Earl Grey Inspects Winnipeg Cadets and Greets Locals
His Excellency Earl Grey Governor General of Canada arrives in Winnipeg and inspects the Winnipeg schoolboy battalion on the University of Manitoba campus. Fourteen hundred cadets parade. Grey praises discipline and suggests Union Jacks be carried on parade by the corps. Crowds line Main Street as the royal party tours Roslyn Road residences and is greeted with cheers.
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Winnipeg
Earl Gres
Canada
C. P. BR
Ninetieth Regiument
C.P K
Stratacona Horse
Royal Canadians
Daniel H. McMillan
Roblin
Robt
Rogers
Colin H. Campbell
Dubuc
Evans
Cocaburn
Gowler
Case
Potter
Fowler
Midwinter
McMeans
Col Steele
C.B
M.V.A
Conger
McDonnell
D.S
John Hanbury Williams
Strathcona
McMillan
Lady Grey
Earl Grey
Main Street
Portage Avenue
Roslyn Road
Robert Rogers
Lord Grey
University of Manitoba
Col
Billman
Lister
Capt
McIntyre
Capt. Bell
Govenor-General
Edward
Jep
Crown Prince Flies in Wright Air Flight
Wright and the Crown Prince undertook a brief ascent in an aeroplane from 6 to 8 minutes. The flight started low but rose to about 600 feet at the Prince's urging, with the royal passenger showing no nervousness.
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Berlin
Orville Wright
Cholera Plague Feared in Europe
Cholera rises in Russia with 15 552 cases and 60 deaths in St Petersburg and 226 provincial deaths in one week. Infection spreads to the city’s wealthier areas and military academy and across country districts. International sanitary measures and an inter national board are discussed as Russia struggles with medical staff and poverty.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Dry farming congress draws wide national interest in Billings
The dry farming movement attracts members from fourteen states and Canada, from the Pacific coast to Pennsylvania and from Canada to New Mexico. The Handbook of Information sold out, prompting the secretary to offer the second annual edition with the proceedings of the Fourth Dry Farming Congress to be held in Billings, Montana, October 26 to 28.
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Billings
Montana
States
Canada
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Handbook of Information
Fisheries Arbitration Cases Ready for Delivery in Washington and London
The United States and Great Britain have completed their Newfoundland fisheries arbitration cases and will present them soon in Washington and London. British preparations have involved Canadian and Newfoundland experts with British counsel. Sir Robert Finlay leads for Britain and Sir William Robson oversees the imperial government’s participation.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Canada
Newfoundland
Rob Rt Finlay
William Robson
Canadian shipyards eyed for navy build
Representatives from three leading British shipyards Fair field Greenock Vickers-Maxim Barrow and John Brown Clyde travel to Canada to discuss establishing Canadian yards for the navy. Cammell Laird, linked with Vickers, recently acquired land near Vancouver to expand activity.
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Canada
London
United Kingdom
Fairfield
Greenock
Vickers-Maxim
Barrow
John Brown
Clyde
Cammel Laird
Vickers
Vancouver
Eighteen Horses Perish In Fire At St Boniface Stable
A. N. McCutcheon’s two story brickyard stable in St Boniface burned, eighteen horses perished and two men escaped. The loss totals about $10,000 with horses valued at $350 each and $2,000 to $3,000 for the stable. carts, hay, oats and harness were destroyed, insurance none.
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Winnipeg
A. N. McCutcheon
St. Boniface
Grain boards seek united trade to lift prices and grading
Grain men from both sides of the line plan forming the Associated Boards of Trade of America to standardize grading and inspection, raise grain quality, and seek uniform transportation rates. The move aims to improve American grain’s standing in Europe and secure better prices.
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Chicago
Canada
Associated Boards of Trade of America
Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade
John A Bunnell
Board of Trade of Chicgo
Boards of Trade
Europe
Bunnell
Toronto
Winnipeg
Quebec
End of the World Near? Charropin Warns of Halley Comet
Rev Father Charles M Charropin of St Louis University asserts Halley s comet will collide with Earth this winter, predicting global destruction and tying the catastrophe to Christ s prophecy. He has studied the comet for fifteen years and plans observations in Flagstaff Arizona before continuing his voyage.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Halley
Christ
Charles M. Charropin
St. Louis University
Flagstaff
Arizona
Father Charroppin
Father Charrappin
Preference debate at Melbourne congress of chambers
Australia and Preference in Melbourne saw thirty delegates meet Sir R Best to discuss a working tariff. The minister sought practical suggestions while denying any plan to favor the loaf of the masses. Mr Ames of Montreal cited Canada and Australia as examples of preference slowing British import decline. The talk sparked vigorous exchanges with Sir Albert Spiker and other free traders questioning the claim.
