C N R Buying Heavily In Calgary Real Estate Push
The Canadian Northern Railway is buying heavily in Calgary with F C Lowes & Co acting as agents. Purchases include property along Block M and Block 11 by George Martin, Alex McCarter, Hollinger Agency, S Riddell, J E B Miers, and others. The entry point is planned via a bridge from Police Point near the skating rink, signaling rising real estate values in the area.
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Canadian Northern
F. C. Lowes & Co
Calgary
A. F. Krapfel
Police Point
Runaway horse injures city teamster in Toronto Street incident
George Younger, a city teamster, lies in critical condition at the hospital after trying to stop a runaway horse on Toronto Street near a school. The horse, owned by W N Kelly, bolted from a frightened start, throwing Younger to the ground and fracturing the base of his skull. Doctors note profuse ear bleeding and hope for recovery.
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George Younger
W. N. Kelly
Toronto Street
Younger
Team Runaway Incident Blocks Main Street Route
A team owned by H. C. Cooper bolted this morning from Main Street down South Haifway Street toward Toronto. They piled on the sidewalk and continued along the lane by the Alberta Hotel to one block south of the market square. Driver Robert Morris was thrown from the rig after a collision with Hewitt and Armstrong’s rig.
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H. C. Cooper
Main St
Haifway St
Toronto &T
Alberta Hotel
Market Square
Robert Morris
Hewitt
Armstrong
Titanic watertight bulkheads opened after bridge closure
London May 9 evidence at the British Wreck Commission inquiry shows four watertight bulkhead doors were opened from the bridge so engineers could reach pumps. Thomas Dillon testified the order came from the chief engineer for access to boiler room No 6, leaving doors ajar. He described the Titanic’s final moments and noted steering and crew actions during evacuation.
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London
British Wreck Commission
Thomas Dillon
Dillon
Lord Mersey
Commission
White Star Line
Robert Finlay
A. P. Cable
Board of Trade
Three are drowned crossing Pipestone River flood
At Parker crossing Elhorn Manitoba Mrs Gothe infant and a daughter of farmer William Adair drowned while crossing a flooded Pipestone River. Only the infant body recovered. In Danville Illinois the Travellers Protective Association holds its annual convention with visitors from across the state and a two day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. P. Dispatch
Elhorn
Man
William Gothe
William Adair
Pipestone River
Parker Crossing
Danville
Illinois
Fred Scott
Doors and lifeboat access cited in Titanic disaster proceedings
Testimony details doors opening from forward boiler room to stern compartments and automatic close of doors at water height. Evidence on lights from lifeboats misread as those on other boats. Titanic crew member Lacroughen recalls carrying women to boats and third class access to lifeboats. He remained aboard until sinking and surfaced after two hours in the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Mersey
Thomas Dillon
White Star Line Co
Scott
Nfe
Hfe
F.B. Lacroughen
Lacjoughen
Lacroughen
Ketchel murderers get life and one freed
Jefferson City May 9 The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Walter S Dipley must serve life in the penitentiary for the murder of Stanley Ketchel. Goldie Smith, an accessory, was discharged as the court reversed the conviction for lack of sufficient evidence.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Jefferson City
Walter S. Dipley
Stanley Ketchel
Missouri
Supreme Court
Goldie Smith
Dipley
Ogilvie Milling crews sink test pits on Day property
Ogilvie Milling Company workers drill test pits at the foot of Hast Allowance Road on the Day property. They report water seepage from the nearby Creek but strike a gravel bottom at twenty feet and expect solid foundations for a large mill.
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Ogilvie Milling Co
Hast Allowance Road
Guns Used Freely in Big Coal Riots
Riots erupted at the Cayuga mine of the Lackawanna Coal Co in Scranton on May 10 with foreigners among workers attacking men going to repairs. Local police were assaulted. state police arrived and guns were fired with several wounded.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Scranton
Cayuga
Lackawanna Co
Canadian coal for New Zealand voyage tied to Atlantic shipment
Halifax May 9 Unable to secure coal in Great Britain the Shaw Savill and Albion liner Toko Maru loaded a cargo at Scotia piers North Sydney and bunkers for a fifteen thousand mile voyage to New Zealand. The Nova Scotia exporters say the British strike has boosted overseas orders with Uruguay Montevideo Rio Janeiro and London among ports drawing Cape Breton coal firms have shipped large tonnages in recent months.
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Halifax
Great Britain
Shaw Savill
Albion Hner Tokomaru
Atlantic
Cape Town
Scotia
North Sydney
New Zealand
Teneriffe
Antipodes
Cape Breton
Philippines
East Indies
Scotia Company
Uruguay
Dominion Coal Company
Montevideo
Cape Verde
Rio Janeiro
West Indies
London
May grain and oats market reports from Winnipeg and U S centers
Winnipeg records show May wheat closing 104 5-8 with May and July fluctuations, oats steady around 49 7-8, extra feed prices at 465, while May flax fell from 198 1-2 to 190. In Minneapolis and Chicago markets May wheat opened higher and closed lower with July and September activity noted in each center.
