Various 19th Century North American News Blurbs
A broad mix of brief items notes factory damages in Toronto and Minneapolis, a fire at Appleton, and depots planned by Great Northern. political and social items include census notes, a Berlin gallery purchase, a Cairo quarantine, and a university hospital in Minneapolis. Also mentioned are executions stayed, robberies in Chicago, notable deaths, and real estate sales including Lincoln's birthplace sale.
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Watson Box
Toronto
Sone
Carlson
Minneapolis
Appleton
Mion
Pennsylvania Traffic Co
Western Union Workers Strike Delays Telegrams in Minneapolis
Fifty messengers employed by the Western Union Telegraph Co. in Minneapolis went on strike for higher wages. Operators clerks and janitors were pressed into service to deliver telegrams using phones carriages and bicycles. The local manager even went out with a bunch of messages during the rush.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Western Union Telegraph Co
Minneapolis
Roosevelt May Win Nobel Peace Prize
Corisbad reports a strong probability that President Roosevelt will receive the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The prize honors efforts toward peace and is awarded by a committee chosen by the Norwegian Storting with the Swedish institutions handling four other categories.
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Stortuing
U. S. Emigration Enormous to Northwestern Canada
St Paul reports a surge of home seekers moving into western Canada led by Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Ohio New York and southern states. Trains on the Soo Northern Pacific and Great Northern carry thousands with estimates of 18000 settlers this year. Families travel in the wagon cars while wives and children ride separately as lands in Minnesota and North Dakota vanish.
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St. Paul
Minn
Canada
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Ohio
New York
Soo
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
North Dakota
United States
Priest Robbery in Cleveland Leads to Arrests
Rev Benedict Rosinski of St. Stanislaus church says he was held prisoner for 24 hours in Cedar avenue and forced to sign two $500 notes and two $500 checks after $30 and jewelry were taken. Arrests include Jennie Oienski, Julian Tuszynski, and Leo Czaechowski bound over to the grand jury on robbery charges.
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Cleveland
Benedict Rosinski
St. Stanislaus Church
Cedar Avenue
Rev. Rosinski
Rosinski
Jennie Oienski
Julian Tuszynski
Tuszynski
Leo Czaechowski
Gentileman
Grand
Roosevelt Asked to Save the Falls
President Roosevelt receives letters from across the nation urging preservation of Niagara Falls amid development of power plants on both sides of the river. Communications filed at the state department may prompt action toward an international commission on the issue.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
State Department
Strange Escapade of Carriage Horse
A Bowmanville Ontario special reports during a severe electrical storm a carriage horse bought in Toronto by M A James editor of the Statesman broke away and ran about five miles on the railway toward Toronto. A locomotive halted its escape and the horse’s hind legs were broken. the conductor ordered it shot. The animal crossed two bridges and several guards, a remarkable journey under harsh conditions.
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Bowmanville
Ont
M. A. James
The
Statesman
Toronto
Canadian fires destroy Meduxbek Eagle Lumber mill
Destructive forest fires in Woodstock New Brunswick leveled the Meduxbek Eagle Lumber mill near Montjoie, causing extensive damage to the plant and surrounding timber operations. Fire crews fought the blaze through the night as smoke blanketed the area.
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Woodstock
N. B
Meduxbekeag Lumber Company
Asar Montioein
New Commandant of Royal Military College Named
Major Edward Thornton Taylor named to take over administration of the Royal Military College in October. A Montreal native and 1882 RMCC Kingston graduate, he later joined the Imperial army.
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Ottawa
Royal Military College
Edward Thornton Taylor
Montreal
R. M. C. Kingston
Imperial Army
Tunnel Company Formed For Detroit River Crossing
Ottawa dispatch reports the consolidation agreement of US and Canadian tunnel firms for a Detroit river crossing has been filed at the secretary of state. William Newman of New York is named president with the Vanderbilts and Chauncey Depew on the board. Capital is $3,000,000 and two tunnels are planned for bidirectional train service.
Thief Takes Montreal Chain Meant for Civic Reception
A heavily gold plated chain owned by the city of Montreal, destined for Mayor Laporte at the Prince Louis of Battenburg reception, vanished from City Hall. Despite thorough search, officials believe a thief entered during preparations and stole the chain.