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Melbourne
Congress of Chambers of Commerce
R. Best
Irea
Commonwealth
Ames
Montreal
Canada
Australia
India
Albert Spiker
Kingston Convocation Honors Noted Figures With Degrees
The Rev Charles Gordon of Winnipeg Lieut Gov Fraser of Nova Scotia and James H Coyne of St Thomas received honorary doctor of laws at Queen s convocation in Kingston Ontario Fraser urged educated citizens to engage with others and work for improvement Gordon lauded Queen s and the Presbyterian church builders of the west Principal Gorm presided.
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Gordon
Kingston
Queen’s
James Robertson
D. D. Knight
Presbyterian Church
West
Gorm
Alberta School Population Seen Reaching Fifty Thousand
Alberta expects the school population to hit about 50 009 by year end an increase of 10 000 from last year Deputy Minister D S McKenzie notes the figure awaits full district reports. Premier Rutherford says the Saskatchewan legislative wing should be finished by next year with stone for the building arriving in good shape.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Alta
D.S. McKenzie
Department of Education
Rutherford
Saskatchewan
Regina
British Officers Arrive to Aid Canadian Navy Plan
From England arrive two Royal Navy officers to advise Canada on forming a naval force for coastal defence. Commander J. D. Stewart and staff paymaster P. J. Ling will work with Hon. L. P. Brodeur in Ottawa on organization training schools and necessary legislation for the naval programme.
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Ottawa
Ont
England
Royal Navy
J. D. Stewart
R. N
P. J .Ling
L. P. Brodeur
Marine
Canada
British Admiralty
Minister of Marine
Tae Mak' A Mon Laugh Across New York Tour
Tae Mak' A Mon begins a United States tour with a farewell luncheon in New York. He describes his life mission as making audiences laugh by guiding them from the footlights and saying the effort is the hardest in the world. He notes men’s sad temperament and weathering moods. Ranh AE Lauder sailed for y
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America
New York
Weemun
Distinguished Soldier Dead Montreal Brigadier General Buchan
Brigadier General Lawrence Buchan commander of Quebec command with HQ in Montreal died at 0 o clock on August 7 from pleuro pneumonia. He was noted for gallantry in action and was well liked by his men and peers.
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Montreal
Lawrence Buchan
Quebec
Alberta farmers urged to sell wheat now
Calgary grain inspector Hill says Alberta farmers are withholding grain on advice of the Grain Growers' association and urges selling promptly through daily papers to secure the best prices for crops.
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Calgary
Alta
Hill
Alberta
Grain Growers’ Association
Canadian Felt Makers Merge To Form Berlin Based Company
Berlin Ontario three principal felt factories merge under D Lorne McGibbon head of Canadian Consolidated Rubber. New firm capitalized at 2 000 000 dollars. Merged firms include Berlin Felt Boot, Kimmell Felt, and Berlin and Elmira Felt Boot companies.
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Berlin
Ont
Canada
D. Lorne McGibbon
Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company
Berlin Felt Boot Company
Kimmell Felt Company
Berlin and Elmira
Union Jack Now Flies On Unknown Arctic Land
Captain Bernier’s polar voyage returned with a large tract of land added to Canada and the Northwest Passage said to be completed for the first time in fifty years. He displayed maps and a Cook letter, praised his crew, and noted the Union Jack over Arctic territory while recounting Etah, Melville Island, and Erbus Bay stops.
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Captain Bernier
Canada
Northwest Passage
Ottawa
Bernier
Cook
Quebec
Kermer
Pole
Globe
Arctic
Polar
Arctic Archipelago
Dominion of Canada
Etah
Greenland
Dr. Cook
United States
North Pole
Erbus Bay
Franklin
Melville Islands
Parry
Prisoners Escape From Fort Saskatchewan Barracks
Three prisoners escaped from the Royal Northwest Mounted Police bar racks at Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta where they were serving sentences. A guard in charge also disappeared, with theories of desertion or possible foul play. The men were working in a field near the buildings when the escape occurred and went unnoticed for some time.
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Edmonton
Alta
R.N.W.M.P
Fort Saskatchewan
Baden-Powell Knighted by the King
Lieut General Robert Stevenson Smyth Baden-Powell receives knighthood from the king. Noted for leadership in the South African war and for founding the boy scouts to promote good citizenship among the young.
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Baden-Powell
London
Robert Stevenson Smyth
Organization of Boy Scouts
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