Union Men Forced to Resign From Militia Amid Protests
Vancouver report notes 1200 armed men in Vancouver Island strike zones. Refugees return to Ladysmith after raids. arrests of union leaders for inciting to riot. Militia endures renewed agitation, unions urged to expel militia members. Telegraph lines seized. 149 warrants issued for riot inciters.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Island
Nanaimo
J. J. Taylor
Miners’ Union
B. C. Federation of Labor
John Naylor
Cumberland Union
Vancouver Street Railway Men's Union
Col. Hall
Extension
Ladysmith
L Ladysmith
Patrick Malone
Tundysmith
U Lauderback
Jack Place
Fortunato Killed Near Ottawa In Railway Work Accident
Marino Fortunato, a C. P. R. section hand, was killed near Ottawa while on duty. The incident occurred during routine maintenance on the railway line and authorities are investigating the cause of the fatal accident.
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Marino Fortunato
Ottawa
No Compromise By Pres Wilson on Currency Bill
Washington August 18. President Wilson shows no intention of compromising with insurgent Democrats on the administration currency bill. He stays with the Democratic majority report as the House Banking committee expects the Glass Bill to pass without challenge.
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Washington
Wilson
House Banking Committee
House
Famous Cattle At Medicine Hat Fair Exhibition
The Medicine Hat fair on September 9 to 11 will feature the provinces dual purpose Durhams and Jerseys from the local demonstration farm with a promise of Holsteins. An industrial exhibit is planned with local manufacturers displaying. Amateur night is announced for next Wednesday at the Corona Theatre.
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Leven
Medicine Hat
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Building Permits Surpass 1912 Totals So Far This Month
Building permits issued this month exceed the same period in 1912 with Daley reporting totals over 20 dollars. Through this date in 1913, 577 permits have been issued versus 416 by the same point last year. Construction began on a two storey block on North Railway Street for W. Lowes, planned to house two stores.
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Daley
Medicine Hat
North Railway Street
W. Lowes
Roche Begins Inspection Tour Through Western Provinces
Hon Dr Roche minister of the interior arrived in Winnipeg and will travel west to inspect the department. He will visit Gleichen Calgary Medicine Hat and Regina to study irrigation grazing lease periods and pricing amid open settlements and range land designations.
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Calgary
Winnipeg
Roche
Gleichen
Medicine Hat
Regina
Rioting at Paris Breaks Out During Military Ration
In Paris on August 18 the Forty-Sixth regiment's ration period at Rue Statione saw clashes between militarists and antis. Police were overwhelmed and flank attacked. Reinforcements brought a mounted guard which charged the crowd amid cries of a bas l'armee. Arrests followed and both police and civilians sustained injuries.
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Paris
Typhoon in Hong Kong Forces Naval Distress Signals
A typhoon in Hong Kong reached 105 miles per hour, prompting the gun boat Wilmington to fire distress signals. A tug sheltered the vessel, and the British destroyer Otter searched for the pleasure yacht Troy with Tamar officers aboard, finding them safe. Several small boats in the harbor foundered.
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Hong Kong
Wilmington
United States Asiatic
Otter
Troy
Tamar
U S Deliberates on Mexican Situation as Wilson Views Hover
Washington Aug 18 The administration signals cautious optimism on the Mexican situation while awaiting word from Joint Lind to publish President Wilson s views. Senator Baker says the United States has done its duty and hints at possible rejection of US views. Talks explore alternatives including arming embargo lifts if peaceful means fail. William Bayard Hale, a Wilson friend, has been sending reports from Mexico despite lacking official status and faces sharp Mexican press criticism.
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Washington
Join Lind
Wilson
Huerta
Baker
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Baid
United States
Bacon
House
William Bayard Hale
Hale
Mexico
Halifax Strike Settled After Conciliation Board
The Halifax and Southwestern Railway employees and company settled a dispute after a conciliation board last week. On Saturday an agreement was reached with a substantial pay hike for the workers and settlements on other disputed points.
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Halifax
Halifax and Southwestern Railway
Endon Farmers Report Mixed Harvest and High Wheat Prospects
Endon on August 16 reports vigorous harvests with flax oats and other crops thriving. Wheat and barley are largely cut with fair returns despite spring promises. Hadon fields show summer fallow advantages. Notables Orville Stout Karl Bautch and Macfarlane brothers praised for strong wheat yields, Bautch's field cited at 40 bushels per acre.
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Endon
Hadon
Orville Stout
Karl Bautch
Macfarlane Brothers
Conference Orders G T R to Cut Expenses
Toronto August 18 an important conference of all G T R superintendents and train masters issued instructions to reduce expenses. The plan will result in layoffs across departments and by the end of August nearly two thousand men will be out of work.
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Toronto
Rock slide blocks Canadian Pacific line near Gold en Glacier
A rock slide on the main Canadian Pacific railway line between Golden and Glacier collapsed about 125 feet of earth. The disruption was to be cleared by early this afternoon, with trains expected to resume service.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Golden and
Glacier
No Federal Interference in Sulzer Glynn NY Contest
Washington reports there will be no federal intervention in New York's Sulzer Glynn gubernatorial dispute. President Wilson noted no current federal role, citing a prior Rhode Island case and that the constitution only requires guaranteeing a republican form of government. Albany coverage says the battle continues with a trustees meeting due to potential executive offices relocation.
