id,date,time_period,weather_type,text,infrastructural_impact,political_impact,financial_impact,ecological_impact,agricultural_impact,human_health_impact
166,18910606,historical,Nan,"Rains have favored the crops and collections are a little more satisfactory. Exports of wheat and flour from Montreal have grown quite noticeably within a few weeks. The Dominion reports 11 business failures this week against 20 last week and 27 this week last year. The total number, January 1 to date, is 880, against 807 last year. KOATItIAL HORSE MARKET, Messrs. Kimball & Ashman's (of the City Horse Market, 132 College Street) weekly report of the horse market says: Total number of horses on hand for sale, 67; arrived for shipment, 26; sold during the week, 20; shipped to all parts, 20; average price paid for heavy draught horses, $160; single drivers, $65; matched pairs, $150; ponies and cobs, $110; fine roadsters, $155; general purposes, $100. During the week there have been two carloads, comprising 34 horses, shipped from the CP.",0,0,0,0,0,0
44,18860419,historical,Flood,"Chenneville and St. George Streets are in the same position where they run into Craig Street. It is impossible at the present time to form any estimate of the damage that has been done on the flooded streets. It would be easier to say who had not than who had suffered. Coming higher than was anticipated, higher than was ever before known, the water reached many houses and business places that made no preparation for such an event, and it was in these that the greatest damage occurred. THE SCENES ON SUNDAY. About 1 o'clock on Sunday morning a sudden rise took place, filling many cellars that had hitherto escaped, as far from the river Craig Street, among these those of the Gazette and St. Lawrence Hall. At 11 o'clock another rise took place, and by 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon had flooded the low-lying parts of the central district of the city. The Central fire station, on Craig Street, was surrounded by water, and the firemen had to go in and out for a boat.",1,0,1,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"Partly cloudy this evening and tonight. A8 for weather information, updated four times a day. The Gazette INFO-LINE at 521-6000. Anderson TWIB2 Hot Topics A5 Births/Deaths C2 Schumann A5 Bridge D6 Ketch TWIB11 Scoreboard 04 Careers TWIB13 Landers A6 Show C6 Chandwani A2 Larson TWIB14 Sports 01 Darned B4 Legals E8 Todd A3 Comics 05 Letters B2 TV Listing C7 Crossword E8 Living A6 What's On C7 Offair Oorlinf A6 Movies C7 Wuin News C1 Editorials B2 Nii:ri)Ii;ti. Jacques Parizeau says the constitutional agreement reached this weekend is ""absolutely unacceptable"" for Quebecers and accused Premier Robert Bourassa of giving in to the rest of Canada. Speaking at a party gathering in Candiac yesterday, the Parti Quebecois leader predicted the reform package completed late Saturday in Ottawa by the first ministers and territorial and aboriginal leaders won't pass in Quebec. ""The man wanted at all costs a deal,"" Parizeau later told reporters.",0,0,0,0,0,0
177,18951116,historical,Freezing,"R, mui thence, on the 24th November, to Montreal over respondents' line of railway. The appellants' pretension was that the fruit got damaged in the transit from St. John to Montreal, through respondents' employees' negligence and fault, by being overheated in heater cars in which the oranges had been placed to preserve them from frost. The court below dismissed the action on the ground that appellants' agent at St. John had requested that the oranges should be put in heater cars, and even paid additional freight for that purpose, that the least possible amount of heat that could be put to the heating apparatus of the cars was put by the employee attending to that service. It was contended by the appellants that the oranges were delivered to the respondents in the usual condition; and that they were damaged by heat while in respondents' possession. The respondents did not show that the damage was caused by a fortuitous event, or had arisen from a defect in the fruit itself, and, consequently, under article 1675 of the Civil Code, they were responsible for the loss.
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197,19911112,modern,Nan,"Poverty-stricken Montrealers will keep flocking to the streets unless officials from all levels of government stop ignoring their plight and find them housing, a tenants' lobbyist warned last night. Speaking at a panel discussion on housing, Pierre Gaudreau of Front to St. Lachine council hears protest by firefighters angry at firings MICHAEL ORSINI THE GAZETTE More than 120 firefighters from as far away as Hull stormed last night's council meeting in Lachine to protest against the dismissal of two colleagues following a dispute over who should collect money from the city's new parking ticket machines. ""No to dictatorship, no to the bourgeoisie,"" they shouted outside city hall, referring to city manager Robert Bourgeois. They say he made a ""unilateral"" decision to fire the two firefighters Oct. 30. At last night's meeting, ailing Lachine Mayor Guy Descary, who has been on paid sick leave since August, said he supported Bourgeois's decision. Descary lashed out at the firefighters for choosing to ""negotiate in the newspapers and on television."" Descary added that he has always had respect for the difficult work performed by firefighters.",0,0,0,0,0,0
53,18841107,historical,Snowstorm,"The suffering will be intense from cold and hunger to those left destitute. L'Islet flooded; L'Islet, November 6 The damage by yesterday's storm is considerable, amounting to nearly $7,000. All the principal streets and shops in all quarters of the village were flooded, some merchants losing heavily. All the wharves have been more or less damaged. The pavements in the streets have floated off. The whole village is in a very dilapidated condition. AT MATANE AND TADOUSAC; Matane, November 6 The storm of yesterday was the most severe that has been felt for many years past. The tide rose upwards of two feet over the ordinary November spring tides. Two parts of the Prince Bros. & Co. wharf were carried away and quite a number of deals floated out. Several persons here were obliged to abandon their houses. The damage will be about $3,000. Tadousac, Que, November 6 The wharf at this place and other property have been considerably damaged by yesterday's cyclone.",1,0,1,0,0,0
197,19911112,modern,Nan,"4. 14. 16. -1. 14. 9. 12. 12. Resorts Acapulco Barbados Pcloudy. Bermuda Pcloudy. Daytona Beach. Sun. Miami. Myrtle Beach. Nassau. Tampa. Pcloudy. Cloudy. Sun. Sun. Pcloudy. Sun. 29. 27. 23. 30. 31. 26. 20. 28. 24. 24. 23. 10. 22. 24. 16. 6. 20. 11. X-rays rejig thinking on brain Memory process occurs in unexpected places: report ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Researchers who took X-ray pictures of normal human brains discovered that the memory process occurs in unexpected parts of the brain, said a report published yesterday. The research findings were presented yesterday at a conference of neuroscientists in New Orleans, the New York Times said. Marcus Raichle of Washington University of St.",0,0,0,0,0,0
107,19920330,modern,Nan,"Add an available 3.8L, V-6, fuel injection engine with 165 HP, and you need a performance package that can handle it. The 1992 Pontiac Trans Sport (it's the one on the left). If you're looking for options, take advantage of $1,000 credit with the 1SC option package on the Trans Sport SE which includes, among others: tilt steering wheel, AM/FM stereo with cassette, express down on driver's side window, power door locks and tailgate release, cruise control, electronic air conditioning. Sure, we're not the only passenger vehicle with this shape, but just try parking the competition. PONTIAC TRANS SPORT Cash Back includes GST. Offer valid for a limited time starting February 25, 1992 or while quantities last. Offer cannot be combined with other offers and applies to retail deliveries of new and dealer demos only. See dealers for details. Option package credits based on MSRP of items if sold separately. Patterson replaced Manley as leader of the governing People's National Party. Patterson is to become prime minister this afternoon.
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194,19900812,modern,Nan,"You're just stupid, aren't you?"" I can still hear our old schoolmaster yelling at some luckless fellow ""Well, maybe we can smarten you up!"" And down would come the hickory Today even the hickory has disappeared, but it seems to me that our teachers still lavish their smiles and favors on the brilliant pupil For the poor youngster at the bottom of the class, there is endless scolding The bright side of all this, or so it seems to me, is that these duller youngsters are apt to be reasonably happy when they grow up Their brilliant classmates, on the other hand, so often grow up restless, frustrated and continually at war with themselves and the world Strangely enough, it was Samuel Coleridge who started me wondering about all this the other day when I accidentally A follower of every Tom, Dick and Harry? (7) 26 Drinks for Carriers (7) 29 Bring something out, it's lawful beheaded (6) 30 The poor girl's best friend?",0,0,0,0,0,0
218,19900619,modern,Nan,"Newsweek photographer Bill Gentile, Jon Snow, Central America reporter for ITV of Britain, and Edith Coron of Paris's Liberation is Canadian Raymont chose an American network Bernheim said his group had already received unverified reports from prison sources that questioned whether an escape attempt was indeed taking place when the shooting occurred and whether the use of firearms was justified There might be a coroner's inquest, maybe some other investigations, Bernheim said But people should be allowed to ask authorities questions Penitentiary officials said Irenee Bouchard, 35, was shot once in the back with a bullet from a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle as he attempted to scale the second of two 20-foot fences which form a buffer zone around the penitentiary Correctional Service Canada would not identify the guard who did the shooting from a tower, saying he was being debriefed psychologically and the investigation is not complete Bouchard was one of three inmates who had scaled the first fence to escape another group of convicts who had attacked them with sticks, iron bars and workshop tools, prison officials said Two inmates were seriously injured and two others suffered minor injuries in the fight which broke out in the exercise yard shortly before 7 p.",0,0,0,0,0,0
86,20080424,modern,Nan,"yesterday covers highs for today and overnight lows between tonight and tomorrow, Quebec City Mainly sunny 13 St. Jovite Sunny 16 Montreal Sunny Ottawa Sunny 19 Trois-Rivières Mainly sunny 16 Sherbrooke Mainly sunny 14 Mainly sunny High 16 Low 7 Monday Partly sunny High 19 Low 2 Sun & Moon Sunrise 5:53 a.m. Sunset 7:53 p.m. Moonrise none today Moonset 7:44 p.m. TWN incorporates Environment Canada data Total daylight: 14hrs 00 min NORTH AMERICAN WEATHER SYSTEMS Weather systems shown relative to April 28 May 5 New May 12 May 20 Full Abitibi-Temiscamingue High 16 Low near 2 Sunny Laurentians High 16 Low near 1 Sunny Eastern Ontario High 19 Low near 5 Sunny Southern Ontario High 18 Low near 10 Sunny Quebec City High 13 Low near 3 Mainly sunny Eastern Townships High 14 Low near 4 Mainly sunny Northern New England High 20 Low near 5 Variably cloudy Gaspé High 2 Low near -3 1-3cm snow Rain Warm Front Cold Front High pressure Low
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205,19900408,modern,Nan,"It sank about 12:30 p.m. local time. China celebrates with first launch of foreign satellite NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING China launched a foreign satellite last night, setting off a national celebration to mark its entry into the international satellite-launching business. As a national television audience watched, a Chinese Long March 3 rocket blasted off from a launching pad in Sichuan province in central China, bearing a U. HOCKEY SCHOOL Residents & non-residents SUMMER 1990 Power Skating Goaltenders Elite Category Intensive Course Saturday Course Evening Course Pre-Season Training 388-2296 & 387-5333 IAN MacLAINE CANADIAN PRESS - VASTERAS, Sweden Ed Werenich discovered at the world curling championships that his rink had the right stuff. The Canadian champion capped a stormy season yesterday with a 3-1 win over David Smith of Scotland for his second world men's title in as many tries. Werenich said during the Labatt Brier in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., last month that he had trouble comparing this team and his world championship rink of 1983 since the present team hadn't won anything.",0,0,0,0,0,0
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"automatic, all options, warranty available, Possible trade, 613-933-7244 -6pm, 613-938-0015 BMW M3 1988, A1, 320,000 km, 135,000 New England High 28, Low near 17, The outlook calls for sunny skies throughout the region, Lower North Shore High 14, Low near 7, Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers, Gaspe High 15, Low near 9, Mostly cloudy with rain forecast for the afternoon, Almanac Max Min Yesterday 19 15 Year ago yesterday 28 18 Average this date 25 14 Canada, Whitehorse Cloudy 17 7 Amsterdam Clear 19 9 Yellowknife Clear 24 12 Athans Clear 34 18 Vancouver Na na na Berlin Na na na Prince Rupert Pcldy 20 9 Buenos Aires Na 11 2 Kamloops Pcldy 26 13 Copenhagen Rain 20 17 Edmonton Na na na Dunlin Rain 16 8 Calgary Clear 27 12 Frankfurt Na na na Saskatoon Clear 26 10 Hong Kong Clear 31 27 Regina Clear 25 10 Jerusalem Na 27 16 Winnipeg Clear",0,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,Snowstorm,"""You know, or have heard somewhere, that it is AGAINST THE LAW TO SHOVEL SNOW off a tool after nine o'clock in the morning, but then, who ever heard of the police enforcing the city ordinance? Before the Chief can act it is necessary for some reputable citizen to lay information before him, and besides, this is the duty of the street inspector. Why should the hard-worked policeman notice an infraction of this law? He might offend an alderman's friend and lose his position. If anyone doubts that this work of street cleaning would be better done by the city than when left to property owners or occupants, such an one should take a walk along Craig street and then turn up St. Denis. The Craig street sidewalk is almost impassable. It is full of holes and covered with treacherous hummocks. The same system of shoveling is not followed for one block. No matter how vigorous you are, your faith in your balancing powers becomes shaken. On St. Denis street, crossing Viger square, it is different. This section is done on a system, and the director of that system is Mr. St.",0,1,0,0,0,0
215,19920628,modern,Nan,"""(V: NJ - Is1 Mami D 1992 MTI IPC FRONT FRONT PRESSURE RAIN SNOW THUNDERSTORM PRESSURE Partly cloudy High 23 Low 12 Sunny High 22 Low 11 Canada Max Iqaluit Cloudy 6 2 Yellowknife PCloudy 17 8 Whitehorse Sunny 24 6 Vancouver PCloudy 22 14 Victoria Showers 21 14 Edmonton Sunny 23 11 Calgary Cloudy 23 12 Saskatoon PCloudy 21 12 Regina PCloudy 24 12 Winnipeg Showers 18 12 Thunder Bay Showers 18 8 Sudbury PCloudy 22 14 Toronto Sunny 27 15 Fredericton Cloudy 23 12 Halifax PCloudy 22 12 Charlottetown Cloudy 20 11 St.",0,0,0,0,0,0
33,18830321,historical,,"Cattle raising is slow but steady. I would not wish to be the means of inducing old officers to take to such a life; but young fellows with capital who join me will, I believe, do well. Young men without capital - say $1,000 to invest had better not try cattle-raising, or come out at all. They would have no future beyond $30 or $40 a month orders. I have thought over this matter for some time and have traveled some 5,000 miles to see for myself. Why should I recommend young fellows to farm? Because this location is wasted and they can be beaten by any immigrant without a cent. Looking after cattle is not hard grinding labor; it is a hard life, requiring pluck, a minimum, and brains. The I have a pleasant message. JAMES I. K.A., Auctioneer. Fine Crystal & Platedware, Household Furniture & Effects. Sale at the Uptown Salesrooms, 1412 St. Catherine St., Friday afternoon, 23rd instant, at two o'clock. JAMES I. K.A., Auctioneer.",0,0,0,0,0,0
174,18890128,historical,Freezing,"C'rr lii Hr from Monday Clear and cold; I felt like packed; Coldklniti: Tuesday Morning; from northwest wind; light cold packed ice dimming; Wednesday and Thursday Clear; west wind; moving open ice everywhere; Friday and Saturday Clear; northwest wind; no ice; Port Ma e; Monday Clear and cold; north wind; light open ice everywhere, moving east; Wednesday Clear and red; west wind; light open ice inshore, moving east; Friday Clear and cold; strong northwest wind; light on ice inshore, moving south; MAWirorAOAw to ShfmiRAkB Monday Morning; heavy close packed ice everywhere; ice mixing with snowstorm; gale from curl; Wednesday, to Cloodbout Clear; north wind; ice moving southward; plenty of seals off Fane Wane; Friday Clear and north; ice moving northeast; strong outwind; Saturday Clear; northwest wind; river opposite here covered with heavy open ice; from Cloodbout to Pentecost, no ice; Anticohti Monday Clear and cold; variable winds; light open ice everywhere; Tuesday Snowing; strong northeast wind; light open ice all along the island; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Clear;
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37,18860205,historical,Snow,"TUB GAZETTE MONTREAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896, SNOW-BOUND STATES, The Heaviest Fall of Snow for Over Thirty Years, A CANADIAN SCHOONER WRECKED, Trouble in New York Freighting Materials to the Death of Washington Many Railways Worked, Palham, K, February 4, The late fall of snow was much the heaviest ever known in this region, In Indian Territory snow is said to be two feet deep on the level, Reports from Western Kansas indicate great suffering of people and heavy losses of stock, Farmers in this vicinity have experienced considerable loss of stock, principally in hogs and sheep, Wagon roads are completely blocked, RAILWAY TRAFFIC SUSPENDED, St. Louis, February 4, The great snowstorm which prevailed yesterday in the South blockaded trains on the Iron Mountain railroad between Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Little Rock, Ark., and caused much detention to trains on other sections of the road further South, The St. Louis and Cairo narrow gauge road in Southern Illinois is also blocked, Traffic on other roads in that part of the route is much impeded, NEW YORK IN MISERY, New York, February 4, 1896 The snowstorm which prevailed yesterday continued all night, It is a regular western blizzard, and undoubtedly the worst storm New York has experienced since 1882, The streets are filled with snow and the streetcars are pulled along with great difficulty by double teams, What adds to the difficulties of the situation is the strike upon the Broadway and Seventh Avenue railroads, the Sixth Avenue railroad and the Fourth Avenue railroad, Many business men have been compelled to walk down to their offices, All mails are delayed, THE WEATHER FOR THIRTY YEARS, Baltimore, Md., February 4, The snow is seventeen inches deep here, the fall being the heaviest since Washington, February 4, The railroads to the southward have suffered great interruption from the snowstorm, No trains were sent out from Richmond northward yesterday afternoon and last night, Luray, Va., February 1, Snow falling since Wednesday is twelve inches deep, All railroad communication is interrupted, Reports from the southwest portion of the state indicate an unparalleled snowstorm, and here the snow is from two to three feet deep, GALE IN THE EAST, Provincetown, Mass., February 4 A severe northeast snowstorm set in last night and continues with unabated fury, When darkness came on there were ten schooners off Highland Light, Part of them succeeded in making this port, The British schooner Laura Brown, from New York for St. John, N.B., ALL ROADS BLOCKADED, Harrisburg, Pa., February 4, Three inches more of snow fell last night, The pike across the mountain to West Virginia is so blockaded as to be impassable for a month, There is great suffering among stock, The mercury has fallen 23 degrees since noon and is still going down, I, February 4 Newport is experiencing the heaviest snowstorm known for several years, Since yesterday afternoon, from ten to twelve inches has fallen, and has drifted badly, The thermometer fell to within a few degrees of zero today, FROZEN TO DEATH, Sad Death of a Huntsman Worth of Lake Superior, Ottawa, February 4, A most extraordinary report of death by freezing comes from Chapleau, a station on the Canadian Pacific railway, north of Lake Nipissing, A party, on entering a deserted blacksmith's shop near Chapleau a few days ago, discovered the dead body of a man standing with his back to the wall, his legs spread wide apart and eyes opened, It appears that two men, who had been working together on the Canadian Pacific railway during the summer, had saved some money, and after hunting in the neighborhood through the winter, intended to start for British Columbia in the spring, One Saturday about three weeks ago, they started out on a hunting expedition, and after crossing a small lake, concluded to go into camp for the night, After building a fire and making other necessary preparations, one of them complained of not feeling well, and said he would go back to the starting place, intending to return when he felt better, His companion concluded to stay and continue hunting, After hunting for two days, the latter started back for the settlement, and, upon reaching the lake, where they had crossed, he was horrified at finding the body of his chum lying on the snow, covered with ice, with the legs wide apart and the limbs rigid in death, A moccasin and stocking were off one of the feet, and the remains of a small fire were nearby, While crossing the lake, which was slushy, he had evidently wet his feet, being chilled with the cold, made to dry them and warm himself, In doing this, his hands and arms probably got numbed and powerless with frost, and, after pulling off the moccasin and stocking, he was unable to put them on until the intense frost then gradually overcame him, till it finally held him motionless in death, when he sank back into the snow, His companion then made his way back to the settlement, placing it in the deserted blacksmith's where it now remains, The friends of the deceased, residing at Chapleau, were notified of what had occurred, and in reply requested that the body be embalmed and sent home, but owing to the frozen condition of the limbs, which rendered it difficult to place the corpse in a coffin and for want of funds, nothing was done, THE WEATHER, Toronto, Ont., February 4, The pressure continues very high throughout the Lake and St. Lawrence districts, It has decreased in the Maritime and Gulf districts, owing to a depression off the coast, which is causing a fall of snow in southern Nova Scotia, Elsewhere, the weather continues fair and very cold everywhere from the Lakes to the Atlantic, It has moderated in the Northwest and is blowing a southerly gale in Manitoba, with temperature at home, whilst in Assiniboia and Alberta the temperature varies from 3 to 19 above zero, PROBABILITIES, St. Lawrence, Winds mostly fresh from northeast to northwest, continued fair, very cold weather, THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES, The following were the lowest readings of the thermometer at the places unreported yesterday as received by telegraph: 18 below zero, Quebec 3; 11 below zero, and 7 above New York City; 4 below Louisville, Ky., 14 above, ON SOME BIG THINGS, Since """"Adam delved and Eve span"""" we have traveled a long distance on the road of what we are pleased to call civilization, Spade and distaff are buried together, the cultivator and the spinning jenny have replaced them, and we bear not on our escutcheons those rude reminders of our beginning, The race for greatness absorbs all our energies, and if we do not achieve it we gain bigness, bulk, expansion, Like the frog in the fable, we first supply a laughing stock to each other, then burst, and as we lie down beside the forgotten spade and distaff, other froggies take possession of our boots, or our moccasins, to go through the same course with additions, We are for big fortunes, big factories, big farms, big houses or hostelries, In our imitations of the big Indian, whose love is for bigness in toboggan, snowshoe, bow and arrow, pelts and pipe (we leave out his love for scalps), we have reason; they are the symbols of his manhood, the only man that he knows, the lower man, and his consolations, Our exercises on snow-clad slopes, and their imitations in wood, and on our native ice, are profitable to us as they are to him, and doubly so, as we know that they promote the twofold soundness of body and of mind, So much cannot be said of many of our more serious """"swellings,"""" The tradesman or """"man of business,"""" in the infinite variety of modern forms, is not content to earn a living or to save a trifle for his family; his aim is to make a fortune, and when we see the men who achieve this bigness (the biggest example has lately been well advertised on having lost his grasp of things), we are reminded of the primitive man who judges what the Christian God thinks of wealth by marking the kind of man on whom He bestows it, and we can understand how the unfortunate helot of our own race, or, yet more, the unfortunate man of education who happens to be """"down on his luck"""" comes to look upon property as being more akin to rob, buy, Need we wonder that the question is raised of the right to food and raiment for at least as many as are willing to work, or that the question arises if the growing pile of the new world is any better for, or less injurious to mankind than the monopoly of the soil of the old world by the accidental owners, In this connection is it not worth while for the middle-aged men of commerce and affairs who continue to toil for the increase of their store to consider whether the present is the best for their declining years, or if they are preparing for their families and securing the best possible career, Steam, the giant power of our day, has done much, perhaps much good, for man, but it has disturbed many economies that have not yet become righted, """"How painful,"""" says Mr. Hagshead in one of his brilliant essays, """"Is the conclusion that it is dubious whether all the machines and inventions of mankind have yet lightened the day's labor of a human being, They have enabled more people to exist, but those people work just as hard, and are just as mean and miserable as the elder and the fewer, Is such a life worth living? Does it bear any relation to the ideal man to whom appeal is made in our public teaching and preaching? Has it a soul, my brother and sister, of the same value, as yours and mine? Steam carries us, and we are proud of having made a way for it, to our vast fields that are waiting for the occupation and toil of man, and when we get there the power that bore us there is set to the work of delving, and in due time harvesting, It is soon found, however, that this process cannot be carried on, Our mother earth, more beneficent to her poor ones than their big brother man, refuses her treasures to this sort of industry, The primeval law, """"In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread,"""" is inalienable, and family life, that life necessary for social improvement, proves necessary for economical development, We abandon the modest shelter of our """"several house"""" to take refuge in a huge hostelry, Weary of getting upstairs, or of the strange sensation of being carried up by a machine, we are dazzled by the light of coal gas, repeated in multitudinous mirrors, subdued (if anything can subdue a nineteenth-century man or woman) by the contemplation of painted wall and ceiling, and polished column, and marble tile and varied ornament in wood and stone, and glass and tissue many of them pleasing to a degree, But it all is little to the """"bill of fare;"""" it is fearful to contemplate in view of the obligations recognized by the average economist, to go through it or let it go through him in order that he may be """"even with the house"""" or with the other """"bill;"""" upon reading, more upon trying it, one ceases to wonder why so many well-to-do people live out but half their days, I hear of a notable instance of self-possession: A manager who resists the general inflation, who is said to be at his ease, natural, careful, kindly attentive, in fact, the ideal host, In too many cases our big undertakings have proved too big for profit; there is a wide resounding cry of """"no returns,"""" Is it the Nemesis of spade, and distaff calling us back to lesser things? It may be well if we give ear, 28 ST. GEORGE Snowshoe Club, SATURDAY, the 6th inst., VLH starting from McGill College Gates at 3:15 p.m. sharp, Cross-country Steeplechase will be run, Five prizes, As this will probably be the last cross-country tramp this season, a good muster is requested, F. L. Paho, Tex., February 4, The feeling in Arizona and New Mexico in favor of the summary execution of Geronimo, the Apache, and surviving members of his band is rapidly growing into a demand, People will demand that the same punishment be meted out to Geronimo and his followers as Kid and his band received at the hands of the Canadian Government, direful estimates place the number killed by these bands during the last raid at 170, many of whom were women, having highly respected connections in the east, Mrs. Herring, who was captured and then murdered near Douglass, was once a belle in Sedalia, Mo., The Mexican consul here is endeavoring to induce the Mexican authorities to make a formal claim for Geronimo and his band from the United States on the ground that the Indians surrendered to Lieut. Mans on Mexican territory, It is stated that there is nothing in the treaty with Mexico to cover such a case, SERIOUS AFFAIR IN A PRISON, PITTSBURGH, February 4, A serious affair occurred in the Riverside penitentiary this morning in which Deputies Mulvan, Greaves and Edwards were injured, the former dangerously, A prisoner named James Clarke, who is serving a sentence of seven years for burglary, had been ordered to the dungeon for an infraction of the rules, McKinney and Greaves repaired to his cell to escort him to the dungeon, He promised to go quietly, but in an unguarded moment he turned upon the men with a large knife, which he had secreted in his coat, He first made a desperate lunge at McKinney and plunged the knife into his neck and then stabbed him in the right temple, Turning from McKinney he thrust the bloody weapon into Greaves' right shoulder blade twice, Deputy Edwards, hearing the noise, came to the aid of McKinney and Greaves, but before he could render them assistance Clarke felled him to the ground and, jumping upon him, beat and kicked him in a frightful manner, By this time the guard had been alarmed and Clarke was overpowered and placed in the dungeon, The injured men were removed to the hospital, where examination showed that McKinney was probably mortally wounded, STREET CAR STRIKERS VICTORIOUS, New York, February 4, The car drivers on the Fourth Avenue, Broadway and Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue horse railroads struck this morning and no cars are running on any of the lines named, John G. Caville, general auditor of the Knights of Labor in this city, last night said: The Executive board of the Empire Protective Association and myself have spent two weeks trying to settle the car drivers' difficulties with the presidents of the New York street railroads, but they have made fools of us, We have offered every inducement to them and even accepted their compromise but all to no purpose, Snow is piled up in the streets and a strike at this time will greatly inconvenience the public, A later dispatch says: The directors of the Broadway road held a meeting this morning and instructed the Superintendent to notify the strikers that within a week a schedule would be arranged in accordance with their wishes, It is rumored the men will all go to work this afternoon, The directors of the Sixth Avenue line have decided to concede to the terms demanded, There was great rejoicing among the employees, The difficulty with the Fourth Avenue line was arranged this afternoon, and at 2:30 p.m. the cars started running, This ends the strike, THE EVICTIONS IN THE COKE REGIONS, Pittsburgh, February 4, There were no evictions in the coke regions today, Sixteen additional writs of ejectment were issued this morning, but no efforts were made to serve them, Tomorrow, however, another attempt to force the strikers to vacate the houses will be made, At the same time a strong effort will be made to break the strike, Between two hundred and fifty and three hundred German and Irish laborers were sent into the region from here today, and in the morning several works will be put in operation, Richard Barton, a miller, was present with a team and wagon when the evictions took place, As fast as the sheriff's officers took the furniture from the houses he told them to put it in his wagon, Then he hauled it to his mill and his dwellings, where six of the evicted families are now quartered, The people of Uniontown and the farmers in the surrounding country are aiding the strikers with food, THE CABINET AND THE SILVER QUESTION, Washington, February 4 The Cabinet meeting today was attended by all the members except Secretary Lamar, who is not in good health, The principal topic of discussion was the action of the House of Representatives yesterday in adopting Mr. Bland's resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information in regard to his past and future policy on the silver question, The propriety and expediency of disclosing the future policy of the administration on this question was considered at length, It is understood that the conclusion reached was that the Secretary could best reply to that portion of the resolution by a reference to the views expressed by the President in his message to Congress and by the Secretary of the Treasury in his annual report on the subject with an explanatory statement that their sentiments in regard to silver remain unchanged, CHICAGO CORRUPTION TO BE TESTED, Chicago, February 4, Police Justice Meech today brought suit in the Circuit Court to recover $27,000 from the Rev. E. Kittredge, who, he claims, libeled him in his sermon of Sunday last, Kittredge is pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church and, after alluding to the alleged maladministration of justice in the courts of the city, referred directly, it is said, to Justice Meech's action in disposing of the cases of 225 gamblers, who were arrested in gambling houses a week ago, He said: """"All fear of law is rapidly passing from the minds of wicked men; lawbreakers are only arrested to be set free at the solicitation of some aldermen or in return for a handsome bribe, as was true this past week when one justice, by the name of Meech, discharged a company of gamblers at the request of the latter, changing the offense from gambling to disorderly conduct and asking only the fine of $1 from each,"""" Dr. Kittredge's sermon was correctly reported; that he will meet the suit fully, but that he will see that a careful scrutiny is made into police court matters, BELL TELEPHONE SUIT, Washington, January 4 Solicitor General Tillman has indicated that he will test the validity of the Bell Telephone patent, which was filed in the manner recommended by the Department of the Interior, The Solicitor has selected able counsel to fight the Department of Justice and intends them to prepare the bill of complaint, which will be finished and filed and the place selected to try the case made public this week, It is said the suit will be tried in some court outside the District of Columbia, probably in Ohio, Indiana or in some court where similar cases have not been tried, THE ICE CARNIVAL, St. Paul, Minn., February 4 This was the greatest night of the ice carnival, Forces stormed the parade held by the snow king, The pyrotechnic display was the most varied and brilliant ever seen in the Northwest Among the participants in the parade were over 200 members of the St. George and Winnipeg snowshoe clubs and other citizens of Winnipeg, Including Premier Norquay and W.",1,0,1,0,1,1
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"""The man wanted at all costs a deal,"" Parizeau later told reporters. ""He got it after a show of weakness that is deplorable. My God, what weakness, what terrible weakness."" He described the deal as less than Meech. ""The distinct society that Mr. Bourassa wanted at Meech, it's Mr. (aboriginal leader Ovide) Mercredi who got it,"" Parizeau said. At home in Outremont yesterday, Bourassa prepared for meetings in Quebec City today with his cabinet, his caucus and the Liberal Party executive. This will be the start of his campaign to sell the constitutional package to Quebecers and this week will be critical in determining whether the deal is a success or will fail the test of public opinion. At least one former Liberal MNA is optimistic. ""I think most Quebecers are moderate people who will see it as a sensible agreement by which we can get on with being Canadians,"" Joan Dougherty said. First ministers will meet again Wednesday in Charlottetown to go over legal texts of the tentative agreement. Details, PAGE A4.",0,0,0,0,0,0
198,19920204,modern,Nan,"""A 35 95 30 86 25 77 2068 15 59 10 50 541 032 -5 23 -10 14 -15 5 -20 -4 -25 -13 C C f k lA Sunrise 7:13 Sunset 5:04 Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius Montreal Today High for -8 today Low for -14 tonight Skies will cloud over gradually this morning with light snow beginning by late afternoon Snow and brisk winds this evening and tonight Winds northeasterly increasing to 20-35 km/h Almanac Record 1872 1889 Temperature Yesterday Year ago today Normal this date Max Min 6 -31 -21 3 -15 Regional synopses Abitibi-Temiscamingue St Jean High -10 Low near -19 Morning sunshine followed by increasing clouds Laurentians High -9 Low near -15 Skies clouding over in the morning followed by snow Eastern Ontario High -9 Low near -16 Cloudy skies with snow beginning near noon Southern Ontario High -1 Low near -14 Cloudy skies with periods of light snow Quebec City High -9 Low near -13 Early morning sunshine followed by increasing clouds Eastern Townships High",0,0,0,0,0,0
203,19930408,modern,Nan,"Mm, Acapulco Sunny 30 22 Barbados PCloudy 31 23 Bermuda Cloudy 23 16 Daytona PCloudy 24 16 Honolulu Sunny 29 21 Kingston Sunny 31 24 Miami PCloudy 28 21 Myrtle Beach Sunny 22 13 Nassau Sunny 29 19 Tampa PCloudy 28 17 Nelson raises funds to rebuild courthouse ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS Willie Nelson's benefit to help rebuild a landmark courthouse raised $125,000, an organizer said. Several thousand people attended the March 28 concert in Hillsboro. Nelson grew up in nearby Abbott, 135 kilometres southeast of Dallas. The century-old Hill County Courthouse was gutted by fire Jan.""",0,0,0,0,0,0
305,18800804,historical,Deluge,"D'OTT&ft 1 toI Crown 8vo-T with Four Maps and Eight full page plates Price $1.75 - This is an interesting account of a journey made in the summer of 1879 through British Columbia and the Peace River country, and across the prairie to Winnipeg. It affords the very latest information relative to the resources of the country, conveyed in a pleasant and readable style. The maps are from the latest in the Pacific Railway Department, and the illustrations are from photographs taken by members of the Geological Survey and Pacific Railway staff. From the Canadian Spectator, We have been deluged with pamphlets, circulars, etc., relating to Manitoba and the Northwest, through which we have waded weariness in search of information. At last we have been rewarded, and amply so, now that we have discovered a really readable work; in fact the only one of which we can speak favorably, one which is as readable as the excellent work of Rev. Mr. Grant From Ocean to Ocean. We refer to Gordon's Mountain Mountain and Prairie, published by Dawson Bros. It is extremely pleasant reading, conveying a great deal of information in an attractive shape, and of a thoroughly reliable character. We can heartily recommend the work to everyone, to those who desire attractive reading, and to those who desire useful reading. DAWSON BROTHERS, Publishers, MONTREAL (Educational THE French Language - FOR - TEN DOLLARS! BY THE UNITED STATES. Death of Mrs. John Saxe, New York, August 3. Mrs. John G. Saxe, wife of the distinguished poet, died at her home in Brooklyn on Saturday evening. The amalgamated Association of iron and steel workers of the United States met in convention at the Opera House today. It was the largest meeting of the Association ever held, about 225 delegates from all parts of the country being present. The session today was devoted to forming an organization, hearing reports, etc. State election returns, Montgomery, Ala, August 3. Returns from the State election come in slowly. Out of 11 counties heard from, a solid Democratic ticket is elected by an overwhelming majority, several counties having gone Democratic that heretofore gave large Republican majorities, the negroes voting the straight Democratic ticket in most counties. The re-election of Cobb for Governor is claimed by a 60,000 majority.",0,0,0,0,0,0
196,19910707,modern,Nan,"Named for Renaissance painters, the slime-green warriors have gone international with astounding success. The Turtles, and related paraphernalia like Pizza Thrower tanks and Flushomatic torture chambers, peace, love and free condoms. They came in droves, in pink and purple and psychedelic Volkswagen buses zipping along the main drag of Route 100, a welcome sight to local storeowners who said they did roughly twice their usual business because of the influx. Wearing tie-dye T-shirts and crystals, beads, peace symbols and marijuana leaves around their necks, they ranged from telephone company executives to social workers to students. But for the week they left behind society's norms and were Sunshine, Moonshadow, Joy or no name at all. We came to get away from Babylon, today's society, the rat race, the system, said Sunshine, 21, of Traverse City, Mich, whose real name is Nikki McDougall. Nemerov Pulitzer Prize winner. THANKS to St. Jude for prayers answered. She didn't think much about her loss. Only in the late 1960s did it begin to nag at her.",0,0,0,0,0,0
195,19910612,modern,Nan,"Alexandria physicist Domingo Tan, said the mixture of water and ethanol cools a car in much the same way that a rainstorm cools off air temperatures during the summer Air molecules move fast when they're hot and slowly when they're cool, Tan said When the Instant Car Kooler is sprayed into a hot car, the hot-air molecules collide with the spray droplets The result is the molecules of hot air lose much of their energy and cool down immediately He said that 30 to 60 seconds of spraying will reduce the temperature up to 40 degrees, dropping a scorching interior to tolerable temperatures It also will take some of the heat out of too-hot-to-touch surfaces such as steering wheels and seatbelt buckles, and it can make air-conditioners operate more efficiently if it is sprayed around ducts, he said Because the mixture flows from the can in a fine mist that dissipates quickly, it doesn't drench car seats or other surfaces, Tan added An unscientific test of the product indicated the spray does indeed cool off car interiors However, in the hottest climates, cars can get so hot that it may take considerably more than one minute of spraying to bring the temperature down to a comfortable level In one car that was left in the sun,",0,0,0,0,0,0
204,19900318,modern,Nan,"But McNaughton feared that his troops would be swallowed up into larger British formations in areas that would never be decisive. Troops booed PM Given Canadian attitudes, the British government resigned itself to having the Canadians as garrison troops. That was surely what King wanted, and until the opportunity for a potentially sensational engagement like Vimy Ridge came by, that was also what McNaughton wanted. It is not even clear that King desired another Vimy, judging from his outburst in May 1941, when the minister of national defence for air suggested in the cabinet war committee that Canada offer troops for Egypt. King virtually exploded: I said at once that I would not countenance anything of the kind: that it might be my Scotch conscience, or it might be common sense, but I do not feel that any government has the right to take the lives of any men for spectacular purposes. Ralston visited McNaughton in October 1941. The minutes of their strategy review Oct.",0,0,0,0,0,0
176,18920818,historical,Nan,"Football on Peel Street - Last night a dozen boys were playing football on Peel street below St. Catherine street, when a horse and rig was passing. The ball struck the animal on the side and made it run away. It dashed down Peel street and travelled three blocks before it could be brought under control. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria SPORTS M PISTLER (Continued from Second page) The Woodbine Meet - Toronto, Ont, August 17 - The last day of the Woodbine Driving Club meet was as successful as its predecessors, and in addition to the capital average sport throughout, the large assemblage of spectators witnessed the fastest mile ever covered in harness by any horse in the Dominion of Canada, the record breaker being the bay gelding J.
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86,20080424,modern,Nan,"Big 32cm non-stick stainless steel wok with durable non-stick interior coating, $210.00, $87.75 OFF! 2L saucepan w/cover, the perfect all-rounder for any kitchen, $120.00, $29.99 65 OFF! 28cm stainless steel Everyday pan with tempered glass lid and durable non-stick surface, $130.00, $49. Great value! Non-stick cookie pan, round pan or bake pan, Lists to $18.99, from $4.50 OFF! Stainless mixing bowl set with non-slip base in three colours, $59.99, 43 OFF! 6pc Jumbo steak knife set, Dishwasher safe, $34.99, $29. TODAY'S FORECAST The Weather Network Make the right call Montreal area Today's high Tonight's low Sunny, Winds northwesterly 15km/h becoming 20km/h, Tonight, clear, EXTENDED WEATHER Tomorrow Partly cloudy High 21 Low 9 The Weather Network Regional synopses Saturday 90 chance of rain High 19 Low 5 Sunday Forecast issued at 5 p.m.
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81,18860116,historical,Flood,"THE RIVER FLOODS TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE, Sir, It is plain that a large portion of our city will be permanently injured or the floods must be stopped. It is plain that the public are not now in possession of any reliable information upon which to base calculations to fix the cost. While the floods are upon us everybody tries to stop them; but when they pass away things go on just as formerly and nothing is done. Your published interview with Mr. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE, Sir, A great deal has been said on the cause of the floods with which so many are painfully familiar, the proper course to pursue, the parties to blame for the present state of affairs, and as to who should initiate and execute remedial measures. Ald. Donovan speaks of draining the St. Paul street district into the Craig street sewer. Possibly the accession of the aldermanic robe has imbued him with a clear idea as to how best the pellucid waters of the St. Paul street level could be induced to climb the intervening hill on which St. James and Notre Dame streets are situated, or does he contemplate the costly expedient of relaying the whole system (when only the point of drainage is at fault) and leading it round by McGill street? My suggestion is to leave the sewers alone, they perform their office, except on abnormal occasions, and merely to protect them and those who use them from the action of these floods. A suggestion very similar to this was made to the council by the City Surveyor in 1884, and with the council rests the blame of having taken no steps whatever towards remedying this well-known devastating evil. It is compulsory on the part of property owners to connect with the public sewage; they have no alternative. It is the business of the civic authorities to see that their system of drainage is perfect, and by making the connection compulsory they take upon themselves the obligation of holding the property owners harmless against all damages from without, over which they can have no control. The remedy of the property owner is by an action at law for damages resulting from acts of negligence, in the same way as such an action would lie against a gas company if a leak from the mains led to an explosion. You say truly, sir, that dry rot is in the City Hall. It is too thin, this posing as our worthy alderman, this fussiness as the beneficent creature dispensing the ratepayers' money amongst the sufferers from his neglect of public duties; it is so much claptrap to catch votes, to gain cheap popularity, to divert attention from the real issue. This had never occurred had he done his duty. That Common and Commissioners streets require to be bodily raised some twenty inches is clear to anyone. There is no element of great expense about it. It would inflict little or no damage to contiguous properties, and if the drainage were stopped off, as before suggested, they would be safe from all damage by flood, and probably property owners would be well disposed and better able to bear a small special assessment distributed over a period of years. The great shove takes place in the direction of the current, and this determines the move that piles up the ice near Jacques Cartier square, when the current strikes the shore. Now, by deepening the eastern branch of the river, as I suggested in the Gazette last year, from the bridge toward Longueuil, the impetuosity and dangers of St. Mary's current would be greatly lessened; the volume of water being the same, would, by being more evenly distributed, pass more slowly; and, in the same way, the ice would be divided in the pack, and would exercise its force more towards St. Helen's island, whilst the sectional area of deep water being great, would allow more adequate space for flow after making due allowance for choking up by frazil. With regard to the embankment for protecting low-lying districts, and confining the river in its proper bounds, I venture to say that $25,000 per mile never would pay for all that is required; the stone for the rough facing and the filling behind would all be in situ by placing the bank a little beyond the limits of summer water level. I am, sir, Your obedient servant, THOS. 10 WANTED A MIDDLE SIZE STORE, or one good sized flat, first flat, for dry goods, wholesale, in a good commercial centre. Apply K. J. Fairbairn as follows: The boom in wheat on the curb yesterday showed up at the opening this morning with outside buying orders not as plenty as expected. The offerings by the local crowd became liberal and the market declined half a cent, ruling steady for the first two hours when there came a flood of selling orders from the seaboard followed by the announcement that half a million of gold had been taken for shipment, causing a panic and a rush of all classes of holders to sell, breaking the market to $1.50 May. It rallied slowly to $1.52 and ruled steady around that. We see no sufficient cause for the sudden break today and think it likely to be recovered quickly. Pork very strong, corn inactive. A special to Maclver & Barclay, 120 St. Francois Xavier street, gives the following receipts of wheat today: Milwaukee, 8,000 bushels; St. Louis, 5,000 do; Toledo, 2,000 do; Detroit, 18,000 do; Minneapolis, 101,000 do; Duluth, 17,000 do; Kansas City, 400 do. Showing a decrease of about 8,000 bushels compared with last Friday. The estimated receipt at Chicago for tomorrow are: Hogs, 20,000; wheat, 27 cars; corn, 270, and oats 100. At the seaboard wheat was weak and declined 1 to 2 cents, closing at 88 cents January; 89.5 cents February; 90.5 cents March; 92 cents April; 93 cents May. Corn fell off 1 cent, closing at 60 cents January; 48 cents February; 48.5 cents March; 48.5 cents May. Oats closed at 30 cents January; 30 cents May. Ocean freights to Liverpool by steamer were quoted 2d per bushel. The Toledo wheat market declined 1/4 cent, No. 2 closing at 88.5 cents cash; 92 cents May. Corn was firm, closing at 39 cents cash; 60 cents May. Oats were neglected. At Detroit wheat was strong, and advanced 5 cents; No. 1 white closing at 89 cents cash; 90 cents February; 91 cents March; 94 cents May. The Milwaukee wheat market was weak and dropped 1 cent, closing at 78 cents February; 84.5 cents May. H. Talbot in his original act """"Nobody home but me;"""" Cora and Nor, the Alpine vocalists, their first appearance in America, and Laroux and Wilton in their startling triple bar act. There are certain to be crowded houses at the Royal next week, indeed there has been for some time past. N LYTKELL'S OPERA HOUSE, The variety company which has been performing before delighted audiences at the Lytell Opera house this week, give two more performances today, one-half of the receipts of this afternoon's matinee will be given to the sufferers by the recent flood and there should be a packed house, so that the donation to the sufferers may be a liberal one. QUEEN'S HALL, A grand musical matinee will be given in the Queen's Hall this afternoon, when the Musin Concert company, consisting of M. Musin, the eminent violin virtuoso, Miss Minnie Ewan, prima donna soprano, Mr. Henry Duiiman, tenor, and Mr. Leopold Godowsky, the distinguished Russian pianist. There should be a large audience to hear these talented artists.",1,1,1,1,0,0
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"All border controls in and around Berlin are to end July 2 when the West German mark becomes the currency of East Germany, and the East effectively cedes control over its economy to West Germany. Only six of East Germany's 400 parliamentary deputies voted against the Poland resolution, which commits a future parliament of a united Germany to a border treaty with Warsaw. Only a handful of Kohl's Christian Democrats, mainly representing Germans driven out of Eastern Europe after the defeat of Germany, were expected to vote against the identical resolution in Bonn's parliament. CRK In quiet Bievoiuiosi born 30 years ago today Lesage changed course of history CLAUDE ARPIN THE GAZETTE It was 30 years ago today that the late Jean Lesage ushered in Quebec's Quiet Revolution. But if he'd had his way, he would have been a simple actuary, according to his son, Jules. ""Politics wasn't his first love,"" the 50-year-old lawyer said this week. ""Dad enjoyed counting so much he would have been quite happy doing it for a living."" Instead, the Quebec City youth was talked into a legal career.",0,0,0,0,0,0
89,19930731,modern,Nan,"The student minimum wage will also increase by 35 cents an hour to $6.25. Quebec's minimum wage for adult workers will increase to $5.85 in October from $5.70. H' L-4 Qn 'i CREE, X TREATED I 1 'ITU- , n TREATED WOOD fi69 L PCS I 1 vH BOARDS X$H y , i II ill"" 8 steps VlvVVJ m 7W 7ZJ U 10.25 Pioneer 0f99 k k i TREATED WOOD STEP PI US If Ml 6 6 ' QJE SPjL 16' TRADING P0ST W 5.75 , f2E Treated wood included, S, A, TenipffatutetT aieoiventn degrties Celsius 35 95 30 86 25;, 77 i 20', 68 15 ' 59 10 50 5 41 0 32 -5 , :: 23 10, 14 i&:- 5 20 -4 25 -13 Moon v T First quarter 24 August O"" 2 August TkLast quarter 10 August QNew 17 August Moonrise: 7:04 p.m.
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138,19990710,modern,Snowstorm,"The South Island had more than one metre of snowfall in a 24-hour period. True sex appeal Zoologists have determined that good parenting and not inherent colourful plumage is what determines a sparrow's attractiveness to the opposite sex. Protective fathers who groom their offspring and protect them from attack produce healthy, well-adjusted males that attract females. Queensland University zoologist Ian Owens reported that biologists have believed that females chose mates because of colourful plumage. But parasites can rob the birds of their vibrant colours and strength. The most protective fathers, those that kept other birds from bullying their sons, and the tidiest fathers that picked nests clean of parasites such as ticks and fleas, raised sons with the best sexual ornaments or badges.",0,0,0,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Snow,"Decima asked who had credibility on children's issues. Health-care professionals, local community service groups and social agencies rated highest. Least credible were members of Parliament and federal and provincial government representatives. Decima found education and drug and alcohol abuse were considered the most important issues facing children, while Anderson found the quality of the environment was considered the biggest potential threat to the well-being of children. Freak snow costs plenty Counting the crop damage in Alberta CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE, Alta. A freak snowstorm that covered much of southern Alberta could cause crop losses as high as 100 per cent in parts of the region. A thick blanket of snow was still covering nearly all the crops in the Pincher Creek area early yesterday. Damage is expected to be extensive, said district agriculturist Bob Lyons. ""It looks like a total disaster here now but maybe after a week of sunshine we'll have a better chance to look at it,"" said Lyons, declining to give a dollar estimate of damage. ""Everything is flat to the ground. Normally, when we get a fall snow during harvest you only get one or two inches and it just sort of tangles everything.",0,0,0,0,0,1
56,18911214,historical,,"There have been several narrow escapes from death. At Cambridge two girls were rushed beneath falling walls. One of them, named Kate Foster, was killed outright, the other injured and in a critical condition. Terrible Ravages, London, December 14. Reports of the ravages of influenza in various parts of Europe are being constantly received. At Perpignan, France, twenty of the twenty-two nuns occupying the convent of St. Claire were prostrated with the disease. When the nuns finally consented to admit outsiders who for several days had vainly sought to offer them assistance, it was found that the poor women were in a starving condition, the only remaining food consisting of a small quantity of dried beans. Proper food and medical attendance were promptly supplied and the sufferers are now rapidly recovering. At Hamburg 2,000 cases of influenza have been reported during the past week and the death toll has not diminished. The famous pianist, Von Bulow, is a victim of the disease and is in a critical condition. Graceful Anglican Church Scene, Dublin, December 13. St.",0,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,,"""In conclusion, the Emperor remarked that he trusted the peace would be of long duration. A good impression has been made by the Emperor's speech. THE ENGLISH HOUSE OF COMMONS: LONDON, February 22. Mr. Jackson, chief secretary for Ireland, introduced the Irish Education bill in the House of Commons this evening. The Hon. Henry Chaplin introduced an agricultural holding bill and explained its provisions. It aimed, he said, at a wider distribution of land among the people and to re-create or augment the yeoman class, which had been dwindling for many years. The bill passed its first reading. TENDERS FOR PLANS: LISBON, February 22. Hendoa Cortex, president of the Lusitana bank and a peer of the realm, who was arrested recently, was yesterday examined for three hours by the president of the House of Peers. At the conclusion of the examination he was taken to prison. His arrest was due to his inability to furnish guarantees to the amount of $220,000, lacking in the accounts of the bank.",0,0,0,0,0,0
170,18870425,historical,Freezing,"YIXY JLAIK A Continuation of the Cool Weather Premised Un Toronto, Ont, April 25, 1 a m The pressure is a little below the normal and comparatively uniform throughout the country From the lakes east the weather is generally cloudy, cool and showery In the Northwest Territories the weather has been moderately warm, but in Manitoba the temperature has been below the freezing point all day Upper St Lawrence Moderate to fresh winds; mostly fair; stationary or higher temperature
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49,18990925,historical,Torrential,"S' Government building by the President, followed by a grand cavalry and military parade (Evening) Musical fete and banquet to the President October 10 (afternoon) Re-union of Illinois regiments and the army of the Tennessee and review by the President President October 11 (afternoon) Public reception to the President Lord Chief Justice Charles Russell, Lord Charles Beresford and the Right Hon. Arnold Morley of England will be Chicago's guests on October 9 They will be in New York at the time of the yacht races and will come to Chicago with the Earl of Minto The following will respond to the toasts: President McKinley, President Diaz, the Earl of Minto, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Secretary of the Mexican Treasury Llmmanertour, Secretary of the Navy Long, Lord Chief Justice Russell of England; Gen. Miles, Admiral Dewey and John S. Runnells Heavy Rains In Russia Sebastopol, September 23 Torrential rains have done great damage to houses here, and the vineyards and orchards in the vicinity have been devastated Communisation is interrupted with many points """"Little Strokes Fell Great Oaks' The giants of the forest must yield at last to the continual blows of the woodsman When the human blood has become clogged and impure the little drops of Hood Sarsaparilla, properly taken, will fell the oak of bad blood Amusements Her Majesty's Theatre Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy, Prop, and Mgs. Week beginning MONDAY, OCT. OKQ Saturday Matinee only FRANK L. PEULEY will present the ALICE NIELSEN Tri a new comic Opera, The Strong Girl The Greatest Opera Comic Company in America this season Price 21, 35, 50, 75c, $1 and $1.50 Seats for this important event on Sale Thursday Morning at Star Library Club, 141 St, Fumes St, and Star Branch Office, Peel St",1,0,0,0,1,0
139,18801116,historical,Blizzard,"UNITED STATES, Shooting affray, St. Louis, Mo, November 15 James F. Flanagan, saloon-keeper, at midnight last night shot two brothers, James H. and Daniel McLaughlin. The two last named, who did not bear very good reputations, entered Flanagan's saloon with a party of friends, had some beer, and the party started toward the door. Then Flanagan called them back. He claims that James H. McLaughlin turned round with a knife in his hand, and he fearing for his life pulled a revolver and fired. The ball entered McLaughlin's left breast, killing him almost instantly. Daniel McLaughlin turned around to assist his brother and was shot in the back near the spine. He died this morning. The sister of the dead men arrived from Canada today and was horrified to learn of the death of both her brothers, her only relatives. Stormy weather in the Western States, Chicago, Ill, November 15 A regular blizzard set in this morning, snowing and drifting, but the snow is not heavy enough yet to do much damage. Farmers have suffered greatly by the freezing of potatoes, apples, etc., that were not yet housed for the winter. Grand ship canal project It is given out that the time-honored project of connecting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River by means of a ship canal will be renewed in the next Congress. It is estimated that some $15,000,000 will be necessary to complete the plan. Obit, New York, November 15 Charles F. Ottignon, a well-known teacher of boxing and professor of gymnastics, died yesterday. He was born at Houlton, Mass. The silver dollar, Washington, D.C, November 15 Secretary Sherman's hostility to the standard silver dollar is very well known; his forthcoming report will recommend that its coinage be discontinued, or, if the coinage is to be continued, that the weight be increased so as to make it equal in value to a gold dollar, and that the amount to be coined monthly be left at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. The railroad war, Chicago, Ill, November 15 Today both the Wabash and Alton Railway offices were crowded with people. The Alton rate was: St. Louis $2, Omaha $7, Kansas City $5. There is no change from last week's rates to intermediate points. The Wabash road continued selling St. Louis tickets at $1, Omaha $6, Kansas City $4. Tomorrow general managers will meet again, but no one predicts what they will do. THE IRISH TROUBLES The Government and the Land League Leaders Military occupation of Headport Deputation to Lord Erne The Land League prosecutions, London, November 15 The Cabinet will meet again tomorrow, and the Irish question will again come up for discussion. The good sense and wise generalship shown by the leaders of the Land League, in preventing an attack on the force of volunteer Orangemen, who went to the relief of Mr. Boycott, near Lough Mask, have clearly banished every pretense of the necessity of the repeal of the Habeas Corpus Act, and opened the eyes of the public to the fact that the Cabinet not only has to deal with a very knotty question, but to contend against men who are closely united with an immense following, and while they have both the power and the will to do anything to gain their ends, are skillful enough to keep within the limits of the law. Lough Mask, November 15 Rumors of a night attack on the camp by 1,200 men are unfounded. The country is patrolled by constabulary for miles around. Dublin, November 15 There was a meeting at Knockanross village yesterday for the purpose of formally ""Boycotting"" thirteen landlords, land agents and others in that neighborhood. Five thousand tenant farmers were present. Resolutions were adopted that ""We pledge ourselves to 'Boycott' these thirteen men and all who act like them, and will endeavor to follow the example set to Ireland by the brave men of Ballinrobe."" London, November 19 A reinforcement of one hundred men has been sent to Boycott's house. Preparations are made for military occupation of Headport, four miles further on, in consequence of the threatening aspect of affairs. There was no land meeting at the gates of Boycott's house on Sunday, but a great meeting 14 miles off. At the Knockanross meeting yesterday, James O'Brien, an Irish-American, said if ""Boycotting"" those men had not the effect of reforming them, the people would resort to stronger measures, and try if leaden pills would suit their digestion. The first duty of every Irishman was to get a rifle, and his second duty was to use it. There were 500,000 stout men in America who would die happy if they could kill the cursed Saxon. Dunoon, November 15 The Lough Mask tenantry will send a deputation of 50 to Lord Erne at Fermanagh, and offer to pay full rent if Mr. Boycott is removed. Dunoon, November 15 The Cork Land League have ordered all farmers to poison the fox covers, thus preventing hunting during the coming season. The Government have filed their bill of particulars for the prosecution of the Land Leaguers.",0,0,0,0,1,0
204,19900318,modern,Nan,"Not surprisingly, McNaughton's subordinate commanders entered the fray with enthusiasm. When Gen. Victor Odium arrived with the 2nd Canadian Division in 1940, the London Evening News headed a story with the line, Canadians want a smack at the Jerries, and quoted Odium as saying, Germany has asked for it and she is going to get it. Of course King tried to counteract the press campaign of his zealous commanders. But King eventually succumbed to the relentless pressure to build an image of an aggressive, militant Canada. Though he knew that if he visited the troops in England he would be confronted by the much-resented fact of their inactivity, he alone of all the war leaders could not avoid such a trip. In September, King told his London audience: You all know how eager our Canadian soldiers are for action against the enemy. I cannot make too clear that the policy of the Canadian government is to have our troops serve in those theatres where, viewing the war as a whole, it is believed their services will count the most.",0,0,0,0,0,0
199,19920510,modern,Nan,"Lovano kicks the shakes and delivers some hot sax PAUL WELLS THE GAZETTE It does the heart good to see a musician like Joe Lovano get the sort of reception an excited roomful of jazz fans gave him on Friday. The big, unassuming 39-year-old is neither teen prodigy nor gray legend. He has no particular fashion sense and he doesn't hobnob with movie stars. The underground reputation he has built as one of jazz's foremost saxophonists has nothing to do with marketing gimmicks and everything to do with talent. Lovano with the Steve Amirault Trio at le Club, 4171 St Denis St, Friday night Lovano performed Friday and Saturday only. His skill was evident in three sets' worth of music that began shakily but quickly steadied. Lovano strode onto Le Club's bandstand, microphone clipped to the bell of his tenor sax a la Sonny Rollins, and stormed through long, furious improvisations that gave full play to his utterly personal sound.",0,0,0,0,0,0
89,19930731,modern,Nan,"John's Cloudy 25 15 Rio de Janeiro Sunny T ! T Rome Sunny United States Sydney Cloudy Max, Min, Tokyo Showers Atlanta Sunny 33 20 ; r- i Boston PCloudy 26 19 ; Resorts Chicago PCloudy 29 19 Dallas Sunny 39 26 Barbados Ram Denver PCloudy 33 17 Bermuda PCloudy Las Vegas Sunny 42 26 Honolulu Sunny Los Angeles Sunny 29 19 Kingston PCloudy New Orleans PCloudy 35 23 Miami PCloudy New York Cloudy 27 19 Myrtle Beach Sunny Phoenix Sunny 42 29 Old Orchard Cloudy St.
