Quebec tax collection begins through courts in Canada
The Quebec government moves tax collection to the courts a major shift. St Henri council changes all street names to French. Montreal Orange men invited to Prescott celebration on July 12. Harbor contract suit against Larkin Connolly postponed to September. William Watts dies after being struck by cars in Victoria Ont. and other items from Ottawa and London reflect political and legal developments.
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Quebec
St. Henri
Montreal Orangemen
Prescott Orangemen
Larkin, Connolly & Co
Quebec Harbor
John Watts
Michigan Central
Victoria
Ont
Kingston General Hospital Board
Christian Endeavor
Montreal
Swanson
New England States
North-west
Great North-West Central Railway
Ottawa
Canada
Twohey
United States
Frank Heslop
Hamilton
Ministerial Ghost Reported at Kilburn Home
The Tyler family at 27 St George's Road Kilburn recount sightings of a ghost in clerical attire, described as a gray haired, keen-eyed minister. Mrs Tyler and daughters Ada and Julie claim multiple close encounters in a back room with wooden shutters, while Rev. Tyler remains skeptical.
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St. George’s Road
Kilburn
London
Tyler
Quex Road
Pall Mall
Mr. Tyler
Ada
Julie
Julie Tyler
Miss Julie
Extortion at the World's Fair debated by press congress
The World's Fair managers defend fair pricing while visiting journalists dispute extortion claims. The Press Congress notes prices seem high yet asserts Chicago charges are unfounded, as guests enjoyed hospitality and free access. A snippet mentions Wiggs and Waggs and a strawberry business remark.
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Chicago
Press Congress
Congress
The Three Kinds of Lightning in Ancient and Modern Thought
Ancient Etruscan lore and 19th century science divide lightning into three types: forked, sheet, and ball lightning. The article recounts globe-lightning tales, such as a tailor in Paris, and notes electrical and chemical effects, including magnetism, odors, and lightning marks on people and objects, with cautions about medical uses.
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Arago
Rue St. Lacince
Val de Grace
M. Rabbinet
Academies Des Sciences
Forest of
Nemours
H. M. S. Rodney
A. M. S. Hyacinthe
Thetis
Rio Harbor
Fitzroy
Darien
Wakefield
Swabia
Algiers
Charleston
M. Poey
Candelaria
Cuba
Lightning Scars Appear on Bodies of Tree Siblings
A reported incident describes a lightning strike hitting a tree that may have struck a girl or the tree or both, leaving a tree image on her body. In a separate tale a boy who climbed a tree to seize a bird’s nest was struck by lightning. he fell, and on his chest the tree image with a bird and nest on a branch appeared clearly.
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Gladstone
Hawarden
Chicago
Saponi Martella
Dannemora
N. Y
Larke
Delia Parnell
Charles S. Parnell
Troy
Canada’s underrepresentation at Imperial Institute exhibit
The Imperial Institute expose reveals Canada’s weak showing outside Ontario and a few Atlantic provinces. Manitoba and British Columbia are highlighted as the only strong provincial efforts, while Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and Quebec’s timber and scenery are barely outlined. Over 300000 visitors attended the opening with 20000 at the Prince of Wales reception, underscoring the need for a durable national exhibit to win the British market.
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Imperial Institute
Canada
United Kingdom
Dominion
Manitoba
British Columbia
Chicago
Australia
Institute
Cape Colony
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Empire
Europe
Prices of Wild Animals and Market Fashions
Mr Hagenbeck notes that animal prices shift with fashion and supply. High values are cited for hippos, rhinoceroses, elephants, tigers, panthers, jaguars, bears, and giraffes, with regional and species variations. The account contrasts prices with spring peaks and market scarcity, then shifts to Chicago savings bank depositors amid a bank run and restored confidence.
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Java
Sumatra
Penang
Siberia
Mr. Hagenbeck
Brazils
Raymond Blathwayt
McClure
Magaine
Chicago
Savings Bank
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Mitchell
Union of Britain and United States Foretold by Carnegie
The June North American Review prints Andrew Carnegie’s proposal for a British American Union. He envisions a single world arbiter and peacekeeper with combined fleets, teleporting cohesion, and a central authority. He argues unity of race, rapid travel, and telegraph reach make reunion plausible despite imperial and royal hurdles.
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The
North American Review
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Welchman
Washington
Liverpool
Southampton
Pacific
Scotland
London
England
Canada
U. S
Ireland
Wales
Supreme Council
Britain
Australia
India
British American Union
United Kingdom
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Prince of Wales
House of Lords
Paris
Ottawa
America
Fragmented wartime reminiscence unfolds in shifting shadows
A fragmented, reflective narrative recalls a night on white sands and shadowed paths. Amid memories of battles, a lieutenant, a colonel, and a wounded soldier confront threat and fear. The narrator encounters a horse, guards, and a moment of truth as Nancy and a future ride intersect with duty.
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Nancy
Hercules
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British
William Harcourt
Commons
Charles Russell
Behring Sea
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
Duke of York
Princess May
William Townsend
Downing Street
Mr. Gladstone
London Daily News
House of Commons
Henry James
Dublin
John Long
Gardner
Hamburg
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Turkey
Germany
Prince Bismarck
Trieste
Italy
Astraff
Lieut
Peary
North Pole
Delphi
Apollo
M. Constans
Toulouse
Angora
Genoa
Dom Sauton
M. P. Levasseur
French Institute
Moscow
Chudov
Kremlin
F General Gazette
Munich
Bismarck
William
Wiggs
Waggs
UNIOR
Tring Star
Kentucky
Marshall
Fruster
Ged
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