National Irish League convention opens in Dublin
John Redmond presides over the National Irish League convention in Dublin with major nationalist MPs present. He disputes government claims on league size, pledges widespread branches, and says crimes in Ireland are allegedly promoted by police and crown agents. Resolutions condemn war and South Africa farm burning and Ireland land laws.
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Dublin
United Irish League
John Redmond
League
United States
South Africa
Ireland
Redmond
Cana dian Forestry Association Plans March Meeting
Ottawa January 8 At a board meeting of the Canadian Forestry Association arrangements were made for the annual gathering on March 6 and 7. Papers will cover shelter belts experiments by Dr William Saunders and western work by Norman M Ross while W N Hutt discusses Ontario woodlot management. The secretary R H Campbell will report on forest fires across Canada. The association, now over 300 members, aims to advance forest preservation and forestry knowledge.
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Ottawa
Canadian Forestry Association
Ofice
B. Stewart
Dominion
Wm. Saunders
Norman M. Ross
The
Forestry Association
New Departure Aims to Make Light Horse Colonial
Ottawa Jan 8 A South Africa cable says the commander in chief plans to make the Imperial Light horse a colonial force by adding squadrons from Canada and Australia. Unclear if from Canadian Mounted Rifles or Canadians already in South Africa. Y M C A seeks T Bost with Mounted Rifles. War Office contact pending. Three Ottawa field hospital corps spots for South Africa awarded from twenty applicants. Robert MacGregor charged with rape in an Ottawa hotel involving a St Lin Quebec girl.
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Light Horse
Ottawa
South Africa
Imperial Light Horse
Canada
Australia
Canadian Mounted Rifles
T. 8
Bost
War Office
Field Hospital Corps
Robert MacGregor
St. Lin
Que
Twich Buried Alive in Alaska Tale of Double Burial
Vancouver dispatch reports Charles Hopkins of Haines Mission buried twice, allegedly alive both times. After the first coffin burial a week later pink flesh prompted exhumation. during watchers’ absence locals reburied him in woods. Relatives seek him as mining oats tied to Porcupine district. A Buffalo resident, Paul Jarvid, is noted with a Porcupine gold discovery.
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Vancouver
Charles Hopkins
Haines’ Mission
Amur
Hopkin
Porcupine
Haines
Toornto
Paul Jarvid
Lynn Canal
Buffalo
New Chiang fractious relations worsen between powers
Diplomatic strains grow at New Chiang where American sailors of the Vicksburg clash with Russian guards and British sailors over a rifles incident. A revolver firing wounded a Russian, sparking protests and mutual denunciations. Washington and Saint Petersburg seek a settlement while cooperation with Russian authorities is hindered by foreigners barred from English lines.
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Pekin
New Chiang
U. S
Vicksburg
Washington
St. Petersburg
United States
M. Paul Lescar
Edwin H. Conger
B. B. Barry
Conger
New Jhwang
Miller
New Chwang
Toronto Board of Trade elects new secretary
A member of one of Toronto's oldest families was elected secretary of the Toronto Board of Trade replacing Edgar A. Wills who resigned. Sixty applicants competed for the post amid debate over Ross prohibition plans and public support thresholds for enforcement.
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Toronto
Toronto Board of Trade
Edgar A. Wills
Prof Wiggins Again Claims Marconi Infringed Wireless Telegraphy
Ottawa reports Prof. Wiggins intends to sue over Marconi patent claims. He asserts Marconi stole two ideas and would misuse another’s discovery. Wiggins adds bold theories on earth’s electric currents enabling wireless telegraphy and challenges Tesla’s claim that currents can travel through empty space.
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Ottawa
Signor Marconi
Wiggins
Wiggin
Stone Wiggins
Marconi
Winging
Rocky Mountains
Tesla
Leather Board Mill Burned In Milton Blaze
A fire in Milton New Hampshire destroyed the leather board mill early today causing an estimated loss of 55 000 to 60 000 dollars.
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Milton
N. H
Miners Buried at Negaunee Mine at Night Count
Nagaunee Mich Jan 8 The abution remains practically unchanged at the Negaunee mine where the number of men entombed is ten and possibly twelve underground Officials say little progress was made during the night with no new rescue actions reported.
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Nagaunee,Mich
Abu«Ition
Negaunee
Women Dies In Lake Champlain Murder Sacrifice Tale
North Hero Vermont January report tells of Miss Sophia Mannin's murder in a Pointe au Faire area incident. Two intoxicated men Eli Cameron and Edward Dupuis argued over her, stabbed her during a quarrel, and allegedly poured alcohol on the corpse and set it aflame. Both men were arrested and jailed at Plattsburg. Mannin, about 40, was a housekeeper formerly connected to Cameron's household.
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North Hero
Asa Pointe Au Faire
New York
Lake Champlain
Sophia Manunin
Eli Cameron
Edward Dupuis
Miss Munnin
Cameron
Dupuis
Miss Mannin
Stealiol
Plattsburg
Miss Mannion
Rouse's Point
Interchange Passes Ended On Major Lines
Montreal January 8 reports the abolition of interchange passes after January 1, 1902 by trunk lines including the New York Central West Shore Erie Baltimore and Ohio Penn Central Delaware Lackawanna and Western Lake Shore Lehigh Valley Michigan Southern and New York New Haven and Hartford New York Ontario and Western Michigan Southern and Philadelphia and Heading. The Grand Trunk joins the pact for US lines. CPR excluded. Private cars now pay 18 francs first class and one cent per mile. Western road passenger agents shift to trolley travel and reduce costs using mail telegraph and telephone wherever possible.
