Conciliation as focus of British diplomacy in 1900s shifts stance
London reports that Britain seeks conciliation to curb expansion by European powers in Asia. Sir Edward Gray defends policy, warns against Morocco tensions, and aims to preserve China’s integrity while opposing Japan-Russia maneuvers. Sir John Jordan reiterates allied stance with US and France.
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Sir Edward Grey
Britain
China
New York
G.B
London
Great Britain
Far East
Sir Edward Gray
Sir Edward
Russia
Mongolia
Central Asia
Japan
Sir John Jordan
John Jordan
Herald
Peking
Premier Yuan
Pope to be asked to withdraw Ne Temere decree
Montreal dispatch says a direct appeal to the Pope will request withdrawal of the Ne Temere decree as it applies to Canada. The appeal has the endorsement of eminent Roman Catholics. The correspondent notes no expectation of withdrawal.
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Ne Temere
Canada
British Ship Genoa Sinks. 24 Lost in North Sea
A British steamer Genoa of Wilson is believed wrecked after departing Blythe on January 15 bound for Riga. Wreckage has been found along the Berwickshire coast, confirming the loss of its 24 crew members.
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Scottish
Hull
Genoa
Wilson
Berwickshire
Scotland
Blythe
Riga
Canadian Northern train wreck east of Dauphin
Canadian Northern train No. 1 derailed about six miles east of Dauphin at 4 30 this morning. Five cars left the rails and overturned but no one was seriously injured. A broken rail is suspected. Train No. 2 met No. 1 at Paulson and brought passengers back to Dauphin. another train was formed to take them on. Track repairs expected early this afternoon and the eastbound train will depart about 3 o'clock.
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Dauphin
Man
Canadian Northern
Paulson
Pauphin
Beresford’s Criticism of the Navy Published in London
London, Jan. 29. Admiral Lord Charles Beresford releases his book on British naval policy since 1902 titled The Betrayal. He explains publication delay arose from a changed Admiralty board and says no reason remains to withhold the work. The revision since last November likely removed much of the strongest statements.
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London
Lord Charles Beresford
Charles
Admiralty
Board of the Admiralty
Book Attacks Naval Policy After McKenna Retirement
The work, prompted by Reginald McKenna’s retirement as First Lord of the Admiralty and aimed at Lord Charles, criticizes British naval policy of the past decade. It notes Winston Churchill’s war staff reform as one concession while detailing a trenchant critique of naval policy and its deep, long lasting evils.
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Reginald McKenna
The
Admiralty
Lord Charles
Winston Churchill
Duke of Fife Dies in Assouan
Assouan, Upper Egypt, Jan 29. The Duke of Fife, brother-in-law of King George, of Great Britain, died here at 6 o'clock last evening.
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King George
Egypt
W. A. P. Cable
Assouan
Upper Egypt
Duke of Fife
Great Britain
Montreal Readies for City Election Staffing
Montreal officials report all 638 polling stations staffed for Thursday's municipal election after some trouble securing deputy returning officers and clerks. Saloons will close 7 am to 7 pm, ballot boxes close, with city charter warnings on corrupt practices posted at stations. Penalties include a $200 fine and two months in jail for voting under another name or voting twice.
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Montreal
Toronto Deputy Chief May Take Calgary Police Chief Job
Toronto January report states Deputy Chief Starks may accept Calgary Police Chief post if offered. He denies recommending Toronto Detective Miller. Clark notes Calgary salary rumors rising to 3500 and suggests 5000 for a good man, signaling Western cities must pay higher to attract top officers.
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Toronto
Calgary
Starks
Miller
Clark
Double Wheat Theft Sentences In Stettier Alta
Fred Summerton of Lowden Lake was sentenced to two months hard labor for stealing two loads of wheat valued at 410 dollars. He faced two more serious charges pending.
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Stettier
Alta
Fred Summerton
Lowden Lake
Hele
Liberal party plans dramatic Belfast welcome for Churchill
In Belfast on January 29, the Liberal party aims to compensate Winston Churchill for a thwarted appeal by reorganizing a larger demonstration during his Ulster Hall visit. Military authorities in Dublin prepare to send troops from the capital and elsewhere if needed to maintain order amid the agitation.
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Belfast
Liberal Party
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Ulster Hall
Dublin
Suffragettes Target Harcourt in London Dispute
London, Jan 29. Suffragettes vow to harass Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, as they press for women’s suffrage. Harcourt reiterates opposition while a deputation leader says women will pursue his discomfort.
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London
Lewis Harcourt
Revelations Expected As Trial Opens In Poland
In Czenstochau Russian Poland on January 29 an ecclesiastical scandal involving fratricide robbery of jewels from the Black Virgin, an elopement of a monk with a notorious woman, and a dissolute circle in the Pauline Monastery is slated for court next month as Father Damazzy Macochig faces theft and homicide charges. The case draws vast Polish interest dating back three years when the cathedral jewels vanished. The ebony statue of the Virgin, famed worldwide, draws 200,000 pilgrims yearly and has seen gifts totaling about 3 million dollars from various rulers and individuals.
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Czenstochau
Russian Poland
Damazzy Macoch Ig
Poland
Luke
Non-Conformists Alarmed By Papal Immunity Decree
London readers report that leading dissenters plan services nationwide in coming weeks to discuss the crisis question. The papal declaration granting immunity to priests from civil prosecution has greatly unsettled non conformists in England.
