Sharp rebuke for Prof Allan
At the Methodist general conference an oak walking stick from the first Pacific steamer Beaver was shown with a memorial to present it to King George. Prof Allan of Winnipeg sent a memorial opposing ballot plumping. the memorial was laid on the table and rejected as the only memorial so treated.
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Victoria
Methodist General Conference
Pacific
King George
B.C
Edward Gridge
Reformed Episcopal Church
Campbell
Presbyterian General Assembly
Dalligson
Landgon
Miss McElhinney
Toronto
Apostolic Church
C. J. L. Bates
Japan
Londa
Allan
Winnipeg
General Conference
Builders Exchange and Bricklayers in Winnipeg Strike
Winnipeg August 18. Trouble brews between the Builders Exchange and the Bricklayers Union over L. L. Mitchell workers leaving work. Peter Lyall and Sons of Montreal allegedly control the firm and their employees struck weeks ago. An ultimatum was issued to settle by Friday morning or a lock-out will follow. The case involved a three member Exchange panel and three Union reps with a motion deciding no connection between the two firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Builders Exchange
Bricklayers Union
L. L. Mitchell
Peter Lyall and Sons
Montreal
Exchange
John Guy Memorial Observed In Newfoundland Anniversary
The article notes the 300th anniversary of John Guy and Bristol colonists founding Newfoundland’s first settlement. A ceremony at Conception Bay features a Bristol city memorial tablet placed at the Guy colony site, with a Bristol delegation presenting the tablet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
N.F
John Guy
Bristol
England
Newfoundland
Conceptiors Bay
Colonial Historical Society
Guy's Colony
Million Dollar Fire Ravages Jersey City Warehouses
A major blaze in Jersey City destroyed all business buildings and factories in the warehouse district. The fire, not controlled until midnight, caused estimated losses of one to one and a half million dollars. Wireman Babcock collapsed from a live wire and died later. another fireman suffered leg injuries from a falling wall as about two thousand residents fled into the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Babcock
Chinese Chestnuts Shipments Seized in Vancouver
A Vancouver shipment valued at five thousand dollars of opium, mislabeled as Chinese chestnuts from Hong Kong, was seized today by authorities. The goods were consigned to an unknown Vancouver firm.
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Vancouver
B.C
Hong Kong
Premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier Reaches Victoria
The steamer Princess Charlotte with Sir Wilfrid Laurier and party arrived in Victoria this evening to an enthusiastic welcome. Docks and streets were decorated as the Mayor civic reception committee and Liberal officers greeted them. Premier Richard McBride joined on the wharf and the Premiers exchanged courtesies amid cheers. A public reception at Parliament Buildings followed, with the buildings exquisitely decorated and illuminated.
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Victoria
Princess Charlotte
Sir Wilfred
Liberal Association
Richard McBride
Dominion
McBride
Parliament
Canada and West Indies Trade Commission Closes Hearings
The Royal Commission investigating trade relations between Canada and the West Indies has concluded its labors. The report will be presented to the Home Government immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Commission
Canada
West Indies
Politician Shot Down in Cold Blood in Chicago
Chicago reports Daniel Cumming a lieutenant of Senator Lorimer rivaling factions, shot and killed by Thomas J. Bent. Bent waited an hour outside Cumming's home before firing and then awaited arrest after consulting a lawyer.
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Chicago
Daniel Cummings
Orimer
Thomas J. Bent
Lorimer
Bent
Cumming
Jealous husband shoots wife then kills himself
Montreal Aug 18 crazed by jealousy John O Keefe laborer 1350 Logan street shot his wife dead then turned the revolver on himself in a double tragedy. The couple shared a house with another family and neighbors found the wife asleep shot and O Keefe dead nearby.
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Montreal
John O'Keefe
Logan Street
O'Keefe
Wile O'Keeles
Firefighting Soldiers Sent to Combat Oregon Forest Fires
Lightning sparked a series of fires east of Butte Falls in the crater reserve prompting the Forest Service to request 1,000 soldiers. Two companies from American Lake will depart to assist, as crews battle a three mile long flame front.
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Portland
Ore
Butte Falls
Crater Reserve
Forest Service
American Lake
Fenian Raid Veteran Dead
London reports General Richard Fitzgerald, a Fenian raid veteran who served Canada, has died. The obituary notes his long military career and involvement in Fenian raids.
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London
Richard Fitzgerald
Canada
Eter
Fenian Rall
Medicine Hat Exhibition Opens With Strong Start
The 24th annual Medicine Hat Agricultural Society exhibition opened in ideal August weather with large crowds expected today. Highlights include urban and rural displays in the new octagonal main building, school exhibits, British Columbia fruit displays, a grand dining hall, and a busy race track program featuring harness and running events.
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Medicine Hat Agricultural Society
A. J. Matthews
A. H.meneely
Montreal Street School
Rosen
Calgary
8. T. Fawcett
Fieming
Exhibition Buildings
M. B. Stewart
Dr. Rutledge
R. H. Taber
W. H. Babb
Fatality at Snowshot mine claims two miners
At Snowshot mine near Phoenix B C a rock fall fatally injures two experienced miners. Mike Bauer and D Haim were working a mine machine when a sudden collapse swept them down the slope. Both bodies were recovered badly mangled. Bauer leaves a Milwaukee brother and Haim a wife, with Haim identified as a Finn.
