Russian Parliament Dissolution Sparks Calm Call to Self Rule
St Petersburg reports show three MPs who refused to sign the Viborg address urge quiet submission to the decree dissolving parliament and elections for a new body. The message says the Emperor acted within constitutional rights and warns against force, urging calm and self government. Armies and security tighten in Courland and Moscow as mass detentions rise and Odessa reports hundreds arrested amid unrest fears.
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St. Petersburg
Heyden
Prince Lyof
M. B Stakovitch
Viborg
Addreese
Holy Russia
Kempton Castle
New York
Associated Press
Central Press Administration
Bellegrade
Canada to Send Remaining 20000 for San Francisco Relief
Ottawa reports funds from a 100000 grant toward San Francisco relief will be completed with a 20000 payment to the same Red Cross and relief authorities. Finance Minister Fielding emphasized the grant covers all sufferers not any class or individual case. The government also arranged consular aid for Canadians wishing to return home.
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Ottawa
San Francisco
Red Cross and Relief Association of
W. Fielding
Fielding
Witt
Canada
Tour of South Dakota Editors Through Canadian Northwest
St Paul Minn John T Cogan secretary of the Dakota Press Association and Schlosser of Sioux Falls are in St Paul discussing with Inspector General White of the Canadian government railway department a proposed tour of South Dakota editors through the British northwest possessions. The tour has been definitely determined upon.
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St. Paul, Minn
John T. Cogan
Dakota Press Esscciation
Schlosser
Sioux Falls
St. Paul
Canadian geologist to attend Mexico City congress
A. P. Low director of the geological survey will represent Canada at the geologist congress in Mexico City on August 10. He will travel via British Columbia and visit several mines en route to the coast.
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Ottawa
A. P. Low
Geological Survey
Canada
Geologist Congress
Mexico City
British Columbia
King's Gift to Canada Split Horse for Canada
Acting under King Edward's instructions, A. C. Beck of Peterborough bought a five year old bay gelding intended to be sent to Canada as a typical English Shire horse specimen.
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London
Edward
A. C. Beck
Peterborough
Canada
Medicine Hat Begins Major Natural Gas Test Drilling
Medicine Hat launches a major test drilling project to probe underlying gas and oil potential. Eugene Coste engineers the operation with Gunter directing the drilling 3500 feet deep if needed. The site lies on Bull’s Head creek about three miles from Medicine Hat as nine carloads of cable rig equipment arrive.
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Medicine Hat
Asia
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Medicine Mat
Eugene Coste
Gunter
Edmonton
Coste
Forster
Bull's Head Creek
CPR Buys Saskatoon Depot Site In City Deal
The CPR closes a $78 000 purchase for a passenger depot site in central Saskatoon. The plan includes a new steel concrete bridge north of the river, yards and freight sheds on the opposite side, and 186 lots in the heart of the city. Depot on Avenue A opposite 25th Street with further holdings across the river. Routes from east and west converge here with interconnections to the Soo line at Elbow.
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Saskatoon
CPR
Saskatchewan
Busteed
Sutherland Engen & Hanson
Avenue A
25Th Street
Kirkella
Northwestern
Wetaskiwin
Lacombe
Soo
Canadian Pacific route eyed for Australian mail plan
The Glasgow Herald notes the CPR route as an Irish route alternative for Australian mail amid slow steamship links. It explains CPR ships now offer speed and comfort and may later bid for Australian mail alongside Canadian and American routes.
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London
Glasgow Herald
C.P.R
Canada
Allans
Csp.r
Forest Fire Subdued Near Bierch Town
Forest fires near Bierch, a lumber town in Marquette Michigan, were subdued after causing about 250000 dollars in damage. Twelve million feet of logs and some timber burned. The wall of flames reached thirty feet high. Fires still race through woods, threatening camping parties and sparsely settled areas.
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Marquette
Mich
Bierch
Roosevelt to receive Nobel Peace Prize this year
President Roosevelt is understood to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Russo Japanese War. The official announcement by the King of Sweden is due December 10. Many university presidents have proposed his name.
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New York
Roosevelt
Sweden
Salmon Canneries Sanitary Report Praised
The federal fisheries commission reports on sanitary conditions in British Columbia salmon canneries and product purity. The findings are sent to England and are expected to boost confidence in the Canadian product.
