Riots erupt at Port Arthur coal docks killing tension
Port Arthur Ont July 29 four men seriously injured in a clash between striking workers, sympathizers, and police at the Canadian Northern Coal and Ore Docks Co. militia occupies the docks with two hundred soldiers on duty. Chief McLellan critically wounded, Italian rioter P Dominik badly hurt, others injured. heavy suppression planned.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Canadian Northern Coal and Ore Docks Co
Uae
Coal Docks
Angus McClennan
P. Dominik
T. Dominik
Peterson
H. Durleagh
Flicker
Law and Order
McLellan
P. Dominic
Dream of Imperial League of Power Shaping Canadian View
Winston Spencer in the Daily News argues for an Imperial council with dominion voice on foreign policy. The piece cites Sir Wilfrid Laurier and notes Canada’s shift away from his anti militarist stance. It questions whether the current mood will endure.
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League OF Power
Winston Spencer
London News
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Laurier
Imperial Council
London
Daily News
House of Commons
Dominions
Spencer
Wilfrid
Collier Wrecks Passenger Boat Near Boone Island
The City of Rockland bound for Boston from Bath collided in fog with the collier William Chisholm about thirty miles north of Boone Island. All passengers were transferred to the Belfast and the Rockland was towed as she took on water. Three tugs and the revenue cutter Gresham were dispatched for assistance.
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Rockland
S. S. Belfast
W. A. P. Rekport
Mass
City of
Belfast
Gresham
Boston
Taisei Named as New Era for Japan After Meiji
Tokyo reports the death of Matsuhito and the accession of Yoshipito. An official decree names the new era Taisei replacing Meiji. Calm across the empire as mourning parades and public functions halt.
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W. A. P. Cable
Talseli
Meiji
Matsuhito
Markets Watch Wheat Decline on Berth of Weather Outlook
Chicago reports a bearish day as cool northwest weather and steady crops temper prices. Sept wheat opened 94 to 94 4, dipped to 92 plus, oats held firm with low selling pressure, and export demand provided a late rally. Winnipeg and Minneapolis notes show mixed results with various futures and cash prices across regions. London mentions Col. Hughes to attend British army maneuvers on Salisbury plain in September.
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Chicago
Ill
Iowa
Nebraska
Winnipeg
Man
C.W
London
Col. Hughes
Salisbury Plains
Toronto city avoids loan terms after market review
London reports Mayor Geary of Toronto and the city treasurer decided not to accept suggested pricing for a debenture issue. The city secured a temporary six million dollar loan for one year at a 4.4 percent discount amid a glut in Canadian securities. Quotations list various bonds with ranges, including British Columbia and Calgary debentures, as of July.
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London
Geary
Toronto
City of
Dominion of Canada
British Columbia
Calgary
Victoria City
Marriage Case Great Array of Lords Heard
The Times comments on the Canadian appeal ruling praising the court’s makeup. It notes the Lord Chancellor and Lords Halsbury MacNaghton Atkinson and Shaw, with the Exchequer of Ireland chief, strengthening imperial appeal authority in overseas dominions.
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London
the Times
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Imperial Court of Appeals
Halsbury
MacNaghton
Atkinson
Shaw
Exchequer of
Ireland
Dominions
Reginal Convicts Still at Large
Regina Sask July 2 The two convicts escaped from the Mounted Police barracks Friday Armstrong and Nalzen are still at large They have a bad record and seem to have made a clean getaway
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Regina
Sask
Mounted Police
Armstrong
Nalzen
Turkey Open to Peace Talks With Italy
In Constantinople on July 30 the Turkish government signaled willingness to negotiate peace with Italy if discussions honor Turkey, safeguard her rights, and proceed with dignity. The statement came during the reading of the ministerial programme in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Constantinople
Italy
Turkey
Chamber of Deputies
Hat Hustles to Draw More Industries
Medicine Hat signals expansion as city officials push to attract more industries, aiming to broaden the local economy beyond existing sectors. The Lethbridge Herald notes the persistent, round the clock effort to land new business and investment.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge Herald
Well Known Sneak Thief Identified in Edmonton Case
James Class, once sentenced to three years hard labor for stealing $20 from a billiard maker at the Assiniboia hotel, is described as an old offender. Police fingerprint impressions linked him to Kozma Cozac, a noted sneak thief, identified by the Commissioner of Police.
