Canadian News May End With Murder Charge
Halifax dispatch reports a murder charge looming in Seaview area near Peters CB. Angus McDonald and Duncan Ferguson dispute over a horse, Ferguson wounded seriously, dragged to a house and lapsed into unconsciousness. Ferguson remains unconscious. no arrest yet. Also noted are new oat varieties Dauboer and Gioia touted for northern farmers and a tragic suicide by Mrs Lemay in Workman Street boarding house after a quarrel with a boarder.
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Halifax
Seaview
Peters
McDonald Hugh Pergusor Pring
McDonald
Sra
Ferguson
Angus
Duncan
Fergson
Ontario
Finland
Ottawa Fights For Third City Status In Dominion
The Ottawa Free Press argues Ottawa may be Canada’s third city by population. It cites a city directory listing 27 210 names and estimates Ottawa and surrounding areas push the population beyond 100 000 for business purposes. The piece notes discrepancies with Winnipeg’s claims and references census figures from Quebec and Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Free Press
Dominion of Canada
Winnipeg
Quebec
Quebec Tax on Foreign Travel Affects Montreal Trade
Complaints to the provincial government arise over a $300 yearly license for commercial travelers from foreign houses. Delegations urged repeal, arguing the tax diverts business from Montreal to Toronto and Ontario points. Merchants say travelers go elsewhere when taxed, especially hurting hardware trade. The cabinet heard but made no promises. Separately, a Wheatley man was publicly whipped by a crowd after years of abuse. local authorities will dismiss the constable. Also Fort William reports two year old Joseph Timbers died after drinking oil of cedar from a mislabeled bottle during a family move.
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Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Ontario
Atoron
Murray
T. Dulmage
Wheatley
Ont
Dalmage
Fort William
Joseph Clarence Timbers
Harry Timbers
Cook
Stewart
Greenwood Mine Trouble verdict in Providence Mine actions
Justice Irving ruled in four Providence Mine cases, delivering a sweeping win for Madden and Chicago shareholders who retain control of the Greenood mine. The decision condemns minority efforts to oust the majority by questionnaire tactics and officials depart for Victoria. Harvesting in Ontario notes crops and seasonal activity with remarks on Darley and spring wheat.
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le Re
Irving
Providence
Madden
Chicago
Green Sood
Justice Irving
Victoria
Died at his Post A Kenora Fireman Dies Aboard Steamer
Hans Christis used a Norwegian fireman on the Rat Portage Lumber steamer Mary Hatch was found dead in the engine room after breakfast He complained of not feeling well but appeared healthy Dr Chapman ruled death from apoplexy and no inquest was needed
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Kenora
Ont
Hans Christis
Rat Portage Lumber Company
Mary Hatch
Chapman
Toronto Man Dies by His Own Hand in Domestic Tragedy
A Toronto report says W. G. Poggensee, about 27, hanged himself in his cellar on Hamburg Avenue after disputes with his wife over boarders. A lodger couple were present. the wife had left and returned to find the tragedy.
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Toronto
W. G. Poggensee
Hamburg Avenue
Fort William Receives First Wheat Load From Kingston
The steamer Westmount and tow schooner Selkirk arrived with about 90 000 bushels of wheat from Kingston elevators. The grain, first to be unloaded at Fort William, fills a 100 000 bushel shortfall. A custom unloading device had to be built at the Empire elevator as local facilities cannot receive grain from ships.
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Spector
Westmount
Selkirk
Montreal Navigation Company
Kingston
Fort Wiliam
Empire Elevator
Fort William
Nature of Disaster Misunderstood at Bankhead Mines
Official statement corrects confusion over an accident near Bankhead mines. Four men blasted a rock cut via a tunnel from rail spur. a premature dynamite discharge killed three on the spot. No damage to property occurred. the incident happened away from the mines. Relatives seek clarity on the workers’ safety.
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Bankhead
Railro
Japan Tea Crop Short likely this year
Ottawa dispatch notes Japan’s tea harvest will be small due to unfavourable weather. First crop harvested and shipped to North America may yield 18 to 19 million pounds, 25 to 30 percent below normal. Second and third crops are not expected to compensate unless conditions improve. quality of the first crop is good.
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Japan
Ottawa
Vancouver
Ihle
San Francisco
New York
Montreal
Chicago
Extensive Survey Work Underway Across Canada
Ottawa reports a major geologic survey by the Geological Survey with 35 parties nationwide. Two thirds operate west of the Rocky Mountains, some with geologists and assistants, aiming to map mineral deposits and produce a comprehensive geologic and typographic map of the Dominion. The campaign began in March, with homecoming slated for mid October.
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Ottawa
Cispacen
Rocky Mountains
Alsteies
Dominion
Meeting of Two Rulers on Baltic Cruise near Broerkoe
A Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas met near the Swedish coast by the island of Broerkoe. The exchange was personal with no ministers present, part of ongoing peace correspondence. William urged peace measures and offered views if asked, while Germany seeks a peaceful, prosperous Russia for future trade. Lines deny any plan to arm Russia against Japan. In South America, Colombia rejects Spain's arbitral boundary ruling with Peru and Ecuador, insisting it will not recognize any prejudicial decision.