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148,18851208,historical,Cold,"THE WEATHER, Toronto, Ont, December 8, 1 a.m. The disturbance which was over the Ottawa valley last night now covers the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and another one of importance is developing in the southwest states, whilst the pressure is highest over the Atlantic coast. Strong winds and gales from the west and southwest have prevailed from the Lakes to the Atlantic, attended by generally fair, cold weather and a few snow flurries. The temperature fell to over 20 below zero in the Northwest last night and to several degrees below zero in many portions of Ontario. No more storm warnings will be issued this season for the lakes. Probabilities: 81. Limerick, for Friday: strong southwest and southeast wind; generally fair weather; stationary or slightly higher temperature. THE COLD SNAP. From all parts of the country come reports of severe weather, the thermometer in the majority of places in Ontario being in the vicinity of zero, Ottawa reports 15 below, with heavy wind; Bracebridge 13 below; Lindsay 6 below; Kingston zero; Southampton 18 above; London 20 above; St. Thomas; Woodstock 3 above; Collingwood 4 above; Chatham 3 above. Belleville reports the temperature 2 below with the bay frozen to a depth of two inches. The estimated receipts were 38,000 against yesterday's official 32,626, with shipments of 4,190. The cattle market was quiet. Receipts: 7,000 head. Local retail market: no change in the provision market, business being light and values steady. Pork was unchanged, with sales light. Canada lard in tubs sold at 8.50. Canada short rib, 4 brl $60.00 $63.61. Mess pork, western, $13.00. Short cut western, 4 brl, $18.60 to $13.76. Thin mess pork, in 10 lb pails. Mess sides, $12.00 to $82.00. Hams, city cured, $10.00 to $14.00. Canvas, $10.00 to $13.00. In lard, western, in pails, $10.00. Shoulders $6.00 to $6.11. Tallow, rendered, $0.05 to $0.10. Dressed beef has an easier tone, with sufficient supply for the local demand, but now that cold weather has set in, large receipts and consequently lower prices are anticipated. A few packers have begun operations, which has increased the demand, but nothing extensive will be done until the supply increases. We quote $5.60 to $5.80, with retail lots up to $7.00 per 100 lbs. Ashes were dull at the decline, with very little demand. We quote $3.62 to $3.65 per 100 lbs for first pot. There has been more demand for limed eggs, and higher prices have been paid. Fresh stock continues steady at $2.00 per dozen, with limed quoted at $1.75 to $2.00. Wings of partridges continue light, and prices rule firm under a good inquiry at $3.00 to $3.50 per brace. Venison carcasses are quoted at 6 to 7 cents per lb.",0,0,0,0,0,0
155,18900428,historical,Deluge,"hard ice, clear and hard as crystal, it went through thick panes of glass as if they were tissue paper The loss will run up into thousands The hailstones were like rocks, some of them ragged and sharp on the edges as a steel blade Hens' eggs were nothing to them in size Many were as large as a man's fist The storm swept along with a rattle like heavy musketry, frightening people out of their wits The heavy chunks of hail drove horses wild Those that pulled the streetcars became uncontrollable and the drivers were compelled to let them run as they willed The people in the cars became panic-stricken and many crouched trembling on the floors of the cars praying for rescue, while the drivers dodged the aerial missiles as best they could In the annex the rain, wind and hail did even more damage than in the city proper Walls were swept down, houses unroofed, glass smashed and other damage done Great Floods In Texas Dallas, Tex, April 27 The most destructive flood ever known in the history of north Texas is now passing through the Trinity River In front of this city it is two miles wide,
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197,19911112,modern,Nan,"PAGE A14 The Canadiens run out of juice, losing to the Capitals. It's only the Habs' fifth loss in 20 games. PAGE F1 Separation: a regional affair? Political life in an independent Quebec would be more peaceful if dissident regions are allowed to stay in confederation, a new study says. PAGE B1 Unity panel teeters The fate of the federal unity committee hangs by a thread after Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark refuses to fire co-chairman Dorothy Dobbie. PAGE B1 Goodyear recalls 100 workers Goodyear Canada is recalling 100 laid-off workers as it gets ready to jack up production by 10 percent at its plant in Valleyfield. PAGE E1 Far from natural Glamour is here to stay, according to London's trend-setting hairstylist Trevor Sorbie, whose glamour-girl styles include Slick Licks (left). ""These looks are the opposite of natural,"" he says. PAGE C1 Incoherence continues to bedevil Montreal-area transportation while politicians feud. Russia should take a lesson from Yugoslavia before dealing with Checheno-Ingush.",0,0,0,0,0,0
217,19980522,modern,Nan,"""If you don't meet your quota, they put a big red mark beside your name. If you exceed it, they might mark it in yellow. Some places put a star beside your name. It's so childish, like we're in kindergarten."" It's certainly a big change from the old days, when service, Canadian-style, was a bit of a joke. Years ago, a colleague who had lived in Chicago and Miami once mentioned the rude awakening he got the first time he wandered into a downtown department store 20 minutes before closing time - only to be hustled to the door by bored workers who'd already closed their registers. In a national survey conducted over the Christmas holidays, twice as many Quebecers as other Canadians complained about the service in retail outlets, citing salespeople who were rude, too friendly or overly aggressive. SPOT THE SPY However, as the Canadian pendulum swings toward the Wal-Mart formula, workers have a new worry - corporate snitches hired to guarantee service with a smile. Still, an experienced salesperson can often spot a spy. ""They keep looking at their watches, to see how long it takes you to come over.",0,0,0,0,0,0
39,18850404,historical,Ice,"Y, April 4, The situation in the Delaware at Callicoun is quite serious tonight. The river is rising rapidly tonight, backing upon Callicoun Creek, endangering the Erie Bridge. At 11 p.m. the river at Cochecton is breaking. The flats are covered with several feet of water, and no one dares to go near enough to find out the exact state of affairs. All residents on the flats escaped to higher ground. It is believed the gorge will hold for some time. Great excitement exists there. Leci HiVK, Pa, April 3, There is great anxiety here on account of the ice jam in the Susquehanna, which extends from the boom two miles above the city to Wethain, a distance of sixteen miles. All trains west on the P & E railroad have been held here since yesterday. Several miles of track are covered by ice and water. Fears are entertained for the safety of the railroad bridge at Queens Ban should the jam break. A heavy jam exists at Pine Creek, the water being up to the doors of the houses. Wilkes-Barre, Pa, April 3, The Susquehanna is now twenty-five feet above low water mark. The low lands on the west side from here to Kingston, nearly a mile wide, are submerged. Solid Comfort: Everyone likes to take solid comfort and it may be enjoyed by everyone who keeps Kidney-Wort in the house and takes a few doses at the first symptoms of an attack of Malaria, Rheumatism, biliousness, Jaundice or any affection of the Liver, Kidneys or Bowels. It is a purely vegetable compound of roots, leaves and berries known to have special value in kidney trouble. Added to these are remedies acting directly on the Liver and Bowels. It removes the cause of disease and fortifies the system against new attacks. Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is prescribed by Physicians all over the world. It is a remarkable remedy for Consumption, Scrofula and wasting diseases, and very palatable. Skin Diseases: Swane's Ointment cures Tetter, Salt Rheum, Pimples, Eczema, all itching skin eruptions, no matter how obstinate or long standing. H. Melhuish, West of England's worsteds and diagonals my selections are beyond compare. FLOODS AT ISLE PERROT: Considerable damage to property on Isle Perrot on account of flooding is reported by Mr. Louis Lesage, superintendent of the Montreal waterworks, who has returned to the city from a tour of inspection at the junction of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers. The western portion of the island, for a distance of four miles long and a considerable width, had been completely inundated and all the houses and farms in that strip flooded. The first rise took place at midnight, on the 18th of February, when the worst storm of the season was at its height, the ice below the Cascade moving suddenly en bloc towards the island. Striking the shore it piled up in many places thirty feet high. The front was torn down from a large stone house where some fifty people, men and women, were assembled celebrating the feast of St. Valentine. They were all driven into the storm and made their escape through a perilous lake to some houses on an elevation about a mile away. All the stock in the stable, consisting of four head of cattle, a valuable horse and some smaller animals, were drowned in their stalls. The river continued to rise until by noon the next day all the people at that portion of the island were driven from their houses to find refuge on higher ground some distance off. About the 10th of last month the second rise took place, also in a heavy night storm. It came on suddenly, but the people were more prepared for it, and the loss was consequently not so serious. Numbers of cattle, however, perished, and the people, especially the sick, suffered much. The loss by both floods is estimated in aggregate at about $12,000. The people whose property has been damaged are said to be well off and it will not be necessary to adopt any measures for their relief. SNOWSTORM YESTERDAY: A heavy snowfall for April delayed trains. Yesterday the city and district were visited by a severe snowstorm which would have been more seasonable in January or February than in the month of April when people are anxiously looking out for the springtime. The snow fell heavily all day and vehicular and pedestrian traffic was impeded to a large extent. The streets were pretty much deserted and what with the war news and the storm business was very dull. The trains coming into and leaving the station were remarkably well on time. The Canada Atlantic, due from Ottawa at 11:35 a.m., was only thirty-five minutes behind. No. 4 east, due at 12:02 p.m., was twenty minutes late. The Delaware & Hudson and Central Vermont trains were on time. The western train due at eight in the morning was two hours late, the delay being through the alleged failure of other trains to connect west of Toronto. The drivers of all the trains report deep snow on the track in many places, especially south. Snowplows, however, were put into requisition throughout the night, and the track kept open. Some difficulty was experienced in moving the cars for the making-up of trains at the station early in the morning, the snow drifting on the shunting tracks nearly as fast as it could be removed, but all eventually went right through the energy of the station officials. The Canadian Pacific trains were also on time, the authorities announcing that the storm has not in any way interfered with the transport of the troops to the Northwest. The effects of the storm may most conspicuously be seen on the river opposite the city. The roads to St. Lambert, Laprairie and intermediate points are completely blotted out in places for some hundreds of yards distant, and their places filled up by snow-drifts many feet high. A motion was made for leave to appeal from a judgment dismissing a demurrer to a claim filed by the Cunard Steamship Company. The contestation of the application was on the ground that the Cunard Steamship Company had no interest whatever in the matter. It resulted from the opposition that the company had an interest in the claim, and the judgment was not one that deprived the party of any right which necessitated an appeal at this time. The motion for leave to appeal would be rejected. H. Tait et al., (plaintiffs below) appellants, and the defendant below, respondent. The case arose from a judgment dismissing the appellant's action. The facts were that in 1882 the respondents, who are contractors, resolved to tender for the construction of a cotton mill at Valleyfield, and they appointed a number of lumber merchants, including the appellants, to furnish them with statements of prices and qualities of wood required for the building. No precise amount was specified, but the approximate quantity was mentioned to the merchants, and price being obtained, a tender was put in by the respondents, and the contract was awarded to them. The appellants, on respondents' order, furnished lumber, and were paid for what they sent. The appellants complained by their action that the respondents had not purchased from them all the lumber mentioned in the approximate statement of quantities, but had obtained elsewhere part of what they required, and the sum of $1,039.91 was claimed as damages. The defense was that the respondents never bound themselves to take any specific quantity, and that they had got all they wanted from the appellants with the exception of a small quantity of a kind which the appellants were unable to furnish. The court below held that there was no contract for a specific quantity, and that the respondents got all they required from appellants with the exception of $39.99 worth which was bought from Henderson Brothers. The purchase from appellants amounted to $34,000, which was duly paid. Under the circumstances, the action was regarded as vexatious and was dismissed. H. Tait, J., dissenting, was of the opinion that the judgment should be reversed. The respondents asked for tenders, and the appellants' tender was accepted, and certain kinds of wood were taken, but not all that was required. The appellants sued the respondents for what they failed to gain by the contract, and in answer to this action it was pretended that the respondents took all that they required. The court below dismissed the action. The majority of this court appeared to be for confirming this judgment, not on the ground that an approximate quantity cannot be the subject of a contract, but because the tender had not been accepted. Now an acceptance may be implied as well as express. If a man calls for tenders, and accepts the articles tendered for, and pays for them at the prices given, it amounts to a contract. There could be no doubt that there was an acceptance in this case. The appellants should have judgment for at least $149, which amount of loss was clearly proved. H. Tait, J., concurred in the dissent. Cross, J., Hurteau et al., lumber merchants, sued Lawrence et al., builders, for the recovery of a sum of $1,039.91, which the former alleged the latter were bound to pay them by way of damages for having failed to accept and pay for a certain quantity of lumber which Hurteau et al. alleged Lawrence et al. had agreed to purchase from them. It appears that early in the year 1883 Lawrence et al. had obtained a contract to furnish the woodwork of an extensive cotton mill to be built at Valleyfield, in the County of Beauharnois, and had requested Hurteau et al. to give them prices at which they could furnish certain specified quantities and descriptions of timber of which it appears that a specification was furnished although it has not been produced. Thereupon Hurteau & Bro. wrote to L. & Bro. in the following terms: """"We have the honor to send prices for timber, etc., which we will sell you at the prices mentioned, hoping to be favored with your order, etc."""" There was no acceptance of this letter in whole or in part. Lawrence & Bro. afterwards during the progress of the work ordered from Lawrence & Bro. considerable quantities of lumber, in fact the principal part of the lumber by them required for the fulfillment of their contract, notes being given for each special order of lumber as received, which were paid at maturity. Towards the latter part of the work, not being able, according to what they say, to get a particular parcel of lumber from Hurteau & Bro. as fast as they required it, they gave an order to Henderson & Bro., Montreal, for some 16,328 feet, on which Hurteau & Bro. pretend they would have made $195.93, although Henderson & Bro. make out the difference between their purchase and that of Hurteau & Bro. to be only $122.46. Hurteau & Bro. pretend to be entitled to their profit on a much larger quantity, but have not succeeded in proving that Lawrence & Co. purchased any more of the like timber they expected to furnish from anyone else. When all the deliveries were made the accounts were made up, Lawrence & Co. closing Hurteau & Bro.'s account with a note. Hurteau & Co. up to that time made no additional demand, but on the account being closed they notified Lawrence & Bro. of the demand for which the present action has been brought. Lawrence & Co. defended the suit on the ground that they never made any contract with Hurteau & Co. for the whole of the timber they required; that they only inquired the prices at which they could procure the different descriptions of lumber, and gave special orders for the amounts they required from time to time, which they had a right to do from whomever they pleased, but voluntarily gave Hurteau & Bro. the advantage of furnishing the most of the timber they required, and would have given them the only remaining order given to Henderson had they been ready to fulfill it promptly, but they were not. The question at issue is whether there was an actually completed contract for the whole of the lumber closed between Hurteau & Frere and Lawrence & Frere. For this it of course required the concurrence of assent of both parties distinctly given to an undertaking on one side and an acceptance on the other. Now the letter of Hurteau & Frere is merely a specification of prices at which they were willing to furnish particular kinds of lumber, which was never accepted as a whole, and was only binding on Hurteau & Co. so long as it was not withdrawn. I cannot see how the requisition for any particular portion of the lumber contained in such an offer was in any respect a condition of the whole. Mo and Tussisa, J., concurred. Judgment confirmed, Harnsay and Baby, JJ., dissenting. Present: Chief Justice Dorion, and Justices Monk, Cross and Baby. Likd et al. (defendants below), appellants, and Davyso (plaintiff below), respondent; and C. Cross, J. This action was brought by the owner of the steamship Whickham against the charterers to recover £100 sterling for demurrage and £13 for dead freight on a voyage for which the vessel was chartered from the port of Montreal to a port in Europe to be indicated by the charterers. The Superior Court gave the ship owner judgment for the dead freight, but denied his right to the demurrage. Both parties have appealed. The charter is dated at Montreal from October, 1882. The ship, of the capacity of 1,121 tons, was then on its way from Burrow to England to the port of Montreal. The material provisions of the charter were that the ship should proceed to Montreal, and there load full and complete cargoes of grain or in part flour at rates specified in the charter for the different kinds of grain or flour that might be loaded, and having loaded should therewith proceed to a safe port in the United Kingdom, or a safe port on the Continent, calling at certain ports indicated, for orders, and to deliver her cargo at the port indicated. Ten running days to be allowed the merchant charterer for discharging commencing from the time of the ship being ready to deliver cargo. Ship to be loaded as fast as can be received in fine weather, and ten days on demurrage over and above the said lying days at forty pounds per day. The ship to have an absolute lien on the cargo for all freight, dead freight and demurrage due under this charter until the charterer remains responsible to ensure that the shipment of the cargo be worth the freight, demurrage, etc., on arrival at the port of discharge. Should ice set in during loading to endanger the ship the master to be at liberty to sail with part cargo and to have leave to call up at any open port on the way homeward for the ship's benefit. The steamer arrived at the port of Montreal on the 11th of November, 1882, and before noon on the 12th of November was ready to receive cargo, whereof notice was given to the shippers, accompanied by the necessary certificate of the port authorities. She received cargo up to the morning of the 21st, when she left having previously on the 20th by a note from the captain intimated to the charterers that on account of the threatening state of the weather and ice beginning to set in he had decided for the safety of his vessel to start the following morning the 22nd of November, thus availing himself of the privilege reserved in the charter to sail with part cargo in case of anticipated danger from ice forming. On the 15th of November the master of the steamer had a protest served on the charterers, in which it was asserted that the lay days commenced at noon on the 15th; he complained that no cargo had yet been shipped up to noon on the 16th, and protested for damages, etc. A like protest was served on the 18th complaining of insufficient diligence, but admitting that there was half a day of unsuitable weather for loading. The charterers defended themselves, alleging that by the custom of the port they were not bound to commence loading until noon on the 15th, nor at night nor in bad weather nor on Sundays; that they did extra diligence, working at night and in part of the bad weather and part of Sunday, but were interrupted by the master refusing to proceed on the afternoon of the 17th from apprehended danger to his vessel, loading too much into the forehold without a counterbalance in the other parts of the vessel, and by the fault of the master in not procuring a sufficient number of baggers to receive the grain into bags and have them prepared by sewing to be stowed away; that their extra diligence more than made up for any pretended loss of time. The proof made as regards diligence is contradictory, but on the whole leaves the impression that by the fault of the shippers the vessel may have been delayed two days at most, assuming that the shippers should have been ready at noon on the 15th. When the vessel left there was grain alongside sufficient to complete her cargo. It is satisfactorily established that ice was forming so as to endanger the vessel, and that she left at the very latest time she could have remained with safety. No serious question arises as to the quantum of dead freight claimed if it is to be allowed. The judgment of the Superior Court appealed from allows the dead freight in full, but refuses the demurrage or damages for delay in loading. As I read the charter the demurrage was expressly appended to the clause providing for the loading of the vessel as fast as could be received in fine weather, and so intimately connected with it that the two cannot be separated in the construction, and the ten days here given are in addition to the ten running days to discharge. """"As fast as can be received in fine weather"""" was inserted for the benefit of the ship as much as that of the shipper, it admits of a measure as to time, and in this respect differs from the clause in question in the case of Lockhart vs. Fulk, 10 L. It, Exch, 132, relied on by the ship where the provision was to load in the customary manner, language giving no indication of a measure of delay, besides the ship is estopped from maintaining that there are no lay days at the port of loading, because in his protest of the 16th of November, he expressly declared that lay days commenced at noon on the 15th of November, and in the protest of the 18th he declared that the vessel was to be loaded as fast as could be received in fine weather, and demurrage was stipulated at the rate of forty pounds per day, indicating clearly that he relied upon the demurrage clause as applicable to the loading of the vessel at the port of Montreal, and basing his claim thereon. Again, when he sailed his pretensions were contradictory of any claim for dead freight, he availed himself of his reserved privilege to sail without full cargo, having already asserted his claims. The question now at issue was not that in Lockhart vs. Falk; it was only the application and effect of the cesser of liability clause that was there in question, and without the exact language of the charter party in that case it would be impossible to judge whether it afforded a parallel to the present as to the application of the provision for demurrage. Again, suppose that the provision for demurrage is inapplicable, does it follow that the ship would have a right to the whole dead freight? If there had been no danger from ice getting in, would the ship have been entitled to leave the port of loading and claim for dead freight because she had been detained two days or longer? Were such damages under such circumstances in the contemplation of the parties to this contract? I should say that the shipowner neither contemplated them nor claimed them until by an afterthought he claimed them by this action. The setting in of frost to interrupt navigation exonerates a carrier from diligence in delivery, and the same reason would exonerate a shipper from the delivery of a cargo that could not be transported. True, it has been ruled in the English cases that a frost which delays or prevents the loading does not excuse the freighter, but if it occurs when the ship has been loaded the ship bears the loss; it would be the same if the freighter, as in this case, had the goods to load but the ship refused to receive them. It might have turned out that the captain was unnecessarily alarmed, and that there would have been ample time to get out with safety. A like uncertain event cannot be made the measure of damage. The privilege which the ship-owner in this case reserved to avoid detention was one stipulated for to be availed of in his own interest, for his own benefit, at his own risk and profit, and so far from its entitling him to dead freight, it operated as an express renunciation of such a claim, and provided that he would have in lieu thereof what freight he could earn by calling at any open port or ports on the homeward voyage. In my opinion the principal appeal should be allowed and the shipowners' action for dead freight dismissed. I would allow the cross appeal and give the ship-owner judgment for damages for two days' detention. The cesser of liability clause was urged in agreement and might have been a sufficient defense, but as it had not been pleaded it could not be applied. It is probable that it had been waived as a ground of defense. Dos, C. J., for the majority of the court. The question was whether the ship owner was entitled to damages or to demurrage. If he was entitled to damages they went as assessed at all amounts not to be distinguished. If, on the contrary, the shipowner was only entitled to demurrage, then the demurrage would be at most only £100, while the judgment was for £1,000. Demurrage was the sum to be paid for delays or detention beyond the fixed number of days for either loading or unloading. His honor was of the opinion that it was damages that the party was entitled to, and not demurrage. The judge in the court below held that he was entitled to £1,000. Perhaps this sum was a little too much, but this was corrected by the allowance for time of loading. The pretension that the time was made up by loading all night could not be sustained because the damages were incurred every day that the ship was delayed. The freighter had no claim for the extra work, for he did it in his own interest. If he had not performed that extra work the damages that he would have had to pay would be greater; it was to reduce the damage that he worked at night. The amount that he put into the vessel that less would be his damages. It was said that the ten days applied to the loading as well as to the unloading. His Honor thought not. Upon the whole case he had come to the conclusion that the damages had been properly allowed, and were not excessive. The result would be that both appeals should be dismissed. Muir, J., concurred with reluctance in a judgment awarding so large an amount of damages. Judgment confirmed, Cross, J., dissenting.",1,0,1,0,1,1
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"Sinatra and Farrow wed in 1966. Their stormy May-December marriage lasted 16 months before Sinatra filed for divorce. Then, in 1969, along came married composer-conductor Andre Previn. He was 40, she was 24 and pregnant by him. The press had another field day. Previn's wife, Dory, devastated by the breakup, suffered a nervous breakdown. When things settled down, Previn divorced his songwriter wife, married Farrow and the couple had twin sons. Then came the first of her adoptions. Toward the end of her marriage to Previn, Farrow told an interviewer, ""He was always gone. I found myself very lonely, sitting at home in the drizzling rain of England without my friends or family."" She finally returned to New York in 1979, a single mother with seven children. A year later, what would become a 12-year movie career and affair with Woody Allen began first with a Farrow-requested introduction to Allen at Elaine's restaurant by movie actor Michael Caine, then with an invitation by Allen to his New Year's Eve party.",0,0,0,0,0,0
107,19920330,modern,Drought,"In addition to banning political meetings, the authorities have resumed their old habit of cracking down on public protests. Earlier this month, police viciously attacked a group of women hunger strikers and their supporters in a Nairobi park. Several were badly beaten, including Wangari Maathai, 53, a prominent environmentalist and opposition supporter (but not one of the hunger strikers), who was knocked unconscious. The hunger strikers, who are calling for the release of their sons in prison on what they say are politically motivated treason charges, have since taken sanctuary in a church. That is in disappointing contrast to the authorities' tolerance of a massive anti-government rally in January that many hoped was the beginning of an official commitment to pluralism. Whatever the government's intentions, pressures for political change are building, internally and externally. Within Kenya, economic conditions seem to be worsening; unemployment is high, there is a drought, prices for major exports are weak and the vital tourism industry is suffering as crime increases. As well, expectations of political change seem to be increasing.
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12,18920223,historical,,"""One third the area of this state is underlaid with coal. In several districts deposits have been on fire for years. There are cases where the conditions have been volcanic on account of the generation of gases in the seams. One of these disturbances has occurred on the Sweetwater cattle range, 250 miles west of Cheyenne. More than 100 acres of surface was disturbed and the report was heard for thirty miles. Coal and dirt were thrown into the air a great distance. The existence of this fire has been known for twelve years. The Shipping Federation's Scheme: London, February 22. A committee of the Shipping Federation, which aims to break up the seamen's and other allied unions, is on the point of completing a long-projected scheme for the absorption of all the industries connected with shipping. The committee's overtures have met with marked success. They have found that numerous employers of labor in different branches of the shipping industry are anxious to be rid of the present irksome conditions, owing to which they find themselves greatly under the men's thumbs.",0,0,0,0,0,0
149,18920208,historical,Cold,"The cold winter weather is now a part of winter clothing cannot be deterred any longer. Call and inspect D. Stokenty's Sun's new goods, 03 Beaver Hall Hill. The Mechanics' Institute is a fine building, 622 Wellington Street. Point St. Charles will be cold at the Long Room, St. James Street, tomorrow noon. Thog X B. Clarkion, Chairman of the Republican National Committee. My Dear Sir, I am not a candidate for the presidency, and my name will not go before the Republican National Convention for the nomination. I make this announcement in due time to those who have tendered me their confidence. They will, I am sure, make earnest effort in the approaching contest, which is rendered especially important by reason of the industrial and financial policies of the government being at stake. The discussion of these issues is of great moment. Very sincerely yours, Octurii, O. T. YititMy old cold weather has caused grief among the new settlers in the Indian country. Three deaths have already occurred and several settlers are now in a precarious condition. Mrs. Telford and Mrs. Warner, living in a tent near Purcell, in the Pottawatomie County, were found dead this morning. They had died from exposure and insufficient clothing and food.",0,0,0,0,0,1
198,19920204,modern,Nan,"Nairobi Cloudy 27 14 New Delhi Sunny 21 10 Paris Sunny 8 -1 Rio de Janeiro Sunny 30 21 Rome Sunny 12 0 Sydney Sunny 30 22 Tokyo Cloudy 12 3 Resorts Max Min Acapulco Rain 32 21 Barbados Cloudy 28 21 Bermuda Cloudy 14 11 Daytona Sunny 22 11 Honolulu Sunny 27 18 Kingston Cloudy 31 22 Miami Cloudy 24 14 Myrtle Beach Cloudy 20 6 Nassau Cloudy 23 16 Tampa Cloudy 24 10 Stock Market Close Ch'ge transactions Options in cents unless Canton 500 JO JO M marked I (-Commercial-Industrial, Capricor 37000 100 M 100 1 5 restricted, subordinate, or non-voting Casino svr WOO 55 S5 55 shares, t-inactive, y-Resource, i-odd CasWk) 80000 17 II tl 5 lot Net change is from previous close of Coded 37000 11 115 115 S same lot type C arctic 3000 SO 50 50 Net Con crew 0000 65 M 64",0,0,0,0,0,0
60,18871229,historical,Snowstorm,"THE ANCIENT CAPITAL A Political Shuffle Talked of A Furious Snowstorm Does Much Damage A Big Mearilus Planned (From our own correspondent) Quebec, December 28 A furious snowstorm from the east set in this morning and still continues, raging with great violence. About 9 o'clock the steamer Pilot was at Barras wharf, Levis, when suddenly an enormous mass of ice caught it and pinned it to the wharf, causing considerable damage. It was torn from its fastenings and was being drifted away. It needed all the ability of the captain and crew to prevent a serious accident. Fortunately the steamer got safely up the river to its own wharf. It is said that a deputation from the Quebec Board of Trade will proceed to Ottawa in a few days to wait on the Premier and his colleagues on the ocean mail subsidy question. The deputation will be very strong and representative of the leading interests of the place. The people of the town of Chicoutimi and of Hebertville are organizing a great excursion to Quebec, via the Lake St. John railway, on the occasion of the opening of the Provincial Legislature. A number of merchants from Chicoutimi have been in town since the beginning of the winter, all coming by rail, although the distance from Chicoutimi to Lake St. John is so considerable. Goods to and from Chicoutimi are also sent by this route. There is a rumor on the street, which is given for what it is worth, to the effect that a swap is on the tapis by which Hon. Mr. Shebryn and Mr. Francois Langelier will change positions, Mr. Shebryn going to Ottawa to sit in the Commons, and Mr. Langelier assuming for the time being, during Mr. Mercier's illness, the post of Acting Premier of the province. Messrs. Shebryn and Langelier each represent Quebec constituencies so strongly Liberal in their tendencies that there would be no risk in making the proposed arrangement. NEW GRAIN STANDARDS For Manitoba Wheat Strongly Denounced by the Toronto Board of Trade Toronto, December 28 The grain and flour sections of the Board of Trade met this afternoon to consider the order-in-council changing the present standard of grain for Manitoba and the Northwest. After a warm discussion the following resolution was passed by the grain section and ordered to be telegraphed to Mr. Hull, Inland Revenue department, Ottawa: """"That, whereas an order-in-council has been passed changing the grades of Manitoba wheat, which will disarrange and cause endless trouble in carrying out contracts already entered into for future delivery on the basis of present grades, as well as necessitating the withdrawal of all samples now in the hands of foreign buyers and the furnishing of new standards, thereby causing great delay and cessation of business operations; therefore, be it resolved, that this board desires to express its strong feeling of disapprobation at the changing of grain standards by the governor-in-council without consulting the commercial interests of the country through their various channels; and would, therefore, move that the council of this Board of Trade take such action in the matter as they may deem best to obtain, if possible, the remanding of the order-in-council until such time as all interested are consulted and their views ascertained."""" The flour section passed the following resolutions: Resolved, """"That whereas an order-in-council has been passed amending the standard of Manitoba wheat, and which is fraught with most pressing import to all millers and flour dealers, any change at this time when the grades are fixed, approved and known, is undesirable and likely to obstruct business and also involve in litigation all contracts of sale fixed and still executed. Resolved that this section deprecates the fact that any change in existing standards of grain is not possible, not coming through the regular constituted board of grain examiners, who should be, in our opinion, the only authority possible."""" The council of the Board of Trade will meet tomorrow, and it is probable a deputation will be appointed to wait upon the government at Ottawa. A ZERO WAVE Very Cold Weather to Follow the Big Snowstorm How the Trains Were Delayed Toronto, Ont., December 29, 1 a.m. The depression nearing the Lakes yesterday has developed throughout into a severe storm, and is causing a gale throughout the Lake and eastern district. The weather is clearing in Ontario and becoming decidedly colder. It is snowing heavily in Quebec and the Maritime provinces with moderately cold weather. Storm signals will be continued in the Maritime district. St. Lawrence, gales from the west and northwest; clearing weather, becoming decidedly colder, temperature falling to below zero by night.",1,0,1,0,0,0
207,18900410,historical,Storm,"""D. Vlnlng and wife and Mrs. Adam Kile received serious injuries. About twenty houses, two saw mills, a factory and a dozen barns were demolished. Trees were blown down and fences destroyed. The storm continued for seven hours and was the worst that ever visited that section. Unit, thunder. And Cyclone. RoRtftTS, IL, April 9 A tremendous hail storm took place here last evening. Nearly all the window glass on the west side of the houses was broken. Some hailstones measured 7 to 8 inches in circumference and some weighed 7 ounces. Several persons were severely injured. Cleveland, Ohio, April 9 A heavy rainstorm visited Oberlin last night, flooding the cellars of the business houses on College street to a depth of four feet. Paliw, Ohio, April 9 A cyclone struck the nail mill here yesterday, taking off the roof and stack. A few workingmen were slightly injured. IrsiivKR, Col, April 9 A terrific wind storm passed over this city yesterday.",1,0,0,0,1,0
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144,18921228,historical,Blizzard,"C, December 27 A blizzard struck Charleston this morning and for the first time within the past fifteen years rooftops were covered in a thin coating of snow and sleet. The mercury averaged about three or four degrees below freezing point during the day, and pedestrians not being accustomed to ice had a hard time getting along the sidewalks. The orange trees in the city are injured somewhat, and will probably bear only one crop this year. Fort Monroe, Va, December 27 The worst blizzard in twenty years struck this vicinity about midnight, and the snow has been falling ever since. The electric car line to Hampton is blocked and navigation is suspended.",1,0,0,0,0,0
228,19961204,modern,Deluge,"IHE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1996 A1 FLOODS Insurance officials advise people to videotape items before discarding them CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1 Lard said Because it is difficult to draw a direct link between the mould and newly reported health problems, she and other health officials warned. But, they added, the risk of allergic reactions and infections was certainly higher in homes where cleaning was delayed. ""It's a big, big problem,"" said Maryse Harrison, emergency-services director at CLSC Saint-Hubert. ""A lot of people are not insured, and for those who are it takes an enormous amount of time to inspect the damage."" The result, Harrison said, is that ""people find themselves coping with walls or floors that they can't take out and furniture they can't get rid of."" They wonder whether they're going to be paid if they get rid of things. Harrison herself was hit by flooding at her Delson home - and it triggered her asthma so badly she moved out for a week while the damage was cleaned up and her home dried out and disinfected. ""I moved all my furniture outside, and disinfected the next day. But what happens under your floor you don't see, and that's where it's most dangerous."" The flooding last month was terrible. Deluged by record rainfall that also hit other parts of Quebec, 8,000 homes in 66 municipalities on the South Shore were damaged when more than 150 millimetres of rain fell in 30 hours between late Nov. 7 and Nov. 9. Saint-Hubert was among the hardest hit; 2,000 households have filed damage claims. Chambly had 600 claims, many of them from people too ill or poor to clean up the damage before it affected their health. ""The people who really had problems were those who didn't have the money to go ahead and do the cleaning promptly,"" said Chambly's executive director, Michel Merleau. ""Other people shot video and took photos of all the damage to their home and then just stripped the joint,"" he added. Insurance claims for the flooding are rising across the South Shore, and companies are coping with tremendous demand, said industry spokesman Anne Morin. ""We're talking several thousand claims; so far, it's up to $41 million, and we think it will wind up costing about $60 million by the time everything's settled."" Some insurance adjusters have been slow to get to every home early to inspect damage, but the problem should not lead to people falling sick, added Morin, communications director for the Insurance Bureau of Canada. ""I can't say it's impossible that adjusters have delayed visiting, because if you're an insurance company that is pretty concentrated in the market - say, that covers 2,000 homes - then perhaps, yes, there is a delay,"" she said. ""But people should not put their health in danger by holding on to their belongings. That is clear. They have a duty under their contract to protect their belongings, and that can mean avoiding any aggravation of the damage by leaving the home wet,"" she said. Before getting rid of things that are waterlogged, contaminated or rotting, homeowners should first photograph them or list each item, she added. ""Most homes are not covered for floods unless it's specified in their contract,"" she said. ""It isn't there automatically. At the high end, sewers backing up are often covered, but in basic contracts they aren't."" Linda Hansen of Chambly didn't have insurance. She and her husband awoke Nov. 10 to find the basement of their Gagne St. home flooded with sewer water. She and her husband, Tom, 47, used their swimming pool sump pump to get rid of most of the water, and set up dehumidifiers in the place. ""Then Tom started getting sick,"" she said. First it was a tightness in his throat, then ""smashing, instant"" headaches, then, after supper last Sunday, he felt as if his heart had seized. Tom is now in a hospital in St. Jean, under observation. ""Doctors don't know what he has, but Linda suspects bacteria from the flooding."" She got the idea after South Shore health officials sent out warning fliers this week. ""After the flood, we were running on exhaustion,"" Hansen said yesterday, admitting that her husband's health may have deteriorated because of simple stress. ""I can't rule that out,"" she said. But if doctors can't come up with a cause, she wondered, what better explanation than bacteria from the flood? Even in homes that have been cleaned and disinfected, mould and mildew can still be present and can ""cause or aggravate"" a number of health problems, the Monteregie regional health-board fliers pointed out. Those problems include coughs, congestion, runny noses, sneezing and noisy breathing; rhinitis, bronchitis and asthma; irritated eyes, throat and nose; skin problems; fever, headaches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Homeowners should use gloves when they clean up, and thoroughly ventilate parts of the house hit by flooding, the health board advises. Wet rugs should be thrown out and upholstered furniture thoroughly dried out - and if the smell of mildew persists, those items, too, should be junked. Objects that are kept should be disinfected with a solution of bleach and detergent, rinsed and dried out. ""People find themselves coping with walls or floors that they can't take out and furniture they can't get rid of. They wonder whether they're going to be paid if they get rid of things."" St. George's School of Montreal Ecole St-Georges de Montreal Dedicated to the Pursuit of Excellence in the Intellectual and Personal Development of Every Child in a Co-Educational Environment ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS 1997-98 SECONDARY I, II, AND III Saturday, December 7, 1996 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. For more information please call the admissions office, 3100 The Boulevard Montreal, Quebec 937-9289 Bus service from the West Island is available Financial aid available for qualified students Ministry of Education Permit No. 749792 INCLUDES NIXON 35-801 AC AUTOMATIC FOCUS BUILT IN FLASH INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES advanced features make the F50 the perfect step into photography. College April-Fortier now offers you the opportunity to obtain your Certificate of Collegial Studies quickly. 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The program is divided into 11 modules for a total course time of 465 hours. You have the option of day, evening or Saturday courses (French only) as well as full or part-time study. Placement Service College April-Fortier's career counselors understand industry requirements and will advise you based on your experience, age, education and goals. Over the past 17 years, a large number of College April-Fortier graduates have found work in the travel industry and many occupy key positions in related fields. Industry members turn to College April-Fortier to fulfill their personnel requirements. Upcoming Courses: English day courses begin January 27, French day courses begin January 14, Evening courses beginning January 13 and Saturday courses (French only). January is important. Be early if you wish to take advantage of the loans and bursaries program. Information To receive our brochure or to make an appointment with a counselor call: 521-1600 or 878-1414 College April-Fortier 801 Sherbrooke St. East, Suite 100 Montreal, QC Sherbrooke Metro Station (Berri Exit East) AVENTURE ELECTRONIQUE COMPUTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOTLINE WITH FAST ACCESS 1-900-565-6000: 11:00 to 3:00 minutes free! Ask our qualified technicians to help you with any installation or configuration you may need for your IBM Compatible Computer. This service is offered in French. Ask for details. With every purchase at Aventure Electronique you receive points which earn you rebates on subsequent purchases.",1,0,1,0,0,1
216,19970716,modern,Thunder,"""I guess you could say the investment was well spent."" However tough Hydro's power distribution might become, though, fire from heaven still takes its toll: in 1995, lightning strikes accounted for 12,220 power failures in Quebec - about 29 per cent of the provincial total. The numbers changed little last year, with 11,668 blackouts, or 22 per cent of the total. No action soon on English health care CAMPBELL CLARK Gazette Quebec Bureau QUEBEC - The new access plans for English-language health services will not be approved until late August or early September, a spokesman for Health Minister Jean Rochon said yesterday. Rochon made a presentation on the plans to the provincial cabinet last Wednesday, Rochon's spokesman, Martin Caille said. The cabinet made no decision on the plans, and no cabinet meetings are scheduled until August. That marks another in a series of delays in the process of approving the new plans, which outline how healthcare institutions will provide service in English.",1,0,0,0,0,0
340,19950717,modern,Thunder,"For a guy who might have perished inside Apollo 13, Fred Haise can't seem to get enough of the Hollywood version. He's seen the film four times. ""The movie is very realistic,"" said Haise, one of three astronauts who managed to bring the crippled spaceship back to Earth in April 1970. But Haise, a vice-president at Northrop-Grumman Corp, said actor Bill Paxton exaggerates the misery he faced after coming down with high fever and chills when temperatures in the spacecraft plunged to near zero. ""It was uncomfortable but not incapacitating,"" the 61-year-old Haise said. ""The movie played that up too much."" ASSOCIATED PRESS CF VIB: Channel positions for CF Cable and Videotron. TONIGHT'S TELEVISION LISTINGS CF VIP 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 Q 04 04 Enfer-autres Desjardins Baseball: Les Cardinals de St-Louis contre les Expos à Montreal, En provenance du Stade olympique. 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GOLF GL 1994, 2.0L, red, 4 door, air, cruise, 5 speed, warranty, 20,000 kms, 51,900, 323-4366, Private DID NOT FINISH 13, Roberto Moreno, Brazil, Forti Ford, 48; 14, Michael Schumacher, Germany, Benetton Renault, 45; 15, Damon Hill, Britain, Williams Renault, 45; 16, Max Papis, Italy, Footwork Hart, 28; 17, Ukyo Katayama, Japan, Tyrrell Yamaha, 22; 18, Andrea Montermini, Italy, Pacific Ford, 21; 19, Mika Hakkinen, Finland, McLaren Mercedes, 20; 20, Gerhard Berger, Austria, Ferrari, 20; 21, Martin Brundle, Britain, Ligier Mugen Honda, 16; 22, Taki Inoue, Japan, Footwork Hart, 16; 23, Pedro Diniz, Brazil, Forti Ford, 13; 24, Eddie Irvine, Britain, Jordan Peugeot, 2. MILLER GENUINE DRAFT 500 At Long Pond, Pa. The order of finish of yesterday's NASCAR Winston Cup stock car race at Pocono International Raceway with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed, winners average speed in mph, reason out, if any, and prize money: (15) Dale Jarrett, Ford Thunderbird, 200, 134.038 mph, $4,520; (13) Ricky Rudd, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $41,010; (7) Ted Musgrave, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $32,135; (1) Bill Elliott, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $32,780; (27) Geoff Bodine, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $29,180; (2) Mark Martin, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $38,780; (38) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $12,080; (25) Dick Trickle, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $15,530; (33) Bobby Hillin, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $10,980; (10) Rick Mast, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $25,380; (6) Brett Bodine, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $24,480; (22) Rusty Wallace, Ford Thunderbird, 200, $30,480; (31) Jimmy Spencer, Ford Thunderbird, 200. A 6 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1995 Storm 'tossed cars like they were golf balls' CORINNA SCHULER CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - In a flash, a wicked twister ripped apart Darlene Van Allan's neighborhood. But, like many Ontario communities hit by weekend thunderstorms and tornadoes, the town of Bridgenorth is starting to piece itself together again. ""I've got sheet metal hanging from my trees like tin foil,"" said Van Allan, who was among nine families who found refuge in nearby Peterborough hotels after emergency officials deemed their homes unsafe. ""My neighbor's roof blew off and another house had its windows blown out. There's mud on their walls and sticks sticking out of the sofa."" At least three ""very rare"" nighttime tornadoes touched down early Saturday, tearing a 500-kilometre track north from Sault Ste. Marie to Algonquin Park and south from Kincardine on Lake Huron to Port Hope on central Lake Ontario. Ferocious thunderstorms, heavy rains, hail the size of golf balls and winds up to 140 kilometres per hour accompanied the twisters. Heavy rains continued yesterday in some areas. Two people died of heart attacks during the storm - one man when lightning struck near him and a woman after a tree fell on her house. The town of Goderich, about 70 km north of London, remained in a state of emergency as residents who had been without power since Thursday lined up to toss their food in city dumpsters. Residents go through rubble after a tornado sliced through Balsam Lake Trailer Park near Fenelon Falls, Ont., Saturday. Mayor Delbert Shewfelt estimated local damage at more than $1 million. Electricity is slowly being restored but at least 25 per cent of the town's 3,000 homes were expected to be without power today. And crews were working to chop and haul away more than 200 trees that toppled in the storm - some more than a century old. ""The cemetery is just devastated, trees are down and headstones are smashed in,"" said Shewfelt. ""It was the most beautiful cemetery in the world."" The storm hit hardest in a circle of communities east of Lake Simcoe, about 100 km north of Toronto, including Orillia, Lindsay, and Bridgenorth. Allan Crawford was smack in the middle of it all, inside his brother's trailer. ""It just rolled on its roof, everything just went flying. I had to crawl over the stove to get out."" Five other trailers were destroyed beyond repair, five vacationers were injured and one elderly couple has been left without a home. ""It tossed cars around like they were golf balls,"" said trailer park manager Grant James. The trailer park's residents were using candles yesterday as power outages continued and officials were hauling in fresh lake water for drinking. Top court likely to hear challenge of Canada's child-pornography law STEPHEN BINDMAN SOUTHAM NEWS OTTAWA - Canada's contentious 2-year-old kiddie-porn law is headed for a quick constitutional showdown in the country's top court. Toronto artist Eli Langer has asked the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to challenge the Criminal Code's new child-pornography provisions as a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms' guarantee of freedom of expression. And the Ontario government - which unsuccessfully prosecuted Langer's art - has agreed the case raises issues of ""national importance"" and should be heard. That makes it likely the Supreme Court will agree to hear the challenge even though the law has never been tested in a court of appeal. ""The appeal would permit the court to consider the relationship between artistic expression and the core values protected by (freedom of expression),"" Langer's lawyers say in their written submissions. The 27-year-old artist was charged under the child pornography law after Toronto police raided the Mercer Union Gallery in December 1993 and seized five large oil paintings and 34 small pencil drawings. The explicit pictures showed children in a variety of sex acts and some include adults. The charges against Langer and the director of the gallery were later dropped and the crown instead proceeded with a rare forfeiture hearing to decide whether the artwork was pornographic and should be destroyed. In essence, the art itself was put on trial. Justice David McCombs of Ontario Court ruled in April that Langer's art was not illegal. Although he called the pictures ""shocking and disturbing,"" McCombs said they had ""artistic merit."" (Under Criminal Code provisions rushed into law by the former Conservative government before the 1993 election, a person must be acquitted if the judge is satisfied the works have artistic merit.) The judge also said he was not convinced the pictures ""pose a realistic risk of harm to children."" But McCombs rejected a vigorous constitutional challenge mounted by lawyers for Langer and groups representing artists, writers and civil libertarians. He said the child-pornography law was a reasonable restriction on artists' freedom of expression to protect children from the harmful impact of child pornography. ""In my view, Parliament has not only a right but a responsibility to do what it lawfully can to protect children from being used by child pornographers and from having photographic records of their abuse circulated."" Ontario prosecutors did not appeal the finding that the artwork was not child pornography, but Langer is seeking to challenge the judge's ruling that the law does not violate the charter. In submissions, lawyer Frank Addario says the law is vague, overbroad and ""imposes an unreasonable burden on artistic expression."" And he objects to the requirement the work have some sort of ""merit"" before the artist can be acquitted. ""The law imposes a punitive burden on young or unknown artists by tying their freedom from criminal liability to the success of their art or to their acceptance by the artistic community."" Pick a number between 1 and 60 Of the 60 numbers on our dartboard, one number will be eliminated and published in The Gazette every day. Try to predict what number between 1 and 60 will be the last remaining number. Write your guess on the entry form and send it in today. A contest coupon will appear in The Gazette daily. Enter as often as you like, and predict any number you wish. If you see your predicted number eliminated, try again! Sorry, no numbers will be given by phone. At the end of the contest one dartboard number will remain. A random draw will be made from all contestants who correctly predicted that number. 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D 37 Beethoven dedicatee 38 Rat (knocking) 39 Achy 40 Rosalind Russell role 41 Religious work of art, 42 Gym shoes 44 See 47-Down 45 Filly's father 46 Droops ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE G E L I T I N O V I E L L A A B I G I A I L T O P G U N S S T U P Q A L T L a I s O h I e A P j o t e d D s p n O m a l l "" T s P O T A T O S A L A O m 1 In TeTe 1 1 poi U N E C L E A V E t 1 y 1 1 111 I B 0 S O O S A W O M E M O I S M A E S T R O, 47 Celebration 50 Farming unit 51 Lawn square 54 Mideast's Gulf of 55 Almost weightless 58 Matador's foe 59 Pulled a gun, as in a shootout 60 Bedside companion 61 Tortoiselike 62 Actress Thompson of ""Family"" 63 and true Down 1 One way to order at a restaurant 2 Very much 3 Neatnik's counterpart 4 Grade-schooler 5 Natural fish food 6 Wrath 7 Hula 8 Angled annex 9 Tone down 10 Steely 11 Zone 12 Fuzz 13 London's Gallery 18 Char No, 0605 23 ""Great Expectations"" boy 24 Completely pale 25 Wipe out 26 Gown 27 Alphabetically advanced boy 28 Bowling score 29 Prunes 30 Arthur Hailey novel 31 Egg-shaped 32 Golden Horde member 34 Trumpet 37 May birthstones 41 Miss America, eg- 43 First-aid box 44 Witch's blemish 46 Unstressed vowel 47 With 44-Across, ""Ain't Misbehavin'"" songwriter 48 Teen fave 49 Mr. Saarinen 50 Elderly 51 Rani's garb 52 Seine feeder 53 Slave Scott 56 Savings for the elderly: Abbr, 57 California's Big Montreal area For free weather information, updated four times a day, please call Gazette Info-Line, 841-8600, code 6000. Cloudy with showers, the possibility of an isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorm, isolated showers tonight, winds becoming. Today's UV index - Today's UV level: 8. LOW MODERATE iuv 1 tviiiiutcs u sunourii 1 60 1 Sun Total length of daylight: 15 hrs 17 min Sunrise: 5:22 Sunset 8:39 Regional synopses: Almanac Max 35.6 Min HIGH 1 20 1 15 The ultraviolet index applies under sunny skies to light cloud. Heavy cloud reduces UVB levels. Toronto, HmitiQ'Hirji: 28 - low: 19 Forecast issued at 8 p.m. yesterday rove'shgns for today and overnight lows between tonight and tomorrow, High: 22 low: 1 (High: 23 low: 17, - Ottawa ' did St. Jovite High: 21 Low: 17 High: 21 Low: 15 Quebec "" TroSs Rittr High: 24 Low: 18 Moon Moonrise: 11:23 6 A c 6 Montreal High: 24 Low: 18 First quarter Full 6 6 6 Sherbrooke High: 22 V Low: 17, US C 10, 0 24, 4 15, 6 27, 7 16, 3 26, 8 15, 9 Precipitation (to 8 pm yesterday) Rain (mm) Month 16.0 Normal 44.2 Snow (cm) Month 0.0 Normal 0.0 0, 1 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: High 18, Low near 12; Cloudy and cool, periods of rain. Laurentians "" 2 High 21, Low near 17, ' Cloudy with periods of rain; Eastern Ontario I High 23, Low near 17, Cloudy with showers; Southern Ontario High 28, Low near 19, Chance of a shower or thunderstorm; Winds kmh 8 p.m. A few clouds 27 34 N19 11 p.m. ' Clear 23 38 NNE 15 2 a-i;3l?arIIIII'j9 II'4?ZII""pE 'i'3' 5 a.m. ' A few clouds 17 54 NNE 9 8 a.m. ' ""Sunny 18 '7-48 MNT 13 1 1 a.m. ' Sunny 21 39 NE 7 2 p.m. ' Cloudy 23 33 N 9 "" 5 p.m. ' ""Cloudy"" "" ""23 32 E 6 Moonset: 11:37 a.m, (DJug, QlSg, Last quarter (D 19 July New moon O July Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius 3530 2520 15 10 5 0 -5 -10-15-20-25C I I I I I I I I I I I I I 9586 7768 59 50 41 32 23 14 5 -4 -13F Quebec City, High 21, Low near 15, Cloudy with showers, Eastern Townships; High 22, Low near 17, Cloudy with showers, Northern New England - High 24, Low near 18, Scattered showers and thunderstorms, Gaspe: High 24, Low near 13, Sunny skies, Lower North Shore High 23, Low near 11, Sunny skies, Shall lift A iffli 1 1 ilifri f11 nfthwllmiiiw Partly cloudy High 26 Low 17- Partly cloudy High 24 Low 13 Partly cloudy High 28 C Low 17 J Sunny High 26 Low 15 StJtfrfs J ' TH, uj, 'MH-T ', ""' Boston ftui6s, 1 1 T WARM M m COLD Jgjmmmm STATIONARY T, FR0NT T V FHONT FRONT "" ; RAIN SNOW v Weather systems forecast for 9 p.m. this evening, Temperatures Temperatures are today's daytime highs, 1995 MTI Inc, TROUGH H PRESSURE THUNDERSTORM FREEZING t LOW Mm PRESSURE Canada today World today; aaw Max Mm, Mai, Min, Iqaluit Cloudy 6 3 Amsterdam PCloudy 23 14, Yellowknife PCloudy 22 13 Ankara Sunny 28 11 Whitehorse PCloudy 22 9 Athens Sunny 34 22 Vancouver Sunny 26 14 Beijing Sunny 31 22 Victoria Sunny 28 14 Berlin PCloudy 25 16 Edmonton Sunny 24 11 Dublin Cloudy 20 14 Calgary Sunny 23 10 Hong Kong Showers 31 26 Saskatoon Sunny 24 11 Jerusalem Sunny 29 17 Regina Sunny 26 12 Lisbon Sunny 29 18 Winnipeg PCloudy 25 14 London Cloudy 21 16 Thunder Bay Showers 21 12 Madrid Sunny 34 19 Sudbury Showers 22 14 Mexico City PCloudy 25 13 Toronto PCloudy 28 19 Moscow PCloudy 19 12 Fredericton Sunny 25 14 Nairobi Cloudy 26 14 Halifax Sunny 23 12 New Delhi TStorms 36 28 Charlottetown Sunny 22 12 Paris PCloudy 23 14 St. John's Cloudy 13 7 Rio de Janeiro PCloudy 30 21: Rome PCloudy 28 19 United States today Stockholm Showers 18 13 Max Min Sydney Sunny 18 7, Atlanta PCloudy 37 24 Tokyo PCloudy 29 23 Boston Showers 21 17 Chicago sunny 31 is Resorts today Dallas TStorms 34 23 Um Denver PCloudy 25 13 Barbados Cloudy 31 26"" Las Vegas PCloudy 38 27 Bermuda PCloudy 29 24 Los Angeles PCloudy 28 19 Honolulu Sunny 32 23 New Orleans PCloudy 33 24 Kingston Sunny 34 26 New York Cloudy 27 22 Miami PCloudy 32 26 Phoenix PCloudy 39 28 Old Orchard Showers 18 15 St. Louis Sunny 32 21 Nassau Sunny 33 26 San Francisco PCloudy 22 16 Tampa PCloudy 34 24 Washington TStorms 34 24 Wildwood TStorms 28 22 Soul-searching amid economic growth Japanese mourn as its celebrated ibis is all but extinct K0Z0 MIZ0GUCHI ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO - They once lived in vast colonies throughout Japan. But now only one Japanese crested ibis remains alive, alone on an island preserve. The highly publicized near-extinction of the snowy-feathered, long-beaked ibis has focused attention on the country's scores of other endangered species - and has prompted some soul-searching about the destruction of nature that has accompanied Japan's economic growth. The ibis, with its graceful walk and its 2-metre wingspan, has been depicted for centuries in Japanese scroll paintings and on sliding screens. Older Japanese recall how the gentle birds would approach children playing in parks. ""No one imagined that the ibis could become extinct,"" says Ryuichi Yokoyama, a director of the Nature Conservation Society of Japan. ""But now that we've realized it, it's too late."" Japan's Environment Agency says 119 other species of birds are threatened in Japan, including 27 on the verge of extinction. In addition, 217 species of animals are threatened, it says. Extensive land development and pollution of rivers are largely to blame, nature conservationists say. The ibis needs marshes to survive, but chemicals and detergents have polluted much of Japan's marshland. Even migrating birds are finding it difficult to find unpopulated areas to spend the winter. Gan, or wild geese that migrate to Japan from Siberia, once wintered in large areas of Japan, but now 90 per cent of the 20,000 who come each year are forced to congregate in one marsh in Izunuma, 350 kilometres northeast of Tokyo. Conservationists warn that Japan must stop neglecting wildlife in its push ahead with economic development projects. ""We must pursue a way of living in symbiotic relationships with wildlife and prosper together,"" says Tsunao Watanabe, assistant director of the wildlife preservation division at the Environment Agency. Conservationists say they're pleased that some communities have begun taking action as a result of the plight of the crested ibis. The city of Morioka in northern Japan recently decided to buy 80 hectares of privately owned forest land where a pair of golden eagles have nested since 1974. ""We wanted to act before it was too late,"" said Takuo Osaki, a Morioka official. Only about 300 golden eagles are believed to exist in Japan. In another case, developers of a large resort complex near Lake Tazawa, about 450 kilometres north of Tokyo, withdrew their plan after a survey by conservationists found a golden eagle living in the area, Yokoyama said. The saga of the vanishing ibis took a melancholy turn last month when Feng-feng, a female Chinese crested ibis, was returned home to China's Shanxi province after an unsuccessful attempt to mate her with Long-long, Japan's last male crested ibis. Feng-feng laid five eggs in April but all were unfertilized. Two weeks later, Long-long died of illness or old age. Japan now has only one female crested ibis left, who is believed to be the equivalent of 85 to 110 human years of age and no longer fertile. About 50 crested ibises survive in China, all living in captivity or dependent upon conservationists. Environment agency says 120 species of birds and 217 species of animals are threatened. Swiss banks doubtful about Holocaust wealth REUTER; ZURICH - Swiss banks say the chances are slim of finding assets left by Jews murdered in the Holocaust. The banks reject speculation that they profited from billions of dollars allegedly left ownerless since World War II. But the banks, accused by some Jewish groups of making it hard for rightful heirs to find lost accounts, have pledged to speed up searches for a few so-called ""ownerless"" accounts they say might still exist. A Reuters poll of the three biggest Swiss banks - Union Bank of Switzerland, Swiss Bank Corp, and Credit Suisse - found officials skeptical about finding many ownerless Holocaust accounts. The banks once before swept their vaults for ownerless accounts from Nazi victims, forced by a 1996 law that turned up about 9.5 million Swiss francs ($8.2 million U. C6 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1995 Jarrett proves good to the last drop Driver hangs on for NASCAR win EBB Dale Jarrett used every drop of fuel to get within a half-mile of victory, then coasted around the final turn and hung on to beat Jeff Gordon yesterday in NASCAR's Miller Genuine Draft 500 at Long Pond, Pa. ""This one is for the team, after everything they've been through,"" Jarrett said after winning for the first time this year and giving car owner Robert Yates his first victory since May 15, 1994. The team has been beset by tragedy the last two seasons. Two years ago this week, driver Davey Allison was killed in a helicopter crash at Talladega, Ala. Last August, Ernie Irvan nearly lost his life after crashing in practice at Brooklyn, Mich. He hasn't driven since. Jarrett needed a push to the winner's circle after his car stopped less than a mile beyond the line. He beat series leader Gordon by about five car lengths (0.19 seconds) to win for the first time in 17 rides for Yates. The victory was only the third this year for a Ford Thunderbird, and the fourth for the 38-year-old driver. Track and field World champion Colin Jackson outleaned Florian Schwarzhoff to win the 110-metre hurdles in 13.32 seconds at the European Athletic Association track-and-field meet, avenging a loss to the German four days earlier. Jackson, of Britain, was a stride ahead with 10 metres left, but Schwarzhoff closed strongly to clock 13.36 in a photo finish. Meanwhile, Samuel Matete of Zambia turned in the year's fourth-fastest 400-metre hurdles, leaving behind an outclassed field in 47.87 seconds. B IN LAPPEENRANTA, Finland, Sammy Langat of Kenya ran the world's fastest 800 metres of the year at an invitational meet. Langat, 23, was timed in a personal record of one minute, 43.84 seconds and led two other Kenyans under this year's best time, a 1:44.67 set by yet another Kenyan, Wilson Kipketer. Tennis Russia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the $560, THUNDERCRAFT 1988, cuddly, 18'6"", 5'7L, V8, 260HP, fully equipped, $13,000 negotiable, Evenings 6-9 p.m., 287-7594, 177503 jack 17, 1995 DS Boats Marine 600 KAWASAKI JET SKIS 93 XI Super Sport 750cc $900 92 Super Sport 750CC $400 Both like new, 497-4400 LACHANCE 53"", 16""3' beam, 4'6"" water pull, 2 volvo, Penta turbo diesel, generator, $15,000 worth replacement parts, ideal for long cruises, 983-7941, 0508 MATTEAU 16' fioregiass 25hp Mercury, trailer, $2,100, 761-4176, 424-0660, MERCURY Outboard motor, 99, $480, Tony 395-8106 PIGEON 14', Mercury 3hp, trailer, $1,800, 628-6409, PRINCECRAFT 16' aluminum, twin Mercs 20hp each, with trailer, $3,600 neg, Regal Inc, Rov: 941-2467 SPORTCRAFT 18' open deck, '90 Johnson, trailer, extra clean $7,990 Days 452-4346, evenings 895-5463 THUNDERCRAFT 1988, Temptation 265, twin 205 hp, aft cabin, shore power, hot and cold water, very clean, stored inside summer and winter, many options, located at Kingston, Ontario, $36,500, firm, 613-544-2998 TROJAN Try-Fly 1976, 36x139, fully equipped, Al, Exchange accepted, 441-4018, ' 17??51 WELLCRAFT 1988, 24', well equipped, Al, Must see! Evenings J64-U58J, 58687 YAMAHA 1989, (21, 500cc, trailer, new look, $5,600, Pager 751-0008 1 4 7080 Sailboats Boards 605 EDEL 540, speeds 4, Johnson Sail-master, VHF, mint, $5,000, 453-3556, HUNTER 1987 sailboat, 31', on Lake Champlain, Immaculate, - The Boston Red Sox promoted right-handed pitcher Jeff Suppan from the Double-A Trenton Thunder to start tonight's game against the Kansas City Royals. Thunder pitching coach Al Nipper also was called up to Boston. Flush with four wins in five games, VP and GM Kevin Malone called yesterday's acquisition of versatile right-hand-hitting IF Dave Silvestri for Triple-A OF Tyrone Home ""another piece of the puzzle in our climb to the top."" That remains to be seen. But one thing's certain: the addition of his right-handed bat means that another IF will be moved before tonight's game against the Cardinals, either in a trade or being sent down to Triple-A Ottawa. The Expos have a pair of reserve infielders in lefty-hitting Tom Foley and switch-hitting Jeff Treadwa",0,0,0,0,0,0
