Coronation Honors List Includes Canadian Rail Career Honors
The Coronation honors announce promotions and appointments across the empire. Sir Joseph Ward becomes a baron, Andrew Fisher elevated Privy Councillor, and Canadian Sir William Whyte gains high railway leadership roles reflecting decades of service from Charlestown to Montreal, Winnipeg, and beyond.
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Dota
Promis
Joseph
Ward
Kew Lesland
Andrew Ficher
Australia
Gir Edward Morris
Newsawen
G. Bees
Fo W. Borsen
James
St. Mine Ee George
St. Gewge
St. Michael and St. Georg
Melvin Sane
Batchelor
Grand Cross of
Grand Cross of St. Michael and &. George. Max Aitken—Knighthoot. Br. W. Geler
Eari
Crete
Lord Roseberry
Lord Curzon
Kecheston
Lord Brassey
Marquis
Méilothian
Wm W
Cty
William Whyte
Canadian Pacific Railway
Charlestown
Fifeshire
Scotland
North Brish Railway Co
Canada
Grand Trank Railway Co
Coburg
Ont
Montreal
Toronto
Stratford
Credit Valley Railway
Eastern and
Ontario
Paific Railway
Winnipeg
Whyte
Withal
Memorial honors King Edward VII in Pittsburg hospital
A historic notice describes a proposed memorial to King Edward VII at Pittsburg tuberculosis hospital. Edward Grey has received the King's commendation to state the memorial title and express appreciation for the regent's support in the project.
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Edward VII
Pittsburg
Pittevarg
Edward Grey
Crops In Lethbridge See Strong Yields This Year
Farmers report splendid conditions in the Lethbridge district where afalfa is arriving and crops show large yields. W O Hutton brought the first afalfa into town and cutting will be general after about ten days. An estimated ten million bushels will be harvested in the tributary area, with five million or more from farmers served by the A R I lines to Cardston and Coutts.
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Lathbridge
W.o.hutton
Lethbraige
Cardston
Coutts
Probable murder case opened after prairie discovery near Mi k River
A man was found with a head wound on a prairie six miles from Mi k River. A gun lay nearby and officials believe foul play occurred. Segt Ashe and Coroner Humphries plan to travel south at dawn to assist an inquest. the victim's name is not yet known.
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Lethbr'dze
Alta
Mi’k
Humphries
Farmer's Heavy Loss in Saskatchewan Fire
Granary, barn, and ten horses burned at Hanley Saskatchewan the property of YW EB Hall a farmer nine miles west of Hanley and brother of EB Hall president of the Central Grain company Winnipes family home unaware of the blaze until too late the cause unknown and the carnage described as severe.
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Haniey
Haniers
Pgp
EB Hal
Hanley
EB. E. Hall
Central Grain Company
Winnipes
Favor Street Railway Vote Passes Citywide
The council approved a by law to raise 25,000 for an electric railway. Seventy six percent of voters backed the measure, enabling rail laying and street paving to begin soon, with expectations of citywide extension in time.
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Feling
Burned in Shanty Fatal Fire at McChiskey
Henry Frank and his son died in a blaze that consumed their homestead shanty in McChiskey North Dakota. Mrs. Frank started the fire, left briefly, and returned to find smoke and trapping. Roof collapse buried the men. coroner's inquest faulted a defective chimney. Mrs. Frank is hospitalized in serious condition.
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McChiskey
McClusky
N.D
Henry Frank
Frank
Amoke
Burglars Loot Crystal City General Store
Robbers broke into P. A. Young & Co. general store in Crystal City in the early hours of Sunday, forcing the front door to reach a tin box with 92 dollars and about 10 dollars in small change. The safe was unlocked and the burglars left no clear clue about the tab or motive. Clerks arrived at 4 o’clock Sunday morning to discover the break in. Howard of Crystal City reported the incident.
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Crystal City
Men
P. A. Young & Co
Er. Howard
Cristal
By law to fund Grand Rapids power plant defeated
A by law to provide 100000 for the initial work on the municipal power plant at Grand Rapid on the Athabaskan River about 200 miles north of Edmonton was defeated by a large majority on Tuesday. Citizens argued the project would cost 3 to 4 million dollars and was too large for the city now. Commissioner Bouillon led the opposition amid a civic fight lasting months while the mayor and council supported the measure.