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James Class
Kealy
Assiniboia
Edmonton
Class
Police
Bruce
Kozma Cozac
Minnesota Progressives hold mass convention in St Paul
A 9 mass convention in the St Paul auditorium selects delegates to the Chicago third party national convention and nominates presidential electors.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
St. Paul
Chicago
Texas Farmers' Congress Opens In College Station
The fifteenth annual Texas Farmers' Congress opens at Texas A and M College in College Station with L. W. Kirkpatrick as president. Three days of sessions feature speakers including Zef Erino Dominguez of Mexico and U S officials such as D H Bodie and Ed Lassater.
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College Station
Tex
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Congress
L. W. Kirkpatrick
R. T. Milner
J. S. Kerr
Sherman
Kirkpatrick
T. W. Larkin
Beaumont
Zeferino Dominguez
Mexico
United States
G. F. Warren
Cornell University
D. H. Bodie
United States Department of Agriculture
Ed. C. Lassater
Texas Gettlemen’s Association
D. A. Saunders
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Henry Exall
Industrial Congress
Dallas
Ed. R. Kane
Virginia Christian to be first woman executed in electric chair
Virginia Christian, an eighteen year old from Hampton, is slated for execution Friday in Richmond for the March murder of Mrs. Belote. She killed the elderly white woman with a cuspidor, then beat her with a poker and suffocated her with a towel after an argument over laundry. Governor Mann is not expected to intervene.
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Richmond
Wisconsin Painters Meet in Wausau Convention
About five hundred to six hundred master house painters and decorators convene in Wausau Wisconsin for a four day annual session starting today. The program includes twenty seven technical addresses covering vital topics for members.
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Wausau
Wis
Special Court Fines and Wage Suit at Local Session
At a special court yesterday J Broker and TF Balmer were each fined three dollars and costs for being drunk and incapable. Samuel Beardmore sued J Walton for twenty one dollars wages due. Magistrate Kealy ordered payment of the amount claimed before August 31.
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J. Broker
TF. Balmer
Samuel Beardmore
J. Walton
Kealy
Police Lieutenant Becker Charged in Rosenthal Murder
New York reports Becker, a police lieutenant, arrested for first degree murder in the Rosenthal case. The indictments follow confessions by Rose Webber and Wallon, revealing police graft and planned protection for killers. District Attorney Whitman signals more indictments as graft scandal widens.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Hotel Metropole
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Becker
Mulqueen
Court of General Sessions
Jack” Rose
Bridgie Webber
Harry Wallon
Whitman
Bald Jack
Rose
Webber
Louie
Louis Rosenzweig
Harry Horozwitz
Gibbe
Titanic Inquiry Exonerates Ismay and Duff
The British Board of Trade court of inquiry finds collision with the iceberg due to excessive speed and inadequate lookouts though lifeboats were properly lowered. Ismay and Duff are exonerated from charges of improper conduct. Recommendations include more watertight compartments lifeboats drills and better lookout.
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London
British Board of Trade Court of Inquiry
Court of Inquiry
J. Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Cosmo Duff
Lord Mersey
United States’ Senate
Wm, Alden Smith
Two Die in Fairlee Hotel Fire
Two people burned to death in a hotel fire in Fairlee Vermont on July 30. Three others were injured including Perkins of Flushing New York and Florence Alboé of Springfield Mississippi. The victims include Perkins’ father mother and sister.
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Fairlee, Vt
Cement firm ships drilling unit for rapid clay tests
Mr. Frank Jones of Canada Cement Company has had a diamond drilling machine shipped to Medicine Hat to speed clay testing. The machine is described as one of the most up to date and expensive in the country and arrived today to begin testing immediately.
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Frank Jones
Canada Cement Company
Medicine Hat
Express
Connaught to Visit Nova Scotia Next Day
Special to the News from Pictou reports Duke Arthur Connaught and his party will visit Nova Scotia tomorrow. The itinerary includes Halifax and other locations as part of the royal tour.
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Connaught
Nova Scotia
Pictou
Hera
Halifax
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Cw, A. P. Dispatch
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Bangor
Tokio
Mutzuhiro
Sen
Yoshipito
C. A. P. Cable
Wisconsin
Special Court
Sing Sing
Crook
Ismay
Board of Inquiry
Vermont
Mr. Jones
Connegtic
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