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Washington
New York State
Wilson
Inquirers Today
Rhode Island
Supreme Court
Albany
Wm. Sulzer
Martin
H.lynn Roger
New York
Board of Trustees of
Assembly
Sulzer
Glynn
Robert F. Wagner
A. E. Smith
Board’ of Trustees
Chester C. Platt
Heavy rainfall floods Medicine Hat area
Rain fell yesterday and last night totaling an inch and a half in twenty four hours. Cellars and sewer basins flooded and water stood a foot deep near the Ogilvie mill. Several open ditches collapsed but city engineers report no major damage.
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Medicine Hat
Ogilvie Mille
Rebels seize Castro city in Falcon state battle
In Willemstadt near Coro, government troops captured the town after a fierce fight with Castro loyalists. General Lazaro Gonzales and General Urbena were killed. A rebel force reportedly defeated a small government detachment at Canamarca. Caracas notes Uprisings persist in Venezuela amid Colombia's fresh ministerial appointment in Caracas.
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Coro
Falcon
Cippriano Castro
Gomez
Lazaro Gonzales
Urbena
Canamarca
Hunger strike by rioters in the bull pen riots
Minot North Dakota August 18 forty prisoners in the bull pen arrested in labor riots began a hunger strike after beans sandwiches and coffee were offered. They hurled food at officers and many industrial workers were dispersed on Main Street as jail population drops to ninety with some released awaiting trial for vagrancy.
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Minot
M. D
Harvesters Leaving for Northwest Transported by Rail
Montreal August 18 The first train load of harvesters for the northwest departed this morning by the C P R and the Grand Trunk Pacific totaling 4000 laborers heading to work crews in the field.
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Montreal
Northwest
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hamilton Praises Western Cavalry in Canadian Militia Report
Ottawa August 18 Gen Sir Ian Hamilton inspector general of overseas forces has prepared a comprehensive inspection report on the Canadian troops now with the minister of militia. It urges more instructional staff longer peace establishment sixteen days paid training for rural and city corps interchange with British regulars creation of a war reserve and a paper reserve militia. He commends the western cavalry praising their stamina and riding but urges more drill and musketry and better field operations to ensure a strong mounted force against any invader.
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Ottawa
Ian Hamilton
Hamilton
Port Arthur
Rockies
Big Business Block Rising on Sixth Avenue Corner
A major brick building 130 by 80 feet with nine stores is planned for the Hill at Sixth avenue and Balmoral street. C. J. Hall, prominent local real estate man, will erect the one storey block, with seven shops on Sixth avenue and two on Balmoral street. Bourne and Morrison Architects prepared the plans and the erection contract will be let within a week.
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Sixth Avenue
Balmoral Street
C. J. Hall
Medicine Hat
Bourne and Morrison
Drouth Ends as Heavy Rains Hit Kansas
Kansas City reports heavy showers across eastern Kansas ending the long drouth. Rain arrived too late to revive dry corn but will boost forage and alfalfa crops and refill stock ponds. Cooler temperatures followed, with Joplin receiving two inches and Tulsa near one inch as the system moves through.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Joplin
Tulsa
Okla
Czar Well Guarded After Intruder Fight
In St. Petersburg a intruder tried to force into the czar’s residence at the Peterhof palace. He was subdued and identified as Otechkin, a famed Russian aviator fallen on hard times. The episode underscored the guards and alarms protecting the czar.
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St. Petersburg
Winter Palace
Peterhof Palace
Otechkin
U S to Test Californian Alien Land Law
President Wilson announced that the United States will facilitate a court test of California's alien land law only if an aggrieved Japanese representative initiates the action. The statement sets the framework for challenging the law through legal channels.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Fires Threaten Halifax Dwellings as Drought Persists
Halifax reports no rain for over a week with only a shower nearby. Two fires span about a square mile in the northwest Arm threatening property, another blaze behind Taft's Cove near Bedford Basin, and a large fire near Woodside refinery. Rain is urgently needed to curb damage. The Daily News delivery fee is noted as 850 a month.
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Halifax
Taft's Cove
Bedford Basin
Woodside
Thaw Escapes Matteawan and Heads Toward Elmhurst Pa
Harry K. Thaw, the Pittsburgh millionaire acquitted of Stanford White murder on insanity grounds, escaped Matteawan asylum by a gate dash to a fast auto with conspirators. He plans to rest before reaching Elmhurst at Creston Pennsylvania. His mother Mary Thaw confirmed receipt of a letter dated August 17 claiming safety and a coming visit to Elmhurst.
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Creston, Pa
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Pittsburg
Stanford White
Thaw
Madison Square
Mary Copley Thaw
Mattewan Asylum
Elmhurst
Creston
H. E.T
Pennsylvania
Harry
K. Thaw
Allegheny Mountains
Pittsburgh
Harry Thaw
Connecticut
Norwalk
Conn
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