Fitter Strike Settled as Carmen Remains Open
Winnipeg August 4 The CNR reaches settlement with striking steam fitters and they will return to work Monday with a likely five cent hourly rise across western lines. Carmen dispute persists with Railway Commission probe requested over safety issues at Prince Albert and alleged mail juggling. London August 4 Punch cartoonist Linley Sambourne dies after forty years with the magazine. Madrid August 4 Carlist uprising threat prompts rapid dispatch of emissary Pietro to San Sebastian. Calgary August 4 Alberta crop reports show variable yields with good prospects for some farmers and limited market production.
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Winnipeg
Man
C.N.R
Carmen
Railway Commission
Prince Albert
Tte
London
Linley Sambourne
Punch
Madrid
Tension Grows Over Clerical Demonstrations in Spain
Reports from Madrid describe rising agitation among Roman Catholics allied with the Vatican amid clashes with the Spanish government. Demonstrations are planned for August 7 with potential 100000 participants despite government bans as tensions spread to Barcelona and possible diplomatic rupture with the Vatican.
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Madrid
Spain
Vatican
Paris
Alfonso
Falleres
Briad
San Sebastian
Alfonzo
Barcelona
Rome
Monseigneur Vice
Merry de Val
Pacific Whaling Company to be Reorganized Into Major Venture
Victoria August 4. Mackenzie and Mann secured an option on the Pacific Whaling Company holdings valued at a million dollars or more. The deal will form a company with several millions in capital and extend operations to halibut and world first shark fishing. London likely to raise capital. New industries in glue factories and oil refineries planned. Purchasers also own coal mines and aim at new markets.
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Victoria
Mackenzie and Mann
Pacific Whaling Company
London
Government telephone line reaches Ginouard
The provincial government telegraph line has extended to Ginouard about 300 miles west of here with the first message sent last evening.
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Eémonton
Ginouard
Two Large Steamer Collide Off Seattle Coast
The steamer Chippewa rammed the wooden Albion off West Point near Seattle harbor. Chippewa, returning from Everett with no passengers, towed the Albion’s ten passengers to safety after the collision left the Albion likely a total loss.
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Seattle
Albion
West Point
Everett
Vancouver
B.C
Died From Burns In Smudge Accident
The 12 year old daughter of Metro Michaelik a Galician farmer died from burns received while starting a smudge. Ottawa reports renew contract with Union Steamship for Vancouver to New Zealand and Australia with Zealandia to join route. Toronto delegates urge branding flour as bleached or unbleached. Ottawa notes J R Booth paid wages during Grand Trunk strike. Seattle reports China ordered two 40 000 ton cruisers built in England and revival of naval colleges.
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Rosthern
Metro Michaelik
Ottawa
Union Steamship Company
Vancouver
New Zealand
Australia
Zealandia
Toronto
Canadian Bread and Cake Bakers Association
J. R. Booth
C. D. Tenney
United States
Pekin
Orient
China
England
Shentang Naval College
Captain Dies In Boat Accident Near Canadian Docks
Capt. John Whiteside of the Arcady was killed at the Canadian Northen Docks when a loading derrick beam broke during unloading cement. The incident left a widow and children in Buffalo.
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Pont Arthur
Ont
John Whiteside
Arcady
Canadian Northen
Buffalo
Card of Thanks for Healds Bereavement
Mr and Mrs Ernest Heald express thanks for the sympathy and kindness shown after the death of their little daughter. The family appreciates the support and condolences received during their sorrow.
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Ernest Heald Hiah
Dem
A Gold Stampede Near Hudson Bay Junction
Reports from Prince Albert describe Hudson Bay Junction in a state of panic as news spreads of a rich gold discovery thirty miles north. Nearly every male resident, including the Edlomami postmaster and station agent, rush to stake claims amid local mystery caused by a half breed whose bulging pockets sparked the frenzy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Hudson Bay Junction
Edlomami
Crippen Confession Report Contradicted by Officials
Reports that Dr Crippen confessed to killing his wife were denied by Scotland Yard and authorities in London and Quebec. Arthur Newton, Crippen’s solicitor, said there is no evidence of murder and that no confession has been received. Officials reiterated that no confession has been disclosed by Inspector Dew or Superintendent Forest.
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London
Chronicle
Dew
Crippen
Ethel Leneve
Ethel
Scotland Yard
Quebec
Arthur Newton
Dr. Crippen
Forest of
Grain Growers Demand Free Trade in Canada
Weyburn August 3 President Sheppard of the Grain Growers Association and a deputation met Sir Wilfred Laurier to denounce protection and press for free trade. Laurier reaffirmed support for free trade and said he would study the Grain Growers claims while offering to discuss reciprocity with the United States. The day included automobiling a reception a civic luncheon and a night meeting focusing on immigration naval policy and transportation.
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Weyburn, Sask
Sheppard
Grain Growers Association
Wilfred Laurier
Watt
Canada
United States
Britain
Smith
Conservative Association
Sixteen year old girl dies after childbirth in
Mary Scott of Prince Albert dies in hospital from neglect before birth. The newborn arrived during convulsions. Dr. Hawk of Melfort is arrested for illegal practice in the case and is committed to bail to appear in Prince Albert.
