Disaster at Frank Alberta Coal Town Crowns Valley of Death
A catastrophic rock slide and mine upheaval near Frank Alberta leveled part of Turtle Mountain, burying the Canadian American Coal and Coke plant and town homes. Casualties rise with dozens dead or missing. estimates place losses near a million dollars as rescue work continues.
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Ylate
Tur He Mountain
Cobel
Ty the Coal Company
Crow's Nest Pass
Turtlemountain
Pase
Turtle Mountain
Old Man
Great Valve
Canada Bright Industrial Outlook Attracts American Capital
A Montreal dispatch reports Canada’s industrial outlook the brightest in history with American capital driving new railways banks and land purchases. Companies start coal copper nickel and gold mining while pulp timber machinery aluminum iron steel and asbestos ventures emerge. Ontario lands attract US buyers as shipbuilding and shop networks expand between Duluth and Quebec amid growing foreign investments and a boom in new industries.
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State Department
Montreal
Canada
Momense
Ontario
United States
Duluth
Quebec
Prairie fire roars across Alberta lands near Cypress Cattle Co
Reports from Lethbridge, Alberta describe the worst prairie fire in Alberta’s history spreading north of the city. It began near the Madfoot crossing and, despite a close brush with Cypress Cattle Company buildings, the fires were saved. Hundreds of tile were destroyed and the blaze was finally cooled by light rains. A separate note mentions a postal formal agreement between Canada and Jamaica to exchange all mail at India internal rates.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Madfoot Crossing
Thoreau
Cypress Cattle Company
Theen
Canada
Jamaica
Child labor permits issued in New York establishments
Over the past year, 16 S10 permits were issued allowing children aged 10 or older to work in New York establishments, with 9 permits for bosses and 7,287 for others. The article lists permit counts and roles, reflecting youth employment oversight.
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Turing
New York
Boss
Carpenters Strike, Rail Crash, Evacuations and Deaths
Reports note Winnipes carpenters plan a strike and a wage increase. A railway wreck at Bismarck results in three deaths. Russia begins evacuation of Manchuria after abandoning the capital. Darr party advancing offers encouraging march news. Veteran comedian Stuart Robson dies in New York on April 29.
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Russia
Manchuria
Darr
Stuart Robson
New York
Publication of General Miles’s Philippine torture report
The recently released Miles report details alleged brutality during the 1902 Philippine campaign. It cites water torture, arson deaths, and massacres by troops including scouts under Lieut Hennessy and Lieut Caulfield. Witnesses describe severe injuries to civilians, clergy, and a town president, with some officials facing limited disciplinary actions.
Miles Calls Attention to Atrocities in Bay Orders
Miles directs that bay orders or circulars prompting cruelty be pulled. The order rejects the excuse that unusual conditions justify such measures, condemning actions akin to atrocities and calling for removal of endorsing instructions.
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Glenn
Percy
Miles
Pacific cable dispute over free press messages and extensions
Australia grants Eastern Extension power to extend lines toward the Pacific causing a potential drop in rates and prompting a remonstrance. Canada proposed free press messages as an experiment, which Premier Barton suggests may be blocked by existing telegraphic rate laws and trigger similar actions by Eastern Extension. New Zealand reportedly agrees.
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Commonwealth Government of
Australia
Great Britain
Canada
Pacific
Barton
New Zealand
Death of English orphan worker found near Steinbach
Feaed Ded James Goodman an English rad roman orphans home was found dead last Thursday in a field near Steinbach. He had been employed nearby and recently left to tend cows. Inquiries across the district failed until the body was found. death resulted from an abscess breaking beneath the ear. He lived with his employer for two years and was noted for industrious habits and good character.
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James Goodman
Steinbach
Mer
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Hessie Knecht awaking
A Salt Lake City dispatch says Hessie Knecht awoke yesterday from a fifty seven days sleep during which treatments included a daily cold bath. As her care began a thief slit her purse and fled. Knecht spoke for the first time since the sleep and doctors attribute her condition to a brain access. She had weighed a certain amount and now weighs less.
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Salt Lake City
Hessie Knecht
Explosion at Dominion Coal Mine Kills Four Men
Halifax dispatch reports four men killed and one fatally burned in a gas explosion at Dominion Coal Company No 8 landing reserve mine on April 25. Fire deputy inspection found gas but entry with lamp gear caused the blast. The deceased are Michael S McNeill of Cape Breton, Joseph King, William King, and Henry Jackson, all of Newfoundland. William White was found 200 feet from the blast burned and likely to die.
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Halifax
Dominion Yoal Company
No. 8
Michael S. McNeill
Cape Treton
Joseph King
William King
Henry Jackson
Newfoundland
William White
Katey
Syndicate Dissolution Notifies Members of Final Profit Share
Members of the original United States Steel corporation syndicate face dissolution notices and their final shares of profits. The total cash stakes include 25 million with potential additions of 275 million, yielding an aggregate about 70 million, or roughly two hundred percent of the original investment.
