Personal Charges Against Hon Louis Coderre
Montreal March 14 Liberal organizers claim a personal letter written by Hon Louis Coderre to an alleged impersonator discusses rewards offered to impersonators during the Hochelaga bye elections They say the letter was shown to Hon Rodolphe Le Mieux Coderre supporters deny the letter and present affidavits and counter affidavits from others involved in the charges
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Montreal
Louis Coderre
Hochelaga
Rodolphe Lemieux
Elmira Fire Destroys Telegram Publishing Plant and Nearby Buildings
A massive blaze in Elmira New York wiped out the Telegram Publishing Company plant, a dry goods house, a grocery, a theatre and several other establishments with an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. Fire origin was the theatre and flames spread rapidly despite being opposite the fire headquarters. No one was in the theatre when the fire started.
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Elmira
N. Y
Telegram Publishing Company
Telegram
Epidemic of Influenza Strikes Vienna
The Austrian capital reports the most severe influenza outbreak on record with half a million cases in three months. Hospitals and nurses are stretched as families fall ill across ages and virulence is high. doctors expect milder weather to ease the strain.
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Vienna
Austria
Sudden Grand River flood hits Galt Ontario
Galt Ontario woke to a disastrous spring flood that caused several thousand dollars in damage as the Grand River ice broke up abruptly around 6 am. Basements along the river’s east side flooded, overflowing with broken household items and factory damage.
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Galt
Ont
Rochester Health Updates Show Mixed Conditions
Rochester Minn March 14 Dr Roche is improving rapidly with a complete recovery expected. Alderman Elliott Gordons condition remains about the same. Thayer of Assiniboia Sask rests comfortably after surgery on a broken back. operation brings great relief.
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Rochester, Minn
Roche
Elliott Gordon
Thayer
Assiniboia
Sask
Grand jury returns murder true bill against Eva Willis and Victor Pople
Winnipeg report states a grand jury indicted Eva Willis and Victor Pople for the murder of a three month old child. Trial date has not yet been set.
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Winnipeg
Eva Willis
Victor Pople
Blizzard Tie Ups Traffic In Port Arthur
The biggest blizzard of the season develops this afternoon in Port Arthur Ont delaying travel. Four trains are reputed to be snowed in on the Canadian Pacific at Schreiber.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Schreiber
Doyle Joins British Sportsmen Committee for Berlin Olympiad
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has joined the newly formed British committee of sportsmen to organize an Olympic team for the Berlin Olympiad. The group aims to coordinate athletes and preparations for the games and foster national sporting effort.
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London
Sir Arthur Co‘man Doyle
British Committee of Sportsmen
Fierce Assault at Adrianople Battles on South Frontier
London reports a fierce but unsuccessful assault on the south frontier of the Turkish fortress at Adrianople. The attack aimed to breach defenses but did not capture the position.
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London
Adflan
Halifax May Buy Y Tramway in Plebiscite Plan
Halifax Nova Scotia officials say a plebiscite will likely be held to decide whether the city should buy the Halifax Electric Tramway Company. Montreal capitalists hold strong interest in the proposed purchase.
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City OF Halifax
Y Tramway
Halifax
N.S
Halifax Electric Tramway Company
Montreal
Party withdraws official support in South Westmoreland bye election
London reports Col Weston, the Unionist candidate, lost party official backing after refusing to deny Premier Asquith's charges that he favors free trade and the insurance act. Weston promotes compulsory training for home defence as a campaign plank as bye polls proceed Tuesday following Sir Joscelyn Fitzroy Bagot's death, who held the seat since 1910 with a 308 majority.
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London
South Westmoreland
Col. Weston
Asquith
Joscelyn Fitzroy Bagot
Eleven Drowned in Harbor Collision Near Governors Island
News from New York reports eleven men missing after a harbor collision last night. The steam lighter Wyckoff was struck and cut in two by an unidentified vessel, believed to be a loaded tug. Only survivor Jesse Rawson, found clinging to a boom, is hospitalized.
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New York
Jesse Rawson
Long Island
Porth Amboy
N.J
Governor's Island
Bunt
Mun Ferry
Queen
Rawson
Ice Breaker Montcalm Battles Ice on St Lawrence
In Quebec on March 13 the government ice breaker Montcalm, trying to clear a channel up the St Lawrence toward Three Rivers, met a solid ice bridge at Lobinthiere and will take a few days more to progress. Officials say it will reach Montreal by month end and the Montreal metropolis by April 10. Ottawa also announced a council ordered contract for the St Charles river locks, a major project costing about two million dollars under the public works department.
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Quebec
Montcalm
Lobhinthiere
Marine Department
Montreal
Metropolis
Ottawa
St. Charles River
Public Works’ Department
Riot Act Read in Porcupine District
March 14. May or Wilson read the Riot Act at the Porcupine mines after threats by sixty strike breakers. About eighty workers, angered by assaults on small groups, dispersed to find tormentors but found none. No trouble reported.
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Teniskaning
Porcupine
Wilson
Premier Sifton Delivers Masterly Alberta Budget Review
Edmonton reports Premier Sifton presents a detailed budget speech praising past spending choices and Alberta's financial strength. He criticizes opposition claims, notes the treasurer's absence, and urges progress as the house considers supply. The telecommunication system is highlighted as a valuable asset amid rising provincial expenditures.
