Seeley Resignation Accepted Asquith New War Secretary
Colonel Seeley’s resignation is accepted and Premises Asquith becomes Secretary for War. Morley expected to resign as president of the council with Seeley’s move. McKenna assumes leadership. Asquith will take one salary. East Fife bye election slated for April 13. Seeley hints army reforms amid ministerial cheers.
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Viscount Morley
Blackburn
Seeley
Asquith
the Treasury
East Fife
A. Sprot
Commons
Colonel Seeley
Lord Curzon
Seeley Resigns as War Secretary in UK Cabinet Crisis
Premier Asquith accepts Colonel Seeley resignation after a memo to General Gough sparks a cabinet dispute over Home Rule. Seeley says no policy bargain with army officers, while French and Ewart also resign. Asquith to assume war portfolio and seeks re election in East Fife amid royal approval and Liberal cheers.
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London
Colonel Seeley
Asquith
House of Commons
Hubert Gough
Ireland
John French
John Evtart
East Fife
Scotland
Tinue
House
French
Ewart
John Swart
King George
Sir John French
Sir John Ewart
Seeley
Andrew Bonar Law
Opposition
Edmonton Delegation Tours City Lighting and Fire Trucks
A visiting delegation from Edmonton, including Aldermen Collier Pen land and Robertson, WMro. Chief Hatcher, Mr Freeman, and Supt Taylor, toured the eye street lighting systems, power plant, high tension sub station, and motor fire engines. They inspected street lighting and municipal stables, then returned after a successful trip.
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Carry
Edmonton
Ald
Collier
Penland
Robertson
Wmro
Hatcher
Freeman
Taylor
Cabarns
Yorkshire Miners Stage Mass Walkout Demanding Wages
March 30 Leeds reports 35 000 coal miners in Yorkshire pits strike for a minimum wage. Another 35 000 plan to quit Thursday, with support from the Miners Federation of Great Britain. Later 100 000 more give notice, total 170 000.
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Leeds
England
Yorkshire
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Toronto to hear Scott Act resolution on liquor licenses
Toronto March 30. City council will consider a resolution to apply the Scott Act to Toronto and abolish all liquor licenses. The move aims to end licensed alcohol sales in the city.
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Scott
Toronto
Procaine Poisoning Claimed Two Lungren Children
Procaine poisoning near Underwood North Dakota caused the deaths of two Lungren daughters and affected the parents, who survive, with the family residing nearby.
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Underwood
N. D
Promaine
Axel Lungren
Japan's Keizo Kiyoura Favored as Premier
Prince Tyesato Tokugawa declined to form a new cabinet and recommended Viscount Keizo Kiyoura, who has held multiple cabinet posts. The elder statesmen submitted his name to the emperor, with an audience set for tomorrow. It is expected Kiyoura will accept the premiership.
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Tokio
Tyesato Tokugawa
House of Peers
Keizo Kiyoura
Kiyoura
Torreon Abandoned as Reinforcements Fail
Government officials concede hope for Torreon’s relief has faded as reinforcements under General Maass and General De Moure fail to reach the federal stronghold, held back by a strong rebel force.
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Mexico City
Mar
Torreon
Villa
Maass
de Moure
Mineral rights win over homesteaders in court ruling
In Calgary a court voided a caveat on Harry Demming’s Black Diamond homestead, ruling in favor mineral rights holder George E Buck. The order both removes the caveat and forbids future caveats, securing oil boring operations and establishing mineral rights supremacy. A separate note mentions a provisional liquidator request for the Medicine Hat Pottery Company.
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Calgary
Forrester
Lougheed, Bennett and McLaws
Justice Scott
Harry Demming
Black Diamond
Oscar Grant Devenish
George E. ‘Buck
Devenish
Justice Walsh
Joseph T. Shaw
Supreme Court
Medicine Hate Pottery Company
Wilson urges Panama tolls repeal amid platform clash
President Wilson says Democrats should repeal Panama Canal tolls exemption amid conflicting Baltimore platform planks. He calls the exemption a subsidy and insists tolls policy must prevail over opposing statements in Congress. Sir Edward Grey denies any US Britain bargain behind Wilson policy and rejects reports of an agreement.
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Washington
Wilson
Baltimore
Congress
Great Britain
William Tyrrell
Edward Grey
Grey
London
House of ‘Commons
Panama Canal
United States
Mexico
Youth confesses murder of teacher in New York woods
Gean Gianini, jailed for the beating and stabbing death of Miss Lydia Becher near Poland New York, confesses that he lured her to discuss reinstatement at Poland High School, then struck her with a concealed wrench and stabbed her, dragging the body into bushes before returning home.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Gean Gianini
Lydia Becher
Poland
Miss Becher
Gianini
Calgary Accountant Charged With Fraud In Toronto
Percival Morris a Calgary ex accountant appeared in the police court charged with fraud. He allegedly deposited a forged endorsed cheque for 1177 dollars with Union Trust Co in Toronto three months ago and had no funds. He was remanded until April.
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Toronto
Percival Morris
Calgary
Union Trust Co
Edmonton
Morris
Fatal Blast Follows obstinate smoker at harbor shanty
Two men Albert Poirier and Cyrille Boulanger died within hours after an explosion at Indian Cove caused by a smoker lighting a pipe in a smoking room of a Harbor commission shanty. Eight others were wounded in Quebec on March 30.
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Quebec
Indian Cove
Harbor Commission
Albert Poirier
Cyrille
Boulanger
Inspector Shoebotham Begins Monthly Southern Tour
Inspector Shoebotham R N W M P departed this morning for his regular monthly inspection of the southern district. The trip will take several days and extend to the Montana border.
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Shoebotham
R. N.W
Montana
Western lines Easter fares set at one and one third fare
A rate of one and one third fare for the round trip will be in force between all stations on the western lines of the C PR for the Easter holidays. Tickets on sale April 9 to 12 inclusive with final return limit April 14.
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C. PR
George W Hill Prominent Agricultural Official Dies
George W. Hill a longtime officer in the agricultural department died at Franklin Virginia after a protracted illness. Born in England and educated in Paris and Montreal he previously served on the editorial staff of the Montreal Herald. The report notes persistent tumors and mentions Ontario provincial election context.
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Washington
George
W. Hill
Agricultural, Department
Franklin
England
Paris
Montreal
Montreal Herald
Rich claims sold to syndicate in Beaver Lake district
Mr EB No H IPyles and associates sold two of their mineral claims in Beaver Lake gold district about 100 miles northeast of Sel Pas to a Medicine Hat syndicate. The claims are among the richest in the district with notable gold shows similar to Ontario’s Cobalt. The sellers retain three claims. Fyles of Leitch and Fyles surveying firm represented them.
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H. Ipylés
Fyles
Leiteh. and
Assessment notices coming to city ratepayers
Sweet spring brings tax concerns as the city prepares revision actions. A ratepayers meeting and assessment notices are expected, with April 27 as a referenced date for actions or deadlines.
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Reginald McKenna
Lloyd George
Belfast
Tokugaiwa
Matinee Driving Club
Local Pottery Co
Great Brian
States
President Wilson
the Daily News
Inspector ON Tour
Ontario
Cine Tune
TOA Syndicate
Lutian Islands
Bes
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