Our Army as Sham Warns of Growing Danger in England
Earl Roberts denounces the army as inadequate and warns that invasion risk rises daily if the government hides the truth from the people. The Lords pass Duke of Bedford’s inquiry motion 73 to 22 as leaders face military defense anxieties. The piece notes Jewish colonization talks linking Mesopotamia plans with Zionist goals and Turkish home rule promises.
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England
London
Earl Roberto
House of Loras
Duke of Bedford
Earl Roberts
Europe
New York
Jacob H. Schitt
Israel Zangwill
Jewish Territorialist Organization
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Jacob Fishman
Jewish Daily News
Ahmed Riza Bey
Turkish Chamber of Deputies
Young Turk
Sea Society
Baron de Hirsch
Schiff
Russia
Romania
Shined Bey
Rebbi
Rushing Work Expands Grand Trunk Pacific Constr
In Vancouver the Skeena river navigation opening fuels Grand Trunk Pacific railway work with over a thousand new laborers added in six weeks. J W Stewart of Foley Welch and Stewart has gone east amid rumors the firm will win the next 125 mile extension beyond Copper River. Kitmaat branch work paused to link Kitsalas Canyon with Kitmaat mail line.
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Vancouver
Skeena
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
J. W. Stewart
Foley, Welch and Stewart
Copper River
Kitmaat
Kitsalas Canyon
Russian Officers Pardoned After Russo-Japanese War
Emperor Nicholas pardoned Lieut General Ana tole M Stoessel and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff who were confined in St Petersburg fortress for ten years each after court martial sentences for surrendering Port Arthur and the Sea of Japan. Their health suffered during confinement. Stoessel began his term March 20, 1908 and Nebogatoff on April 15, 1907. Gregorieff and Lieut Smirnoff, Nebogatoff’s subordinates, were pardoned a month earlier.
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St. Petersburg
Anatole M. Stoessel
Nebogatoff
St. Peter and St. Paul
Nicholas
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Joessel
Gregorieff
Lieut
Smirnoff
German Armory in London Sparks Parliament Question
London reports claim the German army has a depot in central London with 50,000 Mauser rifles and 7,506,000 rounds. Sir John Barlow, a Liberal MP, says 6,600 trained German soldiers are employed in England and will press War Secretary Haldane for confirmation in parliament.
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London
John Barlow
House of Commons
England
John
Warf
Haldane
Telegraph and Cable Rates Case Dismissed in Ottawa
The Ottawa board of railway commissioners dismissed the application by the London Times to compel press rates for news sent to Glace Bay Nova Scotia and via Marconi Wireless to Great Britain. The ruling starts a broader inquiry into telegraph and cable rates.
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Ottawa
London Times
Board of Railway Commissioners
Glace Bay
N.S
Marconi Wireless Company
Great Britain
Will Ask Embargo Removal On Cattle Imports
London report says the meat section of the Liverpool chamber of commerce will urge the government to lift the embargo on Canadian and Argentine cattle for slaughter, citing a prospective beef famine.
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London
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Hidden Spanish Treasure in Vigo Bay Salvage Probe
A company named S 4 Salvage Company Limited wins a Spanish concession to salvage Vigo Bay treasure sunk since 1702. The fleet, bearing three years’ treasure of about £28,000,000, was scuttled to prevent capture after an English Dutch fleet under Sir George Rooke attacked. The firm will surrender 20 percent of recovered value.
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Vigo Bay
S+4 Salvage Company. Limited
Spain
Vigo
George Rooke
Developing Coal Areas Victoria BC Queen Charlotte Island Deal
The Queen Charlotte Island coal deposits will be developed immediately with a local syndicate selling to Chiesco and New York interests led by Leonard Hillis of Chicago. The $250,000 deal includes 180000 tons to be mined in 18 months and local 20 percent stock. Evans of Pincher Creek and Hodgson of this city start work at once. Hillis also sold 76 sections of timber land for 1,040,000 with 40000 already paid, and a large mill will be built at Skidegat Inlet.
