Bishop Grisdale to resign as bishop of Qu Appelle diocese
Bishop Grisdale arrived in the city for a farewell tour of the Qu Appelle diocese. He said he will resign if arrangements are satisfactory when the synod meets in Regina on June 7, with resignation effective June 30. He plans to visit Winnipeg and Quebec before settling, after 38 years serving the prairie church and teaching at St. John's College.
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Grisdale
Diocese of
Qu'Appelle
F. G. Jforster
Ssynod
Regina
Grisby
Winnipeg
Quebec
Medicine Hat
Church of England
England
Fargo
N.D
Handing
Swift Current
Maple Creek
Mortlach
Kidnapped Boy Escapes With Strange Story
In Omaha on May 8 Bernard Smith eighteen tells of his escape from two masked kidnappers. After being bound and drugged with chloroform he reached a streetcar and home. He credits his escape to nerve and help from Frances Hochstetter, sixteen, tied to the case.
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Omaha
Bernard Smith
C. J. Smyth
Young Smyth
Frances Hochstetter
Smyth
Electric Park proposed on Bow river bank near Shouldice Park
Calgary project plans allocate 100000 for amusements at an Electric Park to be built along the Bow river near Shouldice Park. Backers include Spokane and eastern capitalists with fifteen acres already purchased for the venture.
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Calgary News-Telegram
Bow River
Shouldice Park
Electric Fark
Commissioners Meet To Consider License Renewals
The license commissioners will meet in this city on May 1 to consider applications for license renewals. License Inspector Forster will travel to Calgary this evening to attend a commissioners meeting and will return with them to this city. They will then proceed to Lethridge on May 13 to hear further license applications.
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Forster
Calgary
Lethridge
Land Sells for 12800 Near River, 80 Acres
The Doty and Elliott holdings across the river were sold to an out of town investor. Messrs Petter and Hilliard arranged the deal. The property sits in the northeast quarter of section six, totaling 80 acres within the mile limit, at 160 dollars per acre.
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Petter and Hilliard
Deal
Doty and Elliott
Messrs. Petter and Hilliard
Section Six
Telegraphers Seek New Headquarters in St Louis
Toronto May 8 telegraphers and their families attend the eighteenth regular biennial convention of the order of railroad telegraphers. President H B Perham reports 375 to 400 delegates and a thriving period with 100 wage schedule revisions in two years. The convention considers building a headquarters in St Louis costing 350000 to 600000, with 500000 in general funds and 500000 in defense sums. An elaborate program of entertainments is planned for delegates and friends.
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Toronto
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
H. B. Perham
Order
St. Louis
Toronto Railway Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union Guarantee to Anglo-American Telegraph
London reports that Western Union Telegraph proposes a guarantee equal to 3 percent on Anglo-American Telegraph’s 7 million pound share capital. Western Union would assume 262,500 pounds annually. Mr. Carson of Anglo-American says rate reductions are unlikely.
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London
Western Union Telegraph Company
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Western Union
Carson
Anglo Company
London Times
Confirmation at St Barnabas Parish Hall This Evening
The Right Rev Grisdale will administer the rite of confirmation in St Barnabas Parish Hall this evening at 7 30.
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ST. Barnabas
Hop Grisdale
Ish
Forest Fires Cause Major Damage in Nova Scotia
Mahone Bay Nova Scotia May 8 forest fires damaged Martin's River and the narrows to about 10000 dollars. Over a hundred men used buckets by team and special train to fight the blaze. On Sunday churchgoers helped mobilize volunteers with every available conveyance.
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Mahone Bay
N.S
Martin's River
Trunday
Prolonged Drought Hits Rainy River Region
In Rainy River Ontario May drought dries the forest area and muskegs. Smoke lingers though flames are not seen. Town council acts to prevent fires and urges land clearing. Lumbering hampered by dry creeks while Beau Dette route water is so low that a dredge is used to deepen the ferry channel.
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Rainy River
McKenzie Mann and Company
Beaudette
Spooney
Shipyard giants bid for Canadian Navy vessels
Montreal reports G W Farrell of Wm Beardmore and Co Glasgow and Hugh Russell Montreal returned from London and Paris. Tenders for six cruisers and four destroyers near fifteen million dollars show little difference in amount. Beardmores boast vast Glasgow yards and steel works while London investors show interest in Canadian securities. In Paris investors view Canada as a growing future. Dramatic trophy goes to Edmonton Amateur Dramatic Club for The Tyranny of Tears, with honorable mention to London Dramatic Club, Ottawa Players, Toronto associates, and Winnipeg Strollers for multiple productions.
