The Hague Arbitration on Newfoundland Fisheries Case
The Hague Tribunal in session in Holland hears Canada Britain and the United States contend over Newfoundland fisheries. Sir Robert Finlay and Elihu Root lead sides with five arbitrators and judges while questions include sovereignty rights bay definitions and the scope of regulatory power under treaty. The case hinges on whether rights of access imply shared sovereignty and how regulatory authority should be exercised in Newfoundland waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Hague
Oberammergau
America
Britain
Robert Finlay
Mr. Turner
Ridderzaul
First Commission
John Bull
Great Britain
Dominion
Canada
Newfoundland
Aind
Grey
Lammaseh
University of Vienna
Joulheer Bayerin Loman
Drago
W. Robson
British Empire
Hlihu Root
New York
Ile
United States
England
J. B. Scott
Carnegie
Massachusetts
Qabor Lodge
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
the Hague
States
Washington
Eplihu Root
Remarkable electric locomotive from Glasgow to Gartsherrie
A new three in one railway engine blends a Zoelly steam turbine a central generator and four electric motors driving heavy wheels to deliver a thousand horsepower without wires. Condensing exhaust and forced draught aim for long runs and fuel economy as tests begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Gartsherrie
Caledonian
North British Railways
Vanadium steel praised as master weapon of metallurgists
An article by W. E. Gibbs in Cassier's Fortune extols vanadium steel for its extreme ductility and hardness. It cites annealed bars that can be knotted, a quenched end that scratches glass, and a tool at the Paris Exposition 1900 that glowed red hot yet retained properties. Masters like Arnold Stead and Kent Smith are credited with its success and resilience over a decade of tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassier
W. E. Gibbs
Ife
Arnold
J. EB. Stead
J. Kent Smith
Canadian flax industry gains from new processes and company
A Canadian firm introduces efficient field to factory flax processing, turning raw flax into fibre and canvas in 24 hours with a 20 percent yield. The venture, backed by experts, aims to expand to paper pulp and oil, leveraging Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta growth to supply domestic and international markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Summer Drinks Recipe From Historic Almanac
A detailed method for creating a summer beverage combines two quarts of cider with sweetening, spices, lemon slices, and alcohol. It then simmers two gallons of water with ginger and sugar, boils, cools, adds lemon and cream of tartar, and finally yeast to ferment into beer.
American and English girls contrasted in society life
An excerpt contrasts American and English girls through a London Times view. It analyzes upbringing and influence on womanhood, noting American independence and social focus versus English duties, philanthropy, and sport, then discusses marriage dynamics and the scope of women’s talents for national life.
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London Times
Ihe
Review Club
Clio
Pais
Dres
England
America
United States
New York
Chicago
Empire
Lebanon
Lebombe
Australia
Elephant Hunting in British East Africa
M Ko James Clark, former chief sculptor at the American Museum of Natural History, recounts a fourteen month Africa hunting trip in British East Africa. He describes a perilous encounter with a herd of elephants near Nairobi, detailing stalking, tree climbing, a tense standoff, and a dramatic close call as elephants charged beneath the tree while hunters waited in silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Ko James Clark
American Museum of Natural History
Africa
New York Herald
Homer
Herbert W. Chirk
West Witty Pittst
Clarity
Bert
Nairobi
Eirenses Ld
Sin
Fedounet
Elena
Dorel
Jon
Eolumn
Fim
Diamond Ring Theft Recovered by Mrs Smith Then Returned
A London woman buying groceries encountered a theft in a department store. She noticed a man with a large diamond ring and later blocked a pickpocket, who dropped the missing jewel. She recovered the ring from the thief, handed it to Scotland Yard, and it was later sold.
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Fernie
Sith
Marrads
Urvington
Ordee
Finiaheed
Bowie
Elise Fliter
Wilker
Mrs. Smith
Scotland Yard
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Hague Tribunal
Dro
Wurther
Nike
Frankfurt
Linke
Prankfort
Germany
Frankfort
Providence
Cologne
Arthie Machren
Evening News
Harel
Seni
Tivetel
Waterchite
Oder
Seria
Shetel
Eoin
Thorn
British East Africa
Thad
Sen Braden
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