Canadian News Revenue Rise and Dredging Tug Launch
Ottawa reports customs revenue for July at 3,200,636 dollars, up 127,343 from June. A large ice breaking tug was launched in Toronto for Great Lakes Dredging to keep Port Arthur port open in winter. Manitoba Premier Roblin foresees a bumper yield, while a fatal incident in the New Hebrides is noted. Also measures allow seed wheat imports for Manitoba and Northwest Territories with duty waived until September.
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Port Arthur
Toronto Dispatch
Canada
Theanadian Ship Building Company
Great Lakes
Department of Customs
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Were Canadians Victims of War A Victoria BC special saga
In a Victoria British Columbia report it notes the Japanese sealing schooners Hokusei Maru and Kogei Maru, last reported in May near Oshima, were overdue and believed sunk by Russians as other sealing ships fell. Four Canadian and one Norwegian hunters from the Pacific coast sailed on the Hokusei Maru, named Robert Findlay Chas Grant William Williams Fred Cochrane and H Jacobson of San Francisco.
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Victoria
B. C
Adees
Hakodate
Oshima Island
Pacific
Robert Findlay
Chas, Grant
William Williams
Victoria, B.C
Fred Cochrane
Toronto
H. Jacobson
San Francisco
Border Horse Thieves Trial at Moose Jaw
Corporal Barnes escorted Jasper Hunt ley to Moose Jaw for trial before Inspector Jarvis and MacGregor Rapelje on charges of ringing stolen property into Canada and stealing horses with changed brands. Hunt ley, a prominent witness for Schufelt, is said to be linked to a regional gang near Hig Muddy as Northwest Mounted Police continue to round up outlaws. Barnes will return another thief Lecain to Witlok Huneh after capture following cross border smuggling.
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Sauseyem
Nwt
Aays
Corporal Barnes
Moose Jaw
Jasper E. Huntley
Jarvis
MacGregor Rapelje
Sellechat
Ee Wilow Beach
Canada
Mr. Huntley
Schufelt
Huntley
Hig Muddy
Northwest Mounted Police
Cone
Coral Barnes
Witlok Huneh
Lecain
Moose
Left hand finger bitten off in Toronto Union stockyards dispute
A cattle sale dispute between Maybee and David Rowntree at the Union stock yards escalated from a weighing disagreement over less than a dollar. After days of bickering, a clash ended with Rowntree biting off Maybee’s left index finger near the knuckle in a violent confrontation. Police had not yet arrested the assailant.
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Toronto
David Rowntree
Union Stock Yards
Rowntree
Maybe
Prosecution of Food Adulteration to Be Strictly Enforced
A Utah official declares that cases of food adulteration will be prosecuted rigorously with maximum statutory penalties. Deputy Minister W. J. Gerald states tests will continue and any detected dealer will face severe punishment appropriate to the offense.
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W. J. Gerald
Inland Revenue
Disorderly conduct and fraud claims echo in portage dispatch
A Portage la Prairie report details a wild man arrested at MacGregor accused of harassment. an English ex-soldier named Noah Perkins carried a small book with regiment address and was sentenced to ten days after a magistrate deemed him possibly insane. Separately, a Montreat spectacle reports missing or staged acts and a Farmers' machine show tracked.
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Portage la Prairie
MacGregor
Noah Perkins
E. Company
Jpton Regiment
Perkins
Marshall
Horse Cholera Strikes Ontario Horses in Malden
An Amherstburg special reports Dr. Perdue investigating a severe outbreak of horse cholera in the district. At least twenty horses have died in Malden township in ten days, with similar cases in Colchester South and Gosfield South. Initial symptoms include laxity followed by acute dysentery, with death in five to eight days. Fish-flesh hay suspected as the cause. outbreaks have been intermittent for years, but this is the worst yet.
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Amherstburg
Perdue
Dominion Veterinary
Malden
Colchester South
Gosfield South
Baseline Explodes on Excursion at Tay Shore
A launch named Tl See capsized by gasoline fire near Tay 2 Groom's wharf en route to Kingston. Captain Wessell sailed with twenty five passengers, mostly women and children. Flames sparked, two engine room occupants severely burned, several women fainted then leapt into the water. Skiffe rescued all aboard as the craft was towed ashore and the fire put out.
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Baseline
Ays
Tl See
Wessell
Tay 2
Groom's Wharf
Kingston
Skiffe
Magic Power Exerted Against Snake Poison
A 14 year old boy Arzan son of Napo ton Gignac is seriously bitten by a rattlesnake while picking. He ran home and received simple remedies. An old French superstition led to a man believed to have magic power being brought in to charm away the bite’s effects. The boy’s legs and body are badly swollen.
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Ant
Arzan
Napoton Gignac
Fort William Head On Freight Collision Report
In a CN line near Fort William a head on collision occurred between two freight trains after a switch error caused by a Norris & Bowes circus employee. Engineers and firemen jumped to safety. one fireman sustained injuries and is hospitalized while others escaped with minor bruises.
