Le Roi No 2 Saga Tied to Wright Stock Scheme
The letter describes a London stock exchange manipulation linked to Mr. Wright and Le Roi No 2, detailing fake telegrams, rushed settlements, and bears pressed by Thorpe like figures. It notes ore claims at Annie, Josse, Poorman, and Number One, with shipping potential and Northport smelter limits, plus Bernard Macdonald’s pending return.
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Stock Exchange
Poot Harold Frederick
Whitaker Wright
le Roi
London
Bears
Wright
Mr. Wright
le Roi No. 2
Annie
Number One
Rockingham
Hecla
Josie
Poorman
Ris
Ing
Bernard Macdonald
British America Corporation
London Stock Exchange
Lake View Consols
Rossland
Josse
Northport
Alaska
Bresci Tried for Assassination of Italian King
Bresci faces trial in Milan for the murder of King Humbert. He declares he acted to avenge the misery of the people and himself, and says his defence will frame Italy’s social and political condition. The court convicts him and sentences life imprisonment.
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New York
Bresci
Italy
Milan
Rome
Merlindo
Humbert
Sicily
Half rate telegrams for soldiers in China
Montreal reports arrangements where the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Commercial Cable Company will accept half rate messages from the adjutant general of the army. Messages must be social in plain language and addressed to the commander in chief. Half rate messages from China commanders to the adjutant general for soldiers and sailors will also be accepted for distribution to friends at home.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Telegraph
Commercial Cable Company
China
Adjutant General
London Quotations on British Columbia Properties
London financial papers of August 15 report prices for British Columbia properties. Le Roi £634 Le Roi No 2 £17 Rossland Great Western £5 percent Enterprise £1 Ymir £1 11-16 B A C 14s Whitewater 12/6.
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London Financial Papers
British Columbia
le Roi
Rossland Great Western
Enterprise
Ymir
B.A.C
Whitewater
Splendid Shooting Dominates Dominion Bifles Meet
Ottawa reports exceptionally high scores at the Dominion of Canada match ending yesterday at the D R A meet. Sergt S W Bealy Fifth regiment Victoria won $8 with 96, Gunner Fleming Victoria $6 with 95, Sergt Major Richardson Victoria $5 with 95. In extra series A five shots at 600 yards Fleming won $535 with 25. Kirkpatrick's cup morning event saw Sergt Major Richardson Victoria $5 with 60 and Sergt Major McDougall Bodley each $5 with 59.
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Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
S. W. Bealy
C. A
Victoria
Gunner Fleming
Major Richardson
Fifth Regiment
Major McDougall
Bodley
Corbett and McCoy Ready for Madison Square Garden Fight
In New York on August 29 Corbett and McCoy finished training for tomorrow night at the Twentieth Century club in Madison Square Garden. Corbett declared he is ready to meet Fitzsimmons or Jeffries the night after his bout with the kid.
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New York
Corbett
McCoy
Ring of the Twentieth Century Club
Madison Square Garden
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Kid
Ling, Flood Hero, Dies In Railroad Fall
George H. Ling, famed for saving scores during the Johns town flood, was instantly killed yesterday when he fell from a train at South Chicago.
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Chicago
George H. Ling
Johnstown
South Chicago
McCoy Poised for Big Fight at Madison Square Garden
Bett and McCoy with Kid McCoy in prime form for battle at Madison Square Garden. McCoy weighs 168 pounds and faces Corbett as admirers back his chances to win the hard fought bout.
Canada Exhibit At Paris Stirs Admiration At Expo
The Canadian pavilion draws heavy visitor attention with its mining and industrial displays. Reports from Paris note Canada’s pavilion as a revelation greeting crowds and reshaping hazy impressions of the country.
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Paris
Canada
Post office contract awarded for Alaska route
The Canadian Development company limited wins a contract to carry letter mail from Skagway to St Michaels and Nome from December 1 to March 31. The agreement covers seasonal service during the Alaskan route period.
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Washington, Saug
Post Office Department
Canadian Development Company, Limited
Skagway
Nome
Canada’s Mining Exhibit Impresses European Judges
A Canadian mining display at the exposition gains praise from European engineers for breadth and detail. Ontario, Northwest, Quebec and other regions are color coded against maps and photos. The collection, including Klondike gold and native silver, is valued around $30,000 with Burglar-proof cases.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Paris
England
Ontario
Northwest
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Nova Scotia
le Roi
War Eagle
Silver Mountain
Lake Superior
Klondike
Europe
Father Gendreau
Dawson City
Yukon
Canadians
Vancouver plans for Normal school support in estimates
The proposed 2500 for a Vancouver Normal school raises questions as to sufficiency. The city offers free use of rooms with heat and light for the province, and the funds would cover salaries for the remaining months of the year. The need for a Normal school has long been debated in provincial educational centers.
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Vancouver
Erb Nominated by South Perth Liberals
Mitchell Ont August 29 voters heard D K Erb the sitting member is the Liberal candidate for the next dominion elections in South Perth.
Fire damages Jarvis Hardware in Cornwall
Water and smoke damaged Alex Jarvis' hardware store in Cornwall Ontario this morning. Loss estimated around 3000 dollars. Local fire crews investigated the blaze and determined the cause was not yet known.
