Death of the Marquis of Salisbury in London
The former premier Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil, Marquis of Salisbury, KG PC DCL, died at Hatfield House during the night after a lengthy illness. He passed peacefully with family present, the King and royal household noting the loss and his long service to Britain in various cabinet roles.
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Gwendoline Cecil
Lord Cecil
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Edward
Alexandra
Wale
Bagot, End
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House of ‘Commons
Stamford
Lord Cranborne
House of
Marquis of Salisbury
Marienbad
Queen Victoria
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoigne Cecil, Marquis of
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Hatfield House
William Geeil
Burleigh
Eton
Oxford
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Visecount Crant
India
Lord Derby
Helena
Salisbury
Disreall
Salisbury Agai
Mr Bradstone
Lord Rosebery
Duke of Devonshire
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Beaconfield
England
Litte England
War Office censured calls for firmer war governance
A London critique condemns wartime missteps from 1899 to 1900, urging higher allegiance and clearer command. It challenges the War Office and ministerial culpability, notes failures in preparations, and calls for reorganization including abolishing the commander in chief post and replacing it with a unified army head.
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London
Lasedowres
Brita Amis
Esher
Wits
Giant Mammoth Buried While Feeding Found Intact Stomach
A preserved mammoth carcass was uncovered with a stomach full of grasses and teeth coated in plant matter, indicating grazing at burial. The remains suggest the animal was feeding when it was suddenly buried.
Florence Maybrick to be freed after fourteen years
Florence Maybrick the Amer rand serving fourteen years for poison, has earned release on July 26 next year subject to good conduct. Now 42, she remains healthy and has been in Aylesbury jail for bookbinding. The Liverpool trial judge and her defense counsel are dead. Her two children near 20. She plans to proceed to America to pursue claims of her mother the Baroness von Rogues and herself to property valued at over a million sterling.
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Florence Maybrick
Aylesbury
Liverpool
Flood Devastates Cheefoo Town In China Disaster
Reported floods after a thunderstorm inundated Cheefoo China with torrential rain and a cloudburst. Hundreds of lives lost with commodities destroyed as stores and warehouses collapsed, coal swept to sea, and wreckage littered the beach. Over 300 Chinese confirmed dead. no foreigners drowned except a narrow escape for a U.S. tailor aboard the steamer New Orleans.
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Ndvices
Shanghai
Cheeioo
Cheefoo
United States
New Orleans
Robbers Strike Atlin Sluice Boxes In Night Raid
A rash of sluice box thefts on Spruce Creek Atlin culminated in a major break in at the Atlin Mining company. D Featherstone and accomplices reportedly secured about 15000 dollars from pay boxes while the crew were dining, bound the watchman, then fled after the watchman freed himself and raised the alarm.
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Spruce Creek
Atlin
Atlin Mining Company
D. Featherstone Bough
Clouds of disaster over Siona and Naples Mount Vesuvius
Cloudnists in Siona caused severe damage on August 26 as rivers overflowed and rail lines failed. Neapolitans were terrified by a dramatic eruption at Mount Vesuvius with red lava spewing.
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Siona
Naples
Vesuvius
CPR and Ong Increase Grain Hauling Capacity in Canada
A Toronto dispatch from Timmerman of the CPR reports the company is positioned to handle Manito Northwest crops. New locomotives and freight cars bolster rolling stock, with a large Port Arthur elevator boosting grain movement. The Vest’s early navigation promises extended season, enabling several million bushels to move from Winn to Port Arthur along two railways.
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Timmerman
CPR
Sotupacis
Port Arthur
Winn 4
Pew
Estimated Crop Yields For Wheat Oats Barley Flax In West
The Northwestern Grain Deals association releases its August 26 annual report estimating west grain yields: wheat 37,163,082 bushels at 18.8 per acre from 3,128,662 acres. oats 40,418,021 bushels at 36.7 per acre from 1,101,883 acres. barley 60,461,000? bushels at 28.6 per acre from 881,185 acres. flax 11.5 bushels per acre from 64,139 acres.
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Northwestern Grain Deals Association
Draughty Beadville Trotting Race Ends In Fast Mile
The lead trio of drivers, including Lou Dillon, dominated the race as the mile was completed in two minutes flat. The crowd rose in cheer as Dillon finished fresh, with expectations she may reach 1.55 or better before season’s end.
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Cher Lou Dillon
Sunders
Pan American Railway Plan Revealed Amid Big Fire Toll
Plans for a Pan American Railway linking Hudson Bay Port Nelson to Winnipeg and south through the Dakota region outline a $250 million capitalization. A disastrous four story fire in a Budapest building killed between 40 and 50, trapping residents and workers. Firemen battled flames as many leaped from windows, with 12 confirmed dead and 409,000 Kronen insured.
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British Columbia
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Pan-American Rail Way Company
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Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Budapest
Augla
Goldberg
Insura
Toronto dispatch on dollar wheat amid world shortage
A Toronto report notes talk of dollar wheat this fall due to global crop shortage. Dealers see limited wheat supply for mills, with mills reporting adequate stock for their use. Some farmers speculate on price movements as futures remain firm and point to a possible rise.
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Toronto
Okanagan Reports Banner Fruit Season Across BC
Reports from British Columbia indicate a banner fruit season in the Okanagan with excellent yields in all horticulture and fruit growing sectors. Shipments already head to Manitoba and the Northwest as Fantomton district in the Northwest becomes a growing market for BC fruit. The surge of settlers in that grain productive region boosts demand, making the transfer of produce easier and bringing BC fruit within reach.
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Okanagan
Manitoba
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Northwe
British Columbia
Iruit
Great Northwest
France Eyes Canadian Apples Trade Amid Poor Harvest
France seeks to buy Canadian apples as negotiations begin with Kay leading to an expected rate rise. France reports a nearly failed apple crop this year and urged an expert inspection for an informed trade outlook. A profitable France Canada apple trade is anticipated.
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France
French Republic
Montreal
Catada
News Notes Win Manitoba Championship 11–2 Over Rosebank
News Notes reports the association football championship of Manitoba won by 11 goals to 2 against Rosebank. The piece notes regional sports prominence and broad Canadian events, including BC Fraser River fisheries failure and potential colonization efforts, plus Montreal cattle shipments and rising eastbound freight rates on the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Manitoba
Rosebank
Canners’ Association of
British Columbia
Fraser River
Lloyd
Scientist Loeb fertilizes gendered animal eggs by chemistry
Prof Jacques Loeb of the University of California reports progress in cross sex fertilization and development of animal eggs through physical and chemical means. He notes this builds on prior work with echinoderms and annelids, using sea water and chemicals to induce development as if fertilized.
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Jacques Loeb
University of California
Seine
Archbishop Bourne Named Westminster Archbishop
A Vatican styled appointment confirms Bishop Bourne as Archbishop of Westminster succeeding Archbishop Vaughan. The move comes amid British church leadership changes and Irish party stance ahead of anticipated early elections. Ireland’s dairy output is valued at about 40 million dollars annually.
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Sol Taylor
Lariviere
Man
Ontario
Bourne
Westminster
Vaughan
Portage la Prairie
Harvest Reports Show Strong Wheat Yields Across Districts
The harvest shows wheat averaging 18 to 25 bushels per acre with oats and barley also yielding well. Across Manitoba localities like Gilbert Plains and Swan River expect substantial crops despite wet or cool spells, with two thirds cut and stacking advancing, and several districts reporting no damage from hail or frost.
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Torette
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Acre
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Phineas
Roland
Weber
Miami
Altamont
Somerset
Swan Lake
Wilton
Acre Souris
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