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Ce Tt
Grand Rapid
Athabaskan
Edmonton
Tme
Bouillon
Grand Rapids
Citzens
Commissionet Bouillon
Street Cars Injure Many in Toronto Reports
The Ontario railway and municipal board lists 720 people injured by street cars in Toronto last year. Of these, 563 were passengers and 35 were others, with 12 fatalities among passengers, an employee, and six others. Causes beyond control injured 152 passengers and 37 employees.
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Torontoe
Ontario Railway and Municipal Board
Toronto
Printer Killed In Calgary Herald Foreman Incident
Calgary workers report a foreman was found dead in Calgary Thursday with a head injury and a torn arm. He had been in Calgary about six years after moving from Winnipeg and had worked on the Herald continuously. His body was identified late and authorities stated the cause of death is not yet known.
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Calgary
Alta
Calgary Herald
Winnipeg
Herald
Abandoned Pose Mansion Estate Battle Ends Quietly
Partial text notes a will dispute over an estate valued at 16 000 dollars involving a home for children and a named beneficiary. The fragment mentions abandonment and patronage by a group described as wives or patrons, with no formal establishment of the home.
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Caine
Virden McAuley Line Progress Report
Vinten engineer Fortin leads CP staff to complete layout of the Virden McAuley Pine line from the end. The team of men advances work on the balance section, marking progress in the railroad project.
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Virden- McAuley
Vinten
Engineer Fortin
C.P R
Virden-McAuley
Indians Fight Forest Fires Campaign Education and Action
The Forestry Branch runs a campaign to educate and organize Indians as volunteer fire rangers with badges. They will establish observation stations in the Rocky Mountains and install a telephone system to speed fire reporting. Roads and trails are being cut to reach fires quickly and connect settlements for rapid mobilization.
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Forestry
Rocky Mountains
Ottawa
Newspaper Men Visit Edmonton Chronicle of Western Progress
Eastern Canadian and overseas press representatives tour Edmonton to document another year in the city’s history. Delegates include Lee Stouple of the Minneapolis Tribune, Edmunds of Canada Birth, and R. B. Faith editor of the Ottawa Valley Journal. Faith travels on to the coast while Stouple gathers agricultural and national insights.
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Canada
United States
Great Britain
Edmonton
Lee L. Stdpple
Minneapolis Tribune
Board of Trade Rooms
Tribune
Mr. Edmunds
Boy Travels Alone From Montreal to High River
A seven year old boy, William Weston Jones, travelled alone from Montreal to join his father in High River Alberta after his mother’s death. He originated in Liverpool and was aided by a Windsor Street depot staffer who ensured he boarded the correct train and was properly labelled for the journey.
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England
High River
Montreal
Bonaventure
Alta
Liverpool
William Weston Jones
Widdle Bay
Windsor Street
Richard
Dominion revenue and debt rise in fiscal year ending March
Ottawa reports total revenue of 117 million from customs and post offices, with expenditures on the consolidated fund of 37.8 million and capital spending of 33.9 million. Railway outlays include the National Transcontinental. Net debt at year end stands at 340.6 million, up from 367.8 million the prior year.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Manitoba Lieutenant Governor McMillan Possible London Appointment
In Laurier absence no confirmation of Sir Daniel McMillan succeeding Lord Strathcona as high commissioner in London. London rumors persist on Strathcona retirement with officials noting no government wish to force a replacement, only if he desires to step down.
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Jowa
Wilfrid Laurier
Daniel McMillan
Manitoba
Lord Strathcona
London
Londom
Lord 58Thcona
Young Farmer in Trouble Over Oats Theft
A North Bandon youth was arrested by Detective Foster on charges of stealing 200 bushels of oats from a farm either be owned or rented. He appeared before Police Magistrate James and was remanded for a week to summon witnesses.
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Truble
North Bandon
Foster
James
Bratt Dies After Break-In At Yew Street Home
Vancouver police and medical staff found J Oliver Bratt on the floor of his home at 1560 Yew Street after a break in. He was pronounced dead despite efforts, with authorities treating the death as a suspected suicide.
