Presbyterian General Assembly Favors Union of the Churches
London reporting that the assembly voted 156 to 4 to adopt the committee report on church union with amendments. It invited Anglican and Baptist churches into negotiations while rejecting a broader conference with Methodist and Congregational bodies. The debate highlighted resistance to publishing an incomplete document and concern over civil disruption.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
London
Patrick
General Assembly
R. G. McBeth
Mr. Herdhan
John Dunstan
Walter Paul
Union
W.H.E. McInnes
Bedgewick
Campbell
McLaren
Steamship Lines Protest Ottawa Immigration Amendment
Railways and Atlantic steamship representatives pressed Hon. Frank Oliver to oppose a bill forcing companies to repatriate undesirable immigrants within a year at their expense. Premier Scott and A G Lamont discuss transferring public buildings from Dominion to Saskatchewan. Police post at Fullerton Hudson Bay is to be abandoned and a post opened at Churchill.
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Steamship Lines
Ottawa
Railways
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Frank Oliver
Canada
Scott
Lamont
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Fullerton
Hudson Bays
Churchill
Naval Battle Opens As War Progresses Off Plymouth
London reports full naval maneuvers with war declared and a battle underway off Plymouth. The boats Atlantic, Arabic and Teutonic have been captured and Noordland hauled.
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London
Plymouth
Atlantic
Noordland
Explosion on Haverford Kills Twenty Four at Liverpool
Investigation at Liverpool pier shows a mysterious explosion and fire in the cargo hold of the steamer Haverford. Ten men died instantly and four more succumbed in ambulances. Thirty-one men are hospitalized, with at least twelve expected to die. Cause remains unknown.
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Liverpool
Haverford
Liverpool General Hospital
Canadian teaching methods study attracts 1000 applications
Alfred Moselly reports 1000 teachers applied to study methods of teaching in Canada and the United States. Glasgow parks and galleries committee refused a loan of Whistler's Carlyle for the Toronto exhibition.
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London
Alfred Moselly
C.M.G
Canada
United States
Parks and Galleries
Glasgow Corporation
Whistler
Carlyle
Toronto
Calgary Strike Settled in Calgary Alberta
Deputy minister of labor W. L. Meeckenzie King visited Calgary to settle a strike. Masons will be paid 60 cents and bricklayers 2 dollars for three years, with a three month notice required for renewal.
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Calgary
Alta
W. L. Meeckenzie King
Wheat Market Outlook Shows Strong Western Crop Prospects
The Western crop condition is highly promising with only minor wireworm and cutworm damage. Rain and sun have fueled growth, and a large yield is likely if weather remains favorable. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta acreage is rising 11.8 percent to 4,495,000 acres, implying about 90 million bushels. Winnipeg prices show mixed futures, and smut-rejected wheat demand remains weak. The oat and barley markets are steady to firm with lower May prices, flax remains quiet. Thompson Sons & Co. notes a nervy US market with potential price drops amid abundant supply, while US government data project steady or rising yields.
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Northwest Grain Dealers Association
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg
Fort William
Port Arthur
Oas
North Western
Thompson, Sons & Co
U.S
America
Europe
St. Louis
Italy
Bradstreets
Unicago
Nor
Machinery Installed at Four Mills for Kakabe Power Plant
Heady for Operation reports completion of installing machinery in the blo Ogaiie four mills with electrical dynamos to power the plant. Kakabe ka Power Co will supply electricity. Elevator accident delays start until October, with expected production at about 30 barrels of flour daily.
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Blo Ogaiie
Kakabeka Power Co
Natives Rise in South Nigeria Clash at Asaba
In South Nigeria natives rose against whites and attacked Asaba. British agent Captain Crewe Read was killed. Captain Rudkin with 200 troops engaged the natives after a forced march. A pitched battle ensued with heavy casualties on both sides and further fighting anticipated.
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South Nigeria
Lagos
Asaba
Crewe-Read
Rudkin
Dowie's Declaration in Zion City Court Fight
John Alexander Dowie testified in Judge Landis' court claiming authority as the first apostle of the old Jesus Christ. He said overseers who opposed him once voted for him, noted Zion tabernacle collections could reach five thousand dollars in a single afternoon, and testified that all bequests of property and money went to him personally.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Zion
Zion Tabernacle
Dowle
Rosthern Doctor Reports Puzzling Brain Injury Case
Rosthern doctors treat G. Neudorf in a rare brain concussion case. He answered questions only the next evening after a frenzied incident near Warman when a wild team ran him down, a heavy wheel passing over his head. He remains in critical condition at Rosthern hospital.
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Rosthern
G. Neudorf
Neudorf
Warman
Rosthern Hospital
Will Help Canadian Meat Trade in Commons Debate
In the house of commons Mr. Baker pressed for inquiry into tinned meat supply sources amid rising imports due to excluding cattle from Canada. He asked if encouraging live cattle imports is wise. Burns replied an inquiry into meat supplies is underway and the import issue falls to the agricultural department.
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London
House of Commons
Baker
Canada
Hurns
Agricultural Department
Builders of the Empire Dedication at St Pauls Chapel
London report notes Bishop Montgomery praising builders who created and defended the empire. He cites gratitude from many lands for their unselfish work and fire protection. Attendees included Lord Strathcona, Sir Charles Tupper, and Sir Rivers Wilson.