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London
England
Ogilvie Mills visits city for potential sites
Ogilvie Milling Company representatives toured the city on Saturday and expressed pleased impressions. Several locations are being considered, with a decision not expected for at least a month as Manager Black departs to present the Medicine Hat proposition to the board of directors.
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Ogilvie Milling Company
Black
Runaway Streetcar Crashes Injuring Twelve in St Paul
A Selby Lake trolley car ran away past noon and crashed into a loaded car at 6:30 pm injuring twelve passengers. Motorman Swanson of the runaway car reportedly lost a leg.
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St. Paul
Selby Lake
Swe’ Gon
Swanson
Fire strikes Holy Cross College in Yamaska region
A morning fire at Holy Cross College on the Yamaska River shore trapped 150 boarders as flames consumed the building. Firefighters arrived to find a total blaze. losses estimated around 96 000 dollars with partial insurance. A 16 year old, Alfred Leroux, confessed to starting the blaze.
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Farmham
Pos Dan
Holy Cross College
Yamaska River
Alfred Leroux
Bosvert
Montreal
Que
Shearer Brothers and Wills Lumber Company
Shearer
Albert Walter Executed in Sing Sing Electric Chair
Ossining N Y Jan 29 Albert Walter was put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison at 541 this morning for the murder of sixteen year old Ruth Wheeler nearly two years ago. The girl came to Walter's flat in New York in search of work and he killed her after she had been mistreated. Walter left a statement with Warden Kennedy denying the crime.
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Ossinging
N. Y
Albert Walter
Sing Sing Prison
Ruth Wheeler
Walter
New York
Kennedy
Thirteen Trapped on Mississippi Ice Reaches Safety
A group of more than a dozen travelers, feared dead after being trapped on ice floes on the Mississippi River, landed at Wycliffe and were returned to Bird's Point Missouri. They had hired a boatman to cross to Cairo before ice conditions stalled their crossing.
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CW. A. P. Dispatch
Wycliffe
Mississippi River
Bird's Point
Bird’s Point
Cairo
Kootenay County Judge Appointed in Ottawa
Ottawa January meeting of the cabinet passed an order appointing George O. Thompson of Cranbrook as county court judge for the Kootenay district. A Western grain growers division planned a talk with Hon. G E Foster on the new grain bill but missed due to late trains.
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Ottawa
Cabinet Council
George O. Thompson
Cranbrook
Kootenay
Western Grain Growers
G. BE. Foster
Marconi Wireless Station Inauguration In Spain
King and Queen inaugurate Madrid wireless telegraphy station with Marconi and foreign dignitaries present. Messages from Spain to Barcellona Cadiz Teneriffe Las Palmas prove rapid and accurate. Canadian leaders Borden and Thaezen send messages without telegraph lines, shocking observers.
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King and Quen
Spain
Madrid
Borden
J. D. Hazen
Flan
Marconi
Interior
Aranjuez
Marconi Company
Barcellona
Cadiz
Teneriffe
Las ’Alemas
Canary Islands
Imperial troops defeated by Canton republic army near Fu Chan
In a clash reported by the Chinese Free Press from San Francisco on January 29, General Cheng Fun led 10,000 imperial troops against General Wong Ching of the Canton republic near Fu Chan. The imperial force was decisively defeated, with about 400 Manchus killed. The imperial army retreated twenty miles to Wong Han Ho as Wong Ching's 8,000 strong force captured Chi Wark in Hantung Province.
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Chi Waik
San Francisco
Cal
Cheng Fun
Canton Republic
Wong Ching
Fu Chan
Chi
Nese Free Press
Wong Han Ho
Wong
Chi Wark
Hantung Province
Edmonton Richelieu Hotel Fire Damages Big Site
A morning blaze at three o clock today gutted most of the Richelieu Hotel in Edmonton causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Eighty two guests were removed to nearby hotels for safety and lodging.
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Edmonton
Richelieu
Manitoba Gold Rush Evidently a Bubble
Winnipeg January 29 The Manitoba provincial police probe prospectus of a Miniconas placer boom. An organized scheme to make a big killing was thwarted by a California mining expert who punctured the bubble. Prosecutions may follow.
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Manitoba
California
Winnipeg
Survey of Ansley Coal Mine Spur Near City Limits
A survey of the proposed Ansley Coal Mine spur line to the city limits is complete. Two lines reach the city limits and can join the industrial spur. snow depth delays finishing the survey. Ansley plans forming the company and spring work on mining machinery, aiming to use gear-driven power over hired labor.
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Ansley
Calgary seeks new police chief as Stolgil and Winnipes apply
A Calgary report says Chief Detective Stolgil and Winnipes will apply for the vacant police chief post. A telegram from Kamloops chief George uthney notes George Tasto, held after arrest in Femig, escaped while being transported. Rothney also seeks the chief position. The Star Theatre screens The Devils Tow er tonight and Tuesday.
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Calgary
Stolgil & Winnipes
George *Uthney
Kamloops
George Tasto
Femig
Rothmey
Rothney
Don't Mist
Devicess Tower
Star Theatre
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