Anglo-American treaty discussed in British papers
The London press debates Taft's proposed international arbitration treaty with Britain. Sir Edward Grey's banquet speech eases Conservative fears of a defensive alliance, while journals vary on prospects for German-American links and risk of shipwrecks. Taft in Augusta applauds Britain's reception and hopes for swift adoption and broader peace.
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London
Edward Grey
International Arbitration League
Taft
Daily Telegraph
Lord Paucefote
Washington
The
Outlook
Saturday Review
Spectator
America
Per
Augusta
Ben
Great Britain
Balfour
Carpenters Smoker at Trainmen Hall a Big Success
The Carpenters union event at the Trainmen's hall drew a strong crowd with music by Rogers Bell Barry Charter and Crosby recitations by W Kinnaird and I N Rives plus an accordion solo by Muirhead. Wrestling matches featured Electric Kid Chicago Kid and D Trawber. Frs H Fraser umpired one bout. Boxing contests followed with Sooner vs Electric Kid and Chicago Kid vs Electric Kid. John Bennett demonstrated Indian club swinging with cheerfully hosted refreshments by Thomson and Harris.
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Carpenters’ Union
W. M. Johnson
Rogers
Bell
Barry
Charter
Crosby
Messrs
W. Kinnaird
I. N. Rives
Mr. Muirhead
Electric Kid
D. Trawber
Chicago
L. N. Rives
Ty Electric Kid
Chicago Kid
Kid Sooner
F. Bombrosky
H. Fraser
William Henry Belcher, Carpenter, Dies in City
William Henry Belcher aged 70 years and 7 months, a local carpenter, died yesterday at his Main street home. The funeral was held this afternoon from the residence of his daughter Mrs Posey on Main street.
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William Henry Belcher
Main Street
Mr. Belcher
Posey
Wife Wins Suit Over Husband in Infidelity Case
Mrs. Susie E. Pierce won a Supreme Court verdict finding Daniel O. Pierce guilty of infidelity. The case followed a raid on his West Ninth Street flat after detectives uncovered an establishment and a co respondent was not named. Mrs. Pierce seeks an interlocutory decree and alimony.
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New York
Mar
Susie E. Pierce
Daniel O. Pierce
No. 18
West 34Th Street
Supreme Court
Pierce
Pierces
White Plains
D. O. Pierce
West One Hundred and Ninth Street
New York City
Protest Fort William Grain Act Delegation Planned
The Council of the Board of Trade votes a five member committee to travel to Ottawa to protest Senate grain act clauses. They depart Monday night with Port Arthur aiming to join. The main objection is a clause barring grain from holding elevator interests. Fresh cucumbers green onions tomatoes and cranberries appear at Lively's confectioner.
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Fort William
Council of the Board of Trade
Ottawa
Senate
Port Arthur
Lively’s
Skull believed to be Maudie Hunton found near St Laurent
A skull found by a dog about four miles east of St Laurent, Manitoba, is thought to be that of Maudie Hunton, who vanished last summer. Dr. McDonald examined the skull and estimated the child’s age at five to seven, consistent with the missing girl’s age.
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St. Laurent
Man
Maudie Hunton
McDonald
Telephone Placed in City Engineer's Office
A telephone has been placed in the City Engineer's office. The number is 477.
Lauder to Fight In Canada This Spring After Ranch Sale
Billy Lauder Canadian lightweight champion sold his Calgary ranch and plans several bouts this spring He may accept Harry Tombride challenge to fight in British Columbia next month Lauder will travel to Medicine Hat to settle business from the sale and opposition rising in boxing circles
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Calgary
Mar
Billy Lauder
Canada
Harry Tombride
British Columbia
Lauder
Medicine Hat
Laurier Defends Reciprocity Policy in Parliament
In Ottawa March 17 the government pushed reciprocity to extend Canadian markets. Laurier defined policy as reciprocity in natural products and reduced duties on agricultural implements, with other manufactured goods unchanged. Manitoba and Ontario leaders voiced support amid widespread enthusiasm for the pact. Fruit growers in Niagara expressed renewed belief that reciprocity will be a blessing in disguise.
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Martin
Regina
Saskatchwean
A. G. MacKay
Ontario
Canada
Great Britain
United States
McKay
Niagara
Half Holiday Proclamation For Medicine Hat Cleanup
Health officials report a half day holiday declared for Wednesday afternoon March 22 to conduct a city cleanup. Mayor approves. garbage wagons will collect prepared refuse at low cost, with extra charges if workers assist households in yard tidying.
Fatal Fall Ended In Death Near Seven Persons
Vance, a heavy man, died after falling from a moving rig while traveling with a companion from Medicine Hat toward Seven Persons. Heart disease cited as cause. no inquest yet, Corporal Green to investigate with coroner Dr Boyd to decide further action.
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Vance
Gershaw
Medicine Hat
Corporal Green
Jessop Nott
Boyd
Love Tragedy Claims Man and Wounds Woman in Rochester
Mor ris Melman of New York is dead after a love tragedy at Miss Sophia Laffer’s Rochester home. Melman fired twice at the woman, then twice at himself. bullets hit her but left her alive though disfigured for life. His self-inflicted shots lodged in his head, ending the scene.
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Rochester
N.Y
Morris Melman
New York
Sophia Laffer
Melman
Man's suit to marry Miss Laffer ends in tragedy
Melman lived in the city until recently and had pressed Miss Laffer to wed. She refused him here and again last night. The piece notes this is the second such tragedy in a week, with the other case describing a man killing a girl but not attempting suicide this time.