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Norris & Bowes Circus
Ford
Alford
Fort William
Stanley
Here
To the New West Inducement for land seekers
The CN R offers Aug round trip tickets from Winnipeg and western stations to Dauphin and points west including Kam- sack Humboldt Warman North Барr eford with one fare. Tickets valid thirty days with stopovers allowed west of Dauphin. Maps and folders available from CN agent.
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CN. R
Winnipeg
Glad Stone
Neepawa
Dauphin
Prince Albert
Kamsack
Humbolt
Warman
North Barreford
CN. Ro
Atlantic Passenger Rates Raised by Two Classes
The Atlantic and Donald steamship lines restored second class fares to 80 and third class to 25. A Rome cable reports the Pope blessed all Americans, calling America the eldest daughter of the church, while Russia reports widespread crop failures across 41 of 60 provinces foreshadowing famine. A London cable notes Canada’s governor general and militia command roles shifting to Canadian appointment, aiming to ease past tensions between commander and militia.
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Glasgow
Allan and Donald Steamship Lines
Rome
America
London
Eral
Canada
Earl Grey
Militia Department
Anglo Japanese Alliance Negotiations Progress Report
The foreign office reports progress on a new Anglo Japanese treaty of alliance to be more comprehensive than the current pact. Details remain unsettled but publication will occur upon completion, independent of peace. Britain expects Japan to seek guidance during peace talks and will offer counsel aimed at lasting peace.
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Lonton Cave
Vuelderarcie
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Japan
Associated Press
Cotton trade urged buy restrictions by cotton congress
A London dispatch reports an emergency International Cotton Congress meeting urging spinners in Europe and America to refrain from buying American cotton for three months except for immediate needs to avoid starting the next season with high raw material prices. The committee expects ample supply from last year and plans a world consumption information service similar to Manchester proposals.
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London
International Cotton Congress
Europe
America
Corton
Manchester
Grand Duke Boris and a Kazan tragedy detailed
The article discusses the Grand Duke Boris as a notorious figure in Russian high society and recalls a tragic death involving Mile Mazouroff in Kazan. It notes authorities efforts to suppress details, reports from Paris papers, and Mazouroros melancholy before a garden party led to a fatal scene.
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Boris
Newport
Manchuria
Milo
Anastasia Mazourof
Kazan
Paris
Mile
Mazouros
Og House
M. Magouroff
Sweden forms coalition ministry with liberal roster
A Swedish coalition ministry is named with Christian Lundeberg as state minister and A F Wachtmeister as foreign affairs minister. C A Berg becomes justice minister, L H Tingstein war minister, A A Lindman marine minister, J den interior minister, Wier sert finance minister, Hammersie old education chief, and Her ven Petersen minister without portfolio. The cabinet leans liberal and aims for a peaceful solution to tensions with Norway.
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Stockholm
Christian Lundeberg
A.F. Wachtmeister
C. A. Berg
Col
L. H. Tingstein
A. A. Lindman
Interior
J. den
Nance
Herr Wiesert
Herr Hammersie ‘Old
Her Ven Petersen
Sweden
Norway
Prince of Wales to Visit Tokio on Return from India
The Prince of Wales will call at Tokio to receive the order of a Knight of the Garter from the Mikado of Japan. The Renown battleship is assigned to convey the Prince and Princess to the Orient with a full state visit. The plan calls for escort into the Bay of Yeddo by England's cruiser squadron in the Far East.
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London
Ime Rice
Wales
India
Tokio
Japan
Orient
Renown
Bay of Yeddo
England
Far East
Russians Sink Jap Vessel Off Korea Coast
Two Russian torpedo boat destroyers attacked the Kelsha off Chung Ching in northern Korea. The hits damaged the engine room and bridge, killing the captain and a boy and wounding two crew members. The Kelsha continued and escaped toward Vladivostok. A Russian imperial telegram urges continuing the war without ceding territory or paying indemnities.
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Toklo
Chung Ching
Korea
Vladivostok
Disparate brief items from city news across continents
Summary of diverse notes: Minnesota treasury reports a half million deficit. John New dies at St Catherine’s. floods devastate Avanta Valley near Milan with 12 drowned. US fleet arrives at Stockholm. Detroit pawnbroker Jos Moyer killed for diamonds worth $7000. Lancashire cotton strike threat over 5% wage rise. Tory Byron Lott dies of typhoid in North Hastings. Dr J H Parnell dies in Ottawa era. A mosque to be built on the Thames. Bell Telephone dispute settled with five year franchise and new number plan. San Francisco printers win eight hour day victory. Typothetae pushes eight hour day and union scale.
