Floggings Considered for Foreigners in London Crime Wave
London officials weigh corporal punishment for aliens amid fears of organized anarchist plots after an arsenal discovery at Gold Street and the Hornsditch murders. Police warn of a Europe’s criminal influx, with prisoners seen at race meetings and in districts like Houndsditch and Soho.
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London
England
Gold Street
Hornsditch
Europe
Edward
Houndsditch
Soho
Plowden
Marlebone
Robert Anderson
Criminal Investigation Department
R. F. Quinton
Holloway Prison
Appropriations for the West by Canadian Pacific
Montreal reports William Whyte, vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the west, concluded negotiations with Sir Thomas Shaughnessy on general improvement funds. About 380 miles of new track and 100 miles of house track are planned for the next twelve months, driven by new steam engines and increased sidings.
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Montreal
William Whyte
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thomas Shaughnessy
Dreasland Theatre Secures Bob Inglis for New York Lyrics
The Dreasland theatre management engages baritone Bob Inglis of New York to perform with illustrated films. He brings the latest New York lyrics and starts tomorrow night. The theatre also changes its film service to include the newest line, some shown in Medicine Hat prior to other cities. Rev Beattie of Redcliff has consented to give an address at the Burns Social in St. John’s church on Wednesday evening January 25.
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Dreasland Theatre
Bob Inglis
New York
Hal Lab
Snow -On
Medicine Hat
Beattie’ of
Redcliff
Burns
St. John's
The New Governor General
The Duke of Connaught is not a certain successor to Earl Grey as Governor General of Canada. Some expect the Earl of Dudley, resigning as governor of Australia, to take the post instead, though no official offer has been reported.
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Duke of
Meeting of Alberta School Trustees Sets 25 26 January
The fifth annual convention of the Association of School Trustees for Alberta will convene January 25 and 26 at Alexandra School Wetaskiwin Alberta. Program covers opening session agriculture in rural schools manual training demonstrations and committee reports with minister of education possible attendance.
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The
Association of School, Trustees For
Province of
Alberta
Assembly
Alexandra School
Wetaskiwin
H. A. Malcolm
Innisfail
G. H. Hutton
Lacombe
British Columbia
J. C. Miller
B.S
Calgary
Assembly Hall
Edmonton
Association of School Trustees For
Hilltown
British Isles
Haultain
Department of Education
Great West 8
Montrose S. D
Edmnton
Gore
Evergreen
R. Mitchell
Nova Scotia Endures Unprecedented Bitter Weather
Halifax reports record cold as 22 below zero is recorded on Citadel Hill. Vessels from abroad face heavy icing and crews suffer. The Royal Edward liner from Bristol with the Canadian Mail is reportedly off Nova Scotia coast amid the brutal conditions.
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Halifax
N. S
England
Nova Scotia
Citadel Hill
Bristol
Fifteen Years Imprisonment for Post Office Burglary
Regina January court sentences Harry Clark to fifteen years for breaking into the Government Post Office on December 10 and blowing up the safe. A telltale pair of mitts, footprints matching Clark, and witnesses placing him near the scene influenced the判. The Post Office safe was wrecked by a 15 inch diameter hole. Clark has already served ten years for a similar offence.
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Harry Clark
Regina
Hannon
Government Post Office
Reciprocity Talks In Washington Tariff Negotiations
A Washington dispatch notes Fielding and Patterson discussed tariff talks with Knox and Company. Canada aims to base offers on the 1907 middle column, with possible shifts toward the free list. The report cites partial reductions on cultivators and agricultural tools, with specific duty changes and coins the scale of Canada’s interim tariff.
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Washington
U.S
Toronto
Messrs
Fielding and
Patterson
Knox and Company
State Department
Canada
United States
Daily News
Conductorelectrocution in Winnipeg boarding house
Harry Madwell a CPR dining car conductor was found dead in the bathroom of his 365 Graham Avenue boarding house likely electrocuted by a defective wired light. Coroner Inglis ordered an inquest and city electrification to inspect wiring. City Council debates all night service Sunday and a tunnel route to ease central traffic. A St John’s Presbyterian church event titled A third party in the Dominion house is noted.
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Winnipeg
Harry Madwell
C.P.R
Graham Avenue
Inglis
Winnipeg Electric Railway Company
Police Court Fines for Drunk and Offensive Language
A man known only as a local resident was fined five dollars and costs at police court after using shocking language in the street, an action described as violates even lax western standards. A weary drunk paid three dollars for his overindulgence and disappeared into the snow.
