CNR station sighted on Toronto street side of Block N
The C N R station is expected to be placed on the Toronto street side of Block N. The skating rink property deal not closed yet, with owners Bellackey Hunt Manning Clark and Fagin of High River asking $30,000. The parcel fronts 125 feet on Toronto and Main streets and 285 feet on Second Avenue, with no lane through the block.
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Toronto St
High River Syndicate
Toronto Street
Messrs. Bellackey
Hunt
Manning
Clark
Fagin
High River
Toronto
Main Streets
Second Avenue
Govt Troops Repel Rebel Advance in Northern Mexico
El Paso May 11 General Pasqual Orozzcos leading rebels was driven back toward Escalon as government forces counterattacked. Rebels moved about twenty miles north to connjot south of Chilhu hahua while Liberal towns within the week evacuated to the Federals. Teletypic service restored at nine this morning linked Tellet’s staff north of Bermejillo with Associated Press.
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el Paso
Tex
Pasqual Orozzcos
Escalon
Mexico
Connjot
Chilhuhahua
Joarmin Tellet
Bermejillo
Associated Press
Lirdo
Torrcos
Mothers Day Observed Worldwide With Carnations
A St Johns Church Sunday School program marks Mothers Day with special exercises and music. Rev G C Holman preaches tonight. Carnations will be worn globally and the observance traces to Anna Jarvis.
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St. John’s Church
GC. T. Holman
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
United States
Canada
Union
Dominion
Brotherhood Federation of Canada Opens Convention in Toronto
The Brotherhood Federation of Canada began its convention in Toronto with over 200 delegates present and more arriving. A British delegation of 140 delegates will be hosted at a banquet by the mayor, and out of town delegates will also attend. Sunday features sermons in city churches and a large Massey Hall meeting in the afternoon.
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Toronto
Ont
Brotherhood Federation of Canada
Brotherhood
Massey Hall
Nesbitt Returned to Toronto in Bank Probe
Dr. Wm. Beattie Nesbitt, former president of the Farmers' Bank of Toronto, Canada, was taken back to Toronto after being accused of making false statements on the bank’s financial condition to the Canadian Minister of Finance.
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Chicago
Wm. Beattie Nesbitt
Farmers’ Bank of Toronto
Canada
Toronto
London Bishop Advocates Established Church in England
London report quotes Bishop Terrin formerly of British Columbia arguing the church establishment benefits society. He cites eighteen years in Canada proving no established church harms the community and urges state recognition of religion, preferring Presbyterians or Congregationalists to no establishment.
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London
Terrin
British Columbia
Canada
Traders and Royal Banks Complete Amalgamation
Traders Bank directors met in Toronto on May 11 to finalize arrangements for the amalgamation with the Royal Bank. Details were not fully confirmed, but terms were announced and Traders Bank shareholders will receive sale particulars and vote for ratification.
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Toronto
Ont
Traders Bank
the Royal
City to grant million dollar bonus for dock deal
Sydney Nova Scotia May 11 The city council decided to submit a bylaw authorizing a million dollar bonus to the British Canadian State Building Co to be paid in installments as docks are completed the project involves a company expenditure of 6 000 090 dollars
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Sydney
N. S
Fu.5
Sta. Builate7 Co
Kempton Wark Wandicap Won by Bach elor's Hope
The Kempton Great Jubilee handicap over 1¼ miles was won by Mr. McCalmont's Bachelor's Hope a four year old colt by Tredennis Lady Bawn carried 7 stone 1 pound and started at 106 to 9 Whisk broom owned by Mr. Whitney at 8 stone 13 pounds 15 to 2 took second and D Gants Mustapha with 9 stone 10 pounds finished third The favorites Hornets Beauty and Uncle Pat were among the also rans.
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London
Mr. McCalmont
Tredennis
Lady Bawn
Mr. Whitney
D. Gants Mustapha
Hornet's Beauty
Uncle Pat
Rumely Train Delivers Largest Farm Implement Shipment
The Rumsey Co Great Northern special arrived at Winnipes May 11 with a solid mile of tractors. Value about 500000 dollars with 59000 collected as duty on entry into Canada. Mr Raimely aboard. train originated in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Winnipes
Man
Rumsey Co
Great Northern
Lister
Canada
Raimely
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Trunk Pacific aims to complete Winnipeg Cochrane line
Toronto May 11. Grand Trunk Pacific is rushing to complete the Winnipeg to Cochrane railway by autumn. If successful, it will begin operating running rights over Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway and handle all traffic east and west over the Ontario government line.
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Toronto
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Cochrane
Temiskaming and
W Northern Ontario Railway
Ontario Government Railway
South Africans Triumph Over Arey by 52 Runs
London May 11 The South Africans followed up their Derbyshire win by defeating Arey by 52 runs. M C C beat Kent by 73 runs.
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London
Derbyshire
Arey Today
Kent
Medicine War Pipe Band Debuts At American Hotel
The Medicine War Pipe Band made its first public appearance last evening at the American Hotel. The event surprised many locals as word of their status had not spread. The band, all from Bonnie Scotland, includes George Garden as pipe major and others with ties to Glasgow and Scottish regiments. They wore Hunting Stewart plaid kilts made to measure, and were guests of honor for the harbor boat arrival in St. John’s. The parade began at 7 50 with Mayor Speater welcoming the band, ending at the President Stewart and D Milne residences before a final stop at the American hotel (Continued on page ten).
