Bandit Robs Michigan Central Train Passengers
A lone robber with two reluctant porters aboard a Michigan Central sleeper robbed four passengers near Jackson at 1:40 a.m. He threatened with a pistol and netted under 300 dollars from Loms Thombs, A. M. Odd, Herman Marks, and F. L. Palmer. Porters claimed two accomplices were present. conductor says only one robber.
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Chicago
Michigan’ Central
Detroit
Ted
Jackson
Mich
Loms Thombs
Merrits
A. M. 'Odd
Herman Marks
F. L. Palmer
New York
Palmer
Dorow Sentenced to Life for Will Murder in Milwaukee
Harry Dorow was sentenced to life imprisonment by Municipal Judge A C Backus after a new trial was refused. Dorow was convicted of murdering Emily Will, sister of Lieut William Mans of the police department, on the night of October 19 with a lead pipe.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Harry Dorow
State ‘Penitentiary
A. C. Backus
Dorow
Gloucester fishing schooner Eglanting wrecked near shore
A Nova Scotia bound Gloucester fishing schooner named Eglanting was driven ashore after an incident on January 22. The crew were rescued and the vessel’s fate and ownership details are being reported to the owners.
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Gloucester
Eglanting
Nova Scotia” -East
Crown Prince Frederick William Attacked in Berlin
An unsuccessful attempt to attack Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany occurred this afternoon as he alighted from his automobile at his Berlin palace. The assault halted quickly with no injuries reported.
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Berlin
Frederick Willam
Germany
Sir James Whitney in fair condition after night at hospital
Toronto January 23 bulletin from three physicians reports Sir James Whitney had a fair night and is fairly strong this morning in the general hospital He remains under a mild narcotic and shows delirium at times but has lucid intervals His heart is good and rest is easy Mayor Deacon of Winnipeg declares in favor of woman suffrage.
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Toronto
James Whitney
General Hospital
Dr. Clark
James
Quebec Charges Bring Montreal Mail Officials to Parliament
In Quebec City on January 22, Montreal Daily Mail Publishing Company president M. I. Nicholls and VP-editor B. A. McNab were ordered to appear before a provincial parliament investigation into charges of corruption. The assembly set up a committee to probe the Mail's allegations, and newsmen may be represented by counsel. The session also referenced charges against J. C. Moussau and the Montreal Fair Association bill, amid calls to reveal motives and determine proper tribunals.
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Quebec
M. I. Nicholls
Montreal Daily Mail Publishing Company
B. A. McNab
Daily Mail
Legislative Assembly
Armand Lavergne
Montmagny
Messrs. Nicholls
McNab
J. C. Moussau
Soulanges
Mail
Moussau
Menuin
Lavergne
Jean Provost
Purbin
Canada’s Next Lord High Commissioner Questioned
A fragment describes debate over Canada’s representation on the Imperial Defence Committee. It notes Canada has no permanent envoy to the defence body despite its role as a dominion, with reference to Sir Robert Borden in the Senate over federal aid.
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Londo
Canada
Imperial ‘Defence Committee
Defence Committee
Pihe
Borden
Senate
Bill
Imperial Defence
Farmers Back Western Block Irrigation Fight
In Lethbridge on January 23 the U F A convention heard farmers critique the CPR Natural Resources department over irrigation. A western block resolution urged moral support for the irrigation committee against CPR policy and legislation on threshers returns drew debate before referral to the resolutions committee.
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Lethbridge
C. P. R. Department of Natural Resources
Trego
Gleichen
Cc. P. R
C. P. R. Department
J. Comer
Edwell
J. Glanabeck
Queenstown
Irrigation Committee
Natural Resources Department
Balfour Union
Imre
Resolution Committee
Birth and Growth of the Rocky Mountains Lecture
Prof John A Allen of the University of Alberta drew a large audience at Alexandra high school to discuss the Rocky Mountains. He argued North America has the largest, most varied, and highest ranges with a dynamic birth and death of natural phenomena.
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Rocky Mountains
John A. Allen
University of Alberta
Alexandra High School
Mr. Hay
Prof
Allen
Bobielty
Alperta
jPxot
Hig Laboratory
Europe
Alps
India
Himalayas
Frica
South America
North
oThe
Colorado
Mexico
Stock judging train to skip Medicine Hat stop this year
Vice President L. L. Chudleigh reports to Hon. Duncan Marshall by long distance phone that the stock judging train cannot stop in Medicine Hat this year. The train’s itinerary is fixed. officials sent telegrams asking for a visit, but the minister regrets the change is not possible this year. In prior years smaller towns received visits while larger ones like Medicine Hat were omitted. At Warner this week the stock judging school draws over 300 attendees.
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L. Chudleigh
Board of Trade
Duncan Marshall
Warner
Medicine Hat
Minister of Agriculture
Agricultural Society
State owned cable urged by Empire Press Union
London reports the Empire Press Union urged the Dominions commission to back a state owned cable control by governments across the British dominions as essential for the empire. It argued wireless advances do not justify private or foreign control and cited France and Germany as examples of subsidized Atlantic links. Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith testified that trade works were satisfactory but feared government legislation needed to seize back steamship freight controls, a move viewed as difficult to enact.
