Cypress Hills Water Users Association Opens First Annual Convention
Acting mayor Pratt and D J Wylie preside as Cypress Hills Water Users Association holds its first annual convention in the city hall. Dominion irrigation official PF Drake talks on returning to farming and the need to develop resources while Burley explains reservoir value and water gauging for farmers.
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Cypress Hills
D. J. Wylie
M.la
Pratt
PF. Drake
Dominion
Ottawa
Association
Maple Creek
Rea‘gang
RI Burley
Department
Calgary
Skull and Crossbones To Mark High Alcohol Drinks
Albany January 27 All beverages containing over 26 percent alcohol may be labeled with skulls and crossbones under a proposed bill at the request of anti saloon workers. The measure aims to curb strong liquor by signaling danger to consumers and restricting sales.
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Albany, W
President Wilson Opposed to Panama Canal Toll Exemption
Washington January 27. Officials say President Wilson opposes exempting all American coastwise ships from Panama Canal tolls. The claim comes after a conference with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last night at the capitol.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Hudson Bay trader fined in Nipigono case
Fort William Ont Jan 27 After admitting possession of five raw beaver skins John J Baker factor for the Hudsons Bay Company at Nipigono was fined one hundred dollars for each skin and sentenced to fourteen days in provincial jail on each count An appeal will be taken on a charter clause the company says grants the right to buy beaver skins from Indians at all seasons. Johnson is the commonest name in Chicago and Smith the commonest in New York Philadelphia Boston Cleveland Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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Fort William
John J. Baker
Hudson's Bay Company
Nipigono
Photographer Killed by Lion in Nairobi Expedition
Fritz Schindler, a member of an American moving picture expedition, was killed in Nairobi in the African Protectorate after a lion sprang at him during a jungle photography attempt. Others in the party witnessed the attack as they sought to film wild animals in their natural surroundings.
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Nairobi
British East
African Protectorate
Fritz Schlinder
Schindler
Adulterated Dried Fruit Found in Canadian Samples
Ottawa reports 175 samples of dried and packaged fruits. 20 doubtful in quality and 15 adulterated under the Adulteration Act. Several packages also found underweight not counted in this tally.
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Ottawa
Inland Revenue Department
Salvation Army Plans New Rest Home in Saskatoon
The Salvation Army will build a new $20,000 rest home on the Immigration Hall site in Saskatoon. Government to donate the site, IHS will contribute $5,000, and the city council plans to donate $4,000 by by law.
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Saskatoon
Salvation Army
IHS
Egunell
Witnesses Describe Battle at Quinaga in News Account
An eye witness recalls key moments from the Quinaga fight and its link to the Mexican conflict. The report highlights local reactions and the broader stakes in the war.
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Battle OF Quinaga
Unprecedented Storm Strands Los Angeles Region
Seven drowned as storms lash the area causing widespread disruption to land transport. Six passenger trains stranded and property damage exceeds one million dollars. Rain totaled 2.96 inches in 24 hours with season-to-date 14.32 inches, Santa Barbara reports heavy rainfall.
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Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Santa Barbara
Schenk Sentenced Three Years for Perjury
Jacob D. Schenk of Redcliff pleaded guilty in a district court with Judge Winter presiding. He received the minimum three year sentence and a deportation recommendation after acknowledging false sworn charges against D Fitzgerald in the Stoner Co. safe robbery.
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D. D. Fitzgerald
Redcliff
Winter
Jacob D. Schenk
Edmonton
Schenk Wan
Kealy
D. D.fitzgerald
Stoner Co
Winters
Schenk
Fitzgerald
I. CG. Rand
Laidiaw, Blanchard and
Rand
Man Falls Through Cafe Window In Ice Accident
Telegraph operator Jack Limblacht slipped on ice and fell through a Yale Cafe window, injuring a hand. Cafe owner Quan Tang caused trouble before being mollified. Separately an avalanche near Storrs Utah killed three, and a body was found on railroad tracks in Vancouver.
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Jack Limblacht
Milu
Yale
Quan Tang
Storrers
Utah
Vanecouver
Goethals Named First Civil Governor of Panama Zone
President Wilson signed an executive order to establish a permanent government for the Panama Canal Zone effective April 1 and named Col. George W. Goethals as the first civil governor.
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Washington
Wilson
Panama Canal Zone
Col
George W. Goethals
City council amends market bylaw and debenture issue
In an adjourned session at 10:00 a.m. the council passed bylaws including a market bylaw aimed at correcting practices and curbing hucksters. Debentures moved from 100-dollar denominations to 786 of 100 and one of 5385 pounds, with related corrections to the issue.