217,19980522,modern,Nan,"Tonight, mainly clear with cloudy periods. Sunday Clouding over High 23 Low 12 Monday Forecast Issued at 5 p.m. yesterday covering high for today and overnight lows between tonight and tomorrow. Quebec Saint-Jovite Partly Cloudy 18, Trois-Rivi猫res partly cloudy 17, Montreal mainly sunny 19. Ottawa Mainly sunny Sherbrooke Variable 17. Tuesday A A ii P Cuisinart High 18 Low near 4. TEMPERATURE CONVERSION -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 C I I I I I I I I I I I I I -13 -4 8 14 23 32 41 50 59 68 77 86 95 F WIND INDEX Low Moderate High. 29 minutes to burn Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius ALMANAC Today's Records Max, Min, Precipitation ' Cooling Degree Days to 2 p.m.",0,0,0,0,0,0
15,18930830,historical,,"""and an alarm was at once rung in from box 321, at the corner of James and Place d'Armes, and as the fire looked threatening second and third alarms quickly followed, calling in the whole brigade By this time the flames were bursting out of the third and fourth storey windows of No 89, and shooting almost across the street The fiery flames, clouds of belching smoke and wind-driven sheets of rain made a fearsome sight, indeed Construction and destruction were side by side, for adjacent to the burning building was the new Banque Feu being constructed The firemen erected the Bangor extension in front of the blazing structure and sent up a stream by this means, but it had little effect on the fierce flames It was some time before other streams were on the front, owing to the delay in getting the Hayes ladder into position All the three streams which were directed from the street scarcely reached the flames on account of the strong north easterly wind Mr d, an inventor, with his wife and two children They likewise had a narrow escape Mr Ford went to try and assist Mrs Mason, but as the fire got so furious he went to the assistance of his wife and children,",0,0,0,0,0,0
230,20080630,modern,Deluge,"THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 MONTREAL City editor: Ross Teague 514-987-2462 rteague@thegazette.canwest.com Assignment editor: 514-987-2617 crtynews@thegazette.canwest.com What’s on WE'RE IN A PERIOD when the rain is coming faster and more furious than before and how people are coping with this depends on where you live These are the downpour days Huntingdon - One woman here didn't fret when the sewage water started bubbling up in her toilet bowl during last month's record-setting downpour of rain She calmly removed a loose floor tile from behind the toilet, reached down into the floor, opened a lid on the sewer pipe and stuffed a towel inside Problem solved No more sewage backup Elsewhere in this old mill town in the Chateauguay Valley, residents were able to rely on their own trustworthy backwater valves and sump pumps, as well as back-up sump pumps and generators And as always, there was the fire department Off-duty firefighters partying at a wedding shower at the local Royal Canadian Legion raced out to a dozen local homes to lend a helping hand and pump The result of Huntingdon's state of preparedness was that the worst one-day accumulation of rain in the meteorological history of the upper Chateauguay Valley - 96.9 millimetres, or four inches, according to Environment Canada - ended up producing only six insurance claims The damage could have been a lot worse Huntingdon, like a lot of other Quebec municipalities, has an outdated sewage system with no separate storm-sewage component But the flip side is that bad public infrastructure turned out to be the mother of invention in Huntingdon Because the city is so prone to flooding during the spring thaw on the Chateauguay River, people have had to deal with the shortcomings themselves In most other small towns in Quebec, the kind of rain that Huntingdon received would very likely have resulted in major home flooding and politicians declaring the region a disaster zone worthy of public financial assistance Not in and around Huntingdon, though Carol Leduc, a Huntingdon bakery employee who lives in adjacent Godmanchester, said she didn't even realize how much rain fell on that Saturday, May 31, until she woke up on Sunday and saw that water levels in the Chateauguay River outside her home had risen by a metre overnight Despite the fact that a new local record for rainfall was set, the most remarkable thing about the deluge was just how unremarkable it really was, in terms of what meteorologists say they are seeing provincially and nationally It isn't that we are getting more rain Rather, it's that what rain we are getting is tending to fall in shorter, heavier bursts This kind of rain is called flash-flood rain, or la pluie abondante Many businesses and government services will be closed or operate on different hours for the Canada Day holiday tomorrow Here is a partial list of those affected: All banks will be closed All federal and provincial government offices, including immigration and unemployment centres, will be closed Most city of Montreal departments, including Access Montreal offices, will be closed Many services in other municipalities are reduced; consult your city hall for details Most supermarkets will be open but operating hours may vary Many retail stores will be closed It's one sort of drain problem when the expressway floods, another ""In the last three or four years, the phenomenon of flash-flood rain has become more common,"" said Andre Cantin, an Environment Canada meteorologist For the insurance industry, the new trend in rain is being watched very closely, because payouts to policyholders for water damage have risen in lock-step with the rising incidence of flash-flood rain While Huntingdon was weathering its storm, the principal director of the Insurance Bureau of Canada was in Quebec City ""It is imperative to build and rebuild our infrastructures with new climatic values in mind,"" Robert Tremblay of the Insurance Bureau of Canada warned delegates to the annual meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities of the need to upgrade their infrastructures to take account of climate change ""It is imperative to build and rebuild our infrastructure with new climatic values in mind,"" Robert Tremblay said Chateauguay, St Constant and Chambly are among municipalities in the Montreal area that have been warned by insurance companies in recent years about the need to improve sewage drainage, according to Bertrand Marchand, director of government relations for the EBC's Quebec region In 2005-06, Quebec insurers paid out $500 million in water damages, or 45 per cent of $1.1 billion paid out overall This compares with just 21 per cent in 2001-02 This has resulted in the cost of insurance against water damage in Quebec rising steadily in the same period ""We've seen prices rise from $20 to $30 to $50 to $100, depending on the policy,"" said Norbert Bourgon of Assurances Bourgon of Huntingdon, established in 1887 Water-damage protection doesn't come automatically on residential home-insurance policies It has to be bought separately as part of an endorsement or a rider clause Even then, it only mainly covers flooding resulting from sewer backups Ordinary river flooding, like the kind of predictable flooding many riverside communities in Quebec see every spring, isn't insurable The jury is out on why rain is changing Some blame climate change; others say we're just going through a cycle The fact that eight out of the past 10 years in Quebec have been warmer than normal could mean that our rain has become more ""tropical"" in nature - more violent Or then again, maybe not It's really all just informed conjecture at this point ""Ten years is really a very short period of time in which to make judgments,"" said Peter Finlayson, an Ormstown farmer Start: 11 a.m. July 1 H Montreal CANADA DAY PARADE The streets that will be closed for St",1,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,,"""After some discussion, in which it was contended that the report was not accurate enough on some points, it was left over till next meeting, and the City Attorney was instructed to prepare the contract. Aid. Stevenson objected to giving the Mayor power to sign a contract of the provisions of which they knew nothing. The report of the Park commissioners regarding allowing the Mount Royal Railway company to cross Fletcher's field also caused a little dispute. Aid. Dufresne and Wilson moved the adoption of the report, and Aid. Cunningham objected after the Mayor had read the motion. Aid. Wilson explained that the city had no power to grant the privilege of crossing the field. After a little conversation between Aid. Cunningham and the Mayor, the latter declared the report held over till next meeting. Aid. Prefontaine gave notice of motion to have the council meetings in the evening, and also to have the minutes printed and distributed to members. MART QUESTIONS ASKED Then the questions began. They were mostly on questions familiar to the public.",0,0,0,0,0,0
196,19910707,modern,Storm,"Two years before the last election, the NDP were at 44 per cent and we were at 18 per cent to 19 per cent, he said. We're just about the same. He said a leader of an industrialized country facing grave economic circumstances who quits because of popularity polls should be shot, because he or she resisted the opportunity to do the tough things. Well, we haven't. Tornadoes rip Saskatchewan. CANADIAN PRESS REGINA. Tornadoes tore across south-central Saskatchewan yesterday, touching down in about a half-dozen locations. Environment Canada spokesman Glenn Hamilton said there were no reports of injuries or damage from the storms, which dropped hailstones the size of golf balls. Hamilton said he had reports from eyewitnesses who saw two or three tornadoes spinning wildly around each other. He said the first report came from people at Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw for an air show. People at the control tower videotaped a tornado touching down west of Moose Jaw. Hamilton said the storm was heading southeast toward Manitoba and North Dakota. 2 men face charges in Mountie's beating. CANADIAN PRESS REGINA.",0,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,,"""Aid. Huiteau then resigned as chair of the Finance committee, and Aid. Stevenson moved, seconded by Aid. Thompson, that it be accepted and that Aid. Rolland be appointed. The latter clause of the motion was eliminated, and the resignation was accepted by a vote of 24 to 8. It was then proposed to elect Aid. Holland, but Aid. Cunningham persisted in his opposition. It was finally declared carried unanimously, and Aid. Rolland briefly returned thanks. City Hall Rates: The Mount Royal Park Commissioners meet this afternoon for the purpose of considering their appropriations for the ensuing season. Last year the appropriation was $17,650, but this year they expect to get $25,000. There were seventy deaths among Roman Catholics in the city last week, 8 of which were due to pneumonia, 8 to bronchitis, 4 to consumption, 8 to whooping cough and 1 each to croup, diphtheritic croup, bronchopneumonia, pleuro-pneumonia, congestion of the lungs and grip.",0,0,0,0,0,0
198,19920204,modern,Nan,23 23 23 Skeenares 7000 29 29 29 Vinta 97000 18 17 17 Skylrkr 6500 3 3 3 WMnelll 20000 28 J8 28 Skxandev 33000 15 12 12 Walk six v 12700 340 325 330 -5 Slumber 13000 89 80 89 War eagle 6700 135 135 135 6 Snoerpal 4000 8 8 8 2 Wealth 100M 19 19 19 -1 Socminry 11000 25 22 23 Westoride z!25 0 0 0 Sonoma res 5000 40 40 40 5 Weslek 56000 64 50 53 -4 Sorata 21500 61 55 55 -7 Wstnpc 40000 34 34 34 4 Soectrml 7500 270 261 270 Wstrxen 505 30 31 28 28 -1 Springer 50000 16 15 15 Wstview,0,0,0,0,0,0
194,19900812,modern,Nan,"""AUGUST 12, 1930 Stupidity Dunce's cap a cap of conical shape, sometimes marked with a capital D and placed on the head of a dunce at school The Oxford English Dictionary In the first edition of The Old Curiosity Shop, there is a wonderful illustration of a boys' school in the rural England of 150 years ago when Dickens wrote his novel The schoolroom has his crude pulpit-like desk at the front of the room, which faces two backless benches filled with pupils of varying ages There are no desks for these pupils, no blackboard and but one very small bookshelf The centre of interest is that dunce's cap, which sits on a shelf high up on the wall, a constant reminder that the one unforgivable sin here was to be judged stupid In Dickens's time, stupidity, being nothing but laziness,",0,0,0,0,0,0
142,18891130,historical,Nan,"Sawmill Fire, A fire was discovered in Wm. Patterson's sawmill at 11 o'clock tonight. It spread very rapidly and is still burning. The fire will be confined to the mill, the wind is blowing in a favorable direction. The loss will be about $10,000, partly covered by insurance. That tired, languid feeling and dull head feels very disagreeable. Take two of Castor Oil before meals and you will find relief. They never fail to do good.
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82,19980109,modern,Nan,"But Prime Minister Jean Chretien's surprise appointment yesterday of Ian Binnie is being criticized as a missed opportunity to appoint another woman to the country's top court. ""It's absolutely mind-boggling,"" said University of Calgary professor Kathleen Mahoney. ""Fifty percent of the people in Canada are women and there are so many good women on the bench that they can no longer justify just two women out of nine on the Supreme Court of Canada."" University of Ottawa professor Ed Ratushny agreed that, while Binnie will make an excellent judge, several strong female judges on the Ontario Court of Appeal could have received the nod. Fifty-eight-year-old Binnie, a partner with the country's largest national law firm, McCarthy Tetrault, replaces Justice John Sopinka, who died suddenly late last year. He is Chretien's second appointment to the high court - New Brunswick Judge Michel Bastarache was appointed in October to replace retiring Gerard La Forest.
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33,18830321,historical,,"It consists of a spring visit to San Francisco via New Orleans, through Texas, Mexico, New Mexico and Southern California. The excursionists will have the privilege of traveling singly to New Orleans, from which point the grand excursion will start on April 18th, under the care of Mr. W. Campbell, of Quebec, and Colonel Turnbull, of the Canadian service, also well known in England. These gentlemen have applied for and obtained a charter from the Canadian Government as the """"Military Colonization Company of Canada,"""" in order that, if necessary, in the future they can extend their operations beyond the territory they have now acquired. This territory has its northern boundary six miles south of latitude 51 and the western boundary is six miles south of longitude 114. Much of its southern portion near the Bow River is wooded; the remainder is in soil grasses, the climate is admirably suited for grazing, and the valley lands of the river for agriculture. The beautiful Bow River, watering the whole tract, is fed from the perpetual snow of the summits of the Rocky Mountains; the hotter the beats of summer the more abundant the supply of water.",0,0,0,0,0,0
199,19920510,modern,Nan,"Fortunately, she hasn't yet crossed that thin line that defines romance and corniness. CAMEO, Emotional Violence I'll admit that Cameo's style really isn't my thing, but come on. This product is very disco. Put together with vocalist Larry Blackmon's annoyingly whiny voice, this is hard on my ears. Most of the talent here is in the mixing. It's pop, incorporated with rap and some good backup vocals thrown in here and there. There are some songs with good bass lines like on Raw but Tasty, but that's about it. CHAKA KHAN The Woman I Am Chaka Khan has got a powerful voice. It's got a sort of bluesy quality to it. Her singing follows in the tradition of Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin. Unfortunately, the power of this great talent is partly drowned by the big-band funk sound of the instrumentation. There is a lot of variety on this album, which is proof to me that variety isn't always such a good thing. Several songs are great and others I can't bear to sit through. Chaka Khan is a wild woman.",0,0,0,0,0,0
145,18941228,historical,Nan,"It was impossible to play the Shamrock hockey team as the snow had insinuated itself to the depth of a couple of feet on the ice of the Beaver rink, so the visitors put in their time with a little practice at the Victoria rink in the afternoon, then a lunch at the St. James club, and in the evening again watched the local practices at the Victoria rink. As far as could be seen from the limited practice done the American style of play is vastly different from the Canadian, but not as hard a game, and the features likely to be most noticeable in tonight's match will be a passing off-side game versus swift skating and heavy checking. To appreciate the difference it will be necessary to see the game, which promises to be peculiarly instructive from the fact that one half will be played under American rules and one half under the Canadian rules with which we are all familiar. In conversation with a Gazette reporter last night Mr. Chase was not slow to recognize the beauties of the Canadian game, but he still thought that the American style had some points worthy of consideration.
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203,19930408,modern,Nan,"It has not ruled out using part of the building as commercial space. ""Bernard Ave. was badly affected by the closure of the theatre,"" Pomminville said. Restoring it would inject some life into the street, he added. Councillor Jerome Unterberg, of the mayor's party, said a variety of studies have already been done and the city's plans for the theatre are in keeping with them. Unterberg criticized the opposition's stance: ""They PLEASE SEE THEATRE, PAGE G2 S7 5-m sport OS a m lillOtl centre ANDY RIGA THE GAZETTE COTE DES NEIGES - Local community groups are applauding Montreal city council's decision this week to build a $7.5-million sports and recreation facility in southern Cote des Neiges. But they say they'll continue to push for two other much-needed facilities in the other parts of the district. ""It's a start,"" Denise Gaboriault, president of the Centre Communautaire de Loisirs de Cote des Neiges, said Tuesday.",0,0,0,0,0,0
210,18870507,historical,Nan,"Villeneuve, Beamish and Lapointe voting against, in addition to the ministerial members, while several of the Opposition members were absent from the house. Amidst this, the house went into committee on Mr. Bourbotte's bill to incorporate the Tramways Company. The bill was killed in committee, the vote to rise and leave the bill being 25 to 22. The house was occupied during the greater part of the night in receiving reports of the committee of supply, and adjourned at 11:45 p.m. Another of the Series of Pleasant Days Promised, Toronto, Ont, May 7, 1 a.m. The pressure continues low in the Northwest Territories and high in Eastern Canada. Elsewhere it has generally increased slightly. The weather has been for the most part fine and warm, except that thunderstorms appear to have been general in the extreme southern portion of the Lower Lake region. The temperature rose to 75 in Manitoba during the day. St. Laurence Moderate winds; fine and warm.""",0,0,0,0,0,0
83,20001106,modern,Nan,"27 federal election. ""He is one of the good ones. But it will be hard for him. He's all by himself now,"" the 59-year-old plumber offered sadly. Bachand is the last Tory member of Parliament in Quebec and the only one of the five Quebec Tories elected in 1997 not to quit to join another party. With almost no help from the once-mighty, now foundering Conservatives, the popular former mayor of Asbestos is in a fight for survival with Bloc Quebecois candidate Andre Bellavance - who is working hard to reclaim the seat the separatist party lost three years ago. Bachand also has the Liberals and the newborn Canadian Alliance nipping at his heels. Please see BACHAND, Page A8 PM makes pitch to women, Page A12 We'll be punching, Day says, Page A13 What if?: MacDonald, Page B3 Fruit-seller feels squeeze Strike by truckers means grocers are running short of imported delicacies ALLISON HANES The Gazette Michael Di Staullo craves Clementines.
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108,19980404,modern,Drought,"APRIL 4, 1993 J MATTERS Los Angeles Times Answered prayers Torrential rains fell over the burning rain forests and savanna of northern Brazil just hours after two native shamans conducted an ancient ritual intended to end the region's worst drought on record. Nearly all of the massive fires that have been sparked in recent weeks were doused by the regular and heavy rain. The shamans were flown in by the government from Mato Grosso state and they performed the ritual on a dried-up riverbank, using plants from their Xingu region. Philippine infernos The El Nino drought in the Philippines sparked massive wildfires that razed 12,000 acres of virgin forests and forced mountain villagers to flee in the south of the country. The fires also threaten endangered species in an area set aside for indigenous tribes in the remote mountains of Palawan Island. Palawan is known as the Philippines' """"last frontier"""" and is home to rare plants and such animals as the tarsier, the world's smallest primate. Tropical storm Tropical cyclone Zuman formed just to the east of the island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The storm skirted Espiritu Santo, an island that was inundated by torrential rains from cyclone Yali just over a week ago. Maximum winds near Zuman's centre increased to more than 160 km/h as it entered the Coral Sea. Earthquakes A powerful temblor rocked Indonesia's southwestern Sumatra Island, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. Earth movements were also felt in Bali, Africa's Lake Tanganyika region, western Turkey, Interior Alaska and Utah. Heartland twisters A swarm of tornadoes tore through parts of southern Minnesota for two hours, killing a 6-year-old boy and wrecking an estimated 635 houses. Debris from one of the tornadoes was carried 100 kilometres away to the Minneapolis suburbs of Apple Valley and Eagan. Ethiopian swarms Ethiopia's ministry of agriculture announced that aerial spraying to control a growing plague of locusts began in the regions of Jijiga and Dire Dawa. The insects first appeared in the country's Somali region, and have spread to cover an area of 3,700 acres. An aircraft was donated to the impoverished country by the East Africa Desert Locust Control Organization. Popo plumes Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano spewed a column of super-heated ash and gas in one of the mountain's most intense recent eruptions. A thick cloud of ash soared to more than a half-mile above the suburbs of Mexico City. Vulcanologists advised the public that the latest activity does not indicate the mountain is about to produce a major eruption. LOS ANGELES - In the movie Good Will Hunting, an impoverished South Boston kid who scrapes by mopping floors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology astonishes prize-winning professors with his ability to solve at a glance math problems that have stumped the experts. How likely is this scenario? Could a person with no specialized education instantaneously see his way through intellectual thickets impenetrable to the top people in the field? Even if he is a natural-born genius? Conventional wisdom has it that science today is the province of experts bedecked with degrees and weighty with wisdom acquired through experience. It might come as a surprise, therefore, to learn that amateurs and outsiders have made substantial contributions to math and science. This week, it was reported that a 9-year-old schoolgirl designed an experiment that challenged the technique in alternative medicine called healing touch. A San Diego homemaker working at her kitchen table discovered dozens of new geometric patterns that experts had thought were impossible. A Texas banker came up with a formal conjecture (a kind of mathematical hypothesis) that amounts to an expansion, or """"sequel,"""" to the famous Fermat's Last Theorem, which defied proof for more than 300 years. Amateurs can't compete with professionals when it comes to high-tech equipment, university connections, academic prestige and funding. But in some ways, their status as nonprofessionals can be a plus. """"Amazingly, lack of formal education can be an advantage,"""" said mathematician Doris Schattschneider of Moravian College in Pennsylvania, who helped """"discover"""" the San Diego homemaker now hailed by mathematicians for her work. """"We get stuck in our old ways,"""" Schattschneider said. """"Sometimes, progress is only made when someone from the outside looks at it with new eyes."""" There was nothing unusual about amateur scientists 200 years ago when science was something people did in their parlours and back yards. Science was not yet sequestered in its own private world, with obscure language and strict academic requirements barring all but highly trained experts. """"If you go back far enough, everybody was an amateur,"""" said UCLA chemist Charles Knobler, who uses methods developed by amateur Agnes Pockels in his work. """"John Priestly, who discovered oxygen, was a minister."""" Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the ultimate amateur. The 18th-century statesman not only discovered that lightning is electricity, he also invented the heat-efficient stove and bifocal eyeglasses. However, as science has become more specialized, the occasional breakthrough by an amateur has become much more surprising. That's one reason the work of San Diego homemaker Marjorie Rice caused such a stir. A mother of five, Rice made a habit of getting her hands on Scientific American magazine, to which her son subscribed, before the rest of the family. She was a particular fan of Martin Gardner's long-running column, Mathematical Games. In July 1975, Gardner, an author and perhaps the best-known mathematical amateur of all, published a column about tiling patterns. A branch of mathematics that lives up to its name, tiling is concerned with determining what kinds of shapes can fit together perfectly without any overlaps or gaps. Since all solid matter, from brains to crystals, is made of tightly packed clusters of molecules, studying the possible ways that shapes can arrange themselves has many scientific applications. In his column, Gardner mentioned that only certain types of pentagons could perfectly tile a plane, or flat surface, and that all of them were known—or so the mathematicians thought. After reading the piece, however, an amateur named Richard James III thought he found some pentagons that the experts had overlooked. As it turned out, he was right, and Gardner published James's results in his December 1975 column. The minute Rice saw that, she was off and running. """"It made me wonder,"""" she said recently from her home in San Diego. """"If he could find one, maybe I could."""" Since she had no formal training in mathematics, Rice developed her own notation, listing various combinations of sides and angles of pentagons on 3-by-5 cards. She worked on the problem all through Christmastime 1975, drawing diagrams on the kitchen table when no one was around and hiding them when her husband and children came home, or when friends stopped by. By February 1976, she was confident she had found new kinds of pentagons that could tile. She sent them off to Gardner. """"I'd never written to anyone who wrote articles in magazines,"""" she said. Gardner forwarded Rice's drawings to Schattschneider, an expert in tiling patterns. Schattschneider at first was skeptical. Rice's peculiar markings seemed odd, like """"hieroglyphics,"""" the professor recalled. """"I was probably condescending."""" Eventually, however, Schattschneider verified the results. By October 1976, Rice had come up with 58 pentagon tilings, most of them previously unknown, and arranged them into 12 classes. Over the next 10 years, she discovered many more tiling patterns and three more types of pentagons, all of which were important contributions to the field. """"And she's still working on it,"""" said Schattschneider recently. """"That woman doesn't stop."""" Mathematicians tend to think that someone like Rice is an anomaly, Schattschneider said. """"A lot of them get so wrapped up they don't even entertain the idea that someone without credentials could make a real contribution,"""" she said. """"I wanted to show that the contributions of amateurs can lead to something serious."""" Although amateurs might not speak the professional lingo, Schattschneider said, their passionate will to know, intense concentration and fresh perspectives can make up for lack of specialized training. """"Just because someone doesn't have the technical language is no reason to dismiss their work,"""" she said. Recently, an amateur making big news has been Texas banker Andrew Beal—in part because he has put his money where his math is, offering a $50,000 prize for the solution to a problem he devised. Known as Beal's problem, it is similar to Fermat's Last Theorem, whose proof also carried a cash prize of about $30,000 by the time it was claimed in 1994. Fermat's Last Theorem took more than 300 years to prove. It took 200 pages of nearly impenetrable arguments and calculations for mathematician Andrew Wiles of Princeton to prove that Pierre de Fermat, a French lawyer who lived from 1601-65, had been right. Beal has been working on similar problems for many years, teaching himself the field—known as number theory—as he went along. Now he has proposed his own problem, which is taken quite seriously by mathematicians, who say it is a more general version of Fermat's Last Theorem. """"If you could prove Beal's conjecture, then you would immediately prove Fermat,"""" said mathematician Keith Devlin of St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., east of Oakland, praising Beal's work. """"And let's not forget that Fermat was an amateur."""" Beal's day job is running the bank that he founded in Dallas. But he believes that amateurs like him bring to some fields a fresh perspective that professionals lack. Beal said that being isolated from the professional community of like-minded thinkers can be a benefit. """"When you're in a business or profession,"""" he said, """"we all start to look at things similarly. It helps to start with a clean slate."""" Both Rice and Beal made their contributions in areas of mathematics that are relatively open to amateurs. In Rice's case, the visual aspect of tiling makes it accessible; Beal's work in number theory doesn't require heavy-duty mathematical machinery. Discovering new prime numbers is also part of number theory and therefore attracts a lot of amateurs. Money can't buy this kind of dedication. Only untamed curiosity, fueled by passion, seems to do the trick. As the late physicist Frank Oppenheimer used to say: """"Understanding is a lot like sex; it's got a practical purpose, but that's not why people do it normally."""" It's not your imagination: time is flying faster. El Nino update Ocean temperatures off the coast of Peru are nearing normal levels as the El Nino phenomenon continues to wane. Sea surface temperatures are now only 2 degrees Celsius above normal for this time of year compared to nearly 5 degrees higher than normal last December. Hooked hens A group of battery hens being tested in England for the possible calming effect of watching videos actually became hooked on the images after only a few days of exposure to television. Researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute had shown the hens and their chicks videos for 10 minutes each day to see if it would calm their self-destructive behaviour. The New Scientist reported that the project was funded by the government to find ways of reducing animal alarm and aggression, which causes some commercial losses for chicken-raising operations. SANDRA BLAKESLEE New York Times NEW YORK - Can it be April already? Didn't they play the Super Bowl just last week? It sometimes seems that with each passing year, the days and weeks zip by more quickly. If you have ever had this feeling, you are not imagining it. Studies of human time perception show that age-related changes in the nervous system alter one's sense of time; it really does seem to move more quickly with age. At a meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans in November, a psychologist, Peter A. Mangan, reported on a study in which he asked people in different age groups to estimate when three minutes had passed by silently counting one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, three-one-thousand, and so on. People in their early 20s were accurate within three seconds, and some got it exactly right. People in their 60s estimated that three minutes were up after three minutes and 40 seconds had passed. Middle-aged subjects fell in between but, like the older people, all underestimated the passage of time. This phenomenon has led some researchers to suspect that the brain contains a special clock that tracks time intervals in the range of seconds to minutes. A Duke University neuroscientist, Warren Meek, and a graduate student, Matthew Matell, have now proposed a model of this clock based on studies of human brain anatomy. According to their theory, a cluster of neurons in the midbrain collects time signals from all over the brain and coordinates those that occur at the same time and involve singular events or perceptions. The neurons also establish the start and finish of various time intervals that the brain is interested in measuring, such as how long it should take before a red traffic light turns green. Moreover, a brain chemical called dopamine regulates this clock. Add dopamine and the clock runs faster; take it away, the clock slows down. Defects in this clock could help explain human ailments like dyslexia, hyperactivity, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. It could explain why, in an automobile accident, three seconds can feel like three minutes, why old people in nursing homes are often confused about time, and even how some drugs like cocaine and amphetamine give the sense of """"speed"""" while others, including marijuana, subjectively slow down the passage of time. An American psychologist, Hudson Hoagland, first suspected the existence of an interval clock in the 1930s, when his wife ran a high fever. Mrs. Hoagland complained that her husband had been out of the room for a very long time when he had actually been gone for moments. Curious, Hoagland asked his wife to estimate when a minute had passed. After 37 seconds, she said the time was up. And as her temperature rose, she counted faster. In further experiments, Hoagland found that he could retard an individual's sense of time by 20 percent by applying heat to the person's brain. Other researchers later found that lowering a person's body temperature by two or three degrees could speed up the subjective sense of time. The idea that there is a clock measuring intervals in the range of seconds to minutes (in addition to the circuits that measure tenths and hundredths of seconds and the circadian clock that tracks the length of the day) makes a lot of sense. The ability to estimate short durations of time is critical for learning and survival, said John Gibbon of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University. The human interval clock is running all the time as people unconsciously monitor the timing of external events and respond to them. For example, Meek said, """"suppose you are sitting at a red light, waiting for it to turn green,"""" adding: """"At a certain point, based on past experience, you will begin to put your foot on the gas in anticipation that the light is about to turn. Unconsciously, you are counting the seconds, without looking at your watch. But if the light fails to turn green in the expected amount of time, you start fretting, wondering if it is working properly. If enough time passes, you may decide to run the red light."""" THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1998 WORLD Rain-forest heroes Indians' mysterious ritual ends threat of catastrophe London Daily Telegraph RIO DE JANEIRO - Kukrit and Mati-i are the new heroes of the rain forest. It took the illiterate Kaiapo tribesmen from the Mato Grosso half an hour of mysterious ritual on a river bank this week to break a five-month drought in the northern Amazon region of Roraima, which had been turned into an inferno. Their ancestral powers ended what was rapidly turning into one of the world's largest ecological disasters. Within hours, torrential tropical downpours had put out over 90 percent of the huge jungle fires that had run out of control and destroyed thousands of acres of savannah and rain forest in an area the size of Wales over the past two weeks. Kukrit and Mati-i—they are unsure about their age as tribal forest Indians count only up to two, all the rest is """"very much""""—were flown from their tribal village 2,400 kilometres away by the government's Indian Foundation. It was a desperate act which defied all the latest technology and white man's science. The official forecasts were gloomy. Data sent by channel 2 of the NOAA-14 weather satellite and interpreted by the high-tech computers at the Brazilian space centre in Jose dos Campos, thousands of kilometres away in the far south of the country indicated rain in the region was still """"at least two to three weeks away."""" Hundreds of firefighters were engaged in a hopeless battle against the advancing flames, United Nations emergency aid was offered and considered, army helicopters were dropping """"waterbombs""""—all to no avail. Enormous tracts of virgin rain forest were being devoured and no one could stop it. Kukrit and Mati-i were unperturbed by their first flight. After they had crossed hundreds of kilometres of jungle they settled in a three-star hotel in Boa Vista, capital of Roraima state in the extreme north of Brazil, took a shower and had a leisurely dinner. Then they went out to the banks of the nearby Curupira River, carrying cipo leaves and taquara branches from their homeland. They were worried that their tribal brothers of the local Yanomami nation would be """"eaten"""" by the flames. """"We will make water fall,"""" they promised as they asked to be left alone to perform their ceremony in the dark. Satisfied, they returned to their hotel 30 minutes later and went to bed, a novelty to them as they are used to hammocks. """"It will rain,"""" was all they said before sleeping. Less than two hours later, the first reports came through on the radio at the army fire task emergency centre in Boa Vista. """"It started raining here,"""" an almost incredulous voice said from the jungle town of Cacarai. An hour later, similar reports came in from Apiau, in the region between the Sururu and Majari rivers in the north. When dawn broke, Boa Vista was hit by one of the heaviest downpours in living memory. People danced in the rain in the streets before breakfast and the airport, closed several times in the past few weeks because of smoke from the forest fires, was shut again—this time because of poor visibility caused by the impenetrable rain curtain. By the end of the day, 25 millimetres had fallen. The fires petered out and humidity rose back to its """"normal"""" 97-percent level. Satisfied, Kukrit and Mati-i returned to the Mato Grosso. They did not give an explanation. All they said was that they had talked to Becororoti, a famous ancestor gifted with divine power, who, when he died, went to heaven and was turned into rain. Outlet, """"Came to where the values are as fabulous as our jeans, jackets and tops. Come to where it's fun to save on end of lines, one-of-a-kinds and Levi's irregular jeans, so close to perfect you have to hunt for any difference."""" Levi's Outlet, """"It's where selection and service are a cut above at much below."""" Philippines asks for fire help MANILA - The Philippines called on its neighbors yesterday to help it douse forest fires erupting in several parched areas across the country, days after it sought help from Canada and the United States. """"I've given the directive to invite ASEAN countries, particularly those with fire-fighting expertise, to help us,"""" disaster coordinating chief Fortunato Abat told a press conference. For the last two weeks, fires have been raging on the southwestern island, Palawan, but the island's governor Salvador Socrates said the fires are nearly extinguished. However, Abat said new fires erupted in other areas. Indonesian experts who fought fires that razed thousands of hectares of forest and farmland on Borneo island last year could be asked to help put them out, he said.""",1,0,0,1,1,1
13,18910908,historical,Storm,"J, September 7 - The terrible storm prevailed here yesterday. LA TORDRAINE'S STORMY TRIP The Big French Steamship Disabled During a Big Cyclone A BIG MOVEMENT OF GRAIN, Over 7,000 Carloads at Kansas City An Original Suicide-Ballroad Official In Jail New York, September 7 With the captain's gig missing, the stanchions and canvas covering of the bridge torn away, the new French steamship La Touraine steamed slowly up the bay today after an eventful voyage, in which a cyclone played a prominent part. La Touraine holds the best record from Havre to New York. The vessel sailed from Havre on August 29, in command of Captain Frangnel and carrying about 600 saloon and 600 steerage passengers. On the morning of the 30th, a terrific storm set in, foreboding a westerly cyclone. On the 31st, the storm increased, and a huge wave came over the port bow, carrying away the bridge stanchions, rails, and canvas covering. Second Captain Rilba, who was on the bridge at the time, managed to cling to one of the stanchions and was uninjured. Another monster wave dashed over the steamship's bow before she had recovered herself from the first blow, carrying away the crow's nest on the foremast and washing the vessel from stem to stern. By a miracle, no one was injured. The big steamship's stern rose out of the waves as her bow dipped into the valley of green water before her. This caused the twin propellers to race. The sudden strain that was brought upon the engines caused the eccentric rod to twist, causing the vessel to suddenly stop. The vessel lay to for three hours while the damage was being repaired. She was finally got under way again and rode out the storm in safety. Thirteen Train Robbers Killed Uvalde, Tex, September 5 The train robbers who were thought to have escaped across the Rio Grande river with a sum said to be $20,000 which they secured from the express car on the Southern Pacific railroad were met yesterday by a body of rangers who had been in pursuit and a battle took place. From reports received, thirteen of the robbers and two rangers were killed and several on both sides were wounded. The rangers followed what was thought to be the course pursued by the robbers through the mountain pass and although they had at several times lost the trail, they pulled up on the robbers Thursday. They discovered evidence that the men were but a few miles ahead of them and were headed toward Las Vegas. The pursuers pulled up on the bandits strongly and made better time, for after pushing on a portion of the night they were rewarded yesterday by falling in with the outlaws. The engagement was short. The bandits were outnumbered. They held the best position, however, and stood their ground until their dead and wounded were so great that resistance was impossible and then the remainder fled. It is said that two men escaped. Bloody Battle Between Convicts Lexington, Ky, September 7 Violent assaults in the penitentiary made by convicts upon each other yesterday as a third attempted to separate them. The result was that all three are in the hospital with fatal wounds. The three men were sent from Louisville. Their names are Ell Lucas, serving a life sentence for murder; William Bellambe, serving 16 years, and William Johnson, serving 21 years. There had been bad feeling between Lucas and Bellambe and yesterday the latter made a rush at Lucas, who drew a knife and made a sweeping cut across Bellambe's abdomen. Johnson interfered and a brick thrown by one of the others struck him on the head. Bellambe then knocked Lucas down and stamped him about the face and breast. At this juncture, the guards appeared and put a stop to the affair. Bellambe's wound is very deep and he will die. Lucas is in such an unrecognizable and bruised condition that it is difficult to ascertain the extent of his injuries. Johnson's skull was fractured. Banana City Choked With Wheat, Kansas City, September 7 The unprecedented movement of grain from the West is choking the Kansas City market. There are miles of side tracks full of loaded cars and the grain men and railroad men are working night and day to clear the jam. All the elevators at the mouth of the Kansas River are crowded to their utmost capacity. One hundred cars of wheat were turned over to the Chicago road yesterday to be shipped from Kansas, through Kansas City, to Chicago. This practice is growing, and unless the dealers get rid of some of the grain on hand they will lose a great deal of business. The Union Pacific, not being a through road, is hauling the grain into the city like a sausage mill. The Chicago, Santa Fe and California road cannot furnish enough engines to haul the cars here to Chicago. The Santa Fe yards, as a consequence, are stuffed to overflowing. Yesterday there were over 7,000 cars in the Missouri Pacific yards. Will be His Own Step Uncle, Fresno, Cal, September 7 Carroll, of Fresno, today committed suicide at the Prescott House here by exploding a dynamite bomb in his room. The explosion shook all the buildings in the neighborhood. Carroll's remains were scattered all over the room and one arm was found in the street. The windows and plastering were broken and the furniture damaged. He told some persons that he intended to kill himself to create a sensation for the newspapers. He left a note saying life was not worth the living. Minister Egan's Instructions, Washington, September 7 The Department of State telegraphed to Minister Egan on September 4th saying that if a government had been formed by the Congressional party which was acceptable to the people he should recognize it and open communications with its head. Today the department received a telegram from Mr. Egan stating that a provisional government had been established on the 4th instant, with Jorge Montt as president, and was universally accepted by the people and that he (Egan) was in very cordial communication with it. Pacific Railroad Rumors, San Francisco, September 7 The Southern Pacific railroad is about to commence active operations in Oregon and Washington which will create a sensation in the railroad world. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Oregon & California Railroad Company. The project of the corporation is to build a road from Portland to the state boundary line between Oregon and California and also from Portland south to the southern boundary of Oregon. A Destructive Ohio Storm, Alliance, Ohio, September 7 The most destructive storm ever known here passed over the city yesterday morning. Twelve houses and barns were struck by lightning and burned, causing a loss of $10,000. The electrical display was bewildering in its intensity. It is reported that a number of lives were lost, but nothing definite can be learned owing to the damaged condition of telegraph and telephone wires. Railroad Officials Arrested, Hutchinson, Kan, September 7 LOST IN A HURRICANE Details of the Storm In Which the Steamer Came Aboard Two Men Terrific Storm in the Turk Islands, Halifax, September 7 The following details have been received from Bermuda of the hurricane experienced by the steamer Duart Castle. The hurricane, which was from east to northwest, began about midnight of the 28th ult, and was most severe from that time until about 7 o'clock in the morning of the 29th, when the weather began to abate. At 6:30 on the morning of Saturday the 27th, in lat. 40 8 N, long. 63 18, while heavy cross sea was running, a sea boarded the ship and washed overboard two seamen, Sexton and Noseworthy by name. Captain Harrison was standing near the men at the time and would have also been washed overboard had he not got caught in the ship's rail and grasped one of the stays of the smokestack. As it was, he was badly bruised and had to seek medical assistance on his arrival at Bermuda. The seaman Noseworthy was not seen after he was washed overboard. Sexton was seen, and a life buoy was thrown to him. He secured it and got into it. Then a rope was thrown to him, but the heavy sea that was raging at the time washed him away from the ship and he was last seen waving his hand to those on board. During the storm, the sea boarded the steamer on all sides, carried away about fifty feet of the rail and tore up and twisted the iron stanchions that support the rail. A terrible hurricane and thunderstorm passed over Grand Turk on the 21st ult. Several of the small craft in the harbor were destroyed. A fine sloop which had arrived there a few days previous from Cape Haiti with a man seeking medical attendance was blown out to sea with the sick man, a boy, and one of the crew. When the hurricane abated she was nowhere to be seen and it is feared she must have capsized. Several houses were destroyed. The salt crop for this season will be very short, 30 percent of the salt procured having been spoiled. A FEW LOCAL SHOWERS Predicted for Today, But Generally Fair Little Chance In Temperature, Toronto, September 7, 11 p.m. Tonight the pressure is highest over the upper lakes and Manitoba, and there is a deep depression near the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, causing heavy rain in the Maritime provinces, and another over the extreme Northwest territories, accompanied by very warm weather. The weather has been generally fair except in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Minimum and maximum temperatures: Calgary, 30, 80; Battleford, 43, 84; Prince Albert, 40, 76; Qu'Appelle, 36, 74; Winnipeg, 38, 64; Toronto, 69, 69; Montreal, 68, 68; Quebec, 66, 70; Halifax, 62, 72. Lakes Winds mostly north and west; fair weather; not much change in the temperature. Upper St. Lawrence A few local showers, but generally fair, with strong westerly winds; not much change in temperature. H. Kitts shows a good conception of the part of Gill Riley, and Ed. Brennaca makes a good Mr. Carney. Miss Agnes Carlton well fills the role of Norah Maguire, and as Kate Carney Miss Nell Keen is decidedly good. Miss Maggie Leland well delineates the character of Mr. Kelly, and little Kittle Murphy acts well the part allotted to her, that of little Nell Carney. The other characters are all in capable hands. The Lyceum, The Lyceum Opera house was well filled last evening on the occasion of the reopening. During the four weeks that the house has been closed, very extensive changes have taken place. The walls have been recovered, and a more ceiling, artistically painted, has taken the place of the unsightly rafters. The proscenium has been newly painted, eight new boxes have been built, new scenery has been painted, and the seating room has been increased by about 600 new chairs. Many other changes have also been made, the Lyceum being now transformed into as nice a theatre as one would wish to enter. As before stated, a large audience witnessed the performance of the four-act railway play entitled """"Delmonto."""" The piece abounds in stirring situations, and, judging from the frequent applause, large houses will, no doubt, be the order for the week. Mr. Vio Leonzo played the leading part. The dogs, Spot and Panther, were certainly worth seeing. They were always on hand to help Pomp, their master, out of the several close corners into which the piece took him, and their wonderful bounds for his opponents' threat at the opportune moment took the audience by storm. Rohrnrr Park The very large crowd which filled the vast space occupied by Sohmer Park Garden yesterday was evidently exceedingly pleased with the most enjoyable entertainment which had been provided for them by Messrs. Lavigne & Lajoie. The marionette show was very clever and enlisted the hearty plaudits of the audience. But the principal attraction was...",1,0,1,0,0,1
12,18920223,historical,Storm,"""A despatch from Gibraltar states that during the storm the Italian barque Nina Schallino went ashore at Cape Spartel and was wrecked. Seven of her crew were drowned. The British steamer St. Panoras, from New York, which arrived at Liverpool yesterday, had on board the crew of the schooner Petrel. It was supposed the Petrel crew had been drowned. DISASTROUS STORMS IN SPAIN: MADRID, February 22. Disastrous storms are reported throughout Spain. The Guadalquivir and other rivers are rising rapidly. Much property has been undermined and destroyed. A train was derailed near Borde de Borde yesterday, one guard being killed and three other persons injured. INUNDATIONS IN WESTERN EUROPE: CONSTANTINOPLE, February 22. Railway communications with western Europe are suspended owing to inundation. No train has arrived or departed since Thursday. THE KAISER WILHELM STRIKES GROUND: LENNOX, February 22. A despatch from Bremen says that the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm is ashore in the Scheldt.",1,0,1,0,0,1
302,18910514,historical,Cold,"WAKEFIELD (WEDNESDAY) There was a very good attendance at this market and several later buyers from London, Birmingham, and other districts made extensive purchases trade ruled brisk; prices were somewhat higher, and a good clearance was effected. The show of beef was smaller than last week, 1,720 fat beasts being penned, against 1,830. Speaking generally, the quality of the animals was first class, though a few rough and heavy lots were on offer. Very choice and well-fed animals made 7d per lb, useful beef 6d, and heavy rough beasts 6d. There were 6,114 sheep, lambs, and calves, against 6,018 last week, or an increase of 1,106. Fortunately for the dealer there was a large attendance of buyers, and this enabled them to secure fully last Wednesday's prices, and in some cases a slight advance was obtained. Nearly all the sheep were there, and on the whole they were a creditable lot. The best small sheep in wool sold at 7d per lb and heavier sheep 6d to 8d. Clipped sheep sold at from 6d to 7d. Lambs were freely offered at about 1s per lb. About 170 milch and lean beasts were penned, but in consequence of the continued cold weather trade was quiet. Milch cows sold at 14 to 25 each, and lean beasts at 10 to 18. BRISTOL THURSDAY Beef comes to hand in moderate quantities and selling better at 64s to 66s per cwt for it M, and 60s others. A fair number of sheep, which sold at 8d to 9d per lb for choice wethers in the wool and 7d ewes. About 400 store cattle from Iceland, but only the better lots sold at late values. Short supply of pigs, which sold at 8s 4d to 8s 6d per score for bacon pigs to 8s to 9s for porkers. DOWN AT THE CITY HALL Cathedral Street Impropriation The Limits Objected to today. Cleaning. The commissioners in expropriation for the widening of Cathedral Street met yesterday morning and heard objections to the proposed limits. The principal objector was Mr. Jesse Joseph, who was backed up by a notarial protest. Mr. Joseph complained that properties half a mile away had been placed in the limits, while others one hundred and fifty feet away had been left out. Ex-Ald. Fairbairn also objected. The commissioners took the objections under deliberation. The Market committee was to have gone out to the Eastern abattoir yesterday morning to look at the site of the new cattle sheds, but Ald. Stephens drew their attention to the fact that it was useless to visit the place, as they had obtained plans for a $20,000 building and had only been granted $10,000. The committee thereupon postponed their visit until this morning, and appointed a sub-committee to confer with Messrs. Perrault & Menard, the architects. The Annexation committee meets on Saturday morning, when they will consider the Cubegonde petitions. Ald. Prefontalne says that the Street Railway committee will lay their rails to the tail race bridge. The Road department expects to begin work on the St. Catherine Street paving early this week. Palpitation of the heart, nervousness, tremblings, nervous headache, cold hands and feet, pain in the back, and other forms of weakness are relieved by Carter's Little Liver Pills, made especially for the blood, liver, and complexion. A JESSENYING THURSDAY The Parhamunial Air Reading Society Fully Acknowledges Mr. Jacob's Services. A very pleasant event took place in the office of the Specialty Manufacturing Company, Imperial Building, yesterday morning. This consisted of a handsome presentation made to Mr. J. JAMES COOPER, AGENT, 103 James Street, Montreal. STORAGE FOR ALL KINDS OF GOODS. CUSTOMS ENTRY passed and goods forwarded with despatch to all parts of the world. BLANKOCK BROS, 17 Common Street. USE ADLD'S MUCILAGE The best for office or household purposes. All Stationers and Bookstores keep it. A. D., Manufacturer, 7 Craig St., Montreal. POROUS TERRA COTTA BUILDING MATERIAL, The best fire-proof material known, a nonconductor of heat, cold, and sound. Endorsed by all architects.",0,0,0,0,0,0
145,18941228,historical,Storm,"PAGB BIGHT, The arrangements for Sir John Thompson's funeral, A fast service to Newfoundland, China and John W. Foster to assist her in obtaining peace, The new railway association strikes more snags, The stormy Atlantic, THE STORM WAS A CORKER It Extended Over a Very Wide Range of Territory, NEW YORK STATE SUFFERED About the Hoot From the Storm, ne-becUad, ne-becUad a Lively Time General In the South, Qi KiiEf, December 27, (Special) The most violent storm experienced here for many years set in this morning and raged throughout the remainder of the day. There are heavy snowdrifts in the streets and it is impossible at times to see from one side of a street to the other. Several people have been blown off their feet and even vehicles in exposed situations have been overturned by the blizzard. Part of the roof of the Custom house was blown off this afternoon, and so was that of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway workshops. The chimney of Gour-deau's factory was blown down, breaking in some three-fourths of the roof.