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Prince Albert, Sask
Mary Scott
Hawk of
Melfort
Prince Albert
Early Cars Shape Medicine Hat’s Auto Boom in 1906
The piece recalls Medicine Hat’s 1906 auto rise beginning with Dr. C F Smith’s Maxwell Runabout nicknamed Mud Turtle, followed by R J Harlow’s Oldsmobile Mother Hubbard and others. It notes the Alberta Motor Company’s 1906 formation, local repair shops, and a license list featuring prominent residents and business names.
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C. F Smith
Ghmut
Maxwell
Fe News
R. J. Harlow
Mother Hubbard
W. Rutherford
Harlow
Alberta Motor Company
Medicine Hat
Ford
Reos
G. M. Johnston
Alberta Motor Co
Reo
Dominion Motor and Machine Shops
Hupmobile
W. R. Penland
McLaughin-Buick
Geo. H. Woodland
C. F. Smith
Dr. C. Boyd
J. M
Thos. Mulligan
Southern Alberta Land Co
F. O. Sissons
R. C. Becker
H C. Yulll
E. L. Becker
C. S. Pingle
B. F. Louch
G. R. Crosby
E. F. Deprez
W. R. Babblington
T. A. Corry
W. J. Lemon
Harvey Ansley
W. H. Doty
Fred
Pingle
B. G. Hemeon
Ly City
African Elections Will Be Fierce Campaign
Capetown August 4 Preparations are underway for a fierce election campaign observers say the government holds its own due to confidence in Botha rather than the cabinet. Dr Jameson spoke at Johannesburg praising Botha while doubting coalition leadership can deliver.
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Capetown
Botha
Dr. Jameson
Johannesburg
Public Works Dept Plans 17 Million Expenditures
Ottawa reports the Public Works Department will spend 17 million dollars this year a sum 50 percent higher than last year. Major allocations cover rivers and harbors with focus on flood control and harbor improvements.
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Ottawa
Public Works Department
Templars Picnic Held by Junior Royal Templars
The Junior Royal Templars of Temperance plan a picnic at Hargrave's Grove tomorrow afternoon. All juniors, their parents, and Royal Templars members are invited. Conveyances depart Pattersons Hall from 2.30 o'clock. Bring baskets.
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Royal Templars of Temperance
Hargrave's Grove
The
Royal Templars
Patterson's Hall
Weather Forecast for Winnipeg and West Provinces
Winnipeg forecast August 4 and Friday shows fine and warm conditions across the western provinces. Highs in the warm range expected with pleasant afternoons and dry skies. Early reports indicate light winds and comfortable evenings.
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Winnipeg
Western Provinces
Boycott Proclaimed Over Angel Island Detention Policy
Canton residents stage boycott against American goods and merchants in protest of Celestial immigration treatment. The Chinese Self Government Society urged compatriots abroad to join, citing detention sheds on Angel Island and refusal to locate facilities in San Francisco.
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Canton
Angel Island
San Francisco
Customs House Returns Show Growth in Receipts
Chester Fraser of the Customs House presents a three year rise in receipts with notable jumps in 1908 across April May and June. The Alberta Clay Products Company and Redcliff Brick and Coal Co. contributed to last year and this year increases according to the quarterly reports.
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Chester Fraser
Customs House
Alberta Clay Products Company
Redcliff Brick and Coal Co
Custom’s
Saskatchewan Dominates Manitoba In First Innings
In Winnipeg on August 4 Saskatchewan bowled Manitoba out for 86, Price and Vidil leading the attack. Manitoba lingered at 25 for five, then Winnipeg rallied with McIntosh scoring sixty to lift them at lunch to 132 for nine. Alberta met Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Price
Vidil
Saskatchewan Trundlers
Alberta
McIntosh
Canadian Pacific Line Awarded for 26 Miles Extension
The contract to build 26 miles of Canadian Pacific track between Carmangay and Aldersyde on the Calgary and Lethbridge extension has been awarded. Construction begins in ten days and aims for completion in October.
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Calgary
Carmangay
Aldersyde
Calgary and Lethbridge
Three Men Die In Electric Shock At Niagara Falls Pipe Work
At Niagara Falls on August 3 Albert Collett George Bruce and Patrick McLaughlin died while removing iron forms from a reinforced concrete pipe under construction for the Ontario Power Company. A 110 volt system shocked workers when insulation tore and damp concrete conducted the current. half a dozen were shocked.
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Niagra Falls
Albert Collett
George Bruce
Patrick McLaughlin
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Ontario Power Company
Miners Decorated by King at Marlborough House
King George decorated sixty two miners with King Edward medals at Marlborough House in the presence of the Home Secretary and other government officials for conspicuous gallantry in saving or attempting to save lives in recent colliery disasters.
