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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
4
The Toronto Saturday Night published a misleading map of the terminal site. The owners of Pas Annex insist the terminals lie southeast and adjacent to Pas Annex opposite blocks 92 and 93. They urge publication of the true location to avoid harming perceptions about the town.
The piece condemns police seizures of liquor on incoming trains and the posting of notices by a magistrate. It argues affidavits should underlie warrants and warns against abuses in returning cases to favored individuals. It questions oath reliability and cites potential perjury and police distribution concerns.
The piece urges timely action by the incoming town council including installing a hand-rail at the railway crossing on First Street after several near misses. It rebukes a Toronto based critic blaming short summers and river ice on locals, defending pioneer town resilience and accusing the writer of crass ignorance.
A critical letter argues seizures lack sufficient evidence and threaten legality. It calls for better authority than magistrate orders and notes fines for serving liquor single bottles versus cases, urging clear standards and accountability in enforcing the law.
The passage weaves quips about singing to Gordon and Hogan with satirical lines about reading speeches in parliament. It upholds practical usefulness as the sole right and notes that truth can shock. It ends with reflections on obstacles as causes of suffering and a hint of impending weather.
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