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Montreal
Syrian Pediar Beaten to Death in Oldfield
Ottawa special reports a murder in Oldfield Pontiac county. George Solomon, a Syrian pedlar from Ottawa, was found with a severely injured head at a bloodstained farmhouse and died before aid arrived. Solomon named the attacker as Bladeroute before dying, and Brion sheriff was notified to pursue the suspect.
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Pediar
Ottawa
Oldfield
Pontiac County
George Solomon
Bladeroute
Brion
Solomon
Tragedy in Kerrystown: Couple Murdered and Cremated Far Risk
Seattle residents report a brutal crime where Philip H. Ross and his wife were murdered for their cash and cremated in their Kerrystown home. Ross operated a saloon near Kerrystown two miles from the Northern Pacific line. locals often cashed checks at his shop, and the couple kept a sizable sum on hand. The charred remains were found in their ruined dwelling.
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Seattle
Wash
Philip H. Ross
Kerrystown
Northern Pacific
Kamasket
Ross
Japan's New Possession in Sakhalin Probed for Fisheries
Ottawa reports Alexander MacLean stating Japan aims to permanently control Sakhalin. Officials plan to develop fisheries including salmon and herring, while exploiting forest and mineral wealth. Canadian flour prices curb exports to the Orient.
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Ottawa
Alexander MacLean
Japan
Sakhalin
MacLean
Orient
Crushed to Death by Freight Train at Rush Lake
A party of Galician workers from Charles Erickson's gang traveling from Herbert to cash pay checks left Rush Lake on a hand car. They lifted the car to avoid an eastbound freight train, but one man named N. Nohulck was found dead in the track center after the train passed. The body bore only chest and crushed foot marks, suggesting he tried to cross at the last moment. He leaves a wife and children in the old country.
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Rush Lake
Asia
Charles Erickson
Herbert
N. Nohulck
Old Country
Montreal Petition Details Surveyor's Loneliness Tale
A petition to Hon. Raymond Prefontaine recounts the adventures of a transcontinental surveyor. Louis Paystt, returning to the city recently, says he was assigned in May to accompany surveying party No 3 around Lake Nepigon.
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Montreal
Raymond Prefontaine
Louis Paystt
Lake Nepigon
Prisoner’s Isolation Sparks Call for Government Aid
The detainee endured over a month in solitude after a June 12 order, facing terror from imagined beasts and Indians, plus starvation. Doctors say he will not be fit for work for a long time and he seeks compensation from the government.
Shoal Bay Hotel Turmoil Ends With Arrest
In Shoal Bay a logger Joseph Demars terrorized the settlement for three days. He forced patrons to drink, wounded a logger and shot the bartender in the back. After threats and property damage he was captured aboard the Cassier and brought to court on murder charges. The bartender died from his injuries.
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Vancouver
Shoal Bay
Joseph Demars
Demars
Cassier
Ars
Winnipeg man jailed over forged cheque case
Riley of Winnipeg is arrested in Duluth on a forged cheque charge. The man identified as Michael Riley faced Bertillon measurements before authorities said he was the wrong person. After escape and river crossing, the real suspect, William Riley, was later arrested in Winnipeg and waived extradition, with possible damages suit.
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Duluth
Minn
Wm. Riley
Winnipeg
G. S. Thompson
Theodore Freeker
Michael Riley
International Falls
Riley
Fort Francis
Ont
Lightning Fatality In Canadian Storm Claims Boy
A Dresden Ontario dispatch reports 12 year old Welba Thatcher son of William Thatcher North Dresden was struck by lightning during a fierce electrical storm. He had been swimming with peers and warned his friends about the danger before seeking shelter under a tree. a ball of light appeared, lifting him into the air. He died shortly after at home despite medical attempts.
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Dresden
Ont
Welba Thatcher
William Thatcher
North
Burglaries at Brandon Reported at Grocery Store
A Brandon special states the Mutter & Lynch grocery on Rosser Avenue was robbed of 250 dollars. The burglars entered via the rear by removing the upper sash and stepping through. The safe was left open and 250 dollars taken. The crime was not discovered until morning. no suspects have been found.
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Brandon
Mutter & Lynch
Rosser Avenue
Kingston medical officer Dr Fee commits suicide
Toronto dispatch reports Dr. S. H. Fee medical health officer of Kingston Ont shot himself after a bout of melancholy caused by an eye disease. A former alderman and school trustee he was 65 native of Ireland who trained at Kingston medical college and served with the U S Army before practising in Kingston.