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Vancouver
Federal Fisheries Commission
British Columbia
England
Red Cross asks Japan to stop further earthquake fund gifts
Through the state department the American Red Cross despatched a request to the Japanese government asking that no further contributions be made by Japan to the San Francisco relief fund. The action follows the belief that all needs can be met domestically. Japan gave a total of $146,000 for the quake victims.
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Washington
State Department
American Red Cross
San Francisco
Japan
New Indian Treaty in the Works for Saskatchewan Region
Ottawa reports the department of Indian affairs plans a new treaty covering the northeastern part of Saskatchewan and unceded Keewana lands. Treaty No 10 will be proclaimed after extinguishment of the Indian title. Commissioner J A J McKenna, based in Winnipeg, is appointed to negotiate and is in the west arranging operations.
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Ottawa
Department of Indian Affairs
Saskatchewan
Keewana
J. A. J. McKenna
Winnipeg
West
Agriculture ministers plan beef cattle inquiry and lectures
Edmonton reports the minister of agriculture announcing a joint commission with Manitoba and Saskatchewan to investigate the beef cattle question. The plan includes sending Mr. A W Foley to lecture on poultry fattening and selection and later fattening birds and storing them cold to lift prices during the holidays.
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Edmonton
Alta
Department of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture
Finlay
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
A W. Foley
Calgary
Uses of Banana Flour in Washington
Banana flour offers a cure for acute indigestion and is in demand in England. Government data show no reliable nationwide statistics on its manufacture or sale. Experts conclude it cannot compete with cereal flours due to high production costs, though it helps diabetes and indigestion.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
England
London
Correction of typographical errors in the Lord's Day Act
The Canada Gazette extra corrects the Sunday Observance Bill text. It amends clause 15 to require attorney general or provincial permission for actions and a sixty day limit. The act now omits not and includes nor, removing express carriage on Sundays and stabilizing correction procedures.
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Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Senate
Commons
English Immigrant Letters Bias in Canada Refutes Open Arms
An immigrant writer in Winnipeg from Leeds says Canadians do not welcome all English migrants despite emigration ads. He cites a veteran worker told he was "no darned good" and notes ads claiming "No English need apply." He also recalls two reports of immigrants failing to find steady work and mentions immigrant suicides.
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London
Eng
Leeds
Yorkshire Post
Winnipeg
Moose are Plentiful in Northern Ontario
Fire Ranger Murray reports a surge of moose and calves in the northern district, counting 101 adult moose and 17 calves during a tour south and east of the Mattawin River and south of the Marquis and Strange township base line, signaling protective challenges for the close season.
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Toronto
Murray
Thurnder Bay
Department of Lands, Forests and Mines
Mattawin River
Marquis and
Strange Townships
Destruction of Churches in Tokio Sparks Cross-Religious Appeal
The Times reports leading Japanese Buddhists offered two thirds of church repair costs from last September riots if Shintoists matched the rest. Unable to fund, the Religious Association of Japan now urges public subscriptions. Eminent Christians Buddhists and Shintoists sign the appeal asserting no religious or racial motive.
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London
Times
Tokio
Religious Association of Japan
Creeus
Protest at Canada's Alien Law in Yorkshire Post
The Yorkshire Post prints the Canadian immigration law with editorial remarks. It argues Canada may rightfully limit entry to undesired aliens but questions applying the same rule to people of the same race. It defends Britain's naval burden and asserts imperial rights beyond Great Britain.
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Camdon
Yorkshire Post
Canada
Great Britain
Imperial Cancer Research Punch Meeting Notes Pace
London reports the Imperial Cancer Research Punch annual meeting presided by Lord Strathcona. The Prince of Wales showed interest, noting no material results yet but hoping for measurable progress within a period.
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London
Imperial Cancer Research Punch
Lord Strathcona
Prince of Wales
Wheat market reports mixed signals and rust worries
A weekly wheat market summary notes nervous speculative activity in U.S. markets and rust concerns in the Dakotas and Manitoba. It cites potential yield reductions on light soils, confirms strong U.S. winter wheat, and reports Winnipeg steadiness with modest declines in prices, while world shipments stay light. Fort William and Port Arthur prices are given for cash and futures.
