Fear of Annexation Prompts Postponed Canadian Elections
Ottawa reports indicate the government plans to delay the general elections for fear of defeat. A reconstruction of Quebec electoral districts is planned to favor the ruling parties, with gerrymandering seen as a tool to extend government life amid pro closer relations with the United States.
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Ottawa
Herald
Iris
Mp Vl
Cleser
United States
Quebec
Premier Greenway Seeks An Organ For Winnipeg
Rumors spread as Greenway government seeks an organ in Winnipeg. Attempts to obtain The Free Press and Sun and a bid for the Call are reported. Conservative association meeting is scheduled to act. Reports say The Free Press trades for plant and franchise, with actions pending.
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Greenway
Winnipeg
Pree Press
Sun
Conservative Association
Ter
Pree
Various Notable Incidents From Mexico and Ohio
News briefs report Mexican land pricing per hectare in several states, a mint output in January, a rumored duel, a fatal witchcraft accusation, a deadly prison incident, a fatal village death, a big blaze in Cincinnati, a found kidnapped child, and a robbery at a Lima Ohio residence.
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Mexico
Tamaulipas
Neuvo Leon
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Sonora
Sina- Jon
California
Republic
Guanajuato
Julio M. Cervantes
Fiendish Mother Accused in Infant Death Near Michigan
AUBEEDS New York reports a grim case in which a mother allegedly deprived her infant of life by leaving it to die in the snow near a Michigan roadside. The child was rescued, and authorities pursue charges.
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Annie Redmond
Cineface
Aubeeds
N. Y
Michiean
Cole Younger
Fort Sati
Avk
John Starr
Belle Starr
J. A. Watson
Watson
Florida
Belle
White Caps Create a Stampede in Norway Conn
White Cap notices reach prominent men with Isaac Selleck among recipients. Alarm spreads through town as several residents flee in fear. No violence reported though the panic remains high.
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Norways
Conn
Isaac Selleck
Yersl
Tessies 11 and H A Drug Cler case verdict
We, P Bradi of Columbia, convicted of selling morphia for quinine to join Worder and causing his death, have been sentenced to twenty years in prison.
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Laxcastek
Bradi
Columbia
Worder
Hias Born
Long Russian Rail Link Aims From St Petersburg to Pacific
The Russian government proposes the world’s longest railroad extending 7000 miles from St. Petersburg to the Pacific. About a quarter of the line is built. A Alaska coastal route and bridging Behring Strait via the corridor of its islands are considered. Possible New York to Paris rail travel discussed.
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St. Petersburg
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
Behring Straits
New York
Paris
Leadville Democrat
Legislative Proceedings Across States Reported in Brief
Minnesota lawmakers pass a tax bill and rail fare proposal while a special committee investigates railroad construction. North Dakota overrides a veto on the notary fee law as woman suffrage fails. Wisconsin bills revive grand jury practice and fund agricultural activities as sessions adjourn.
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Paul
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Bismarck
Judiciary Committee
Aikens
Canton
Pierce
House
Council
Dakota
North Dakota
Hughes
Miller
Allen
Valley City
Largo
Agricultural College
Sconsin
Mapison
Wis
Employees of the Motor Street Railway Strike Over Reductions
Minneapolis on Feb 11 reports all workers on the Motor Street Railway line walked out shortly before noon in response to recent force reductions and new regulations imposed by management.
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Minneapolis
Motor Street Railway
Fire Rips Hudson Wis Office Block and Hall
The Hudson star and Ties office along with the Odd Fellows hall and Randall’s insurance office were destroyed by fire at 115 p.m. on February 11. Total loss estimated at 10 000 with 16 500 covered by insurance.
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Ireb
Wisconsin Sulphite Fibre Company
Monico
Here
Hadson
Hudson, Wis
Hudson Star and Ties
Odd Fellows Hall
George Randall
Nebraska town exposes lynching foe with rough lesson
In Nebraska a hostile crowd briefly dangled a desperado by a rope to teach him a lesson and told him to leave never to return. Separately rumors warn that Raphael’s Entombment of Christ in St. Peter’s church Perugia was stolen.
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Nebraska
Lynch
Raphael
Christ
Devastating Storm Strikes England and Rome Riots
The gale rages through England and Scotland blowing houses down and wrecking vessels including a bark with all hands off Grimsby. In Rome unemployed workers clash with police, rioting near the Condotta and Vatican with arrests, fires, loot fears, and martial law amid a city-wide panic.
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Lonpox
England
Scotland
Grimsby
Rome
Piazza di Danie
Theatre Royal Fire at Aldershot Triggers Stampede
Lennon Feb 11 The Theatre Royal Aldershot burned to the ground. As the alarm rang the audience rushed the doors and many were injured in the crush. No confirmed deaths yet but numerous narrow escapes reported.
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Theatre Royal
Aldershot
Lennon
Letters Publish Intent to Die From Prince Rudolph and Baroness
Paris Feb 11 The Tigaro prints letters from Prince Rudolph to the Duke of Braganza and from the baroness Vetzera to her mother in which both announce their intention to die.
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Vetzera
Paris
The
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Duke of
Ferry boat capsized at Pembroke with nine drowned
A Pembroke England ferry boat capsized tossing all aboard into icy waters. Nine people perished in the disaster.
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Pembroke
England
London
Hospital Remedies Offer From London to Toronto
Advertises a catalog of single disease remedies priced at one dollar each. Claims origins in major European hospitals and suggests cures for catarrh lungs bronchitis asthma consumption rheumatism digestion liver kidney fever neuralgia female weakness leucorrhoea and nervous debility. Offers direct shipping from Toronto address and free delivery if druggists refuse.
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Paris
Berlin
Vienna
T Hospital Remedy Co
West Kingst
Toronto
Canada
Naughty Claude and hardship in a fragment from St Nicholas
A mixed text fragment recounts a child’s naughtiness and a playful clock remark, followed by jumbled notes about Chinese excluded from Liberia and a bold confession of perilous experiences. The passage blends Riley verse with scattered political and personal anecdotes.
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Tle
Mamma
James Whitcomb Riley
St. Nicholas
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