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215,19920628,modern,Nan,"Restless she invited me down to the set to visit her but I never made it he said It was just one of those things Anyway when I was cast on Days I called Kari to tell her the news then I said So what's it like? She told me that being on a soap was a very demanding job and that it took a lot of work and a lot of memorization but with practice it would get easier Rhodes celebrated winning his first soap role by taking his mother sister and a friend out to dinner I've always taken my mother out to dinner at least once a month he said Now that I've got a good steady job I've been taking her out more often about every other week The funny thing though is that before she always wanted to go to inexpensive places but lately she's been asking me to take her to better places like the Beverly.""",0,0,0,0,0,0
217,19980522,modern,Nan,"The E. subvaria (Hendricson) is usually found until the end of May, but the rapid warming of the streams has hurried the hatch. The large gray-brown S. vicarium (March Brown) is a reliable mayfly that emerges all day, making it a favorite with dry-fly addicts. The Tan Caddis in size 14 also has been coming off regularly, and giant Stone Flies are making their appearance just after dark. This year's Canadian Sporting Championship will be held on Sunday, June 7 at La Roue du Roy in Hemmingford. One of the more popular shooting disciplines, sporting clays tries to duplicate presentations and conditions usually encountered in real bird-hunting situations. But it does so without the many excuses that field conditions offer, so once the repertoire of three standard reasons have been exhausted - too much or too little sun, wind or load - the inevitable misses are usually accompanied by variations of the exasperated shooter holding the gun at arm's length and looking at it as if seeing it for the first time. Competitors will be shooting at two clays whizzing out at various angles from various heights at each of the 14 stations.",0,0,0,0,0,0
197,19911112,modern,Nan,"The event featured students from various colleges showcasing their designs. Winning numbers Monday, La Quotidienne-4 8-1-0-8 (in order) La Quotidienne-3 0-1-8 (in order) Banco 12-19-21-22-24-28-29 34-35-39-40-42-44-46-48-49-52-54-56-66 CENTREPIECE If snow begins to fly, it could be tough sledding MIKE KING and MICHELLE LALONDE THE GAZETTE A little windblown yesterday, Montrealers were otherwise undamaged when a threatened storm failed to materialize, but the going could get tough if snow falls before Friday morning. Montreal's blue-collar workers are scheduled to start their latest walkout this morning. The walkout will interrupt regular garbage collection and will affect street and sidewalk cleanup if it snows. Unless nine centimetres or more of snow falls during the walkout, blue-collar workers aren't obliged to clean the streets and sidewalks.",0,0,0,0,0,0
63,18940213,historical,Snowstorm,"St. Catharines, February 12 A terrific wind and snowstorm has prevailed here most of the day and is still raging. The electric street railway car line is knocked out and traffic generally demoralized. London, London, Ont, February 12 The storm today was the severest that has visited this city this winter and was made up of wind, sleet and snow; it completely paralyzed business. The wind reached its greatest velocity about noon and prevailed with undiminished strength for the remainder of the day. Comparatively little snow fell, but what there was was blown into drifts about the sidewalks and pavements. On the eastbound railroads trains were running a little behind time owing to the storm. Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Ont, February 12 The worst snowstorm of years struck town this morning. A regular northeast gale blew the snow in all directions. Towards evening the gale reached a terrific force, piling the snow up in piles eight to ten feet deep, completely suspending traffic on the streets. The horse cars to Drummondville shut down for the night early in the afternoon. The electric lines on both sides of the river, after fighting the storm, gave up in despair. The railways are having their hands full trying to keep their lines open for passenger traffic only; passenger trains on all the lines are running from three to five hours late, freight traffic being abandoned. Hamilton, Hamilton, February 12 A genuine blizzard struck here today. A snowstorm, accompanied by a very strong northeast wind, has been raging nearly all day. The electric service is entirely suspended and street traffic generally is much impeded. Trains east and west are pretty well on time and from the north and south the service has been kept up fairly well so far. Windsor, Windsor, Ont, February 12 The Windsor, Sandwich and Walkerville street railway lines were tied up by the storm about 10:30 this morning, and the cars stand in the street where they were deserted by their crews. Traffic and business of all kinds is almost entirely suspended. The ferry boats are almost deserted and it is almost impossible to make a landing on the other side. The water in Detroit River is rapidly backing from the lakes below and has risen nearly three feet since yesterday, the current being at a perfect standstill. It is almost an impossibility to run the car ferries, and trains on all roads entering Windsor are several hours behind time. THE AMERICAN END It began in Kansas and ended in the Atlantic. Chicago, February 12 The worst blizzard that ever struck this city, so far as the weather bureau records show for twenty-three years, is raging here. Street traffic is greatly impeded and walking is accompanied with great danger to life and limb. Many persons have already been injured by being blown to the ground, against walls and street posts by the wind. The velocity is eighty miles an hour, the highest ever recorded for this city and almost double the velocity of the wind which is blowing a blizzard in the Western states. The wind was so furious at the corners where skyscrapers are built, especially the Monadnock annex block, bounded by Jackson, Van Buren and Dearborn streets and Custom House place, that extra policemen gave all their attention to the pedestrians. Dozens of women were lifted off their feet and blown to the ground, or else pushed across the streets until they came in violent contact with walls, posts and other obstacles. Mrs. Brahany, of No. 361 South Clinton street, a charwoman at the Art Institute, was lifted in the air and dashed against the fireplug of the Dearborn and Van Buren street corner. Two of her ribs were broken, and it is believed she is internally injured. She lay in the snow drift until men rushed to her rescue, and the police ambulance took her home. The gusts of wind and blinding particles of snow frightened men as well as women from attempting to cross Dearborn street at Van Buren. The feet of others kept them within sheltering doorways. Civilians and policemen became a volunteer brigade, and on the principle that in union there is strength, they locked arms with the belated police workers and crossed in safety. At the stockyards there was a practical suspension of business all the morning. No buyers were to be seen. Stock trains were late, and when they did arrive were covered with snow. In the suburbs the storm was felt with rather more severity than in the heart of the city. One of the big front windows of the Leland hotel was blown in early this morning at the very beginning of the storm. The glass was blown clear across one of the parlors by the force of the wind, but the window was boarded up before any serious damage was done by the snow. The drifted snow and the high wind played havoc with the mail. Nearly all the mail trains were late, and from some of them no tidings were received until late in the day. All the roads suffered, both the eastern and western trains being from one to eight hours late. The driving snow made signals on the railroad tracks practically useless, and caused a collision between two freight trains on the West Shore tracks near 97th street and Stoney avenue about noon. Luther J. Webster, fireman on the second train, had his foot crushed. More accidents were reported to the police today resulting from the high wind. In spite of the fearful weather and the condition of the streets the ambulances were kept busy a large part of the day. Bloomington, Ill, February 12 A violent snowstorm raged throughout central Illinois all today. The snow is ten inches on a level, and is badly drifted. Many trains are delayed, and one passenger train on the Big Four is stuck in a drift near Tremont. There are drifts here five feet deep. Indiana, Fort Wayne, February 12 The great blizzard reached this city at four o'clock this morning and is still raging. All streetcar traffic was abandoned at an early hour. Every railroad centering here is blocked and traffic is practically suspended on all lines. Wabash, February 12 The heaviest snowstorm of the season raged here yesterday and today. The wind blew sixty miles an hour. The thermometer was below zero and the suffering among the poorly clad and half-housed people on the big prairie north of here is fearful. New York, Sabana Lake, Y, February 12 The worst storm of the season is now raging here. The thermometer has dropped 42 degrees in four hours and now registers eight below zero. Snow is falling and aided by a terrific west wind is drifting badly. New York, February 12 The city tonight is covered with a mantle of snow several inches thick. Travel of all kinds is greatly impeded. The storm is the most severe one of the season and is expected to last until tomorrow night or Wednesday morning. The thermometer is down to 20 degrees, and the wind is blowing from the northeast at the rate of thirty miles an hour. Railroad traffic is almost demoralized. All trains are behind time, and the mails from the south and west are greatly delayed. The ferry houses are blocked with belated passengers waiting for the overdue ferry boats, which are compelled to run at a considerably reduced rate of speed. The elevated railroad trains are delayed. The effect of the snow is felt on the outskirts of the city, and the markets are stagnated by the lack of farm produce, the roads being almost impassable on account of deep snow drifts. Sergeant Dunn, of the weather bureau, said tonight that this storm was but the advance guard of one more severe, which would be followed by a very cold wave. Danger signals have been ordered up all along the coast and vessels have been warned not to leave port. At the rate the snow is falling tonight it will be a foot deep by the morning. Reports from all points throughout the state indicate that the storm is general and very severe and that traffic is greatly impeded; trains are badly delayed everywhere. Dispatches from New Jersey report a similar state of affairs. The storm along the New Jersey and Long Island coast is particularly severe. A high northeast gale prevails, and the air is thick with flying snow. Mariners off the coast will have a hard night of it. It is probable that several wrecks will be reported tomorrow. The life-saving crews have doubled their patrols and are on the alert so as to promptly answer signals of distress. One wreck was reported tonight. It occurred on Rockaway Beach, opposite the Arverne hotel. The Arverne life-saving crew cannot go to the relief of the vessel on account of the blinding snowstorm and the high and heavy sea which prevails. The vessel is stranded some distance off shore, and her size or the crew she carries cannot be ascertained. The fate of the crew is in doubt, but their position is an extremely dangerous one. Nebraska, Omaha, Neb, February 12 Nebraska is snowbound. For the past twenty-four hours a terrific blizzard has prevailed throughout the state. The fall has been about twelve inches and, following the eight-inch fall of snow on Thursday, makes the depth at least twenty inches. The cold is extremely severe with few exceptions. Omaha traffic of every description is suspended. Trains in every direction last night were abandoned. The mail trains are being got through with difficulty. The high wind has been piling the snow in great drifts. Reports from the interior show stock is in good condition and farmers are pleased with the immense snowfalls, as it assures a fine winter wheat crop. Ohio, Cleveland, February 12 A severe wind and snowstorm from the northwest struck this city this morning. Nearly all trains are late. Streetcar traffic is almost entirely suspended. Fhf, mont, O, February 12 In a blinding snowstorm, which had been raging all morning, freight train No. 40, westbound, and eastbound light freight No. 25, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad, collided two miles west of Bellevue about 10:30 o'clock. Both engines and several freight cars were smashed and piled up in confusion. Engineer Connell, of light freight No. 25; Fireman McMullen, of engine No. 25; Brakeman Johnson, of freight engine No. 28; and Engineer Samuel Stowell, of engine No. 28, were killed. Missouri, St. Louis, Mo, February 12 Without warning from the weather bureau a veritable Kansas blizzard struck this city at 11 o'clock last night and continued up to 6 o'clock tonight. Rain, hail, sleet and snow alternately swept over the city before a high wind. At daylight the street railways had abandoned efforts to run cars till the tracks were cleared by snow plows. All the railway trains that were not abandoned entirely were late, the Alton express from Chicago being eight hours behind time. The snow is four inches deep, which is phenomenal for this latitude, as time passed the storm increased in severity and at 2 p.m. the wind had risen to a 30-mile gait, with the thermometer 8 degrees above zero and falling. The casualties are numerous, but none serious. The overhead wires look like masses of white ropes and many have been snapped by the weight of ice. Two horses were shocked to death by coming in contact with a broken live wire. Telegrams from all points from the South and West show that the storm is widespread and disastrous. Mississippi, New Orleans, February 12 Advices received here today and tonight indicate that a storm approaching in violence a cyclone is raging in Mississippi, and that the town of Newton has been wiped out of existence, but as the telegraph wires are all down full particulars cannot be obtained. Memphis, Tenn, February 12 A special from Jackson, Miss, says: A terrible cyclone passed between Martinsville and Beauregard, 40 miles south of here, at a late hour at night within a few miles of a patch of the terrible cyclone of April, 1884. The cyclone was about a mile wide and everything in its path was leveled. A great many houses were swept from their foundations, trees twisted off, fences destroyed, several people killed and a great many seriously injured. Kansas, Kansas City, February 12 The worst snowstorm in years raged all over Kansas and Missouri last night and today, for not a single train was on time. The snow averaged from one foot to two feet on the level. High winds accompanied it, and at some points it is 20 feet deep. In many sections schools were closed today. In towns with street railways the service was paralyzed. The snow was dry and the telegraph service was not injured. Topeka, Kan, February 12 All railroads in Kansas are blockaded with snow and scarcely a wheel is turning in the state. Vessels Ashore, Long Branch.",1,0,1,1,0,1
11,18920615,historical,Storm,"Haulage by the Storm Sunday's storm caused considerable damage at Saint Jerome. Two barns belonging to Messrs. Lajeunesse and Taillon, farmers, were destroyed and the steeple of St. Sophie church was blown down. The previous night fire destroyed the barn of Mr. Alphonse David, of St. Sophie. In this district especially fences were torn down and buildings badly wrecked by the gale. At St. Luc a slight landslide occurred on Saturday night.",1,0,0,1,0,0
211,18880607,historical,Nan,"and proceeded. Steamship Laid Nepligon arrived from Montreal at 6:00 a.m. and proceeded. Steamship Polynesian arrived from Montreal at 1:40 p.m. and moored at the company's wharf. Schooner L. Z. Lindsay arrived from Montreal this morning and proceeded under sail. She will take in cargo there. A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, broke over the city at 8:30 p.m. and lasted for about an hour, when the wind veered round to east. It is now blowing fresh from that quarter. Captain Carnithers, of the steamship Norwegian, from Glasgow, reports: Left Greenock May 6 at 11 p.m.; had fine weather until the greater part of the passage; suffered a detention of four hours by fog; arrived at Father Point at 7:15 on the 4th June and at Quebec this afternoon. Passed the following vessels: May 6th, in lat. 53鎺?01' north, long. 60鎺?west, steamship Greenland, bound east; 7:30 a.m., lat.",0,0,0,0,0,0
253,18870115,historical,Snow,"D. Purcell and Mr. Fred Hirka asked for liberal appropriations for the Snow-shoe and Toboggan clubs, and succeeded in securing $2,000 and $1,500 respectively. The Lansdowne, Montreal, Park and Tuque bobsled slides will be illuminated every evening of the carnival. Mr. V. De Maitigny, St. Jerome; C. Deguise, Maurice Chevalier, Sorel; Paul P. Kiset, Aicienne Foret; and Alfred Garmtau, in lices only. Odd of the candidates for practice was plucked for having endeavored to play an exceedingly well-conceived trick by which he expected to be placed in possession of the answers to the set of questions. As soon as the papers in the various branches upon which he was to be examined had been placed before him, he hastily copied them on a sheet of paper, took an apple from his pocket, and cutting out the core, he introduced the paper into the fruit. He then coolly opened the window, apparently for the purpose of obtaining fresh air, and threw the apple with the questions to a young member of the bar outside, the intention being to have it returned with the answers. Unfortunately, the trick was detected, and the candidate who had perpetrated it was consequently plucked. The snowstorm was one of the severest experienced for some years. The delay to the trains. The snowstorm which commenced on Thursday night and continued without intermission all day yesterday had the effect of delaying trains in all directions. No information could be gleaned from the officials at the Bonaventure depot, but the following appeared on the blackboard: No. 1, West, due at 8:30 p.m., 1 hour and 15 minutes late; No. 7, Ottawa, due at 11:30 a.m., 9 hours and 30 minutes late; No. 10, C.V.R., 8:40 p.m., 2 hours late; South Eastern, due at 8:30 p.m., 2 hours late; No. 4, East, due at 8:12 p.m., cancelled. So far, this winter has been exceptionally hard as far as snowstorms are concerned. Yesterday's snowstorm was declared to be the heaviest of the season, and the railway officials fear that traffic will be seriously impeded. At an early hour, the storm had not caused much delay to the service, but as the snow fell steadily the whole day and evening, accompanied by a blizzard in the country, there is every likelihood of a block occurring. The number of farmers who arrived in the city yesterday was small, notwithstanding that it was market day. The few who did face the terrific storm complain bitterly of the trouble experienced in reaching the city, owing to the heavy roads and blinding storm, and state that it is the worst they have been subjected to for several years past. The storm evidently prevailed throughout the whole province. Dr. de Jongh's Light Brown Cod Liver Oil. In consumption, its efficacy is unequalled. Dr. Nedley, Physician to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, writes: Of all the preparations of that valuable remedial agent, Cod Liver Oil, the most uniformly pure, the most palatable, and the most easily retained by the stomach, is Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Oil. I have habitually prescribed Dr. de Jongh's Oil in cases of Pulmonary Consumption, with very beneficial results, and I can confidently recommend it as the most efficacious kind. Sold only in capsules: Imperial Half-pints, Pints and Quarts, by all druggists. Sole Consignees, Ansar, Elford and Co., 210 High Holborn, London. The Philadelphia Humane Society keeps a boat and runners at the skating club's house on the Schuylkill, ready to rescue anyone who breaks through the ice. Carter's Little Liver Pills are free from all crude and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only; very small; very easy to take; no pain; no griping; no purging. P. Minn. 4 Man 3 114 Ont. Aucenic K'y 117 Paton Manrg. Co. 100 126 Montreal 4 p.c. stock 100 101½ Montreal 5 p.c. stock 114½ Honds Canada Cotton bonds 103 108 Mont'l Cotton bonds 106 I (Hildas Cotton bonds. I Champ 4 Ht. I bonds 103 106 Can. Central bonds 112 12 Can. Pac. land bonds 1105 105 Inter. Coal bonds 1 91 Harbor 6¼ p.c. bonds 1 6 p.c. bonds 11 6 p.c. bonds 1 -Ex div. William Mackenzie, stock broker. No. 98 St. Francois Xavier street, reports the rates for gold, greenbacks and exchange as follows: bought at Gold, greenbacks American Silver Exchange on New York, Sterling in New York, Sterling in Montreal 8 prem. Hitkpre- 482½ II 4JAKAU4N NM'lfHITIKN IUKIN THE PAST YEAR. For the first time since this Journal was established now nearly four years, the financial retrospect usual at this season yields almost unalloyed satisfaction. A comparison with this time last year shows that, with rare exceptions, pre-existing securities have advanced in value in some cases very considerably and there has been, we are glad to say, no fresh instance of default or disgrace. As compared with what could be said of Australia or South America, but little new work has, however, been done. No Government issue of any kind has been made: Dominion, Provincial, or municipal. On account of railway companies, the principal operation was the issue in April last of the balance of the Canadian Pacific railway bonds. That company's Manitoba Southwestern bonds have also been placed this year, chiefly, however, in Amsterdam. The Manitoba and Northwestern Railway company have also got their bonds into the market. The Island of Anticosti company has been floated during the year, and bonds have been issued on behalf of the City of Winnipeg Water Works company and the Halifax Graving Dock company. The three defaulting railway companies are practically as they were a year ago. The Montreal and Sorel bonds issued in April 1883 at 97 are now quoted 12 to 16, and are probably worth nothing at all, except as voting counters. Quebec Central are considered to have some prospects, and they are quoted 29 to 32, which is 3 higher than the price of a year ago. Newfoundland railway bonds are quoted 40 to 46, and may be dealt in at that, for, though interest is in default, there is every prospect, we think, of sooner or later some settlement being come to with the Newfoundland Government. If the committee of bondholders are willing to deal fairly with the Government, who, it should be borne in mind, have been greatly injured under the concession, they may at any time, we believe, get equitable terms. As to the improved market value of Canadian securities known in Great Britain, there is much to be said. Dominion 3½ per cents are as much as 6 higher, having risen from 92¼ to 98¼. Provincial Government bonds have as a rule improved, but the older 6 per cents are naturally inclined to lose some of their considerable premiums, as the redemption dates come to be thought more of. Of municipal bonds, those of Quebec and Toronto show a rise of about 3 percent, but Toronto's credit is a long way ahead of that of any other Canadian city. But the most considerable advance is in railway securities. All those which have any pretension to soundness have risen considerably. Canadian Pacific shares were 60 a year ago, and they have recently been above 75, but are now just under 70. The company's bonds, in spite of the large addition to the amount on the market, have risen from 102¼ to 107, and they changed hands at 108 a week or two ago. The Grand Trunk series have advanced to a still larger extent. The guaranteed stock, which was 56, is now 74; the first preference has advanced from 5 to 76½, and the second preference from 38 to 58. The bonds of the various lines leased to both these great companies have correspondingly improved. The minor companies also show great progress in some cases. New Brunswick railway bonds have risen from 82 to 98, Northern of Canada third preference bonds from 82 to 96, and Windsor and Annapolis B debenture stock from 62 to 100. St. John and Maine shares have been as high as 46, but they are now not much over 30. In the other sections, there has also been some improvement. Bank of British Columbia shares have risen from 26 to 28; Bank of British North America shares, which were 60, are now 68; and Bank of Montreal shares, which, with $200 paid, closed last year at $100, are now $181. Loan shares are better than they were a year ago, Trust and Loan shares, however, being still at a slight discount. Land shares have, as a rule, improved; but there has recently been a reaction from the unduly high price of Hudson's Bay shares of a month or two ago. There is practically nothing to say of the other sections of our Canadian investments. London Canadian Gazette, COTTON MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, January 14. Cotton quiet; uplands, 6d; Orleans, 6d. NEW YORK, January 14, 1 p.m. Cotton steady; uplands, 9c; Orleans, 9 11/16c. Futures barely steady; January, 9.43c; February, 9.61c; March, 9.62c; April, 9.73c. Close, steady. COMMERCIAL. OAXTTOFPIN, Friday Evening. European Breach in the character of the cable advices, but the tendency seemed to be toward improvement. Cargoes of wheat on passage or for shipment were steadier. Red winter off coast was at 36s 6d, No. 1 California 37s 3d, California just shipped at 38s 3d and California nearly due at 37s 3d. In Liverpool, wheat was steady, with red American spring limited at 7s 4d-7s 5d. Corn was 1d lower, at 6s 8d and Canadian peas unchanged at 6s 8d. At Mark Lane, wheat and corn were quiet and flour steadier. First bakers' flour was at 26s 0d. The London Wheat and Flour Circular, of December 11, says: The weather since our last has been severe. On Sunday there was a storm of wind and snow, and the country now is generally buried in many places to some considerable depth, especially in the south and east. The temperature has been mild since, so that, although the snow remains, a great deal of it has melted and the ground is accordingly very much sodden. A heavy fall of snow is at all times welcomed from an agricultural point of view, as it acts as a fertilizer and at the same time a covering to vegetable life against frost. So much of the time since our last review of the corn trade has been taken up with the Christmas holidays that there is little to chronicle except the very marked fact that, despite the period of the year, which is always one of dullness, the firmness of the trade continues and the advance in value still goes on. During the whole of the past year, business in the corn trade has been of the most wretchedly inert description, values generally keeping much on the same par, declining gradually in the first few months, then recovering themselves until about harvest time, after which they dropped again, when in the latter part of November they commenced to mend, and have gone on improving until there is fully an advance of 6s to 10s from the lowest point, if not more. Fluent qualities of English wheat, which were selling at 34s-36s, are now fetching 40s-42s, and the improvement in Australian and Indian descriptions is fully 11s much. The first cause of this advance was no doubt the scarcity of English wheat, country millers as well as the various town mills finding it difficult to supply their requirements even on the spot, and at the same time the importations of American flour have not continued on the same scale as they were. This has caused some considerable demand on our stocks of wheat and flour, which have become much reduced from what they were. The movement thus set going has no doubt been helped by the dread of foreign political complications, and we find ourselves with the conviction that the price of wheat was unwarrantably low, while we have only India and America to look to for supplies, and are sure to have France as a competitor for them. DULUTH MARKETS. The grain markets in Chicago were worse and ruled lower. Wheat was weak and declined 1c, closing at 78c February, 79c March, 85c May. Corn eased off 1¼c, closing at 36c February, 37c March, 41c May. Oats closed at 20c February, 21c March, 30c May. Today's inspection was 23 cars winter wheat, 48 spring, 270 corn and 124 oats. At the seaboard, wheat was weaker and declined 1c-2c, closing at 91c January, 92¼c February, 93c March, 95¼c April, 96¼c May. Corn fell off 1c, closing at 47c January, 48c February, 49c March, 60c April, 60c May. Oats closed at 35c January, 38¼c February, 35c March, 36c April, 30c May. Ocean freights to Liverpool by steam were at 4d per bushel. The Toledo wheat market was about steady. No. 2 red closing at 81c cash, 81¼c January, 84c February, 86¼c March, 89c May. Corn was unchanged, closing at 87c cash, 42c May. Oats were higher at 27¼c cash. At Detroit, wheat was stronger and advanced 1c, No. 1 white closing at 83c cash. In Milwaukee, wheat declined 1c, closing at 76c cash, 78c February, 84c May. Maclver & Barclay, 120 St. Francois Xavier street, report the Chicago markets today as follows: Wheat- Feb. 4.00$1.60 and buckwheat, at $1.00 per bag. In vegetables, business was fairly active at former quotations. Potatoes brought a dime per bag, lemons at $1.00 per box, turnips fine per bag, celery 10c per dozen, plums 10c per bushel, sweet potatoes $1 per barrel, and rhubarb 50c per bunch. For fruit, there was a fair inquiry at unchanged prices. Apples sold at $3.00 per barrel, lemons at $3.00 per box, cranberries at 4½c-5½c per gallon, bananas at $7.00-8.00 per barrel, and pineapples at 50c each. Dairy produce was in light supply, for which there was a good inquiry at former values. There was an active demand for poultry and game, the offerings of both being large at quotations. Fowls sold at $1.00 each, ducks at $1.10-$1.20, geese at 70c-85c each, and cock turkeys at $1.00-$1.60 each. In game, black ducks brought $1.00-$1.50 per pair, bluebill ducks 45c-$1.00, plover $3.50-$4.00 per dozen, partridges 60c-65c per pair, and snowbirds 30c-35c per dozen. There was a large supply of fish offered, which met with a brisk demand at steady prices. THE TRAMPS TODAY. The track to Lachine will be very heavy for the St. George Snowshoe green steeplechase runners, the only point in their favor being the fact that the Montrealers will start half an hour ahead and make some kind of a road for them to travel over. The Montrealers start from the gymnasium sharp at 3 o'clock, and it is to be hoped a good gathering will be there when the president gives the word. St. George tramp off half an hour later. They also want a big muster. OTHER TRAMPS LAST NIGHT. Fifteen members of the Artillery club tramped over the mountain in the heavy snow last night and fully enjoyed their pleasant time at Donahue's after their very hard work. Next Friday will be ladies' night and is sure to be a success. On the following Friday, the annual green steeplechase will be run. Notwithstanding the stormy weather, some twenty-five members of the Prince of Wales Snowshoe club tramped out to the Athletic club house last night, where an enjoyable time was spent. The Argyle Snowshoe club held their ladies' night last evening, when about sixty couples were present. To state that a pleasant time was spent goes without saying. THE OLD TOGGER BLADES. The """"vets"""" will muster at the Gym at 3 o'clock sharp, for the tramp to Lachine. About seventy-five are expected to sit down to dinner at Harvie's. SOCIETY. MISCELLANEOUS. The new slide of the Guelph Snowshoe and Toboggan club was opened in good style on Monday night. The Ottawa Cricket club has written to Daft, Nottingham, Eng., to get a man of first-class abilities as coach. Harry McKeona, the billiardist, has been playing straight rail, three-ball billiards, 500 or nothing, in Boston. There is to be a pigeon shooting match at St. Catharines on January 19, at which $200 will be offered in prizes. Thirty members of the Sportsmen's association, Pittsburg, Pa., have leased 60,000 acres near Winchester, W. Va., for sporting purposes. John Black, Jr., of Fergus, wants to skate any man in Ontario a five-mile race for $100 a side. Black left a good deal of money in Montreal once when thinking he was a skater. Decker, the champion collar and elbow wrestler of America, arrived in town yesterday and is making Carney's his headquarters. He will give exhibitions nightly with Carney, and is well worth seeing. Among the players now before the public who were members of league teams in 1876 may be mentioned: A. H. Harbridge. A man named Fitzpatrick wants to jump any man in the following series: One and three standing jumps, standing and running high jumps, standing back jump, standing hop, step and jump, with weights, and standing high jump without weights, and a high kick. The match is to be for any part of $200. TORONTO TOWN TOPICS. A Warehouse Flooded-Board of Trade Officers-The Ontario Creamery Association. Toronto, January 14. Owing to the carelessness of the engineer to turn the feed off the boiler last night, the wholesale dry goods warehouse of Simpson & Co., corner of Yonge and Mclihda streets, was found to be flooded this morning, the water being on each floor to a depth of several inches. The damage to the stock is estimated at $20,000, for which no compensation can be obtained. Some of the ceilings are also badly damaged, and are likely to give way. The firm has only recently taken possession of the premises. A meeting of the directors of the Ontario Creamery association was held here this afternoon. There was a fair attendance, but several were unable to be present owing to the snow blockade on the railways. By-laws were adopted and it was decided to hold the annual convention in this city, on February 16th and 17th, when several important papers will be read. With a view to more rapidly introducing the creamery system and raising the standard of butter, the following gentlemen were appointed to deliver lectures wherever farmers desire their assistance: D. Derbyshire and John Spragge, east, and M. Moyer and George Drowning, west of Toronto. A special meeting of the Board of Trade was held this afternoon to receive nominations for officers for the ensuing year. There was a very large attendance of members. William Lee, of Perkins, Line & Co., wholesale grocers, was unanimously elected president, and W. M. Russ was re-elected treasurer. Nominations were made for the council, board of arbitration, harbor commission and industrial exhibition association. The officers contested will be balloted for at the annual meeting next Friday. Notice of motion was given that Mr. Darling, the retiring president, be made a life member of the board in recognition of his invaluable service. THE CZAR'S GOVERNMENT MAKES PROPOSALS TO SETTLE THE BULGARIAN DIFFICULTY. Vienna, January 11. The most recent proposals Russia has collected for the settlement of the Bulgarian difficulty were made by Count Peter Schouvaloff at Berlin. In these, Russia maintained the candidacy of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro for the Bulgarian throne, provided that the Prince's well-known demands on the regency be generally supported. Negotiations are now proceeding on the basis of these proposals. The Continental powers are disposed to accede to Russia's proposals, and it is said that England is also desirous that a general understanding should be reached. NOTE TO OUR READERS. Followed by clearing, colder weather. Effect of the greatest snowstorm for years on the railways. Toronto, Ont., January 14, 1 a.m. The depression over Indiana yesterday is now central over Ontario. It has caused a general snowfall, turning to sleet and rain in the southern portion of the Lake region, and is now causing snow throughout the St. Lawrence. Owing to another depression now forming off the Atlantic coast, a snowstorm is prevailing in the Maritime provinces with strong winds and gales. The storm signals ordered for Maritime ports yesterday morning will be continued. St. Lawrence: Cloudy with snow followed by clearing weather; higher followed by lower temperature. A GREAT SNOWSTORM. Yesterday's snowstorm was the heaviest for many years, the amount registered at McGill observatory up to 11 p.m. being over twelve inches. This naturally had a disastrous effect on the punctuality of trains from all over the country, particularly to the west, dispatches bringing word of delays of from three to twenty hours, many trains in Western Canada, especially the locals, being cancelled. The country roads in the majority of cases are completely impassable, and it will take several days to get them into good condition again. Several freight and one or two passenger trains are reported stuck in drifts on the Grand Trunk railway and Canadian Pacific railway lines in Ontario. The Grand Trunk mail train which left Montreal at 9 p.m. on Thursday only reached Belleville at 12:30 p.m. yesterday, and the Canadian Pacific railway train, due at Ottawa at 4:48 a.m., only reached the Capitol at noon. Sir John Macdonald and Hon. Thus. While were passengers by it. The snow was so deep on the London, Huron & Bruce that the snow ploughs stuck and traffic was stopped. The Great Western division was open from Niagara to Detroit, but the Chicago Grand Trunk was badly blocked. A dispatch from Toronto at midnight said: The Grand Trunk line to the East has been cleared and the train for Montreal was dispatched in two portions, the first at 8 o'clock, the second after arrival of the first train from Detroit at 9:30. The train from Montreal due at 10:40 tonight is running over three hours late and is losing time. The Canadian Pacific railway train from Montreal this evening was cancelled and a special run from Havelock. Midland trains running to the main line at Port Hope were one hour late. The Hamilton branch was obstructed by snowdrifts and trains were considerably delayed. The express from Sarnia this morning was seven hours late. The western section of the Canadian Pacific railway is open and trains from Owen Sound and the Southern division are running on time. Snowploughs have been run in front of all the trains. The storm has been the heaviest known here for years and still continues. 382 -S 2 90 Overcast NE 82 7 00 10 mill -2 5 00 Snowing. Winnipeg, January 14. Mr. Stewart Mulvey, first vice-president of the Winnipeg Conservative association, has decided to contest Selkirk in the forthcoming Dominion elections. Both the old and young Liberal associations are holding a meeting tonight to decide on a candidate for Winnipeg. LA PRAIRIE COUNTY. A Conservative meeting for the county of La Prairie was to take place on Monday, but owing to the snowstorm which has rendered the roads almost impassable, it has been resolved to postpone the meeting till Wednesday, the 16th inst., at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. The meeting will be presided over by Mr. Pinsonneault, M.P., and will be addressed by Mr. Traft, M.H., P. Pampanon, J. Dolathionner, U. Berthelet and A. Du'lointreux. A Good Samaritan. As Mr. Nicholson, milk dealer of Lachine, was driving into the city yesterday morning, he found a young woman scantily dressed lying in the snow in an unconscious state on the bank of the canal. She was removed to an adjoining house where it was found that parts of her body were frozen. Every attention was paid her, and she is now in a fair way of recovery. CHOWAN OMOA STATISTICS. Mr. Chan Dfkii, of the office of the Crown and Peace, has just completed the statistics of his department for the past year. The table shows that $3,001.32 were paid in fines, $6,187.70 in peace fees, $1,220 in crown fees, and $3,211.20 in building taxes. These figures form a total of $13,620.42, showing a surplus of $376.45 over the receipts of 1892. Board of Health. A meeting of the Board of Health was called for yesterday afternoon, but the only members present were the chairman (Aid. Gray) and Aid. White, and the meeting had to be postponed. The principal business was to purchase eight tons of coal for St. Roch's and to consider the petition for compensation for the removal of Linker's glue factory outside the city limit. The HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Montreal Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association for the province of Quebec will hold its annual meeting for the discussion of fruits, at Granby, P.Q., on Tuesday evening next. The meeting promises to be a very interesting one. Return tickets can be obtained at one and a third first class single fare at the Central Vermont Railway office, St. Paul's.",0,0,0,0,0,0
92,20061203,modern,Storm,"With 60 of 83 constituencies reporting, Dinning was first with 40 per cent of the vote in the Progressive Conservative party leadership election. Veteran cabinet minister Ed Stelmach was second with 33 per cent and rookie backbencher Ted Morton was last with 27 per cent in the vote by party faithful. If no candidate commands a majority of votes, the third-place finisher drops off the ballot and his supporters' second-choice votes will be apportioned to the other two. There was concern in the Dinning camp that should his ideological foe Morton drop off the ballot, the majority of his supporters will have voted for Stelmach as their second choice. As the results were flashed on giant screens in an old airplane hangar north of the city's downtown, legions of Stelmach supporters in white T-shirts and blue scarves cheered, waved Ed signs and chanted ""Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!"" It was a surprising leap in popularity for Stelmach compared to ground-roots and all. Police issued a warning early yesterday that wind-blown branches - and in some instances construction materials - made navigation of some roads hazardous.
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198,19920204,modern,Nan,"12 Whisky cr 8000 52 50 50 Stardust 5000 23 23 23 Wilicrk 10000 30 30 30 Slartect 12500 II 9 9 Windsor! :200 0 0 0 Stateside y 5000 40 40 40 Wnspear 5000 57 57 57 -2 Steiway 57000 43 40 42 Wise boy I 21000 5 5 5 Stinaresl 3000 24 24 24 8 Wrldtc 46269 295 ?75 275 -17 Stone mkf 666 175 160 160 Ynkspk 2'000 11 14 14 Stralak 4200 50 50 50 5 Ye'iowKk 19100 120 109 109 -9 Slratgic 1000 105 105 105 5 Vgcres 4000 44 43 44 4 Sunent 8600 160 150 150 -3 Zeaicao 2000 7 7 7 -1 Sun tree 3000 25 25 25 TOTAL VOLUME 165,",0,0,0,0,0,0
196,19910707,modern,Nan,"Shirley Hartford Century 21. ""After taking your seminar I became the number one salesman in Canada."" Daniel Piette Dun & Bradstreet. ""This was the best seminar I have ever attended! I'm glad to say I can't see any way it could be improved upon."" George Nicholas Trident Office Systems. ""My income jumped $125,000 as a direct result of what I learned."" Robert Giambrone Sherwood Jewelers. ""Last year I attended this seminar. As a direct result of what I learned, my sales tripled. This year my boss is sending our entire staff!"" Allan Davis Pitney-Bowes. ""Thank you! My sales are up even in this down economy we seem to be experiencing."" I WARM FRONT STATIONARY FRONT J HIGH - PD.",0,0,0,0,0,0
107,19920330,modern,Nan,"""Sometimes everyone is foreign minister,"" he said. ""They are all experts. Everyone is declaring war on America. This certainly was a fundamental mistake."" But last night's announcement had less to do with public policy than with the moodiness that enveloped Levy, the most successful Israeli politician among Sephardic Jews, and his Likud supporters after internal elections several weeks ago that shut them out of prominent spots in the party's lineup of parliamentary candidates. After his candidates fared poorly, the foreign minister accused Shamir of conspiring against him. Many of his followers saw an anti-Sephardic conspiracy by Ashkenazim, those who, like Shamir, came here from Europe. Sephardic Jews came from North Africa and elsewhere in the Middle East. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Give up, Moldova tells separatists Defiant rebels call for help from Russia MICHAEL PARKS LOS ANGELES TIMES MOSCOW The secessionist ""Dniester Moldavian Republic"" appealed yesterday for help from Russia as leaders of the former Soviet republic of Moldova gave them 48 hours to disarm themselves and surrender or face attack.
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203,19930408,modern,Nan,"""It's a start,"" Denise Gaboriault, president of the Centre Communautaire de Loisirs de Cote des Neiges, said Tuesday. ""But we'll keep fighting for more, because people in Cote des Neiges - especially children - desperately need these facilities,"" Gaboriault said her group and the Cote des Neiges Community Council have been lobbying the city for 10 years to build a public recreational facility. The new complex, approved by city council Monday, will be the first city-run, multi-purpose, indoor facility in the district, home to about 80,000 people. The 34,000-square-foot building will house a gymnasium, a large room for things like community suppers and dances, as well as rooms designed for arts and crafts, dance, martial arts, exercise and pottery. The four-storey-high building will be constructed on Gatineau Ave., in the school yard of Notre Dame des Neiges School. Work is to begin this fall and the city says it hopes to open it in October 1994. The Montreal Catholic School Commission has agreed to cede the land to the city.",0,0,0,0,0,0
203,19930408,modern,Nan,"Should Rabin accept Husseini's participation now, his rightist political opponents in Israel would doubtless try to make it a political issue. One possible way around the problem that was suggested would be to reclassify Hussein as a resident of nearby Ramallah. That approach would also shield the Clinton administration from questions about whether it was shifting its position on the status of Jerusalem. The United States, which still maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv, has long held that the final status of Jerusalem should be determined in negotiations between the parties themselves. But in an interview with Middle East Institute shortly after the presidential election, Clinton took a decidedly more pro-Israeli stance, saying, ""I do recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and Jerusalem ought to remain an undivided city."" He qualified his remarks by saying that for the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem ""while negotiations are in progress could undermine the very objective we seek."" intravenous drug users, Merson said. He called that approach ineffective and counterproductive because it drove people underground and isolated them from treatment and education.",0,0,0,0,0,0
86,20080424,modern,Rain,"But hopefully the water won't Flood-relief schemes differ among provinces TAXPAYERS BEAR FINANCIAL BURDEN Quebec offers $100,000 maximum; Ontario doubles funds raised by committee Residential property owners can't buy flood insurance in Quebec—or in most of North America, for that matter. But they can, and do, apply for government financial aid after floods—and no more so in Canada than in Quebec, where the provincial compensation plan is worth as much as $100,000. The kind of flood-relief compensation provincial governments offer residential property owners varies widely. But the comparison of Quebec with Ontario is interesting for what it says about political philosophies in the two provinces—and the bottom line for taxpayers.
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219,19900622,modern,Nan,"Louis, is in constant contact with the weather office during a storm and has a siren that goes off to indicate to golfers it's time to seek shelter. HOLES IN ONE Dr. Lois Baron, Elm Ridge (North), 182-yard third, 5-iron; Jim Mooney, Como, 115-yard ninth, wedge; Thelma McCourt, Como, 115-yard ninth, 5-iron; Earl Friedman, Meadowbrook, 230-yard 16th, 3-wood; Bob Cooper, St. Lambert, 132-yard third, 8-iron; Francois Mercier, Beloeil, 176-yard ninth, 6-iron; J.P.'s 4-door, very nice, 339-1552 Private FORD LTD 1983, V-6, automatic, air, 51,800, 63-0271 private FORD LTD 1977, mechanically A-1, guaranteed, 443-4958 Private FORD LTD 1966, V-6, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air, cruise, am/fm cassette, 56,000 kms,",0,0,0,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"of B.C. are feeling the strain of the investigation. Quebec eyes casino windfall Quebecers already bet big bucks at agricultural-fair casinos and the province says a state-run operation in Montreal could reap $100 million. THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS 350 YEARS Celebrating Montreal's 350th Exhibitions, demonstrations and tours marking Montreal's 350th anniversary continue throughout the city. For details, see our calendar of today's events. MONTREAL PAGE A3 PAGE C8 Sunny, warm Today's high 28 Tonight's low 21 Today's forecast calls for hazy sunshine and warm temperatures. Partly cloudy this evening and tonight. A8 for weather information, updated four times a day. The Gazette INFO-LINE at 521-6000.",0,0,0,0,0,0
92,20061203,modern,Storm,"It was a surprising leap in popularity for Stelmach compared to ground-roots and all. Police issued a warning early yesterday that wind-blown branches - and in some instances construction materials - made navigation of some roads hazardous. Montreal police Constable Olivier Lapointe urged motorists to be very careful. Shortly before noon, a green residential recycling box driven by the wind was spotted skittering across St Jacques St W near Cavendish Blvd, far from any residences. Today, Environment Canada is calling for cloudy conditions, a high of minus 1 C, and two to four centimetres of snow beginning late in the morning. Another two centimetres of snow is expected overnight tonight, with westerly winds of 20 kilometres an hour and a low of minus 5. The Weather Network forecasts about one centimetre of snow during today, with morning temperatures of minus 7 C, winds of five kilometres an hour and an evening low of minus 1 C. In eastern Ontario, about 33,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity last night after Friday's storms knocked out power and wreaked havoc on the roads.
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306,18801201,historical,Deluge,"R. Hill, master; Robert McNabb, second mate; Ben Millward, wheelsman; John Henry, fireman; Thomas O'Hara, Thos. Levey, Peter McDougall and Donald Carr, deck hands; George Patton, porter; Miss Julia Gibson, ladies' maid; Miss Lydia William, cook, and a deck hand whose name is unknown. PARTICULARS OF THE WRECK The Simcoe left Chicago for Collingwood at 12:15 a.m. on November 19th, and had favorable but cold weather down the west shore of Lake Michigan, and was off Twin River Points at 11 a.m., steering northeast for the Manitous; on Saturday morning a heavy westerly gale with snow set in: the harbor of South Manitous was reached at 11:30 a.m., where the steamer wooded, and lay until midnight on Monday. On Tuesday, the 23rd, they had a smooth run through the Straits, and passed Cheboygan at 3:35 p.m. with a gentle wind from the south. At midnight the wind was south and the lake was not rough, the steamer going on her course in good shape. On Wednesday, at 2 a.m., the Duck Island light was passed, the usual distance off. At 4 a.m. there was a brisk south wind, with the sea rising and the steamer steering badly. At 7 a.m. the anchor shutters were broken down and driven in, and the midship gangway on the weather side burst. A gangway plank was placed across and lashed, but the sea was continually driving in, and the decks were constantly flooded. They then altered the steamer's course to leeward, and for a time she went better. They next commenced to lighten the steamer of her deck load, and had all the pumps at work to keep the water under. At 8 a.m. the decks were deluged with water, the steamer lurching heavily, and making water fast, caused by the seas washing over her decks. At 9 a.m. the fires were out and the engine stopped. The foresails set were next carried away. The crew were still manfully working the pumps and throwing the deck cargo overboard, and worked faithfully until the steamer commenced to founder at 10:40 a.m. All hands were then ordered to reach the boats, Captain Hill and the rest of the crew making for the lifeboat, but they did not get it free before the steamer went down stern foremost. The upper deck and pilot house floated, but were instantly broken into small fragments. The mate, engineer and one wheelsman succeeded in freeing and entering the two yawls, but were unable to get the boats clear of the wreckage in time to rescue the others struggling in the water. One fireman and a deck hand were within reach, and were drawn to the boat by lines thrown to them, and rescued. After getting the boats clear of the wreckage, it was impossible to row against the wind and sea, and the boat drifted faster than the wreck. Those in the boat manfully tried to row up to those still clinging to the want and other pieces of wreckage, and untiringly battled against wind and sea for one hour, when all hopes were given up, the last of their brave but unfortunate shipmates having disappeared in the soothing waters of the lake. With heavy hearts the rescued few commenced rowing for shore, some fifteen miles distant, arriving at Providence Bay at dusk, in an exhausted state. The inuring they endured must have been terrible, as their tale raises. London, November 30. In the case of the Rev.",0,0,0,0,0,0
205,19900408,modern,Nan,"Execution Pollution Air quality officials in San Francisco threatened to deny San Quentin Prison a license to use its gas chamber unless they are convinced that there is no threat to the public health when the gas is discharged after executions. Complaints to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District from death penalty opponents prompted an investigation of California's only execution device, unused for more than 20 years. Lt. Cal White, speaking for the prison, said he believes the gas is filtered in some way after an execution. ""I'm not an engineer, but I don't believe we do any kind of polluting,"" he said. After the condemned prisoner has been pronounced dead, exhaust fans clear the chamber by blowing the gas, composed of hydrocyanic acid, out a stack above the building. Additional Sources: U.A. Lakers at Denver, 7 p.m., Miami at New Jersey, 7 p.m., San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.",0,0,0,0,0,0
92,20061203,modern,Nan,"on the Montreal side to des Laurentides Blvd. in Laval, ""We did a detailed inspection of the structure and also analyses which allowed us to confirm there were no structural problems and the structure is solid,"" engineer Fadi Moubayed said, ""It's twice as solid as the standards require, so there is no danger on a structural level as such,"" Passersby alerted police that debris was falling, on the Montreal side, from the 50-year-old bridge that crosses Riviere des Prairies, Metal rods, known as ""rebar"" - steel bars used to reinforce concrete structures - had fallen onto the roadway below, Please see BRIDGE, Page A8, Chavez seeks win Revolutionary zeal fills the air in Venezuela as President Hugo Chavez, the firebrand leftist and staunch critic of the Bush administration, seeks re-election today, Page A17 Cubans feel void Fidel Castro was a no-show at a military parade that capped week-long celebrations for the ailing leader's 80th birthday, Page A18 Doomed by geography Typhoon Durian, the latest storm to slam the Philippines, is expected to leave a death toll of more than 600 people, Page A12 Oscar for Eddie?
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183,20090408,modern,Nan,"Wilkin let Shell EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY An ice bridge that held a massive Antarctic ice shelf in place is shown in a recent photo Ice shelf break could speed warming Paris - The United Nations Environment Program says the recent breaking off of a Jamaica-size ice shelf from the Antarctic peninsula could accelerate global warming in an already vulnerable region Satellite pictures show a 40-kilometre ice bridge that was the Wilkins Ice Shelf's last link to the coast has shattered at its narrowest point, which was about 500 metres wide The Wilkins Ice Shelf once covered about 16,000 square kilometres before it began to retreat in the 1990s By last May, the ice bridge was all that connected it to Charcot and Latady islands The loss of the bridge may now allow ocean currents to wash away far more of the shelf, the agency said Christian Lambrechts, a policy and program officer with the agency's division of early warning and assessment, said this would expose more of the sea's surface to sunlight, rather than reflect it,
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25,18980623,historical,Rain,"THURSDAY, JUNE 23, Lord Herschell, who is to represent Great Britain at the Quebec conference with the United States, is a Liberal, although appointed by a Conservative Government. He was twice Lord Chancellor under Mr. Gladstone, but was not at all popular with the Radical wing of the party, owing to his refusal to accept nominations to the magisterial bench from local Liberal clubs. The magistracy in the Old Country is esteemed a great honor and is much sought after by local magnates. The Radicals wanted to use it as a political tool, and Lord Herschell persisted in following his own judgment and refusing to accept the political nominees. There was a big fight over it, and the Liberal clubs and members of the House of Commons demonstrated forcibly, but the Lord Chancellor stood his ground and carried the day. He is, therefore, a man of independent judgment, as well as of high legal acumen, and may be trusted to make a good fight for Canadian interests. His appointment by a Conservative Government is, of course, a great compliment but it is not without precedent. Sir Stafford Northcote, a Conservative, was appointed by Mr. Gladstone a member of the international commission which met at Washington in 1871. The more the Letter failure is discussed the more disastrous does it appear to be to the young Napoleon of the wheat pit. For a month he seems to have been on the verge of collapse, and it was only by a bolstering process of buying in Europe as well as in America that he averted the evil day so long. The latest Chicago calculation of his losses is as follows: On cash wheat in America $3,000,000 On futures in America $500,000 On cash wheat in Europe $2,500,000 On futures in Europe $1,000,000 Total $7,000,000 Probably saved $1,500,000 Total loss $5,500,000 Mr. Leiter's is like the case of the soldier who caught the Tartar, whereupon the Tartar ran away with him and he was lost. The list of members of the House of Commons who have thought a permanent place better than hanging on with Laurier, Tarte, Blair and Sifton and their fortunes, continues to grow. Mr. Lister is No. 7. Here is the record of less than two years: Mr. King, Sudbury and Queens, a senator; Mr. Devlin, Wright, an immigration agent; Mr. Lavergne, Drummond and Arthabaska, a judge; Mr. Fiset, Rimouski, a senator; Mr. Langelier, Quebec Centre, a judge; Mr. Cameron, West Huron, a lieutenant-governor; Mr. Lister, West Lambton, a judge. Mr. Walker, the general manager of the Bank of Commerce, in his annual address, uttered a warning against the too great use of corn in feeding hogs. One of the most prosperous industries in Canada depends for its continued success on the maintenance of the high reputation of Canadian bacon and cured hog meats, and this reputation depends a good deal on the feeding of the animals. It was built up when the feed used was largely peas; it is being endangered by the use of corn. That inestimable blessing of free corn the Laurier Government gave the country has its drawbacks and dangers. Ottawa's diocesan synod has voted to forego the right to select its own bishop as a step to its being made the metropolitan diocese of Canada and the see of one of the archbishops. The change, if it is finally made, will be in keeping with Anglican traditions, which associate the highest dignity in the Church with a special see. The system adopted in Canada, of making the senior bishop metropolitan, wherever his diocese may be, is calculated to be somewhat puzzling to those who do not understand how the federation of the dioceses in Canada was brought about. Advices from this province indicate that though there has been much rain in some places the crops have not suffered, and the promise is for a good yield of agricultural staples. The season in Quebec is rather later than in the other provinces, and the weather that has created anxiety in some parts of the West has here, so far, only helped to force on the growth. QUEBEC CROPS The Heavy Rainfall Has Not Done Any Damage Waterloo, Que, June 22 So far, crops do not seem to have suffered from too much rain. On the contrary, they seem to improve. Sherbrooke, Que, June 22 We have not had too much rain in this section so far. Farmers say crops are excellent. Three Rivers, Que, June 22 We are experiencing a normal amount of rain, but no damage to crops reported so far. Meganuc, Que, June 22 We have had considerable rain, crops do not seem to suffer. They are looking fine at the moment. Time VI Crops are looking well, not too much rain so far as heard from. Abercorn, Que, June 22 Crops in this section are looking outstanding. The frequent rains of late have not caused any harm. Prescott, Ont, June 22 A great deal of rain has fallen in the past two weeks, but there have been no bad effects. Crops in this district never were better. Favorite Tails Beverages V finer Ok, 1 ir fftkf Pabst Beer 17-rt v 10000000001 THE CHARLEBOIS PROPERTY POINTE CLAIRE, Consisting of the Pointo, with house and stable. THE COTTAGE and FARM This is one of the finest points on Lake St. Louis and one of the places that in the near future will command an abnormally high price. Sale at our rooms, 181 St. Union Street, as advertised.",0,0,0,0,0,0
289,18880119,historical,Blizzard,"FRIENDS OF AMERICAN SHIPPING, Albany to Have Winter Carnival, Pamlne-Hirichcn Christians Call for Help, St. Paul, January 18, The most heartrending episodes of the recent blizzard are the loss of life of school children in Dakota and Nebraska, not less than fifty and very probably more being reported dead. Thirty-one school children are missing in Turner County, seven were lost near Lennox, and a teacher and sixteen children at Clear Lake, six of the latter's bodies having been discovered. An Omaha special says: Miss Louie Royce, a school teacher stationed eight miles from Plainview, had three pupils on the day of the storm. She started at 2 o'clock with the children for a house twenty rods distant, but lost her way. All lay down in the snow, and Miss Royce wrapped up the little ones as best she could. Early in the night one child died and later a second one, and just as morning broke the third child succumbed to the cold. Miss Royce then managed to reach the house less than twenty rods away. Both her feet are badly frozen and will have to be amputated. A school teacher and eight children, names unknown, are reported from Neligh to have perished. Moderate In Their Demands, Washington, January 18, The American Shipping and Industrial League today elected Hon. S. FliilER, 67 St. Suljilce Street, Montreal. THE WEEKLY GAZETTE READY THIS DAY, Page 1 Literature; Poetry Uncertainties: Story A Puma Hug; Our Chess Column; KloTara and JetKuia. PAGE 2 Unseated for Corruption Astounding Revelations in the Glengarry Case The Election Declared Void And Mr. Purcell Personally Disqualified; New Brunswick Lumber Trade; 1,544,000 Tons of Coal; The first Report; Advertisements, etc. PAGE 3 Latest Cable Despatches; United States News; Dominion News; The GAZETTE, Special Cablegrams; Sacrificed to the Blizzard; etc. Page 4 Editorial: The Party of Factions; Two Important Railways; Our Dairy Interests; Glengarry Election Case; The Public Conscience; The Loan Offered; The Manitoba Crisis; Minor Topics. PAGE 6 City and District; Political Hallway; The Political World; The Birth of the Blizzard; Latest Telegrams; etc. PAGE 8 At Dodnley's; Wedding of Royalty; A New Cotton Mill; Kidnappings; Canadian Engineering; Horses and Cattle; Canadian News Items; Toronto's New Mayor Inaugurated in Office With Consultable Colleagues; etc. Page 7 Farm and Garden: Specimen Election Bills; Quebec Prohibition; Province of Quebec Note; The Manitoba Crisis: Vigorous Men; Advertisements; etc. PAGE 9 The Cattle Trade; Sports and Pastime; Trade and Commerce; Financial and Commercial; Latest Home and Foreign Markets; Advertisements.",0,0,0,0,0,0
195,19910612,modern,Nan,"Patrick Cor-dingley, deputy commander of British land forces in the war, praised the 25 Canadian soldiers who fought with the British in the war as exchange personnel Another 50 helped the British with logistics Yesterday, the officers talked easily about their close calls during the war and their adjustment to peace Capt. Brad Dolan, 33, of Girvin, Sask. now stationed with the Royal Air Force in England flew air patrols over Kuwait and Iraq in a British Tornado F-3 fighter He recalled how he'd see the launch of Iraqi missiles from the ground To avoid the missile, he'd shoot metal debris into the air to confuse the projectile Unfair trials Amnesty condemns Kuwait's war courts ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Kuwait is torturing prisoners and conducting unfair trials of those accused of collaborating with Iraq, Amnesty International said yesterday The human-rights organization issued the condemnation after the first alleged wartime collaborator was sentenced to death in Kuwait over the weekend Unfair trials are bad enough in cases where defendants face penalties of imprisonment, but they are absolutely intolerable where the penalty is death,",0,0,0,0,0,0
217,19980522,modern,Nan,"WEEKENDER CONTEST. Closing stock quotations Thursday in new pence unless pounds or US dollars are indicated. Allied Domecq 628, Glaxo 1706, Associated British Foods 5335, BAA 654, Kingfisher 1099, Bass 1089, Ladbrokes 348, British Aerospace 5M5, Lloyds Bank 901, British Airways, British Petroleum, BT, Burmah Castrol. GRAINS Futures contracts at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange closed mixed in the wake of a choppy session. Floor sources suggested the cautious tone today was due to an absence of fresh market-driving news. Grain quotes Thursday for tonnes, basis Lakehead Open High Low Close. Canola (Canadian): July 417.70 422.00 413.40 413.40 418.80 August 397.00 397.00 September - - - 380.50 380.00 November 382.70 395.20 380.50 382.00 381.10 January 386.50 368.20 384.30 385.70 386.50.",0,0,0,0,0,0
202,19920928,modern,Nan,"""After seven years since the last increase, it is no longer possible to ask us to have patience,"" the statement said. Lower pay Non-clerics, most of them Italian, work in the Vatican's museums, gardens, post office, security forces and fire brigades, as well as in all the departments which administer the Roman Catholic Church around the world. Their salaries are lower than those for comparable jobs in Italy but they can purchase food and gasoline at reduced prices. A healthy-looking Pope John Paul presided at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square to beatify 21 people, including 17 Irish martyrs killed during the English suppression of Catholicism on the island in the 16th and 17th centuries. The 72-year-old pope whose intestinal tumor was turning malignant when it was removed July 15 appeared to have no difficulty presiding over the 2-hour ceremony before tens of thousands of people in the square. He stood through most of the mass and delivered his sermon in a strong voice as he put the 21 new ""blesseds"" of the Roman Catholic Church one step away from sainthood.",0,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,Snowstorm,"""It is thought probable that the entire crew of twenty-six men were drowned. The snowstorm in Ireland continued throughout Saturday night. All trains on the Waterford and Limerick system were blocked. Traffic was only partially resumed yesterday. The Limerick and Sorry line is completely blocked. A mail cart going from Limerick to Tullow was buried in the snow. The driver was dug out of the snow half-frozen. The storm has caused heavy losses in livestock. On Saturday there occurred in Limericktown a rare phenomenon which, though often seen at sea, is seldom visible in landlocked harbors. A storm was prevailing at the time and those who were close to the water felt a black heavy cloud drawing near the city. As it arrived over the harbor it could be seen twirling downward and almost immediately the water beneath was thrown into a state of the most violent commotion and there ascended a spiral column that revolved with great rapidity. Everybody watched the sight with great interest. Finally the suspended column of water and the ascending came together and immediately they did so the whole mass fell with an almost deafening crash.",1,0,0,1,0,1
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"hours in his spacious Fifth Ave. penthouse apartment. There, in a comfortable clutter of books, papers and pictures, he spoke of his relationships with Mia Farrow and with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Farrow Previn, and responded to accusations he abused his adopted daughter Dylan, 7. The following are excerpts: KROLL: The question most people are concerned about is Mia Farrow's charge that you sexually molested Dylan. Is this in any sense true? ALLEN: Of course not. I'm on record with the most unequivocal denial that you can possibly imagine. It's unthinkable. I mean, look at the logic of it. Do you think that on the eve of signing an agreement with Mia in which we had hammered out custody, I'm going to get in a car, drive up to Connecticut in broad daylight, in an open house with many people walking in and out that I'm going to pick that moment in my life to do this thing? I mean it's just, it's just absolutely out of the question completely. Were you alone with Dylan on Aug. 4? Was I alone with her? No.",0,0,0,0,0,0
196,19910707,modern,Nan,"The worst blow for Two-Axe Earley came in 1973, while she was at a conference in Mexico City. During a phone call to her daughter, she learned the Kahnawake chiefs had used the Indian Act to evict her from the ancestral home built by her great-grandfather, which she, an only child, had inherited. Two-Axe Earley turns 80 this October. She says she's tired, that her battling days are over, that she's earned a rest. But she still follows events closely and her passionate opinions betray an inner spirit that shows no signs of waning. OTTAWA CITIZEN Mary Two-Axe Earley, 79, lost native rights by marrying outside tribe. Wildlife Fund, out to stop Windy Craggy copper mine. SARAH DAVISON WHITEHORSE STAR WHITEHORSE, Yukon. One of the largest environmental organizations in the world is going for the jugular in a fight against the proposed Windy Craggy copper mine in northwestern British Columbia. The World Wildlife Fund boasts 2 million members worldwide.",0,0,0,0,0,0
204,19900318,modern,Floodings,"Denis Boulanger, director of Mont Sutton, one of the biggest ski hills in the Eastern Townships, said up to 7,000 skiers use the hill on a good day, but yesterday there were about 50. ADDITIONAL REPORTING DAVE COON OF THE GAZETTE Warm weather causes flooding. PAGE A5""",0,0,0,0,0,0
118,20070626,modern,Storm,"Drinking lots of water, reducing physical activity, and seeking air-conditioned areas are recommended. ""Like me - I'm freezing in my office at the moment"" because of air-conditioning, Cantin joked. BLOOMBERG NEWS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT mlsmartthegazette.canwest.com A driver was killed last night when Deadly storm ALANA COATES THE GAZETTE A violent thunderstorm swept through southern Quebec last night, cutting power to more than 450,000 homes and killing a Montreal man when a large tree fell on his car. The man was driving south on Cote des Neiges Rd. near Remembrance Rd. about 9:30 p.m. when the tree crushed his vehicle. He died instantly, Montreal police constable Anie Lemieux said. The storm was heaviest in Montreal and the Laurentians, although the Monteregie, Mauricie, and the Eastern Townships were also affected. As the storm moved southeast into Maine, all parts of Montreal were affected to some degree by power outages. About 78,000 households on Montreal Island were without electricity for periods ranging from a few minutes to several hours.