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France
Canada
Montreal
G. W. Farrell
Wm. Beardmore and Co
Glasgow
Hugh Russell
London
Paris
Beardmores
Great Britain
Farrell
Dominion
Edmonton Amateur Dramatic Club
London Dramatic Club
Lady Huntsworths
Ottawa Players
David Garrick
Margaret Haton
Toronto
Strollers Dramatic Club
Winnipeg
Inventor Wysong to be examined on mental condition
Wysong, an inventor, will be examined before Magistrate Kealy this afternoon to determine his mental state. He was removed from a local hotel to the police station Saturday evening and has been under observation by Health Officer Boyd. His weak mental condition and physical collapse are linked to failed efforts to obtain capital for an invention, with attempts to contact his wife in Seattle and his partner in Los Angeles.
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AS. Wysong
Kealy
Boyd
Wysong
Seattle
Los Angeles
California
Matt
Mystery Death At Home Of John J. Dyne And Wife
Philadelphia May 8 police probe the deaths of John J. Dyne 43 and Mary Dyne 46 after cyanide laced beer killed them in their home. Authorities consider three theories including self destruction, a mutual pact, or murder by Dyne with his wife a victim.
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Philadelphia
John J. Dyne
Mary
Dyne
Linseed Oil Company Property Listed at 3000 Dollars
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate property of Linseed Oil Company listed for sale at only 3000 dollars. Mentions trackage lots and potential buyers with scattered phrases about Pettet Hilliard and measurements like 156 feet.
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Pettet
Hilliard
Awards Made in Competition in Winnipeg
Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce announces the winners of the Earl Grey musical and dramatic competition in Winnipeg. The dramatic trophy goes to the Edmonton Amateur Dramatic Club for The Tyranny of Tears and the musical trophy to the Winnipeg Amateur Opera Company for Chimes of Normandy. Miss Ruby Michie receives Miss Anglin’s bracelet for Lady Huntsworth's Experiment and Mr Nash of Edmonton wins the signet ring for The Tyranny of Tears. The dramatic awards list continues.
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Ottawa
F. C
Chimes
Normandy
Margaret Anglin
Ruby Michie
London
Ont
Lady Huntsworth
J. B. Dodson
A. “Eb ‘Nash
Edmonton
Alberta
Parbury
First Tax Sale Held Legally in Medicine Hat
The first tax sale in Medicine Hat was deemed legal by Justice Simons at Calgary, confirming the city’s delinquent tax collection. Delinquent taxes had accumulated for years, but the approved procedure marks a pivotal step in municipal finance.
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Medicine Hat
Justice Simons
Calgary
Tax sale held in 1910 city earns about $15000
The record notes a May 4 1910 tax sale that yielded roughly fifteen thousand dollars for the city. Redemption period ended last week and final title issuance awaits confirmation by the supreme court after approval by the Secretary Treasurer Perry.
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Jbut
Perry
Supreme Court
Campaign to block Niagara Falls water transfer
The American civic association launches a drive to prevent forty million dollars in capital from gaining control of Niagara Falls water flow. A Washington statement says Congress must adopt Senator Burton of Ohio's resolution. the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider it tomorrow.
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Washington
The
American Civic Association
Niagara Falls
Burton
Oldest Canadian land surveyor Alexander Niven dies
Toronto reports the death of Alexander Niven aged 75, known as the oldest surveyor in Canada. He began government service in 1853 and mapped boundaries across Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec.
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Toronto
Alexander Niven
Canada
Mr. Niven
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Alberta Iron Rolling Mills Co plant nears completion
The engine for the plant is in position and the balance of machinery is being installed rapidly. Visitors from Medicine Hat noted the permanency of construction and the plant is expected to be ready for operation about the middle of June.
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Alberta Iron Rolling Mills
Alberta Iron Rolling Mills Co
Medhcine Hat
Leprosy Claims Young Rhode Island Youth in May
A 15 year old Pawtucket student named Harry Sherman died at home after being diagnosed with leprosy. Medical experts declared him a leprosy victim, and he had recently been confined at home following a Boston medical examination.