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Berlin
William
Nicholas
Broerkoe
Russia
Baltic
Roosevelt
Wiliam
Germany
Japan
Portsmouth
Colombia
Lima
Peru
Uribeuribe
Chile
Spain
Ecuador
Etter
Siempo
London —Inc
Dent
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Osaka
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Siberian
Dekanteles
Alexadrovak
Sakhailn
Straits of
Tartary
Sakhalin
Vladivostok
London
Dekastries
Amur
Onter
Harbin
Usshuri
Sungari
Kirin
Fenghwa
Bomb blast devastates palace district. many killed
Commission reports an explosion that killed twenty four and wounded fifty seven. Fifty five horses were injured as two Hungarians suspected of the outrage are held. Beha Bey, tutor to the sultan's son, is among the dead. Twenty seven hackney coaches wrecked. a two yard wide crater opened. Eyewitnesses describe a heart breaking scene with men and horses scattered.
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Beha Bey
British policy holders form association of Equitable Life
London copie says a British policy holders association is being formed for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. A provisions committee issued a circular outlining aims including representation in the directorate mutualization an annual audit by British accountants and distribution of surplus to policy holders. The editor concludes that DC proceedings will be advocated which are likely to harm the society.
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London Copie
Keimunas
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Eirentor
Anarchists Gather in Paris for Violent Action Plan
Report of an anarchist meeting in the French capital attended by French Italian and Spanish agitators. Speeches urged a military program against European rulers and a determined campaign. Mentions possible actions linked to allied promenades of King Alfonso and coordination with comrades near Wendaye Irun and Fontarabia.
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Wendaye
Irun
Fontarabia
Alfonso
Russian Riots Reported as Miots Continue
Telegrams from Nizhne Norge 307 describe two hours of chaos as thousands of roughs murdered attacked every respectable person they met in what authorities termed a widespread arson spree during the unrest.
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Nizhne Norge
Edward II medal sparks Royal curiosity in Chelsea scene
In London, King Edward admires a medal worn by Joseph White among Chelsea veteran pensioners who helped quell a rising. Sir George White explains the significance, impressing the monarch as officers discuss a ribbon the king had not recognized.
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Ing Edward
London
Chelsea
King Edward
Joseph White
Canada
George White
Demand in Canada for British Goods
A London cable notes Canada sends strong orders to Leeds for winter overcoats and is the sole major colony trading in Belfast linens. Lucre drives colonial demand for cheap and medium Huddersfield woollens, especially in Canada where local manufacturers struggle to compete with British producers.
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Canada
London
Leeds
Belfast
London Times
Lord Roberts Abandons Canada Tour Over Wife’s Illness
London reports Field Marshal Lord Roberts is so distressed by his wife's poor health that he has canceled plans for a Dominion tour with the governor-general. The trip would have included duties with Canadian officers from South Africa and visits to Winnipeg and the coast.
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Lord Roberts
London
Canada
Dominion
South Africa
Winnipeg
Churchill seeks six year term limit bill defeated in Commons
The Daily Mail in Stockholm reports the House of Commons rejected a bill by Winston Spencer Churchill to limit parliamentary tenure to five years instead of seven. Churchill argued the plan would enhance popular control of the executive and allow more frequent appeals to the country, but the proposal failed by 39 votes to 176.
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Daily Mail
Stockholm
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Extraordinary Proclamation in Odessa Sparks Tensions
The Odessa governor issued an extraordinary proclamation amid rising anti Jewish sentiment. He cites anonymous letters branding people as socialists and revolutionaries and accuses Jews of sending letters alleging police plans for a massacre. He blames the Jews for disturbances and the Potemkin affair, linking revolvers and banned literature to Jewish homes.
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Odessa
Fires destroy Oak Duck area near Revelstoke B C
A recent blaze at Duck's near Revelstoke B C destroyed Oak Duck’s waterfront area. The report lists multiple local incidents including a pastor's resignation in Victoria and a man killed near Revelstoke after being struck by a moving train. A Duluth barrister, vice-president of a Revelstoke hydraulic company, died in an autombile incident. a 21 year old from St. Catharines is missing, believed to have committed suicide while visiting New Westminster. An arrest in Ferme concerns a $1000 embezzlement. An Ontario inquest into a hat pin stabbing death in Sandwich is planned. The Canadian Pacific contemplates a tourist hotel and fishing chalets at Kootenay Lake. Chicago police chief John Collins led a large raid on gambling dens and vows to end gambling. Granby Smelter near BC earns about $80,000 monthly on 1.3 million pounds copper. output expected to rise to 2 million pounds monthly after July with low costs, signaling strong profits.
