Laurier Tour Emphasizes Nonpartisan West Visit
Sir Wilfrid Laurier tells a Port Arthur audience he seeks no party significance on his western tour. He envisions Fort William Port Arthur as a great lake trade artery and urges harbor dredging and canal development to boost westward wheat exports and shipping. He salutes King George V as a worthy son and honors the late Edward VII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid
Port Arthur
George V
Wilfrid Laurier
Fort William
Lake Superior
Head of the Lakes
Canada
Nature
Welland Canal
Georgian Bay Canal
England
Edward
Ottawa Announces Sweeping Reorganization Of Printing Bureau
Canada Gazette reports a broad reorganization of the printing bureau. Applications invited for a superintendent of printing and a superintendent of stationery. Former superintendent William C. McMahon to be superannuated. Frank S. Gouldthrite, former stationery chief, disappeared and later died by suicide in the Detroit river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Rinting
Wm. C. McMahon
Frank 8. Gouldthrite
Detroit River
Indian Potentate Arrested in New Rochelle Speed Case
The Maharaja of Baroda, ruler of about two million subjects, was arrested in New Rochelle as an accessory before the fact to excessive automobile speeding. He was detained briefly with the Maharanee Prince Jaisinh and Princess Tadifa Raj as an aide de camp, en route to visit Professor Herman Carey Bumpus of the American Museum of Natural History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mararajah Gaeekwar
Baroda
New Rochelle
Mararajah
Maharanee
Jaisinh
Tadifa Raj
G. R. Nimbalker
Herman Carey Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
Park
Grand Trunk Seeks Higher Wages in Dispute with Trainmen
Montreal report quotes President Charles M. Hays denying further talks with defected trainmen. He says the Grand Trunk will raise pay to match the majority Atkinson-O'Donoghue recommendation, noting the CPP earns higher rates due to land grants, tax exemptions, and western traffic. The aim is to align wages with Canadian Pacific when Grand Trunk Pacific helps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Atkinson
J G. O'Donoghue
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Canada
Railway Commission
Canadian West
Grand Trunk Pacifi
West
Rolls Dies In Aeroplane Crash At Bournemouth
Thousands watched as Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, famed aviator who flew the channel crossing, fell to death from a Wright plane during an alighting contest at Bournemouth. An Audemars fellow aviator was also badly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bournemouth
England
Charles Stewart Rolls
English Channel
Dover
Sanguette
Audemars
Rolls
Wright
Rolly
Rells
Astor’s Social Error Dividing Guests Into Classes
London William Waldorf Astor the American millionaire who renounced his citizenship has again affronted London society by calling his two musicales first-class and second-class parties. The second night’s entertainment was markedly inferior and guests await a third-class party, a joke that has mortified attendees and unsettled social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Waldorf Astor
Republic
Charlton House Terrace
Mr. Astor
Fatal Streetcar Collision in Winnipeg Killing Woman
A Canadian Northern passenger train struck a crowded Winnipeg Electric Street railway trailer at Pembina Street Fort Rouge killing Mrs Lawrence and injuring three, including a boy and a clerk. The engineer reportedly missed a signal from Flagman McCloy who says he signalled the train to stop. The accident occurred about two miles from the city en route to Rivers Park. a subway is under construction under the tracks after prior narrow escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canadian Northern
Winnipeg Electric Street Railway
Pembina Street
Fort Rouge
Lawrence
James Lynn
Meade Street
John Urquhart
Marion Street
E. Jones
Spence Street
McCloy
Campbellton Fire Devastates New Brunswick Town
A massive fire in Campbellton New Brunswick left the town in ashes with an estimated loss of 2,000,000 and thousands homeless. Refugees fled to Dalhousie and Quebec across the river while one child Doyle died from suffocation. The blaze destroyed saw mills wood plants churches hotels railway property and schools leaving only a few outskirts houses standing. The Richards company milles valued at 90,000 Chives Lumber at 100,000 and Marquais wood working at 60 000 were ruined. Militia supplied tents and blankets from St John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