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London
St. Michael and St. George
St Paul's
Montgomery
England
Lord Strathcona
Sir Charles Tupper
Sir Rivers Wilson
Healed by Prayer Boston Witnesses Testimony Day
The annual communion service and dedication of a mother church extension of Christian Scientists drew ten simultaneous meetings across city auditoriums. About fifteen thousand people attended as believers testified to healing through Christian Science prayer, with participants from the United States Cuba England Germany South America and Iceland.
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Boston
Christian Scientists
Cuba
England
Germany
South America
Iceland
Geography Ignores God Raises Dispute With Textbook
Ottawa Kingston and Toronto bishops condemned a geography passage for omitting the Almighty from life origins. Frinvinals and Embree of the Toronto core institute defend the paragraph as aligned with scientific progress, sparking religious debate on science education.
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Ottawa
Kingston
Toronto
Embree
Toronto Core Institute
Settlers' Effects Traffic at North Portal Custom House
During May, 334 cars of settlers' effects passed the North Portal customs, yielding 15917.15 in duties. Origin states listed include North Dakota 135, Minnesota 57, South Dakota 47, Iowa 3, Wisconsin 25, Nebraska 12, Montana 10, Kansas 6, Michigan 5, California 4, Ohio 1, Missouri 1, and others such as Mexico and Indian Territory.
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North Portal
Sask
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Mexico
Wisconsin
Lanols
Nebraska
Montana
Kansas
Michigan
California
Indian Territory
Missouri
Ohio
Longworth Honored by London Visit and Fourth of July Speech
Ambassador Reed escorted Congressman Nicholas Longworth to the House of Commons gallery for an education bill debate. Mrs Longworth joined Mrs Reed on a tour of the shipping district as J Bryan accepts invitation to speak at the American Fourth of July celebration.
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Longworth
London
Ambassador Reed
Nicholas Longworth
Distinguished Strangers” Gallery
House of Commons
Reed
Y- J. Bryan
Soldiers Plan Colony in Western Canada
Ex soldiers from the United States Army seek land in the Canadian west to form a farming colony in Manitoba or Saskatchewan. Sergt Charles Murphy says land will attract veterans from Fort Leavenworth and Fort Snelling. Many interested come from Kansas Montana and other western states and plan to move as enlistment ends or upon land acquisition. The aim is a farming colony with no other industry anticipated to ensure good returns.
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Ited States Army
Winnipeg
Unin
Manitoba
Saskatchewan Valley
Charles Murphy
United States Army
Fort Leavenwora
Murphy
Fort Snelling
Minn
Far West
Kansas
Montana
Canada
Commission Session Delayed. Moves to Winnipeg July Meeting
Absence of A. J. Patterson, former Home Life Insurance manager, causes postponement of today’s commission session. Reported plan to convene in Winnipeg for a two week session around mid July to probe the Great West Company.
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Toronto
A. J. Patterson
The
Home Life Insurance Company
Winnipeg
Great West Company
Booth Tucker Engagement Announced in Minneapolis
The engagement of Commissioner Booth Tucker of London international secretary of the Salvation Army and former US commander to Col Emma Reid who leads Salvation Army forces in Ireland has been announced in Minneapolis.
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Booth Tucker
Minneapolis
London
Salvation Army
United States
Emma Reid
Ireland
Farmers Trust Perfected at Chicago Meeting
Farmers from across the states and Canada formed a department of fruit vegetables and dairy within the American Society of Equity to ensure systematic distribution and best prices. They plan branch HQs nationwide and marketed produce to help farmers. An eight member committee was named to finalize details.
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Chicago
Canada
American Society of Equity
Bold Highwaymen Captured Near Boissevain Jail
Frank Scott was robbed and assaulted by two men posing as tramps. Chief Young and S Schaffner led a posse to recover Scott, who identified the attackers in a deserted house. The suspects refused to name themselves. Provincial Detective Allen handles the case.
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Boissevain
Frank Scott
Heritag
Young
R. Hewson
S. Schaffner Scott
Arthur Brown
Scott
Chief Young
Allen
Sensational Claims On German Military Abuse In Africa
Vorwaerts reports shocking abuse by officers in German South West Africa. Soldiers are said to be maltreated, poorly fed and clothed, with recalled officers retired. The paper links cruelty to mutinies, notes an officer’s death, and urges the government to publish the full truth.
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Germany
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Africa
Brothier May Be Deported Return to B C
In the Brothier case the attorney general's department assures that the French man will be deported to British Columbia by neighboring state immigration authorities once formalities are completed. If not, steps will be taken to secure extradition.
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Vancouver
B. C
Attorney-General's Department
British Columbia
A Craft for the Pole Exhibition Opens Near Paris
The Wellman airship exhibition near Paris draws hundreds of requests from journalists and aeronauts. French experts question the voyage’s practicality yet admire Wellman’s courage as Spitzbergen summer tests loom. If the craft nears the pole, Paris will be most surprised.
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Paris
Wellman
Chicago
Herald
Men and Aeronauts
North Pole
Spitzbergen
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