Canal D:ouble Ends at Our Expense Says Bourassa
Special to Montreal Henry Bourassa leader of French Canadian Nationalists argues Taft Panama legislation will harm Canadian sea traffic and warns imperial Britain will avoid conflict with the United States. He asserts Canada faces economic risk and questions Canada's fidelity to minority rights and national honor amid U S pressures.
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Montreal
le Devore
Henry Ourassa
Maine and
Ohio
London
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Ottawa
Toronto
Prac-International
Britain
England
Spain
France
Taft
Canada
Public figure given greatest reception in England
Quebec dispatch reports Bon Rob. Borden was accorded the greatest reception a public figure from overseas has ever received in England. Hon. J. L. Hazen, minister of marine and fisheries, praised his dignity and the respect he commanded on arrival of Royal Md Ward this evening.
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Quebec
Rki
Bon Rob
Borden
England
J. L. Hazen
Marine and Fisheries
Royal Md Ward
Med icine Hat Fair Sets High Standards For Exhibits
Ideal weather boosts the Medicine Hat fair as it surpasses expectations. Grounds pack with thousands of well dressed spectators enjoying fast, close racing and strong judging. Exhibits draw rivals from the west Ontario and beyond, with doubling numbers and superior stock. Notable interest centers on Clydesdales and Percherons while other classes include Shires heavy draft agricultural hackneys standard bred thoroughbreds and roadsters.
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Ontario
West
July Conditions Prosperous Across Canada Says Report
The CW dispatch from Ottawa reports that July conditions were generally satisfactory across Canada with few exceptions. It notes a labor shortage in the eastern provinces and predicts Western grain demand would not be met, a forecast later confirmed.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Emperors War Claim Sparks Unlikely Peace Prize Idea
Victoria hears Prof. Benjamin Wheller of UC propose that the next Nobel Peace Prize go to the German Emperor. He notes forty eight years of "mighty good war" under his hand and argues protection of German progress drives naval growth, not territory.
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Victoria
Clut
Benjamin Wheller
University of California
fMmperor
Nasser
Little Cutting to Resume This Week in Grain Regions
Winnipeg reports mixed conditions with showers delaying harvest. Cool today and cool nights slow drying, though some central Saskatchewan districts note heavy rain. grain quality steady, straw short, and weather remains a limiting factor for early field work.
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Winnipeg
Centre
Isaskachewan
Toledo Gets Clover Leaf Offices
Toledo, Aug. 29. The general offices of the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad were moved from Chicago to Toledo. About fifty top executives and subordinates relocate as part of the Clover Leaf separation from the Chicago and Atchison system. A vigorous traffic-increase campaign is expected to follow.
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Toledo
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad
Chicago
Chicago and Atton
New Automatic Phone System Within a Year
Deputy Minister of Telephones for Alberta Mr Harmin and Hon LR Mitchell reviewed the city phone system. They pledged a new automatic system within a year with a larger exchange to handle at least 200 subscribers and faster call handling.
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Mr. Harmin
Alberta
LR. Mitchell
Ato
Foes of Saloon To Meet at Toronto Conference
Toronto prepares to host the biennial Anti-Saloon League of America conference with temperance advocates from nearly every U S state and all Canadian provinces expected to attend. Clergymen educators public officials leaders of creamed labor and other prominent figures will address the three day sessions at Victoria University halls.
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Toronto
Ont
Anti-Saloon League of America
Victoria Univerty
Besrume
Publc
AFL Leader Goimpers to Testify in Hatters Suit
Hartford August 24 Sam Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor arrived to testify in a case against United Hatters of North America brought by O K Lee and others seeking damages of 80000 for an alleged conspiracy to control union business
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Hartford
Conn
Sam Goimpers
American Federation of Labor
United Hatters of North America
0. K. Lee
Prospector Harry Millions Dies At Bass Lake
The well known prospector Harry Millions of West Brook Maine shot himself at Bass Lake four miles below Cobalt Ontario after failing to locate a promising claim. His death was reported as an apparent self inflicted tragedy.
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Harry Millions
West Brooke
Maine
Bass Lake
Scotland Yard Detains Ten Guards for Borden Visit
Scotland Yard detectives have been detailed to protect Premier Borden from suffragette molestation during the remainder of his stay in London.
Well Digger Killed In Bowesville Farm Accident
Timothy Murphy aged 45 a well digger was instantly killed this afternoon while digging a well on Barrett brothers farm near Bowesville five miles from Ottawa He was crushed when the revolving crank of the drill broke his skull.