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London
King George
Marlborough House
Home Secretary
Prince Henry Injured in Bicycle Fall
Amsterdam reports Prince Henry consort of Queen Wilhelmina suffered a bad fall from a bicycle. He broke a collar bone and sustained internal injuries and has canceled his planned visit to the Brussels Exposition.
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Amsterdam
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Brussels
Grand Trunk resumes operations after strike
Reports from Montreal dated August 4 indicate progress across the Grand Trunk system with operations resuming in full following the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Grand Trunk ‘Owl
Cabinet urged to end gifts of stationery to MPs and senators
Ottawa reports Hon. Charles Murphy urged ministers to stop distributing boxes of stationery during sessions. A Campbelltown business delegation, led by J. B. Carvell, MP, pressed for federal bond interest relief and a $100,000 civic works grant for their town struck by fire. Ministers pledged to seek Sir Wilfrid Laurier's view as talks continued.
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Ottawa
Ont
Charles Murphy
Campbelltown
J. B. Carvell
Mr J C Colter Works On Invention
The article profiles Mr J C Colter, inventor of the gas furnace, pursuing new devices to improve gas usage. It notes his past innovation and hints at forthcoming developments while he declines to comment yet.
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J. C. Colter
Lore
Citizns
Colter
Businesses Close for Fair Across August 17 18
Stores and offices listed under the undersigned will close during the Fair from time to five oclock on August seventeenth and eighteenth. Signatories include I B Cochran S T Fawcett Alberta Realty and Brokerage Co Long Co The Assa Music Co and many others.
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I. B. Cochran
S. T. Fawcett
A. C. Halethorne
James Rae
J. C. Beveridge
Robert Mitchell
B. F. Louch
Alberta Realty & Brokerage Co
F. M. Ginther
H. Rodd
J. Elliott
J. R. Fisher
Geo. Fischer
Long & Co
The
Assa. Music Co
C. S.pingle
I. Foster
D. G. White
J. J. Mahafir
E. M. Cawker
I. Bullivant
Alberta Book Co
Howson and
R. F. Collins
Spencer & Todd
F. Kass
Davis and Goodman
J. J. Hewitt
H. W. Ireland & Co
the Glasgow House
N. L. Tweed
Turpin Bros
R. Dunn
J. T. Belk & Sons
Thos. Hutchinson
H. Morrow
A. B. le Blanc
S. Ireland
Leslie F. Keller
Canadian Henley heats draw crowds at St Catharines
The Ottawa crew exudes confidence while Detroit rowers bet on favorites. Boston's Smith expected to challenge Cosgrove in senior singles as most oarsmen arrive and the Henley course fills with competitors.
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St. Catharines
Smith
Boston
Cosgrove
Bowell Man and Edmonton Visitor Check In
Mr. W. Lovell of Bowell arrives in the city today while Mr. John Rae of Edmonton is registered at the Alberta hotel in town.
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John Rae
Edmonton
The
Alberta
Man Cited For Drunkenness Receives Thirty Days
A forlorn man stood before a magistrate for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He quoted that man’s inhumanity to man mourns, prompting the magistrate to curse the crowd and sentence him to thirty days while ordering a list of names to be run in. Exchange.
Funeral of Hero of the Belfast Fire
In Belfast on August 4 the funeral of the late Rev Mr McCaughan drew crowds to the May & J Chapel. The Lord Mayor attended as 250 clergy and public figures joined the mile long procession. Eulogies were delivered by Presbyterian leaders amid persistent rain.
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Belfast
McCaughan
May &J. Chapel
Presbyterian Church
Market Reports: Lake of the Woods stock hints at higher dividends
Montreal reports renewed strength in Lake of the Woods Company's common stock fueling gossip of a possible ten percent dividend. Meighton, president, denies any statements on dividends. Grain futures rise with short-covering and crop outlook. wheat prices advance. Bank of England keeps 3 percent discount rate. New York stocks open heavy with several leaders down. Union Pacific early standout. Winnipeg oats and other grains quoted with minor changes.
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Montreal
Lake of the Woods Company
Meighton
Chicago
Shorts
Winnipeg
London
Bank of England
New York
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Third Avenue
Reading
Amalgamated Copper
Atoc
Cheasapeake & Ohio
Erie
U. S. Steel
Missing Wife Sparks Accusations in Buchanan Story
The wife of George Wakelusk a Galician farmer based in Buchanan Saskatchewan has been missing for more than two weeks. The husband refuses to assist in the search and the short marriage is described as unhappy by relatives who blame the country for her disappearance.
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Constantinople
Houran
Syria
Buchanan
George Wakelusk
Fighting in Spain clash between Don Jaime adherents
A street collision occurred in Barcelona on August 4 between Carlist supporters of Don Jaime and opposing groups. Weapons were used in the confrontation, with injuries reported and police investigating the incident.
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Barcelona
Don Jaime
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Jamieson
Cuda
Custom House Returns
Cricket
Grand Trunk Operating
Mt. Ven
Sal
L. P. Brodeur
Brockville
Simcoe
Great Lakes
Mrs. Brodeur
Lady Laurier
Banff
Rockies
Sir Wilfred
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