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Cornwall
Ont
Alex Jarvis
Lawton Returns with Destitute Miners and Laplanders from Nome
The Lawton arrived in Seattle with 220 passengers including destitute miners and 25 Laplanders from Alaska. Laplanders head to Norway while about eighty Nome miners refuse to leave. Rev. Sheldon Jackson notes epidemics among Eskimos reducing numbers from Aleutian islands to Point Barrow. The Bear relief cutter carried supplies to natives.
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Seattle
Who
United States Army
Lawton
Nome
Sheldon Jackson
United States
Norway
Jackson
Aleutian Islands
Point Barrow
Bear
Bankruptcy decision limits creditor claims
Winona Wis August 29 A bankruptcy decision holds that under the bankruptcy act no creditor can have a claim allowed unless he surrenders any money or property received from the bankrupt within four months prior to bankruptcy to the trustee regardless of the creditor’s knowledge or ignorance of the debtor’s financial peril.
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Winona
Wis
Coal strike in Wales prompts US inquiries from private buyers
The Wales miners and railroad workers strike is shaping the American coal market. Foreign supply orders have declined as governments pressed coal during wartime, while private buyers in England France Germany and Russia increasingly seek coal, often surpassing previous orders.
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New York
Wales
England
France
Germany
Russia
Export Trade Seen For Canadian Coal To Europe
Ottawa reports European inquiries about Canadian coal quality and quantity for export. If prices and quality satisfy buyers, a large export trade to Europe is expected to develop soon.
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Europe
Ottawa
Canada
Attempted murder charge against John Mann dismissed
Ottawa reports the charge of attempted murder against John Mann of Strose de Lima was dismissed after his wife Mrs Mann claimed he threatened to cut out her heart in the alleged case.
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Ottawa
John Mann
Strose de Lima
McNaught predicts many soldiers will stay in Transvaal
John McNaught of the Strathcona Horse predicts a substantial number of soldiers now in the Transvaal will remain there permanently or for a long period to test the country’s resources.
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John McNaught
Strathcona Horse
Transvaal
McKinley Requests Har r ison and Cleveland for Hague Arbitration Board
Under the Hague treaty authority President McKinley asks former presidents Harrison and Cleveland to serve on the arbitration board handling international differences.
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Washington
Venetian Held as Elizabeth II Assassination Accomplice
An alleged accomplice in the assassination of Empress Elizabeth of Austria was arrested in Budapesty on August 29. The suspect, a Venetian, is believed to have aided the plot that led to the empress’s death.
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Budapesty
Elizabeth of
Austria
War clouded Asia shifts and allied aims debated
News from New York and London reports Russian, German, and Japanese positions in Asia as talks on territorial spoils intensify. Analysts debate whether Manchuria, Shan Tung, Korea, or Pekin legations will be carved from China, while calls for peace efforts and reliance on Li Hung Chang's credibility surface.
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Russia
Germany
Japan
Man
China
Siberia
Shan Tung
Baron von
Corea ii
Amer
Imperial Office Buys Footwear for Troops in China
Quebec Aug 29 The imperil was office is purchasing here a lay amount of footwear for use by it imperial troops in China. About 70000 has already been expensed.
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New York
China
The
Herald
de Woolant
Quebec
Imperil Was
Imperial
Liberals Nominate Atkinson to Oppose Tisdale in Norfolk
Simcoe Ontario reports Norfolk liberals nominate T R Atkinson to oppose Ha David Tisdale at the next general election. The move sets up a contest in the riding with two named candidates and an upcoming campaign.
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Simcoe
Ont
Norfolk
Nomins
T. R. Atkinson
David Tisdale
Patrons of Industry Pick D. D. Rogers as Candidate
Kingston electors name D. D. Rogers, a longtime Patrons of Industry member, as a candidate in the upcoming general elections. The choice reinforces the party presence in local politics amid August events in Kingston Ontario.
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Kingston
Ont
Fretenac Patrons of Industry
Awe
D. D. Rogers
Situa
Liberals Choose Ratz in North Middlesex Riding
In Alsa Craig Ontario the Liberal party of North Middlesex has again named V Ratz as their candidate for the forthcoming election. The sitting member faces re election efforts as the campaign opens with party support reaffirmed.
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Ailsa Craig
Ont
North Middlesex WI
V. Ratz
Burdock Arrives to Claim Honolulu Heirloom in England
Emin Burdock of Honolulu arrives by steamship China to England to claim a rumored inheritance of 1,700,000 dollars awaiting there.
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San Francisco
Emin Burdock
Honolulu
China
England
Rix to Two The Acte Montreal Aug 29 Score
Montreal game on August 29 ended 6 to 2 with New Minster defeating Rix to Two.
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Acte Montreal
Newminster
Wedding Guests Mourn Death At Richmond Hall
A sudden collapse interrupted a August wedding in Montreal as guests gathered in Richmond Hall. Fanny Swartz died after convulsions, shocking attendees and triggering a local inquiry into the incident.
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Montreal
Richmond Hall
Fanny Swartz
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Malle
Erb
Dfmand
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Li Hi Chang
Tisdale
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Liberals
Rix
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