House of Commons Eyes All Week Session Deadlock
Ottawa dispatch reports the House of Commons in session for an extended week as deadlock over Borden naval proposals unfolds in committee. Sir Wilfrid Laurier presses amendments to fund a Canadian naval service with imperial navy ties, while debates spill into private members’ time and contended adjournment moves.
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House OF Commons
Ottawa
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Borden
Wilfrid
Imperial Navy
Wilfrident
Ehia
Abate
Railway charters given under wrong system in Canada
The Canadian House debated private railway charter bills for western lines amid criticism of chartering methods. Alberta and Saskatchewan Hnes drew protests from W A Buchanan Medicine Hat and others who argued charters were secured to pre empt districts rather than to build. The discussion shifted to a naval bill as the chamber mulled an overnight siting possibility.
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Canada
Ottawa
N.R
Hnes
Alberta
Saskatchewan
W. A. Buchanan
Medicine Hat
W. E. Knowles
Moose Jaw
Frank Oliver
J. G. Turiff
R. B. Bennet
Verville
Maissoneuve
Ottawa Citizen
Naval
Bourassa
Mc Macdonald
Pictou
United States
International Waterways Commission
Preemiser ‘Borden
Western
Secur‘ing
Sharpe
Ontario
Phe
Bill
C.nlr
Ines
Humboldt
Calgary
Maryfield
Lethbridge
Knowles
Moose Law
Buchanan
Medicine ‘Hat
Frank Olver
Inaugural Address Shapes New Democratic Era
The piece reflects on Woodrow Wilson's inaugural address and the shift of government control to the Democratic party after a decisive majority in the House. It questions the broader meaning of party success beyond mere victory, noting changes in national vision and perception as the nation embraces a new era.
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Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Uge
Democratic “Party
Swedish Lutheran church splits Canadian districts from Minnesota conference
In Minneapolis on March 4 the Minnesota conference of the Swedish Lutheran synod decided after two days of debate that the three Canadian districts Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba must form a separate conference. Minnesota pledges 5000 dollars annually to support the Canadians until they can stand alone. The new conference will oversee thirty churches across three provinces.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Swedish Lutheran Synod
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Vancouver Man Accused After Son's Death
Jeremiah Crowley, a Newfoundland-born rancher living in Collingwood near Vancouver, is charged with murder after killing his 14 year old son Stanley following a dispute over school attendance. The incident occurred as Crowley allegedly kicked the boy after pursuing him from a barn. Coroner's inquest pending. Crowley, 45, held on murder charges. Eight other children are in the family, the eighth born today.
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Vancouver
Mar
Collingwood
Jeremiah Crowley
Stanley
Crowley
Mays
Newfoundland
Engineer Gooch Seriously Hurt After Yard Collision
Winnipeg March 4. An unknown-cause collision between two yard engines in the C P R northwest yards injures Engineer William Gooch of 492 Flora Avenue. He had a foot amputated at St Boniface hospital and remains in serious condition. Other crew members escaped injury.
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Winnipeg
William Gooch
Flora Avenue
St. Boniface Hospital
Socialist idea for a House of Commons party in Britain
London March 4 Robert Smythe president of the Miners Federation of Great Britain urges a wholly Socialist party in the House of Commons. He pushes cooperation between Socialists and trade unionists, independent of Liberals or Unionists, with a propagandist campaign in Parliament.
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London
Robert Smythe
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
House of Commons
Suffragists Win in Indiana State House Battle
Indianapolis March 4 Women for suffrage won a victory after more than six hundred marched to the state house, swarmed the senate floor, and pressed Senator Grube to amend the state constitution to strike the word male from qualifications. They then moved to the house where their pleas drew little attention.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State House
Senate
Tegialatore
Grube
Annesto
Clave
Poisoned bread panic strikes Atlantic City baker
William Grossmuller, a baker, learns a patron fell ill after eating his bread. Contaminated cottonseed oil used in 2800 loaves and 1000 pies caused 30 patrons to seek medical help. Oil, shipped in a barrel once used for kerosene, replaced butter and lard. All victims reportedly expected to recover.
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Atlantic City
William Grossmuller
Grossmuller
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Considers British News Service
London March 4. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in London plans inquiries into establishing a wholly British news service from England to Canada. The aim is to stamp out fantastical inventions about royalty and British institutions, often reported from America to Canadian papers.
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London
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
England
Canada
America
Mexican peace hopes rise as Huerta regime sought to end agrarian strife
Oroscio reports belief that the new Mexican government will fairly distribute lands, with rebel leader Pasquale Oronezo announcing Salazar in government service. Telegraphs note 600 troops to Sonora within four days to confront constitutionalists, while northern peace plans improve after years of conflict.
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Pasquale
Oronezo
Isaimo
Thia
Inez
Salazar
Douglas
Balazar
Ojeda
Sonora
Huerta
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May Toreno
One Canadian Appointed to Wilson Administration Cabinet
Washington March 4 One Canadian joins President Wilson’s cabinet Franklin Knight Lane born Prince Edward Island 1864. He is educated in California and practiced law there long served on the interstate commerce commission and represented the United States on the international railway commission.
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Washington
Wilson
Franklin Knight Lane
Prince Edward Island
California
Interstate ‘ Commerce ‘Commission
United States
International Railway ‘Commission
Train Collision Trains Run Off Track In Midwest Incident
A faulty report notes a freight train derailed from the track with twenty five loaded cars left behind. The accident occurred along a main line causing a long disruption lasting nearly four hours. No injuries are stated and no company names are given in the fragment.
Wilson's Cabinet Announced Tomorrow in Kington
The article notes President Wilson will not send the cabinet details today and hints at an announcement tomorrow in Kington under March conditions.
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Wilson
Kington
Subway project eyed at 150000 for Toronto street route
City Engineer Grimmer outlined estimates and plan changes for a Toronto Street subway and viaducts. The project would cost about 148 thousand to 150 thousand dollars, with a 14 ft clearance for future car operation and a 40 ft roadway. Provisions include sewers for surface water, sandstone pavements, lighting for 16 lamps, and two steel-arch bridges at either track end.
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Toronto Street
Grimmer
C.P.R
North Railway Street
South Railway
Pratt
Grimner
Toronto
Spencer
Incinerator debate urged by city health officials
Dr. McBride and Sanitary Inspector Lane urged a civic incinerator after reading a Canadian Municipal Journal article about Moose Jaw’s plant. The Moose Jaw incinerator handles about fifty tons daily with clinker reused in concrete and roads, showing a model for Wearmouth.
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McBride
Moose Jaw
Lane
Wearmount
Que
Road Department
Reece
Manchester
England
Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated as President of United States
Washington reports the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as President with Thomas R. Marshall as Vice President. The ceremony emphasized simplicity amid dignity, featuring a five hour program and the noon swearing in of Vice President Marshall and the new Senate.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
White House
Mr. Taft
Congress
Marshall
Senate
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