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101,19900422,modern,Drought,"the corps is now under orders to modify the region's vast water infrastructure in ways that also help plants and wildlife No one disputes that the drainage system has played havoc with the Everglades' vital water supply, the famous ""river of grass"" that once flowed unimpeded from Lake Okeechobee to the mangrove forests that fringe Florida Bay 160 km to the south Populations of wading birds, their nesting patterns devastated by artificial fluctuations in water levels, have plummeted 90 per cent since the 1930s More recently, water problems have been compounded by pollution from phosphorus, a fertilizer that is leaching into the Everglades from sprawling sugarcane farms on drained swampland south of Lake Okeechobee The fertilizer is feeding an invasion of cattails that, along with non-native trees and shrubs, is crowding out natural vegetation It's quantity, quality, distribution and timing, said Robert Chandler,
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83,20001106,modern,Rain,"Residents of rain-weary Cape Breton will have to wait a few more days before the province determines if flooded basements and businesses qualify for financial assistance. Jamie Muir, the minister responsible for emergency measures, took a first-hand look yesterday at some of the areas hardest hit when a month's worth of rain soaked the island last week. After a tour that included collapsed culverts on the outskirts of Sydney, a heavily damaged basement in the town of Dominion, and a swamped store in Glace Bay, the minister said it will take days to place a dollar figure on the damage. ""We've seen damage in all areas,"" said Muir, a Truro resident who experienced the massive flooding that took place there a few years ago. Muir said there was a ""significant amount of damage,"" but didn't speculate on the total cost. ""Each case is different,"" he said. MUST TALLY DAMAGE While the province has a disaster-relief plan, Muir said individual homeowners will have to tally the damage and apply for assistance. The policy, which carries a $1,000 deductible, covers uninsurable damage to homes and small businesses up to $50,000.
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12,18920223,historical,Flood,"""MART QUESTIONS ASKED Then the questions began. They were mostly on questions familiar to the public. A gentleman asked for information respecting the duty of the police in regard to the cleaning of the sidewalks, and Aid. Cress was informed that the Health committee was preparing a report regarding the sanitation question. Aid. Nolan stirred up a little storm by asking why St. Ann's ward was not represented on the inundation committee. Aid. Wilson and Germain moved that the names of Aid. Nolan and Stevenson be added, and this caused more trouble. Aid. Nolan having complained of being struck off the committee, Aid. Conroy asked what right Aid. Nolan had to demand to be on the committee. Aid. Nolan replied somewhat warmly to the effect that St. Ann's ward had suffered most from floods, it was most interested in flood prevention, and should not be ignored. Aid. Conroy said he had given way to Aid. Cunningham, who had more property in St. Ann's ward than any of its representatives. Aid. Nolan: By what right does Aid.",0,1,0,0,0,0
217,19980522,modern,Nan,"Mass application of its non-polluting automotive fuel technology is years away, but Ballard has Ford Motor Co. and Daimler-Benz AG as shareholders and has won contracts from major auto companies. DIVIDENDS Corporate dividends declared Thursday (quarterly unless otherwise indicated): ATCO Ltd, Class I Non-Voting Shares $0.17 Record June 16, Payable June 30; Class II Voting Shares $0.17 Record June 16, Payable June 30; Camblor Inc.: Common Shares $0.025 US, Payable June 26, Record June 5; Imperial Oil Limited Common Shares $0.185 Payable July 1, Record June 1. MONTREAL EXCHANGE FUTURES 3 month bankers' acceptances $1 million at 100 per Change (HO 01 S25). The Canadian dollar closed down 0.06 cent at 68.98 cents US on Thursday. The U.S. dollar stood at 1.4496 Cdn, up 0.11 cent.",0,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,Snowstorm,"""We’ve got twelve miles of electric railway track, and the cars have never been stopped by the heaviest snowstorm there has been this winter. Everybody rides in them, and everybody finds it a pleasure to do so. They are all upholstered and heated by stoves or electricity. I’ve walked about your streets all day, and am devoutly thankful that all my limbs are yet intact. In Ottawa our streets are cleaned by the corporation, and if not always perfect, there is at least uniformity about them, so that one is not constantly in dread of jerking his head off by unexpectedly taking a step downward of a foot or so. Here is a matter for the City council to consider during the summer. If taken up then it might have a tendency to cool the passions which only too frequently arise during the so-called debates. It would be quite refreshing during August or September to consider the proper means to be employed for the removal of snow from the sidewalks, and the question should be settled then, unless the Mayor should rule it out of season or """"everything all out of order, gentlemen,"""" as he phrases it.",0,0,0,0,0,0
218,19900619,modern,Nan,"he said, the guard fired several warning shots and there was even an exchange of words before the fatal shot The guard shouted at him Don't go over the second fence and the inmate shouted back I'm going, Faulkner said he was told Bernheim said his group wants guards to use firearms only in life-threatening situations It isn't a miracle solution, but one way to reduce the number of incidents is to limit the circumstances where firearms are used Faulkner said guards are caught in the middle If they don't shoot and the prisoner escapes they are disciplined and even suspended If they wound or kill someone trying to escape there's always somebody there ready to cast blame on them for that,",0,0,0,0,0,0
202,19920928,modern,Nan,"Chinese raids put pall over transition talks REUTER HONG KONG Pirate-style attacks on shipping by Chinese security forces are rattling Hong Kong's hopes for a smooth transition to Chinese control in 1997. Political analysts say neither Beijing nor Britain can stop them. At least five attacks have occurred inside Hong Kong waters in recent months. With five years to go before the territory becomes a part of China, analysts say many southern Chinese officials have already started flouting British authority. Beijing's inability to stamp out banditry and corruption among customs officials and security forces in southern China highlights the central government's growing impotence over the booming coastal provinces, political analysts say. The latest incident took place Friday, when Chinese security officers held up a Hong Kong police launch at gunpoint for two hours near Waglan Island in the southeast of the British territory. The police had been taking photographs of the Chinese officers who had stopped a local fishing boat for an unauthorized search. Several Chinese guards jumped on board the Hong Kong boat and threatened police with an AK-47 assault rifle before snatching a roll of film and tossing it into the sea.",0,0,0,0,0,0
195,19910612,modern,Storm,"and a tornado was spotted at Gravelbourg, 90 kilometres southwest of Moose Jaw RCMP had no reports of damage in the area A funnel cloud becomes a tornado when it touches the ground The fire department in Regina responded to several calls about lightning strikes, and one house fire was also reported Mark Gerlyand, a severe weather specialist with Environment Canada, said it was some of the worst weather he's ever seen Pig helps environmentalists ARICHAT, N Inventor says spray cools car ED TAYLOR COX NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON It sounds too good to be true, but an Alexandria, Va.-based inventor claims to have developed an aerosol spray that will instantly cool off the interior of a car parked in the baking sun The product, called Instant Car Kooler, will soon be available at auto-parts, hardware and drugstores, said Kathryn McGeehan, marketing manager for General Innovations Inc, the company that developed and sells the mixture The inventor, Alexandria physicist Domingo Tan, said the mixture of water and ethanol cools a car in much the same way that a rainstorm cools off air temperatures during the summer Air molecules move fast when they're hot and slowly when they're cool,",0,0,0,0,0,0
88,19960724,modern,Nan,"Naturally, Sam has a little trouble keeping his mind on business. And judging from his inability to positively identify a woman he remembers as having ""a mouth that would have sent Shakespeare thumbing through a thesaurus,"" he has to be legally blind. Exactly what more director Lise-Ann Johnson could do to shape and blend this quirky mix of song and irony into a fully satisfying piece of musical theatre is hard to say. The second act doesn't build on the first. The silly resolution of the mystery is what Stephen King's axe-bearing muse in Misery would call a ""cheat."" But one must bear in mind that Gunmetal Blues was probably never meant to be much more than a witty talent showcase in the first place. Wentworth's blonde wife, Marion Adler, who collaborated on the music and lyrics with Craig Bohmler, starred in the first professional production of Gunmetal Blues at Theatre New Brunswick several years ago. No one involved had pretensions of usurping Andrew Lloyd Webber, we hope.
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126,20090108,modern,Snowstorm,"yesterday Aside from slowing things down, Montreal's first major snowstorm of 2009 seemed to cause few hassles on the road, as no major accidents were reported yesterday Stories, Page A3 Was your street cleared this morning? Send us your post-storm stories and photos at montrealgazette.com sound off BOSSES BLAMED System rewards wrong people, employees say WILLIAM MARSDEN THE GAZETTE A secret RCMP report indicates that the Quebec division of Canada's most vaunted police force is a mess of bad management, poor employee communication and rotten promotion procedures that reward cronyism and sycophants while keeping good officers down The system favours development of careerism, which members explain is a genuine plague that taints relations and decisions within the RCMP, it states This careerism often interferes with sound police work, the report says: It creates individualists that invest in projects and initiatives not out of interest or for their intrinsic value, but simply to garnish their promotion file with good examples The report cites officers who claimed that competition for promotion has destroyed the force's teamwork by creating a system where everybody is out for his or her own career interests Quoting RCMP officers, it says the promotion procedure fails dismally at putting the right people in the right places Officers also told the report's authors that RCMP managers turn a blind eye to mediocre performance, incompetence and especially reprehensible actions when it suits them Please see RCMP, Page A8 CITY'S HOTEL BOOM GOES BUST Montreal's nearly two-decade-long hotel boom has come to a skidding halt thanks to the global economic crisis, as developers who planned to break ground are delaying or cancelling their projects Page B1 HOPE FOR CEASEFIRE AMID THE FIGHTING A Palestinian woman waits for food yesterday during a three-hour lull in fighting between Hamas and Israel to allow aid into Gaza While air strikes quickly resumed, Israel has tentatively agreed to a ceasefire proposal Stories, Page A1 DOORS ARE SHUT BUT TRAINS ARE SAFE The MTA has added cars to some commuter train lines - problem is, their doors don't open This is not dangerous, the transit authority says, as the doors will open in the event of an emergency, Page A2 Roadside bomb deadly The death yesterday of Brian Richard Good, the Canadian Forces' first Afghan casualty of 2009, highlights the deadliness of roadside bombs, which killed nine of our soldiers last month Page A10 Y slims down its name The YMCA is rebranding itself as the Ys of Quebec to better reflect its evolving work in communities outside of Montreal Page A7 Machine with an ear Montreal company Hitlab.com says its computer is able to recognize which new songs will become big hits Page B1 X hce yoo wash Your hands between banding each QUOTE OF THE DAY """"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"""" INDEX Annie's Mailbox C7 Arts D5 Life D1 Best Bets D4 Business B1 Classified E1 Comics C7 Editorials A12 Legals Auctions E3 Nation A9 Obituaries E5-6 Opinion A13 Puzzles Page E4 Scoreboard C4 Sports C1 TV Listings D6 World All OQ Beyond metropolitan area: $1.11 Club City Region $1.37 TAXES NOT INCLUDED 20664 12345 Abraham Lincoln vi: A'n n: R: Light snow High -7 Low -17 Page C6 3 ill ' f 2"""" PERSON PAYS ONLY r' PRICE! Jifl'UUtr T jp """" JWondcvtoThursdbvater 400 pm PLAY I'PICftA-LUCKY-CASE"""" & WIN INSTANTLY Enter on our website at www.casagrecque.ca XIDS EA7: 1 2 YEARS AND UNDER, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT S will become apparent this week as stores begin reporting their December sales In Canada, most retailers do not report monthly sales and precise numbers won't be available for months, when Statistics Canada makes public its tally But RSM Richter, which polls major department stores, expects to have some numbers this week Based on phone conversations he's had, Phil Lichtsztral expects retailers here will be fairly satisfied - up a few points, or down a few points, or flat """"That doesn't mean it was a banner year,"""" he said, because Christmas 2007 took a beating from three major snowstorms Ed Strapagiel of Kubas Consultants is also getting mixed reviews But the year shouldn't be too bad, he said """"They had 10 good months,"""" Strapagiel said, and Canada is only now reporting sharp sales drops for big ticket items, such as cars smcgovern thegazette.canwest.com Airlines post hot December res AIR CANADA, WESTJET FLY TO RECORDS Carriers also given lift by lower fuel costs FRANCOIS SHALOM THE GAZETTE Air Canada and WestJet both reported records yesterday in filling their planes for December, surprising in an economy in which many people are in spending and travel lockdown Montreal-based Air Canada's planes were 81.7 per cent full last month, compared with 78.8 per cent in December 2007, a result achieved by cutting capacity significantly over the last year WestJet, the Calgary-based discount carrier, filled 80.9 per cent of its seats last month, up from 79.3 per cent in 2007 - a gain achieved while it added capacity WestJet said in a statement that revenue passenger miles increased 12.8 per cent while capacity, measured in available seat miles, grew 10.6 per cent In December, more than 90,000 additional guests flew with (us) than in December 2007, it said WestJet president Sean Durfy said these are very strong results, particularly at a time when there remains some degree of uncertainty in many areas of the economy Our results clearly demonstrate that our business model and strategy are set up to deliver shareholder value Still, for WestJet, fourth-quarter and full-year figures were down slightly last year from 2007 The low-cost airline's load factors for the year dropped to 80.1 per cent last year from 80.7 per cent in 2007, and slipped a notch from 77.7 per cent for the 2007 fourth quarter to 77.6 per cent in the 2008 period Air Canada's full-year load factor in 2008, including its Jazz feeder, was 81.4 per cent, up from 80.6 per cent in 2007 Montie Brewer, Air Canada's president, said in a statement that these traffic results reflect effective capacity management that, combined with the decline in fuel prices, position Air Canada well to manage through these challenging economic times Analysts agreed that both performances were creditable One Toronto-based analyst, who did not wish to be named because he has yet to make his recommendations to clients, said that while WestJet has more growth opportunities than Air Canada, I would bet that most of the increase would be in their sunbelt destinations rather than domestic traffic Air Canada is much larger and in a dominant position, presenting it with fewer growth opportunities, the analyst said And the legacy airline has done a good job of aligning dwindling demand with reduced capacity Airlines are benefiting from lower fuel costs as the price of a barrel of oil has sunk in the last months from $147 to just above $40 WATCH MULTI-MEDIA VIDEOS, SLIDESHOWS AND MORE 1 Attn ei and snow rr GOES View a photo gallery of pictures from yesterday's snowstorm DESSERT FOR FRIDAY FEASTS Elliott Cohen prepares grilled pineapple as a simple dessert for Friday get-togethers SEE WHAT'S NEW FROM THE GAZETTE'S BLOCKERS ROBERTO ROCHA Can a computer predict whether a song will become a hit? Montreal's Hitlab.com thinks so Technocite ALKRAHNA I headbang, which may explain my behaviour, as it apparently causes brain damage Words & Music JILLIAN PAGE How much pressure is there on trans-folks to have gender reassignment surgery? Patent Pending L J SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON TODAY'S HOT TOPICS WHAT HAPPENED TO SNOWSTORM PARKING? RE: Up to 25 cm, high winds on the way: Following the link for the free parking spaces brings you to the city website which states that free night parking is NOT currently in effect So which is it? -Anonymous RE: 3 out of 4 doctors skip hand washing: What is the response of the dean of medicine at McGill, Richard Levin? What are his concrete plans to have all his students trained precisely in the task of invariable handwashing? - Clayton Burns A THE GAZETTE montrealgazette.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 A3 'I saw a student fall and nearly break her neck on the sidewalk It snows in this city, I don't understand why the sidewalks are like this' Concordia teacher Robert Campbell THE BIG DUMP City weathers snowstorm with little trouble 23 CENTIMETRES Traffic's normal and no major accidents reported JASON MACDER THE GAZETTE Winter tires sure seemed to have made a difference In the first major snowstorm since a law making winter tires mandatory came into effect, yesterday's dumping didn't cause any severe traffic tie-ups either during the morning rush hour or the drive home And it was the snowstorm with the most accumulation so far this winter Montreal got the brunt of the snow that fell in the province yesterday with about 23 centimetres by 8 last night Another centimetre or two was expected to fall by the time snow tapers off this morning Storms of almost the same magnitude last month caused hours of delays on bridges and highways, and multi-car accidents But yesterday's rush hour was fine, Transport Quebec reported """"Traffic is certainly slow, but not much slower than it usually is during rush hour,"""" said Denis Arsenault, a spokesperson for Transport Quebec Arsenault said many people seemed to either leave their cars at home, or they left work early to beat rush-hour traffic Neither the Surete du Quebec nor Montreal police reported any major traffic incidents SQ Sgt. Martine Isabelle said she didn't know if Quebec's new law making winter tires mandatory made a difference, but she Kremlin lays down terms as gas Russia-Ukraine quarrel cuts off 20% of Eli's supply during cold snap AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev laid down terms yesterday for a resumption of Russian gas shipments via Ukraine to Europe as tens of thousands of Europeans suffered heating cuts amid freezing weather Russian energy giant Gazprom earlier announced a halt to all gas transit to Europe through Ukraine, around one-fifth of the European Union's gas demand, saying it had been forced to do so because Ukraine was blocking transit Medvedev told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that Ukraine must pay market rates for Russian gas, pay its gas debts and allow a new control mechanism involving EU observers to verify gas flows through its territory Speaking to Yushchenko in a lunch break as the first major snowstorm of 2009 hit Montreal yesterday, pre-arranged trips were cancelled unless they were for school, work or for medical appointments The service will be reduced again today While there weren't many cars on the road, driving was slow because visibility was reduced for most of the day """"Of course there were people who ended up in ditches, and there were a few collisions, but nothing major, and the worst crashes merely caused material damage,"""" Isabelle said Isabelle said there was a four-car pileup on the Highway 20 in Beloeil, and another four-car crash on the southbound Jacques crisis engulfs Europe Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, promised a stronger intervention from the EU if supplies were not restored by today He also said EU energy ministers would hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday if Russian gas imports through Ukraine are not restored Despite harsh rhetoric between Moscow and Kyiv, both But I and my lab had one more test we wanted to do - sexing the remains - using some new tools we have developed and perfected over the past few years, Foran recently told the PBS program Secrets of the Dead Those tests showed unequivocally that the remains were male That finding prompted the bid for a pardon for Crippen from the British government """"This proves he should be vindicated,"""" British-Italian lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano told Canwest News Service yesterday from Rome, predicting that British Home Office officials soon will comply with the Crippen family's petition to overturn the conviction after 99 years """"This family has been shamed long enough, and this man did not kill his wife"""" If true, it's a revelation that would have shocked the young Cartier Bridge about 2:45 p.m., which closed down two lanes of traffic for about 30 minutes Montreal police Constable Yannick Ouimet said officers were out at the most heavily used intersections downtown yesterday """"They intervened to direct traffic when they judged it was necessary, but at most intersections, just the fact that we were there seemed to have deterred people from blocking intersections,"""" Ouimet said One place where the storm seemed to have been felt was the airport, where more than 100 flights were cancelled, and there were numerous delays Putin and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said in separate comments yesterday that they supported the idea of sending EU technical observers to Ukraine The chill in Europe claimed seven more lives in Poland and one in Belgium overnight Tuesday, adding to a toll of at least 10 dead from previous days Romania declared a state of emergency and 70,000 households in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, were without heating Bulgaria turned off heating on public transport in Sofia, and temperatures in homes fell sharply Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia have said that all their supplies of Russian gas had been cut off France, Germany, Italy and Serbia have also reported drastic falls in Russian gas supplies Poland and Turkey said supplies from Ukraine had been completely cut but were getting increased amounts through different pipelines cabinet minister Winston Churchill - who denied Crippen's final appeal while serving as home secretary in 1910 - and master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock, one of many filmmakers and authors whose works were inspired by the notorious horror case of the bespectacled, mild-mannered doctor and the supposed monster within The manhunt for Crippen created a worldwide furor in July 1910, when Capt. Henry Kendall of the Canadian Pacific Ocean liner SS Montrose used the ship's wireless telegraph to relay his suspicions to Scotland Yard about two passengers bound for Quebec He recognized Crippen and correctly suspected that a young boy accompanying the doctor was actually the woman with whom he was having an affair in disguise Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard hopped the faster JOHN KENNEY THE GAZETTE While Montrealers have so far helped city crews with the snow operation, Girard might not get the same level of cooperation from Mother Nature Another five to 10 centimetres could fall on Saturday jmagderthegazette.canwest.com Montreal was a winter mess from coast to coast yesterday with freezing rain, blizzards, icy roads and snarled traffic Freezing rain warnings were issued for all of Atlantic Canada, as a low pressure system barreling across Central Canada was expected to create conditions ripe for icy roads Highways throughout British Columbia were closed because of flooding on Vancouver Island and mudslides along the Fraser River Valley In Saskatchewan, temperatures were in the minus 20s, and Edmonton was expecting minus 18 Cold temperatures across the West were expected to remain until at least the weekend Temperatures in the Northwest Territories and Yukon were expected to be in the minus 30s and remain in the deep freeze for the rest of the week ocean liner SS Megantic to get to Quebec ahead of the Montrose News of Kendall's wireless message and Dew's pursuit of Crippen was unknown to the fugitive doctor - making headlines around the globe several days before the ships arrived in Canada Dozens of Canadian and U""",0,0,0,0,0,0
203,19930408,modern,Nan,"""Yes, we will go that far if it is necessary,"" the mayor replied when asked whether the city is prepared to expropriate. A proposal by Pomminville to complete a land survey of the theatre, at a cost of about $250, was blocked by four opposition members of council at Monday's meeting when a vote on the motion resulted in a 4-4 tie. Two councillors with the governing Mouvement des Citoyens d'Outremont were not present. Opposition councillor Paul Asselin said he opposed the survey because it is the first step toward expropriation, which his Parti de la R閿熸枻鎷穎orme Municipale d'Outremont opposes. ""We are opposed to a survey until a market study has been done,"" said Asselin, his party's leader. Shelley Investments executives weren't available to discuss their negotiations with Outremont. The city intends to take over the building and restore it as a cultural venue. It has not ruled out using part of the building as commercial space. ""Bernard Ave. was badly affected by the closure of the theatre,"" Pomminville said.",0,0,0,0,0,0
145,18941228,historical,Blizzard,"Not over two inches of snow has fallen at any point, and loggers are having serious trouble in the woods. No serious cases of suffering are reported. The cold is moderating rapidly. West Sitka, Wis., December 27, The cold snap last night did not moderate today, and a sharp wind made traveling disagreeable. The thermometer was at 22 below zero at 1 p.m., and is still falling. Chicago, December 27, Towards evening the train service on the northern and western roads improved rapidly and tonight the post office officials report mails from most sections of the country arriving about on time. On the eastern roads, however, the situation is not so favorable. All trains from that direction are from one to three hours late and one train is reported leaving Cleveland for Chicago seven hours late. Omaha, December 27, A blizzard came upon this state last night. At various points the temperature marked 12 to 24 degrees below zero, and light snow fell late last night. The mercury dropped 31 degrees in 24 hours, and tonight it is growing colder.
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11,18920615,historical,Storm,"This old building is in the southeast part of the town. A large congregation was assembled, but on seeing and hearing the storm started out and nearly all escaped. Albert F. Kirkland, although injured, returned to the church and rescued his brother George, who was buried under a mass of rubbish and would have soon been smothered. The edifice was minced to kindling wood. A large crowd soon assembled and assisted in the work of rescue. Mrs. Gus Johnson, whose husband was badly injured, had a thrilling experience. When the storm was near his house he started to run, while she lay down close to the wall. He was stricken down. The only part of the house left standing was the wall close to which Mrs. Johnson was lying. When found she was unconscious from fright. Not a trace is left of a fine house that stood a mile west of Galva. Cheat Faj, Mont, June 14 The Missouri River is higher today than ever known since the existence of this city. People along the shore are driven from their homes.",1,0,0,0,0,1
198,19920204,modern,Nan,P - s 35 35 35 1 Ptcasia 23000 109 100 109 9 18 I I Paccentry 10000 30 30 30 10 55 50 50 -5 Paccntry 10000 I 1 1 365 360 365 5 Pacooldy 10000 IS IS 15 21 21 21 Pacmnsr 11000 6 4 4 0 0 0 Pcnlsea 650 45 45 45 -7 0 0 0 Pacnthn 11000 65 62 62 88 IS 88 -I Pacrim 27000 15 14 15 -1 13 13 13 Pacsntl 24200 J35 220 230 10 20 20 JO Pecsuma 97300 80 46 70 4 48 42 45 -3 Pacunic 31500 17 15 15 4 0 0 0 Pacwscap 10000 II II 18 117 IIS 117 Pakman 1000 3 3,0,0,0,0,0,0
338,19930626,modern,Thunder,"I was with 14 other golfers at 74; Karin Mundinger of Toronto was with one other golfer at 79; and Tara Fleming, also of Toronto, was in a group of three at 80. Jim Colbert and Rocky Thompson were in the clubhouse at 5-under-par 139 when a thunderstorm halted the second round of the Senior Players Championship in Dearborn, Mich. Thompson shot a 1-under 71 and Colbert matched par 72. An inch of rain fell in an hour on the TPC of Michigan golf course, and two hours later officials decided they couldn't get the bunkers into playable condition in time to complete the second round. Pete Jordan, of Tampa, Fla., fired a 5-under-par 67 to grab the lead at the midway point of the $150,000 Nike New England Classic in Falmouth, Me. Jordan, who shot a 70 Thursday, took a three-stroke lead over first-round leader Jon Christian, who posted scores of 67-73-140. Rick Todd of Toronto was the only Canadian to make the cut with a 75 for 145. Ashley Chinner (76-152), and Jack Kay Jr. (74-153), both of Toronto; Remi Bouchard of Brossard, Que. (79-154); and Glen JHnatiuk of Selkirk, Man. (85-168) missed the cut. Tadami Ueno of Japan shot a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead over compatriots Tateo (Jet) Ozaki and Seiki Okuda after the second round of the Mizuno Open in Hakui, Japan. Ueno had an 8-under 136 total on the 6,838-yard Tokinodai Country Club course. Okuda shot a 68 and Ozaki had a 69. Brent Franklin of Vancouver had a second successive 72 and was at even-par 144. Rick Gibson of Whistler, B.C., navy Admiral Jonathan Howe, who directed the military operation against Aidid, flew by helicopter to Ali Mahdi's side of town this week to brief the ""interim president"" on the UN campaign. Russia steps in. REUTERS LONDON OBSERVER TALLINN - Estonia faces a grave crisis after its parliament passed a new ""law on foreigners"" this week declaring that all inhabitants who are not citizens are foreigners who must within a year apply for residence and work permits. The controversial law is aimed at resolving the precarious legal status of roughly 470,000 ethnic Russians and other Slavs who now make up about 30 per cent of the Estonian population. Many are former Soviet soldiers or their children who settled in the prosperous Baltic nation over the 50 years since the Soviet takeover. In essence, the law requires non-Estonians to learn the Estonian language and become citizens, or even face the possibility of being forced to leave the country. In reaction yesterday, Russia halted gas supplies to Estonia. The action came a day after Russian President Boris Yeltsin threatened unspecified ""measures"" against Estonia if the Baltic state goes ahead with the controversial law. The dispute has plunged Russian-Estonian relations to their lowest point since Estonia gained its independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Yeltsin said Estonia's leaders would be responsible for any disruption of peace in Estonia that might occur because of the law, referring to threatened labor actions by workers in predominantly Russian-populated areas of northeastern Estonia. Yeltsin said the new law amounts to apartheid. Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius. High: 25 Low: 14. High: 27 Low: 14. Today's level: 8.3. High: 11 Moderate. Light cloud cover. Heavier clouds or precipitation significantly reduce UVB levels. Cloudy showers. High: 20 Low: 12. Weather systems forecast for 8 p.m. this evening. Temperatures are today's daytime highs. 1993 MTI Inc. HIGH PRESSURE THUNDERSTORM LOW PRESSURE RAIN. Somali women walk by a UN armored vehicle in the capital, Mogadishu. ""After so many people have died, the world now realizes that the only obstacle to peace is Aidid and his group,"" Ali Mahdi said with a smile of smug satisfaction. ""If the world realizes that Aidid is the only obstacle and has to be removed, that is good for all Somalis."" Many Somalis say Ali Mahdi is as culpable as Aidid in the country's disintegration following the collapse of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre's regime in January 1991. The power struggle between the rival warlords, sitting on opposite sides of the capital, turned into a senseless shelling war that left up to 30,000 people dead or maimed. If a war crimes tribunal were held and Ali Mahdi's name would figure alongside those of Aidid, Omar Jess, Mohamed Said Hersi Morgan and a handful of others accused of being responsible for the country's long suffering. But since the arrival of the first foreign troops in Somalia last December, Ali Mahdi has become the model warlord. While Aidid chose the path of resistance and obstruction, Ali Mahdi has cooperated with the foreign forces. He first put all his weapons into designated depots, and then turned those sites over to UN control. He signed every peace agreement put to him and has largely adhered to the Estonian form of apartheid. The Russian-speakers, who comprised about one third of the country's population, are without citizenship because they have been unable to pass the Estonian language test necessary for naturalization. Nevertheless, many of them were born in Estonia or have lived here many years, and they are upset by the government's attempt to declare them ""foreigners"" in the country they consider home. ""Don't they understand they are playing with fire?"" said Nikolai Vorobyov, chairman of the Slavonic Cultures Society in Estonia, in a telephone interview from Tallinn. Vorobyov has citizenship because he has lived in Estonia since 1938, before the Soviet occupation. High: 26 Low: near 13. Sunny with a few clouds, windy. Eastern Ontario High: 26 Low: near 13. Sunny with a few clouds, windy. Southern Ontario High: 26 Low: near 14. Sunny skies, windy. Quebec City High: 25 Low: near 14. Morning showers then partly sunny. Eastern Townships High: 25 Low: near 14. Partly to mostly cloudy, isolated showers. Northern New England High: 27 Low: near 15. Partly sunny and warm. Gaspé High: 23 Low: near 14. Scattered afternoon showers. North Shore High: 18 Low: near 12. Cloudy with a few showers. 96.6 71.5 0 0 0 Partly cloudy High: 22 Low: 9. He kept his word. And he ingratiated himself with the UN. TV's Hugo selection. Major League Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals. Cinema: Meurtre à Malibu (1990) Peter Falk, Andrew Stevens. Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Family Matters Unsolved Mysteries Where I Live Melrose Place. Cinema: Meurtre à Malibu (1990) Peter Falk, Andrew Stevens. Tonight Tarzan Family Matters Step by Step Beverly Hills, 90210 Picket Fences. Star Trek Family Matters Step by Step Dinosaurs Home Free. Movie: The Bicycle Thief (1948) Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes. Business Report Vermont Week Washington Week. Wall Street Week Next American Century Public Voice. Cinema: Le Feu de la danse (1983) Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri. MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour Washington Week. Wall Street Week Mystery! Black Adder III. Time Machine Investigative Reports Monarchy. Moneyline Crossfire Prime News Larry King Live World News. Yogi's Great Escape. Somali women walk by a UN armored vehicle in the capital, Mogadishu. ""After so many people have died, the world now realizes that the only obstacle to peace is Aidid and his group,"" Ali Mahdi said with a smile of smug satisfaction. ""If the world realizes that Aidid is the only obstacle and has to be removed, that is good for all Somalis."" Many Somalis say Ali Mahdi is as culpable as Aidid in the country's disintegration following the collapse of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre's regime in January 1991. The power struggle between the rival warlords, sitting on opposite sides of the capital, turned into a senseless shelling war that left up to 30,000 people dead or maimed. If a war crimes tribunal were held and Ali Mahdi's name would figure alongside those of Aidid, Omar Jess, Mohamed Said Hersi Morgan and a handful of others accused of being responsible for the country's long suffering. But since the arrival of the first foreign troops in Somalia last December, Ali Mahdi has become the model warlord. While Aidid chose the path of resistance and obstruction, Ali Mahdi has cooperated with the foreign forces. He first put all his weapons into designated depots, and then turned those sites over to UN control. He signed every peace agreement put to him and has largely adhered to the Estonian form of apartheid. The Russian-speakers, who comprised about one third of the country's population, are without citizenship because they have been unable to pass the Estonian language test necessary for naturalization. Nevertheless, many of them were born in Estonia or have lived here many years, and they are upset by the government's attempt to declare them ""foreigners"" in the country they consider home. ""Don't they understand they are playing with fire?"" said Nikolai Vorobyov, chairman of the Slavonic Cultures Society in Estonia, in a telephone interview from Tallinn. Vorobyov has citizenship because he has lived in Estonia since 1938, before the Soviet occupation. High: 26 Low: near 13. Sunny with a few clouds, windy. Eastern Ontario High: 26 Low: near 13. Sunny with a few clouds, windy. Southern Ontario High: 26 Low: near 14. Sunny skies, windy. Quebec City High: 25 Low: near 14. Morning showers then partly sunny. Eastern Townships High: 25 Low: near 14. Partly to mostly cloudy, isolated showers. Northern New England High: 27 Low: near 15. Partly sunny and warm. Gaspé High: 23 Low: near 14. Scattered afternoon showers. North Shore High: 18 Low: near 12. Cloudy with a few showers. 96.6 71.5 0 0 0 Partly cloudy High: 22 Low: 9. He kept his word. And he ingratiated himself with the UN. TV's Hugo selection. Major League Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals. Cinema: Meurtre à Malibu (1990) Peter Falk, Andrew Stevens. Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Family Matters Unsolved Mysteries Where I Live Melrose Place. Cinema: Meurtre à Malibu (1990) Peter Falk, Andrew Stevens. Tonight Tarzan Family Matters Step by Step Beverly Hills, 90210 Picket Fences. Star Trek Family Matters Step by Step Dinosaurs Home Free. Movie: The Bicycle Thief (1948) Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes. Business Report Vermont Week Washington Week. Wall Street Week Next American Century Public Voice. Cinema: Le Feu de la danse (1983) Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri. MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour Washington Week. Wall Street Week Mystery! Black Adder III. Time Machine Investigative Reports Monarchy. Moneyline Crossfire Prime News Larry King Live World News. Yogi's Great Escape.",0,0,0,0,0,0
181,19911204,modern,Nan,"P O Box 366, Places d'Armes, Montreal H2Y 3R8 Income tax receipts will be sent in January, after the campaign ends Coupon for contributions PAGE A2 if- ""v - V ' K JACK TODD Winter wimp 3 A Todd-tology: snow and columnist don't mix Snow use Every year I tell myself this is the year winter and I are going to get up close and personal Every year, I figure this is the year I'm going to get those cross-country skis out of the closet, figure out which way they go, and introduce them to snow for the first time And every year when winter comes roaring in,
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34,18870329,historical,,"The detective then went around to all the neighboring farm houses until he came to the first clue at the Priest's farm. The occupant told him that a young man of the description of Mr. Hamer had come to the house on Thursday afternoon and asked the way to the depot. A little boy showed him to the hotel and left him there. The detective returned to Frigon's, but he denied absolutely having seen the young man after he left the house early in the afternoon. A search party was then organized, and the snow for miles around examined in every direction with no result. A party of students also organized a search party, and every little hillock and elevation was turned over to no effect. The students then went to Frigon's inn and cross-questioned him, when he stated that Hamer had showed $100 when in the bar, and that someone might have seen the money and followed and made away with him. The missing gentleman is only 22 years old, of small stature and of a very genial character, which made him the friend of every student. Just before the trip to Back River he had a $100 cheque cashed in one of the city banks.",0,0,0,0,0,0
205,19900408,modern,Nan,"46 Short whip 47 Advantage 49 Street group 50 Blueprint 51 ""A mixture of doth ever add pleasure"" (Bacon) 54 Eminent one 55 Cooking byproduct 60 Ravine 61 Aspect 62 Hack 63 Byroad 64 Nuts 65 Friend from Flanders 66 Door part 67 Pteroid 68 Soccer great 69 Building block 70 Goggle 71 Distant 72 Put forth 73 Long way off 75 Cherry red 76 On the ball 77 Comic strip Viking 78 Old Gr coin 79 Take the bait 85 Greeted with enthusiasm 87 Eye shade 89 Bunghole faucet 90 Bread type 91 Misbelief 92 Ham's hobby 93 Wear away gradually 94 Tender spots 96 Agassi of tennis 97 Hayworth and Moreno 98 ME town 99 Not anybody 100 Time gone by 101 Take-out words 102 Singer Vikki 103 Hair style 105 Burl on a tree 107 Indistinct 108 Chatter 109 Worn-out horse SOLUTION to last week's puzzle HolpltlsifitrmStti i 2 3 4 r15 i pf i i IH110",0,0,0,0,0,0
205,19900408,modern,Nan,"Additional Sources: U.A. Lakers at Denver, 7 p.m., Miami at New Jersey, 7 p.m., San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m. Blue Bonnets Roundup YESTERDAY'S CARD FIRST RACE: Pace, 1 mile, Purse: $13,300, 4-0 Gs Canam (A. Gendron) 17.40 7.90 5.60, 7 Valentine Gal (M. Barrteau) 9.00, 9 0 t-Hemuiin (H. Filion) 5.40 Exacts: 4-1, $14.00 Also ran: Bio Conleua, La Promise, Amazon Star, Mookie Orummond, Township Guy. Time: 30.12, 4.13, 2.58.",0,0,0,0,0,0
53,18841107,historical,Snowstorm,"The damage will be about $3,000. Tadousac, Que, November 6 The wharf at this place and other property have been considerably damaged by yesterday's cyclone. It is stated that there has not been so severe a storm for the past fifty years. The damage cannot be estimated at present. St. Thomas (Montmagny), November 6 The most severe snow and windstorm that has ever visited this town commenced yesterday afternoon and continued during the whole night. Considerable damage was done to the breakwater by the high tides. Ice is forming here very quickly. Car Rocs, Que, November 6 The steamer Champion, with five schooners in tow, bound for Quebec put in here for shelter last night. One of her tows was cast adrift. The market steamers Etoile and St. Louis, with about 200 passengers on board, had also to seek shelter here, a violent hurricane blowing. The tide rose about four feet above the normal spring tide mark, accompanied by a mild cyclone and snowstorm which lashed the waters into a fury. Part of the village was inundated; damage light.",1,0,1,1,0,0
202,19920928,modern,Nan,"Several Chinese guards jumped on board the Hong Kong boat and threatened police with an AK-47 assault rifle before snatching a roll of film and tossing it into the sea. Royal Navy ships rushed to the scene but no shots were fired and the Chinese ship withdrew. The incident was the latest in a series of Chinese raids that have shocked the shipping community and raised fears about the safety of Hong Kong waters. INVITATION TO TENDER SEALED TENDERS for the projects or services listed below, addressed to the Regional Manager, Contract Policy and Administration, Quebec Region, Public Works Canada, Guy-Favreau Complex, 200 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, East Tower, 6th door (if by mail, room 702-14), Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1X4 will be received until 15:00 on the specified closing date. Tender documents can be obtained through the Distribution Office, at above address on payment of the applicable fee. Telephone: (514) 496-3388 SERVICE Tender Call No. 3921-030-1 Interior cleaning and ground maintenance Government of Canada Building 2020 Girouard Street St.",0,0,0,0,0,0
218,19900619,modern,Thunder,"was found sprawled across a picnic table in the exercise yard He had been struck in the back with a homemade pick We have 49 witnesses and at least one of them is guilty but we don't know which one, a Surete du Quebec officer said Thousands lose electric power as thunderstorms lash island Thunderstorms that hit Montreal Island yesterday left thousands of homes without power and felled tree branches that damaged at least 10 vehicles Hydro-Quebec estimated that transformers exploded or power lines fell in about 100 places in greater Montreal, cutting power to at least 20,000 customers Dozens of neighborhoods were blacked out Power was cut to 10,000 homes in Montreal, 1,200 in Yves Barrette of Hydro-Quebec said power should be fully restored to those areas by noon today About 2,000 homes on the South Shore were without power Francois Lebrun, chief of Hydro's South Shore section, said power should be restored by 2 p.m.",1,0,0,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"About 60 per cent were in favor of ending universal application of social programs. They preferred policies aiming funds only at the neediest, an increasing feature of federal policies in the area, while 40 per cent preferred universal programs. Anderson Research concluded ""the public seems mostly unmoved"" by criticism of the budget's replacement of the monthly family allowance cheque with benefits to help the neediest. Nearly half even doubted direct help to poor families trickles down to their children. And, while nearly two-thirds of those surveyed didn't like Ottawa rescinding its daycare pledge at budget time, they also didn't rate daycare as the cure they once did. The budget left Canadians feeling simultaneously ""frugal, better off and charitable,"" Anderson concluded. But Decima found there was a high level of concern on children's issues and a low level of satisfaction with the government. Decima asked who had credibility on children's issues. Health-care professionals, local community service groups and social agencies rated highest. Least credible were members of Parliament and federal and provincial government representatives.",0,0,0,0,0,0
107,19920330,modern,Nan,"""But if the move is forced, rushed or bloody, if Russians, our people, are killed, I doubt that we could stand by idly."" Moldovan Prime Minister Valeriu Muravschi, speaking in the capital Kishinev, said that the time for negotiations was over and that the republic's government was prepared, following its weekend declaration of a state of emergency, to reassert its authority through military force. Muravschi gave officials of Dniester Republic two days to submit to Moldovan authorities or be ousted, and his deputy, Constantin Oboroc, said that the government was moving to ""take concrete steps to disarm and liquidate these gangs of bandits.