Rumor of All Red Steamship Line with £2 Million Capital
Reports from Liverpool on January 18 suggest the formation of an All Red steamship company backed by a capital of two million pounds. No official confirmation yet.
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Liverpool
All Red Steamship Company
Judge McMahon Dies in Toronto After Illness
Toronto January 18 Hon Hugh McMahon of the High Court of Ontario died at two this morning after a month long illness regarded as hopeless. Born in Guelph in 1836 he became a lawyer in 1865 and served as counsel in the Biddulph murder trial at Woodstock. He was Roman Catholic and a Liberal before his elevation to the bench.
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Toronto
Hugh McMahon
Higgh Court of
Ontario
Guelph
Biddulph
Woodstock
Train fire on CP railway near Portage la Prairie injures three
Conductor Howe and brakemen John Alexander and Frank Moore are hospitalized after an explosion of a lamp aboard a CP railway car five miles west of Portage la Prairie. They escaped by leaping from the burning coach as heavy smoke filled the car and the fire took hold before crews contained it. All three suffer severe burns.
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Portage la Prairie
Howe
John Alexander
Frank Moore
C. P.R
Welsh MPs Threaten to Quit If Veto Bill Not Followed Up
Welsh members of Parliament led by Lloyd George threaten to leave the Liberal party if the government does not immediately advance a disestablishment bill for the church. They would form a Welsh national party opposing the government and acting independently similar to the Irish party.
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Tanden
Cardiff Western Mail
Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Lethbridge Criticizes Board of Trade Over Industrial Push
The Lethbridge Courier condemns the Board of Trade for favoring fairs and agriculture while Western Canada attracts new industries. It cites Medicine Hat and Calgary as examples and calls for a policy change under Secretary McNicol, warning that his tenure may end if the board does not shift direction.
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Lethbridge Courier
Medicine Hat Ia
Western Canada
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Medicine Hat
Alberta Clay Products
Lethbridge
Board of Trade
Calgary
McNicol
Whch
Bank case notes shift as Nesbitt eludes search
Toronto reports Dr Beattie Nesbitt remains unfound as of January 18 and is said to be heading for New York. George Wishart a New York broker under arrest warrant for conspiracy is reported to have gone to Canada. W J Lindsay of Toronto is wanted but not located with theory he crossed the border.
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Toronto
Ont
Iarmers’ Bank
Beattie Nesbitt
New York
George Wishart
Tiy
Canada
W. J. Lindsay
Turkish Rebellion Suppressed as 30 Battalions Deploy
Constantinople reports the Turkish government will quell the Yemieri rebellion in Southwestern Arabia by sending thirty fully equipped battalions. Troop embarkation began today.
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Constantinople
Yemieri
Arabia
Orillia Board of Trade rejects reciprocity push
Orillia Ontario January 17 the Board of Trade approved a resolution disapproving any reciprocity agreement at the current juncture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orillia, Ont
Orillia Board of Trade
Traveller Robbed On Train Hidden Wig Each Ten Dollar Bills
A traveler relieved of about eighty dollars on a train from Brandon to Broadview reported the loss. Investigations linked a fellow passenger to the theft, but no money was found until a wig was removed in Regina. Eight ten dollar bills were recovered across the wig scalp.
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Thl Dolut
Regina
Brandon
Broadvnew
No. 97
Broadview
Rega
Plague Fears Rise in China as Officials Prepare
Pekin January report notes bubonic plague deaths in Clin Wang and surrounding areas prompt defense plans. Doctors say walls could stop spread if patrolled. Legation officials gather siege supplies. Russians refuse to halt Harbin trains. legation gates may close, while foreigners seek legation shelter. Missionaries stay in compounds.
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Pekin
Clin Wang
China
Legation
Harbin
Hindlip Land Purchases Deepen Alberta Irrigation Belt
Lord Hindlip’s heavy land acquisitions in the Southern Alberta Land Company irrigated belt cover about sixty thousand acres north of Sif field. Plans include partitioning into ready made farms with buildings and facilities while the company expands wheat farming on a large scale. The Dominion Experimental Farm of Brandon will supervise ten large outfits for early breaking, with a central headquarters aiding regional prospects.
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Lord Hindlip
Southern
Alberta Land Company
Dominion Perimental Farm
Brandon
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Dreamland
Aetaskar
Winnipeg Council
Tric Ry. Co
St. John's Presbyterian Church
Dominion ’House
Ali
Mmahon
Caboose
Farmers' Bank
Turkisi
Medicine Kat
Suffield
Butte
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