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London
Empire Press’ Union
Dominions Commission
Empire
France
Germany
Atlantic
North America
Union
Hubert Llewellyn Smith
Sto Tha
British Board of Trade
Dominions’ Commission
Board of Trade
NoBagy No Ballot Slogan Fallout for West Huron MP
Ottawa January 23 Conservative M P for West Huron RE N Lewis faces confusion over press reports that he would introduce a women's suffrage bill. The MP, known as E N Lewis, clarifies his stance supports voting rights for married women only, with his motto No Baby No Ballot reflecting his limited proposal.
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Ottawa
RE. N. Lewis
West Huron
Canada
Laurier
Lewis
E. N
Gamecone
Women of
Mr. Lewis
Food prices soar in siege cold Paris yields record highs
Paris reports four weeks of extreme cold driving food costs sharply higher. Potatoes nearly double in value and fresh vegetables cost four to six times normal. Snow blocks rail links with depths of two to four feet in parts of France while central regions see temperatures ten to twenty degrees below freezing. In other notes, Nitrogen extraction for fertilizer advances with Grand Falls Labrador concession plans to develop one million horsepower hydroelectric output.
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Paris
France
St. Johns
Grand Falls
Labrador
Laurier seeks copies of protests on railway changes
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Laurier intends to obtain copies of all protests by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway against alterations in the National Transcontinental line from Winnipeg to the east and the terminal facilities at Quebec. He also requests copies of all subsequent approvals by the GTP and all related correspondence.
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
National Transcontinental Railway
Winnipeg
Quebec
G.T. P
Brantford Man James Taylor Hanged for Murder of 13 Year Old
Brantford Ont January 23 James Taylor was hanged for the murder of 13 year old Charles Dawson on September 9 last year. He spent a restless night with Adjutant Hargraves of the Salvation Army by his bedside before going to the scaffold. Jack Holmes conducted the execution.
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Brantford
Salvation Army Leader to Tour West Cities
Major MacLean head of the Salvation Army, Winnipeg, will leave Saturday night on a tour of the west. He will visit and lecture at Portage la Prairie Brandon Regina Moose Jaw Weyburn and Medicine Hat.
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Winnipeg
Major MacLean
the’ ‘Salvation
Army
Winnipex
West
Portage Brandon
Regina
Moose
Swift, Current
Weyburn
Medicine Gary
Explosion on Roe Torpedo Destroyer Injures Sailor
An oil tank below the decks of the torpedo boat destroyer Roe exploded at the Philadelphia navy yard. One man was seriously injured and onlookers reported a worrisome flare of smoke and alarm amid the bustle of the yard.
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Philadelphia
Roe
Navy Yard
Mutiny Aboard Devonian Steamship Forces Return to Holyhead
Mutiny erupted aboard the Devonian after departing Liverpool for Boston. Nineteen crew members were arrested by local police when the mixed union and nonunion crew refused to obey officers' orders and forced the vessel to turn back to Holyhead.
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Liverpool
Boston
Holyhead
Devonian
Blowett's Blow In Got Him Six Months Hard Labor
W. J. Blowett a Great Falls youth, arrested for passing bad cheques, faced Magistrate Kealy. He pleaded guilty to stealing clothing and cash via three cheques, admitted forging bank records, and received six months hard labor at Lethbridge with deportation recommendation after custody, due to youth and intent.
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W. J. Blowett
Great Falls
Kealy
Petter-Bell Hardware Co
J. B. Beington
Blewett
Carpenter
Alberta
Fency
Royal Bank
Blowett
Rene
Lethbridge
Market Prices At City Fair Farmers Stall
The city market today showed steady activity with farmers stalls busy. Readily available prices include butter at 14 cents per pound, dressed poultry at 18 cents per pound, beef carcasses 10 to 12.6 cents per pound, pork carcasses not specified, potatoes 1.86 to 1.00 per bushel, oats around 18 dollars per ton.
Losses Hit Great Lakes Association After Storms in 1913
Detroit January 23 1913 report by George Marr secretary of Cleveland shows 1913 was the most disastrous year for the Great Lakes Protective Association losses and assessments. Six of eighteen vessels were totally lost eight during the November storms. Losses paid 133 568 with additional reported but unsettled 154 804. Association raised insurance line to 25 percent total and wrote 213 certificates on 211 boats insured. Total insurance amounted to 48139633 with association assuming 334 883. Two recommendations urged tonnage value revisions from 51 to 48 50 and a halt to further tonnage intake.
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Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes Protective Association
George Marr
Cleveland
Edmonton Council Considers City Utilities Estimates
Edmonton will face expenditures totaling 1 325 161.95 dollars for the maintenance and operation of city utilities. The council reviewed the current estimates at a meeting called by aldermen who pressed for more detail before approving the budget.
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Edmonton
Suffragettes Busy Again in Ontario Cities
Toronto reports municipal franchise commission urged mayors to back a bill for married women suffrage. Letter campaigns to Ontario municipalities sought support for legislative action.
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Toronto
Municial Franchise Commission
Montreal Jan 23 item hints at murder case details
Fragmentary dispatch from Montreal notes a murder investigation with references to a unit, a person named Campbell, and a morning development. The text is incomplete and offers limited context about the case or accusatory details.
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Montreal
Fiscal year ending March cost totals and capital expenditure
The provided text reports total expenditure during the year ending March on construction amounts, with figures $13,729,461 and a combined period from March 1904 to March 1913 totaling $130,247,162 for capital expenditure. It notes no refunds and a grand total around $14,000,600.
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Siename
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Whitney
Deacon
Montreal Mail
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