Transvaal crisis dominates Chamberlain speech in Birmingham
Birmingham speaker Joseph Chamberlain defends Britain’s stance on the Transvaal, warning of escalating tensions and costs in Cape Colony and Natal. He criticizes Boers, praises Sir Alfred Milner, and argues for possible force to secure peace and justice in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
South African Republic
Great Britain
Cape Colony
Natal
Ripon
Inister
Kroger
Alfred Milner
South Africa
Krager
Chamberlain
Secret Service
London
Empire
Telegraphic Briefs From Various Regions
A garbled telegraphic brief mentions incidents across New York Virginia and other locales. It references violence narcotics searches and a mine incident while noting local sports schedules and government actions. Limited readable names include Winniveg Teatlan and Millwall among scattered terms.
Canada pulp wood boom eyed by paper interests
Montreal June 24 Montreal based Americas paper and pulp firms push for spruce supply from Canada. A $1 550 000 deal by Charles Lionais and John N Hickey funds a planned two pulp and saw mills on the north shore of the Gasp peninsula and south shore of the Lawrence River. Engineers will locate mills with 500 workers expected within two weeks. The venture may form the Mantance or Labrador Pulp Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Americas Paper and Pulp Companies
Canada
Charles Liouais
John N. Hickey
International Paper Trust
Lionais
Gasp
Lawrence
CPLR
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern Railways
British Columbia
Washington
Naie
Shaughnessy
Great Northern
Pleasing Incident During Western Canada Visit
A cordial interlude unfolded as President Walter Scott of Regina laid a silk antid called a Quinn Jack on the bier of Ensign Monaghan, killed at Samoa, while the Western Canada Press association excursionists, visiting Spokane, were entertained en route to Nelson Kaslo and London. Monaghan lay in state at the city hall guarded by the military with floral tributes. Local civic matters included Ald Naton's bylaw for a business tax, passed after a council committee discussion. In Santiago de Cuba, yellow fever rose to 23 cases and eleven deaths with strict quarantine and detritant efforts to control the outbreak. In St Petersburg a daughter named Marie was born to a couple there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ric Monaghan
Spokane
Wash
Western Canada Press Association
Nelsons
Kaslo
London
Walter Scott
Regina
Monaghan
Samoa
Brapuow
Ous
Naton
MESSA
Wealth and boundary change in Porcupine mining district
Report from Seattle on the Porcupine mining district near Dawson. Passengers aboard the Humboldt claim $250,000 in dust in hand and about $500,000 more in unturned state rooms. Clean-up valued at 12 to 16 million dollars. many miners head to the river while Dawson sees poverty and laborers seeking aid. Boundary news states the new line is over forty miles south of previous Canadian positions, prompting frenzied reaction among locals. Washington notes a memorandum to Mr Choate on Alas border modus, with Britain seeking changes and mixed American reception.
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Seattle
Parser Carroll
Humboldt
Alaskan Pointe
United States Assay
Philadelpia
H. Wolfstein
Dan” Sanders
England
Merchant White
California
Dawson
Canada
Porcupine
Dalton Trail
Klakawan
Sith
Washington
Choate
London
United States
Tremiy natives and global events distantly touch June news
A fragmented June 26 item blends Tremiy natives in Mt Kasmomd Quebec with a California desert burnings death at a PARC fire. It references British armel shop Zax damage in a collision with General Joubert of the Transvaal, Krupp orders, New York customs officers petitioned for recall, and mining district developments including Porcupine and Mankan boundary topics.
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Mt. Kasmomd
Elke
Te Britis Armel
Zax
Damangel
Joubert
Totteries
Cap
New York
Kooks O
Fteauielip Pansecig
Porcupine Mining
Canada
Mankan
GN. Ratlwpanies
Wah
Midway
B.C
D. L. Steady
Glasgow
Lord Overtou
Boundary Creek line agreement linked to Canadian Pacific and Great Northern
Vancouver June 26 reports a joint line proposal between Canadian Pacific and Great Northern to connect Midway and Republic via Boundary Creek mining camps in British Columbia and Washington. The 35 mile route would link Britted Columbia mining districts with a Washington camp.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
The
Greatways
Midway
Republic
Boundary Creek
Britted Columbia
Washington
Fatally Hurt On Freight Train Fireman John Smith
A CPR fireman named John Smith, 26, was fatally injured after slipping from a moving freight car near Winnipeg while attempting to jump clear a track obstruction. He died from a fractured skull after transport to Rat Portage General Hospital.