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Victoria
B. C
Queen Charlotte Island
W. A. Robertson
Mr. Hillis
Chiesco
New York
Leonard Hillis
Chicago
Evans
Pincher Creek
E. Hodgson
Hillis
Skidegat Inlet
Catholic doubt over Queen’s faith shocks Holborn dinner
At a Catholic association dinner in Holborn the Bishop of Salford toasted the Queen and her family. He said Protestants claimed the Queen was secretly Catholic and that alarm over her religion existed, but he offered no verdict on the truth. He praised her service to all classes.
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London
Catholic Association
Holborn
Salford
Prison Conditions Reported as Torture Chambers in Russia
Socialists in the dumain interpella tion accuse Russian prisons of brutal overcrowding and disease. Yrkaterinoslav's 280 capacity holds 1,200 inmates, with 192 due to typhoid. At Tiflis fortress inmates at windows for air say they are shot without warning.
Students to undergo compulsory medical exams at Toronto University
Toronto University plans compulsory physical examinations for all entrants next fall with doctors prescribing required exercise. A rifle corps for arts students and an engineering corps are proposed, merging medical staff into a university unit. those opposing licensing would be given an option.
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Toronto
Toronto University
Faith and Works in James The Practical Lesson
Revival era sermon tone outlines James focus on a living faith proved by deeds. It contrasts mere belief with righteous action, citing Abraham and Rahab to show faith working through love. The text emphasizes justification before God by faith and before men by works, urging steadfast obedience and humility.
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James
Coupe of Jerusalem
Paul
Peter
John
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Abraham
Jesus
Harrisburg
Rahab
Electric Railway Proposed for Okanagan Region
Local capitalists form a company to build 100 miles of electric railways around Okanagan Lake linking Vernon Summerland and Kedowns with a main west side line. The Earl of Aberdeen supports financing and the project aims to speed fruit trade via a Vernon fruit exchange. Water power will supply the electricity for development.
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Okanagan
Vancouver
B.C
Okanagan Lake
Earl of Aberdeen
Viceroy
Ireland
Coldstream Ranch
Vernon
Corporstad
John F. Langan
Chicago
Alberta
Okanegan
Summerland
Kedowns
Wadi Oy
Wonderful Tales of Riches Prospecting Near Peace River
Alfred Violette reports from Edmonton after a prospecting tour claiming abundant gold in creeks and coal and asphaltum deposits in ravines with petroleum indications. He plans to return north with a party to locate a large Grande Prairie ranch and prospect northern Peace River country. They will transport thoroughbred stock from Montana for ranching. A Hudson Bay land grant survey will select 320000 acres north of the Saskatchewan river this summer, with H A Bayne and E Matheson leading the efforts.
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Edmonton
Alfred Violette
Sory
Weath
Peace River
Grande Prairie
Pesee River
Montana
Hudson's Bay
Saskatchewan River
H. A. Bayne
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Co
E. Matheson
French Millions for Northwest Investment Plans
Winnipeg reports Senator Philippe Roy of Eumonton arrived from Paris where he arranged two million capital investment in a Western Canadian enterprise. Roy seeks French funds to spur Western development, tapping untapped wealth at lower rates than British financiers. He plans to return to Paris for more capital.
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Winnipeg
Philippe Roy
Eumonton
Paris
France
Roy
Europe
Canada
Dominion
Koy
Militia Command Changes in Ottawa Districts 10 and 13
Ottawa notes issue new district orders naming officers for militia command. In district No 10 Lieut Col S B Steele C B MVO becomes district commanding officer succeeding the late T D B Evans. In district No 13 Ernest Alexander Cruikshank is appointed district commanding officer with lieutenant colonel rank, replacing Steele transferred.