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Market Committee
N. S. Lutes
Public Works Committee
Draymen Baying
Agan
Safety ‘Board
Nine Injured as Cage Drops 200 Feet in Indiana Mine
Terre Haute Ind Jan 27 Nine men were injured when the mine cage at Sanford No 1 mine four miles west of West Terre Haute failed and plunged to the shaft bottom about seven this morning. Several men were said to be seriously hurt.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Sanford
West Terre Haute
Prolific Issue of Forged Cheques
Joseph Stephens, a young man from Souris, was remanded in Brandon Manitoba after forging and uttering a $30 cheque. Several other cheques were found on the accused, who may be wanted at Kenora Arcola and other places.
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Brandon
Joseph Stephens
Souris
Kenora
Arcola
Whitney condition holds with slight improvement
Toronto January 27 The condition of Sir James Whitney remains about the same as yesterday with a slight improvement shown in the latest bulletin.
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Toronto
James Whitney
Oil Strike Reported at Moose Jaw Gas Well
Moose Jaw officials and drillers announce oil appears on top of salt water at 80 degrees, with 600 pounds pressure. The well is 290 feet deep as crews expect to strike a major oil layer within a day or two. Also noted is Horace McAllester charged with murdering a white girl and disposing of her body in a salt cage.
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Moose Jaw
Horace McAllester
St. Louis
School Board Debates Finances and Repairs at Meeting
The Medicine Hat school board devoted most of its session to financial matters. They passed a long list of accounts and reviewed the retiring secretary treasurer Napier’s balance sheet for 1913, with plans to apportion expenditures between capital and current accounts. Benches at Elizabeth Street school were moved to a basement shop for repairs, with a regular repair man proposed. Delegates Huckvale McNeely and Hay were chosen to attend the provincial trustees conference in Toronto, and a special meeting of city school delegates was urged to discuss local issues.
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Napier
McCallum
Hamilton
Elizabeth Street
Devey
Huckvale
McNeely
Hay
Medicine Hat
Couple Prevented From Marrying In Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre officials halted a marriage between a forty five year old mine worker and an eleven year old girl who had agreed to wed to provide care and a home for her injured father.
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Wilkesbarre
Haitian Revolution Spreads Across Port DePaix and Cape Haytien
Report from Cape Haytien dated January 27 describes the revolt gaining ground in the north. Port DePaix and Gonalves are cited with the population rising. Exiles General Carlos Seamore and General Penufosse Laroche return to Cape Haytien, now controlled by rebels.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Port DePaix
Gonalves
Carlos Seamore
Penufosse Laroche
Car son backs Redmond over home rule stance
London reports Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulsterites, saying he would join John Redmond if needed to extend local government to Ireland. He criticizes Redmond’s Waterford speech as a potential last word and asserts he seeks peace, but not peace at any price. Redmond replies that home rule changes would only buy opponents’ good will, which he says is unlikely.
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London
Edward Carson
Lincoln
John Redmond
Ireland
Redmond
Waterford
Coal Strike Near End As London Union Votes Return
London, Jan 27. A speedy termination of the coal strike, which began Jan 21, was foreshadowed today. Union men voted to resume work in coal yards where employers agreed to a two cent per ton increase for loading coal. The move comes after the largest London firms agreed to the wage rise, with about ten thousand men involved in the stoppage.
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London
Market quotes and prices from Winnipeg and Chicago markets
Winnipeg reports January grain quotes with bids for wheat oats and flax and cash prices No 1 to No 6 plus feed. Chicago shows May and July wheat quotes and a note about Charles Derry of Nottingham searching Montreal for his sweetheart Clare Clay, suspected victim in a white blaver case.
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Winnipeg
Charles
Derry
Nottingham
Eng
Montreal
Clare
Clay
Huerta Expects US Recognition of Mexico Aid Seen Likely
El Paso reports private advices from Mexico City claim England and France have given Mexico ultimatums to gain US recognition for Huerta within thirty days. Huerta allegedly expects U S recognition but not intervention, warning that without recognition the Monroe Doctrine could be set aside and outside powers may aid the federal government. Mexican officials here consider the reports credible amid Wilson administration signals.
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el Paso
Texas
United States
England
France
Huerta
Mexico
Mexico City
Wilson
Army
Kaiser Celebrates Emperor William's Fifty-Eighth Birthday
Emperor William marked his fifty eighth birthday with a Berlin ceremony. A grand Reveille was sounded as crowds gathered near the Brandenburg Gate. He attended divine service and hosted a levee for cabinet ministers and court officials, displaying vigor and public celebration.
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Berth
William
Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Incomplete OCR Fragment Sparks Silent Inquiry
Fragmentary text references varying Pei consumption over three years with unclear context. No names, dates, or locations are legible to identify subject, figures, or outcome.
Winnipeg Voting Brief Signals Progess in Premier Roblin Era
Fragmentary report from Winnipeg outlines January 27 voting results and mentions Premier Roblin. The note hints at women voters being engaged and touches on legislative chamber activity, reflecting early 20th century political context.
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Winnipeg
Syrio
Roblin
Legislative
Yecei
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