Suburban Veterans Gate a Courthouse Flag and War Remembrance
Bascom Truitt leads a veteran rally through Darley with a Confederate flag and bugle as they plan a courthouse flag display and discuss a possible reunion trip to Atlanta. He recalls Baker's Creek fighting, the hospital, and exchange, while neighbors trade jests and gossip about local affairs and one man’s romance interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenner
Joseph E. Johnston
Atlanta
Bas
George
Hillyer
Truitt
Baker’s Creek
Analysis of Murder and Crime Trends in England and Wales 1905
A summary of Sir John Macdonnell’s 1905 crime report notes murder is mainly a male crime, with women victims outnumbered by three to one, and husbands killing wives accounting for about a quarter of male murders. Jealousy, drink, and quarrels are leading motives. Saturday sees the most murders, often in urban districts. The report also discusses crime and drunkenness links and age patterns of offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Macdonnell
Supreme Court
England and
Wales
John
Crie
Paris Salon Tale Of Aimerie And Rothschild Debt
In a Paris salon a Sieur d Aimerie boasts of pharaonic pedigree as Baron de Rothschild arrives. A member recalls a past loan of jewelry between their families, and Rothschild confirms the account was settled at due date with interest tied to a bank check on the Bank of the Red.
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Paris
Sieur d’Aimerie
Egypt
Baron de Rothschild
Baron
D’aimerie
Rothschild
Bank of the Red
Equal to the occasion Littledale’s river leap fiasco
A Chicago actor recalls Littledale in amateur drama where a staged river fall failed on the night. No mattress or tub existed causing a fall to the oak floor eight feet down. The audience laughed until the actor cried out the water was frozen, yet Littledale kept his nerve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Littledale
Home Magazine
Sultan Surrenders Paris Reparations Demand After Moroccan Letter
The Sultan of Morocco agrees to France demands for reparation over Dr. Mauchamp's murder. Abdelkrim Ben Samman hands the Fez letter to M Regnault who informs Foreign Minister Pichon. The Elysee cabinet awaits full text before ruling. Oudja occupation to continue until a final settlement is reached.
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Paris
Morocco
France
Mauchamp
Fez
M. Regnault
Tangier
Abdelkrim Ben Sliman
Pychon
Elysee Palace
Oudja
Plumbers Strike in Toronto Over Open Shop and Wages
About five hundred Toronto plumbers strike as an open shop dispute and a wage rise from 37 1 2 to 45 cents an hour spark a lock-out claim. Builders fear major delays as other trades may join in sympathy.
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Toronto
Year’s Immigration Wills Reach the 300000 Mark
Ottawa reports April arrivals at ocean ports total 25 500 up from 16 876 a year earlier a 51 percent rise. Officials expect total immigration for the year to reach 300 000 compared with 215 000 last year.
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Ottawa
Immigration Department
Ocean
Laurier Praises Bristol Docks as Canadian Trade Termini
Sir Wilfrid Laurier impressed by the new docks at Bristol and calling them a splendid terminus for Canadian trade. Sir Robert Bond noted uncertainty about steamer start points but said a Bristol visit by the deputation would determine Avonmouth prospects.
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Ottawa
London
Weardale Cremer
M.P
Wilfrid Laurier
Messrs. Laurier
Borden
Bro- Brodeur
Duke of Connaught
Frederick Borden
Y.M.C.A
Southampton
Canada
Bristol
Liverpool
Laurier
Cotton
Victoria
Thomas Bent
Australia
W. L. Griffith
Mr. Griffith
Mpeti
England
Lord Strathcona
Robert Bond
Avonmouth
Will Arrest Strikers Montreal
Hon. R. Lemieux received a statement of shipping federation on the longshoremen’s strike and sent notices to the Longshoremen’s union leaders. Authorities plan a number of arrests for noncompliance with the Industrial Disputes Act.
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Montreal
R. Lemieux
Shipping Federation
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Ici
Abner Dan
Land
The
Changin
Sun
Bascom Truitt
Darley
Post Office
Buckley
Jeff
Hortense
Frog
Lathbury
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