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United States Steel Corporation
Notc
Canada bound settlers urged by trade official report
A trade department report from J. B. Larke Canada's commercial agent notes regular steamers to Canada are engaged and many settlers are heading there. He says they will make good settlers amid strong demand for Manitoba flour. The Canadian Northern railway crop report shows favorable conditions with about 90 percent of seeds sown and a substantial rise in cultivated area.
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Trade and Commerce Department
Larke
Canada
Manitoba
Canadian Northern Railway
Right Honorable R W Hanbury Dies After Illness
The Right Honorable R W Hanbury, president of the British board of Nculture, died on April 27 after prolonged illness. His leadership spanned cultural matters and public arts funding during his tenure. He served in various governmental advisory roles and was widely regarded in cultural policy circles.
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R.W. Hanbury
British Board of Nculture
Raid on Gamblers at Motel Du Canada Winnipeg
A large police swoop led by Chief Eliott and A McMicken caught about 300 gamblers at the Motel Du Canada in Winnipeg just after 2 am Sunday. Officers found a scene of chaos with windows smashed as suspects fled through the hotel, some escaping via a west window and one leaping seven feet to the street then climbing the Merchants Bank facade. Several arrested men posted bail. the operation involved constables from two provinces and drew in people from all walks of life.
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Eliott
A. McMicken
Winnipeg
Hotel du Canada
Yel
Ater
Stedl
Cape
Merchants Bank
Joli
Mad Mullah Defeated Near Durru Somaliland
Advices from Aden report Manning relieving Col Cobbe near Durru about 45 miles west of Galacti after an engagement with Mad Mullah forces. About 2,000 Mullah troops were killed. British losses unknown. Mullah strength estimated 4,000 to 8,000 with mounted men and spearmen. On April 25 Major Gough led a mobile column near Danop, teen killed including two officers and four wounded. enemy casualties around 200 killed.
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Aden
Arabia
Say Manning
Col
Cobbe
Durru
Somaliland
Galacti
Danop
Baindred
Declaration sealed for safekeeping amid international fears
An order seals the Declaration of Independence in a fireproof vault and bars display after a formal review by American Academy of Science officials at Secretary Hay's request. The document is largely legible with few signatures, including Hancock’s, surviving only faint autographs.
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Washington
American Academy of Science
Hay
Andrew Atlan
Hprarian
State Department
John Hancock
Married a Coachman and Bigamy Scandal Emerges
Portsmouth court heard a man using a forged marriage entry at the registrar’s office. The Australian Countess and a former wife of 29, identified him as Brown, a biographer of Austrian royal ties. He faces trial for falsifying the Portsmouth marriage record amid claims of royal connections and a possible remarriage.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Prince Court
Krown
Aod
Harl Russell
Molly Farthie
Somerville
Mena
Egus Price
Tess
Brown
London
Treasury
Condensed Dispatches From The North and Provinces
Reports from Toronto and Port Arthur describe casualties and developments. A pork packing plant plans erection near Carberry. a British body is found amid dangerous incidents. George Murdock dies in a dynamite blast at Elizabeth Line near Port Arthur. A Fort Will estate shows a 1908-4 assessment. CNR plans an elevator at Port Arthur with 9.5 million bushels capacity. Dominion aims to subdivide 550 townships to aid immigration. A large explosion rocks the Reserve coal mine at Glace Bay on April 24, with four dead and one hurt. Metamine in Liangsi notes distress and societal strain. Sir Henry A. Siale of Hong Kong referenced. Minn, boarding a train for the north, Maw… Winnites relief. Willie Peterson, 81,000 lost in theft at Hymers. Port William man dies from a scald while cooking. accident description ends with lingering agony.
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Carberry
George Murdock
Elizabeth Lmne
Port Arthur
Dominion
Glace Bay
Liang Si
Henry Asiale
Hong Kong
Minn
Winnites
Willie Peterson
Hymers
N. R
Port William
Mat Peter~ Ton
Wine Board of Trade to supply sugar beet seed for trials
Captain B Howtell of Hay City Michigan reports the Winnipeg Board of Trade will supply 50 pounds of specially selected sugar beet seed with incentives to plant a small plot for yield returns. Seeds were tested in Manitoba and roots analyzed in Ottawa with excellent results. Applicants should apply at once.
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B. Howtell
Hay City
Mich
Winenipeg Board of ‘Trade
Wandon
Manitoba
Ottawa
German decree expels Mormons amid religious tensions
A historical report notes that the Grand Duchy orders expulsion of Mormon missionaries from Germany and Prussia. About 145 Mormons in Germany and 00 in Prussia face removal for propagating beliefs deemed incompatible with state laws and public morals. The missionaries, identified as ATScricatn, will be allowed to settle their personal values elsewhere.
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Grand Duchy of Hate
Mormon Funmonariee
Germany
Prussia
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