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Toronto Dispatch
S. H. Fee
Kingston
Ont
Ireland
Medical College
United States Army
Nasty Knock for Engineer in Portage Incident
Portage la Prairie report tells of engineer Alex Redman a well known CPR Arcola branch worker who was struck by timber from a bridge being built. A piece of timber hit behind the right ear rendering him unconscious and he has not spoken since doctors fear fatal injuries.
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Portage la Prairie
Alex. Redman
Portage
Arcola
Redman
Montreal Carpenters Strike Signals Momentary Conference Offer
A Montreal dispatch reports the Builders Exchange refusing further dealings with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. They note that if the communication backing a conference for arbitration represents the workers as a whole, the plan proposed by de Bruchesi would be entered.
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Montreal
Builders Exchange
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Brotherhood
Exchange
de Bruchesi
Halifax Train Derailment in Antigonish Wrecks Fifteen Cars
A regular Halifax to Cape Breton service derailed at Antigonish with fifteen cars wrecked and the engine off the rails. No injuries among crew reported. Officials attribute the accident to spreading rails.
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Halifax
Cape Breton
Antigonish
Kuropatkin Resigns Command Amid Health Concerns
London dispatch reports Gen. Kuropatkin has resigned his command in Japan, with word that his health has declined. The Moji telegraph line cites the Japanese army telegraph service as the source.
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Kuropatkin
London
Hundreds of Fishermen Drown Off Japanese Waters
A Daily Telegraph report from Nagasaki describes a hurricane off Goto island near Korea that overtook 100 fishing boats from Japan. About 400 sailors are missing and feared drowned in the catastrophe.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Leghorn
Nagasaki
Goto
Korea
Germans and insurgents clash near Konami East Africa
Berlin reports a detachment of marines and sailors from the cruiser Bussard surprised about 1,000 insurgents near Konami in German East Africa on August 25. Seventy three attackers were killed, many were driven into the Rifiji river and drowned. No German casualties reported.
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Berlin
Konami
German East Africa
Rifiji
Canada Cannot Export Wheat Says London Liberal Candidate
J. M. Henderson, candidate for West Aberdeenshire, told Braemar meeting tariff reformers cite Canada wheat supply yet half of Dominion wheat reaches the United States due to winter harbors. He warned the government should not jeopardize foreign trade for intercolonial gains. Mr. Perks, MP, agreed the government may press the issue.
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London
J. M. Henderson
West Aberdeenshire
Braemar
Canada
Dominion
United States
Perks
M. P
Starving in Seville districts worsen as famine spreads
Reports from Osuna Almanzia Ecija and other districts reveal exhausted local resources and growing mortality among infants and elderly. Bakers looted, workers survive on roots while public works employ about six thousand, far short of the estimated twenty thousand unemployed.
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Seville
Spain
Osuna
Almangia
Ecija
Canadians in Russian Prison Reported in London Cable
A London cable states Capt Anderson of the Lady Maru reports two Canadians, R. Finlay of Victoria and C. Grant of Pictou, held as seal hunters aboard a Japanese schooner captured by the Gromoboi. The vessel was blown up after a warning wireless message of approaching Japanese squadron. No further notice of their case has reached the foreign office. Medwyd is near St. Petersburg.
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London
Anderson
Medwich
R. Finlay
Victoria
B. C
C. Grant
Pictou
N. S
Vladivostok
Foreign Office
Lord Strathcona
St. Petersburg
Final Summons to Morocco Over French Merchant Bouzian
Paris reports the French minister at Fez Tailandier will issue a final summons to the Moroccan Foreign Office for Bouzian’s release and warn of departure from Fez if demands remain unmet. Tangier dispatches note French cruisers Charnier Bruix Pothuau Chanzy Latouche Treville Requin ready for action amid Morocco tensions. The sultan responds Bouzian is a Moroccan subject and refuses liberation.
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Morocco
Paris
Foreign Office
Fez
Tanandier
Bouzian
Tailandier
Tangier
Toulon
Charnier
Bruix
Pothuau
Chanzy
Latouche
Treville
Requin
Halifax Board Protests Mail Service Contract Change
At a Halifax board of trade meeting the Dominion government’s plan to contract with the Allans for a ten year mail service was protested. The board argued against any agreement that would block fastest boats and preferred routing via Canadian ports over U S channels. A telegram forwarding the board’s views was sent to the government.
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Halifax
Council
The
Halifax Board of Trade
Canadian
United States
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