Fires Ravage Canadian Provinces Worsening Homelessness
Destructive blazes across Ontario Quebec and New Brunswick left hundreds homeless and caused extensive damage. Ottawa mills and factories burned, including a sash shop and printing house. Prince of Wales Musquash area and Lake St. John district suffered major losses with dozens of buildings destroyed. A public aid drive formed for disaster victims.
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From Darkness to Dawn at the Winnipeg Fair
The Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition pledges a spectacular attraction, From Darkness to Dawn, a six scene transformation show inspired by Sir Augustus Harris. It features dramatic stage effects, demons, goddesses, butterflies, shells, and fireworks, promising a record-breaking west event.
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New York
London
England
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Winnipeg
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Revolt Leaders Threaten Plague Tactic Against Europe
Telegraphic report from Sofia notes revolutionary leaders claim to hold Indian plague bacillus and threaten infection of Constantinople Salonica and Berlin if the Berlin treaty is not enforced within eight days. They warn of mass death and call for aid from great powers to avoid catastrophe.
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London Daily News
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Bohemian Man Sentenced After False Vienna Murder Claim
A Kolin Bohemia youth without funds or will to walk pretended to murder a young woman to gain a free railway trip to Vienna. He confessed at the Kolin police station and was brought to Vienna where the investigation showed the tale false, resulting in a two month sentence.
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Kolin
Bohessia
Archaeological Finds From Palestine Expedition Revealed
Professor Sellin reports new discoveries in Jezreel including bronze and copper weapons jewelry such as pearls and amulets two statues of the Goddess Astarte described as unique specimens and tablets with cuneiform inscriptions unearthed during the Palestine expedition.
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Palestine
Jezreel
Astarte
Heavy Rains Save Ontario Crops
Heavy rains across Ontario improved crop conditions for farmers, easing drought stress and supporting yields. Local agronomists report soil moisture replenishment and healthier crop development after a wet spell.
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Ontario
South African Cable Announces Differential Tariff
A South African cable announces a 25 percent differential tariff in favor of Canada over the United States, to take effect June 1.
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Canada
United States
Fruit crop outlook for California surpasses handling capacity
California’s fruit harvest this season is expected to be much larger than canners and shippers can manage. Growers anticipate a record glut with ample supply for markets but strained processing and distribution.
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California
Barber and Allison On Trial For Extortion In Montreal Case
Witness describes repeated visits by a woman identified as Mrs Garber who lured him with wine and proposals to buy a safe. Barber and Allison allegedly extorted notes and cheques totaling $15,000 after a violent confrontation at a Chesterfield Avenue residence.
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Sarah Allison
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Westminster Park
Chesterfield Avenue
Barber
News in Brief from the Dominion and West
A 70000 dollar sale of lands in Moosomin occurred after a court sale. In Saskatoon Crimean veteran Jas Harrington died. The Lake Erie steamer Niagara is ashore near Fort William. Fort William weekly wheat shipments reached 1 439 000 bushels. Edmonton stables and contents were destroyed by fire. Penny banks bill was tabled in Ottawa. Missouri and South Carolina floods wiped out whole families. A bank robbery attempt hit the Bank of Commerce at Portage la Prairie. Vancouver Chinatown is slated for a Presbyterian assembly visit and dope dens. Arthur Handsley of Norman lost three fingers at Mackay’s box factory.
Smothered in Hay Loft Death of Local Farmer
On May 25 William McFarland a 62 year old Mariposa township farmer visited town to celebrate. He disappeared after several days. Posue found his decomposed body in the Grand Union hotel barn hay loft lying face down in straw. Police suspect he slept there and suffocated.
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Mariposa
Soniya
Posue
Grand Union Hotel
McFarland
Robbery Attempt at Portage Bank Foiled
A daring robbery at the Bank of Commerce in Portage la Prairie failed Sunday night. Junior clerk G N Lount woke to gunfire as masked marauders tried to pry windows. Lount fired twice, sending the suspects fleeing. Detectives Cox and Chief McDougall search for the culprits with no arrests yet.
