Home Rule Debate Echoes in Commons and Toronto Meeting
In Ottawa the House of Commons debated Home Rule echoes from a Toronto anti Home Rule rally. Hon. A S Kemp said he spoke for himself, not the government, while Sir Wilfrid Laurier noted railway earnings estimates were incomplete for 1914. The Grain Act amendment and grain handling plans for interior elevators were discussed as rates and storage options were debated, with the house rising at one o'clock.
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Bobs
A. £. Kemp
Toronto
Ottawa
House of Commons
Rodolph Lemieux
Kemp
Lemieux
Mr. Kemp
Wilfrid Laurier
Canadian Northern
Geo. B. Foster
Frank Oliver
Grain Commission
Railway ‘Board
Rgt
Oliver
Foster
Syhid
Bill
Tenement Collapse Kills One and Injures Five in New Kensington
A storm wrecked a tenement in New Kensington Pennsylvania after midnight injuring five and killing George Johnson. Fifty residents lived there. damage reached thousands of dollars, with oil fields sustaining extensive destruction.
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Pittsburgha
George Johnson
New Kensington
Strathmore Hearing Proceeds In Extortion Case
The Strathmore hearing details the testimony of Hugh Williams in the case against Detectives Noakes and Brown. Williams claims Noakes pressured him to confess involvement with a $1000 package tied to grand larceny and offered Davies a way out through the Imperial Bank. Williams says he did not receive the package and acted to help Davies and due to fear of exposure.
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Strathmore
Alta
Hugh Williams
Noakes
Brown
Williams
Davies
Imperial Bank
Body of Murdered Man Found Near Blackie Alberta
The body of an unidentified man, throat cut from ear to ear and skull fractured, was found about ten days after his death by section men on the Alder syde Kipp branch near Blackie. An inquest returned a verdict of murder. Police have no clues. the man was about 35 to 40 years old and wore working clothes.
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High River
Alta
Blackie
British cruiser sails to Tampico from Portsmouth
A garbled May 12 dispatch notes the British cruiser Bristol, stationed at Portsmouth, ordered to proceed to Tampico as speedily as possible. The report cites routine naval movement amid terse wording and partial phrases.
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London
Eulgar
Bristol
Portsmouth
WAB
Tampico
Fragmentary Navy and Mexico Dispatches From May 11
Readable lines report Mexican Red ODE defending territory near Mazatlan and a San Bleha border clash. An American wounded by federals near Cra Ming is safe aboard a cruiser with family. Maryland at Man killings referenced in Willams prose.
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California
Wireless
ODE
San. Blehabett
Walter
Neal
Cra Ming
Maryland
Gbey
Can
Willams
Nan
Eight Men Die in Explosion Aboard Jefferson Engine Room
Norfolk Va May 12 Seven dead and three severely injured after the Jefferson liner explosion in its boiler room at 10 65 last night five miles inside Cape Henry. The dead are all colored firemen and coal passers while the injured include Chief Engineer W L Portlock and First Assistant Engineer from New York City M Olsen an oiler. The Jefferson on her way to New York should arrive tomorrow morning about four o'clock. An inspection in New York will determine the cause of the explosion. The ship reached Norfolk early today and later resumed its course.
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Norfolk
Jefferson
Cape:Henry
W. L.portlock
Sm the of
New” York
City
M. Olsen
New ‘York
New York
Five Men ArRESTed in Vernon Murder Probe
In Vernon British Columbia on May 7 five men were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of lumberman James Berryman whose battered body was found weekend thirty miles from town. A coroner's jury ruled the death a murder by unknown persons. Evidence indicated the deceased was in company with the five men when last seen.
Famous Spanish statesman Eugenio Montero Rios dies at 82
Madrid reports the death of Eugenio Montero Rios a renowned Spanish statesman aged 82 He was a leading civil and canon law scholar an eloquent orator and longtime member of the Spanish parliament He served as president of the Spanish supreme court and briefly as prime minister In 1898 he headed the Spanish peace commission that negotiated the ending of the Spanish American war with the United States.
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Madrid
Eugenio
Montero Rios
Eugenio Montero. Rios
Supreme ‘Court
Philippine Islands
United States
Prince Alexander of Teck Named Governor General of Canada
Official announcement states Prince Alexander Augustus Frederick George of Teck will succeed the Duke of Connaught as Governor General of Canada. Born April 14 1874, he married in 1904 H R H Princess Alice of Albany.
