Canadian Senate Debates Canadian Northern Bill Pushing Early June Adjournment
Ottawa May 11 reports say morning sittings begin with rapid progress hoped to end by the first week in June depending on contending Canadian Northern and Redistribution bills. The railway motion is to be moved Wednesday as documents on financial standings are circulated for study before debate.
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Ottawa
Canadian Northern Railway
Canadian Northern Railroad
Prudential Life Insurance Company of Manitoba
Reid
J. B.-Molloy
Provencher
Borden
M.L.A
E. M. MacDonald
Pictou
Canadian ‘Northern Railway
MacDonald
Quebec
Pacific
Domin
Firing Heard in Tampico as Americans Refuse to Leave
Admiral Mayo reports 23 cannon shots heard in Tampico last night. American consul C. A. Miller and the vice consul are aboard the Connecticut. Ten or fifteen Americans still refuse to leave the city.
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Washington
Mayo
Tampico
C. A. Miller
Connecticut
Etna Eruption Fears Rise After Sicilian Quake
Rome reports death toll from the Sicily earthquake between 150 and 260 with ongoing tremors on Mount Etna. Randazzo suffers severe shocks as residents flee with belongings. Crater smoke and gas keep residents wary of possible eruptions while scientists urge staying out of danger zones. Bodies of victims begin to be buried, many unidentified, while temporary field hospitals treat about 600 wounded.
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Rome
Sicily
Mount Etna
Randazzo
Ganger Zone
Lamar and Lehmann Represent Us in Washington May
Assael site reports President Wilcd prepares to depart to participate in a memorial for America’s Vera Cruz dead. Envoys stated results of the conference but official source confirms, light-house by American forces.
Death of Hon W T Finlay Shocks Medicine Hat Citizens
The news from Vancouver reports the death of the Hon W T Finlay, a leading Medicine Hat figure, aged 60. An Belfast trained grocer's apprentice who moved to Canada in 1878 he later became mayor and influenced city policy including a municipally owned water system and natural gas franchise discussions.
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W. T. Finlay
Medicine Hat
Vancouver
Royal Academy Institute
Belfast
Canada
Montreal
Finlay, longtime Medicine Hat leader, dies after illness
The city’s former mayor and minister of Agriculture in the province, Mr. Finlay, died after a lengthy illness. A dedicated public figure, he helped secure the Finlay traffic bridge, supported municipal ownership, and served as an elder at St. John’s Presbyterian. He leaves a widow and five children. The death and funeral arrangements were to be announced.
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Himslf
England
Prince of Wales
Medicine Hat
Territorial Assembly
Mr. Finlay
Lisburn
County Down
Ireland
Toronto
Winnipeg
Medicine Hat Ranching Company
Saskatchewan
Finlay
St. John's Presbyterian Church
W. B. Finlay
Annulment Case Before Privy Council Over Old Quebec Law
London May 11 The Quebec annulment case Despatie versus Tremblay centers on marrying cousins of the fourth degree without episcopal dispensation. The Privy Council hears questions on old French Quebec law and whether Protestant and Catholic registers govern validity.
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London
Quebec
Despatie
Tremblay
Privy Council
St. Germaine
Moulton
Haldane
Madame Nordica to be sent home in Chinese casket
The body of American singer Madame Lilliam Nordica who died in Batavia of pneumonia will be shipped to the United States. The casket is to depart Batavia on May 16.
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Batavia
Madame
Lilliam Nordica
Labor Leaders Win Contempt Appeal Overturned
Washington authorities report the Supreme Court set aside contempt sentences against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison labor leaders on May 11 ruling the contempts were barred by the statute of limitations Justice Holmes stated contempts were not conspiracies as argued by labor representatives
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Washington
District Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Court
Fire Threat to Stable Spurs Fire Brigade Action
A blaze broke out in a straw pile beside a stable on Ninth Avenue owned by Mr. Jardine. Firefighters arrived quickly and prevented major damage to the building and its contents, though the threat was serious before containment.
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Oby
Jardine
Ninth Ave
Lost His Money Ended His Life in North Dakota
James McClelland a Glasgow Scotland investigator of US and Canada railway systems killed himself on the Oriental Limited train between Minot and Stanley. He reportedly lost $50 000 in Canada and Ottawa telegraphs from Lloyd George followed by letters and notes on North and South American subjects. He was forty five, formerly manager of the Laird steamship line, and is survived by a Glasgow mother.
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Minot
N. D
James IF
MccCelland
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
Canada
Oriental Limited
Stanley
Toronto
Lloyd-George
Laird Line
Steamships
Richmond Train Executive Fatally Struck In Street Crossing
Decatur Axtel, vice president of the Chega Neake and Ohio Railway, was struck by an automobile while crossing a street at noon today and is believed fatally injured.
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Richmond
Decatur
Fragmentary London May 11 Note on Hunger
A brief readable fragment from a London note references May 11 and mentions hunger and a weakened state. The incomplete text lacks clear names or events.
Silent Civic Tribute for Vera Cruz Navy Dead
In New York on May 11 a vast funeral procession honored thirteen or more navy dead from Vera Cruz as a solemn, silent city paid tribute. The President rode in an open carriage behind the hearse as a two hour march moved from the battery to the navy yard in Brooklyn through four miles of downtown crowds.
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New York
Vera Cruz
Battery
Plasa
Lower Manhattan
Navy’ Yard
Brooklyn
Lower ‘Broadway
Prominent Calgary Mason R. H. Finch Dies at 73
R. H. Finch prominent Calgary Mason and twenty year resident died last night at age 73. He served in the British army and took part in the Indian Mutiny and other frontier campaigns in his earlier years.
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Calgary
R. H. ‘Finch
William Harris Dies At 68 Leader Of Harris Abattoir
Toronto report states William Harris founder of the Harris abattoir and a prominent Canadian livestock man died in the city today at age 68.
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Toronto
William Harris
Harris; Abattoir
Canada
Senator Owen Denounces Huerta in Mexico Crisis
Washington May 11 Senator Owen stunned the Senate with a fierce denunciation of Victoriano Huerta, portraying the Mexican dictator as bloodstained and murderous. He cited confidential State Department papers and urged the United States to press for constitutional self government and to oppose Huerta while vowing not to recognize his presidency. He warned that U S policy must prevent Mexican territory seizures and protect lives amid the rebellion.
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Washington
Wilson
Victoriano Tuerta
Mexico
United States
Owen
Senate
Huerta
Madero
Bea
Cuba
Selzin ra.Cruz
Huer
Flooding Hits Daweon Yukon Along Kion Dyke Creek
Readable text notes Daweon Yukon flooded as banks of Kion Dyke Creek fail under ice pressure. Report mentions flooding risk and rising water along the creek banks.
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Daweon
Yukon
Kiondyke Creek
Death by own action reported in Harbin Manchuria
A man named Warner, born in Washington D C in 1881, committed death by his own action at a hospital in Harbin Manchuria on May 11. He had held the meat here since August 191, and had been with the American vice since 1904.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Warner
United States
Crooks Tried Bold Game at Strathmore
Two self declared officials of the Central Detective Agency T F Noakes of Calgary and Brown of Winnipeg with J Davies of Winnipeg are under arrest at Strathmore charged with attempting to extort $1000 from De Williams.
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Calgary
Central Detective Agency
Brown
Winnipeg
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British Columbia
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Yeni
ETNA
Lamar and
Lehmann
May
Db Assael
Hon. W. T. Finlay
Privy Council Court
Madame Nordica
Decatur Axtel
America
New York City
Landing Place
Navy Yard
Mason
William
Harris
Crooks
Strathmore
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