St. John
N. B
Campbellton
Dalhousie
Quebec
Richard’s Mill
Doyle
Richards Company
Chives Lumber Company
Marquais Wood-Working Company
Militia Department
Irish Distilleries Close Amid Tax Cuts and Jobs Losses
Dublin reports a year after the 1909 Lloyd George whiskey tax Irish distilleries shrink from about thirty to under twenty. The 1910 budget keeps the 90 cent per gallon levy, delaying relief and causing mass closures. Hundreds lose jobs as smaller distilleries shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Lloyd George
Ireland
Jtax
Seer Is More Popular Statistics of Liquor Use in Canada
Ottawa reports last fiscal year per capita consumption rising for spirits to 0.815 gallons from 0.806, beer to 5.2776 gallons from 5.348, wine to 0.97 gallons from 0.85, and tobacco 2940 pounds from 2910. Thirty years ago liquor per head was two gallons. spirits have fallen while beer and tobacco rise steadily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion finances show strong first-quarter revenue gain
Ottawa reports the Dominion’s first quarter revenue at 26,332,853 dollars up from 21,592,872 the year before an increase of 4,741 81. Expenditures total 8,833,107 dollars matching last year’s 8,816,746.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Ottawa
Department of Finance
Young Thugs Hold Up Pittsburg Street Car
In Pittsburg city police report masked youths in the west end robbed a Washington avenue streetcar, ordering the motorman to surrender. Police Lieutenant Scheiver Stewart, riding on the rear platform, was fatally wounded by a volley of bullets. the assailants fled, were later arrested on the south side, and confessed to the hold-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Washington Avenue
West End
Scheiver Stewart
Stewart
McDermott Committed for Trial on Assault Charge
Saskatoon bailiff Jos McDermott was committed for trial by Magistrate Brown on an assault charge filed by Hebrew clothing dealer Kuner. Kuner and his sister allege brutal treatment after McDermott and a force removed him from his First avenue store. McDermott posted bail after a scathing magistrate rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Jos
McDermott
Brown
Kuner
First Avenue
Peg McDermott
Stock Market Schemes Stir Fears of U S German Tensions
A false report alleging Germany repudiated the Monroe Doctrine caused market jitters. The claim, spread via Managua and Berlin dispatches, was quickly denied by Berlin officials who stressed Germany seeks closer commercial and diplomatic ties with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
New York
Emeror
Madriz
Nicaragua
Managua
United States Department
Washington
Berlin
Madrid
Central
South America
Foreign Office
America
Manitoba July crop report notes severe losses in south
The Manitoba Free Press July crop report shows Southern Manitoba severely hit with expected wheat yields around 10 bushels and overall southern yields unlikely to exceed half a crop. Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta show mixed results with potential 90 to 95 million bushels of wheat if weather improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Manitoba
C.P.R
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lynching of Etherington in Newark Beer Riot Triggers Outrage
Newark Ohio rioters stormed the jail and hanged Charles Etherington a Cleveland detective hired by the state anti saloon league after the death of J Howard a saloonkeeper. Governor Harmon was asked to send troops as crowds roamed the dry city and police tried to pacify the mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ohio
Charles Etherington
Cleveland
State Anti-Saloon League
J. Howard
Etherington
Linck
Harmon
Lehrer
Sheriff Linck
Howard
State
Anti- Saloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Transfiguration and the Kingdom Foretold in Matthew
A devotional study on the Transfiguration from Matthew Mark and Luke, noting glory hidden in the body, the future kingdom, and the disciples' fear and need to see only Jesus. Cries out the call to witness Christ’s glory while dealing with human weakness and the Father’s command to hear Him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Holy of Holies
Peter
Scofield
Moses
Elijah
James
John
Israel
Jesus
Gethsemane
I John Ib
Christ
Earth
Heaven
Tabernacles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ottawa Printing Bureau
Astor
Canadian Northern Express
Perbina Street
Russia
Ohio Town
the Sunday School
Lesson
D. M. Stearns
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!