Fatal termination of heavyweight bout leaves two dead
Los Angeles reports state John W. Bull Young died after brain surgery to treat a cerebral hemorrhage following his eleventh round knockout by Jess Willard at Vernon arena. Officials said recovery was unlikely as multiple complications were noted and several fight participants were arrested. Young had only two years in boxing and arrived in Los Angeles as a sparring partner to the late Luther McCarty.
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Bull Young
Los Angeles
Tess Willard
Vernon
Young
McCarthy
John Ws
Bull) Young
Jess Willard
John W
Bull) Young, Jr
Vernon Arena
Onc
Earl Rogers
Pacific Athletic Club
Rogers
Willia Charles F. Eyton
Thomas J. McCarey
al Greenewald
Luther McCarty
Arthur Pelkey
Calgary
Alberta
Restrictive Galician Emigration Order Impacts Canada
Ottawa reports a cable announced restriction on emigration of Galicia natives. The Galician influx has long fed Canadian immigration with large western colonies expanding yearly. Officials say stopping this flow will hinder Canada’s population growth and be a source of regret.
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Ottawa
Galicia
Cable
Canada
Telegraph office changes announced by superintendent
Winnipeg Aug 22. The following changes in GC PR telegraph officials were announced today by General Superintendent McMillan. FP 8 Camp, telegraph inspector at Nelson to Brandon Man. W Rutherford, inspector at Brandon to Souris Man.
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Winnipeg
P. R
McMillan
Camp
Nelson
B. C
Brandon
Man
W. Rutherford
Souris
Huerta Said to Have Killed Madero by Murder
In an interview on the Ward liner Mexico arriving from Vera Cruz, Arthur Isert, once a civil engineer in Quintana Roo, asserts Huerta killed Madero and says the claim comes from ex-governor Alfonso Camorra. Isert, who fled Quintana Roo, recounts escape and US aid. Vancouver's W F Tutzel named federal sites agent for western Canada.
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New York
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Progresso
Arthur Isert
San Francisco
Quintana Roo
Isert
Porfirio Diaz
Francisca. Madero, Jr
United States
State Department
California
Mr. Isert
Manuel Sanchez Rivera
Huerta
Madero
Senor
Alfonso Camorra
Uintana Roo
W. F. Tutzel
Vancouver
Canada
Haldane sails to address American bar in Montreal
Lord Haldane high chancellor of England sails on the Lusitania to deliver the opening address at the American Bar Association meeting in Montreal. He endures cramped rooms and declines press interviews citing royal and political sensitivities.
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London
Lord Haldane
England
American Bar Association
Montreal
King George
Lloyd-George
Asquith
America
Vancouver harbor contract let for big port development
Ottawa reports the Vancouver harbor project moves forward with a $1,250,000 contract for a modern wharf to accommodate largest ocean steamers. Successful tenderers named Henry McFee and McDonald.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
Henry MecFee
McDonald
Shipping War on North Atlantic Coming Fast
Berlin reports rapid developments in the shipping war between the Hamburg America and North German Lloyd lines. The Russian government granted a concession for a new steamship service between Libau and Bremen, likely to operate under the North German Lloyd umbrella and divert Russian immigrants toward Bremen via a rail route that favors Hamburg.
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Berlin
Hamburg-American
North German
Lloyd Steamship Companies
Liban
Bremen
Lloyd Line
Bremer
Severe Electrical Storm Destroys Bridges Near Port Arthur
Wireless telegraph reports a severe electrical storm over the lakes with heavy gale and rain. Steel bridges were blown down the Ontario Dock was blown away and phone wires were damaged in the night.
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Port Arthur
Sault Ste. Marie
Cabinet Ministers Paid Short Visit Through the City
Two cabinet ministers Foster and Rogers passed through town last evening en route east from the coast. They were joined by Joseph Bernier William Smith Peter White and J Bright. Foster spoke of trade prospects with Australia and the Orient noting improving Western finances and a large crop outlook.
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George Ig. Foster
Commercce
Robert Rogers
Joseph Bernier
Manitoba
William Smith
M. P
Peter White
J. Bright
Foster
Australia
Orient
Canada
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Rogers
Booth to Visit Winnipeg for Salvation Army Week
Gen Booth will stop in Winnipeg from November 3 to 9 for a Salvation Army conference. About 300 officers from Brandon Regina Saskatoon Prince Albert Moose Jaw Edmonton Calgary Medicine Hat Vancouver and Victoria will travel to Winnipeg to meet the new chief and attend the weeklong events.