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Melman
Miss Laffer
Winnipeg Livery Barn Proprietor Dies Outside Royal Oak Hotel
Thompson Morrison, 65, livery barn owner, collapsed on the street near the Royal Oak Hotel in Winnipeg at 1:30 this morning and died before medical aid could reach him. A bachelor with no Winnipeg relatives, Morrison had lived in Winnipeg for years after moving from Seaforth, Ontario, and was reputed to be very wealthy.
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Winnipeg
Thompson Morrison
Royal Oak Hotel
Seaforth
Ontario
Dusseldorf as Model City for American Reform
Government writer says Dusseldorf, a well governed industrial city on the Rhine, shows how to abolish poverty and raise living standards. It owns railways, harbors, utilities, land, and housing, with strong public services and humane planning guiding growth.
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Frederick C. Howe
Dusseldorf
Germany
Hampton’s
America
Mr. Howe
Des Moines
Lower Rhine
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Denver
Cincinnati
Washington
Paris
Canadian defendants claim British protection in Alaska Coal Lands case
Counsel for indicted men argues Canadians are under British protection and not extraditable. He asserts treaties don’t make conspiracy against the government extraditable and that defendants were not in Chicago on April 1, 1908. Government argues the fraud began in Chicago and extradition is valid.
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Alaska
Coal Lands
Chicago
Mar
United States
Great Britain
Oxford and Cambridge Wet Bobs Poised for Thames Race
London observers report experts who have studied rowing training expect a great struggle between the Wet Bobs crews of Oxford and Cambridge in their annual Thames race. The event pits rival university crews in a storied river contest.
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London
Oxford
Cambridge
Thames
Grateful William Callahan Thanks Medicine Hat Merchants
William Callahan expresses gratitude to Medicine Hat merchants and the public for contributing to a subscription fund. The money will help cover costs of a recent case linked to him.
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William Callahan
Prsiblic of
Medicine Hat
So Venero
Boice Buys Noted Clydesdale Stallion Oyama Son
J. J. Boice, former manager of the Canada Land and Rancho Company, buys a fine young stallion from W. S. Curry. Oyama son, 12167, 16142, stands 16.1 hands and is nearly two years old. The horse will remain in the city until after the April spring stallion show. Pedigree includes Oyama as sire and Lady Ethlio as dam with breeding from Scotland.
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J. J. Boice
Canada Land and Rancho Company
Clydesdale
W. S. Curry
Oyamason
Curry
Ethiopia
Lord Glencairn
Lucky Getter
Largs Jock
Canadian Northern Railway to Span Ocean to Ocean
Montreal reports the first official hint of an ocean to ocean Canadian Northern Railway opening. D B Hanna says by fall 1914 links will be hitched, a Sudbury to Port Arthur 500 mile segment built in two years, with six daily trains Montreal to Pacific coast and a daily Britain to Canadian ports boat anticipated.
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Montreal
Canadian Northern Railway
Ocean
D. B. Hanna
Quebec
Sudbury
Port Arthur
Hannan
Toronto
Pacific Coast
C.P.R
Grand Trunk ‘ Pacific
C.N.R
Hanna
Great Britain
Canadian
Hangman Post Open as Sheriff Seeks Local Candidate
Montreal March 17 Following the death of hangman Radcliff and the new law forcing sheriffs to hire their own hangman or perform executions Sheriff Lemieux received two applications for the position, both from Nova Scotia.
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Montreal
Mar
Radcliff
Lemieux
Nova ‘Scotia
Liverpool Market Cables Firm for Steers
John Rogers and Company report Birkenhead market activity steady with last week’s quotations for States and Canadian steers at 12 3 4 to 13 1 4 cents per pound.
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Liverpool
John Rogers and Company
Birkenhead
Hat in 14th Place Hat in 14th Place
Spokane report details teams finishing positions as Finlay takes tenth in singles Murray and Bray place sixth in doubles Calgary team ends fifteenth with J Robertson noted.
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Spokane
Mar
Finlay
Murray
Bray
Calgary
Liens Issued On Farm Steads For Seed Grain
A large number of liens are being issued at the Dominion Land Office to farmers who wish to secure seed grain under certain conditions. The Land Office notes farmers may obtain grain by their orders when the district meeting occurs at the central point most convenient for them.
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Dominion Land Office
Thea Land Office
Widow Kills Herself After Husband's Death
In New York on Elizabeth Street Rosa Citta, whose grocery business failed, watched her husband die after a fall from a new building. She then took her baby, kissed the child, retreated, and shot herself, dying with a bullet wound. neighbours rushed to care for the infant.
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New York
Rosa Citta
Elizabeth Street
St Barnabas Literary Society Meets in Fr iday Session
At the Friday meeting of St Barnabas Literary Society Mr A H H Cole read a paper on The Life of Jon Tennyson The rector spoke on The life of St Patrick The remaining time saw impromptu addresses by Wilding Cole and H S Ireland on The House of Lords Frame Rule and Music
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St. Barnabas Literary, Society
A. HH. Cole
Jon Tennyson
St. Patrick
Wilding
Cole
House of Lords
Regina by laws approve spending totaling 181200
Citizens vote to authorize seven by laws in Regina with total expenditures listed. Power extension 100000 and water works 15000 lead the carry of the package, sewerage 18000, markets 3700, fire protection 715005, street cleaning 22200, and YMCA 15000.
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Regina
Mar
Agerega
Bub J
Calgarian Billy Watson Faces Month in Jail
In a terse report, Billy Watson of Calgary faced a morning court dilemma as an accused man considered an alternative to a month in jail. The case appeared in a local update detailing the judge and proceedings amid unsettled legal options.
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Billy, Watson
Calgary
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