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194,19900812,modern,Nan,"science director of Greenpeace, said that many of the nations at this forum face complete inundation Leggett said that if the current trend continues, there will be a 35-cm rise in sea level by the year 2050 P3 can have its advantages - like happiness H Gordon: Green I COUNTRY LIFE ""But, Daddy,"" we kids used to tell him, ""maybe you were never in school long enough for the teacher to see if it would fit!"" When it came my turn, the dunce cap had finally disappeared, but the rod and the strap were almost as fearsome as ever And so was the teacher ""Stupid! You're just stupid, aren't you?"" I can still hear our old schoolmaster yelling at some luckless fellow ""Well, maybe we can smarten you up!""",0,0,0,0,0,0
316,18890817,historical,Drought,"A put in a good night's work at heavy gun practice last night. The guns used were a 40 and a 64 pounder. The Montreal Field Battery were practising with the Morris tube set to a 60 pounder. The range was supposed to be 1,500 yards. Lieut-Col. Stevenson explained the working of the tube. The Colonel first made a magpie; Lieut. Hooper followed with a shot which although in line was four inches above the target. Lieut. Lingua was one inch nearer the bull's eye than his colonel, when Sergeant-Major Walker almost touched the black bull's eye. The shooting which followed was very good indeed for a first attempt. This is supposed to be splendid practice for the battery, before they go to Kingston in September. To Notify the Public: To counteract the misleading statement made as to the effects of the so-called drought this season in the Northwest, the Canadian Pacific Railway are making a larger exhibit than usual of Northwest products at the approaching exhibition at Toronto, and they will also send their exhibition car to Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Hyacinth, and as many other places as possible, containing products of this season's crop, all of which give the most convincing proof that a soil which can give such a yield in an uncommonly dry season is just the soil which farmers who wish to have a good recompense for their labor should work in. This mode of giving publicity to the true state of things in the Northwest, along with the numerous cheap farmers' excursions is the best way the Canadian Pacific Railway can tell the public that they are not afraid of showing the Northwest this year on the contrary. Taking the Religious Vows: A religious profession, presided over by Mgr. Fuhre, who was attended by several clergy, was held at the Convent of the Sisters of Charity of Providence, St. Catherine street, on Thursday evening. The following ladies pronounced their last vows: Miss Annie Landry, in religion, Sr.",0,0,0,0,0,0
88,19960724,modern,Rain,"But Environment Canada didn't warn anyone about flooding because ""that's not our job,"" he said. ""Once we predict heavy rains, it's up to the dam-owner or a homeowner to make sure they can deal with it."" The weather warnings were immediately sent to provincial civil-protection authorities, made available to media outlets and put on several other Environment Canada communication networks, including a radio service and weather-information phone lines, and a fax-like network tha
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145,18941228,historical,Nan,"
Nor are those other solacers of the human nerves, cigars, cigarettes and tobaccos, wanting. Towards the rear of the store is a large stock of those goods so dear to the heart of the smoker. There are all brands of Havana cigars; in fact, Messrs. Dufresne & Mongenais receive shipments direct every fortnight, whilst of the celebrated French cigarettes and French novelties they are the only importers in Canada. This department is under very able management, and in the goods it contains the firm is doing a fast increasing business. In passing, a word may be said about the cellar, which is stored with all the liquid refreshments that the heart of man can well desire. A double row of immense casks runs from Fortification lane to St. James street. They contain imported wines and spirits of all blends and brands and bins along the walls are filled with bottles of like imported goods, whilst of aerated and mineral waters, imported and otherwise, there is truly an abundance. In short, Messrs.",0,0,0,0,0,0
208,18810909,historical,Nan,"The bush fires, which have been so prevalent in the United States and Canada, have destroyed much standing timber and other property, fog and smoke darkening the air in some places, and otherwise aggravating the sultriness. There can hardly be any doubt now as to there being considerable deficiencies in the wheat crops of the Western States. The produce and provision trades are not active, though prices are steady. Latest advices from Europe were by Atlantic cable to date, and by mail per steamship Polynesian and Bothnia, dates from London, Liverpool and Glasgow being to the 27th ult. Breadstuffs Wheat firm; flour dull, Provisions Butter firm; cheese strong pork firmer. Ashes Pots weaker; pearls higher. Flour Receipts by railway and canal for week ending 7th Sept., 17,658 brls, total receipts from 1st Jan. to 7th Sept., 540,206 brls, against 419,142 brls at corresponding date in 1880, being an increase of 121,064 barrels. Shipments for the week ending 7th Sept. 23,953 brls.",0,0,0,1,0,0
197,19911112,modern,Nan,"at Cafe de la Place, Place des Arts. Suicide, murder and a passionate volley of words by one of Quebec's foremost playwrights. It's a premiere. Anton, a Chekhovian satire on Westmount society by Harry Standjofski, at 8:30 p.m. at the Strathern Theatre, 3680 Jeanne Mance St. Presented by Point of View Productions. Scalpel du Diable, by Jean-Francois Caron, at 8:30 p.m. at La Licorne Restaurant Theatre, 4559 Papineau St. A comedy set in the year 2005 about a teenage author who stirs up a storm with her prose. Tickets cost $20. Le Faucon, by Marie Laberge, (in French) at 8 p.m. at Theatre Jean Duceppe, Place des Arts. The premiere of new work by Quebec's leading lady playwright. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), by Ann-Marie MacDonald, at 8 p.m. at the Centaur Theatre, 453 St. Francois Xavier St.",0,0,0,0,0,0
198,19920204,modern,Nan,"239 18 Central Division W L pct G3 Chicago 39 8 .830 Cleveland 30 13 .690 7 Detroit 26 20 .565 12H Atlanta 23 23 .500 15 Milwaukee 21 23 .477 16V4 Indiana 18 29 .383 21 Charlotte 12 33 .267 26 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L Pet CB Utah 31 17 .646 San Antonio 26 18 .591 3 Houston 25 20 .556 4 Denver 17 28 .378 12 Dallas 13 32 .289 16 Minnesota 8 37 .178 2114 Pacific Division W L Pet GB Portland 31 13 .705 Golden State 29 13 .690 1 Phoenix 31 16 .660 1 LA Lakers 27 18 .600 4 Seattle 23 24 .489 9 L A Clippers 21 24 .467 10 Sacramento 15 31 .336 17 Yesterday's Games Golden State 122 Orlando 114 Seattle 112, Atlanta 110 Minnesota 114, Denver 99 Houston 122, Indiana 111 Phoenix 113,",0,0,0,0,0,0
34,18870329,historical,,"I never saw one yet where he should be, and the general opinion now is that they are of """"no use,"""" and unless our excellent Mayor, Mr. Abbott, will take up this matter and give us at least some place where we can walk, I will get up petitions asking that the police force be abandoned. It was only the other day that I saw a swell tandem driven by a swell driver, going down the sidewalk of St. James street, and no policeman to interfere. Verily the taxpayers of Montreal are a long-suffering people. Yours respectfully, NO PLACE TO WALK. """"WHAT AN OBJECTIONABLE STORY."""" The following is peculiarly unfortunate in the choice of his good and, so far as I know, new. A political company if he does not agree with PUBLIC DUMPS. Owners of Vacant Lots, who Permit their Lots to be Used as a Dumping Ground, Responsible for Damages to Adjoining Properties. It appears that certain parties are routing out vacant lots owned by them as public dumps, and in those is dumped all the dirty snow taken from yards, the owner of the lot receiving as compensation about two cents a load.",0,0,0,0,0,0
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"""P 4 speed Muncie bucket seats, console, body and interior fully restored, engine fully detailed, Cranberry Red body, black interior, original from B C never rusted, no putty, 200 miles since restoration completed, $14,500 negotiable Nick 273-0240 serious inquiries only leave message private CHEVROLET Caprice Classic 1974, convertible, 24,000 miles, A1 condition, $12,000, 695-2131 CHEVROLET 1972 Impala convertible, 54,000 miles, 350 V8 automatic, Like new!",0,0,0,0,0,0
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"A-1, $5,800, 67-6734 private FORD Tempo 1985, 4-door, auto, a/c, cruise, excellent condition, 94,000 kms, $2,950, 484-5694 private FORD Tempo 1988, 4-door, automatic, power steering, power brakes, air, cruise, 28,601 km, Call today!",0,0,0,0,0,0
204,19900318,modern,Nan,"I cannot make too clear that the policy of the Canadian government is to have our troops serve in those theatres where, viewing the war as a whole, it is believed their services will count the most. This statement was designed to convey subtly to the British that Canada did not want any invitations to go to North Africa and that her troops should be kept in Britain, facing the English Channel. But as phrased and as reported it suggested that King wanted to be in on the big fighting, regardless of the possible casualties. Nothing too hazardous King's slow process of succumbing to the very rhetoric he found so objectionable in his military chiefs was reflected in the speech he made on his return from England: Every Canadian heart must have been thrilled by Mr. Churchill's words when he said that our Canadian soldiers stood at the very post where they would be the first to be hurled into a counterstroke against the invader. No one should have been surprised by such rhetoric. A nation at war cannot easily avoid creating the impression that the first objective is to fight and win, and a government that cannot face that reality perhaps ought not to be at war.",0,0,0,0,0,0
127,20000413,modern,Snowstorm,"CITY EDITOR: BRIAN KAPPLER (514) 987-2505 Jolene's mom told THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2000 HAL pay Governments retract demand family allowance payments be returned SEAN GORDON Gazette Quebec Bureau QUEBEC - She's been missing for exactly a year, and while her family clings to the faint hope Jolene Riendeau will come home soon, government bureaucrats apparently don't share that optimism. Riendeau's mother recently received notice from the province that she would have to pay back a portion of the family allowance payments she continued to receive until last February, eight months after Jolene, 10 at the time, vanished from her working-class Montreal neighbourhood. According to government rules, Dolores Soucy, who has two other children, no longer has Jolene under her care, and therefore no longer qualifies for her full family-allowance benefit. """"They told me I only qualified for payments for six months. I can accept that. What I have difficulty with is the fact I was lost in their computers for three months and now I have to pay for their mistake,"""" said Soucy, who was told she would have to cough up about $1,000 in arrears. As media attention intensified yesterday, both the federal and Quebec governments beat a hasty retreat on their earlier threats to collect, suspending Soucy's case file. The province's Regie des Rentes - which distributes family allowance payments - insisted the whole thing was """"just a mixup"""" due to automation. In a press release, the Regie said it tried in vain to reach Soucy and that it will now proceed to """"a detailed examination of this file, which is exceptional in its nature,"""" pledging to take """"appropriate measures."""" The Regie went on to say there was no indication on Soucy's file that Jolene was classified as missing, and that federal authorities hadn't mentioned it. """"According to the usual procedure, which is entirely automated, a notice is sent each month to put the payable balance up to date and the amount withheld from family allowance,"""" the Regie said. The federal Revenue Department looks after Ottawa's portion of family allowance, and its rules stipulate that benefits are suspended six months after a child is no longer in the recipient's care, said spokesman Nicole Lessard. """"If a missing child is found or returns to the parental home, then the payments are resumed, and this can be done retroactively, depending on the case."""" Jolene Riendeau's sudden disappearance gripped the city for much of last spring. She was last seen April 12, 1999, at about 4:30 p.m., munching from a bag of chips at a dépanneur near her home in Point St. Charles district of southwest Montreal. Police mobilized a massive search operation that included dragging a nearby canal, canvassing apartment buildings and searching every laneway, park, railyard and thicket in downtown Montreal. More than a million posters bearing her smiling countenance have been plastered on telephone poles and shop windows across Montreal, though many are now weather-beaten and faded. Benefactors have put up a $10,000 reward for information on her whereabouts. Despite slow progress, Soucy's optimism is unflagging. """"I know she's going to come back, I know she wants to come back and sleep in her bed and be with her family,"""" said Soucy, who is certain her daughter was abducted. The Missing Children's Network said those types of incidents are rare, but that other parents have seen their benefits cut off without notice. Hit-and-run driver faces sentencing GEORGE KALOGERAKIS Gazette Justice Reporter A man has pleaded guilty to hit-and-run after a mother of three was killed as she crossed a Pierrefonds road to join her waiting husband. A day later, police arrested Etienne Belanger at a body shop in Dorval while the 24-year-old was trying to have the damage to his car repaired. Police tracked down Belanger after witnesses to the November hit-and-run said the car that sped away was an older Chrysler Fifth Avenue. Police visited the 150 motorists in the West Island who own that model. Belanger pleaded guilty on Monday. The court ordered a pre-sentencing report to find out what kind of punishment the Dollard man deserves. He returns to court on Aug. 28. The maximum penalty for hit-and-run was raised last year to life in prison from five years behind bars. The incident took place at Pierrefonds Blvd. and Richmond St. Michelle Cadet had just got off the No. 68 bus and was crossing the boulevard to where her husband was waiting in a car. Francois-Yves Alexandre had decided to pick his wife up so she wouldn't have to walk home in the cold. He has said the light was green when Cadet crossed but quickly turned to yellow and red. He saw his wife start to run when the light changed. He heard a loud noise and saw a car driving away, but he did not see the impact. Cadet was thrown 40 metres onto the grass by the road. Cadet, 47, worked as an administrator for the city of Montreal's welfare offices. Taxi fares go up Taxi-fare increases go into effect today. Getting into a taxi will now cost $2.50, instead of $2.25. The former $1.10-per-kilometre rate has been increased to $1.20. Hourly fees have been raised to $26.50 from $24. The flat downtown fare to and from Dorval airport has been increased to $28 from $24.25. The Quebec Transport Commission announced the fare hikes in March to compensate taxi drivers for operation costs, including the rising price of gas, vehicle-maintenance costs, mandatory vehicle inspections and taxi-association fees. Per-kilometre rates have been frozen since August 1998 and the $2.25 charge has been in effect since 1992. FRENCH VISITOR WITH DIFFERENT ASPIRATIONS (s', i , - j j-t, ,- 4 ffi i,"""", """" ' l i """", ' ,', '7', '', ',--, inK ', 'nafHTTni-i 1 GORDON BECK, GAZETTE Paris mayoral candidate Philippe Séguin (left) poses yesterday with Mayor Pierre Bourque on the city hall balcony where French President Charles de Gaulle made a call for Quebec independence in 1967. Séguin said he was here on a more mundane mission - to share expertise in various areas - such as how Montreal mastered its canine excrement problem. Wheelchairs for all: Marois Rules change after case of the man with one toe came to light KEVIN DOUGHERTY Gazette Quebec Bureau QUEBEC - Health Minister Pauline Marois has ordered that all amputees in Quebec requiring wheelchairs will get them after a Chomedey man with one toe was denied a wheelchair. A spokesman for the minister said yesterday that the measure is one of a series of changes she is proposing to update entitlements under Quebec's medicare. Last month Russell Williams, Liberal MNA for the West Island riding of Nelligan, raised the case of David Murray, who was denied a wheelchair by the Regie d'Assurance Maladie du Quebec even though his left leg was amputated below the knee and he had lost all four toes on his right foot with the exception of his big toe. Nicole Bastien, a spokesman for Marois, said the criteria barring Murray from getting a wheelchair is 27 years old and is one of several directives Marois wanted to change. The measure is not in force yet, she said, because it takes time to draft new directives. """"It didn't make any sense,"""" Bastien said of the criterion that a person with one toe could not have a wheelchair. Murray, 66, is diabetic and is being treated at Cite de la Sante hospital in Laval for a respiratory condition related to his disease. He said yesterday that officials in Marois's office contacted him after Williams raised his case and assured him he would be provided a wheelchair but he said that after being refused one for three years, he wasn't interested in talking to the health department. Besides, private donors came forward to provide him with a wheelchair. When told yesterday that Marois was changing the directive to help all amputees, Murray was underwhelmed and ironic. """"Oh gee,"""" he said, """"Yippee, after three years they have changed their minds."""" In Montreal, Bob Simmons of Avantage Mobilite Inc., a company that sells wheelchairs, said his company and a private benefactor are putting up $1,500 each to buy Murray a custom-built wheelchair. BILL BROWNSTEIN Just think warm Now what? The deluge? We are not amused. Apparently, the big weather guy upstairs has forgotten the rules. Just in case, here's the drill: From December to March, he can dump snow on us at will. He can hit us with high winds. He can freeze our collective butts. In short, he can have his way with us. But come April, the winter deal is on. Only with special dispensation and only if we've been altogether too gnarly, can he sprinkle us with a few flurries as a reminder of his great wrath. But never, and I repeat, never, is it permissible to lay on us the biggest snowfall of the year in the second week of April, then to follow it up a few days later with a mini-pelting. Our defences are down. So are our contractors. We can't handle the snowdrifts, the slippery sidewalks, the slush and the soaked feet. Once again, we have no place to walk, no place to park. We are now told that snow removal entails waiting for warmer days ahead to melt the stuff away. This could happen as soon as this weekend or as late as the summer. And then, oh joy, our streets are turned into raging rivers and our basements are swamped. Haven't we suffered enough with the sinking of the Habs? It's inhuman. It's demoralizing. It's baseball season now, for gosh sakes. It's a time when a young man's fancy turns to hoes, turning up soil, planting petunias - that sort of stuff. SUCKERED Personally, I was already boning up on nature essentials to avoid the usual embarrassment on the links: Where is my golf ball? Why, it's under the sycamore. OK, so where is my golf ball? Montrealers, even the most grizzled among us, were caught off guard with this week's snowfalls. We had been lulled into complacency, into thinking winter was actually over. A mistake, in retrospect, especially for those foolhardy enough to take on their snow tires. But a month of spring-like climes before and incessant chatter about global warming had suckered us into believing happy days were here again. A good friend thought long and hard about holding his wedding bash two months after the actual nuptials in February. He opted to have it instead on a Sunday in April, when he figured the weather elements would be in his favour and everyone invited would be able to make the party. Well, he figured wrong. He selected last Sunday to have his wedding party. He was one of several people I observed on that day having spirited solo conversations with unseen forces. I have seen more than my share of people speaking in tongues on the streets of this city. But last Sunday there appeared to be an outbreak of Tourette syndrome, with citizens swearing at the sky, demanding the snow to desist. PULLING OUT HAIR The scene was repeated again yesterday morning by some. Nick Pompeo, a professional snow-buster in the city, had been ready to retire his plow and truck out his lawnmower. """"This snow is like an unwanted pregnancy,"""" he said in rather unorthodox terms. """"You deal with it, but it leaves you pulling out whatever hair you have left. It's so bloody depressing."""" On that note, I called a mental-health professional for counseling. I asked how Montrealers could be expected to cope with this sudden turnaround. She said she wished she could help but she, too, felt like leaping out of a high window when she saw all the snowfall. Concerned her remarks might be misconstrued, she then advised folks to focus on warm thoughts instead. Yeah, that should do it. OK, she countered, it could be worse - we could be on the verge of another divisive referendum campaign. When reminded that Premier Bouchard had recently been hinting of just such a development, she suggested I consult another mental-health pro. In fact, it could be worse. According to my trusty Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar, residents of Riviere du Loup had a heck of an April back in 1876. Millions of flies fell during a snowstorm. They resembled mosquitoes, only they were much larger. This is what is known, in certain circles, as the Quebec double-whammy. At least we'll be in shorts when we get bitten by bugs. Ah, summer. Bill Brownstein's email address is bbrownst@thegazette.southam.ca. 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Metal fatigue, rust, wear and mileage have taken its toll. Whether or not your vehicle was refurbished or restored in the past few years, taking the time to check out a few things can save you hundreds of dollars. Cars that are 20 years old or more require their owners to follow a strict ritual. First, be sure to change the oil and filter. It's still the best thing you can do for your engine, even if you changed the oil in the fall and fired the engine up a few times over the winter. Check and deflate the tires to the recommended pressures. If the car wasn't moved at least once a month, the tires have probably developed a flat spot. If you don't have radials, these flat spots will be the reason your handling and comfort just aren't the same during winter. The amount of care you took in preparing it for winter will help decide how much time it takes to get it roadworthy once the cover comes off this spring. 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Take your older car to your favourite garage where it can be given a quick once-over. Pull a wheel and check the brakes. We're talking preventive maintenance here. A $40 once-over may save you hundreds of dollars later in the summer. This is particularly true if you own a Lamborghini or Ferrari. Many owners leave these supercars with garages who also handle the storage. Costs for repairs on these vehicles can be as high as the performance level. The latest supercars - such as the Vipers, Prowlers, Corvettes, Porsches and NSXs - are easier to get back on the road. It's important to invest in a good cover to protect the car. The LEADER choice. Advanced Technology Tires Bf 70'$ """"Deluxe"""" tourism tire The ultimate Uni-T technology of superior fabrication. 115,000 km treadwear warranty. 30 day trial. Road hazard protection. Place your liner ad before 4:00 p.m. and it will appear in the next day's newspaper. Example of a 4 line ad ANTIQUE maple dining room set, circa 1880, collectible, great shape, includes buffet table with 8 chairs. For details, call 987-2311. ADS - Added Bonus: """"Garage Sale Kit"""" plus taxes. Ad consists of 6 lines of text, starting with your area & address. Garage Sale kit contains two large, bright posters, balloons and a handy apron. Kits are limited to the advertiser. Please place your ad in plenty of time to receive your kit. For details, please call 987-2311. Honda Acura's John Sherk will attest to that. He not only services the corporate fleet's prototypes and press cars, but also built and raced an NSX for the track. He ran in the 1997 Pirelli Enduro and later the Motorola Cup series. The NSX is about to be retired, so he's currently preparing a new Honda S2000 equipped with a DOHC VTEC engine to run in the SpeedVision World Challenge. """"If your NSX (or equivalent) was stored properly,"""" said Sherk, """"you don't have much to do. Although high-performance cars, they are user-friendly. Cars like the NSX can be driven daily and, therefore, storage and driving are tied together. A new S2000 reportedly didn't handle well after sitting over the winter. Sherk solved the problem easily by taking a drive and allowing the tires to warm up. """"On high-performance radial tires, the rubber compresses rather than the casing,"""" he said. """"The thumping and shaking in the steering disappeared in about 10 kilometres."""" If you had your car on blocks during the winter to keep the weight off the entire suspension, with wheels just touching the floor, you probably won't have this problem. Sherk likewise suggested checking all the levels and examining the floor where the car was sitting to see if anything had dripped out. There's no need to change the oil if you did it in the fall and didn't run the car over the winter. He also noted that if the storage area is prone to dampness, the brake discs may require machining. In most cases though, there's minimal buildup of surface rust and if you use the brakes lightly during your first drive the surfaces of the discs will clean themselves. TONY GUTIERREZ, AP Golfer Allen Doyle shows off trophy for winning the 60th PGA Seniors' Championship last year. """"I was a legend, but I won most everything I played in,"""" Doyle said. """"I had some stature in the game that few people achieved."""" But as he hit his mid-40s, he knew the driving range wasn't going to be enough if he wanted to send his two daughters to the colleges of their choice. So he turned pro, which might not have been the gamble everyone else thought it was. """"Allen would have never turned pro if he didn't think he was going to be successful,"""" his wife said. Playing on a sponsor's exemption, he finished in the top 25 in his first Nike event, which got him into the next week's tournament, which he won. By the time that year was over, Doyle had won three times, including the Tour Championship, to earn a spot on the 1996 PGA Tour, becoming the oldest rookie ever at 47. He struggled his next two years on the PGA Tour (finishing 140th and 189th on the money list) because of his lack of distance off the tee. But this experience kept his game sharp until he became eligible for the Senior Tour, easily earning a spot in late 1998 as medalist of Qualifying School. He won in Naples, then again two months later with his rally at the PGA Seniors'. He overcame an early double-bogey with a 31 on the back nine that included no 4s on his scorecard (he had seven 3s and two 5s). That was the highlight in a year in which he finished third on the money list with more than $1.9 million. """"Everyone else found out what we've known for a long time,"""" said oldest daughter, Erin, a senior at Southern Mississippi. """"Dad can play."""" Doyle's only regret during last year's PGA Seniors' was he didn't include an old hockey helmet in his bag that he could have worn walking up the 18th fairway, sort of like Red Auerbach's victory cigar. But Doyle has no regrets about the rest of his life. He doesn't consider it a mistake he spent all those years as an amateur before finally turning pro at such a late age. """"How did I shortchange myself along the way?"""" he said. """"I never, ever second-guessed anything. Now if I went through three wives and my kids hated me, like anyone, I would say I should have done this different. I'm on top of the world, anyway."""" Early start snowed on But duffers should be back in the swing of things soon Talk about a short golf season. The 30 courses open across Quebec as of a week ago are obviously now closed with this week's record snowstorm which dumped upward of 40 centimetres. Snowfall was higher in other regions, the Laurentians especially, where Tremblant received 70 centimetres. Blame it all on Jean Morin, owner and head pro at Les Legendes in Saint-Luc. He was the one who said winter was over when he announced his club marked its earliest opening ever on March 24. """"Today feels like March 1,"""" Morin said yesterday. """"In any case, we're looking to open (without further interruption) next Monday or Tuesday, and I'm not even going to mention that word (snow) again."""" Morin said business was brisk for the two weeks the club was open, with Montreal-area golfers getting a feverish start to the season. He figured the pace will resume once the weather improves. Maurice Dagenais, general manager at Golf Dorval, said his club was all set to open last weekend. But Saturday saw rain throw a wrench in plans - and then the snow came. """"We're probably looking at another 10 days before we're open,"""" said Dagenais. """"The only thing we can do at this point is wait for the weather to improve. But we are ready to go."""" Golf Dorval is also ready to stage the popular Future Links golf instructional program for juniors for the fourth consecutive season. Levels 1, 2, and 3 will be held in a series of four one-day clinics throughout July. Dates will be confirmed later. Registration, however, will take place at the club, at 2000 Reverchon Ave. in Dorval, at 10 a.m. on May 13. Registration is $10 (a bargain) and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are only 150 spots available. No registration will be taken by telephone or fax. For more information call the club at (514) 631-6624. PRICE CHANGE - Because of the time The Gazette's Golf 2000 magazine went to press, we were unable to get in revised green fees for the Metropolitan Golf Club in Ville d'Anjou. The new prices, taxes included, for the 18-hole championship course are $37.50 on weekdays ($27.50 from 6 a.m. to 7:56 a.m.) and $47.50 weekends and holidays. For the 18-hole executive par-3: $18 weekdays and $22 on weekends. In both cases, Friday is no longer considered part of the weekend. TOUR NUISANCE - Several PGA Tour players want professional autograph dealers to take a hike. At last month's Players Championship, a young girl asked Davis Love III to sign a scorecard from Augusta National. When asked where she got it the girl pointed to a man, obviously a collector. Love refused to sign it as well as another of Winged Foot, where Love won the 1997 PGA Championship. Said Ben Crenshaw: """"It's a damned nuisance. We're tired of the same people showing up at every event."""" STEWART POSTMORTEM - FBI agents raided the offices of SunJet Aviation at Orlando Sanford International Airport this week, seeking evidence related to the crash that killed Payne Stewart and five others Oct. 26, near Aberdeen, South Dakota. A television report said the FBI was looking for false documentation, repair records, maintenance logs and anything else related to the crash of the Learjet 35 and had searched three buildings and four planes. Meanwhile, three hours of audiotape from the cockpit voice-recorder, made public last week by the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, showed that air-traffic controllers grew increasingly worried as they repeatedly attempted to contact Stewart's plane while it flew on autopilot before running out of fuel and crashing. Civilian and military pilots were able to see the Learjet as it flew on, but couldn't get an answer from the pilot. The last radio message from the pilot - """"Three nine zero bravo alpha,"""" a simple acknowledgment that he had been cleared to climb to 39,000 feet - came at 11:27 a.m. Six minutes later, air-traffic control at Jacksonville, Fla., radioed the plane, getting no response. Controllers quickly became concerned as the craft rose above its assigned altitude and eventually reached as high as 51,000 feet. At 11:38 a.m., a Cubana airliner tried to raise Stewart's plane, but advised the controllers he also got no answer. """"OK, thank you,"""" the controller responded. """"I think we got a dead pilot up there. He's through his altitude and off course now so we don't know what's going on."""" It was not clear whether the controller thought the pilot was dead or that his radio had gone dead. The FAA made no comment about the tapes. The National Transportation Safety Board has not determined why the plane crashed, but some aviation analysts have speculated that the plane suffered from depressurization that incapacitated those on board after the plane took off from Orlando. QUOTE OF THE WEEK - """"My game is a mixture of karaoke and rap. It's called 'crap.'"""" - Nick Faldo, who continues to struggle with his game. 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The questions from concerned gardeners started coming in early Sunday morning. The telephone rang all day with questions about how the surprise snowstorm was going to affect our poor gardens. After all, our plants and trees had just awakened from the winter and were getting used to the idea of spring. And then we had more snow a couple of days later. But don't worry. Most things will manage with a little bit of help. One of the main problems caused by the heavy, wet snow was most evident on ornamental evergreens. Shrubs and small evergreen trees were bowing over under the weight of the snow, with clumps of it sticking to the needles. A quick remedy was to shake the shrubs or their branches to dislodge the worst of the snow. Within a couple of days the sun had melted most of the snow and ice from them, and for the most part they sprang back into their original positions. BENT OUT OF SHAPE But if they're still a bit bent out of shape, you can wrap some cord around them and pull them back into position by tying the cord to a wall or a fence. They'll straighten out. I've noticed that some of the smaller evergreen shrubs are still buried under deep snow, bent over and held down by its weight. And it's the same for the bare branches of many shorter deciduous shrubs. A few days ago they were showing signs of getting ready to bud, and now they're almost flattened to the ground. You'll just have to wait until the snow melts down enough to free their branches, at which time I think they'll spring back up to their old shape. Don't go trying to shake them loose from a big pile of snow, because you run the risk of breaking branches or snapping off buds. Remember that during the ice storm of 1998, many trees were bent horribly out of shape, and yet most of them straightened up later. Fortunately, our early spring weather had warmed these plants up enough to make their branches fairly flexible, so they should straighten out quite soon. As for the bulbs that were already poking their heads above the ground, this snow shouldn't do them too much damage. You might lose some of the snowdrop or crocus blooms that had opened last week in the warmer spots, because they've probably been crushed by the snow. But the leaves of other spring bulbs which had put in an appearance, like tulips and narcissus, are quite tough. MINOR DAMAGE They've been exposed to freezing temperatures before. They will most likely just sit out the snowfall until it melts, and then continue growing. The tips of a few leaves might have been burned by the cold, but the damage should be minor. And it's probably the same story for the perennial plants that were reviving after the winter. The leaves of some of them sit there under the snow all winter anyway, and they were just perking up and showing fresh colour before the snow fell. They should be tough enough to tolerate a little snow cover for a few days. The only ones that might show a bit of damage to the tips of their leaves are things like bearded irises, which had already grown a few inches out of the ground. But this shouldn't affect their blooming this summer. Now that we're over the initial shock of seeing so much snow in April, believe it or not, there is a positive side to this snowstorm. Dave Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, says that when all the snow melts it will give the soil some much-needed moisture. The ground is more dry than it should be at this time of the year, so every little bit helps. Small consolation. PHOTOS: RICHARD ARLESS JR., GAZETTE Lafontaine loves bargains and scavenged items, such as these pieces in her flat (from left: bought for $5; a salvaged oak library index file, with Lafontaine's own photographs identifying the contents of each drawer, and two steel-frame chairs, which cost her $2 apiece). Painting is not her only passion. Handy with a brush, Lafontaine is also a junkie. It shows in her flat. FUNKY Continued from Page D1.""",0,0,0,0,0,0
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another 1,300 are treated and released ""If that isn't an epidemic, I don't know what is"" CHIRPP is the first program with the potential to determine how many product-related injuries are due to faulty design and how many to poor supervision It will provide an essential first step toward sound program and policy development, Pless said ""And data available through CHIRPP could lead to successes like the dramatic reduction in poisoning that followed safety packaging,"" he said ""The root of this problem was only understood because data were systematically recorded by the poison control centres and then used to evaluate the impact of new packaging regulations"" Pless believes that 70 percent of childhood injuries can be prevented with proper prevention CHIRPP is modelled on the Australian National Injury Surveillance and Prevention Program, which has been operating for three years Rather than incurring the expense of creating a brand new program, an agreement was reached between the Australian and Canadian governments, allowing Canada to use the computer software at no cost, said Dr. Greg Sherman, head of the childhood injury and disease section at Health and Welfare Canada Board puts off school decision for one month MARY LAMEY THE GAZETTE Parents with children at Ecole Westminster in Notre Dame de Grace will wait another month before learning which school their offspring will attend next year, the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal decided last night Parents have complained for more than two years of overcrowding at Westminster, saying the only solution is to open another French school in the area The board disagrees In a resolution passed last night, the PSBGM decided it will either redistribute students at four French primary schools in west-end Montreal Westminster, Iona, Bedford and Guy Drummond or recommend that children from Westminster be moved to an annex of West Hill High School The school and orientation committees will hold consultation meetings March 12-16 and the board will make its decision on March 28, Michael George, director general of the PSBGM, said last night Cassandra Tcrtulliani, chairman of the Westminster parents' committee said neither proposition is acceptable and both were rejected by the committee last year She vowed a tough fight on the issue ""When push comes to shove all the parents can do is think of the welfare of their kids This is not consultation and these are not solutions"" In January, the board announced it would solve the overcrowding by repossessing Rosedale School which has housed the Montreal Urban Community police department's Station 15 for 10 years That plan fell through when the board discovered it could not legally evict the police Plateau residents have heat Only about 30 people made use of shelter 26 hours later JAMES MENNIE THE GAZETTE Georges Ricard, a 66-year-old resident of Papineau Ave, jammed his pillow under his arm yesterday as he prepared to leave Centre Pere Marquette on Marquette St Ricard among about 30 people lucky enough to hear radio announcements that the city of Montreal had established a shelter for residents affected by a 26-hour power failure had been at the centre since 10:30 p.m. Tuesday Yesterday, he didn't even want to talk about Hydro-Quebec ""We were lucky we had this battery radio,"" Ricard said, holding the transistor radio in his other hand ""If other people had it, you can bet there'd be more people here"" Ricard was able to sleep on a cot, have some coffee and eat at the centre's cafeteria while Hydro-Quebec crews worked to repair an underground cable He didn't call the utility for an explanation as to why his electric heating conked out in sub-zero weather ""I don't want to hear about Hydro-Quebec,"" he said Did he complain? 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To whom?"" he asked ""We can't do anything about it, you can't complain to these guys"" At 2 p.m. yesterday, half an hour after Ricard spoke to The Gazette, power was restored to the 1,800 clients in an area bordered by Rosemont Blvd and de Lorimier, Laurier and Papineau Aves that had been without power since noon Tuesday Fourteen hours later, another cable failed, plunging about 175 customers in Rosemount into darkness about 1:50 a.m. yesterday ""That job (repairing the initial failure) would have taken a long time to fix,"" said Hydro-Quebec official Daniel Guertin ""But the delays we have encountered in repairing a second blackout are due to union pressure tactics We have to negotiate with the union to get technicians on the scene, and that's what's causing the delay"" As of 6 p.m. last night, the Rosemount area was still without power Guertin claimed that under normal conditions, the repair job would not have taken more than two hours However Pierre Froment, the union official responsible for overseeing essential services during rotating strikes by Hydro-Quebec technicians, said the delay was due to technical, not labor problems ""The blackout occurred at 1:50 a.m. and we were on the scene at 3:29 a.m.,"" he said ""When you consider the average response time for Hydro-Quebec crews is five hours, that's pretty good"" Cots and food for residents forced out of their homes by the power failures were supplied by the city of Montreal's emergency centre Municipal employees and volunteers from the Red Cross provided those who showed up with assistance Montreal Urban Community police, meanwhile, stepped up patrols in the affected area overnight GAZETTE PHOTO CHURCH Georges Ricard and son Serge carry belongings from Centre Pere Marquette after waiting out power failure EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS Michele passed her flight test after only 3.9 hours of multi-engine training WE OFFER THE BEST PILOT TRAINING FROM STUDENT PERMITS RIGHT THROUGH TO AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATING MY PRO PILOT COURSES Commercial, Multi-instrument, instructor 1 year $27,500 Based on Transport Canada minimal requirements Call Glenn French LAURENTIDE AVIATION 425-2211 CEDARS AIRPORT Learn to fly: It's just plane smarts Ville de Montreal Notice to taxpayers Municipal taxes The Ville de Montreal is currently mailing out its municipal tax bills for the 1990 fiscal year Type of tax Due date Real Estate Tax Business, Water and Services Tax (places of business) April 1, 1990: First instalment or payment in full (if the tax bill is less than $300) Special Tax (Permits) on businesses, occupations and events Payment in full, on or before April 1, 1990 Payment through your bank or caisse populaire The Service des finances urges you to make your payment at your caisse populaire, or your bank on or before April 1, 1990 You will be issued a receipt immediately Change of address You must advise the Service des finances of any change of address by return mail, using the return envelope included with your tax bill Service des finances Information: 872-2305 Notice to English-speaking taxpayers Taxpayers (physical persons only) who, for 1990, want an English version of their municipal tax bill, and who, for 1990 and following DENIS 7347, 54, $425 heated July 1, 5500 BORDEN AVE (Corner Cole St, Luc Rd) Spacious 3?, 54 apis for immediate or later occupancy 861-7287, 336-0711 BRIGHT clean 3? upper duplex, near C.S.L. shopping centre, 481-0560 481-0560 BRIGHT 3?, heat & hydro paid Mall & bus stop on corner 487-9108 CAVENDISH Mall, adjacent modern 3?, 4? apt, new carpet, security, laundry, pool and park-like setting Winter spring specials, 6000 Cavendish, 481-9354 CONDO 3?, new, on Rembrandt St, Jean-Paul 468-0650, Sol 933-5707, 487-9107 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, MONTREAL TRUST BAIE D'URFE RENOVATED DREAM HOME WITH LAKE-VIEWS! 4 bedrooms, 1? bathrooms, heat pump and more! Good transferable mortgage, 391, 695-1365 HOMES OF DISTINCTION BEACONSFIELD QUALITY ""FESTA"" 4? bedroom cottage, 3 full bathrooms, 2 powder rooms, SOLARIUM OFF SUPERB KITCHEN! Must sell!!! $749,000, Julie Morielli, 697-3391, 630-4721 WESTPARK, Walk to synagogue, bus and school, Split, fireplace, playroom, garage, $143,900, Heidi Geiger, 697-8522, 683-9413 VILLE BIZARD, Duplex 2x5? basement, heat by tenants, fully rented, close to train and bus Must sell! $149,000, Mina, 697-8522, 697-8522, 626-4488 PIERREFONDS, Well maintained split, new kitchen, Jenn-Air, heat pump, central vac, and much more Great location, $144,900, Make an offer!! Helena Nichols, 426-1949, 694-4880 TECUMSEH, 5 bedroom cottage, open concept, large kitchen, ceramic basement Many, many extras, Georges Massad, 697-8522, 684-4343 KIRKLAND, 4 bedrooms, 1? bathrooms, heat pump, central vacuum, low taxes, location, $130,000, Chris Dube, 684-1141, 684-7747 PIERREFONDS $129,500, YOUNG FRESH DECOR! 4 bedrooms, Family room with fireplace, New bathroom, Walk to train, Call now! Pierrette Papas, 697-3391 POINTE CLAIRE, Close to Lakeshore Hospital, 4 bedrooms, Magil split, new oak kitchen, electric furnace and heat pump, den, garage, DON'T MISS OUT! PRICED TO SELL! $167,900, Mike Brown, 697-3391, 685-4126 REAL ESTATE BROKER BEACONSFIELD Just listed! CLEAN BRIGHT SPACIOUS! 4 bedrooms, Heat pump, Most new windows, Quiet street, $235,000, Lise Cossette, 697-3391, 697-6528 WATERFRONT, Spotless 1973 home with oak kitchen and large master bedroom, 16,150 sq. ft. landscaped lot, 2 heat pumps and inground pool, Taxes only $2,283, Valerie Savard, 620-0484, 620-0484, 694-4880 GREENFIELD PARK, Duplex, 5? upper, $550 5? lower, $625 Unheated 672-7159 GREENFIELD PARK, 225 Taggart, near Gallery Taschereau, school and bus, 3?, 4?, heat and hot water included, elevator, outside parking, 382-5780 GREENFIELD PARK large 4?, like new, July 1, $495, 443-0129 GREENFIELD PARK: Triplex, large 5?, playroom, fireplace, intercom, central vacuum, garage, near shopping, bus, school, 364-2099 GREENFIELD PARK: Upper triplex, large 5?, fireplace, fenced lot, 466-603, 465-1067, 465-1067, 672-6472 ST. LAMBERT Jardins St Lambert, 3?, 4? (1 month free), heated, electricity, hot water, soundproof, outdoor swimming pools, indoor outdoor parking, For Info: 674-3311 ST LAMBERT, 4?, sublet, large, sunny, $522 heated, Julie 647-7897, 647-7897, ST. LAMBERT Lemovne, very large, bright 4?, 5?, unheated, washer dryer outlets, all renovated, parking, semi-furnished, unfurnished, quiet area, lots of trees, 1 minute Victoria Bridge, near amenities, Must see, $575 $535 $570 Available March, April, May Call Danielle 466-7791 ST. LAMBERT, 1? $140, 3? $475, 4? $540, 5? $600 All Included Immediate 465-1592 ST. LAMBERT semi-basement, 3?, renovated, equipped, heated $395 62- HZ3, Snowdon South Shore 242 VILLE LEMOYNE: King Edward St, large 4?, unheated, July $360 646-5717, St. Laurent 244 ISO Alexis Nihon, 3?, 4? painted, March free, 747-5411 A 3?, 4?, 5?, all included, concrete, 333-6873, 745-0117 A bright 2?, 3?, heated, painted, close to buses, 337-1072 AHUNTSIC: 5?, unheated, Meil feur, bus stop, After 4 p.m. 315 6284 A large 4?, heat and hot water included, 748-7146 A 3? near Gouin and Laurentian, $325, Immediate, 337-7439 A 4?, 5? starting $350, equipped, Act now! 748-9647 BACHELOR 3? semi-basement, excellent location, near transportation, heated, equipped, 744-3155 BACHELOR with carpets everything included, near Du College metro, Immediate or July, $275, 744-6049 BASEMENT 3?, newly painted, carpeted, equipped, single person, $300, 747-4635 BRAND new triplex, 3?, 4?, garage, near transportation, $575, and $625, 332-3520 BRAND new 1990 deluxe duplex, upper 5?, 2 baths, garage, near train and metro, $975, 332-3520 BRIGHT upper duplex, 6?, w-w carpet, unheated, Immediate or July, $650, 336-1617 CLEAN 3?, equipped, $350, Immediate, Days, 741-6911, after 5 p.m. 741-7114 CLOSE to Melrose on quiet street, Bright 4?, taxes paid, Reasonable, 876-2616, 741-1851 CONDO new 5?, near bus, train, 332-0067, Weekdays 176-7709-Janel CONDO: New, 5?, appliances, carpeted, garage, close to all amenities, immediate, 445-1059 DUPLEX, large lowers 5?, 3?, heated, modern, quiet, transportation, 747-5198 ELEVATOR, pool, large 3?, 4? heated, garage, from $410 748-8718 Attractive 4? to share with professional female, Next to train Immediate 735-9487 Houses Wanted 266 HOME CONDO DUPLEX WANTED Montreal area or Laurentians, Any price range and occupancy is flexible, Please call 65-6776, leave message Apartments Wanted 268 DOWNTOWN 4?, 2 bathrooms, Reasonable rent, After May 1st, 781-0917 Eastern Townships 270 BEDFORD Bed and Breakfast, enchanting century house, near U.S. border, spring skiing, 514-248-2712 BORDER area: Beebe 20 miles from Magog, 7-room renovated duplex, 3 bedrooms, garage, excellent for retired couple looking to live in quiet surroundings, $400 monthly unheated 819-867-546 BROME Lake luxury condo, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, whirlpool, fireplaces, lake 678 940 MONT TREMBLANT, 2, 6, 1 bedroom chalets, For March April rental, Weekly weekend use 613-489-2428 OWL'S HEAD region: central to most ski hills, large fully furnished house, sauna, 481-7738 Laurentians 272 AREA Ste. Adele, Cross country skiing, cozy fireplace, electric heat Weekly $250 inclusive, 1-729-440 AUBERGE Sun Valley, St Adele, chalets, condos, rooms, restaurant 1-600 461-7291 BEFORE RENTING Visit Chanteclair to Compare! 60 deluxe chalets, 1-3 bedrooms, many on ski trail, Private whirlpools & saunas Daily $60, weekly, 514 430 0430, 1 619 376-5922 MONT TREMBLANT condo at bottom of ski hill, sleeps 6, $1,200 month, KIRKLAND, 59 Timberlea Trail, 10% mortgage, $205,000, Modern concept, very bright spacious 4 bedroom cottage, Everything new! Central air, heat pump, Modern kitchen, built-in microwave, Parquetry doors main level, ceramic and carpets throughout, 3 fireplaces, Professionally finished basement, wet-bar, rustic finish, Mature cedar hedges with new fence, 2 car garage Corner property, low taxes, Any day 2-6 p.m. or by appointment 630-0374 MONTREAL WEST, RENOVATED! Must sell! Detached bright 4 bedrooms, skylights, Jacuzzi, European kitchen, finished basement, large lot etc, Sunday 1-5 p.m., 465 Westminster, $259,500, 485-2427, No agents NUN'S ISLAND condo townhouse style, with mananine, terrace with view of city, 125 Place Du Soleil, Sunday 2-4 p.m., 762-0409 WESTMOUNT A CLASS BY ITSELF Chateau Westmount Square The choice of excellence and distinction, The ultimate lifestyle in condominium living, Choice units available, Prices starting at $440,000, Visit daily, 4175 St Catherine W corner Greene 937-6313 Houses for Sale 05 C, $500 3 54 0675 AUSTIN, Large country house, 11 rooms, barn, garage, 2 paved entries, 7 miles from Lac Memphremagog Day: 119-823 1183, eves: 119-565-1434 BEACONSFIELD: South of Boulevard, This top quality 4 bedroom cottage has 2? baths, updated kitchen, heat pump, heated inground pool, and much more Located just a hop and a skip from the lake, A steal at $345,000 No agents, 630-9613 630-9181",0,0,0,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"In a statement, he said he still held out hope that the elections would demonstrate national unity. ""This is the only guarantee of the country's survival,"" he said. ASSOCIATED PRESS Dispute over car deal led to slaying: police AARON DERFEL THE GAZETTE FRANKLIN A car deal that went sour between two neighbors led to the slaying of a 34-year-old man early yesterday morning, say residents of this small farming village 60 kilometres southwest of Montreal. Jean-Pierre Leger, owner of an automobile radiator business, was shot dead through his car window at about 7 a.m., Surete du Quebec spokesman Tom McConnell said yesterday. Jean-Guy Schinck, Leger's neighbor, was arrested yesterday following the shooting. Schinck, 28, is expected to be arraigned today in a Valleyfield court on charges stemming from the shooting. Provincial police believe the slaying was the result of a two-year-long feud between the two men who live on a stretch of Highway 201 just outside of Franklin.",0,0,0,0,0,0
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"$6,500, 493-4460 between 12:00-2:00 PM or leave message private message private Sports Cars for Sale 522 AC-COBRA contemporary 427 side oiler, 4-speed, Good value, Evenings 351-3498 private ALFA Romeo Spider Veloce, 1986, 26,000 km, red, like new, $17,500, 819-371-7899 private ALFA ROMEO Spider 1976, convertible, red, excellent condition, no rust, Must sell! Days 631-8522, weekends evenings 342-4150 private ALFA ROMEO Duetto 69, classic 2 seater, collectors car, beautiful condition, refurbished A-Z, must sell, must see! 524-6912, private AUDI 5000S 1983, automatic, power windows, excellent condition, $3,300, 762-3697 private BMW 635CSI 1985, automatic, all options, warranty available, Possible trade, 613-933-7244 -6pm, 613-938-0015 BMW M3 1988, A1, 320,",0,0,0,0,0,0
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55,18910310,historical,Snowstorm,"Y, March 9 David Beaunry, Romaine Van Wormer, and J. V. Wormer, fishermen at Coeymans, were drowned in the Hudson last night. STORMED BY WIND AND FLOOD Southern Rivers Overflowing Great Damage Done and MANY KILLED BY A CYCLONE Chicago Failure-Mr. Winthrop's clever Ad - Electric Light Works Cause $10,000 Fire. PIKKENS, Miss, March 9 This place has been isolated since last Saturday when the last train passed north. Continued raining in the area Thursday night has raised the water in Big Black River higher than ever known and it is still rising rapidly. The Illinois Central railway track is lifted bodily from its bed and deposited in the ditch for miles below and above here and the embankments swept away. Great damage has been done. A cyclone passed over this place Saturday without doing any damage, dropping over into Madison County, where it caused great destruction of life and property, passing from there into Attala County, near Newport, where houses were blown down and four negroes killed. MADISON, Miss, March 9 The cloudburst Saturday night did immense damage to all railroads entering this city. Knoxville, Tenn, March 9 Very heavy rains prevailed throughout this section yesterday and last night and all streams are out of their banks. A seven-year-old negro child and a negro named Hunter were also drowned yesterday. Chattanooga, Tenn, March 9 The Tennessee River here is rising three inches per hour. Experienced river men predict that it will reach at least 40 feet, which will overflow much of the city in low-lying places, cut off several railroads and for a time suspend the operations of several manufactories. Nashville, Tenn, March 9 The phenomenal rise in the Cumberland River continues. Much damage has been done. Probably between 1,600 and 2,000 people have been driven from their homes and goods in warehouses and elevators have suffered much damage. As viewed from the bridge the river is a vast angry torrent, spreading out over the lowlands. Nearly all of the lumber yards are overflowed. Merchants were busy all day Sunday removing goods from cellars and warehouses near the wharf to higher ground. Heavy Western Snowstorm Chicago, March 9 Despatches from various points throughout Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Central Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Eastern Nebraska report that the severest snowstorm of the winter raged Saturday night and all day Sunday. There was a regular blizzard blowing and the snow is heavily drifted. Trains are running behind time, especially in Minnesota, and in some localities not a wheel is turning. Attempt at an Old Swindle VICKSBURG, Pa, March 9 The First National Bank of Pittston has received a letter from Spain signed by a priest stating that a vast sum of money is buried somewhere in this vicinity. The letter says that one of the most favored of the courtiers of the late Alfonso was given a large sum of money, said to be a million francs, while the King was on his deathbed in return for the performance of a dying wish. The Queen was jealous of the courtier and at the King's death instructed her ambassador to arrest the courtier for stealing a casket containing a number of jewels from the palace. He fled to America and buried his treasure, but returned to Spain and was arrested and put in prison, where he died. The plans of the place where the treasure was buried were in a satchel which was taken by the tribunal who, not knowing of the contents, offered to dismiss the suit on payment of costs. The priest asks for money to pay the costs and obtain the satchel and plans. A Determined New York Suicide NEW YORK, March 9 John Braum, aged 30, today jumped from the ferryboat James Waterbury, running from Houston Street, this city, to Grand Street, Brooklyn. When the boat had got well out into the stream Braum leaped overboard. Directly he came to the surface the passengers on the boat saw him raise both arms aloft and strike at his head. The Waterbury's engines were stopped, and with boat hooks the deck hands hauled Braum aboard. Strapped to his wrists were two sharp-pointed knives, and with these, while in the water, he had made several severe wounds in his breast, which accounted for the motions that the witnesses to his plunge had seen. The weapons were unstrapped and Braum, after the Brooklyn slip had been reached, was taken to the hospital. The surgeon who attended him said he was not likely to recover. The Fatal Electric Light Wire Albany, March 9 Wires from the Telephone exchange came in contact with the trolley wires of the Broadway Electric Railway tonight and the immediate result was a fire which completely disabled the telephone service and caused a loss of $30,000 to the Hudson River Telephone Company. There was a novel display of pyrotechnics as the telephone wires, unable to carry the current from the trolley wires, became red hot and fell to the ground in pieces. One of the horses of the fire department stepped on a fallen wire and fell dead. An engineer was badly injured. A man was also injured, but quickly recovered. The fire did not burn a great deal, but the valuable switchboard in the telephone office was destroyed, and this caused the loss. Was it a Royalty on Nickel Steel Washington, March 9 Since the United States has commenced to experiment with nickel steel for armor plating a syndicate of European capitalists, including Schneider & Co., of Le Creusot, the French armor makers, has set up a claim for a royalty of two cents a pound on all nickel steel armor made, claiming that its patents cover the process. This claim will be contested by Carnegie, Phipps & Co., of Pittsburgh, who have begun the manufacture of nickel steel, and claim to use processes not covered by the Schneider patents. In the contract with Carnegie, Phipps & Co., by the Navy Department it is stipulated that the Government shall retain the amount claimed as royalty pending the decision of the courts. Returned the Table Dalltim Chicago, March 9 Driven to desperation by abuse the wife of a salesman named Henry Akin attempted to kill her husband yesterday by shooting him in the head. Akin went home drunk and began quarreling. He seized his wife and was choking her, as usual. She had prepared herself for such an incident and jerking a revolver from her pocket fired it in his face. Their three small children screamed with fright and the police running in placed husband and wife under arrest. Akin will recover, but will be noseless and bear a scar four inches long across his cheek. Terrible Indiana Tragedy BATAVIA, Ind, March 9 Yesterday John Dirschure, a well-known hotelkeeper, while drunk and mad with jealousy shot his wife, inflicting a serious wound. Dirschure then placed the revolver at the back of his three-year-old daughter Myrtle and shot her through the heart. He also shot cook, Mary Jones, hitting her in the back and inflicting a flesh wound. While a crowd which had quickly gathered in the parlor was attending the wounded Dirschure re-entered and fell dead on the floor, having cut his throat with a case-knife. Mr. Wiman's Lecture Advertisement New York, March 9 The evening papers contain the following advertisement: The REPRODUCED Traitor, Mr. Erastus Wiman, whose prominence in the recent Canadian conflict has earned for him from the Tories this epithet, will lecture in the regular course at the Calvary Baptist Church, 123rd Street, near Sixth Avenue, on Tuesday evening, 10th instant. The occasion affords an opportunity to many in New York who desire to hear the kind of treason in which Mr. Wiman indulges, and which will have abundant scope in the subject of his address, which at this juncture has an especial appropriateness, viz, """"The Great North Land and Its Relations to the United States."""" Admission, 50 cents. Commercial Traveller In Boston Utica, N",1,0,1,1,0,1
255,18860422,historical,Ice,"N. Co. While the meeting was in progress a telegram was received from the Kt. Lawrence Co. ratifying the agreement. The consensus of opinion of the shareholders present was that the bargain was to the advantage of the company. None of the company's boats have been damaged by the ice in any way worth mentioning. The Union and St. Lawrence, the lately acquired Saguenay steamers which have been wintering in the River St. Maurice, were moved by the ice, but they are now safe from damage. The L'Antigueuil and Montarville were also forced away from their quarters at Boucherville, but with the aid of the South Eastern they were both towed back to a place of safety. Navigation in the port of Montreal will open today, when the Longueuil will resume her regular trips between the city and Longueuil. It is expected that all the lines between here and the Gulf will have been opened by next Monday. The Quebec will arrive in port Monday morning and will leave for the Ancient Capital the same evening. The Trois Rivieres and Chambly also begin their regular trips on Monday. THE POLICE COMMITTEE held a very short and uninteresting meeting yesterday afternoon. A meeting of the Police committee was held yesterday, at which were present Aid. Jean not (chairman), Brunei, Kennedy, Villeneuve, Dubuc and Lee. A discussion arose about the peddlers travelling from door to door and not paying their license. After some discussion the matter was referred to the Chief. Aid. Kennedy spoke of two men who were employed at the East End abattoir in the pay of the corporation, and it was resolved that so long as the Abattoir company paid the cost of their service it might be continued. The policemen petitioned that they should be excused from payment of the water tax as well as the sergeants of the police. This after some discussion was referred to the Chief. A complaint was entered against the carters on Phillips square for improper conduct and this was left to Chief Paradis to deal with. Some argument arose before the members of the committee concerning the continuance in office of those who had been employed by the St. Jean Baptiste authorities, and it was decided to continue those in office who were meritorious. The meeting then adjourned. THE ROAD COMMITTEE want a special appropriation to repair the damage caused by the floods. A meeting of the Road committee was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present Aid. Laurent (chairman), McShane, Beausoleil, Wilson, Prefontaine, Bainville and Gray. An application from the City band to play in the summer months in the Vigor gardens was granted. It was resolved to report to council for an appropriation of $700 to pay the commissioners on the expropriation of streets. Tenders were opened for general supplies, and the principal one, that for lumber, was awarded to Mr. Huneau. On the motion of Aid. Gray it was resolved to ask the council for a special appropriation to cover the damage to the streets and sidewalks caused by the recent floods. The committee then adjourned. """"EEL AIR,"""" DORVAL As anticipated, the announcement of the sale of the magnificent residence of the late Mr. Alfred Brown, at Mr. William H. Arnton's auction rooms yesterday morning, drew a very large audience of gentlemen representing the wealth of Montreal. THE SITUATION GONE, the City Resuming its Normal Appearance-Condition of the Principal Streets. The river continued to fall steadily all day yesterday and by night nearly every street, with the exception of one or two in the low-lying parts of Griffintown, was dry. All through Griffintown, Point St. Charles and the flooded portions of St. Antoine and West wards the sidewalks were floated by the water, and will have to be relaid. On some streets the sidewalks remain intact, anchored in place by the trees and lamp posts, but more frequently they were used for rafts, and miles of sidewalks will have to be replaced entirely. Last spring this work cost $4,008, and it will probably amount to twice as much this time. On Commissioners street masses of ice, broken sidewalks, barrels, bags and all sorts of material were heaped up in a most peculiar manner. At Bonsecours market the dealers were drying their stock and removing that spoiled. Gangs of men were already at work clearing away the debris in the street. Lichtenhein's rag store, the scene of the late fire, was still smouldering. The appearance of Notre Dame street, Chaboillez square, and the depot was most deplorable. The sidewalks were broken up, plate glass windows smashed, the furniture and fittings of the stores broken to pieces with the debris strewed in all directions and the storekeepers looking anxious and bemoaning their losses. The remains of the broken sidewalks are to be collected and piled on Commissioners street and from this repository in preparing the material for repairs will be drawn until new planks can be purchased to replace those lost, stolen or strayed. The sewers have also been badly damaged by the floods. At St. Lambert the road has not only been rendered totally impassable through being cut up by the shores, but large blocks of ice extend right across it and over the fields adjacent. On the road are piled in all directions telegraph poles, railway sleepers, trestles, heavy timbers belonging to the bridges and outbuildings, fence rails and all kinds of debris from saw mills and other places. The plank sidewalks of the village from one end to the other have been completely carried away. A farmer's son, in trying to save the contents of the barn, is suffering so severely from the effects of exposure in the ice cold water that he is not expected to live. Another man lost his life attempting to swim his mule and another horse over into the water, and both driver and horse were rescued with difficulty. The following butchers have kindly offered purchases of meat for the market: Mr. Jo, Richard, 4011 lbs; Mr. Bottles, 200 bologna sausages and 150 lbs; Mr. A. Desparnwe, 80 lbs, and Mr. G. Haylinger, 100 lbs. THE THIRD READING. The following bills were read a third time and passed: To incorporate the Brockville & New York Bridge company Mr. Wood (Brockville). To amend the criminal law, and to declare it a misdemeanor to leave unguarded and exposed hole cut in the ice on any navigable or frequented waters Mr. Robertson (Hamilton). To amend the Consolidated Railway act of 1871 Mr. McCarthy. THE GRAIN MARKET. The bulls remained in possession of the wheat market, which was strong accordingly, prices registering a considerable gain. At Chicago war rumors prevailed, which, together with good buying, created a strong feeling and the price was up above yesterday at 85¼c April, 81½c May, 83c June. The corn market was firmer in sympathy and improved ½c-4c, closing at 36¼c April, 38c May, 39¼c June. Oats acted firmer, closing at 29¼c April, 30½c May, 30¼c June. Today's inspection was 2 cars winter wheat, 24 spring, 47 corn, 103 oats, and 16 barley. A despatch to Maclver & Barclay today says: The estimated receipts at Chicago for tomorrow are: Hogs, 16,000; wheat, 17 cars; corn, 8 cars; and oats, 112. Wheat closed strong on shorts covering freely and war news. It was reported that 100,000 bushels of spring wheat were taken for export today. The New York wheat market was strong and advanced 1-2c-1c, closing at 94½c April, 94¼c May, 94½c June, 94c July. Corn moved up ½c-6c, closing at 46¼c April, 47c May, 47¼c June, 47c July. Oats closed at 37¼c April, 38½c May, 30c June. Ocean freights to Liverpool by steam were lower at 3½ per bushel. At Toledo wheat was strong and improved 1-2c, No. 3 red closing at 87c-89c cash, 87½c April, 87⅞c May, 88¼c June, 88¼c July. Corn advanced 1c, closing at 39¼c cash, 39¼c May, 40c June, 41c July. Oats were neglected. No. 1 white at Detroit was strong and moved up ½c, closing at 81c cash, 80¼c June. At Milwaukee wheat advanced 1c, closing at 81¼c May, 83c June. The hog market was steady. The local provision market was quiet, with only a very small business in pork. Values may be quoted unchanged. Canada short rib, $13.00-14.00; pork, weaker; short cut, $14.00-15.00; beef, $10.00-12.00; hams, $12.00-14.00. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard at 10¼c-11c, and one lot of 1,000 lbs, quoted at 10¼c. The market for cheese was quiet, but steady. We quote fine cheese at $3.36 per 100 lbs. In eggs there has been a large business done and today the market was firm and higher, with a good demand at 13c-15c per dozen, with some sales in the 12-cent range. About 160 rams changed hands at 13. Maple Syrup and Sugar. Maple syrup has been fairly inquired for, and the market was steady at 80-70c per tin, and at 80c per gallon in bulk. Maple sugar is plentiful, and the market easier at 7-9c per pound. Milk is scarce and about off the market. High prices were asked for the few packages of new butter on the market, up to 32c. Butter is very scarce and commands a ready sale at full prices. Our top quotations might be exceeded but the fact is that business is confined to very small lots. New butter 24-28c creamery, good to choice. Townshend, 21-21½c; Townshend, fair to good, 14-20c; Morrisburg 11-22c; Trenton 13-21c. The cheese market is about as before. Some stock has been damaged by the flood. Business today was limited to 1,000 lbs, quoted fine lard ",0,0,0,0,0,0
204,19900318,modern,Nan,"In October 1941 the strangest of all attempts to find employment for Canadian troops had been approved: the sending of two battalions to Hong Kong. This gave the Canadian units their first taste of combat, after two years of being at war. Unfortunately the Japanese attack was overwhelming and the episode ended in a humiliating disaster. By the spring of 1942 Canadians had still not seen action in Europe. McNaughton's bold talk made the embarrassment still more acute. If the dagger was pointed at Berlin, it seemed not to have moved an inch in a year. As early as the summer of 1941 Canadian forces could have found employment in the Mediterranean theatre for the defence of Egypt. The Australians and South Africans were already in North Africa. If the Canadians had joined them, their contribution to the war might have been considerable. But McNaughton feared that his troops would be swallowed up into larger British formations in areas that would never be decisive. Troops booed PM Given Canadian attitudes, the British government resigned itself to having the Canadians as garrison troops.",0,0,0,0,0,0
12,18920223,historical,,"""Leda Clark followed in a series of ballads and selections that were liberally applauded, and then Bunnell and Adams appeared, in their comedy musical act, aided and abetted by their celebrated stuffed dog. Both artists are certainly clever musicians and, in addition to this, Adams is a most amusing comedian; but the stuffed dog fairly divided the honors of the evening. Next came Letta Meredith, who established herself a favorite with the house at once. Her songs are all new and catchy, and as a consequence she was liberally encored. Then came the Amazon march and fancy drill, which is always well received in this city, and the entertainment closed with the three-act burlesque, Mercedes, founded on the play of """"Monte Cristo."""" As usual in burlesques there is only the merest thread of plot, but the many opportunities for elaborate costuming, catchy choruses and unlimited comicalities are fully taken advantage of, and the closing tableau is as pretty a stage picture as has been seen at the Lyceum for some time. Keene Coming to the Academy: Patrons of the theatre will next week have an opportunity of seeing Keene at the Academy.",0,0,0,0,0,0
87,19980114,modern,Rain,"they are patrolling some lines in some parts of the network to check for more damage,"" he said Caille confirmed the utility is studying some measures to strengthen the grid in the long term ""I have a few answers,"" he said, ""but I don't want to make conclusions just yet"" A9 THE POWER CRISIS to visit storm-tossed Maine THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1998 PORTLAND, Mo - Foul weather has returned to northern New England and New York, and utility crews reported slow progress restoring electricity to the thousands left powerless by last week's ice storm Weather forecasters yesterday said the area would be hit with snow, sleet and rain, but little of the freezing rain that raised havoc last week on the electrical-distribution systems of four states and parts of central Canada and the Maritimes Maine, one of the hardest-hit states, estimated it had suffered at least $36 million THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1998 B3 COMMENT Like sheep, we Once every generation,
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155,18900428,historical,Deluge,"RAW, HAIL AND FLOODS Baltimore Visited by an Extraordinary Storm of Hail TEXAS PARTLY INUNDATED Another Big Bucket Heat Failure- New form Tenement Holocaust Narrowly Averted, Baltimore, April 27 The heaviest hail storm on record here passed over Baltimore from northwest to southeast between three and four p.m. today Many thousand windows in the city were broken Many runaways are reported, some horses and carriages were abandoned in the streets, their owners leaving them to seek shelter It is probable a number of people were injured, as the stones were very large, some measuring more than two inches in diameter and weighing more than four ounces each The total damage must have been very great Very heavy rain fell with the hail, eighty hundredths of an inch falling in fifteen minutes Many car tracks at the foot of hills are covered six inches with soil washed down upon them The wind attained a velocity of thirty miles per hour The hail was plain, hard ice, clear and hard as crystal, it went through thick panes of glass as if they were tissue paper The loss will run up into thousands The hailstones were like rocks,
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8,18940213,historical,Storm,"When this is complete the by-law will be considered. On Tuesday night there will be a special meeting of the council to take up the gas contract. An effort was made yesterday morning to get a meeting for tomorrow evening, a most unusual thing for the council to meet on Saturday, but after a conference between the City Clerk and those anxious for the meeting, it was deferred to Tuesday night. The Street Railway company owes the city $47,000 for removing the snow from the tracks last winter. The Building Inspector will leave tonight or tomorrow for Baltimore to attend the Building Inspectors' convention, which is to be held there. J trains leave indoor Station at 9:50 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. at Calhoun Square Station 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to train due to leave via Ottawa at 6:15 a.m. will be held for the excursionists until 7 p.m. and return to Notre Dame Street Station, CITY TICKET & TELEGRAPH OFFICE 129 St James, (next to Post Office) Timber, Fence Posts, etc.",1,1,1,0,0,0
