Demand Equal Rates Involving Western Associated Press Case
Winnipeg hearings before the Railway Commission examined CPR and G N W telegraph pricing for Western Canada news services. The W A P contends CPR discriminates against outside dispatches and western clients, with CPR admitting some disparity but citing charter powers and cost structures. Arguments detail per word rates, bulk carriage, and the economics of assembling Winnipeg news compared to western services.
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Winnipeg
Western Associated Press
CPR
G.N.W
Railway Commission
D'Arcy Scott
McLean
J. A.M. Atkins
C.P.R
A. B. Hudson
Western Associated Preas
W.A.P
Canada
Commission
England
Press Association
United States
Associated Press
Western Associated Ene
C.plr
C.P R
W. J. Camp
C.P.R. W.A.P
Saskatoon
Victoria
Cemp
Atkins
Eee
Five Siblings Seek Lawsuit to Strip James Dunsmuir Wealth
The five sisters of Lieut. Gov. James Dunsmuir announce two lawsuits to be filed in the British Columbia supreme court. They allege failure to render accounts as agent for their mother and seek an immediate accounting with five per cent interest on profits misappropriated since 1889. They also seek an injunction halting dealings with shares from the late brother and ask for the matter to be settled by Dunsmuir's heirs.
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Victoria
B.C
James Durshuir
Supreme Court
Joan Dunsmuir
Mr. Dunsmuir
New 99th Infantry Regiment Organization at Brandon
The 99th infantry regiment headquartered at Brandon is forming from a skeleton. officers include O. C. Rankin senior major, Captain Snider junior major, John Clark adjutant, James Kirkcaldy captain, and lieutenants J. M. McIntosh Duncan McDougall Fred Scott Charles Fraser H S Borbridge W W Donaldson. Six companies with HQ at Brandon. other companies in Portage la Prairie Souris and Carberry. Expected strength about 250 plus staff.
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Brandon
99Th Infantry Regiment
A. D. Rankin
Capt. Snider
Portage
John Clark
James Kirkcaldy
J. M. McIntosh
Duncan McDougall
Fred
Storm Sinks Five Ships on Upper Lakes Causing Over $400000 Loss
A three day gale on the upper lakes sinks five steamers Ottawa Pahlow Hinton Commerce James H Hoyt with losses totaling more than 400000. One man, Stephen Den zer, drowns after clinging to a spar while Louis Pahlow breaks up. Qdanah Paisley sustain minor damages raising total near 7000 and time lost adds further costs.
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Detroit
Stephen Denzer
Louis Pahlow
Ottawa
Pahlow
Hinton
Commerce
James H. Hoyt
Qdanah
Paisley
Drydocks Planned at Levis and St John by Major Interests
Arrangements for a new drydock at Levis are complete with Canadian Pacific, Allan, Harland & Wolff, and John Burn & Co among the principal parties. Sir Charles McLain and Mr Davie lead negotiations, with McArthur Perks & Co handling Canadian ties. A formal proposal to the Canadian government seeks a St John drydock, but not at the CPR wharf. a site near Partridge Island is under consideration.
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Levis
London
Canadian Pacific Railway
Allans
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Sir Charles McLain
John Burn & Co
Sheffield
Davie
McArthur, Perks & Co
Canada
St. John
Canadian Pacific
Partridge Island
Thieves Make Good Hay
Two registered parcels carrying three thousand and five thousand dollars were stolen from a sleeper mail car at Leary's crossing on November 1. The Winnipeg end of the trains met there and the theft is thought to have occurred while the mail clerk briefly left the car. The parcels were addressed to Fairfax and Belmont and the money has not been traced.
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Roseisle
Man
Leary’s Crossing
Winnipeg
Leary’s
Fair
Fax
Belmont
900 Miners Cremated Biggest Disaster in State History
A mine disaster at Cherry Ill. on the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul line leaves 472 dead after a fire traps 484 miners and a rescue party of twelve perishes. Officials seal shafts, dynamite the entrance, and later plan to flood the mine with carbonic acid gas as bodies are recovered and death is declared certain. The incident eclipses prior figures and portends a loss surpassing 500.
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Spring Valley
Cherry
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
James Haney
St. Paul Coal Company
St. Paul
Canada Remains Tenth Maritime Nation in 1908
The department of marine reports Canada holds tenth place among world maritime nations. Registry vessels total 7,602, up 74 in 1908, with 3,084 steamers and gross tonnage 483,031. Vessel value stands at 21,069,720 dollars, 304 new ships added, 278 Canadian seagoing vessels lost, 28 foreign ships lost in Canadian waters, with 38 lives lost and 1,222,976 dollars in ship destruction. Inland losses include 276 Canadian and seven foreign vessels wrecked, property loss 340,910 dollars.
