FREE EDUCATION.
♦ DISTURBANCE IN A b 1 RE NO a COLONY. [Pbess Association— CoPYiuimT.i Sb John (N. !«'.), Nov. 18. A popular dennnstntion 11 favjT* of free schools occurred in the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. A thousand inhabitants, nftsr paradmg the streets, carrying the American flag, r threatened a movement for annexation by the United States. The Governor, in a conciliatory speech, promised to submit the matter to the French Government, since the police of the islands was insufficient to suppress disorder.
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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12404, 20 November 1908, Page 3
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83FREE EDUCATION. Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12404, 20 November 1908, Page 3
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