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Montreal
Chicago
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific Railways
New York Central
West Shore
Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Central Railway
New Jersey
Delaware
Lackawanna
CPR
Nastern Lines
Western Ronds
New Wangland
Stave Lake Power Co Seeks One Year Extension
The Stave Lake Power Co requests a one year extension to deposit 25 000 as part of an agreement with the city to safeguard interests in a proposed Stave Lake electric plant. Secretary J B Ferguson says litigation over water privileges prevents the monthly deposit. Council will review the request.
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Vancouver, Jan
Stave Lake Power Co
Stave Lake
J. B. Ferguson
Roblin Declares Prohibition Ouster to Be Put to People
Premier Roblin stated in Winniper that enforcement of the prohibition out will be submitted to voters soon after the session ends. He promised a provision at the next legislature session but said the act would not be altered in any manner.
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Winniper
Roblin
Sunday Dry in Winnipeg as Bars Close Citywide
Winnipeg reports a strict dry Sunday with all bars closed and alcohol unavailable. Police and inspectors reinforced, the city patrolled by district, residents with private stocks prepared for Sunday consumption.
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Winnipeg
Horrors of the Inferno Train Wreck in New York Tunnel
A Harlem to Norwalk passenger collision in the New York Central tunnel near 56th Street killed 15 and wounded 20 plus. Rescue stretched through smoke filled vents as firemen and police freed occupants. engineer J M Wische blamed by officials amid arrests. Authorities debated signal errors and responsibility as crowds gathered at East List Street station.
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New York
New York and Harlem
New Haven
Hartford
Norwalk
New York Central
56Th
57Th Streets
Park Avenue
55Th Street
White Plains
East List Street
Scholler
John Maloney
Maloney
Harlem
Wm. Smith
Fire Department
Dr. Walkely
Lieut. W. Clarke
Miss Rico
Misa Scott
Howard
Franklin
J. M. Wische
Wischo
Wische
Christopher Flynn
Gas Strike Causes Fire at Sarnia Saw Mill Plant
Natural gas was struck at the Cleve land and Sarnia saw mill company plant in Sarnia Ontario. The ignition from a stove set the well and surrounding buildings ablaze causing extensive loss. Machinery in the well valued at 40000 dollars was destroyed. A plug shut in the well later, bringing the flow under control and the fire extinguished.
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Port Huron
Mid
Cleve+ land and Sarnia saw mill company
Tn Sarnia
Ont
Explosion at Penn stone quarry kills three workers
An explosion at a pinestone quarry near Connelaville Pennsylvania blasts rock into a deathly avalanche. Three Italian quarrymen are dead and buried, another man was hurled 150 feet and survived, as rescue efforts begin in frigid mountains.
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Connelaville
France Eyes U S Role Over Venezuela Claims
Paris dispatch says the French government weighs Washington as key to enforcing its demands for payment of French claims from Venezuela. The Associated Press correspondent notes Paris seeks U S support or acquiescence in coercive moves.
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Paris
Associated Press
Washington
United States
France
Venezuela
Queens University Hockey Defeated by Pittsburg All-stars
The Queen's University hockey team from Kingston Ont fell 2 to 1 at Duquesne garden in Pittsburg. The All-stars of Pittsburg held off the visitors with the only two goals in the second half of a clean contest.
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Pittsburg
Jan
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
United States
Duquesne Garden
German regard for Alice Roosevelt yacht christening request
Berlin reports the foreign office is delighted by the positive reaction in the United States to Emperor William's request that Miss Alice Roosevelt christen his new Staten Island yacht. The German people share in the pleased response to the move.
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Berlin
United States
William
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Staten Island
Bristol Wreck Leaves Seven Men Lost and Captain Drowned
Vancouver reports the steam collier Bristol owned by Premier Dunsmuir wrecked at Dixon entrance near Green Island with seven men lost including Captain McIntyre of Port Townsend. Bristol valued at 60000 dollars, uninsured, crew rescued from the site. Captain Roberts, Victoria based, long coast pilot, survived.
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Vancouver
City of Seattle
Skagway
Bristol
Dunsmuir
British Columbia
Green Island
Dixon's Entrance
McIntyre
Port Townsend
Vancouver Island
San Francisco
Seattle
Roberts
Victoria
0. P.N. Co
St. Michaels
Klondike
Alaska
Copper and other metals steady in New York and London markets
Market reports indicate copper unchanged around 12 to 12.50 with London quotes near 108 higher and spot closing at 47 10s. Lead holds at 4 in New York, with London prices up. The news also covers Manitoba farmers seeking debenture authority for grain elevators, a high skate jump world record, Carnegie library offer of 20 000 at Saratoga, Kipling’s Capetown visit, and a South Africa gratuity policy of £20 for soldiers with distinguished conduct medals.
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New York
London
Brooklyn
W. &. Smith
Montres
Canada
Smith
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Paul Jarvis
New
ROSS
the Mail and Empire
Ontario
Marcellus Hartley
American Surety Company
Mr. Hartley
Walter S. Johnson
Hartley
Prof. Wiggins
Astern United Sti Railways
Stave Lake Power Company
Sarnia
Queens University
Dunsmuir’s Gollier
Dixon's En
Crandell
Elliott
Opesch
North Bay
Temiscamingue
Melita
Man
Arthur
Legislature of
Manitoba
Saratoga, N. Y
Andrew Carnegie
Kipling
Capetown
Mrs. Rudyard Kipling
Department of Militia
Secretary of State
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