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Sifton
Alberta
Edmonton
Opposition Charged with Credit Rise in Alberta
Special to the News notes government defenders countering opposition claims of provincial and municipal financial decline. Edmonton assessments show a sharp rise from 1909 to 1912, with real estate value increasing by about 93 million, suggesting continued prosperity under the current administration.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Strathcona
Cyclone Toll Rises Across Five States with Dead and Wrecks
A massive cyclone sweeps Louisiana Texas Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. Alexandria reports heavy damage with Pleasant Grove Tennessee hit. Provincial Louisiana wiped out with many killed and injured. Col umbus Georgia also struck causing large property loss. Illinois also reports damage as storms travel eastward.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pleasant Grove
Tenn
Corintosale
Tupela
Provincial
Columbus
Collumbus
Illinois
States
Storms Leave Trail of Death and Destruction Across States
Reports from Memphis and Chicago area storm sweeps deadly paths across Madison and Henderson counties. Five killed in two counties with over a hundred homeless. Chicago endures 50 mph winds causing heavy glass damage and million dollar losses. Atlanta records multiple fatalities and injuries as storm plows through DeKalb County. Further details on page 9.
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Dollars
Eagles and
Phoenix Mills
Swift Manufacturing Company
Memphis
Tenn
Madison
Henderson
Atlanta
DeKalb County
City Council Court of Revision Hears Tyas On Property Assessment
The city council in the court of revision heard Tyas protest an assessment rise from 276 to 750 on two blocks in High School Annex. He argued the value had not increased and would require a raw deal, noting neighboring properties were worth far more but claiming his own remained unchanged.
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A. ‘Tyas
Tyas
Ald. Brown
Medicine Hat
Mr. Tyds
Fifteen killed by avalanches on Jostedal glacier Norway
Christina March 14 Fifteen persons were killed by avalanches at two locations on the northern side of the Jostedal glacier yesterday. The report notes a man’s hillside lot and a roughly valued home, with debate over property value and speculation. No further details provided.
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Christina
Jostedal
Governor of Coahuila captured and shot by Federal troops
Laredo Texas March 14 report that Venusta Carrera, governor of Coahuila who opposed the Lerta provisional government, was captured and shot yesterday afternoon by Federal troops under General Aubert at a point between Bajaua and Moncloya.
Permission to Leave Scutari
A Times despatch reports sharp fighting south of Istran dia and cites appeals from powers to allow Scutari’s civil population to depart due to famine. The Times notes allied mediation hurdles and doubts peace without power pressure.
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London
Constantinople
The
Times
Istrandia
Scutario
the Times
Passenger train wreck near Ho koah Wisconsin
The passenger train number 8 on the Southern Minnesota Division of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway ran into a washout caused by spring freshets near Ho koah Minnesota twelve miles west of Lacrosse. Fireman Knute Nelson of Lacrosse was killed and Engineer Charles Whiting was fatally injured when the engine toppled. Other crew beyond these two may have been injured with their exact condition undetermined.
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Mississippi
Knute Nelson
Charles Whiting
British French naval flotillas carry out night maneuvers
Ostend Belgium March 14 British and French torpedo boats destroyers and submarines conduct night maneuvers in the English Channel. Flotilla commanders follow common plans and exchange wireless messages frequently.
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Ostend
Belgium
English Channel
Pope Pius Orders Tomb in St Peters Crypt
Rome March 14. Under the Pope's directions preparations have begun for his tomb burial in the Crypts of St Peters. The recess in the wall will receive a coffin and be covered with brick awaiting a marble slab bearing the pontiff's name. The crypts lie beneath the nave of the basilica, housing tombs of previous popes and notable figures.
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Rome
St. Peters
Leo I
City Council Considers Water and Gas Extensions for Cresc ent Heights and Manchester
At an adjourned city council meeting the water committee backed extending water to Manchester subdivision upon a guaranteed thirty houses and Crescent Heights upon not fewer than fifty houses to ensure revenue. Mayor Spencer said extensions would occur if the new homes are clustered near the city and revenue needs met. City Engineer Grimmer noted prior inquiries about water plans for St Barnabas and Parkview with Bennett and Gillispie as potential developers.
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A. I. Krapfel
Manchester
Crescent Heights
EB. D. Bennett
Spencer
Grimmer
St.Barnal
Gillespie
Sainte Barnabas
Pratt
Tl Bennett
M. Bennett
Parkview
Perty
Sam Ag
Bennett
Fewinga
Quebec Harbor Commission Faces Cash Crunch
A fragment from March indicates the Quebec harbor commission has about ten thousand dollars in contracts but only a small balance in the bank. If estimates are passed by Parliament, harbor works across Quebec may be halted pending funds.
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Quebec
Suffragettes Raid Richmond District Disfiguring Homes
London March 14 suffragettes attacked the Richmond district raid using brushes and paint to obliterate names on gate posts and house fronts. Several houses were marked during the early morning action by activists seeking to protest.
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London
Richmond
Unclear OCR fragment about Ottawa and drone attack
Fragmentary text references Ottawa and Nisreaid with mentions of drone attack and resumed duties. No clear events, dates, or entities to verify for a full card.
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Ottawa
Wi Jer
Nisreaid
London March liner details emerge
Fragmentary OCR notes from London March mention a liner named Clyde with its dimensions and a cryptic label. The readable parts identify a ship name and measurements without clear context or date.
New Airship Law Takes Effect In London
London on March 14 reports Marty a French aviator and a passenger began a flight from Paris to London but were detained by fog delaying the journey.
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London
Marty
Paris
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