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Phoenix
B.C
Mike Bauer
D. Haim
Snowshot
Bauer
Milwaukee
Haim
Praise for Militia Salutes Canadian Army Staff
The Morning Post in London on August 18 praises the Canadian Army Militia stating only numerical insufficiency and limited opportunities hold it back. It argues the Militia's fighting value equals that of any British Territorial force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Morning Post
Harvest Hand Fatally Injured Near Portage La Prairie
Ernest Richards of Winnipeg and Robert Fiddler of Portage La Prairie hired for harvest. Richards sat to rest on a track near Assiniboia River bridge when a CN railway train rounded the curve and knocked him off the ties, fracturing both legs and causing internal injuries. He was transported to St Boniface hospital and remains unconscious.
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Portage la Prairie
Ernest Richards
Winnipeg
Robert Fiddler
Richards
Assiniboia River Bridge
C.N.R
St. Boniface Hospital
G T P Wheat Route Opens Fort William Edmonton Link
Montreal August 18 announced yesterday that Chairman Smithers special train passed Tuesday the last link connecting the G T P route between Fort William and Edmonton now available for hauling wheat.
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Montreal
Smithers
G.T.P
Fort William
Edmonton
Allan Line Officers Deny CPR Takeover Rumors
Liverpool seen August 18 reports that Allan Line officials deny circulating rumours that the Canadian Pacific Railway is seeking control of their line.
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Liverpool
Allan Line
C.P.R
Flim Flam Artists at Work Reported Locally
North Bay contractor Mr. Knapp lost his purse and return ticket while staying at the Cosmopolitan. Police note several cases of flim slamming and changing fraud reported, targeting the Royal hotel J E Howson's store and H W Iseland Co. A railroad man was passed a one dollar bill inflated to ninety dollars by a stranger. Citizens urged to be cautious changing large bills tonight.
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Knapp
North Bay
Port Arthur
Cosmopolitan
Royal Hotel
J. E. Howson
Mais
H. W. Iseland & Coy
S. C. Taylor
What English Papers Think
London reports mixed reactions to Canadian tariff debates. The Daily Mail likens free trade supporters to those hanging themselves. The Chronicle notes Laurier’s speeches boost Protectionists, surprising only by their prior beliefs. The Daily Graphic urges restraint in exploiting the controversy.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Chronicle
Laurier
Daily Graphic
Roosevelt Turned Down as Convention Chairman
Theodore Roosevelt laughed at his rejection as chairman by the State Convention in Oyster Bay on August 19. He said the result gave him pleasure and relief from campaign responsibility. He pondered skipping the convention and preferred the old guard to carry on the fight.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Old Guard
Eightieth Birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph
In Isebel Austria on August 18 the elderly Emperor Francis Joseph receives felicitations from about 74 archdukes and archduchesses as well as rulers worldwide. The city decorates for his procession and an elaborate banquet honors the day, though this year the King-Emperor asked for charitable donations instead of lavish festivities.
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Isebl
Austria
Francis Joseph
Europe
Cholera Spreads in Italian Province Amid Outbreak
Cholera outbreak hits Barrio Italy with twenty five deaths at Trane seaport and widespread cases in Andria Margharita Desavoia and Trinitapell. Authorities push containment but distrust and quarantine fears hamper response. exodus and crowded churches worsen risk.
Public Shanks to Open at Ter Weere High School
Patchy OCR notes a public shanks opening at a high school with a theater show tonight. Details are unclear due to damaged text and misread phrases.
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Ter Weere
Star Theatre
Man claiming to be John E. Drexel ill in infirmary
A man in the infirmary claims to be John E. Drexel and suffers memory loss or illusions. He appears to have traveled from Vancouver, British Columbia, as his clothes were bought there.
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London
John E. Drexel
British Columbia
Vancouver
Quan Koy Restaurant Near Bev erley Sask Opens Soon
The Quan Koy Restaurant in Beverley Sask is nearly complete with the exterior finished except for the glass front. The building presents as an imposing new structure ready to serve as a Fathers Day stop.
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Beverley, Sask
Aviator Moissant Flights and Public Interest Near London
London reports of Aviator John B Moissant attempting a Paris to London flight with passenger. He lands seven miles from Crystal Palace after dawn flight amid cheering crowds. Moissant uses calm weather for the last leg and faces a slight machine defect that delayed him. A Redcliffe school district formation is noted.
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London
Don
Messiani
Moissant
Deal
Sittingbourne
John B. Moissant
Paris
Crystal Palace
Fileux
Tillmanstone
Moligant
Nationalists Plans Open Air Protests in Catalonia
In Barcelona on August 28 Catalan Catholic nationalists prepare open air demonstrations urging faithful to defend Holy religion and mother church. The group calls the government accursed and asks people to come armed to sacrifice for the Pope.
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Barcelona
Catalonia
Rome
San Sebastian
Osservatore Mano
Vatican
Spain
Cardinal Merry
Th. Ae
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