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Dakotas
Manitoba
Minnesota
Saskatchewan
Alberta
U. S
U.S
Winnipeg
America
Fort Willam
Port Arthur
CPR Engineer Heroism on the Montreal Tracks
Norman Wight of the CPR saved a young girl on the railway near St Jerome. Seeing the child run onto the tracks as the engine neared, he applied the emergency brake and leaped onto the pilot to pull the child clear just as the train passed. The train halted a train length later and passengers praised his quick action. The child was later found to be the sister of a station lunchroom worker.
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Montreal
Norman Wight
C.P.R
St. Jerome
Wight
Montreal Officer Arraigned on Fifteen Forgery Counts
David Hobbs a former customs officer with the CPR pleaded not guilty in Montreal to fifteen counts charging forging and uttering documents to aid a fraud. He was extradited from New York and remanded for a week after arraignment before Judge Choquette.
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Montreal
David Hobbs
CPR
Choquette
New York
Tsarist Telegram Urges Calm Suppression of Disorders
Stolypin's telegram to governors prefects and Caucasus viceroy calls for vigilant supervision to restore order. It warns against wholesale repression but insists on firm lawful action to curb revolutionary movements and modernize legal procedures while regenerating the old regime.
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St Petersburg
Stolypin
Russia
Caucasus
Step Toward Peace in Arbitration Treaty
London reports William J Bryan’s rider to a model arbitration treaty was recast during the inter parliamentary union session. It now requires non arbitration disputes to seek mediation by one or more friendly powers before hostile action, in line with Hague Convention I. Bryan and former Austrian official Von Plener supported the change as a move toward broader arbitration and national honor protection.
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London
Wm. J. Bryan
International Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
International Commission of
Investments in Canada attract British and foreign funds
Mr. D M Stuart general manager of the Sovereign Bank of Canada states that British and foreign capitalists have decided to invest 10066 in Canadian industries. After testing in the United States, South Africa and Australia they conclude Canada from Atlantic to Pacific offers the safest and most valued field for investment. They aim to secure an interest in woollens cotton pulps and other products.
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Montreal
D. M Stuart
Sovereign Bank of Canada
United States
South Africa
Australia
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Cold Storage for Fruit Expands Under Ottawa Plan
The Department of Agriculture proposes extending its cold storage from dairy to fruit. Past government commitments paid five dollars for icing each ear and supported butter or cheese transport, spurring demand for cold storage cars. Last summer about a hundred cars daily were used from July 1 to Sept 15, aiding fruit marketing efforts.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
T P O Connor to Tour Canada for Lectures
The Canadian Associated Press reports MP T P O Connor will tour Canada with lectures and public meetings. He will be hosted by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy during his visit to multiple cities.
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London
Associated Press
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Canada
O'Connor
Thomas Shaughnessy
Morine Applies for Ontario Bar Admission
A. B. Morine former Newfoundland opposition leader plans to move to Toronto or Ottawa and seek admission to the Ontario bar. C. H. Ritchie KC a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada will present Morine for the admission.
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Toronto
A. B. Morine
K. C
Newfoundland
Ottawa
Bar
Ontario
C. H. Ritchie
K.C
Law Society of Upper Canada
Mr. Morine
Poachers Punished on Georgian Bay Patrol
For two weeks government patrols with special service men and a fast motor launch patrolled the north shore of Georgian Bay from Penetang to the west. In the week ending July 14 an officer seized and burned twenty trap nets and forced American fishermen to obtain proper licenses.
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Toronto
Georgian Bay
Penetang
Victoria’s Vase Presented to Esquimalt Troops
A silver vase placed in the Royal United Service museum commemorates the citizens of Victoria British Columbia presenting it to officers and noncommissioned men of the imperial troops of Esquimalt on their departure from Canada in May. The original illuminated address signed by Victoria’s mayor accompanies the gift.
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London
Royal United Service Museum
Victoria
B.C
Esquimalt
Canada
Harvesters In Ontario Told to Follow Winnipeg Instructions
James Hartney of the Manitoba immigration office sends 250 posters to Ontario and eastern Canada detailing the harvesters excursion. Harvesters are advised to follow arrival instructions in Winnipeg and not travel beyond the ticket plan to avoid overcrowding at points, a difficulty the department aims to curb this year.