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Fortun
G. N. Lount
Mr. Lount
Remarkable Will Shapes Ottawa Funeral Details
The late S. J. Major, head of a grocery firm, will have an unusual funeral in Ottawa. A special chariot will carry the uncoffined body from York Street residence to the Basilica for a 9 o clock high mass, then to the cemetery. The will also directs elaborate draping of the house and business, forty days of mourning, and black bordered wrapping paper for parcels. Floral tributes may be burned.
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Ottawa
York Street
Major
Farmer Finds Galician Man Dead After Suspected Suicide
John Cooney, a farmer near Keyes station on the M and N W railway, found a young Galician worker hanging from a tree after he reportedly drank slough water. The incident occurred while the man worked under-brushing and left the house around noon in distress.
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John Cooney
Keyes Station
Mr. Cooney
Many Deaths in the Yukon Reported in Mining District
A string of violent deaths is reported in the Yukon including John Hennessey found encased in ice near Dawson after falling into an abandoned shaft. Others include Owen Connelly suffocated by gas, Henry Peterson shot on the roadside, Fred Fields found dead on a raft, and Thomas Heron killed by falling rock in a mine. Thirteen violent Yukon deaths occurred in May.
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Hennessey
Klondike
Owen Connelly
Henry Peterson
Fred Fields
Yukon
Thomas Heron
Lake Lebarge
Clallam County
Wash
Seattle
Ophir Creek
Ireland
Denmark
Oregon
Hunker
Duncan
Ontario
Round the World in 60 Days via Transcontinental Links
A writer argues for a 60 day through world service blending British and foreign routes. He notes 24 days Hong Kong to Vancouver and 11 Vancouver to London, suggesting re timed sailings could achieve a 60 day total with contingencies. Proposes Northern Pacific steamers and American routes as key connectors.
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Great Britain
Japan
Hong Kong
Peninsular and Oriental
China
England
Yokohama
Vancouver
London
Tsuruga
Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway
Tacoma
New York
Morgan
Europe
Atlantic
Wei Hai Wei
Siberia
Canada Immigration Trends Stir British Comment
A London cable reports Canadian statistics showing this year's immigration from Europe and the United States nearly doubles that from Great Britain. An English journalist speculates Canada’s population may become cosmopolitan with foreign descent dominant. Commentators note fires and floods in Canada and the US and ponder British climate as migrants rise.
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Starvation alleges in Kwang Si province
Advices from Hong Kong indicate Governor Wong of Kwang Si estimates over a million natives starving in the province. The claim, reported here, notes that children and women are freely offered for sale amid the distress.
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Hong Kong
Wong
Kwang Si
Explosion at Byron Baptist Church shocks Rochester dispatch
A June 5 dynamite blast destroyed the Byron Baptist church in Rochester Minnesota. Tensions have run high since the Baptist minister Rev Utton left for Lanesboro and joined the Methodists.
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Rochester
Minn
Byron
Utton
Lanesboro
Hair ropes used to lift temple stones in shrine relics
In some Japanese temples, suspended coils of rope woven from human hair are seen. The ropes, sacrificed by thousands of women and girls, were used to hoist stone and timber for temples and are kept as relics.
Archbishop Machray Returns to Winnipeg from England
Archbishop Machray, primate of Canada, arrived in Winnipeg on June 6 after a visit to England. The return marks a warm welcome for the church leader as he resumes duties in Canada.
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Machray
Canada
Winnipeg
England
Winnipeg Bank Clearings Hit Over 5 Million for Week
The Winnipeg banking week ending June 5 saw total clearings exceed 5 million dollars. Major institutions reported strong activity as businesses and consumers engaged in heightened financial transactions across the city.
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Winnipeg
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