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Minneston
John New
St. Catherines
Dat
Avanta Valley
Milan
Italy
U.S
Stockholm
Jos. Moyer
Detroit
Lancashire
Byron O. Lott
North Hasting
Californis
J. J. Smith
California
Calefonia
Ont
J. H. Parnell
Ottawa Council
Thames
London
Bell Telephone Company
Whetter
San Francisco
Typothetae
Three youths receive life terms for murder and robberies
Judge Albert So Barnes imposes life sentences on George Plummer, Thomas Kelly, and Thomas Sherwin after they pleaded guilty to a murder and four highway robberies committed last May. Plummer, age 18, is sent to Joliet penitentiary for life. Kelly, 18, and Sherwin, 16, receive life terms in the Pontiac penitentiary. Plummer is deemed not responsible for the murder.
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Chicago
Albert So Barnes
George Plummer
Joliet Penitentiary
Ife
Michael White
Thomas Kelly
Thomas Sherwin
Postiac
Plummer
Montreal Clerk Arrested in $4,000 Theft Case
Mont real resident Story, 22, a Dominion Express clerk, was arrested by private detectives on grand larceny charges. He allegedly stole $2,000 in cash and $2,000 in checks between April 16 and 17, fled July 16, and arrived in New York the following day. Police traced him via a man he knew. Story admitted the theft.
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Sek W. Story
Montreal
Story
Dominion Express Company
New York
Saaid
Two Thousand Men Ordered to Strike on Denver Rio Line
At Denver and Rio Grande, under John T Wilson, president of the International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, a strike order was issued to all track and water service men who are members to go on strike. The action follows the company officers refusal to accept the schedule or submit disputes to arbitration. Over two thousand workers are affected by the order.
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Denver
Loi
John T. Wilson
International
Joint Protective Board
Brotherhood
Denver and
Rio Gailroad
Fearful storm besets Caronia at sea in fierce report
A damaged OCR item describes a violent storm near the Caronia as it traversed to the Sibra, with an iceberg sighted ahead and crew noting a cloud of heavy winds. The account mentions polar conditions, speed, and dangerous seas impacting the voyage.
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New York
Sibra
Cleo
Onoakera
Caronta
Official Bennington disaster report leaks in San Diego
A San Francisco dispatch cites an official source predicting the Bennington inquiry will attribute the boiler explosion to a dead crown sheet and bolts rather than excessive pressure. The report says officers will not be censured and responsibility shifts to higher authority.
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San Franccis Ias
San Diego
Bennington
Accidents To A Steamship Off Minneapolis July Incident
A steamship near Minneapolis collided with a tramp ship and a fishing smack on July 22. The captain chose the fishing smack to ram, causing minor damage to its rigging, while remaining unaware of submerged wreckage two days later. Passengers awoke to a shudder as the Minneapolis struck and damaged its propeller axle blade.
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Minneapolis
Gales
Starn
Ship Moves After Brief Stop in Minneapolis
The vessel named Minneapolis paused briefly before continuing its voyage, with a short delay noted before it resumed its course.
Chinese Immigration Treaty Draft Published in Seattle Paper
The Seattle paper publishes the proposed Chinese immigration treaty text under U S consideration as a substitute for the prior exclusion treaty. It outlines laborer restrictions, exemptions for non laborers, and passage rights for Chinese subjects through American possessions, with certificates required and a ten year effectiveness stated. The article notes future arbitration references to The Hague and outlines eligibility for families and citizenship limitations.
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Seattle
Wash
Iiapateh
Pot
Intelligencer
United States
Texan Diog
Grytan
America
Hawaiian
Philippines
Chi ‘Tall
Tholestel
Howe
Iran
Roper
China
the Hague
Self-Made Man Farrell Resignsnur Great Northern Posts
Seattle born self made man Farrell resigns as president of the Great Northern Steamship company and assistant to the Great Northern Railway president. His career began as a track laborer and included roles from clerk to superintendent, conductor, and division chief with CPR Great Western and Great Northern lines before leading the Pacific Coast Company. He later became president of the Great Northern Steamship line.
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Siletls Wee Eeatrell
Seattle
Canadian Pacific Road
CPR
Iss
Grea Northern Forces
Minot
Helena
Chicago
Chicago Great Western Road
Great Western
Great Northern
Spokane
Western Dnvasion
Pacific Coast Company
Shont
Great Northern Selatant
Nouthern Steamship Convoy
Methodist Minister Faces Hanging in Georgia Feud Murder
In a Georgia feud linked to church ties, Reverend Carter and his family faced a deadly attack by Rawlins and Moore. A young girl died, a boy was wounded, and the assailants fled after shots struck the home. The plot unraveled with testimony, while a separate Swift & Co. fire caused $60,000 in damages, partly insured.
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W. L. ¢Er Court
Milton
Jesse
Alf. Moore
Rawlins
Moore
Carter
Jesse Anid
Willie
Fannie Hell Carter
Rev
Mrs. Carter
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Kielt
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