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Winnipeg
Salvation Army
Booth
United States
Brandon
Regina
Saskatoon
Prince, Albert
Moosedaw
Edmonton
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Prairie
Vancouver
Victoria
Winniper
Balkan Atrocities Reported as Reciprocal Sacking
A consular inquiry in Malgara finds that Kurdish cavalry burned ten Greek and eight Bulgarian villages and killed all males and many females. The Times correspondent adds fifteen villages between Techatalla and Adrianople sacked with many inhabitants killed.
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London
Balkans
Adrianople
Malgara
Constantinople
Times
Techatalla
Ministers Returning to Work at the Capital
Ottawa reports cabinet members will rotate back to duties in September after summer breaks. G. E. Foster expected early week, White sails from Liverpool, Tron Martin Bury possibly aboard the same ship. Hughes Crothers depart for England. Pelletier plans westward trip with the British master general. A late autumn session is anticipated. The prime minister will open the Ottawa exhibition tomorrow.
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Ottawa
G. E. Foster
Mr. White
Liverpool
Tron- Martin Burywell
Sam Hughes
T. W. Crothers
Ingland
L. P. Pelletier
Sale of Famous Ocean Pier At Atlantic City
Ocean City, Aug 23 The famed as the oldest of several piers here valued at 1 1/2 million dollars before its near destruction was sold at auction today under foreclosure proceedings. Remaining details unavailable.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Fire Rages With Wide Reach Near Sir Max Aitken Estate
Malitax August 28 The forest fire burning for over a week threatens the Arm shore and several summer residences including that of Sir Max Aitken. Three houses burned at Bear Cove and Purcells residents fought flames through the night. Soldiers and engineers moved toward Rockingham as winds shifted, with Hammond Plains and Sackville timber damage around 50000 and Luneburg County losses near a quarter of a million dollars.
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Malitax
Sarguy Club
EK. B. McCurdy
Max Aitken
Bear Cove
Purcells
Mount St. Vincent
Halifax
A. O. Fages
Rockingham
Jjlammond Plains
Sackville
Luneburg County
Storage elevator site chosen for Saskatoon by Grain Commission
The Dominion government selects a site in Saskatoon for a large storage elevator. The 47 acre lot lies southwest of 25-86-6, one mile west of city limits, south of Eleventh Street. Alex Smith is the vendor and the Industrial League will secure a right of way from Goose Lake and GTP lines for a mile and a quarter of track. The Grain Commission will own and build the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
J. W. Tyson
Industrial League, Ltd
C. Birkett
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
League
Grain Commission
G.T.P
The
Emigration From Scotland Tops Two Hundred Thousand
Nearly 200000 Scottish people left Scotland over four years 1900 1912 according to a parliamentary reply. Emigration rose yearly with 1909 4282 1910 65211 1911 457417 1912 64052 and totals show 210982 emigrants from Scottish ports while 26783 more landed elsewhere in Europe. A. EK Hennington drowned in Winnipeg river near Lac du Bonnet.
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London
Scotland
Edinburgh
Grimsby
Ipswich
Reading
Secretary of
Jess Collings
United Kingdom
Europe
A. EK. Hennington
Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Am erica Cup Race Contracts Signed Between Top Yacht Clubs
The Royal Ulster Yacht Club and the New York Yacht Club signed contracts for the America Cup race. A jumble of misparsed text mentions threats and alleged German interference linked to events around Nanking and a Chinese revolutionary context.
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Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Nanking
Immorality accusations hit Austrian prince in Los Angeles
Mrs. Clara Melcher a Viennese laundress who charged Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski of Austria with luring her to the United States for immoral purposes was detained by immigration officials in Los Angeles on August 22.
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Los Angeles
Clara Melcher
Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski
Austria
Yiddish ROV in Court Sparks Local Ghetto Feud
Montagne Glass remarks on Medicine Hat rivalries as Miller and Freedman clash. Freedman accuses Miller of assault over meat pricing. Miller allegedly struck 20 to 25 blows. Case heard by Magistrate Kealy with further details on page 12.
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Montagne Glass
New York
Medicine Hat
Glass
Miller-Freedman
Beccame
Miller
Freedman
Kealy
Freidman
Ontario farmers chase harvest jobs in west
Ontario farmers throng Toronto Union Station as prairie bound special trains draw workers to the west. They “pick them out” promising permanent farm work, while few locals accept staying at Ontario farms. Excursionists have bought tickets and listen to lure of vast wheat fields.