17,18950819,historical,Rain,"AUGUST 19, BULLETS FIND BULLETS The Sixth Fusiliers' Thirty-First Rifle Matches, THE VICS AGAIN WIN The Team Prize The Montreal Rifle Association Last Monthly Match Drysdale Wins, On Saturday afternoon at the Cote St. Luc ranges the 6th Fusiliers held their first annual matches, and a success they were in every sense of the word. The weather was excellent for shooting, being not too bright, and but for rather an unfavorable wind, which by now seems to be quite the usual thing on a Saturday afternoon, the conditions were most favorable. The rain held off well, too, the first shower just commencing when the men got through at the 600 yards. The scores, as will be seen below, were excellent, in some cases exceptionally good, and the contests were throughout close and exciting. In the open match for teams the Vics again came out ahead with 421 points to their credit, six points ahead of the third team of the M. SATURDAY'S DELUGE The Heaviest Rainstorm Seen in Montreal for Years, BURSTING OF A SEWER Floods Many Houses in Ste. Hypollite Lane Much Damage Done Throughout Ontario, The heaviest thunderstorm of the season broke over the city on Saturday night. People had begun to remark upon the great freedom we were enjoying from heavy storms this summer, but the one on Saturday night made up for all deficiencies. It broke about 9 o'clock, and for a couple of hours the heavens were let loose. It thundered, it lightened, it rained, it hailed, it blew. At the height of the storm it thundered almost incessantly, and flash followed flash of lightning with such vividness and quickness that the mountain was in an almost perpetual glow, and the objects upon it were as clearly visible as at noonday. Some of the peals of thunder were terrific, and one particularly, which seemed to be directly over the corner of Mercury and St. Catherine streets, was so loud as to cause the occupant of a store in that neighborhood to rush out of the building, through the blinding rain, across the street, under the impression that the structure was going to collapse. The building, however, withstood the shock, and in due time the scared persons again took shelter under the cover of their own roofs. Probably the most remarkable portion of the storm was the heavy downpour of rain, as well as hail. It did not come down even in big drops; it came down in sheets so dense that it was scarcely possible to see from the road. It gave the streets one of the most thorough scavengings they had for many a long day. They simply became watercourses for the time being, and any refuse that was upon them was swept along like chaff before a whirlwind. Pedestrianism was entirely out of the question, and all who had failed to reach home before the storm broke for once blessed the man who adapted electricity to locomotion. There is an adage to the effect that """"It is all ill wind that blows nobody good,"""" and the carter came in for his share of what benefits there were in the shape of fares. Altogether the storm was the heaviest that has struck the city for some years. The wind blew 40 miles an hour when the storm struck the city, and during the twenty-four hours traveled 175 miles. The rainfall on Saturday, from about 8 to 10 o'clock (midnight), was 1.68 inches, and during yesterday 1.21 inches of rain fell in the city. It is conjectured that the storm entered Canada at Detroit and swept westward across Ontario, doing much damage, considerable damage, but fortunately there was very little loss of life. The heavy rain on the river, but resulted in Saturday evening in the flooding of the cellars and lower parts of the houses on St. Hypollite Lane, at or near Tularin street. Shortly after 6 o'clock the heavy downfall of rain compelled a large number of the inhabitants to remain indoors, but to their surprise they found water creeping through the flooring and within a very few moments not only were their cellars flooded, but their furniture was seen floating about in the sitting rooms, and before the inmates realized their danger they were standing in from two to three feet of water. Great excitement was occasioned when an invalid named Pierre was taken out from No. 12 Hypollite Lane. At first, it was rumored that the gentleman had been overtaken by the rising water and before he could be rescued he was drowned. This rumor fortunately was without foundation. There are eleven houses in the upper part of St. Hypollite Lane, and not one escaped damage from the flood. Several of the householders stated to the M.P. last evening that they intended leaving the city. Flooding of cellars was reported in many parts of the city. The Montreal Street Railway Company were also the victims of Saturday night's storm. The rain fell so heavily on St. Lawrence streets, while, before the rain had stopped, it had piled up about two feet. The service was delayed for over an hour, but a huge gang of men were soon sent to the scene and in a short time the line was clear. Solmer Park was not the pleasant place to be in during the storm, but the people there were better off than many others. Sure the rain sprayed through the skylights and the wind swept it in from the west side, but it was not until the wind veered round to the south and blew clouds of spray through the immense auditorium that the people began to get uncomfortable. It seemed strange to see people listening to a concert, for the programme went on, with umbrellas over their heads, and startling peals of thunder lent an effect to the musical times that was noteworthy. St. Helens Island and the rain swept river would be remarked upon at times with remarkable distinctness. A momentary view of Victoria Bridge by the flash of the lightning produced a thrilling effect that Mr. Sparrow, no doubt, would give a good deal to be able to counteract on the stage. Occasions like this furnish views of the city which few dream of. For a time last evening the rain was almost as heavy as on the evening preceding. There were a large number of people who had reason to abuse this sudden storm and say hard things about the weather generally. These were the passengers on an electric car, in the close vicinity of Alwater Avenue, that went off the track last evening, due, it is said, to the heavy rain washing the grit onto the track. Matters had just started to get interesting when another and yet another car came up behind and in a short time there was quite a procession. Considering the weather, the passengers evidently thought it the best policy to stay in the car and in a great many cases, sad to say, used violent language. There was nothing to be done, however, but wait, and wait they did until about half an hour afterwards the car was placed again on the track and all was well again. One result of the extremely heavy wind which preceded the storm was the breaking of a new and very heavy looking telegraph pole on Notre Dame Street, near McCord. The heavy timber was snapped as a twig, and had it not been for the quantities of telegraph wire which formed quite a netting, the pole would in all probability have crashed through a photographic studio, a not very substantial building, in the vicinity. The Storm up West, Detroit, Mich., August 17. During a thunderstorm about noon today, lightning struck the United Presbyterian Church, in process of erection at the corner of Grand River and Alexander Avenues. It killed one of the workmen and injured half a dozen others more or less seriously. Simcoe, Ont., August 17. During a severe thunderstorm this afternoon, John Johnson, son of Humphrey Johnson, a farmer in the Ninth concession of Malahide, was killed by lightning. Uxbridge, Ont., August 17. During a heavy electric and rain storm which passed over this vicinity today, considerable damage was done. The barns of Thomas Dales, a farmer living about three miles west of here, were struck by lightning, and were completely destroyed together with the whole season's crops. No insurance, it having expired but a week ago. A heavy gale of wind accompanied it and did great havoc with trees, but more especially at Krieau, a summer resort situated south of here on Lake Erie, where all the tents occupied by campers were blown down and several yachts and sailing boats were driven from their moorings. Picton, Ont., August 17. At five o'clock this evening a very heavy storm broke over this town. The rain fell in torrents, accompanied by sharp lightning, some hail and a terrific wind, which tore up pieces of sidewalk, uprooted and broke shade and fruit trees, and partly unroofed some barns in the vicinity. As yet no serious accidents have been reported. The apple crop is much damaged. Listowel, Ont., August 17. During the heavy thunder and lightning storm which passed over this place about 8 o'clock this afternoon, the barns on the farm of D. CABLE GOSSIP, Earl of Derby has a Small Riot on Hand-Hard on Keir Hardie, New York, August 18. The New London cable says: The late Canadian viceroy, Earl Derby, has engaged in combat with the inhabitants of one of his Flintshire manors, which tonight it is reported has developed into a small civil war. They have enjoyed a shortcut footpath over the hill on his castle domain for three generations; he has now enclosed it with a high fence and ordered that admission to the hill and castle ruins shall be only by ticket. Mobs of indignant villagers tore down the fence as fast as it was built and burnt the notice boards, and a Welsh member, who passed through the district today, tells me the expectation is that a force of Chester police will be brought out to coerce the crowd, which is quite resolved to resist. Keir Hardie, who sails today for a lecture tour in America, deserves no attention from labor leaders or anybody else, and will probably get what he deserves. John Burns really has something in him, but Hardie is a mere empty fraud, who won notoriety in the Commons only by wearing dirty old clothes and a coster's cap instead of a hat of parliamentary tradition. This would have been forgiven as a part of the general scheme of securing an audience if there had been anything genuine behind his affectations, and people tolerantly waited to see if there was, but in vain, just a blatherskite, pure and simple. Gladstone now issues a post-card judgment on some book or ethical problem submitted to him nearly every day, and, sad to say, the papers have taken to printing them in very small type in obscure corners. One today contains the statement that he is personally grateful to science for all that it has done and is doing, but Christianity stands in no need of it, and is as able now as ever to hold its own ground. A curious report is afloat that Swinburne is about to be made poet laureate and a friend who ought to be well informed says that it has always been a mistake to suppose that the Queen opposed him so strongly. The great opposition, according to this account, came from Gladstone, and was based chiefly on personal grounds. The appointment is, however, so strictly a royal prerogative and the Queen has so many things that the story seems to have a wishful origin. I am sure, however, that Swinburne will get it after all. London, August 18. It is reported that the Marquis of Lorne has written a play dealing with Scottish historical events, and that it has been accepted by one of London’s managers, who will produce it before the close of the present year. The question of the development of mining in British Columbia is at present attracting much attention in financial circles in the city, and it is probable that several mining experts will visit the province in the autumn. If the reports made by them of the result of their investigations shall be favorable a large influx of British capital may be expected. Despite the heavy rain storms which occurred during the entertainment of Emperor William of Germany by the Earl of Lonsdale, his Majesty's visit was a decided success. On the 12th instant the Kaiser shot fifty brace of grouse. The Emperor greatly astonished his suite by appearing in an ordinary shooting suit instead of the theatrical attire that he wears on his gunning expeditions in Germany. This costume consists of a braided tunic, high boots, a Tyrolean hat adorned with feathers. However, his Majesty discarded this on this occasion, having ordered from a London tailor a couple of hunting suits, grayish brown in color, and of a pattern similar to the Prince of Wales' shooting dress. The Kaiser, it is said, has decided to adopt this costume for hunting, and his example will be followed by a majority of his suite. His Majesty, during his visit to England, gave grave offence to Nazrulla Khan, the Afghan prince, who has for some time past been in England, by failing to ask the Prince to meet him, and by not sending him any message or letter. The position of the Prince excites public curiosity. It is known that he has received an almost unlimited number of hints from the Government to leave England, and that she has told him that he need not again visit any member of the Royal family, and so Nazrulla never leaves the grounds of Dorchester House, where he is staying. The governments of the countries also which it was Nazrulla's intention to visit have all positively refused to receive him. The refusal of the Sultan of Turkey has been made public. In it the Sultan states that, in compliance with a request of M. Nelidoll, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, he cannot receive the son of the Ameer if he should carry out his intention to visit Turkey. MISSIONARY MASSACRE The Commission Arrives at Ku Chenf - Several Arrests Made, Kiangsi, August 17. Mr. & O. company was favorably commented upon, the steamers from Jacques Cartier wharf and at Hochelaga being well patronized. Although dark clouds hovered over Longueuil the whole of the afternoon it was not until the evening, when the young folks were tripping the light fantastic in the new club house, that the rain commenced to fall, and up to midnight the heavy patter on the roof seemed to be endeavoring to keep time with the dance music. The threatening rain, however, was an incentive to the officials to start each race at the specified time, with the result that in addition to the keen competition the spectators were not only much pleased but were able to get under cover to discuss the several events. Following is the list of events, with the names of the respective winners: Yacht race, once round course - Lulu, Win; by an M. Good Luck, K; third - Alabisc, sailing, canoe, open: 2 miles - H. Larkin, Grand Trunk J; J. Beatley, sailing, skill race; 4 miles - A. Lefavre, Long Island.",1,0,1,0,1,1
321,19900224,modern,Heat,"M' Bossy 692- REMAX FUTURE BROKER CHATEAUGUAY Beautiful bungalow with garage, low taxes W. Bennett 692-4341, 691-7770, Imm Chateauguay Broker CHATEAUGUAY From the Mercier Bridge, Rte 138 to 1st light (Petro Canada) Turn right on St. Francis and continue ? mile to the model homes on your left info: 691-8922 632-6240 CONSTRUCTION ROCHELLE, WILDWOOD & LES JARDINS ST. CONSTANT info: 632-6240 THIS renovated Upper Westmount home offers a gracious entertaining area with a spacious gourmet custom-built kitchen, large dining room with beamed ceiling Lovely entrance hall with Powder Room Four Bedrooms comprise this special family home, Master has ensuite Bath; 2 fireplaces, garage, finished basement plus garden make this home a must see at only $599,900 DARRELL FINLAYSON 932-1112 Royal LePage Broker CHATEAUGUAY Central, newly built, low taxes, as low as $84 Helene Cameron 691-3001, 691-7770, Chateauguay Broker CHATEAUGUAY Bargain $875,000 $875,000 Bungalow, inground pool, family room Ask for grant Lise Villemure 692-1090, 691-1502 REMAX FUTURE BROKER CHATEAUGUAY: Bungalow, detached, fireplace, 3 bedrooms Adele Piccioni 363-2893, Rocco Verelli 368-2795, 366-4633 Montreal Trust Broker CHOMEOEY beautiful bungalow, bungalow, 3 bedrooms, modern renovated kitchen, ceramic bathroom, new aluminum windows and thermo windows, oil and electrical heating, heat pump, central air-conditioning, finished basement with bar, plus garage, big balcony in back Must sell Price negotiable J'A then it rains and that's acid rain for you Talking about the role of the computer, Matthew Beer and Daniel Sofcoloff write We sent the information by modem to a central source and so did everyone else in the project Then the central computer sent everybody's information to everybody else Also the computer helped the children look at graphs and find out the locations of the schools all over the world The computer taught us a little bit on Geography as well The report includes diagrams, charts, graphs and maps, all rendered in an acceptable dot-matrix printing The illustrations were rounded out by a very amusing and illustrative cartoon of the yuch-oh tub in the sky by Anthony Frattaroli As well as gathering and trading data and writing the report, the kids of Cassiopeia did experiments They sent electronic mail back and forth sharing experiment results, and geographical, sociological, and personal notes They even did some lobbying They sent letters voicing some of their concerns to various people, companies, and countries, and even a couple to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney The prime minister replied: My colleagues and I are working to ensure that you, as the future of this country, have an environmentally safe and secure land in which to pursue your goals and dreams The kids weren't buying Jessica Yaffe wrote in the report: When Brian Mulroney wrote back, we were very disappointed because he said nothing He also sent us the same letter twice!!! Maya Hiess Frati wrote him back, and was as direct and clear as his letter had been vague You sent us two letters that were exactly the same, to two different people We asked you questions that you didn't answer, you do not sign our petition or even send it back saying why you cannot sign it, we don't believe you are helping as much as you say you are We will not believe in you or your government until you send us a letter written by you Ye Gods! where do these kids come from? When I started reading the report, I was tempted to suggest that Greenpeace should hire all these kids, give them super-computers, and let them go to work By the end of it, I was thinking we all should hire them to run our institutions and governments Mulroney was right, these kids are our future If today's kids are all like this, perhaps the future is finally in good hands I wish I had space to include quotes from all the kids here If you want to see a copy of the report, write St. George's School, 3685 The Boulevard, Montreal H3Y 1S9 Enclose $2 to cover reproduction and postage The Personal Computer column will appear in this Wednesday's edition Address letters to: Cain Macgregor, Computer Columnist, The Gazette, 250 St Antoine W Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 3R7 Scientists aim to find what gives a plant its genetic messages WARREN E. LEARY NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Even as plans are being made for an international effort to map the entire genetic blueprint of humans, plant scientists are proposing similar efforts to understand the hereditary messages that control the characteristics of plants Among other goals, the research could produce tools to modify plant life to better withstand environmental changes and stresses like shifting climates, acid rain, and destruction of native habitats If, for example, global warming changes the growing season in currently productive agricultural areas, they say, it may be possible to develop wheat or corn that adjusts and thrives under the new conditions The Agriculture Department has established an office in its principal scientific branch, the Agricultural Research Service, to lay plans for what it hopes will be a 10-year, $500 million program to study the genes that control traits like drought resistance and nutrient use in economically important plants In a broader project, the National Institutes of Health and the Energy Department are leading a federal effort, in cooperation with other countries, to map the human genome, or genetic blueprint The proposed 15-year program, estimated to cost more than $3 billion, would attempt to locate and establish the chemical structure of each of the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 genes that reside on the 46 chromosomes in each human cell Genes are segments of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, the basic material of heredity, which controls production of proteins responsible for all characteristics of an organism A goal of the plant genome mapping program is to understand how different plants or species of plants work at a basic genetic level to handle such things as heat stress and pest resistance, and to see if beneficial characteristics might be transferred among different crop varieties Focus on gene systems No decision has been made on what crops or characteristics will be studied first, but candidate plants recommended by various interests include wheat, barley, cotton, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, and soybeans Dr. Jerome P. Miksch, the Agriculture Department plant scientist who was appointed in August to head the proposed project, said the program would not attempt to chart all the DNA in one plant, as the human genome project is to do for people The number of chemical subunits that make up DNA is about the same in a plant like corn as it is in humans, he said, and completely mapping its genetic structure would rival the human project in size and expense It makes more sense to focus on gene systems or traits, such as growth, heat tolerance, or moisture content, and see how those things are regulated by genes in several different plants, Miksch said in an interview If we find the gene for heat tolerance in a plant, for instance, we could take it out and see if we can transfer it to important crops in anticipation of climate changes Application Deadline March 1 Champlain Regional College (St. Lambert Campus) 672-6240 Dawson College 933-1234 Marianopolis College 931-8792 Vanier College 744-7100 CEGEP applications and further information can be obtained from your high school guidance counsellor's office or from the Admissions Office of any of the above colleges Advertising brings product information to you CANADIAN ADVERTISING FOUNDATION JANNY SCOTT LOS ANGELES TIMES BURBANK, Calif Blushing is a peculiar business Humans alone are blessed, or cursed, with the ability to blush It is mysterious, a physiological fire ignited by a psychological spark: Few blush in private Yet there is little agreement on the meaning of blushing Why does it",0,0,0,0,0,0
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150,18950430,historical,Cold,"C. Hon. Mr. Casgrain made a motion to restrain L'Electeur from publishing its series of articles on Judge Andrews, and it will be argued tomorrow. The death of Mr. Trevor Jewell, youngest son of the late Dr. James A. Jewell, of this city, which occurred last week at High River, Alberta, in his 32nd year, was due to a severe cold contracted by deceased in December last when he was caught in a blizzard on his way home from Calgary. The Danville Slate Company, of which Messrs. Boas and Greenshields are principal shareholders, have purchased for $500,000 the Jeffrey asbestos mines. The number of employees will be increased and it is also proposed to establish a factory of asbestos tissue. At Thetford mines there is unusual activity just now, and since the 15th of March more than fifty families have swarmed into the place in search of employment. More mining is going on at present than has been the case for a couple of years past. The Bell Company is erecting a three-storey building, measuring 100 by 40 feet, in which three machines for breaking the ore will be installed, and these will give employment to quite a number of people. THE BOUZEY DISASTER A Great Deal of Suffering Exists Among the Homeless. Paris, April 29",0,0,0,0,0,0
196,19910707,modern,Nan,"It contained a lot of four-letter words. Then she stormed out. Our paths crossed several times during that year and she refused to even look at me, let alone talk about what happened. Two years later, this incident still bothered me, so I tracked her down and sent her an apologetic letter. In her reply, she said my letter only dredged up old, bitter feelings and she didn't appreciate being reminded of them. That was four years ago and it still sticks in my mind. I still wonder, occasionally, what would have happened if I hadn't bumped into her, if it had not occurred. Kevin: On Christmas Eve a few years ago, my wife Connie and I began to argue just as she was picking a tray of big, freshly baked gingerbread men out of the oven. They were for Christmas dinner at my mother's house and we just happened to be arguing about my mother. Well, in her anger, Connie threw the whole tray of gingerbread men off the floor, and then I, enraged, countered by stomping on them and kicking them around the kitchen. It was pathetic.",0,0,0,0,0,0
199,19920510,modern,Nan,"Apart from Dale, though, there was no kissing, Bonnell pauses, before sheepishly adding: Well, almost none. Roy did give Trigger a couple of kisses on occasion. hazards of Stealth Fighter. This is a computer game wherein you're the pilot of an extremely advanced air-force jet flying dangerous missions over enemy territory while enemy fighters attack you and enemy bases shoot missiles at you and enemy editors call you up demanding to know where your column is. I am extremely good at F 1 1 7A Stealth Fighter. This would not be possible if I did not work at home. Of course there are drawbacks. The one that has probably already occurred to you is that if you work at home, you could be killed by a large lump of bread dough falling from the sky. This danger was made chillingly clear to me recently when several alert readers mailed me an Associated Press report from Bellingham, Wash, stating that 20 pounds of white-bread dough somehow fell from the sky and crashed onto the roof of Doug and Paula Ward. I spoke with Paula Ward by phone a couple of weeks after the incident, and she said it remains a mystery.",0,0,0,0,0,0
87,19980114,modern,Freezing,"don't make what could be a fatal error"" Attempt to lay line by chopper fails AARON DERFEL The Gazette Hydro-Quebec crews inched along yesterday, rebuilding collapsed high-voltage lines, and were still scouring the Montreal region to assess the ice-storm damage that has crippled the power grid The utility was also scrambling to procure hundreds of pylons and thousands of wooden electricity poles to replace those that had toppled under the weight of ice Four out of the five 735-kilovolt links that form the so-called ""ring of power"" around greater Montreal were still down yesterday The utility has been forced to jury-rig the ring to boost its capacity The region normally demands about 12,000 megawatts at this time of the year, but the weakened ring can only supply up to 6,000 megawatts Hydro chairman Andre Caille acknowledged last night that the grid is still fragile ""The equipment that we have operating is not something that is normal,"" Caille told reporters at Hydro headquarters ""It's more fragile than a normal system,
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98,19901112,modern,Nan,"We know, however, that they will not be able to fill any new orders from our ""Wrap It Up Early"" flyer. Due to unavailability, no rain checks or special discounts will be issued for this item. Consumers Distributing apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. Weather Services Partly cloudy Sunny High 9 High 11 Low 1 Low 2 Canada Iqaluit Flurries Yellowknife Pcloud Whitehorse Cloud Vancouver Rain Victoria Rain Edmonton Cloud Calgary Cloud Saskatoon L snow Regina Flurries Winnipeg Cloud -3 Thunder Bay Sun 2 Sudbury Pcloud -2 Toronto Cloud 3 Fredericton Flurries 0 Halifax Flurries 1 Charlottetown Flurries 0 St.
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98,19901112,modern,Nan,"Hicks said he has followed events in the United States, where the flag-burning issue has sparked heated debate between staunch patriots and civil libertarians. The U.S. assistant secretary of state Adolf Berle said, ""Information has just been received from a confidential source to the effect that after the German and Russian invasion and partition of Poland, Hitler and Stalin met secretly in Lvov, Poland, on Oct. 17, 1939,"" the letter said. The letter, which did not identify Hoover's source, said Stalin had reported to the Soviet politburo on ""his negotiations with Hitler."" The meeting would have taken place two weeks after Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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283,19941118,modern,Heatwave,"A 10 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994 ISRAEL, JORDAN TO ESTABLISH TIES NOV 27 REUTER AMMAN, Jordan - Israel and Jordan will establish diplomatic relations on Nov 27 in line with a peace treaty they signed last month, officials said yesterday. Uri Savir, director-general of Israel's foreign ministry, and his Jordanian counterpart, Nayef al-Hadid, agreed in talks in Amman that both countries would announce the establishment of diplomatic ties in a joint communique, paving the way for opening embassies and exchanging ambassadors by Dec 10 - a target date set in their treaty ending a 46-year state of war. Jordan is only the second Arab state, after Egypt, formally at peace with Israel. It will open an embassy in Tel Aviv while Israel will open one in Amman. Savir, heading a team of senior officials from Israel's foreign and finance ministries, was to work out terms of full normalization, including trade and economic ties. King Hussein paid his first public visit to Israel a week ago to exchange copies of the ratified peace treaty with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. He has not visited Jerusalem, claimed by both Palestinians and Israelis. The Amman meetings discussed trade links and joint projects, including some raised at last month's Middle East economic conference in Casablanca. Under the peace treaty, both states by next May have to reach pacts on economic cooperation including setting up a free-trade area, investment, banking, industrial cooperation and labor. HAMAS MEMBERS JOIN POLICE In other developments: About 90 supporters of Hamas, the fundamentalist Muslim group regarded by Israel as a major threat to peace, have signed up for the Palestinian police in Gaza, Hamas sources said yesterday in Gaza City. It was the first time supporters of the group - the Palestine Liberation Organization's main rival in the Gaza Strip - accepted posts in Palestinian security forces set up under the PLO's peace deal with Israel. Hamas, which rejects Israel's right to exist, has pledged to fight the deal signed in 1993. The Israeli Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the Israeli army to destroy the family home of a Palestinian accused of a suicide bus bombing in Tel Aviv last month. The five-judge panel ruled 4-1 to reject an appeal by the family of Salah Assawi of the West Bank town of Qalqilya. Assawi allegedly carried a bomb onto a bus and set it off at a busy intersection, killing himself and 22 other people. REWARD $5000 CASH for the recovery of two container loads of dishes & pottery. No questions asked. Tel: 1-800-262-2036 WEDDING, ENGAGEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENTS & PICTURES There is a charge for publishing wedding, engagement announcements and pictures. For information please call: 987-2334 LEARN ABOUT OUR OZONE PROBLEM by Botty Dohnam Appearing in The Gazette on November 21. It’s the dynamic, up-to-date marketplace that makes shopping both exciting and simple. CHRETIEN'S SUCCESS IN ASIA HAS DEEP ROOTS JONATHAN MANTHGRPE SOUTHAM NEWS HANOI, Vietnam - It was billed as Team Canada, but the trade accomplishments of the last two weeks have been credited to one star player - the gangling form of Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Doubtless the hundreds of Canadian businessmen who spent the last 14 days signing contracts are happy to forego credit for the nearly $10-billion victory in the Asian market. And it is hard to quibble with a prime minister whose popularity rating is stuck firmly in the heatwave end of the political thermometer. But there is some 30 years of work behind Chretien's """"Team Canada"""" progression from Beijing to Shanghai to Hong Kong to Jakarta and finally, Hanoi. Chretien's presence was certainly important in a part of the world where reverence for power is culturally embedded and usually a wise survival technique. His political benediction of Canada's visible arrival in Asia established, as he said: """"We are a Pacific country."""" The cross-country scope of the contracts suggests appreciation of the potential of the Asian market - the fastest growing in the world and likely to stay that way - is no longer a secret known only to British Columbia and Alberta. And if the size of his mission to China and Hong Kong, where nine premiers gathered at his heels like medieval courtiers, was a bit grandiose for Canadian tastes, it went down well here. Senator Jack Austin, who knows more than most about the Asian market, said: """"In this part of the world you can't be too big."""" Even the absence of Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau was dismissed without a hint of irony by Chretien. """"I come from Quebec,"""" he told any of his hosts who asked about Parizeau's no-show. And the final tally shows Quebec got about 35 per cent of the contracts. The assertion by the province's international affairs minister, Bernard Landry, that this is all because former premier Rene Levesque visited China in 1984 somehow does not have a compelling ring. Chretien's political commitment to Canada in Asia had some measurable practical benefits, as well. Many of the 55 Beijing contracts, including the move to sell China two Candu reactors worth up to $4 billion, probably would not have been concluded without the lure of being photographed in the company of Canada's prime minister. No doubt many of the scores of photos taken of Canadian directors and their Asian partners with Chretien already decorate corporate walls from Beijing to Hanoi. Who can tell what further deals may flow from such an overt link to the corridors of power? But what was evident from even the briefest chat with the Canadians at the Asian outposts was that none of them are carpetbaggers. Most have been battling and maneuvering out here for a decade or more. Asia is a marketplace where contacts, family links, personal attention and, above all, stoic long-term commitment are essential for success. Many have already forged profitable links in Asia despite being ignored by a succession of Canadian governments. It would be unjust to say Chretien came and licked the cream off the cake that hundreds of Canadian business people have lavished decades of care baking. But it's a thought worth remembering. GERMAN SPY GIVEN 12 YEARS IN PRISON WASHINGTON POST BERLIN - Rainer Rupp, who for more than a decade passed NATO's most sensitive military secrets to the Soviet bloc, was convicted of treason yesterday and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Rainer Rupp, 49, was known to his East German handlers by the code name Topaz. Rupp's British-born wife, Ann-Christine Rupp, who had helped her husband collect and photograph top-secret documents early in his espionage career, also was found guilty and received a 22-month suspended sentence from the Duesseldorf court. German courts have shown leniency in espionage cases since the collapse of East Germany in 1989 and the end of the Cold War. Two former Stasi officers who were Topaz case officers were convicted of treason yesterday and given two-year suspended sentences. 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333,18870711,historical,Thunder,"The friendly game of quoits between the Montreal and Dominion clubs came off on Saturday afternoon on the grounds of the Dominion club. The weather during the early part of the game was everything that quoitiers could wish, but before the game was finished a heavy thunderstorm came on and stopped the game for a little, but soon subsided, and the game was continued and finished. The interest that is now being taken in the game of quoits drew out a large number of visitors to witness the playing, particularly that of the Montrealers, although there are some fine players in the Dominion club. The Dominion club treated the quoitiers from the city in a very handsome manner, having on the grounds refreshments, drinks, and sandwiches. Mr. James Scullion, of the Montreal club, was appointed referee, and he acted with judgment in giving his decisions when the quoits were lying almost a tie. The following is the result of the match: Dominion, Perry, J. Stewart, W. Marsh; Montreal, Triplett, H. Williams, J. Oram, H. Halioy, C. says Bergt-Major Loke, of the Northwest Mounted Police, now in camp at Golden, suicided yesterday morning by shooting himself. He complained of a severe attack of neuralgia and retired at night as usual. Early in the morning one of his comrades heard a pistol shot. He got up and went into the sergeant's tent and found him dead, the bullet having passed through the front part of his head, entered the right temple, and came out at the left. Three sisters of charity have arrived from Montreal and will go west to Lac La Biche, a distant Hudson Bay post. The Rev. Hugh Johnston, of Toronto, preached to a large audience in Grace Church tonight. A WILFUL MURDER, Alunvobd, Ont., July 9 A great sensation was created here yesterday by the cold-blooded murder of Carrie McDougall, widow of the late Archibald McDougall. The murder was committed about 2 p.m. by a man by the name of Samuel Hughes and a neighbor. Two bullets entered her right breast, causing death almost instantly. Hughes shot himself, but not fatally. He is now lodged in Walkerton. The verdict of the coroner's jury is ""Premeditated murder by Samuel Hughes."" Jealousy is alleged to have been the cause of the rash act. THEN CAME A SCENE that must have thrilled all present, whether there as Dr. McGlynn's adherents or as curiosity seekers. As the deposed priest was first recognized by those nearest the stage there went up a sharp shout of welcome and recognition. The recognition spread like a flash, the shout grew to a clamor and the cheer to applause that swelled and echoed and billowed until nearly 4,000 persons were upon their feet and a thunderous roar went out to those in the streets and was there taken up and spread to Irving Hall and the word went through the multitudes that Dr. McGlynn was before the people and that he was even then waiting a pause in their applause to begin his speaking, the first in public since the bolt from Home had fallen upon him, and when the roar of voices had sunk away to a murmur a voice from one of the balconies shouted in clear tones, ""THEY'LL HEAR THIS IN ROME,"" and the interjection was cheered, and the shout was taken up and grew until the building trembled with the din. But at length, after ten minutes, the people had become wearied with the excess of the enthusiasm, and the air grew still. Chairman Gaban, before introducing Dr. McGlynn, said, ""As I look about on this great audience I am more than ever convinced that the most idolized man in America today is Dr. McGlynn. The country I came from is generally credited with being a manufactory of fools. I hope in future that business will be removed to Italy. We are here tonight to let Rome know that in matters political not one jot of our allegiance is rendered to any power or potentate, but in its entirety is given to the laws and constitution of the United States."" (Cheers) ""All of you went to your several churches this morning. In not one church have I changed my style, but because the times require it."" (Cheers) ""I am compelled to speak as I do to show you the difference between faith and reverence, to teach you the difference between the falsehood, crimes, and chicaneries of a mere ecclesiastical machine and that ideal church of which Christ is the sponsor and the master. We must learn to distinguish between men and Christ, the reverence due to an authority which edifies and a mere machine. It is a notorious fact that religion is vanishing fast from among us, that in Roman Catholic countries we find a bitter hatred of religion and the Pope in a marked degree that is not to be seen elsewhere. Here in America if a Catholic priest only knows how to behave himself half like a gentleman, he is honored and respected as much on his own account as for being a moral force in the community. Even those differing from him in religion are proud of his friendship and are glad to have his influence, but go into a so-called Roman Catholic country and a priest is hated even to his gown and collar. He is shunned and avoided and people flee his presence. It is because they hate him, not because they revere him. If you want to see TRUE DEVOTION TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH go where it is in a minority and with little power, as in Ireland and Germany. As long as Catholics continue to let the Pope do as he pleases in politics as well as in religion, allowing Cardinals to be elected to the assemblies and daring to forbid an American priest from making any political speeches, or attending any political meeting in future without the permission of the Propaganda, which thinks that Florida is a suburb of New York and Mobile a street in San Francisco, so long as such is allowed, so long will the Irish, German, and American poor be sold out for any price that Rome can get in return. THE PAPACY IS A MACHINE with nothing but the cupidity and lust for money and power, and it is the knowledge of this condition of things that has ruined all Catholic countries and plunged them into atheism. Dr. McGlynn said a report had been published that the Archbishop had sent him a registered letter containing notice of his (McGlynn's) excommunication. He had received notice of such postal service and had given it to a friend in order to get it, but up to this morning he had not received it. Hence he went to church this morning, receiving communion at mass with as much devotion as possible and then Dr. McGlynn closed with these words: ""Well, Dr. McGlynn, what are you going to do about it? To be continued in the next chapter."" Then Henry George and others closed the meeting. Maxwell II list Hagar, St. Louis, July 9 The attorneys of Maxwell, the murderer of Preller, have abandoned his case and he will doubtless be hanged on August 28. I CjUcth E, aedy, Bkbmn, July 9 If the temper of the German press were a faithful reflection of the disposition of the Government a war with France would be a question of a few days. The revelations at the Klein trial, the French tax on foreigners which is openly designed to affect Germans, and the prohibitive import on German spirits have the combined effect of incensing the people to the utmost. The latter measures by themselves have been held of less account, but associated with the spy trials they have heightened the general sense that French enmity is implacable and that it seeks to wound the Germans where it can, waiting a chance to inflict the deadliest injury. The trial of Klein is the fifth treason trial in which clear proof was afforded that the French war ministry has organized a system of espionage. A worse case than any revealed is under enquiry. An employee of the central administration at Strasbourg is about to be tried at Leipzig. He is charged with selling to the French war office all of the official reports sent to the chief administrator of Alsace by his various subordinates. The completeness of this system of espionage suggests that treason is still at work and that any moment may bring further revelations. Official irritation equals that of the public. The Work of Eviction, Derry, July 9 In the evictions at Coolgrany, county Wexford, today a man named Harney and his three daughters made such a stubborn defense of their house against the bailiffs, who attempted to eject them, that the officers in their anger attacked the girls and badly injured one of them on the head. Three of the bailiffs will be arrested and charged with assault. In the next house a tenant and his wife made considerable resistance, but they were put out and then arrested for scalding the police with hot water. What the Times London, July 9 An article published in today's Times calls the attention of that paper to what the writer declares to be the fact that its articles on ""Parnellism and Crime"" have seriously perturbed the Parnellites and their allies in America, particularly the Irish World. The writer says the issue of the Irish World of June 18 shows that Patrick Ford's London correspondent has shrunk away owing to the imminence of Coercion. The Anarchist Trials, Berlin, July 9 The great Anarchist trial, involving Socialists of Hamburg, Berlin, and Leipzig, will begin here on the 15th inst., before the Imperial tribunal. The case of Brueckner and others charged with treason, which has been under enquiry at Strasbourg, has been transferred to Leipzig and will be tried on the 25th inst. Hu Done, aEonytnous letter Thankful, London, July 3 Col. Mapleson failed to provide the necessary company orchestra and chorus last evening to accompany Mme. Patti in the performance she agreed to give at Her Majesty's theatre. The diva on this account refused to sing. Mme. Patti said she will not appear again in Her Majesty's theatre under Col. Mapleson's management. A French Murder Trial, Paris, July 9 Pranzini, the murderer of Mme. Kigueault, her maid, and the latter's child, was placed on trial today. The prisoner denied his guilt. The courtroom was crowded with ladies and celebrities. Pranzini's demeanor was calm and collected. He defends himself and today conducted his defense in an able manner. Thank Goodness! London, July 9 David Debeszyjd, husband of Violet Cameron, the actress, had withdrawn the charges he made against Lord Lonsdale and the suit for divorce based on the charges. Miss Cameron has also withdrawn her petition for divorce, and both cases have been dismissed. Schnabel's Reward, Paris, July 9 Mr. Schnabel, the arrest of whom by German police came near being a casus belli between France and Germany, has been appointed to a higher position at Laon. He wanted to be again placed on the frontier, but this the Government refused to do. Killed by a Madman, Dublin, July 9 A madman today attacked a party of men making hay in a field near Rathfriland, county Down. The maniac was armed with a billhook, and he killed four men and wounded two. He then fled, and when captured was standing up to his chin in the water of a neighboring lake. Justice at Length, Skakim, July 10 The Sheikhs and tribes who were captured by the expedition sent out to avenge Stewart's murder in April have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from seven to three years at hard labor and to be flogged. Reconciled to His Old Love, London, July 9, King O. Trevelyan has figured to stand in the Liberal Home Rule interest for the vacant seat for the Bridgetown division of Glasgow. Another Respite, London, July 10 The Government has allowed the Sultan five days longer in which to consider his ratification of the Egyptian convention. Minor and Personal, Advices from Palermo report further deaths from cholera there. The man who attempted to assassinate ex-Marshal Rzains has been declared insane. It is reported that King Milan of Servia has summoned M. Chriettetch to form a ministry. Prince Bismarck is resting quietly at Friedrichsruh, transacting very little business. The German Government press does not cease warning investors against the uncertainty of Russian securities.",0,0,0,0,0,0
203,19930408,modern,Nan,"this evening. Temperatures are today's daytime highs. $J pnu HU, W 1 1 um mmm iHUUbH fl PRESSURE ?? : FREEZING I kKR, RAIN PRESSURE Iqaluit Yellowknife Whitehorse Vancouver Victoria Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon Regina Winnipeg Thunder Bay Sudbury Toronto Fredericton Halifax Charlottetown St. John's Sunny Sunny Hurries Showers Showers Cloudy PCloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny Max, Mtn -16 -24 0 -11 7 -4 13 13 5 13 8 11 7 6 9 12 15 12 8 3 United States i i Max, Min, Atlanta Cloudy 21 12 Boston Sunny 14 5 Chicago Showers 14 3 Dallas Cloudy 19 8 Denver PCloudy 14 1 Las Vegas Sunny 26 12 Los Angeles Sunny 24 13 New Orleans T-Storms 22 14 New York Sunny 19 8 Phoenix Sunny 31 14 St.",0,0,0,0,0,0
234,19980124,modern,Freezing,"16-PAGE SPECIAL SECTION Looking back on days of freezing rain and chaos: the stories of people caught in the tempest MONTREAL SINCE 1778 SPORTS FINAL JANUARY 24, 1998 $1 Weather expert Pommainville is one of the lucky. Power was restored to his home on Tuesday afternoon, even before he left the office. His house is warm and bright. Some of his colleagues, by contrast, have turned into surprised refugees. Worried employees huddle for a smoke in the lobby of the St. Laurent building. They expected dramatic weather. But they never anticipated weather powerful enough to snap Hydro pylons like chicken bones. The meteorologists are scrambling to keep up with the demand. As well as their regular forecasts to the general public, the media and the region's airports, they are now providing special forecasts to Hydro-Quebec. They also begin to make regular calls to the premier's office. By 11:17 a.m., the outlook has changed. It now seems clear that Wednesday will bring relatively little freezing rain to southern Quebec. Still, the new bulletin warns: A more important system will affect most regions tonight and Thursday. It will give important additional quantities of freezing rain. Bombardier Eric Steinkey brushes up. THE ICE STORM OF '98 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, SATURDAY Rene Ivesque Blvd, near Bleury St, on ties of freezing rain. Like Cassandra in the Trojan War, the weather forecasters can predict the ravaging future. But they're powerless to change it. Hydro launches a massive de-icing and repair operation of its distribution network. More than 770 crews, including those from private companies, are sent out to remove branches from lines and to chip ice away from wooden electricity poles that are still standing. The work proves frustrating to many linemen: ice-glazed branches continue falling on lines that have just been repaired. ""It's going to take a lot more than 24 hours to fix this,"" Millette says. ""We need additional manpower."" Millette calls Ontario Hydro, but that utility has run into the same problems in the Ottawa region and can't afford to send linemen to Quebec. He tries utilities south of the border and manages to recruit some crews. On Montreal Island, the number of disrupted lines has dropped to 100. Weekdays, gourmet dinner for two and continental breakfast included. Jacuzzi tubs, fireplaces, and fairy tale bedding. 1-888-525-3644 www.riortrflerrjfiouse.com SMUGGLER'S NOTCH Save money! Rent directly from homeowner of equipped condo (fireplace, deck, HBO), in award-winning family resort. Large unit sleeps twelve, efficiency available for four. Pool, hot tub, alpine, cross-country skiing on site. Minimum two nights stay. Book early for January Specials. Call (514) 488-3521 Fax: (514) 489-4368. Canceling flights can lead to penalties TRAVELING RIGHTS PAUL UNTERBERG Many airlines, even charter airlines, are being pretty lenient with Quebecers who had to cancel or change their travel plans because they were too busy chipping ice off their cold, dark homes to catch the plane. Most are letting their passengers re-book without penalty, but the chaos of the last couple of weeks makes this a good time to review what your rights as a traveler are, as opposed to what the airlines are willing to do for you as a goodwill gesture. To know who is entitled to what, we must first examine the kind of contract and the type of product. A full-fare airline ticket on a regularly scheduled carrier is almost always fully reimbursable. APEX tickets or any other reduced fare tickets might have a cancellation or change-of-date penalty, but it's usually not very much. SEVERE RESTRICTIONS Charter flights and packages are very different. In exchange for a lower price, severe restrictions apply. These may, in cancellation cases, equal the total purchase price. Such severe penalties are valid on the condition that the traveler was made aware of them when he bought the ticket or package. These penalties are applicable against the traveler even though he has the world's best reasons for canceling - a death in the family, job loss, freezing rain and an icy home or other acts of God. Those who were prudent enough to have bought cancellation insurance will be happy to know that many (but not all) such policies have a clause allowing cancellation and the collection of a refund if the insured's principal residence becomes uninhabitable. Read your policy carefully and if necessary call your insurance agent for info. Don't forget that there may be delays you have to respect. VACATIONS CUT SHORT What about people, happy in the sunny south, who had to cut short their vacations because their home in the ""black triangle"" is without heat and light? The same principles apply. Package contracts have a clause stating that unused portions are not reimbursable. Such clauses are valid. Often cancellation-insurance policies have a clause covering trip interruption for things like the principal residence becoming uninhabitable. This might cover return airline tickets and perhaps even reimbursement of the unused portion of the package. Read your policy carefully. When you buy a package or a cheap ticket, you have to keep in mind that any cancellation penalties mentioned in the contract are legal and valid regardless of the reasons for canceling. That's why cancellation insurance is so useful. Such policies don't cover everything, but they often help. Paul Unterberg is a partner in Unterberg, Labelle, Lebeau, a law firm that specializes in class-action suits and travel-related legal problems. If you have such a problem, you can write to Unterberg at The Gazette, Travel Section, 250 St. Antoine St. You can phone the Eco-Quartier there and give your time to clean the parks. Mount Royal was still off-limits yesterday as tree-pruners sawed off dangling branches in the midst of a snowstorm. The parking lot near the chalet and small refuges or other places where animals might be suffering. This is not the SPCA, Bercovici said. She is just an incredible lady who loves animals. More help is on the way. The mission is sending bunk beds to house volunteers. And a foundation that helps poor people is trying to start a government program to pay welfare recipients to work at the refuge. The area was filled with thousands of branches, stacked in piles as high as 10 feet. The Parks Department estimates that about 160,000 trees were damaged by the ice storm this month. At least 2,000 were destroyed. Those figures don't include the damage to wooded areas. In the next three months, city crews plan to carry out an exhaustive inventory of the damage in all parks and streets. In total, Montreal has about 445,000 trees in public spaces. City officials were unable to give the number of trees damaged on Mount Royal. But Peter Howlett, president of Les Amies de la Montagne, said that 75 per cent of the park's 200,000 trees suffered minor to severe damage. About 35 per cent of them, or 70,000, were destroyed, he estimated. Freezing rain had coated branches with ice up to 2 inches thick, causing them to snap. The trunks of some trees even split in two. ""It's light-years beyond any stress, any damage, any experience that natural areas such as this have ever been exposed to in our lifetimes,"" he said. ""It is only obvious to realize that it is completely beyond the responsibility of the city services alone to take care of this. The community has to step up. It's going to take a lot of collaboration from the public to make this work."" OTTAWA - The city of Ottawa will look for ways to replace or restore thousands of trees damaged by this month's ice storm. ""One of my duties is to protect and preserve Ottawa's natural legacy,"" Mayor Jim Watson said yesterday. ""The ice storm has put that legacy at risk and steps must be taken immediately to ensure that future generations will know a green and healthy Ottawa."" Watson announced the creation of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy, now entering its eleventh year, is an award designed to further the tradition of liberal journalism and commitment to social and economic justice fostered by Joseph E. Atkinson, former publisher of The Toronto Star. It will be awarded to a full-time journalist for a one-year research project on a topical public policy issue, culminating in the publication of results in a series of articles, which the journalist is then free to develop into a book. The Fellowship includes a stipend of $65,000. As well, a budget for research expenses up to $25,000 is also available. The research year begins September 1, 1998. Application forms will be available January 17. The closing date for entries is March 13, 1998. Sponsored by The Atkinson Charitable Foundation, The Toronto Star and the Beland Honderich Family. For Application Forms: Christine Avery Nunez, Coordinator Atkinson Fellowship Committee, One Yonge Street, Fifth Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1P9 Telephone inquiries (416) 368-5152. To that end, Les Amies will launch a fundraising drive next week to restore Mount Royal's flora, Howlett said. The group also plans to organize a cleanup after the park is reopened. The city hopes to reopen sections of Mount Royal - Beaver Lake, the Belvedere along Camillien Houde Way and the chalet - by next Saturday. Among the districts that were hardest hit are St. Henri, Point St. Charles and Ville Emard (94 per cent of the trees were damaged); Notre Dame de Grace and Cote des Neiges (89 per cent); and Rosemont and Petite-Patrie (77 per cent). COST UNKNOWN Claude Jean Lapointe, commissioner of the Scouts du Montreal Metropolitain, said his troops will continue volunteering after the Angrignon Park cleanup. ""It's all part of our values; games, teamwork and nature,"" Lapointe said. ""During the ice storms, some of the older Scouts helped out at some seniors' residences. After the freezing rain, we have to concentrate on the cleanup and we will be involved until it's all over,"" Bourque said he doesn't know what it will cost to repair and replant the trees, but Quebec will foot part of the bill under its disaster-relief program. A task force of environmental and community representatives to look at the options available to replace and maintain the city's trees. A preliminary survey indicates that 45,000 of the city's 60,000 on-street trees suffered significant damage. It is estimated that 6,000 of those trees will have to be cut down because of the severe damage they suffered. It could cost millions to replace those trees, the city said in a statement as it announced a fundraising campaign to help pay for tree replanting. All hell is breaking loose Tuesday, Jan. 6: The route demands phoning the utility's hotline on the second floor. The fire department is also calling, asking Hydro to repair distribution lines that have snapped under the weight of freezing ice and fallen branches. The electricity has stopped flowing in more than one-quarter of the 840 distribution lines that crisscross the island. Entire neighborhoods are plunged into darkness. ""This is bad,"" distribution operator Simard says to one of his two co-workers. ""We've got to call in more staff."" The situation is far worse on the South Shore. More than 124,000 households have lost their power by 2:30 a.m. Most of the homes are located in what is later dubbed the ""triangle of darkness"" - a sprawling area bounded by Saint-Hyacinthe to the north, Granby to the east and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to the south. Medium-voltage transmission lines that supply that area with electricity have toppled. Andre Martineau is jolted out of bed when the phone rings. It's the overnight foreman at Hydro-Quebec. He's to report to work. Now, all hell is breaking loose. Freezing rain is still pounding on the windows of his Laval West bungalow as he dresses. It's pitch black, the street lights are out in places and the roads to the west sector's offices on Henri Bourassa Blvd are a sheet of ice. The morning shift isn't scheduled to start until 7 a.m., but there are dozens of teams already at their trucks when Martineau, 38, gets in. Others are still awaiting work orders. There are power outages all over the place. Wires down everywhere. Where to start? Fellow lineman Bernard Dagenais doesn't stumble in until after 8 a.m. He'd gotten a middle-of-the-night call, too. But he's been off on Christmas holidays and this is no way to get back in the groove. So the 17-year Hydro veteran rolled over and went back to sleep. But there's no avoiding this ice storm. It hits him like a ton of bricks. Schools across the island have canceled classes. His daughters, 6 and 8 years old, are romping around the house, celebrating. Ice and snow blanket the trees on Mount Royal around the Women's Pavilion of the Royal Victoria Hospital on THE ICE STORM OF '98. His wife books off work. By midday, Dagenais has climbed a dozen trees and dragged hundreds of ice-laden branches and downed wires from the middle of streets across Hampstead, LaSalle and Pointe Claire. It's gray and gloomy and the freezing rain still hasn't let up. He's getting pretty dexterous with the chainsaw. But it's impossible to keep dry, even with the big raincoat he wears over his Hydro Quebec parka. Behind the wheel of his Mazda, Millette glimpses signs of the devastation: ice-laden branches crashing to the ground, high-voltage transmission towers buckling under the weight of thick ice and loose wires dangling in the wind. In Montreal, Millette alerts Quebec's civil-protection authorities. ""We have to mobilize our resources,"" he says over the phone. ""We don't know how long the freezing rain is going to last."" THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, SATURDAY JANUARY 24, 1998. On the 16th floor of a downtown office tower, Millette and his team work the phones all day long, dispatching linemen from across Quebec to the stricken areas. But the number of blacked-out homes and businesses keeps rising. The forecast was right, but Pommainville's home in Laval is still bright and warm when he leaves for work under a starless sky. His children can sleep late; their classes have been canceled. Soon after the scientist reaches the office, his house goes dark. The atmosphere in the Environment Canada office is tense. Pommainville and his colleagues sense that an exceptional weather event is underway. But the more unusual the event, the greater the pressure to come up with an accurate forecast. Their work, as a result, is not only scientific; it's also linguistic. If their words seem exaggerated, the forecasters will be criticized. But if the words appear to minimize a problem, the forecasters will come under equal attack. On the fifth floor of Montreal Urban Community police headquarters on Bonsecours St, in Old Montreal, about a dozen police officers file into a warehouse-like room filled with computers, electronic monitors and banks of telephones. The group consists of representatives of the MUCPD's planning, logistics and emergency-measures departments. Telephone hook-ups have been established with Hydro-Quebec and local fire departments. Two hours earlier, Hydro-Quebec had warned that its power-distribution system in Montreal - as well as that serving southwestern Quebec - was in imminent danger of collapse in a freezing rain storm. Reports are already coming in from two dozen precincts on the western side of Montreal Island that power has been lost and whatever traffic hasn't skidded off the road is beginning to tangle. But the police high command is hearing a different story from its precincts in the east end. Power is being maintained, and while the roads are slick, no one is hitting the panic button. One senior officer will later recall that the gist of the message sent from the east side of St. Laurent is that ""this is not the first time we've had freezing rain."" The downtown core remains lit. The media are concentrating on the devastation wrought by the freezing rain on the South Shore, but Montreal, while battered, has not broken down. The operations centre monitors the situation until midnight, then closes. By now, more than 800,000 Hydro customers in the Monteregie, Laurentians and Montreal Island are without power. Near Drummondville, a high-voltage line collapses, blocking Highway 20. The weather bulletin this evening tries to give a ray of hope: ""The south of Quebec will experience a respite Wednesday, Jan. 7, this evening and tonight, as very little freezing rain is predicted."" But, the bulletin continues, ""Another disturbance coming from the Great Lakes will give the south of Quebec more sustained freezing rain on Wednesday."" A day earlier, 9 millimeters of freezing rain had fallen on Montreal - more than the usual amount for the whole of January. Today, the total will be 15.6. Tree branches are starting to buckle. People are starting to flee their homes. In the evening, when he leaves the parking lot outside his office, forecaster Pommainville has to scrape a thick layer of ice off his car. DAY 3 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 GAZETTE: Ice cripples region LAPRESSE: 760,000 foyers sont privés d'électricité JOURNAL DE MONTREAL: 2 millions de Québécois privés de courant LE DEVOIR: La ville figée dans le cristal. More freezing rain, with heavier winds this time, knocks out a major Hydro substation in Saint-Hyacinthe, making a bad situation worse. It doubles, to 500,000, the number of South Shore Hydro customers (businesses and households) without power, along with 130,000 on the island of Montreal and 70,000 in the Laurentians and Outaouais. As Hydro repeats that it might take days to restore power, Continued on Page 5 DAVE SIDAWAY, GAZETTE DAY 4 THURSDAY, JAN. 8 GAZETTE: Here comes Round 2 LAPRESSE: Encore du verglas LE JOURNAL: Un courant de solidarité LE DEVOIR: La météo fait craindre le pire. The precipitation ends, but not before dumping another load of freezing rain over parts of southwestern Quebec, creating even more havoc. As the crisis deepens, Premier Bouchard accepts an offer from the Canadian government to send in the army. The first 2,500 soldiers arrive at night from CFB Valcartier near Quebec City. They are joined by more than 800 tree-trim and line-repair workers from the northeastern U.S. It warns, ""will give many types of precipitation to the above regions into the night, and again on Friday."" In the Montreal region, a mixture of freezing rain and ice pellets will persist until tonight and will resume on Friday after a brief period of calm. The forecast would prove correct, up to a point. Even so, it seems clear in retrospect that Thursday is the day when Montreal dodges a bullet. Over a 24-hour period, Montreal receives only 2.8 mm of freezing rain. In Ottawa, by contrast, the total is 19.6; in Saint-Hubert, 22.7. These totals are preliminary. Among the minor effects of the freezing rain is its ability to clog the sensors of the meteorologists' machines. MORNING The temperature in the Goral home has dropped like a stone overnight. THE ICE STORM OF '98. They get Marilyn Monroe, we get Mother Nature. Weaker wood pylons are only temporary. HYDRO Continued from Page 1. There were 6 kilometers of line left to connect before the Saint-Césaire substation can be restarted, said Hydro spokesman Jean-Claude Lefebvre. Saint-Césaire's intricate network of wires, pylons and transformers act as power brokers, breaking down the electricity that snakes into Saint-Césaire along 230-kilovolt lines from a Boucherville station into the more manageable voltage of 120 kv. The 120-kv lines from Saint-Césaire then supply the neighborhood. Saint-Césaire is dually important, Cliche said, because while it provides electricity straight to the Saint-Césaire area, it also sends 230-kv lines out into wide swaths of the Monteregie, to be further broken down and then shipped to neighborhood transformers. While freezing rain in the first days of the storm took a toll on lines leaving Saint-Césaire, Cliche said, the real catastrophe for Saint-Césaire came with the last dump of ice, which came Jan. 9. The final day of the ice storm killed Saint-Césaire's power supply, which comes down from Manicouagan along 735-kv wires before passing through the Boucherville station, where its voltage is stepped down to 230 kv. Under normal circumstances, the work of repairing the lines from Boucherville down through the Monteregie and across the Richelieu River to Saint-Césaire would take between three and four months, Cliche said. To complete the task in under three weeks, Hydro has had to do more than just import skilled help from south of the border. Wooden rather than metal pylons are being used to hold up the lines because they are faster to build. ""Normally, this would not conform with Hydro standards,"" Cliche said. ""Right now, we will use wood, and then later we will replace them."" Compromising standards also means compromising reliability, Cliche admitted readily. ""What will the performance be? We can't assure people it will be 100 per cent."" ""Thunder is an enemy, wind is an enemy. Today we have wind,"" Yvan Cliche said. The odds of major blackouts because of the new system's relative flimsiness ""can be reduced if people reduce their consumption of power,"" he said. Mild weather would also help, he said. ""It's like a hockey player with an injury - you send him back out there and you see if he can stand it."" For now, reconnecting the lines is like sewing, but with heavy wires rather than thread. The linemen are slowly pulling the wire through the pylons - some newly constructed out of wood to replace fallen metal ones - to link Boucherville and Saint-Césaire. Atop the last pylon, across the road from the station, two linemen spent hours in the blizzard yesterday getting connections ready for the final pull. The wires feeding into the last pylon are hooked to a pulley system, which is controlled by a tractor on the ground. When it's time, the tractor will pull the whole Boucherville-Saint-Césaire connection taut, and ""juice,"" as the Hydro workers call it, will return to the triangle of darkness. It won't happen all at once, Cliche cautioned. Power will be reclaimed by Saint-Césaire's control center very slowly to make sure the equipment, which has been frozen and out of use for two weeks, can handle the flow. It will also be phased into the distribution system to avoid trying to warm up tens of thousands of freezing households all at once - a sure way to get another good power failure going, Cliche said. Even once the power is on full blast, between 60,000 and 70,000 Quebecers will probably still be in the cold because their distribution network is damaged, Hydro cautioned this week. But with the energy flowing, Hydro will have an easier time pinpointing local problems and fixing them, according to spokesmen. While Saint-Césaire was still waiting for juice yesterday, the station itself was ready to go, chief Leo Quenneville said. It wasn't badly damaged by the ice, and workers were just fine-tuning operations yesterday. Hopefully, they'll get around to the light bulb in the downstairs station bathroom; it seems to be out. IRWIN BLOCK OF THE GAZETTE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT Clinton plans public response TAPE Continued from Page 1. Lewinsky's deposition scheduled for today before lawyers in the Paula Jones sexual-harassment civil suit against Clinton, 52, was postponed indefinitely. Lewinsky's lawyer suggested she is in no condition to be making public appearances or precipitous choices on her legal options. ""She is devastated, concerned, upset and fearful,"" said Ginsburg, adding that Lewinsky was in hiding with her mother. ""She does not know what the future holds."" Lewinsky's options are constrained by a signed affidavit stating she did not have a sexual relationship with Clinton. Starr, a special prosecutor, is also restricting her choices by threatening to indict her if she does not cooperate with his investigation of Clinton. If Lewinsky stands by her affidavit, then she would also be admitting to inventing her allegations of an affair with Clinton, allegations captured in secretly recorded audiotapes of conversations with her co-worker Linda Tripp. Lewinsky's options include showing up for a deposition in the Jones sexual-harassment suit and using the Fifth Amendment to refuse to testify on the grounds that her answers may be self-incriminating. She could also choose to testify as a prosecution witness before a grand jury, but that would only happen if she is granted immunity from prosecution, her lawyer said. That could be lethal to Clinton's presidency, but any testimony would be vulnerable to attack by the president's lawyers. Transcripts of taped conversations posted on a Newsweek magazine website suggest Lewinsky cast doubt on her own credibility. ""I have lied my entire life,"" she is reported to have told Tripp, according to the transcript. A Los Angeles Times source who listened to some of the tapes yesterday told the newspaper that Lewinsky said Clinton frequently telephoned her at home late at night, engaged in telephone sex with her and eventually devastated her emotionally by becoming involved with several other women. The source said Lewinsky is heard saying that she engaged only in oral sex with the president, and that Clinton told her he did not consider such an act to constitute a sexual affair. Yesterday, Clinton's press secretary, Mike McCurry, said the president feels empathy for Lewinsky and hopes to publicly explain his relationship with her before his State of the Union address Tuesday night. McCurry said presidential lawyers and aides are working to assemble the information that Clinton needs to explain his relationship with the San Francisco native and to answer any follow-up questions that might arise. McCurry said Clinton would ""be better off"" if he could address the nation prior to the State of the Union address and a trip the next day to Illinois and Wisconsin. White House officials said Clinton is weighing a variety of nationally televised formats to try to clear the air. THE POWER CRISIS THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1998 Quebec offers business-loan program KATHERINI WILTON The Gazette Finance Minister Bernard Landry expects about 3,000 business owners to apply for government-backed loans to help companies recover from financial losses during the ice storm. Landry said yesterday the government will guarantee loans of $50,000 to $500,000 for companies that were without power as of Jan. 12. Business owners must first apply for a loan from a bank. If it is approved, a government agency will guarantee 80 per cent of a loan up to $50,000 for small businesses, and 70 per cent of loans from $50,000 to $500,000 for manufacturing firms. All loans must be repaid within three years. To qualify, businesses must have been profitable before the storm and must have closed as of Jan. 12 because of a power failure or because of a Hydro-Quebec restriction on opening. Business owners have until April 30 to apply for the loan guarantee. ""This measure is necessary because thousands of businesses lost money during the ice storm, especially in the hardest-hit areas,"" Landry said. ""Some of them need a financial boost to get over their losses."" The loans will be guaranteed by the Société de Développement Industriel du Québec. The agency will set up temporary offices in the hardest-hit areas to handle the program. A study this week of 500 businesses in the Monteregie revealed that 75 per cent of industrial firms were operating, but not at capacity. About 80 per cent of firms that still have not reopened lack sufficient personnel or financing, or have been penalized because of late deliveries. Landry said the SDI will also provide consultants who will help business owners renegotiate lost contracts with clients and provide other technical assistance. For more information about the loans, call the SDI's office in Montreal at 873-4375. MORE TROUBLE Snow blamed for 4 deaths IRWIN BLOCK The Gazette Four people died in traffic accidents yesterday as a storm dumped 22 centimeters of snow on southwestern Quebec, making driving treacherous. The snow also caused numerous fender-benders, tied up traffic in the Montreal area and slowed Hydro-Quebec's efforts to restore its delivery and distribution network. At the storm's height in the afternoon, two women were crushed when the driver of their car lost control near Sainte-Angelique, about 50 kilometers east of Hull, and swerved into the path of a semi-trailer, the Sûreté du Québec reported. At Sainte-Rosalie, near Saint-Hyacinthe, a van was hit by a truck and the van driver was killed. Near Saint-Nicephore, south of Drummondville, a 55-year-old woman died when her car collided with a truck. Six people were slightly injured in a 30-vehicle pileup on Highway 40 east of Repentigny. In Montreal, about 500 plows and graders were out last night, pushing the snow to curbside. ""We will decide tomorrow on when our snow-removal operation will begin,"" said Pierre Bonin, spokesman for the public-works department. Around the city, there was a rash of small accidents. In some areas, such as on Sherbrooke St, near Girouard St, traffic came to a virtual standstill because of stalled cars, police said. The storm dumped almost 19 centimeters at Mirabel, 22 at Saint-Hubert and 14 at Dorval, Environment Canada meteorologist Chantal Matthieu said. A narrow icing cover of freezing snow was expected overnight. Temperatures were rising overnight and should reach the zero mark today, then drop again tonight to between minus-10 to minus-12C. Come to where the values are as famous as our jeans, jackets and tops. Come to where it's fun to save on end-of-lines, one-of-a-kinds and Levi's Irregular Jeans, so close to perfect you have to hunt for any difference. Levi's Outlet, it's where selection and service are a cut above at much below. COME VISIT THE BIGGEST JEAN CENTER IN CANADA WITH A VARIETY OF JEANS AS WELL AS CLOTHING FOR THE FAMILY OFFERED AT OUTLET PRICES. Winter is approaching southwestern Quebec. The precipitation associated with this system will begin in the form of rain mixed with ice pellets, which will eventually change into freezing rain. The message goes out to the usual clients: radio and TV stations, airports, police. Gosselin glances up at one of the maps of Quebec that adorn the walls of the big, open-plan office. Soon, people all over the province will wake up to the forecast of what the heavens have in store for them. But no one - not even Gosselin - has any idea how catastrophic that low-pressure system will prove to be. DAY 1 MONDAY, JAN. 5 DAY 1 of the Great Ice Storm of '98 - and the first day back at work from the holidays for hundreds of thousands of workers in southwestern Quebec. It begins innocently enough - with freezing rain and the predictable morning traffic chaos. ""A nightmare,"" says one radio traffic reporter. But the real nightmare is only beginning. Road crews are out all day salting and sanding, and the streets and sidewalks of the city of Montreal look like mashed potatoes. The city never cleared away the snow that fell during the Dec. 30 snowstorm. Tuesday, Jan. 6: Notre Dame de Grace's Hingston Ave. Isabelle Guibert of Outremont is framed by ice-covered branches as she and the freezing rain has begun to form a layer of ice on city sidewalks and poorly plowed side streets. Pierre Bonin, an official with the city of Montreal, says mild temperatures are forecast for Montreal this week. ""But if conditions deteriorate, and we get more snow in the next few days, then we'll probably begin a snow-clearing operation,"" he says. Famous last words. ""We're in a state of alert. There are some blackouts and we have to follow things carefully,"" Pierre Millette, director of emergency plans for power failures said. The highway down from Laval is crammed during a wet, slippery rush hour, but Pierre Pommainville pulls into the St. Laurent weather office by 7:30 a.m. His three children are on their way to the first of five days of school. At the young age of 37, Pommainville is the shift supervisor among all the meteorologists in the office. That means he's in charge of a team of scientists, most of them casually dressed, all but one of them men. With his big glasses, eager manner and thinning hair, Pommainville looks the part; he'd be only slightly out of place in Flubber. Sipping a coffee, he glances at the morning's papers. A front-page headline in La Presse announces: ""Ça va aller mal!"" But the article has nothing to do with the miserable weather; it describes the fears of Quebecers for 1998. Now he studies the information in his computer. The data swirl there like a windblown cloud: air movement, temperature, humidity, pressure, fronts, precipitation. To a layman, the patterns would be hard to decipher. Fielding Ave. is blocked by fallen trees. On Tuesday, Pommainville understands their meaning. He doesn't like what he sees. A high band of warm, wet air is moving northward from the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, northeast winds have sent a mass of cold, dry air down the St. Lawrence Valley. Montreal looks fated to be the prime battleground between these two streams of air. The latest bulletin had gone out at 3:47 a.m., just as the battle commenced. ""The precipitation,"" it announced, ""has begun in the form of snow mixed with ice pellets, and is rapidly changing into freezing rain. This zone of freezing rain is already affecting the Outaouais and the Montreal region. Over the morning, it will spread to the Eastern Townships, the Beauce and the centre of Quebec. The freezing rain will become intermittent in the afternoon."" It's the conjunction of two distinct air masses - a higher, wet one and a lower, dry one - that serves as the catalyst for freezing rain. The moisture starts as snow in the highest clouds, melts into rain as it falls, but then solidifies in the final stretch down. Complicated, but not in itself abnormal: freezing rain affects Montreal a few times in most years. What concerns Pommainville is that such a conjunction usually has a short life span: one air mass or the other tends to get blown away. This time, however, the opposed weather systems look like they're settling in to stay. In the afternoon, Pommainville and his staff issue a new weather alert. It warns that although the freezing rain, ice pellets and snow may be weak this evening, they're expected to intensify overnight and Tuesday. JOHN MAHONEY, GAZETTE Jan. 6, South Shore. In Chateauguay, freezing rain topples a power line, cutting off electricity to 2,000 households. At 9 p.m., Millette calls Rejean Le-vasseur, Hydro's coordinator of maintenance crews. ""We're in a state of alert,"" Millette tells Levasseur. ""There are some blackouts and we have to follow things carefully."" Across the St. Lawrence River, near Jarry Park, Marcel Simard is working the night shift at Hydro's nerve centre for Montreal Island. Simard, a distribution operator, is monitoring computer screens that give him updates, every five seconds, of the power grid. DAY 2 JAN. 6 GAZETTE: More weather mess on the way LA PRESSE: Encore plus de verglas LE JOURNAL: Un temps de chien. By sunrise, large pockets of southwestern Quebec, the Outaouais region and eastern Ontario are without power as the freezing rain has turned into an escalating ice storm, downing thousands of tree branches and hydro lines. Every school board in and around Montreal closes. In Papineauville, east of Hull, the ice storm claims its first victim: 82-year-old Rolland Parent succumbs to carbon-monoxide poisoning while running a gas generator in the basement of his home. The storm drops almost 25 millimeters of freezing rain on Montreal, and is already being called the region's worst ice storm since 1961. Cities and towns start opening recreation centres and other public buildings as shelters. Vacationing in China, Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque decides to return home at once. Chaos reigns at Dorval airport. On the Metropolitan Expressway, heavy road salting creates flood-like conditions, with cars axle-deep in water. ""It's going to be long, it's going to be hard, and it's going to take several days,"" Hydro-Quebec's Steve Illigann warns in an ominous warning about the power outages. I went way out on a limb - this must have been last fall when leaning on branches wasn't nearly as dangerous - and said we were going to have winter again this year. However, nowhere in their brazen call for a big snowstorm to bring in the new year did they say anything about freezing rain. So before you start stockpiling camp stoves and thermal sleeping bags for Armageddon on St. Patrick's Day, remember: they could have been guessing. There's only one way we're going to make it to May and that's by accentuating the positive. Carole Jacques, former Tory MP for Mercier, government financing to land an $18-million contract to supply petroleum tanks to the U.S. The Renovation Guide. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Stuff. Saved by the Bell. Family Matters. The Night of the Twisters (1996, drama) John Schneider, Devon Sawa. Old grievances surface while a father and son fight to survive tornadoes ravaging their Nebraska farm community. (1 hr, 35 min.) Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century. Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Tendances jazz (2 hrs). A communiquér. Anne Petrie's Talk TV. Le Monde ce soir. Seinfeld. (7:25) Cinema L'Incompris (1 hr, 35 min). Bob Vila's Home Again. Jonny Quest. The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (2 hrs). Now the race to build the first supersonic jet leads to Cold War espionage. The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues. A pot-bellied pig rescues its owners; dog risks freezing; kitten is saved from drowning; elk is trapped in a mudslide. Trauma: Life In the ER. The University Hospital trauma unit in Newark, N.J. 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173,18881213,historical,Nan,"It is believed the family were murdered and the house fired to conceal the crime. Youngstown, Ohio, December 12, The Sanitarium, a private hospital, was burned early this morning. Eight patients were carried from the burning building on cots. The fire was caused by natural gas. Loss $10,000. Scranton, Pa., December 12, The Hillside Coal company's breaker at Moosic was burned yesterday. Loss $10,000. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., December 12, The Roger coal breaker at Pleasant Valley was burned last night. Loss $100,000. KIDNAPPED IN CANADA, ""A Native From Jamestown Forcibly Taken Back"", Detroit, December 11, William H. Brown, convicted several weeks ago of stealing shoes, while in the custody of the United States marshal slipped to Canada before being sentenced. James T. Brady, his bondsman, captured him near Peach Island yesterday, and lodged him in jail last night. This morning Brown was brought before Judge Brown for sentence.
