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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
3
Ottawa outlines an initial naval program advised by British experts. Three Bristol type cruisers and four destroyers are planned over four years at about ten to twelve million dollars with three million yearly maintenance. Construction may start in Canada subject to shipbuilding negotiations. The naval bill ready for House introduction early in the session.
Robert Simpson died after being hypnotized by Newark professor Arthur Everton in the Somerville theatre. Everton is jailed on a charge of manslaughter as physicians, nurses, and dynamist William Davenport failed to revive him. An autopsy at Somerville Hospital found death from rupture, with investigators noting Simpson was kept in a cataleptic state for hours. The case, now in prosecutor hands, raises questions about Everton’s defense and responsibility.
A wave of indignation rises in Germany over Kiel dockyard graft revelations. Kaiser calls a Potsdam audience with top navy officials Admirals Von Tirpitz Von Fischer and Muller as anger grows nationwide. A parliamentary commission gains power to probe Kiel Danzig Wilhelmshaven naval establishments and overhaul fleet management.
At the Winnipeg exhibition attractions committee meeting a new band contest plan was approved. Bands from towns under 2500 and from 2500 to 25000 will form two classes, with a third open class for over 25000, and smaller towns may enter the open class. A test piece will be chosen this month and Western Canada bands will be notified.
At a conference New Brunswick Mayor Sanford Evans Hugh Sutherland and E L Drewry met Premier Hazen who promised cooperation to secure New Brunswick financial assistance for the Winnipeg Centennial Exhibition in 1912.
London Lewis Bréemman, inventor of the torpedo secret, unveiled a gyroscope mono-railcar at Brampton. The 40 by 10 foot car, with two gyroscopes, radiators, and petrol-generated electricity, reached 70 mph on a 1/8 mile circular track. A fully equipped unit could hit 130 mph and run three hours on fuel. A secret Pennsylvania Railroad agent is negotiating to build an experimental Philly to Atlantic City line.
Ottawa reports a major gift to Canada: the complete Governor General correspondence from 1791 to 1840. Archivist Dr. Doughty notes the papers cover Upper and Lower Canada split, slavery abolition, 1811 judge exclusion, Northwest Indians treaty of 1617, Earl of Selkirk, 1837 rebellion, US fishermen issues, and the 1841 union creating the Province of Canada after Lord Durham’s death.
The steamer Isaac L. Ellwood struck the Soo lock at Sault Ste. Marie, destroying the south leaf and leaving the lock out of service for the season. Captain Cummings blamed the engineer for proceeding at full steam against orders as four vessels were locked. The lower gates remained closed and unharmed.
The German government is examining the advisability of establishing a new consulate-general at Ottawa with ambassadorial scope. Plans include a building housing records a museum and German manufacturers products for the Canadian market.
C N Steamship Plans announces two steamers Cairo and Heliopolis purchased to begin coastwise service after the new year. Government subsidy sought for mail service as the fleet expands to cover Vancouver Island ports Barclay Sound Quatsino Sound and Victoria.
Washington reports from naval intelligence show Germany leapfrogging France and the United States to take second place behind Great Britain in global naval strength. The year’s gains include eight new Dreadnought battleships, with the United States rising from two to eight ships but not yet laid down. Germany’s total tonnage surpasses France, Britain remains the leader, and Japan’s completed and under construction tonnages show smaller gains than expected. Russia, Italy, and Austria rank behind Japan as Germany accelerates a historic naval buildup.
Canada enacts an order in council altering the 1885 reciprocity by reviving harbor dues on American ships entering Canadian Great Lakes ports. The Payne tariff likewise reinstates a tonnage tax on Canadian vessels trading from Ontario, with dues up to ten cents a ton for U S vessels. The tax became effective last month.
A British Columbia Electric interurban crash between Vancouver and New Westminster killed thirteen men and injured seven, with three more expected to die. A freight trailer broke away from a hauling motor and crashed into a passenger car, with all aboard injured or killed. The motorman and conductor were arrested as investigators prepare a inquiry into the disaster.
Monreal A cable from London reports that Canadian Northern bonds totaling 5,000,000 dollars have been placed by William Mackenzie. This, along with other empire special operations, is expected to enable CN to build five hundred miles of railway annually. Preparations for a major programme next year aim to have contracts let by year end to complete the Atlantic to Pacific line.
London reports a proposed 1425 mile canal linking the St. Lawrence with the Great Lakes creating a continuous waterway from Chicago to the Atlantic Ocean. Sir Robert Perks M.P. plans to retire to focus on the engineering contract. The project is expected to take ten years and cost 125 million dollars.
The Austrian war office plans to deploy troops to the Russian Italian and Servian fronts within the next month in anticipation of a possible spring conflict.
Strong efforts to stop Swedish emigration are planned across the country. The Malmo chamber of commerce adopts resolutions urging the government to parcel land into ten to twenty acre farms for thrifty workers to own. It condemns rents and inaccessible farm purchases, warning that large estates drive Swedes abroad to the United States. It stresses peasant proprietorship as national security and seeks other methods to keep Swedes from leaving.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Frederick Borden received Col. Hamilton Merritt J L Hughes and E H Keating of Toronto who presented plans for a National Defence league to back government aims. The group supports military training for all young Canadians and schools based programs, noting similar leagues in Britain and Australia.
A force of fifty special provincial police from Hazelton under Chief Maitland-Dougal raided the Kispiox Indian village near Victoria in darkness at four am. Six ringleaders were arrested after Indians resisted briefly and shots were fired. One native was knocked down when he leaped onto a officer. The clash arose from a dispute over a provincial road into Kispiox Valley eight miles above town.
Industrial accidents reported to the Department of Labor in September 1909 involved 316 workers. Of these, 91 died and 225 sustained serious injuries. The previous month recorded 126 fatal and 264 non fatal accidents, totaling 390, while September 1908 saw 102 fatal and 154 non fatal accidents, a total of 256.
Ottawa report asserts Canadian fisheries total value in waters around Canada reached 25 451 085 dollars in 1908. It notes revenue fell slightly from 1907 and 1905 was the peak year, with six fisheries each valued over one million dollars such as Salmon and Lobster. Superintendent RK H Weening says Canadian waters host the world's most extensive fisheries and details fleet size, engines, and inland sales arrangements boosting inshore fishing.
London reports King Edward’s birthday honors include W. W. Corey deputy minister and A. B. Perry of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police made Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George. Col Seely becomes a privy councillor, Admiral Seymour and Sir Edgar Speyer gain privy council status. Shackleton knighted for Antarctic expedition near South Pole. Sven Hedin named Knight Companion of the Indian Empire.
United States capital shows strong interest in Canadian industries amid a four month Moneta Times investigation. The report sums US investments at 226.3 million across branch factories in 168 companies, B C mills and timber, B C mines, prairie province lumber and mines, packing plants, and distributing houses with land deals making up the total.
A dispatch from Esquimault reports England plans to lay down four 30000 ton dreadnought battleships in 1910, largest afloat, with two joining a new Pacific fleet at Esquimault. Australia will help fund one, each ship costing about 12000000 dollars. Dynamite guns may feature in one battery.
Thirty years of service at Delmonico's restaurant began in 1872 for waiter James Thielman who accumulated a fortune valued at $500,000. His long tenure and earnings reflect the era's lucrative hospitality wages.
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