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Toronto
Ontario
Union Station
Russia lifts duties on coal and oil imports due to Baku strike
The Russia government authorized large imports of coal and foreign oil, waiving duties because of the Baku strike that has caused losses estimated at 20 million roubles. English and Welsh coal shippers are working to meet orders from Russia and Roumania. naptha import permission expected to generate profit.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Baku
Roumania
Dominion Educators Elect Their Officers
Ottawa August 22 Officers of the Dominion Educational Association were elected at the convention final session. President J W Robertson of Ottawa was re elected. Vice president Alexander Robinson of British Columbia. Secretary treasurer J H Putnam of Ottawa. Directors include D Sloan Nova Scotia H S Bridges New Brunswick Theodore Ross Prince Edward Island J A Dale McGill Hud Silver Montreal R A Hooper Brandon J H White Ottawa R H Cowley Toronto H H Smith Saskatoon J T Ross Edmonton J C Miller Camrose A M Seatt Calgary.
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Ottawa
The
Dominion Educational Association
J. W. Robertson
Alex. Robinson
Secy-Treas
D. Sloan
Nova Scotia
H. S. Bridges
St. John
N. B
Theodore Ross
Whyte Visits Calgary with Standard Trust Official
Sir William Whyte former vice-president of the C P R arrived in Calgary with W Harvey managing director of the Standard Trust Company. The pair are seen as leading spirits of the Standard and the trip west aims to extend the companys operations.
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Calgary
William Whyte
Co. P. R
City
Ing
W. Harvey
Ks Standard ‘Trust
Willliam
Standard
West
Washington to mark centennial of British entry in war
Washington notes that Aug 27 marks ninety nine years since British forces under Gen Ross entered the state and defeated American troops. Plans to observe the centennial anniversary next year are under discussion as officials consider appropriate ceremonies.
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Washington
Ross
Marconi Company Chairman Voices Imperial Wireless Strife
London reports William Marconi told Marconi wireless company shareholders that last year’s imperial contract dispute harmed private enterprise and public trust. Godfrey Isaacs supported the report, recalling painful year and facing insults amid the campaign battles.
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London
William Marconi
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Imperial Wireless
England
Godfrey Isaacs
Riot at Dominion land office entrance in Calgary
In Calgary on August 22 a rush to secure off leases sparked a small riot at the Dominion land office entrance. One man was badly beaten before police arrived and restored order.
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Calgary
Dominion Land Office
Harvesters Move East to West in Migration Wave
More than 8,000 harvesters have traveled from eastern regions to western provinces seeking work. The shift signals a broad labor migration tied to seasonal farm needs and regional wage opportunities.
Thaw Case Sparks Guards Debate in Sherbrooke
Rumors of a plot to rescue Mary Thaw in Sherbrooke prompt Premier Goin to seek sheriff Aylmer’s view on prison protection. The sheriff declines adding guards while noting an armed escort could aid court transport. Thaw lawyers meet over Roger Thompson’s threat to reveal Matewan details as the Thaw family backs Thompson’s British subject defense and awaits O’Mara’s arrival to settle status.
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Lomer Goin
Aylmer
Fixtue Thompson
Sherbrooke
Ann
Roger Thompson
Thaw Famiry
Thompson
Toronto
Thaw
Louis
St. Laurent
Quebec
New Japanese Torpedo Tested with Secret Design
London reports the Japanese cruiser Kongo returning home with forty torpedoes of a new Whitehead design. The torpedo uses heated air propulsion, outranges British 21 inch torpedoes by 2000 to 4000 yards. Tests reportedly exceeded expectations, adding a chemical heating apparatus and water control for enhanced effectiveness.
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London
Kongo
Whitehead Works
Murder in Detroit Claims Ont Constable’s Son
Brantford Ontario report Aug 28 states Herbert Pickett son of local Constable J G Pickett was shot defending a property in Detroit and died. One suspect has been arrested in connection with the case.
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Brantford
Missionaries Deny Bulgarian Atrocities Statement
Rev Lyle O Woodruff of the Philippopolis Station with two English colleagues arrived in London to present a statement denying Bulgarian troops massacred in Adrianople hospital. They report experiences to British officials and aim to counter atrocity allegations.
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London
Lyle O'Woodruff
Phillippoplis
American Board of Commerce ‘For Foreign Missions
Dark Fin
Adrianople
Tiley
Riots in Londonderry Over Home Rule Tension
In Londonderry unrest surges as Unionists resist Ulster Home Rule under martial law. The riots fuel anger toward police and prompt warnings from Unionist papers about forced acceptance and heightened tensions across the city.
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London
Ulster
Londonderry
Eve Eaporeett
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Haldane
North Atlantic
Messrs
Foster and
Depot
Gen. Booth
Sir Max Aitken
Nova
Dominion Government
Saskatoon Chosen
Land of the Thistle
Prince
Keay
Dominion
Harry
Gouin
Margon
Isaacs
K. Thaw
Detroit
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