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Medicine War
Canada
Bonnie
Scotland
St. John’s
Alex Garden
Geo. Garden
Stewart
George Garden
Allosie
Glasgow Pipers
Chas. Mclean
A. & S. Highlanders
Niel Ross
Piper
Royal Engineers
William White
Douglas
Lanarkshire
W. Burnes
Abernyte
Perthshire
Old Land
Joseph McQueen
A. &S. Highlanders
Territorial
Robert Mason
A. C S. Highlanders
Carron
Geo. Lamond
Dunfermline
Speater
D. Milne
Board of Trade
James Fleming
American Hotel
Ismay Arrives in England After Titanic Disaster
A cheering crowd greets J Bruce Ismay managing director of White Star Line as he lands from the Adriatic at Liverpool with his wife. Ismay lifts his hat, declines to speak, citing strain from the disaster and says his testimony was given to a commission and should be heard by the British.
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White Star Line
A. P. Dispatch
Liverpool
J. Bruce Ismay
Adriatic
Queenstown
Mr. Ismay
Cattle Prices Steady in Birkenhead Market
John Rogers and Company Liverpool reports supplies short in Birkenhead and recent prices held firm. Small choice cattle in good demand with states and Canadian steers selling from 15 1/2 to 16 cents per pound.
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CW. A. P. Dispatch
Liverpool
John Rogers and Company
Cable Today
Birkenhead
Smithers heads to select G T Railway President
Fred W. Smithers, chairman of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, sails from Liverpool to New York to choose a successor to the Titanic victim Charles M. Hayes as president. Sir Donald D. Mann accompanies him but declines to discuss a possible appointment.
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Smithers
Mr. Hayes
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Tait Still Mentioned In Grand Trunk Rail Talk
London May 11 A W Smithers and FE Deer of the Grand Trunk Railway sail by the Mauretania today despite last week’s official denial. Rumors continue centering on Sir Thomas Tait for the Grand Trunk presidency.
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London
A. W. Smithers
Grand Trunk Railway
Mauretania
Thomas Tait
Omaha Names Dahlman To Lead City In May Meeting
At a meeting of Omaha’s newly elected commissioners Mayor James C. Dahlman was chosen to again head the municipal government with the title of Mayor and charge of the Department of Public Affairs The department of police sanitary safety was assigned to John J Ryder an Omaha newspaper man with immediate charge noted amid much interest.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha
James CC. Dahlman
Totte
Department of Public Affairs
John J. Ryder
Land appropriation case heard in Ottawa court
Judge Cassels of the Exchequer Court in Ottawa presides over a Winnipeg related lands appropriation case for the National Transcontinental shops at Transcona. The claim seeks 86,600 dollars, while two witnesses valued the property between 16,000 and 24,000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Cassels
Ixchequer Court of
Ottawa
Transccna
Saskatchewan project to divert river for power and water
A Saskatchewan government delegation led by Dr. Seymour and A. J. McPherson met in Winnipeg with representatives of the Grand Trunk Pacific Canadian Northern and Canadian Pacific railways. They discussed diverting the South Saskatchewan River to supply power and water to southern Saskatchewan. The plan envisions a joint scheme financed by the governments and the three railways.
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Winnipeg, Man
Way
Saskatchewan
Seymour
A. J. McPherson
Regina
South Saskatchewan
Grand Trunk Pacific
Guy C
Levers Withstood Cloudburst and New Orleans Safe
A historic storm hit New Orleans with torrential rain and gale winds. Levees endured the strongest strain seen, while floods flooded streets to inches and darkness halted traffic. Early reports say river breaks held, though Baton Rouge front levee faced high waves threatening wholesale districts.
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New Orleans
Jun
Torras
Baton Rouge
Next Week Ends Fight For U S Presidential Nomination
Washington May 11 The Republican National Convention fight over delegate selections will mostly settle within eight days as 200 delegates remain to be chosen. With 786 of 1,078 delegates reported for Roosevelt and Taft camps, contests loom in Maryland Kansas and other states as Chicago prepares for two weeks of seating battles.
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Texas
Arizona
Ohio
New Jersey
Taft
Roosevelt
Chicago
Maryland
Kansas
McKinley
Gates
Col. Roosevelt
Dixon
New York
Lafollette
Cummings
National Committee
Alabama
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Entucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
California
Minnesota
Washington
North Carolina
West Virginia
Riot at Olyphant colliery ends with boy's death
In Scranton Pa on May 11 a riot by foreign miners at the Olyphant colliery led to the death of 14 year old George Robareski as state troopers fired to disperse the crowd. Troopers arrived from Peckville and Wyoming barracks and leaders of the United Mine Workers sought to prevent further gatherings.
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Olyphant
Delaware and Hudson
George Robareski
Peckville
Wyoming Barracks
United Mine Workers
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Medero
International Mothers’ Day Association
Eng
England
Britain
Rome
Episcopal Church
Nesbitt
Traders and Royal Banks
Shipbuilding Co
Kempton Wark Wandicap
Rumely
Poreshing
Smey
Swithers
Grand Trunk
Chas. M. Hays
Tait
Cw, A. P. Dispatch
W., A. P. Dispatch
U.S
Republican National Conven
Scranton
Scranton, Pa
Lady Tupper
Tupper
Sir Charles Tupper
Bexley Heath
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