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Poion
Vancouver
B.C
Yew Street
J.oliver Bratt
Crushed to Death by Binder Near Franklin
A man identified as John Banting, eight farmers, was killed when crushed by a binder about 12 miles northwest of Franklin on Saturday. Descriptions indicate a fatal farming accident with a single fatality and no further injuries reported.
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Binder
Franklin
John Banting
Here
Canadian Wheat for Export Faces U S Milling Use Claim
An article excerpt argues Canada should restrict wheat exports to the United States for milling and export, noting US surplus production and referencing C J Olmsted’s study on population and subsistence. It cites rising US wheat output and per acre yields across 1906 1909.
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Britain
Winnipeg
United States
Canad
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Olmated
Gags and Gag Lines Sparked Royal Opera Talk
The Windsor production of The Gondoliers by L Oyley Carte attracted Queen Victoria's attention for a libretto prepared to keep her informed. She noted actors spoke lines not in the official book while Carte explained that some gags were added without authority.
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L‘oyly Carte
Gondoliers
Windsor
Victora
Mr. Carte
Gage
Crystal regalia marks Lord Mayor induction in London
The crystal mace dates to Saxon times and is the oldest civic regalia seen at city ceremonies. It symbolizes sovereignty and was historically linked to London's rulers before Norman times. The mace, nearly eighteen inches long, features a crystal face and jeweled shaft and will be displayed at the lord mayor induction on November.
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London
Aranstion
O Rd
Lordon
Pall Mall Gazette
Britain’s Roman Walls and Their Ancient Reach
The article describes Acresla s is built about 80 to defend Picton from the Picts and Scots, with a wall from Tyne to Salway Firth and another from Forth to Clyde. Hadrian renewed the southern wall around 120, Severus around 208, and tourists can still see remains where foundations and occasional wall sections endure.
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Picton
Tyne
Salway Firth
Firth of Forth
Edinburgh
Firth of Clyde
Dumbarton
Hadrian
Severus
England
Scotland
Bobby Burns and the Mayor Incident on a Strayed Horse
A historical note describes Bobby Burns arriving at Carliah on horseback and the horse straying onto a corporation meadow, being impounded. The incident provoked a poetical retort from the mayor about the horse’s harmless nature, reflecting local humor and urban governance.
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Carliah
Bobby Burns
Althorg
Maror
Ollime
Hezekiah Faith and Deliverance Through God’s Word
A devotional outline on Hezekiah’s reign detailing his cleansing reforms and response to the Assyrian threat. It cites Isaiah and Chronicles, highlights Hezekiah’s prayer for deliverance, and urges reliance on God’s power, noting Isaiah’s prophecy and future eschatological imagery.
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Hezekiah
Isaiah
Israel
Jesus
Assyria
Jerusalem
Ami
David
Plato
Peter
Zion
Judah
Jacob
Pharoah
Red Sea
Judas
Aso
Railway Language and Legacy in Old Booking Terms
The text laments archaic railway terms preserved from coaching days such as booking and guard, noting relics like engines in charge and conductors. It contrasts these with modern impersonal ticketing and US equivalents like cars and engineers, reflecting on linguistic inheritance in rail travel.
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iBce
Cuaecses
America
Helen Offess
Swrda
Les
Ninette Sanatorium Receives Record Country Contributions
The Ninette Sanatorium tag day shows country donations exceed Winnipeg by 700 dollars. Total $30,910.62 received, with $15,810.41 from provinces and $15,100.21 from Winnipeg. Funds to finish the upper floor to add 13 more beds, now caring for seven patients, the highest since opening. Plans for a new dairy building to supply milk from its own herd and grounds upgrades.
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Ninette Sanatorium
Winsiper
Pomte
Winnipeg
Ninete Sanatorum
Sansterium
Great West Visit Planned by British and American Editors
J Bruce Walker announces a summer tour inviting twelve British newspaper leaders and a large American group of two hundred Ohio journalists and wives to Canada. The English party sails Aug 4 from Britain. Americans tour by private train to Banff with two weeks in the west.