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219,19900622,modern,Nan,"Le Club de Hockey Canadien Inc will continue owning the franchise and will provide the coach and players. A new coach will have to be hired to replace Jean Hamel, who resigned to become coach and general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Drummondville Voltigeurs. The new coach will be either Paulin Bordeleau, who isn't expected to be retained by the AHL's Halifax Citadels, or one of two Quebec Major Junior Hockey League instructors: Hull's Alain Vigneault or Shawinigan's Joe Hardy. Andre Boudrias will remain the team's GM. A group of about 70 Fredericton businessmen, headed by car dealer Dave Emmerson and lawyer Peter Adams, will handle the daily operations of the team. These shareholders will invest approximately $400,000 by the start of next season, will share the profits and be responsible for any deficits. The two sides reached a five-year agreement. The shareholders will pay the NHL Canadiens approximately $400,000 each season and will have an annual operating budget of $1.5 million.",0,0,0,0,0,0
217,19980522,modern,Nan,"12 Too No. 04 10 13 It may help one avoid pounds 14 ""The Feast of St. Nicholas"" artist 22 Prefix with monde 24 School course part 25 Fields of comedy 26 Way off 27 Occurs 28 Variety, e.g. 29 Worrier's worry 31 It's an old story 33 Foot pads 36 Remembrance of things past? 37 Small monkey 40 Shoot 43 Throat soother 45 Beat the rap 46 Fall 47 Sap sucker 48 Floor or ceiling 50 Merriment 52 cloth (lingerie fabric) 53 Grandson of 5-Down 54 One of a few ""choice"" parts 57 French key 58 Completed TODAY'S FORECAST For more detailed information, please contact The Gazette QuickLine, 555-1234. Montreal area EXTENDED WEATHER: Tomorrow may be sunny High 21 Low 11; Today's high 18 Tonight's low 9 Mainly sunny, Winds northwesterly 20km/h. Tonight, mainly clear with cloudy periods. Sunday Clouding over High 23 Low 12 Monday Forecast Issued at 5 p.m.",0,0,0,0,0,0
15,18930830,historical,Storm,"""Ga, August 29 The list of fatalities caused by the cyclone yesterday is gradually growing and it is impossible to tell to what extent it will grow Several bodies of drowned persons have been picked up and search is now being made for others who are missing Every hour brings some new story of a death as a result of the storm The drowning of Mr I I CI ana is inescapably for Muirhead, Norwood is a junction about 100 miles north of Charleston They probably received news of the disaster there by train The dispatch is without signature, but is forwarded evidently by a regular press correspondent The telegraph marks indicate that it had been transmitted by way of Atlanta, Ga Damaged the Telegraph Wires Chicago, August 29 A general storm in midwinter could scarcely have wrought more damage to the telegraph companies than did the gale of last night Business between the entire line of Atlantic provinces and this city is very nearly paralyzed The great network of wires of the Western Union company suffered to an alarming extent In places east of Buffalo and along the Baltimore & Ohio and Washington, the ravages of the storm were responsible for the wholesale destruction of wires Line repairers fairly swarm over the storm swept territory,",1,0,1,0,0,1
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"L'Autodrome St. Eustache (Two Mountains) has scheduled a special holiday program. S U j k loto-quebec LT S Draw 900620 You can play up to 8:00 PM. Kathy Postlewait birdied her last hole yesterday to tie Nancy Lopez for the lead at 4-under-par 68 in the opening round of the LPGA Rochester International. Postlewait and Lopez each finished with an eagle, five birdies and three bogeys on the first day of the $400,000 tournament. Amy Alcott and Joan Pitcock finished a stroke back at 69. Barb Bunkowsky of Burlington, Ont, was two strokes off the pace at 70, along with Caroline Keggi, Lori West and Caroline Pierce. Defending champion Patty Sheehan, who won the McDonald's Championship two weeks ago, finished with a par round of 72. PORTMARNOCK, Ireland Mark Calcavecchia, the British Open champion from the United States, fired a 6-under-par 66 yesterday to take the first-round lead in the Irish Open.",0,0,0,0,0,0
205,19900408,modern,Nan,"Zeron 2 3 I 2 1 l 3-1 5-1 6 2 4 1 1 6 7 Purse: $10,300, 6 6 7 6-1 1 1 5-2 6 1 4 4 4 5 2 6 2 1 1 7 2 7 4 4 5-9-2 3-1 12-1 4-1 1 1 3 Purse: $13,300, 4 15 8 6 9 5 7 3 2 12-1 5 7 4 2 3 10-1 1 2 3 Purse: $10,300, 1 4 7 Purse: $11,000, 4 4 1 6-1 7 2 1 5-2 1 5 (2 2 4 7 5 2 3 1 3 5 2 2 5 2 4-7 Super Bowl Shuffle J.",0,0,0,0,0,0
192,19900816,modern,Ice,"MacKay, whose department ordered the assessment, said he and Environment Minister Robert de Cotret will now consult their staff, the federal Fisheries Department and the governments of all three Maritime provinces. Over 130 groups and individuals made presentations to the panel earlier this year as it examined the impact of a bridge from Cape Tormentine, N.S. Sales growth mainly on the sluggish economy and increased competition from other restaurants. Prices have increased.
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88,19960724,modern,Nan,"These compounds are linked to certain chronic diseases, including cancer. The study was conducted by four researchers led by Bozidar Stavric of Health Canada's bureau of chemical safety. The results appear in the current issue of a British journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, which was issued yesterday. Decaf, too Stavric's team looked at a representative selection of eight green, oolong and black teas and found that extracts from them stopped cell mutation caused by most HAAs. Decaffeinated and low-caffeine teas, included in the tests because of growing concerns over the safety of caffeine, had the same inhibiting effect. Green, oolong and black teas all come from the Camellia sinensis plant, though they are processed differently. Herbal teas In addition, the researchers looked at six herbal teas, including infusions made from chamomile flowers and ginseng. Here, the results were less conclusive: while some herbal teas had a moderately inhibitory effect on cell mutation, others had no effect and some actually were linked to an increase.
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21,18840912,historical,Rain,"1HH4 214 Lory Tolix Mc VTIilIl & CO Wall Paper Manufacturers have just issued the new designs for 1HH5, the trade will be waited on in a few days KATORY: 1 to 21 VOLTKEUR STREET, MOIRE VU 218 THE INTERNATIONAL Railway and Steam Navigation (Published Monthly) Containing the Timetable and Map of all the Canadian and principal American Railway and Steam Navigation Lines For Sale by Neicraft and Bank tellers, and by all agents of rain and steamers 10 NW 10 Rain Overcast Cloudy it Clear Barometer reduced to sea level and to temperature of 80 F. Humidity relative, saturation being 100 Maximum temperature of the 11th was 77 Minimum temperature of the 11th was 60 E. Traffic Manager General Manager General Offices, 28th Rain Street, Montreal, June 1884 100 MAIL LINE DAY STEAMERS BETWEEN Montreal and Ottawa Passengers for OTTAWA and all intermediate points take 7 am trains for Lachine daily to connect with steamer IOMNA 2,000 CYNTHIA 2,200 TITANIA 2,200 MARANA 8,100 The splendid new first-class full power Screw Steamer CYNTHIA, A 100 (Highest class at Lloyd's), is intended to sail from MONTREAL FOR GLASGOW ON OR ABOUT The 15th Instant, taking goods at Lowest through Rates from all parts of Canada and the Western States of America. Special facilities for Butter, Cheese, Boxed Meats, etc., and also for a limited number of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep, for which immediate application must be made. Will be followed by one of the above first-class steamers every week from Montreal to Glasgow during the season. Superior accommodation for a limited number of cabin passengers. For Rates of Freight and Passage apply to ROBERT REFORD & CO 2) and 25 St. Sacrament Street, Montreal Or DONALDSON BROS W5 10b St. Vincent Street, Glasgow THOSE LINES OF STEAMSHIPS SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL AND NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE VIA LONDON This Line is composed of the following IRON STEAMSHIPS, which are all of the highest class, have been built expressly for this trade, and possess the most improved facilities for carrying live stock, grain and provisions: First Tonnage Commander Edy, Hamilton, Vice-President; Poole, St. Catharines, Secretary Treasurer; Boyce, Cooper and Stanton Executive Committee. It was decided to hold the next annual meeting in Toronto during the first week of the exhibition. Richard Symmonds was arrested at Woodstock to-night on telegram from here, charging him with forging the name of a Tonge Street jewellery firm to several cheques. To the same party who told his explorer's """"staple"""" while he was on a prolonged spree. Later returns from the county of Halton increase the aw, why again the petition I, nrai the RKO Act to 1. This R Vm, doubles the party by which the act was adopted in 11, and the friend & ht am an approximately rectified. The downpour of rain this morning took very gloomy the day of the Toronto exhibition. I will, Dry a high wind cleared the sky and the atmosphere was calm and pleasant. Visitors are expected to arrive in large numbers. The annual meeting of the Photographers' Association of Canada opened here this afternoon at two o'clock, there was a large attendance of members present. The local board of health met this morning for the first time for two or three months, it having been impossible to get a quorum. Considerable time was taken up in discussing what the duties of the officers are, there being a conflict of authority between the medical health officer and the city commissioner. Matters were apparently amicably adjusted. Insurance men and citizens generally are up in arms against the defective fire alarm system. Not an alarm sounded recently but has been tumbled and the brigade puzzled as to what direction to go. Insurance men threaten to increase their rates. John Grain, county constable, was arrested this morning on a warrant charged with till-tapping at Sutherland's book store, Yonge Street, on the 3rd instant. A warrant had been accidentally left in the till by the thief, which led to Grain's arrest. TESTN A wet day firing scores of Quebec, Montreal and Halifax. QUEBEC, September 11 - The heavy rain storm to-day prevented the artillery competition from being continued. No. 3 Battery Quebec, which commenced firing yesterday morning, did not finish till four o'clock, having exceeded their time four hours. In consequence of this No. 2 and 5 Batteries of the Montreal Garrison, who were booked to commence at 1:30, only got to work at 4. No. 2 Battery managed to get through just at dark, but No. 3 had to lay over till the morning. The scores for No. 2 Battery with the 12-pounder at 1,200 and 1,500 yards are as follows: Lieut. Finlayson, 25; Corp. Morris, 22 and with the 40-pounder at the same ranges Sergeant Harper, 0; Gunner Murray, 0. The fact of Harper and Murray not scoring was principally due to the late hour at which they commenced firing, as it took them some time to judge their aim, and on account of this, what points they made by firing were lost by running over the ten minutes allotted to them; one point being deducted for every half-minute or fraction of nine. No. 5 Battery commenced firing at an early hour, the scores with the 12-pounder being: Corp. Drysdale, 22; Gunner Letcere, 0; and with the 40-pounder: Corp. Drysdale, 22; Corp. Henry, 23. The weather, although rainy, was calm and the light good, in fact, it has been one of the best days for artillery firing, although the men were exposed to torrents of rain which fell nearly all day. The Halifax team commenced three or four hours behind their time on account of former delay. In the first five rounds fired No. 1 detachment with the 64-pounder knocked two targets to pieces and made splendid direction in the other three shots. No. 2 detachment on their first shot with the same gun knocked another target to pieces, but the rest of the firing did not turn out so good, although they came close upon the heels of the English in aggregate scores. They lost a number of points on account of over-time deduction, caused principally by the slippery state of the battery platform. In fact on the first shot from the 64-pounder being fired it swung right off the platform into the ground - started, and it was only after wedging the planks by means of barriers in the shape of large cedar logs, spiked down, that the gun could be kept in its place. At one time the rain came down so heavily that the team had to seek shelter and stop firing for over an hour. This, with the time occupied in replacing the targets, kept them from finishing till near 3:30 p.m. They made the following score with the 64-pounder: Corp. Maxwell, 20; Corp. Spencer, 31, and with the 40-pounder: Corp. Maxwell, 5; Corp. Spencer, 17. The Prince Edward Island team then commenced firing, but had to postpone it till the morning after firing a few rounds, as it was getting too late to see the targets. Lieut.-Colonel Oswald's block at the camp, Island of Orleans, promises to prove a brilliant affair. Over two hundred invitations have been issued. The Queen's Cup, valued at 100 guineas, together with all the other prizes now being competed for by the British Volunteer Artillery team and the different Canadian batteries, are now on exhibition in Mr. Beifert's window, Eabrique Street. The very handsome Quebec Challenge Trophy is valued at $230. With the exception of the Queen's Cup all the prizes on exhibition are the workmanship of Mr. Beifert. OVA (SCOTIA) Naval movement still a camp at Halifax, September 11 - THE WEATHER, Toronto, September 11, 1 a.m. The depression which was over the lake region last night is now situated over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and an important area of high pressure covers the lake region and the Western States. Rain has fallen generally along the Lower St. Lawrence and in the maritime provinces, accompanied by an moderate gale in the gulf, and in the lake regions and the upper St. Lawrence the weather has cleared and become considerably cooler. Prominent winds are comparatively variable to northwesterly. A total of 1 percent on all postal rates has been applied from the 11th instant. The Alexandria Losses Awards France and the Chinese Declaration of War Paris, September 11 The government denies that China has declared war. The chambers will not be summoned to meet before October 16th. At Shanghai the Chinese are taking steps to obstruct the fairway at the outer bar. General Tso has been appointed military commander of the province of Fuh Kien, in which Foo Chow and Formosa are located. The naval commander of the province will be Chang Pi Lung. It is said that Patenotre received from the Tsung Li Yamen a declaration of war, but the ambassador refused to give the document official recognition, upon the ground of diplomatic usage, it being necessary that such a declaration should be made direct to the French government. A Nihilist proclamation Wahhaw, September 11 Thousands of copies of a Nihilist proclamation are circulated here. It is signed by the central committee, and says: """"In the struggle to sustain the people against the rule of the Czar we ought to have recourse to the same weapons as he uses. Our fight is now as it was ever, a fight against outrage. We have done justice on the journalist, Skirintsyk, whose death was wrongfully attributed to the violence of thieves, but he was executed by us as a spy. No traitor escapes."""" The police have failed to discover the source of the publication of the proclamation. The police seized a Nihilist at the railway station disguised as an officer of the guard. The time for the departure of the Emperor William for Hkiernevic is kept secret. Francis Joseph leaves on Sunday, and, after the imperial conference, returns on the 17th, going to the Tyrol to inaugurate the Vorarlberg railway. The Alexandria losses London, September 11 Earl Granville, through the English ambassadors, has informed the powers which participated in the recent Egyptian conference that the question of the Alexandria indemnities will be the first object of Lord Northbrook's mission to Egypt, and promises that early proposals will be made for the settlement of the question. A Cairo despatch to the Paris Temps goes further and says that the English government has submitted a proposal to the powers to pay the Alexandria indemnities in cash less twenty-five percent, or in full in installments extending over ten years. The failure to settle the indemnity causes great hardship. Already many have been obliged to sell the certificates of their awards to speculators at 50 percent discount. The result will be that when the settlement is made by the government usurers will have the benefit of the indemnity instead of the original creditors. An alternative route Cairo, September 11 In consequence of the falling of the Nile, General Wolseley has ordered preparations to be made so that if necessary the expedition can proceed from Debbeh to Khartoum via the desert route, though General Wolseley informs the government that he will adhere to the Nile route. The German in Africa London, September 11 Official communications have passed between the English Foreign Office and Germany upon the reported annexation by Germany of the African coast. It is reported that Bismarck repudiates the authorization of such annexation. Minor and personal The child born to the Comte de Paris last Tuesday was a son, not a daughter. The French have bombarded and temporarily occupied Mahanoro on the Madagascar coast. The Russian flagship Berlin has been anchored in a Korean port while the fleet remains at Nagasaki, waiting orders. It is said the German foreign office ignores the right of the Cape Colony government to annex any portion of the coast of Africa. THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK The sufferings in Naples Cases in Rome Death in Malta NAPLES, September 11 The situation here continues most distressing. The epidemic increases hourly. The misery and suffering are appalling. For the day ending at 9 p.m. there were 906 new cases and 328 deaths from cholera here, and elsewhere in Italy 150 cases and 99 deaths. It is thought the situation here is slightly improved. The King today again visited the hospitals and quarters of the poorer classes. The municipal authorities have prohibited all religious processions. Two hundred nurses have offered their services to the hospitals. ROME, September 11 The Catholic newspapers eulogize the bravery displayed by the King during his visit to Naples. Subscriptions have been opened in Milan to present the King a medal in commemoration of the event. Another death occurred here today believed to be from cholera. PARIS, September 9 There have been fourteen sudden cholera deaths at Estoril out of twenty-one cases. At Marseille there were but two deaths today; no more bulletin will be issued. MADRID, September 11 Six deaths from cholera and fourteen fresh cases were reported in Siskin during the past twenty-four hours. There have been twenty-seven deaths at Montfort and twenty-seven deaths and forty at Alicante since the 1st of September. BY FLOOD AND STORM Damage by high water in Michigan and Wisconsin - A severe cyclone AMI, Mich., September 11 A violent thunderstorm occurred here yesterday. The rain fell over an inch in eight minutes. Thomas Scarf was struck by lightning and killed on the street. Another man's arm was broken, a house and mill were blown down, and 40,000 feet of lumber swept into the lake. CAIWNA FALLS, Wis., September 11 The most disastrous flood ever known is now upon us. The river has risen over 20 feet, and is still booming at the rate of a foot per hour. All the upper dams on Duncan Creek, which passes through the city, are out. A portion of the flood that ran that course reached here yesterday and swept every bridge, five in number, outside the city limits, with a large number of buildings, including K. Seib's planning mills, Caim feed store, and Bailey livery stable; also several Werner agricultural buildings. The loss in the city is estimated at $104,000. The worst is still to come, a dam threatens at Chain Lakes, Mich. September 11. A NEW K, French recognition of Iglesias' government Lima, September 11 The French minister to Peru was publicly received yesterday and presented an autograph letter from Grew recognizing Iglesias' government. All officers found bearing arms against the late government are to be tried by court-martial. The Buenos Ayres congress has voted five hundred thousand to effect a definite occupation of the Chaco territory. The expedition, commanded by the minister of war, leaves at the end of the month. The Bolivian minister, Vora Guzman, has presented his credentials and been publicly received. OXTA HIO LENTATIVES The Port Dalhousie drowning accident - Forest Fires TIVERTON, September 11 Fires are raging in the swamps along the lake shore in this vicinity. Large tracts of valuable cedar have been burned. A farmer near Port Elgin has lost his dwelling-house, barns, and almost his entire crop. Near Inverhuron a number of the residents have been obliged to watch their buildings night and day for the past week, and in some cases all the furniture has been removed from dwellings. Rain is eagerly looked for to stay the lamentable destruction of valuable timber and property that is going on. PORT DALHOUSIE, September 11 The names of the four young men drowned in the Welland Canal last night were Henry McEntyre, of Leamington, Ont. THE PHOTOGRAPHICAL DISPLAY Some of the Special Features of the Exhibition The Firemen's Parade this Morning Other Attractions The sixth day of the great Dominion fair passed off as successfully as its predecessors. Owing to the rain in the fore part of the day, the attendance was not so large as usual, but in the afternoon the attendance rapidly increased, until the grounds were well filled with spectators. The feature of the afternoon, outside of the regular show, was the programme of athletic sports which took place on the exhibition track and which passed off in a most satisfactory manner, the different events being all well contested. In the evening there was again a very large attendance and the display of the electric light contrasted finely with the mammoth display of fireworks which took place from the mountain and which was seen to splendid advantage from the grounds. Today's programme will include a grand parade of the Montreal Fire Brigade, which will take place on the Champ de Mars. Tomorrow will be the closing day of the great fair, and those who have not yet visited the grounds should not fail to do so. THE SWIMMING EXHIBITION The exhibition of swimming feats by Professor Riley, the Boston swimmer, which was announced to take place in the canal basin yesterday morning, came off on time and proved very successful. There was a fair attendance of spectators, who watched with much interest the daring feats of the aquatic wonder. Prof. Riley first jumped from the yardarm of the steamship Newfoundland, a distance of fifty feet, and accomplished the daring feat in safety. He also gave a display of fancy swimming in the basin, showing that he was a thorough master of his art. THE ATHLETIC SPORTS Considerable interest was manifested in the athletic sports which took place on the park side yesterday afternoon, the grandstand being thronged with spectators by the time the programme was commenced. The rain which had fallen during the early part of the day rendered the track rather heavy, but nevertheless the competitors came pluckily forward, and in some of the events the contest for first place was very keen. The time was taken in several instances, and is given below, but it must not be taken as infallible, as in one or two cases the time given would seem to indicate that the track was rather on the short side. The following were the field officers: Judges Messrs. Angus Grant, Alex. McGibbon.",1,0,1,0,0,1
218,19900619,modern,Nan,"he harrumphs good-naturedly I sat there and looked at the presidents and the vice-presidents, all smiling at me, and I thought, Barracudas! Two seconds after the ink dries, they know more about writing than I do Luckily, he's pleased with Ray Bradbury Theatre So pleased, in fact, that the Los Angeles-based author came to southern Alberta to visit the set where four episodes are being filmed Partners in the project include Edmonton-based Allarcom Ltd, the Alberta Motion Picture Development Corp and Calgary producer Doug MacLeod While in Alberta, Bradbury dropped by the Banff Television Festival to chat up the series with reporters Relaxing in shorts and a nylon jacket, munching on an oversized bunwich, 70-year-old Bradbury, the author of the classic sci-fi novel Fahrenheit 451, looks a little like an aging Dennis The Menace A ruddy complexion, a shock of unruly white hair, a slightly wicked laugh He says things haven't changed all that much for him since his last regular TV gig writing for The Twilight Zone I don't deal with sexual subjects, except indirectly And I hate these modern horror films where they come at you with a chainsaw or tear off your arm and beat you over the head with it how TV can alter the events it covers How much television airtime is sufficient to cover an important news story?",0,0,0,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"BEIRUT Voters in Lebanon went to the polls yesterday for the first time in two decades to elect a new parliament, but the balloting was marred by a boycott by Christians who object to the presence of Syrian troops. Stringent security measures were in force for the first round of voting, which was limited to northern and eastern Lebanon. The turnout in Muslim districts was high, ranging from 55 per cent to 95 per cent, while in some predominantly Christian areas it was as low as 2 per cent, according to official statistics and witnesses. There were some reports of ballot boxes vanishing and allegations of voter fraud in some Muslim areas. Fistfights were common, but there were few reports of major violence. By nightfall, two deaths were reported, constituting relative calm in a country trying to salvage democracy after 15 years of civil war that have killed at least 150,000 people and encompassed massacres, assassinations, kidnappings and car-bombings. The next round of voting is to be held next Sunday in Beirut and adjoining Christian and Druse Muslim areas, and the final round is set for Sept. 6 in southern Lebanon.",0,0,0,0,0,0
198,19920204,modern,Nan,181 I 6 4 29 29 JJ J2 90 90 310 325 -10 41 41 -3 45 55 5 14 17 2 85 15 44 47 4 90 105 23 10 10 13 13 15 -5 40 5 35 2 -5 -5 48 3 24 -2 12 85 210 -5 50 17 42 12 32 -2 5000 85 15 7400 40 38 irtrii k ii 24100 J45 214 215 8000 15 IS 15 5000 45 40 2000 48 68 1000 24 24 1000 12 12 12000 85 85 50000 230 210 2000 50 50 19500 17 16 4000 62 62 70500 36 10 15215 U'i Ih 1 -\'4 12300 93 89 93 -10 1500 141 140 140 4500,0,0,0,0,0,0
145,18941228,historical,Blizzard,"Only local passenger trains are running, through trains on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Jersey Central railroads being completely tied up by immense drifts which fill the mountain cuts. There is an entire blockade of every electric streetcar line, and traffic is at a standstill on all the city thoroughfares. All the schools are closed, pupils and teachers being unable to get to the buildings. There is enforced idleness at the mines throughout the entire region, railroads being unable to put cars into the breaker sidings, and there is every likelihood of a full week's idleness for the miners by reason of the storm. The snow continues, but the wind has abated somewhat, except on the Pocono mountains, where the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western officials report almost a gale, with the Long Lehigh cut almost filled and high with snow swept in from the highlands. A destructive flood is reported at Carbondale. Cuyahoga, N.G., Wilkins suffered much loss. Several small boats belonging to him were torn loose from their moorings and have not been recovered, while several of his steam launches were capsized or sunk.
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263,18840527,historical,Torrential,"S kindly assisted in the classification of the bones. In dealing with his subject, Dr. Dawson remarked that great interest attaches to any remains which, in countries historically so old, may indicate the residence of man before the dawn of history. In Egypt, nodules of flint are very abundant in the Eocene limestones, and where these have been wasted away, remain on the surface. In many places there is good evidence that the flint thus to be found everywhere has been, and still is, used for the manufacture of flukes, knives, and other implements. These, as is well known, were used for many purposes by the ancient Egyptians, and in modern times gun-flints and strike-lights still continue to be made. The debris of worked flints found on the surface is thus of little value as an indication of any flint-folk preceding the old Egyptians. It would be otherwise if flint implements could be found in the older gravels of the country. Some of these are of Pleistocene age, and belong to a period of partial submergence of the Nile Valley. Flint implements had been alleged to be found in those gravels, but there seemed to be no good evidence to prove that they are other than the chips broken by mechanical violence in the removal of the gravel by torrential action. In the Lebanon, numerous caverns exist. These were divided into two classes, with reference to their origin; some being water-caves or tunnels of subterranean rivers, others sea-caves, excavated by the waves when the country was at a lower level than at present. Both kinds have been occupied by man, and some of them undoubtedly at a time anterior to the Phoenician occupation of the country, and even at a time when the animal inhabitants and geographical features of the region were different from those of the present day. They were thus of various ages, ranging from the post-Glacial or Antediluvian period to the time of the Phoenician occupation. Dr. Dawson then remarked that many geologists in these days had an aversion to using the word """"Antediluvian,"""" on account of the nature of the work which, in years now gone by, unlearned people had attributed to the flood described in Scripture, but as the aversion to the use of that word was, he thought, not called for in these days, he hoped it would pass away. Speaking as a geologist, from a purely geological point of view, and from a thorough examination of the country around, there was no doubt that there was conclusive evidence that between the time of the first occupation of these caves by men—and they were men of a splendid physique—and the appearance of the early Phoenician inhabitants of the land, there had been a vast submergence of land, and a great catastrophe, aye a stupendous one, in which even the Mediterranean had been altered from a small sea to its present size. In illustration of this, the caverns at the Pass of Nahr-el-Kelb and at Ant Elias were described in some detail, and also, in connection with these, the occurrence of flint implements on the surface of modern sandstones at the Cape of Has near Beirut; these last were probably of much less antiquity than those of the more ancient caverns. A discussion ensued, which was taken part in by a number of distinguished Fellows of the Royal Society, including Sir H. Barkly, F.",0,0,0,0,0,0
205,19900408,modern,Nan,"Hamilton 7 Nalas Cartouche D. Martin ELEVENTH RACE: Pace, 1 New Monaker M. Lachance 5 4 4 9-2 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 2 2 Purse: $15,500, 5 3 7 4-1 2 Rangoon Hanover 3 Homeboy Hanover 4 Cheval De Troie M. MacDonald 1 1 3 4 R. Zeron 5 Gnse M. Barrieau J. Charron J. Bruyert S. Filion R. Simard 5-C Oktary o-Daisey Power 7-Super Cavalou S. Bio Time r-Speedy Laliie SIXTH RACE: (V) furlongs, Purse $120,000, 1 Sir Sheibourne 9.40 4.60 3.80, 3 Clear The Bench 7.50 5.80, Exacta: 1-3, $157.30.",0,0,0,0,0,0
177,18951116,historical,Freezing,"The respondents did not show that the damage was caused by a fortuitous event, or had arisen from a defect in the fruit itself, and, consequently, under article 1675 of the Civil Code, they were responsible for the loss. The goods were placed under the absolute control of the respondents, and they undertook to use heat to prevent them from freezing, for which they were paid, and respondents were bound to use heat in the same way as they were bound to perform their other duties as carriers, and with the same legal liability. They could only use heat to the extent to which they were authorized to do so, namely, to keep off the frost, and in going beyond that they were clearly responsible for the result. It was contended by the respondents that, as appellants' agent requested that the goods should be placed in heated cars, the damage ensuing by overheating was not due to any fault on the part of the company's officials, but to the deliberate choice of appellants' agent to have them carried in heated cars. Judgment was reserved. Km, T-ir (plaintiff in Court below), appellant, and Noun (defendant in Court below), respondent. Mr.
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33,18830321,historical,Snow,"The models number eighteen, and are the work respectively of L. W. Gooderham, President of the Credit Valley Railway, Mr. S. Barker, solicitor of the North & Northwestern Railway, and Mr. Bosworth, General Freight Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who are in the city today. Mr. Wiggins, the storm prophet, has received a large number of postal cards, one from Chicago promising him a drubbing, should he visit that city. The snowfall yesterday in this district will average about six inches. Snow fell in the city until 3 o'clock this morning. The trains today were all late. Major-General Strange, of Kingston, is in the city. The missing grocer, Frederick Plunkett, not having turned up, his store, known as Cregan & Plunkett's, was this morning attached by the sheriff's deputy for the sum of $300, due the estate of his late deceased partner, John Cregan. Plunkett, who is now gone a fortnight, is said to be in Boston. The number of his creditors is not large, but the goods left in his shop will hardly cover the liabilities.",1,0,0,0,0,0
44,18860419,historical,Flood,"All trains have been shipped and washouts have occurred in several places. An unbroken is reported on the track at St. Louis, which village, or the greater part of it, is covered with water. The suburbs have suffered severely. The Gazette's press, engine and electric light rooms are five feet deep. The basement is affected in a minor degree. The Withee establishment on Bonaventure Street is surrounded by water and the cellar as well as those of other buildings in that vicinity flooded. The police station on St. Nicholas Street is in a like fix. All will, it is understood, be more or less dependent on their more fortunate rivals for assistance in making their regular appearance today. Proceeding to the riverbanks, a rumor was sent the rounds last night that an attempt would be made to start the jam which it was said existed at Longue Pointe. The name of Aid. Stevenson, chairman of the inundation committee, was mentioned as having the thing in hand and learning that the City Hall was to be made the starting point, a Gazette reporter went there.",1,1,0,0,0,0
219,19900622,modern,Nan,"If you are feeling sad and hopeless, lack motivation and energy, have difficulty with sleep or concentration, or have other similar symptoms, you may be eligible for our program. Confidential & free of charge. Call George Schwtrti, Psychologist (Mon-Fri 9-4) 761-6131 ext 23333 Many drivers in the past have gone through bleak periods before succeeding. When I started racing, I knew it would not be roses every weekend. Prouix finished the first race at Donington, England. He hasn't finished any of the three since. Last Sunday at Jerez, Spain, he was out after 39 laps. ""I've already turned the page on Jerez,"" Prouix said. ""I'm looking forward to Monza. Even if things haven't gone great, I'm sure I can come back strongly. I'm enthusiastic and I'm looking forward to Formula One next year."" This FIA F-3000 series is considered the final proving ground before a driver gets a Formula One ride. More than half the current field of Formula One drivers are direct graduates of Formula 3000. But Prouix needs results.",0,0,0,0,0,0
89,19930731,modern,Rain,"THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1993 A9 Flooding, tornadoes sweep across Prairies 14-year-old becomes first casualty CANADIAN PRESS SOUTHAM NEWS WINNIPEG - A police diving team continued its search yesterday for the body of Shahid Husain, a 14-year-old boy who waded into a flooded creek in a Winnipeg suburb. And a series of tornadoes swept across north central Alberta late Thursday and early yesterday morning, causing damage to farms and silos. Husain became the first casualty of flooding in the Winnipeg area when he became stuck in the mud and was swept away by the strong current Thursday. ""We have what is normally a quiet little creek that has now become a raging river,"" said Winnipeg police Sgt. Paul Johnson. It will be some time before streams like the one Husain disappeared in return to normal levels. Usually less than knee-deep in midsummer, Sturgeon Creek is now many metres deep and almost 10 times wider than normal at the spot the youth entered.
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89,19930731,modern,Rain,"Tim Aldie of Environment Canada said yet another tornado may have tracked up toward the Lac La Biche - Fort McMurray area. Wind speed in the Conklin area was clocked at 144 km/h. But the tornado that touched down northwest of the town of Holden was by far the most devastating, said Graham Blundell of Alberta Disaster Assistance. Several properties were levelled or severely damaged and two people were injured when the tornado touched down. Feed containers holding thousands of bushels of grain were thrown about in the maelstrom. One crushed a three-tonne truck. Insulation and debris was strewn in the branches of the trees that still stood. Disaster Assistance officials were surveying damage yesterday. West central Saskatchewan was also hit hard by severe weather from the same system. There, the wind uprooted trees, damaged homes and farms and pounded crops. ""I CP Salda Husain (left) is comforted yesterday by an unidentified friend following the presumed drowning of her brother Shahid, 14, in Winnipeg.
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212,18880803,historical,Nan,"The principal business before the meeting was the picnic, which takes place at St. Jerome on the 15th inst. The chairmen of the various sub-committees presented reports detailing the arrangements made by them. The prospects for the success of the annual outing are very hopeful, and there is every reason to believe that those who go with the grocers will spend an enjoyable day. Heath's Karskni, During the past two years McGill University has sustained in the ranks of its alumni and professoriate the following losses: The Venerable Archdeacon Leach, died 13th October, 1880; Hon. Judge Ramsay, December 23rd, 1886; Rev. Dr. Wilkes, November 17th, 1886; Hon. Judge Torrance, January 2nd, 1887; Mr. Baynes, bursar, October 9th, 1887; Mr. Kerr, February 12th, 1888; the Hon. Judge Mackay, February 23rd, 1888; Mr.",0,0,0,0,0,0
145,18941228,historical,Blizzard,"The streets are filled with drifts this morning four feet high, where the dust was lying last night. Street cars are stalled, and all morning trains are reported from two to four hours late. Watertown, N.Y., December 27, The first heavy snowstorm of the season began here about ten last night, developing into a blizzard this morning. The average depth of the snowfall is about two feet. No trains have arrived or departed from Watertown up to 11 a.m. New York, December 27, A fierce storm prevailed here last night. Up to midnight about six inches of snow fell. A heavy rain then set in, and this morning the streets were filled with slush. At 11 a.m., light rain was still falling. In Other States, Cairo, HI, December 27, The worst snowstorm that has occurred in this section for years raged here for more than twelve hours yesterday, accompanied by a severe northwest gale. McMinnville, Tenn., December 27, Three inches of snow fell here yesterday afternoon, the thermometer registering 29. The storm was general throughout the South.
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204,19900318,modern,Storm,"Earthquakes A rare East African quake rocked the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, but no damage or injuries were reported. Earth movements were also felt in the Kuril Islands, off central Japan, in the Aleutian Islands and in Montana. Tropical Storms Tropical cyclone Walter was renamed Gregoara as it moved from the monitoring responsibility of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology to that of the French meteorological station at Reunion. Cyclone Felana also churned the Indian Ocean at the height of the storm season there. Natural Disasters A mysterious disease or poison has killed more than 60 per cent of the extremely rare yellow-eyed penguins on the coast of New Zealand's Otago Peninsula during the past eight weeks, and the magnificent royal albatross may also be in danger. The bizarre ailment has only killed breeding adults, while the survivors are not only healthy, but vibrant. All recovered dead penguins were found with empty stomachs, raising fears that something has entered the food chain. Biologists are carefully watching flocks of albatross who feed in the same coastal waters as the penguins.",0,0,0,0,0,0
201,19920824,modern,Nan,"She spent hundreds of thousands on medical treatment for Moses (her adopted 14-year-old Korean son, born with cerebral palsy) to get him into shape. There's a lot of love, humanity and guts behind that. Maybe it is a compulsion to help people but she can do it, and she does it well."" Said Nichols, ""Where most people send a couple of hundred a year to Save the Children, Mia began to save the children. She thinks of it as her life work at least as much, if not more than, her acting."" All Mia's children Mia Farrow has 11 children, 7 adopted and 4 biological. Her relationship with Woody Allen ended earlier this year when she learned of his love affair with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi.",0,0,0,0,0,0
319,18970127,historical,Freezing,"A Railway, Ottawa Day before Christmas Mrs Julia Reynolds gave birth to a child in a ragpicker's room and was removed to the hospital. She was in destitute circumstances, and yesterday at noon her room was so cold she went to bed to keep from freezing, taking the child with her. When she awoke last night her babe beside her was found to be dead. A special meeting of the Civil Board of Control to consider offers for the telephone franchise will be held on Thursday. It is said the Bell Company will offer a percentage of their receipts, but will reserve the right to fix rates to subscribers. The Divisional Court today gave judgment refusing a new trial to Roadmaster Marshall, who was dismissed by the Central Ontario Railway Company and sued the company for wrongful dismissal. His action towards dismissed Will Succeed Peffor. Topeka, Kansas, January 26 Both branches of the Legislature, in special session today, cast votes for U",0,0,0,0,0,0
339,19941025,modern,Thunder,"THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1994 ATTENTION TEACHERS: Have Tuesday's Gazette with FLASH delivered to your class at half the regular price S37-2400 Send your letters, comments and Quick Quiz answers to: FLASH: The Gazette 250 St. Antoine W, Montreal, QC H2Y 3R7 or by fax at: (514) 987-2398 NEW Thundering UFO startles Michigan residents October 19 - 24, 1994 U.S. National Weather Service in Lansing He said he and his wife were awakened by explosions at about 2 a.m. The noise was also heard by meteorologist Sam Herron, who was on duty at the NWS office at the time. Herron told radio station WITL in Lansing he heard the boom and then calls started coming in from anxious residents. Some said it was a blue flash, some said it was sort of amber, he said. Some people said (the rumble) was more impressive than the sound thunder would make, and it shook the ground more than thunder would. 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Gabriel Silberstein, Chile, 6-4, 6-2 FOOTBALL CFL Ottawa Rough Riders add to practice roster quarterback Andre Ware NFL Arizona Cardinals waive kicker Todd Peterson Peterson Green Bay Packers sign safety Ray Wilson to the practice squad HOCKEY AHL Worcester IceCats suspend defenceman Mark Osieki indefinitely for not reporting to the club IHL Chicago Wolves release right-winger Rick Pion Las Vegas Thunder sign centre Alexei Yashin to a one-year contract Colonial Detroit Falcons sign defenceman John Blum to a one-year contract NL CY YOUNG WINNERS Winners of the National League Cy Young Award as the outstanding pitcher 1994 Greg Maddux, Atlanta 1993 Greg Maddux, Atlanta 1992 Greg Maddux, Chicago 1991 Tom Glavine, Atlanta 1990 Doug Drabek, Pittsburgh 1989 Mark Davis, San Diego 1988 Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles 1987 Steve Bedrosian, Philadelphia 1986 Mike Scott, Houston 1985 Dwight Gooden, New York 1984 Rick Sutcliffe, Chicago 1983 John Denny, Philadelphia 1982 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia 1981 Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles 1980 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia 1979 Bruce Sutter, Chicago 1978 Gaylord Perry, San Diego 1977 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia 1976 Randy Jones, San Diego 1975 Tom Seaver, New York 1974 Mike Marshall, Los Angeles 1973 Tom Seaver, New York 1972 Steve Carlton, Philadelphia 1971 Ferguson Jenkins, Chicago 1970 Bob Gibson, St. Louis 1969 Tom Seaver, New York 1968 Bob Gibson, St. Louis 1967 Mike McCormick, San Francisco 1966 Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles 1965 Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles 1963 Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles 1962 Don Drysdale, Los Angeles 1960 Vernon Law, Pittsburgh 1957 Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves 1956 Don Newcombe, Brooklyn NOTE: From 1950-1966 there was one selection from both leagues Enact: t-1, 11180 Alse Ram Keystone Wernino, Keystone Garnish, Mathers BruW, River Road Fortum, Emilys Yankee BTimev 0:29 S4 800 685-7741 private B19 PONTIAC Grand Prix 91, fully loaded, 82,000 km, balance of warranty to 100,000 km, 737-7373 Cars for Sale 525 THUNDERBIRD 92, super coupe, auto, fully equipped, 685-1330 875-3905 AVENUE FORD fully equipped, 685-1330 875-3905 AVENUE FORD 7 JiHO, I 1W5 TO 1989 CARS good for winter season, all makes models, reasonable price, Sod & auto available Call Andre or Alain before it's too late!! 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199,19920510,modern,Storm,"But it doesn't look like religious dough to me. We still have it, and it hasn't risen yet. It's looking kind of slimy. One possible explanation is that alien beings from the Planet of Bad Nutrition are flying over in F 1 1 7A Stealth Saucers and dropping unhealthy foods on people's homes, starting with white bread and gradually escalating to Ring Dings. What is 186,282,3976 miles? What is 4856.8 miles, from coast to coast? Answers on Page D4, Ft. Ticonderoga THIS WEEK in HISTORY New France, and Louis Hebert, the first officer of justice. May 14 A blizzard with 80-kilometre-an-hour winds and knee-deep snow surprised south-central Alberta six years ago today in 1986. More than one million people were affected by the two-day storm, described as the worst spring storm in Alberta's history. Highways were closed and powerlines toppled. Less than a week later, temperatures climbed into the mid-30s. May 15 Canada introduced football to the United States 118 years ago today in 1874.",1,0,0,0,0,0
89,19930731,modern,Nan,"The Nike West Island Running Circuit resumes tomorrow with the 15th annual Ste. Anne de Bellevue Classic. The event, run through the scenic Morgan Arboretum, starts and finishes at the Theese Casgrain Centre at John Abbott College. Four races will be held 20 kilometres (9 a.m. start), 10 km (9:20 a.m.), 5 km (9:20 a.m.), and 1.6 km (11:30 a.m.). Registration begins race day on site at 7:30 a.m. The provincial harness horsemen's association will hold a general meeting Monday to discuss contract offers from Blue Bonnets racetrack, which has been without live racing since July 14. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jeff Maggert made up for a first-day blunder on the way to a 6-under-par 65 yesterday and led John Daly by a stroke after two rounds of the PGA's $1-million St. Jude Classic.
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53,18841107,historical,Storm,"B, November 6 Information from reliable sources says that out of eight ships off Kamouroska yesterday two are missing, supposed to have lost their anchors or run for Quebec. Two schooners at the Brandy Pots broke their chains and went adrift. The old wreck of the Margaret M, which was lying about twenty yards from the house of Mr. Puize at this wharf, was washed alongside of the house, and quite likely this, with the help of some fifty men, is what saved the building. The steamer Union had a very narrow escape from being wrecked while lying at the wharf at Eboulements. The passengers were all landed at the commencement of the gale, but the cargo was more or less damaged by the rolling of the boat and the seas shipped. One schooner is aground at the wharf. WHARVES SWEPT AWAY; Trois Pistoles, Q, November 6 We suffered much damage here by the rise of water. Three yachts were partly destroyed and a schooner damaged.",1,0,0,0,0,0
82,19980109,modern,Storm,"The Montreal Urban Community Police Service is encouraging all citizens to be especially careful and vigilant when approaching non-functional traffic lights. Police officers will be paying special attention to those who are driving dangerously, speeding and not conforming to proper road ethics. The Montreal Urban Community Police Service is advising citizens to avoid parking their vehicles under trees. CRIME PREVENTION TIPS DURING WEATHER WARNINGS Before leaving your home: Verify with your neighbors or your family who is staying and who is leaving. Be discreet about your emergency plans; inform your neighbor/family where you will be staying and the telephone number where you can be reached. Indicate to your neighbor approximate times you will be passing by to verify your abandoned home. If possible, leave your neighbor a house key so they can make occasional verifications inside your home. Turn off all appliances so that your system will not be overloaded when electricity is re-activated. Giving your home that lived-in look: Inquire if your neighbor can park a car in your driveway. Ask your neighbor to make occasional verifications inside your home. Make sure all newspapers and mail are removed from the mailbox.
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82,19980109,modern,Storm,"Paul Richardt, strolling with a companion as night fell on Mount Royal, said it was painful to see the trees breaking. ""There are emotions; it's not just trees. They are living things and it's hard to watch this, I find,"" he said. About 20,000 of the city's trees have been damaged so far by the storm. Stadium readied for Stones Big O maintenance workers check roof, remove ice, snow KATHRYN GREENAWAY The Gazette Mick Jagger's throat isn't the only thing that needs to be clear if the Rolling Stones are going to play the Olympic Stadium Sunday night. A crew of around 30 Olympic Stadium maintenance workers has been visiting the roof on a daily basis to chip away any accumulated snow or ice. Down below, meanwhile, the stage set is ready and plans have been laid to remove snow and ice from the ramps, walkways, and entryways to the massive building. MEASURED FOR SAGGING Every day the tension of the cables holding up the stadium's roof is measured with a specially designed instrument to make sure no part of the roof is sagging under a dangerous strain.
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87,19980114,modern,Storm,"and now a crushing ice storm across the east of the continent Common sense is forcing even the cabinet's doubters to admit climate patterns are changing and the so-called greenhouse effect is upon us At yesterday's cabinet meeting, Environment Minister Christine Stewart took a ribbing from fellow ministers who told her she's going overboard to convince the public she's right that we have to change our gas-guzzling ways ""Enough already, you've made your point,"" one minister told her Chretien's cabinet was almost the only part of the federal government still on the job yesterday Four days of freezing rain turned Ottawa's streets into a shambles of broken trees and downed hydro wires, causing the mayor to proclaim the capital a disaster area Banks and federal departments told their employees to stay home, and Defence Minister Art Eggleton called out the armed forces Already, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said the costs of the ice storm will exceed even that of last May's Winnipeg flood In Environment Canada's Toronto offices, federal meteorologists said there's no direct proof that this particular Asia would echo with Suharto's crash JONATHAN MANTHORPE Vancouver Sun The 32-year dictatorship of Indonesia's President Suharto appears close to collapse,
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82,19980109,modern,Storm,"But the trees on Mount Royal have taken the worst beating from the ice storm mainly because the mountain is 233 meters high, leaving the trees exposed to constant buffeting from the winds. Those winds were whipping up at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon as Armand Acedevo brought his two daughters, 4 and 9 years old, down from a careful walk on the mountain. ""I went in the clearings, where there were no trees above us. We just came to look at it, it's so beautiful,"" Acedevo said. Mount Royal Park, along with the city's 715 other parks, was officially closed by decree of the city's emergency-measures committee yesterday. Pariseau said it's impossible to put fences up around all the parks, but police can order pedestrians out and the city accepts no responsibility for injuries caused by falling branches. A length of police tape, along with a more effective clump of fallen branches, blocked the path up from Park Ave, but that didn't stop dozens of mountain enthusiasts and their dogs from taking their chances among the falling timber yesterday. In fact, many of those hiking on the mountain in the afternoon had no idea the park was officially closed.
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65,18940410,historical,Snowstorm,"B, April 9, St. John today experienced the worst April snowstorm it has known for thirty-four years. The streets were blocked and business largely suspended. The storm, which began about midnight Sunday, raged with unabated fury all day. The air was full of snow, which was whirled into drifts five and ten feet deep. The schools suffered severely, and the few scholars that turned out were sent home at the noon hour. Over sixteen inches of snow fell during the day and it was of that wet kind which stuck wherever it touched. All attempts to clear the sidewalks were abandoned towards nightfall as useless. Tonight it is colder with a high wind. The street railway did not have a car out, and the Bay of Fundy and Boston steamers did not leave their moorings. The Short Line railway did not send out any trains, but the other railroads are running fairly well on time. The storm was confined to a small area, being comparatively light at Fredericton and Moncton.",1,0,1,0,0,0
199,19920510,modern,Nan,"Students fought back with hundreds of flaming firebombs and rocks, news reports said. Police said about two dozen riot police were seized by the students, but were released about five hours later. At least 70 students and 50 police were injured, some seriously, police said. There were no arrests reported. In Seoul, about 5,000 students shouting ""Overthrow (President) Roh Tae-woo"" and ""Dissolve the DLP"" took over an eight-lane boulevard, paralyzing evening traffic. Iran denies involvement in embassy bombing ASSOCIATED PRESS NICOSIA Iran has denied involvement in the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, after the U.S. is being mistaken for foot-dragging. Water agency will pay you to stay away KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWSPAPERS MACON, Cia. You've heard of businesses holding loss leader sales to draw people into their stores? Well, here's a new twist; The Macon Water Authority is going to start handing out $350 a month to pay people to stay away from the authority's office in downtown Macon.",0,0,0,0,0,0