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Toronto
James Hartney
Manitoba Immigration Office
Ontario
Canada
Harvesters
Winnipeg
Canada’s Great Development In Foreign Trade
Ottawa reports Canada's foreign trade for the year ending June shows total trade at 552000.00 with a large rise over the previous year. Imports for consumption reach 290,042,405 and domestic exports total 255,454, se u, rising well ahead of 1905. Farm produce exports reach 120,515,297 with gains across forest, fisheries, and manufacturing sectors.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ad Venture to Carry Police to Judson's Day
The supply steamer Ad Venture sails from New York to Judson's Day with Major Moodie and about a dozen Northwest Mounted Police and cargo including a thousand tons of anthracite coal pulp and lumber for quarters. The Roville's machinery is being installed at Sorel and will reach Hudson Bay in September, with plans for an overland route between Fort Churchill and the western mounted police post to sustain future communications.
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Ottawa
Ad Venture
Moodie
Northwest Mounted Police Force
New York
Hudson Bay
Roville
Cape Fullerton
Sorel
Fort Churchill
Halifax proposes customs officer for Hudson Bay duties
A Halifax customs officer will be sent with Major Mood on the steamer Adventure to the Hudson Bay to collect duties on goods from outside Canada. The appointment aims for a year’s stay with maintenance expenses in addition to current salary, though there is no rush to fill the job.
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Halifax
N.S.A
Moodie
Hudson Bay
Canada
Bay
Canada to Get a Preference in Trade with France
Ottawa reports Canada's commercial agent in Paris says Canadian fish and apples will enjoy a significant tariff preference over Spanish goods in France due to the tariff war. He notes the British chamber of commerce in Paris is pushing European nations to grant Canada most favored nation status.
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Ottawa
Canada
Paris
Trade and Commerce Department
France
Spain
British Chamber of Commerce
Crazed Doukhobors jailed in Regina Yorkton warrant
Sixteen Doukhobors were brought to Regina jail from Yorkton on a warrant by Peter Veregin head of the Yorkton colony. With limited space four remain in the barracks jail while five will be sent to Prince Albert once authority is secured.
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Regina
Sask
Yorkton
Peter Veregin
Prince Albert
Physicians Reach Near Four Miles In Balloon
Philadelphia doctors T. Chalmers Fulton and Samuel J. Ottinger ascended in a balloon to a height near four miles, the highest claimed in America. Their ascent aimed to advance medical science and gather physiological data. They plan to publish their findings for the medical profession soon.
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Philadelphia
T. Chalmers Fulton
Samuel J. Ottinger
America
Harvesters Schedule Westward and Maritime Excursions
Toronto Harvesters announce westward trips to Kingston and Sharbot Lake August 14 17 and 22 with Ontario east of Sharbot Lake on August 28 and Quebec on August 30 The maritime provinces excursion departs August 7 this year.
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Toronto
Bishop Weldog Appeals to Englishmen on Sunday Peace
In London the bishop urges English readers to defend empire by preserving Sunday peace and warns against colonial views of Britain. He asks how Canada and other colonies would react if Britain disrupted the tranquil order.
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London
Weldog
Canada
Immigrants From United States Reach Fiscal Year Total
Ottawa reports total immigration from the United States for the fiscal year at 57,4506. Ocean port figures are incomplete but overall annual immigration likely exceeds 185,000.
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Ottawa
United States
Beav er Canyon accident jury finds no evidence of negligence
The Beav er Canyon Great Northern wreck verdict states no evidence showed what caused the buffet car wheels to mount rails and no negligence by the company or its officials is proven.
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Nelson
B.C
Beaver Canyon
Great Northern
Sweetheart Siphon Missing in Icebox Spoiled Plants Mystery
In Detroit, a bemused exchange reveals a missing soda siphon found replaced by its use on plants. A June bride confesses she used it earlier, leaving the icebox empty and prompting a lighthearted domestic misunderstanding.
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Younghub
Detroit
Free Presa
Sunday School Lesson on the Kingdom and the Great Supper
The text discusses Jesus at a Sabbath meal in the house of a Pharisee, the invitation to the kingdom, and the parable of the great supper. It stresses that salvation is provided by Christ and requires acceptance, while rejecting it leads to others being invited from the highways and hedges. It notes the cost of discipleship for followers and warns against self righteousness and indifference.
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Kingdom
Ied
Isa
Dan
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Kingdom of Heaven
Israel
Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
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