Laurier wins sizable liberal victory in Canada election
The liberal government led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier secured a substantial, though possibly reduced, plurality in the Canadian general elections. The result follows a long campaign marked by regional divisions and shifting alliances across the Dominion.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Roosevelt
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
United States District Court
Pittsburg
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Toledo
Trinity Episcopal Church
City
Kansas City
Trinity Church
Charles H. Parkhurst
New York
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Neeloo Garner
Arthur B. Buzzell
Dixon, Ill
Nancy Murrill
Mary Terry
Jackson
Richard la Gallienne
Seth T. Weld
Camp Atascadero
Cal
Philippine Scouts
Broughton Brandenburg
Cleveland
Taft
Bryan
Dayton
Pope orders consistory for three U S cardinals
In a sweeping Vatican decision the pope sets a special consistory to nominate three American cardinals. The report lists other dramatic events including arrests in Indiana for jury bribery, a devastating fire in Salisbury Beach, and legal rulings on loan shark laws in Illinois.
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United States
Laporte
Ind
Stephen Jaunovitsch
Salisbury Beach
Mass
New Era
R. A. Bartley
Toledo
Springfield
James A. Creighton
Sangamon County
Supreme Court of Illinois
B. Knox
Knoxville
Til
Phoenix
Artz
Tima
O. Warren Smith
Atflen County
Peter C. Hains
William B. Annis
Bay Side Yacht Club
Lugo and
Nobledo
Viescas
Mexico
Ethel Hart Jackson Zimmerman
New York
Philadelphia
Benoni Lockwood, Jr
J. Edward Swanson
LaFayette, Col
Buxton
Rich Man Kidnapped Near Mount Vernon for $5000 Ransom
Edward English, wealthy Mount Vernon lumberman, was abducted while driving from his camp. A kidnapper forced a note for $5,000 and a letter to his wife, then left him tied to a tree. English escaped, alerted his wife and Sheriff Harmon, and deputies surveyed the area. the bandit had a bandaged arm.
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Bellingham
Wash
Mount Vernon
Edward English
English
Hannay
Prince Henry's Air Flight With Zeppelin Pilot
Prince Henry of Prussia rode as guest of Count Zeppelin in a remodeled airship at Friedrichshafen. He steered the craft for long stretches and performed complex maneuvers, praising the flight in a telegram to the emperor and stating he felt safe under Zeppelin's guidance.
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Friedrichshafen
Prince Henry
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
Zeppelin
Bulgaria Accepts Compensation Principle for Turkey Peace
Sofia reports the Bulgarian government informed foreign powers of accepting compensation for Turkey, a move urged by the great powers after persistent diplomatic efforts. The cabinet approved the plan after a long debate with Emperor Ferdinand backing peace. Sixty thousand reservists will be discharged now, restoring the army to a 60,000-strong force.
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Sofia
Turkey
Ferdinand
Former County Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Big Theft
Sac City Iowa Ila Will H Pettis former county treasurer pleaded guilty in district court to embezzling 27000 of county funds and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. He had previously maintained innocence, and the change of plea came as a great surprise. He was jailed immediately.
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First State Bank of
Fallis
Okla
George Schmake
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Brothers’ Manufacturing Company
Charles W. Fairbanks
Yokohama
Manila
Amoy
Lon Seeley
Gulfport
Albert V. Wesner
Standard Oil
Quentin Rankin
George Robertson
New Motor Parkway
Long Island
Silas C. McFarland
Iowa
Germany
Ilagan
Island of Mindanao
Katherine C. Harley
Wall River
Mass
Chevy Chase
Harry Benson
Yellowstone Park
S. M. Young
Edward Murphy Robinson
Mobile
Aia
Heartwell
Kearney County
Nebraska
Vincennes
Bartlett, Kuhn & Co
Empire Paper Company
Beverly
Newton & Northwestern Road
Gowrie
William
Prince August William
Prussia
Alexandra Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Imperial Palace
Berlin
Japan
Seoul
Korea
Far East
Paris
Constantinople
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Porte
Bosnia and Herzegovina
F. S. Beauve
Plaquemine
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Peoria
Charles Smith
Toseyville
Mich
Willliam Duchan
Sac City
Ila
Will H. Pettis
Liner Disabled in a Gale Stranding On Atlantic Run
New York reports 308 passengers aboard the Fur nessia arriving from Glasgow spent 13 anxious hours at sea after an engine room accident as a 90 mile gale battered the ship. A cross head slipped, forcing quieting of the machinery. In Indiana Laporte Dr Mack resigns as coroner to enter the ministry in Toledo Ohio.
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New York
Furnessia
Glasgow
Laporte
Ind
S. Mack
Laporte County
Toledo
Aunt Mary Delights in City Club Smoking Room Visit
The New York Sun recounts Aunt Mary, a conventioneer from Brattleboro, visiting a Manhattan women's club. She enjoys the smoking room, gym and pool, while confusion arises over a sewing room without needles or thread and the club’s evolving views on propriety.
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Mary
New York Sun
New York
Long Island
Brattleboro
Aunt Mary
Duke of Athol Maintains Private Military at Blair Castle
The Duke of Athol, a wealthy peer with 200000 acres, keeps an army of 300 kilted, drilled soldiers at Blair Castle Perthshire. Queen Victoria gifted colors to the unit, and the dukes ancestors once ruled the Isle of Man before surrendering kingship for £70000.
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Great Britain
Duke of
Victoria
Isle of Man
The Gospel of Hope in Medicine and Faith
The piece argues psychotherapy blends science and belief, tracing hope courage and faith as ancient cures independent of medicine. It notes doctors and ministers acknowledge the mind’s impact, warning that fear and dismal religion harm healing, while true care seeks grace charity and peace.
Ants and hens compared for egg laying lessons
An essay urges lessons from the ant and notes the white ant lays about 86 000 eggs daily in season, contrasting with a hen’s meager three or four eggs per week, suggesting the hen could learn from the ant’s prodigious production.
Trouble Ahead As Father Repays Borrowed Sum
George fears dire news as he hears his father has repaid the $25 loan. The dialogue reveals tension between George and the other speaker over the repayment.
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George
Itching Sores Heal After Cuticura Use
Mrs William Geeding of Attica Indiana reports months of itching sores on her child. After trying many remedies, three uses of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cleared the sores with no scarring. She endorses Cuticura Remedies as the best she’s tried and recommends them to others.
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Cutiura
William Geeding
Washington St
Attica
Ind
Amusing Chicago school dialogue cited by pupil
A Chicago public school pupil recounts a morning exchange where a primary teacher claims to be quiet because she is larger but Kenneth asks if she wears shoes. The teacher responds and Kenneth retorts that he has seen someone larger once in a show.
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Chicago
Kenneth
Waverly Magazine
Signboard mix up and a health testimony
A humorous tale about a sign for motorists placed at the bottom of a hill and a boss’s rebuke. A separate item reports a grandmother overcoming stomach illness after using Grape-Nuts, prompting a doctor’s astonishment and an appeal to readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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Mike
Harper’s Weekly
N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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