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Winnipeg
CPR
John Smith
Darby
Smith
Rat Portage
General Hospital
Gunn
Blanchard
Guelph
Wich
International Car Wheel Co Formed From CA and US Firms
Four Canadian and five American car wheel makers merge to form the International Car Wheel Co with capital of 15 million dollars. Montreal and New York plants are joined, new board includes T. J. Drummond and Robt. Cowans among others, aiming to centralize ore to finished product operations without changing individual business activities.
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Montreal
International Car Wheel Co
Hamilton Wheel and Foundry Co
John McDougall & Co
Montreal Car Wheel Co
New York Car Wheel Works
Buffalo
New York City
Philadelphia
Sweet Car Wheel & Foundry Company
Boston
Car Boston Car Wheel Co
Ramapo Car Wheel Co
St. Thomas
Ont
Weston Furnace Company
Manitique
Mid Pittsburg Car Wheel Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
T. J. Drummond
Monreal
Edgar McDougall
Cowans
G Bafalo
TG. Smith Batfalo
J. Boston
Herbert J
War and business notes from distant places
Fragmented report recounts varied items including Sears and Melita contests, political favors, a New York trustee formation, notable figures like Jack Agilcalde, fire destruction in Aydnes, and references to Atlantic and Kingston events, all sketched from scattered lines with unsettled names and places.
Pastor Eaton as Winnipeg Courtship Test Spurs Return to Toronto
Rev Charles A Eaton of Bloor Street Baptist in Toronto received an official invitation to become pastor of First Baptist Winnipeg. Winnipeg hopes he will accept, but Eaton says ties to Toronto feel strong and he has not decided. The Toronto church has prospered under his leadership and trustees consider enlarging the Breor Street church.
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Tor
Winnipeg
Toronto
Chas. A. Eaton
Bloor Street Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Eaton
Alex. Grant
Mr. Eaton
Brcor Street Church
Four children die in a clam-digging tragedy at Summer Side
A fatal summer accident on the West Bar left four youngsters dead after being swept by the rising tide. Aggie Gallant alone survived, reaching home in distress while authorities and the coroner investigated the collapse of the group of Perry and Fraser children during a low tide outing.
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Chariothee Rane
Summerside
Belle May Fraser
Jennie Gallant
Lawrence
Daisy Perry
William Perry
West End
Aggie Gallant
Divorces Granted to 103 Year Old in Columbus
Columbus Ind June 25 Geo Wray aged 103 was granted a divorce from Susan F Wray aged 30 by Judge Hord. Wray had been married four times and outlived three wives. He says his last wife offered to care for him if he remarried. Napanee Ont June 23 The Tid pore House owned by Mrs Davy and occupied by Job Carr was nearly destroyed by fire and contents burned.
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St Naymona
Edward Plamondon
Quebec
Philadelphia
William Galloway
Oswego
N.J
Ontaro Bishive
Gnnewald
A. Speers, Jr
Pen. Parrott, Jr
Parrott
Luis Keepers
D—N” Ever
Hong
W. F. Gilmour
Rev. K
Ben, Parrott, Jr
Hamilton
Norary
Parro
Onther
Columbus
Ind
Geo. Wray
Hord
Susan F. Wray
Wray
Tilmborne House
Napanee
Ont
Tidpore Hoa
Davy
Job Carr
Morweg
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Britain
St. Jean Baptiste
Catherine Grove
Lake St. Joseph New York
Jane
George B. Barrow
Werner
Supreme Court
Mark Clark
Chicago
Chicago Terminal Railroad
John Korowsky
Agnes Cross
Kotosweky
Kotowsky Stuuk
Ail Fras Fame
Cnune
Khorasan
Rity Enunen
Winniveg
Toor Winnie
J.B. Hill
Kiiliy
Namonver
Oh Paty Tearlau
Drefar
Mii Seburle
Larree
Millwall
Kgs Nest
Will
Pulp Wood
Brandon Business Tax
St Petersburg
Juve
Marie
Porcupine Mining District
Goshen
N.Y
Pennsylv
Patter
Cleveland
Ohio
Supe
Consolidation Street Railway Company
Mica
Everett
Carwheel Trust
U.S. Fries
International Carwheel Co
Sears
Melita
Increase
Haratitos
Fu Portage Ta Ratrie
Dreston
Tal City
Mai Anhitee Des
Monte Real
Vncal
Bas
van Itnta
Ore
Foronto
Fou
Itovena
Bese
Etm
Jack Agilcalde
Setargs
Wiaple Cree
Ovat
Aydnes
Wonders Creek
Rentinens
South
Manila
San Fernando
Lana
Antipolo
McArthur
Trafic
Parkuts
Were Trust Organization
Waldorf-Astoria
A.C. Spalding
Spalding
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