens In New York On Park Avenue
New York January 10. The Vanderbilt Hotel opens today on the former Vanderbilt residence site at Thirty four Street and Park Avenue. The skyscraper style building features a fireproof design with concrete floors steel frames and marble baseboards. Interior fittings cost about three quarters of a million dollars and include oil master copies in every salon and extensive expensive rugs and furniture. Owner Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has reserved a floor for his and his bride when in the city.
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New York
Thirty-fourth Street
Park Avenue
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Equitable Building Fire Threads of Wall Street Losses
In New York the Equitable Building lies in ruins after a massive fire guarded by 140 policemen. Seven bodies recovered and six lives lost. Vaults reportedly hold securities of the Harriman and Belmont estates and the Equitable Life. stock records may be lost requiring notices to stockholders.
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New York
Equitable
Bar
Harriman
Belmont
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mercantile Safe Department
William Walsh
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Narriman Lines
Mercantile Trust Company
Bank of Commerce Capital Increase Reported
Toronto January 10 The Bank of Commerce annual meeting authorizes a capital rise from fifteen to twenty five million dollars. Alexander Lairm general manager is elected to the board. The five hundred thousand shown as recovered from over appropriation is explained as profits from Yukon business having been appropriated and the situation now cleared.
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Toronto
Bank of Commerce
Alexander Lairm
Federal aid to seed fairs planned for Western Canada
Ottawa Jan 10 1912 Martin Burrell announces a plan to boost seed fairs and seed exhibitions to spur agricultural growth in Western Canada. Provinces to receive subsidies not to exceed per fair crop and exhibition limits with a two thirds prize refund. Allocation lists include Ontario 1000 and Manitoba 9500 among others.
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Dominion
Calgary Strong for Car Shops Vote Result
The Calgary by law to grant concessions to car shops passed on a Monday vote. 535 supported the measure with 21 opposing, while 537 backed public utilities for the shops and 19% voted against.
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Calgary
Radical Socialist Elected President of Chamber of Deputies
Henry Brisson radical Socialist deputy from Peche du Rhone was elected president of the chamber of deputies in Paris on January 16. He has chaired the chamber since 1900.
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Chamber OF Deputies
Paris
Henry Brisson
Peche du Rhone
Fire ranger policy ends student participation
The department of lands forests and mines bans student recruits as government fire rangers. Only experienced bush men will be hired with strong recommendations. Rangers must keep diaries quarterly and foremen may dismiss those who are intoxicated or absent without leave.
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Toronto
Department of Lands, Forests and Mines
W. H. Hearst
CPR Maps Route But North Vancouver Seen as Southern Terminus
Vancouver January 10 The Canadian Pacific Railway filed a route map to run along the south side of Burrard Inlet from Port Moody into North Vancouver. The move is seen as designating North Vancouver as the southern terminus for the Peace River line, with CPR and others reportedly planning lines from Vancouver into northern British Columbia. The issue dominates the coming legislature session.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alon
Burrard Inlet
Port Woody
North Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
Peace River
C.P.R
British Colura
Bennett Radford wedding at Rev Hench residence
A quiet wedding was held this morning at Rev. E. E. Hench residence on Princess Avenue. Jas Fleming Bennett of Carlstadt married Mary Ann Radford of Langdon in a simple ceremony.
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E. E. Hench
Princess Ave
Jas Fleming Bennett
Carlstadt
Mary Ann Radford
Langdon
Four Persians Executed Near Russian Camp
Four more Nationalists were hanged today near the Russian camp outside Tabriz. The executions were brutal, with ropes tightened to strangle the men in full view, some dying after fifteen minutes. The Russian forces began destroying the citadel walls, while Shuai Hd Dewleh, the new governor, remains unrecognized by the Sunnis except for the Russian consul.
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Tabriz
Shuai
Hd Dewleh
Telegraph Wires Breakham Across West Halt News Service
Telegraph wires across the West were down all morning delaying news dispatches. The News reports only 500 words of telegraphic copy for today due to the outage while a later wire from the head office of the W.A.B. claims a wire into the city has been opened.
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West
W.A.B
Ross Street Lot For Sale At $100.90 Down
Real estate listing offers a lot on Ross Street priced at $100.90 with $75.00 down and balance negotiable. H. C. Pettet & Co. located at 366 Toronto Street coordinates the deal.
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Ross St
H. C. Pettet & Co
Toronto St
Fire claims life of infant in Montreal home blaze
Three year old Albert Gingras toppled a lamp in a Montreal home and a fire started that killed his one month old sister. Firefighters controlled the flames quickly and limited damage.
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Montreal
Albert Gingras
Opening of Legislature in Quebec Amid Snow Storm
The twelfth Quebec provincial legislature opened with a smaller crowd due to severe snow. Cyrille de Lafe was elected speaker after mourning former Lt Gov Pelletier. The throne speech praised the Duke of Connaught as Governor General and outlined plans for colonization, a main Temiscaming road, 100 miles in Abitibi, and railway access at James Bay to boost farming and export transport.
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R.C.G.A
Francis Langelier
Cyrille de Lafe
Gov
Pelletier
CW. A. P. Dispatch
Duke of Connaught
Temiscaming
Abitibbi
James Bay
Europe
Solicitor General Position Likely Abolished
Ottawa January 10 The Evening Journal reports the solicitor general office is unlikely to be filled. Street politicians say the post is ornamental and unused, and the current regime shows no plan to create or fill such offices. If appointed, the office's scope may be widened.
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Ottawa
the Evening Journal
Conservative
Change in boats for Crow train service due to ice
Owing to ice on Arrow Lake steamers can operate only to Burton City from Arrowhead with the Minto and Kootenay alternating daily to Nakusp for through service to Nelson. Starting tomorrow the Columbia will serve Lower Arrow Lake porter Wert Robson to Needles, connecting with Nelson trains at West Robson after arrivals of the Nelson trains on Monday Wednesday Friday and return on Tuesday Thursday Saturday.
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Arrow Lake
Arrowhead
Burton City
Minto
Kootenay
Nakusp
Nelson
Columbia
Lower Arrow Lake
Wert Robson
Needles
West Robson
Edmonton Hit By Water Outage Amid Freezing Temperatures
Edmonton faced a 24 hour water shutdown as Saskatchewan intake iced in and street mains froze. Officials warn large repair costs and delays, with steam heating crippled and water hauled from the river in some restaurants. No fires reported as the city endures a bitter stretch with temperatures thirty below zero.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Members Return as House Reopens in Ottawa
Ottawa January 10. A batch of legislators returns today as the house reconvenes at 2 pm after six weeks. The government aims to push its program with main estimates and tariff board actions soon. A full inquiry into steel industry conditions follows strong representations on dumping and protection.
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Ottawa
Commons
Steel Trust
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Alberta Penitentiary
Forin
Reading
Peter Conaway
Elizabeth Cummings
Tiera
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Sweden
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Macleod
Regina
Magnificent Hotel
N.Y
Alexander Lairn
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Martin Burrell
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Quebec
Ontario
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Burrell
CW. A. P. Cable
Peace River Plans
Lee
Terniscamin
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Gram
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