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Prince Alexander of
Teck
Duke of
Hospital Board Elections Change at Medicine Hat General
The Medicine Hat General Hospital board adopts a charter amendment. Four members will be elected by ratepayers in city elections, one from the Medical Association, and the rest by the hospital board. Total membership rises to sixteen. April report shows 118 admissions, 125 discharges, 66 in patient care, 2,254 hospital days, and four deaths from kidney trouble tuberculosis peritonitis and Brights disease.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital Board
Qvill
Medical” Association
Ministers gather for annual district meeting in Medicine Hat
The Fifth Avenue church hosts the Medicine Hat district annual meeting of Methodist ministers and laymen. It lists ordained ministers including A. S. Tuttle and M.A. Hodgins among others, with probationers F. E. Had Burdett and W. G. Cook, and notes Rev Nathaniel McDonald’s inability to serve as pastor last year.
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Medicine Hat
Fifth Avenue
Reys
Tuttle
Hodgins
B. A
Um Lindsay Wright
Bow Island
Fob. Crysdale
Carlstadt
A. H. ‘Rowe
B. A Brooks
J. Victor Howey
Ay Walsh
F E. H
Ad Burdett
Hamilton
Wallingford,Conn
Bayng
Nathaniel. ‘McDonald
Fifth. Ave
Bank records show Medicine Hat banks handled over 26 million
Report notes banks in Medicine Hat processed more than 26 million dollars in a year. In other items, a fire in Yuma, Arizona kills three women at the Imperial Hotel. Missing lines reference Miss Naomi Strong Miss Genevelve Brown and Brown's mother found near the stair. Father Gramm of Ontario disputes Bishop Fallon over slander.
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Medicine Hat Banks
Yuma, Ariz
Hotel Imperial
Naomi Strong
Genevelve Brown
Brown
Father Gramm
Wyoming
Ontario
Bishop Fallon
Both Bills at the Same Time in House of Commons
London May 12 Premier Asquith stated the best path for Home Rule progress is an amending bill to accompany the present measure. The government would introduce the amending bill and seek passage so both bills become law around the same time with cross party support before Whitsuntide.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Whitsuntide
Cabinet session yields no Ontario election announcements
Toronto reports no election details discussed at cabinet meeting on May 7. Members in the city seek information and fear a further week may pass before any definite word is issued.
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Toronto
Barker Cannot Act as Commissioner for Royal Dugal Charges
Sir Frederick Barker declines service on the Royal Commission investigating the Dugal charges against Premier Flemming. A successor is expected to be appointed by Thursday in St John New Brunswick May 12.
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Frederick Barker
St. John,n. B
Royal” Commission
Dugal
Flemming
Thuraday
Children Wander From Home Found Unconscious in River and Slough
A Winnipeg pair Audrey Head aged 24 and Emily Head aged 3 wandered from Bonnie Doon Manitoba. Neighbors searched miles through brush and found the boy in an unconscious state about five am fourteen miles away and the girl in a neck-deep slough in water four hours later. Both are in serious condition and may not recover.
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Winnipeg
Audrey
Emily
Head
Bonnie Doon
Man
Sir Max Aitken Improves After Hemorrhage
May 12 report says Sir Max Aitken, who suffered a hemorrhage last Thursday, is improving in London. The brief item notes his condition without additional details.
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Max Aitken
London
Max. “Aitkén
Clearing House Returns Indicate Yearly Business Figures
The Clearing House reports show the volume of business transacted during the year since organization. Data highlights include total deposits, loans, and currency in circulation, reflecting the institution's growth and market activity.
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Canada
Medicine Hat Clearing House Year Ends With Big Total
The Medicine Hat clearing house completed its first year ending May 1 with 28,104,653 in total clearings. The system saves time by settling interbank accounts each morning and processing cash cheques drafts and deposits quickly.
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Medicine Hat Clearing House
Eerec
Nordica Will and Burial Disclosed in New York
New York May 12 The announcement states Madame Lilitha Nordic was brought to New York by her husband George Young banker. The plan is for her remains to be sent to Brindisi Italy for burial.
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York
Lilitha Nordic
New York
George Young
Young
Brindisi
Italy
Unclear fragment from Catania report May fire aftermath
Fragmentary report from Catania Sicily mentions tongues of flame and a high column of smoke. It notes that all killed during the reconnaissance have been interred.
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Catania
Sicily
Steamer Ashore Near Palmas in Thick Canary Fog
A steamer named The British was driven ashore off Grand Palmas amid thick fog. No injuries reported. coast guard and salvage teams respond to the incident.
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Les, Palmas, Canary 2
Sigamer
Gun Running on County Own Sparks Belfast Smuggling Alarm
Reports claim a large quantity of machine guns and ammunition was smuggled at night along the coast. The incident highlights rising concerns over gun running and border security in the region.
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Toronto
Itrom
Belfast
Goast
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