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Revelstoke
B.C
J. F. Vichert
Cavalry Baptist Church
Victoria
Geo. Newlove
Ducks Station
Capt. Morrow
Duluth
McCullough Creek Hydraulic Co
Gordon Cameron
St. Catherines
Ont
Sipprell
New Westminster
James Gill
W. Hyde Baker
Standard Lumber Coanbrook
Ferme
Sandwich Ont
Fred Montgomery
Canadian Pacific
Kootenay Lake
P. R
Sloean Junction
Chicago
John Collins
Blers
Collins
Granby
Disrupted front lines in Korea and Manchuria in war report
An Osaka sourced dispatch describes Japanese forces dislodging Russians near Puku and Purlong while front lines in Korea remain seven miles apart and quiet elsewhere. Reports detail reconnaissance clashes east of the railway, a Russian loss toll around one hundred, and Japanese gains near the Japanese line as reinforcements move toward Smolensk.
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Tokio
Korea
Puku
Purlong
Fusan
Hoth
St. Petersburg
Ral Linevitch
Thirteenth Army
Smolensk
Japan's terms for Far East peace amid conference
Reports from Portsmouth NH describe Japan ready to demand indemnity nearing one billion dollars plus territorial gains in Sakhalin and the Tang Peninsula, the Harbin rail link, and Manchuria. Russia's plenipotentiaries face acceptance of these terms to resume negotiations and end hostilities.
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Far East
Havy Yard
Portsmouth
Baron Komtra
M. Witte
Japan
Russia
Far’ East
Sbich
Fordine
Sakhalin
Fine Tang Peninsula
Harbin
Manchuria
China
Be Gan
Mt Rissela
Odes
Bones of Paul Jones Landed in America
Annapolis in Maryland hosts a simple vault ceremony at the Naval Academy for John Paul Jones. A naval expedition moved his remains from Paris cemetery to a temporary vault and will honor him with a formal reception near the oval chase. Marines fired volleys as Chaplain Bayard offered prayer and French officers joined in the ceremony aboard the Jurien de la Graviere.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
John Paul Jones
Broklyn
Naval Expedition
Paris
Brookly
Thom
Tery
Eet
Bayard
France
Jurien de la Graviere
Wedding Fracas Clouds Latrobe Celebration
A Latrobe wedding near Latrobe erupts into a drunken fracas as a mob confronts officers and attempted arrests fail. Authorities arrest Cobol and Mike Freeman while a third man is sought, prompting tensions as the town reels from the disturbance.
Jealous man kills wife then takes own life in Philadelphia
William Holroyd aged 22 shot his wife Allan 17 in Philadelphia after three weeks of quarrels. He then killed himself with a self-inflicted bullet. He had worked as a patternmaker at Cramp's shipyards. The couple, married a year, had arguments over his move to Arkansas with his wife, who refused. He left a note to their families saying they were unhappy and wished to be buried together.
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Philadelphia
William
Holroyd
Alllan
Cramp’s
Ark
Daring Escape From Fort Wright Prisoners
Spokane Wasu ere military convicts escaped from the guard house at Fort Wright. The five men Frank Burton Joseph Carroll James Collingwood Herman W Lamp and Harry Linden sawed through two iron bars and escaped via a window while the post patrolled outside.
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Spokane
Wasu
Fort Wright
Frank Burton
Joseph Carroll
James Collingwood
Herman W. Lamp
Harry Linden
Prisoners in riot at Fort Columbus and Cartie Williamson
An entry reports a guard shootout at Fort Columbus involving nine prisoners detailed to work on the island roadway. Frederick R. Snyder was shot through the right arm by Private Lyons during an attempted escape. The incident alarmed other soldiers as the prisoners were confined at the fort.
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Fort Columbus
Cartie Willamson
Frederick R. Snyder
Japs Buy $110000 Worth of American Horses
Representatives of the Japanese government have bought 24 American horses at a stock farm in East Aurora near Buffalo. The total purchase amounts to about 110000 dollars and the animals will be shipped to Japan for breeding. Seventeen are thoroughbreds and include four racers with several stakes winners.
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Buffalo
N. J
East Aurora
Japan
Liberty real estate man charged with murder attempt
Corneline McCormick, a prominent Liberty real estate dealer in Sullivan county, is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Kitty Murphy West. McCormick fled after the incident, later surrendered to the authorities.
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Liberty
N. J
Corneline McCormick
Sullivan County
Kitty
Death trail of horseless carriage in Chicago Tribune era
The Chicago Tribune reports a rising death and injury toll from early motor vehicle accidents. This year shows an alarming increase with dozens injured and at least one fatality as the year progresses, reflecting growing traffic dangers in the city.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Humble Oil Fire Causes Major Loss in Houston
In Houston, Texas the Humble oil fire caused heavy damage with early estimates placing losses at 2,600,000 and property loss around 2,500,000. The blaze damaged ten tanks and is being assessed for full impact amid ongoing investigations.
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Houston
Texas
Humble
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