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Ottawa
Timothy Murphy
Barrett Brothers
Bowesville
Fate Causes Fear in Paris Over Hostages in Morocco
Public anxiety rises in Paris as French officers remain held by Moors at Marakesh. Emissaries have been sent by the French commander seeking information but have not obtained any details.
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Paris
Marakesha
Morocco
Marakesh
Rate of Bank of England Discount Raised to Four Percent
London August 29 The rate of discount at the Bank of England was raised from 3 to 4 percent as a protective move against a rush of bills. The rise comes amid nervous money markets due to increasing American and other bills, despite the bank’s strong gold export position to Egypt. The move accelerates a higher rate earlier than last year, aiming to offset recent heavy discounting and bolster the central bank’s stance.
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London
Bank of England
Egypt
Will money be dearer
The Mail and Empire notes possible higher money costs in autumn but no stringency. Call rate stands at 5 1/2 percent, banks stronger to meet crop needs, note circulation up from 89 to 105 million in 1911, with emergency currency extended to end of November amid wheat yield expectations of about 250 million bushels last year.
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Toronto
Ont
Mail and Empire Financial
Canada
Nova Scotia Absorbs Winnipeg Fire Insurance Co
Winnipeg is told that Nova Scotia Fire Insurance Co. completed a deal to absorb the Winnipeg Fire Insurance Co. with capital over $100,000. A premium was paid for stock and outstanding contracts are guaranteed by the maritime realm.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Fire Insurance Company
Nova Scotia Fire Insurance Co
Maritime
Edmonton's New Chief Appointed Police Head
Saunders Carpenter of Montreal named Chief of Police in Edmonton succeeding ALC Lancey. Salary set at 5000 a year.
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Edmonton
Saunders Carpenter
Montreal
Pamel
Alc
Lancey
Earthquake Shock Felt in Calumet at Early Evening
Believed to be an earthquake shock was felt here around 8:41 o clock lasting several seconds and causing buildings to shake. No injuries reported. Local residents noted tremor in Calumet during the evening hours.
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Piurtedy
Calumet
Mie
Ave
Calupret Diariet
Emperor Better Cassel Tresse Nassau Auge US Anxiety
Fragmented OCR text mentions health concerns and disjointed phrases about the city. No coherent events, dates, or named actions are clearly identifiable.
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Cassel Tresse
Nassau
Auge
Kim
William Tees
Woman waits for Taft with two long knives found
Mrs Beers of Greensville Ohio was arrested in the Southern Hotel Pittsburgh by detectives while waiting for President Taft. She claimed to be his wife and said she was going to punish the president. Two long knives with one bearing Taft’s image were found on her.
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Pittsburg
Columbus
CW. Alp
Cohunnias
Ohio
Aueum
Caroline Beers
Greensille
Pittsbargh
Southern Hotel
Taft
Beers
Alberta Grain Blockade Risk Diminished by Extra Cars
Calgary grain committee reports blockade danger for Alberta grain largely reduced this year. Harvest earlier by two weeks, 90 percent of elevators empty, and a 25 percent rise in available CPR cars lessen congestion. Committee urges growers to ready grain for sale and calls on Redlands to marshal equipment. Copies go to CPR officials, United Farmers of Alberta, and Calgary Grain Exchange.
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Calgary
Calgary Board of Trav
Alberta
Redlands
Prairie
Onearters
Messrs. Bury
Price
W. Jd. Pregillus
Bk. 5. Fream
United Farmers of Alberta
L.’. Strang
Calgary Grain Exchange
Montreal man charged with murder in river death case
Ade lard Bourdrais is charged by Detective Girard in a case linked to a river death that was once ruled accidental. The wife’s brother produced letters alleging threats, and the husband was found with the wife’s ring amid claims he spoke of her death.
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Montreal
Que
Adelard Bourdrais
Girard
Well-deserved snub for suffragette deputation in Britain
London reporting on Premier Borden's handling of a suffragette deputation. The Pall Mall Gazette calls the wife of the Dominion Premier’s stance rude, while the Liverpool Post says the suffragettes met their match with a well deserved snub. The Westminster Gazette titles his reply spirited and emphatic, with mixed reactions elsewhere.
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London
Borden
Pall Mall Gazette
Dominion
Canada
Liverpool Post
Post
Westminster Gazette
Montreal Next London Conference Proposal Discussed
The August meeting discussed holding the next annual conference of the institute of journalists at Ven real, with a plan to proceed by a formal motion. The proposal carried by a clear majority, though some members opposed recommending investments in property they could not purchase themselves.
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London
Institute of Journalists
Venreal
Peste Sds
Meorting
Qo Schemle
Phollinger Agency
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