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Ottawa
B. Steele
C.B
M.V.O
T. D. B. Evans
C.N
Ernest Alexander Cruikshank
8. B. Steele
Italy to Build Dreadnoughts and Cruisers
Rome reports Admiral Mirapello won cabinet approval for a three year naval programme costing 520,000,000 to build four dreadnoughts and several fast scout cruisers. Italy aims to match Austria-Hungary’s $46 million naval expansion.
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Italy
Rome
Mirapello
Austria-Hungary
Chief Engineer Kelliher to Move Headquarters to Winnipeg
A Grand Trunk Pacific circular announces that after June 1 the chief engineer's headquarters will be in Winnipeg to coordinate westward construction. The assistant chief engineer Woods remains in Montreal.
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Montreal
E. J. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk Pacific
Kelliher
Winnipeg
West
Woods
Barrett Must Hang
Edmonton prison murder case deputy warden Stedman was killed on April 15 and Gary R. Barrett was found guilty and sentenced to hang on July 14. Barrett accepted the sentence calmly and the justice minister may appeal the decision.
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Edmonton
Alta
Gary R. Barrett
Stedman
Alberta Penitentiary
Hindu Leader Teja Singh Sets London Lecture Tour
Vancouver reformer Teja Singh, a prominent Hindu leader, has departed for London to begin a foreign lecturing tour. He will address audiences on Indian spirituality and reform, with stopovers in major cities along the route.
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Vancouver
B. C
Teja Singh
London
Western Canada Quake Sparks Widespread Alarm
A May 6 earthquake shook a vast area from New Ontario to Swift Current and St. Paul to Prince Albert, with Winnipeg and Indian Head reporting tremors and storefront goods disrupted. No major damage was reported, though residents fled indoors amid fears of a disaster. Scientists doubt strong local impact, suggesting tremors from distant seismic activity.
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Winhipes
Man
Canada
Union
New Ontario
Swift Current
Prince Albert
St. Paul
Winnipeg
Assiniboine River
San Francisco
C.P.R
Indian Head
Moose Jaw
Prairie
Carnegie Willing Offer To Aid Messina University
Andrew Carnegie hinted to King Victor Emmanuel of a large donation for earthquake survivors. The funds would rebuild the University of Messina, establish schools, and support local industries. Senator Ceppelini witnessed the audience. Carnegie showed interest in the king’s Zoological garden project.
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Carnegie
Hein
Rome
Andrew Carnegie
Victor Emmanuel
University of Messina
Ceppelini
University of Bologna
Zoological Garden
Canadian Australian Service to Run Another Year Vancouver to Sydney
The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand reports the Canadian Australian steamship line from Vancouver to Sydney with calls at Honolulu Suva and Brisbane will continue for one year from July 1 on current subsidy terms. The possibility remains that increased subsidies asked by the company will not be granted yet the service may improve by retiring the steamer Aorangi and replacing her with a newer larger vessel.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sydney
Honolulu
Suva
Brisbane
Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
Aorangi
Big Coal Land Deal in Lethbridge District
A major coal land purchase completed in recent days involves H. N. Galer and Andrew Laidlaw of Spokane and K. C. Keller with W. C. Schirmer of Seattle. They bought substantial coal lands on the Little Bow River, with development tied to the Calgary Lethbridge CPR line’s progress.
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Lethbridge
H. N. Galer
Spokane
Andrew Laidlaw
K. C. Keller
W. C. Schirmer
Seattle
Little Bow River
C.P.R. Calgary
Zionists Seeking Land Plan for Zion City Colony
Wilson E. H. Brown and Fred Brown arriving in Edmonton seek 200000 acres in the most suitable district for a large Zion City colony. About 100 families are ready to move immediately, with aims to raise stock and practice mixed farming using modern steam plows and other advanced methods.
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Edmonton
Wilson E. H. Brown
Fred, Brown
Zion City
April industrial deaths and injuries rise in Canada
In April Canada faced 250 industrial accidents with 64 fatalities and 186 serious injuries. Railways were hardest hit with 13 deaths and 20 injuries among the workers.
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Ottawa
Canada
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Barrett
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