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Pawtucket
R.I
May
Harry Sherman
Boston
Ancient City Site Found by Parker Team Near Jerusalem
Capt Montague Parker and British explorers report excavations near Jerusalem yielded evidence of the ancient City of David and the Jedasite city predating it by 20 000 years though no Hebrew inscriptions were found The Turkish inquiry and August 16 resumption plan were noted and Parker promised to comment after the report. Meanwhile entertainment at Dreamland features Charlie Eastwood and a film The Color Sergeant's Horse with Union Jack branding.
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London
Montague Parker
Earl of Morly
Omar
Targland
the Times
David
Jedasite
Parker
Turkish Commission of Inquiry
Charlie Eastwood
Dreamland
Charlie
Soudon
Anl
Reciprocity Endorsed At Liberal Convention
Ottawa reports a largely attended Parry Sound meeting where Non. MacKay and Mr. Turriff spoke in favor of reciprocity. The liberal convention endorsement passed unanimously and papers across Canada say public support grows as the proposal is better understood.
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Ottawa
Parry Sou
Non. MacKay
Mr. Turriff
Canada
Asquith Urges Home Rule for Ireland
Premier Asquith speaking in Manchester on Saturday argued that premiers of self governing Dominions would vote for Irish home rule if their constituencies demand it. He asserted that democracy in those countries is broadly in favor of granting home rule for Ireland.
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London
Asquith
Manchester
Treland
Winnipeg Market Closed On Arbor Day Holiday
Winnipeg wheat market was closed today due to Arbor Day. Minneapolis and Chicago markets reported prices for the day.
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Winnipeg
Mineapolis
Chicago
Liverpool Markets Report Slow Trade at Woodside Prices
John Rogers & Co. report marke ts at Woodside show very slow trade today. Saturday quotations held on limited supplies. Prices range from 13% to 14 cents per pound for States and Canadian cattle, clipped wethers at 12 to 12.5 cents, and clipped lambs at 15 cents per pound.
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Liverpool
John Rogers & Co
Woodside
Dynamite Found on Marble Ranch in Los Angeles Area
About eighty sticks of dynamite were found on a marble ranch in Los Angeles. An investigation will be made tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dreamland de serves to be congratulated on shows
The management of Dreamland deserves praise for the general excellence of current shows with recent improvements over past offerings. A picture promises clarity and steadiness on the curtain and is said to rival any other house in the country as special efforts to attract patrons include top quality reel pictures and front row appeal.
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Dreamland
Canadian bridge expert named chairman of Quebec project board
Otawa May 8 An order in council appointed Chas Monnserrat chief bridge engineer of the Canadian Pacific to chair the board of engineers overseeing the construction of the Quebec bridge. Monnserrat succeeds Vautelet retired for ill health. The new chairman, a renowned continental bridge expert and Canadian by birth, will earn 1000 dollars monthly.
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Otawa
Chas. Monnserrat
Canadian Pacific
Board of Engineers
Quebec
G. Monserrat
Vautelet
Robber and U.S. Marshal Wounded in Patton Clash
In Jefferson Indiana on May 8 a Marshall from Patton Iowa and a bandit gang member were dangerously wounded in a gunfight between a sheriff posse and robbers at a rural school house near Patton. The robbers had looted the local post office, taking cash and stamps.
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Jefferson, In
Marshall Bushby
Patton
Iowa
Railway Employes Open Headquarters Here in Harrisburg
Harrisburg May 8 With the arrival of W G Lee head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and other officials the headquarters of the convention of the Brotherhood representing the trainmen in the United States Canada and Mexico were opened today. Scores of delegates attended through the day and evening.
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Harrisburg
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Grand Truk
Brotherhood
United States
Canasta
Mexico
Largest Grand Rapids Fire Ravages Hughes Block
A Sunday morning blaze destroyed the Hughes block in Grand Rapids Michigan causing about fifty thousand dollars in losses. The stock and general merchandise valued at thirty five thousand dollars were ruined along with the building and contents.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Hughes
Germany warns France over Fez occupation rumors
Berlin warns Paris of possible consequences if Fez is occupied by Moroccan forces. The report says Germany denies plans to send ships to Moroccan waters or display the flag at Casa Blanca Mogador Ellish, though the rumor persisted in morning dispatches.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Fez
Morocco
Casa
Babal
Mogteorm
Ellish
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Spokane Park
Herald
Hay
A. S. Wysong
Niagaers
National Civic Association of Wellington
Ngaring
Leprosy
AR. J. Youth
Minneapolis
Ene Eaae
Wugdge
Robber
U.S. Marshall
G. T. R. Presides
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