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Ottawa
Department of Marine
Canada
Dominion
Cana
Vancouver Gambling Den Raided in Chinatown Sweep
Vancouver police raided an Oriental Monte Carlo in Chinatown led by a Japanese woman dubbed Queen of the gamblers. The hall was brightly lit and 25 Orientals were arrested and fined $25 each, with a detective recovering $104 in silver from the tables.
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Vancouver
B.C
Chinatown
October Trade Shows Ottawa Canada Gains in October
Ottawa’s October trade totaled 62.4 million dollars, up 5.19 million from a year earlier. Imports reached 31.47 million, up 3.81 million, while exports of domestic products rose to 27.25 million, up about one million. For the first seven months of the fiscal year trade stood at 366.21 million, up 48.40 million from last year. Imports were 202.79 million, up 40.00 million. exports 147.74 million, up 11.00 million. Coin and bullion imports fell to 1.89 million from 7.21 million. Customs revenue for seven months reached 33.80 million, up 6.79 million.
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Canada
Ottawa
Admiralty
War Office
Imperial Defence Conference
Imperial Eee
L. P. Bordeaur
Pacific
Atlantic
Imperial General Staff
W. S. Fickling
Naval Service
Consolidated Fund
Quebec
Dominion
Bulion
Lake Navigation Sees Brief Window for Winter Run
Lake boats face a short navigation season with insurance rules forcing port clearance by noon December 5. Storms and Soo locks delays have slowed activity, but owners plan trips before coverage ends. Some vessels tied to grain contracts may run one more voyage after insurance expires amid a rush to move cargo.
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Port Arthur
Oni
The
Soo
Train wreck in Fraser Canyon claims Kamloops engineer
A snow slide near Fraser Canyon west of town toppled the engine and four cars of a Canadian Pacific freight train into the Frast river. Engineer Gough of Kamloops was killed, fireman MacKay suffered a broken arm, and brakeman Foster of Kamloops endured a severe shakeup. Three cars derailed. the eastbound passenger train escaped by about 30 minutes amid a blinding snowstorm.
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North Bend
B.C
Gough
Kamloops
Canadian Pacific
Here
Agahin
MacKay
Foster
Attempted assassination of Lord and Lady Minto near Ahmedabad
A bomb exploded in a street near the viceroy of India Lord Minto and his wife Lady Minto as their carriage passed. A man nearby was found with a hand blown off, and another bomb lay on the ground. The attack caused great anxiety among British officials.
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Ahmedabad
India
Lord Minto
Minto
Kitchener Receives Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun by the Emperor. The Inspector-General of British Mediterranean forces was entertained lavishly during his stay, visited Nikko to view Japanese manoeuvres, and began his return trip on November 19.
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Kitchener
Tokio
Lord Kitchener
Nikko
Lords Move to Reject Budget Sparks January General Election
In the House of Lords Lord Lansdowne announced a plan to reject the budget until it is tested by the country. A Conservative majority in the Lords is expected to force a December rejection, triggering a January general election amid a bitter campaign and the fall of the Asquith government.
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Lord Lansdowne
London
House of Lords
Kawaru
Lords
House of Comumions
Mangth
Asquith
Great Britain
Commission for Brandon Favored
City council moves to petition Manitoba legislature to allow Brandon to replace the mayor and council with a salaried elective commission of four ratepayers elected annually. If electors approve, further legislation to implement the plan would follow.
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Brandon
Man
City of
Telephone Trust Extends Its Field in New York
The telephone has taken the lead in U S wire communication away from telegraph firms. The Bell system announced control of Western Union Telegraph Company and Wall Street expects the Mackay Postal Telegraph system to follow. A national wire trust could emerge, leaving the public at the mercy of wire magnates and ending competition in service and rates.
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Telephone Trust
New York
United States
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Trust
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wall Street
Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Telephone Company
Emall
Largest 14 inch Navy gun arrives at Washington Yard
The 14 inch rifle, 53 feet long, weighing 1,400 pounds per shell, has reached the Washington Navy Yard. Its range is at least 14 miles and it could pierce an 11 inch Krupp steel belt. Each discharge costs about $500.
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Washington
United States
Washington Navy Yard
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Will Sue
Upper Lakes
Illingois
Lake Navigation
Fraser Canyon
Lord and Lady
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