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Britain
United States
J. Bruce Walker
Bnglinh
J. Obed Smith
Great Britain
Canada
West
Art Clea
Engish Company
Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
Banff
Walker
Weekly Market Review Grain Poultry and Livestock Prices
Winnipeg cash prices for grain poultry and livestock along with dairy products are reported. Market trends show domestic and export demand influencing prices across grain, dairy, and live stock sectors.
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Winnipeg
Man
Elevators Sold in Minnesota By Great Western Group
Seventy-one grain elevators changed hands at a directors meeting of the Great Western Elevator Co. One elevator is in Minneapolis and seventy elsewhere, with a total capacity of 3 600 000 bushels. Sale authorized to H F Douglas and associates. Transfer on July 1. Consideration about 375 000 dollars.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Western Elevator Co
H. F. Douglas
Chamber of Commerce
Irving's Mock Murder Idea Stuns His Accomplice
A writer recalls Mr Irving discussing a hypothetical murder during a country walk. He outlines how to commit the crime and evade detection, then discovers his nervous companion has vanished over the horizon, leaving him alone.
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Irving
Mr. Irving
Cost of chief parts of a modern British battleship
The two 12 inch turret guns with mountings cost 500 000 dollars and 650 thousand dollars per shell fired. Torpedo tubes cost 15 000 dollars each and torpedo weapons 3 000 dollars each. Armor at 4500 tons costs about 600 pounds per ton. Fuel costs about 70 dollars per hour.
Settlement rush adds nearly a million acres in April
About one million acres of Dominion lands were opened to settlers during April, reflecting a surge in entry claims and outlined in land reports.
Viscount Anson and a Web of Distant Kinship
The notice outlines Viscount Anson heir to the Earl of Lichfield and linked by blood to Admiral Anson. It notes his round the world voyage before adulthood, companions including cousin Lord Lewisham, and claims of extensive family ties across generations and marriages within the Lichfield line.
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Viscount Anson
Edward Keppel
Earl of Lichfield
Admiral Anson
Lord Lewisham
Lord Anson
Lichfield
Anson
Lichfeld
Leicester
Lichfeta
Poor Man’s Plea Moves Noble to Tears in Street
A distressed man gained entry to a wealthy nobleman and described his woes in a moving appeal. The nobleman, tears in his eyes, commanded his servant to eject the man, saying he was breaking his heart.
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John
Prince to the Midshipman Role After Coronation
It states the Prince of Wales will follow his father and become a midshipman in the navy after the Coronation.
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Prince
Tandon
Prince of Walesa
Gers
By law defeated over grand rapids power plant funding
Edmonton voters rejected a by-law to spend 100000 for initial work on the municipal power plant at Grand Rapids on the Athabaskan river. Citizens said the project would cost between 3 and 4 million, too large for the time. Commissioner Bouillon opposed the by law while the mayor and council supported it.
Fire in Mine Rages at Lethbridge No.3
A fire in No.3 mine at Lethbridge Alberta spreads as workers contend with smoke and heat. A mile of hose lines laid but unable to reach the blaze. plan to flood the affected area once a line is completed. A cave-in yesterday due to heat trapped coal seams. Superintendent Livingstone and twenty men rendered unconscious by smoke.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Livingstone
Engineer Breaks Ankle Jumping From Engine Near Carberry
Brandon Manitoba dispatch says C N R freight engineer E Kent jumped from his engine near Carberry on Monday evening and broke his ankle. He was taken to Brandon hospital. his home is Jamestown North Dakota.
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Brandon, Man
E. Kent
C. N. RK
Neepawa
Carberry
Brandon
Jamestown
N.D
Farmers to Seek Railway Extension to Tie Hasagh or Serle
A deputation of Aberdeen district farmers plans to travel six miles west to interview the president of the Great Northern Railway. They seek a extending line or spur to their area, aiming to link with Manitoba rail options. If no promise is made, they will present a large signed petition to press for the extension.
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Aberdeen
Great Northen
Tie Hasagh
Serle
Manitoba
Haonah
Rancher Altahee Parry Dies by Own Hand Near Gadsby
Altahee Parry a 3A rancher living two miles south of Gadsby shot himself with a 2 calibre revolver Saturday night in a personal crisis report. The incident is described as suicide by gunfire in a rural area.
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Stetter
Altahee Parry
Gadsby
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