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Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Chicago
Commission Asked To Probe Canada Speculative Stocks
In London Joseph Martin pressed Premier Asquith in the House of Commons to appoint a commission to examine the unloading of unsound Canadian investments on the British public. Asquith replied that evils of speculative investments cannot be cured by legislation and noted Canadian stocks are ripe for such treatment.
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C. A. P. Cable
London
Joseph Martin
House of Commons
Asquith
Canada
Assaith
Tom Mann Guilty as Coal Strike Labor Leader
Tom Mann president of the Syndicalist Educational League and labor leader was found guilty in the Court of Assizes of attempting to influence British collieries from their duties. He received a six month prison sentence after being arrested March 21 following a sympathy speech for coal strikers. He told the court soldiers are citizens under civil law and that commands given them must be lawful.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Manchester
Tom Mann
Syndicate Educational League
Habeas Corpus Proceedings For Nesbitt Release
Chicago mayor May 9 Dr. William Beattie Nesbitt a Toronto physician banker in jail under extradition order faced habeas corpus proceedings. The U S commissioner found sufficient evidence for extradition and sent papers to the Secretary of State. Nesbitt's counsel plans to seek release in federal court.
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Chicago
Ill
William Beattie Nesbitt
Toronto
United States
Nesbitt
Brandons Big Grain Elevators Destroyed by Fire
Fire at Maple Leaf Milling Co in Brandon destroyed two grain elevators. Total loss $60,000 insured with Lloyds. About 1000 bushels of wheat stored in the smaller unit. capacities 20000 and 175000 bushels. Fire started in the smaller elevator, wind worsened flames, cutting power and interrupting CPR telegraph wires.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Brandon
Maple Leaf Milling Co
Lloyds
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rebel Leader Prisoner Held in Juarez Customs House
Emilio Vasquez Gomez is held a prisoner in the Juarez customs house with a heavy guard. The State Department expects Ordézco may not confirm him as President. Reports indicate rebels defeated in a battle in Mountain Pass Port Del Carman near Monclova Cuatro Cienegas Coahuila.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Juarez
State Department
Ordézco
Gomez
del Carman
Monclova
Cuatro
Clenegaz Coahuila
Stage Set For Bloodiest Battle In Mexican Revolt
Mexican Federal Army repulsed rebel guard led by Gen Arcanso and skirmishes preceded what officials call the revolt’s decisive battle. About 15,000 troops clash near Torreon withTelegraph lines cut by rebels. Puerta reports 90 rebels killed, seven federal deaths.
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Victoriano Puerta
Federal Army
Mexico
Associated Press
Bermejillo
el Paso
Laredo
Texas
Monterey
Torreon
Puerta
Villa
Rabagao
Tracey Aubart
Cuarto Cienegas
Chalazar
Sierra Mojada
Fberal
Juarez
Madero
Floodwaters Threaten New Roads as Levee Breach Spreads
Report from New Roads Louisiana describes floods spreading from a 3000 foot levee break at Torras. Residents flee while officials prepare large scale relief as the inundation advances southward. Thousands already homeless and more displaced expected.
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New Roads
Mississippi
Louisiana
Torras
Work Begins on Battlefields Park Plains of Abraham
Quebec May 10 After several years delay work on Battlefields Park has started. Men on the plains of Abraham prepare ground for sheds to house machinery due to arrive soon from England Ontario and Montreal. The Federal government appropriated 114 500 dollars for the summer and the project will span three years.
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Quebec
Battlefields Park
Plains of Abraham
England
Ontario
Montreal
Mackay Coming West in Owen Sound Report
A May report from Owen Sound Ontario notes no definite announcement yet but expresses doubt about Mackay coming west. The brief item records uncertainty and local interest in the possible movement.
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Owen Sound
MacKay Relocates to Edmonton From Ontario Opposition
Hon. A. G. MacKay, previously Ontario Opposition leader, has moved to Edmonton. He plans an early return to Owen Sound mid summer for business arrangements.
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A. G. MacKay
Ontario
Edmonton
MacKay
North Grey
Owen Sound
Sannin
Bie
Appeal Dismissed In Steel Trust Case In New Jersey
The appeal in the U S District Court in Trenton seeking an injunction against United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries was dismissed. The ruling by Judge Buffington and McPherson largely rejects the bid to dissolve the steel trust, except for American Steel and Wire Co. which remains involved.
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Trenton
N. J
United States District Cour
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Roosevelt Supporters Rally in Birmingham May Day
Roosevelt supporters gathered in Birmingham with plans to mobilize voting efforts in May. Organizers emphasized unity, urging volunteers to contact campaign offices and distribute materials across city precincts.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
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C.N.R
G. Younger
Flight of Horse
R. Morris
Steward
J. Bruce Ismay
W. A. P. Cable
Scious
International Mercantile Marine
James Johnson
Johnston
Tamay
Ketchel
Ogilvie Cb
Nor
Rabago
Tlahualllo
Louisianna
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