Foreign Capitals Reach High Speed Championship Trials
The draft protocol for a new international agreement has nearly been completed and will be signed soon barring any wording disputes. Separately, Berlin to Hamburg trains do not yet run at 125 miles per hour. trials on an eight mile route between Berlin and Zossen are planned with German government support and a German motor car competing against an American model.
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Washington
United States
Mason
Berlin
State Department
Hamburg
Zossen
Germany
Last Revolution in Andes Rumor and Yacht Regatta News
A mixed dispatch notes a minor uprising rumor in Colombia linked to Uribe, plus a July report of a possible simultaneous invasion feared in the region. In Canada, Echota edges Beaver in a Buffalo Yacht Club regatta as Vesta places third. A Washington State railroad update details ties, tunnels, and bridge work on the Marcus to Republic line amid terrain and timber constraints.
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Andes
Uribe
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecquador
Nicaragua
Buffalo
Buffalo Yacht Club
Beaver
Echota
Vesta
Toronto
Marco
Pedro
Rochetor
Manship
McDonald Offered Bordeaux Tramways Superintendent Post
Montreal Aug 2 A cablegram states Duncan McDonald once Montreal and Paris street railway manager has been offered the superintendent of tramways job in Bordeaux He revolutionized Paris car service cutting wait times from ten minutes to two minutes A native of Prince Edward Island is cited as his origin
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Montreal
Duncan McDonald
Paris
Bordeau
McDonald
Prince Edwards Island
Kruger Visit to United States Still Undecided
The Hague Aug. 2. People close to Mr. Kruger say no decision has been made on whether he will visit the United States yet.
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The
Hague
Kruger
United States
refinery plans loom for Nelson area and Ymir works
In Spokane on August 2 J Roderick Robertson of the British Columbia Mine Owners says the lead refinery planned for Nelson could cut smelter rates by at least three dollars a ton and bring substantial jobs. He notes the Ymir mine will pay a 5 percent quarterly dividend and a new cyaniding plant will lift ore revenues. coal-mining activity also grows near Morrissey with 400 coke ovens planned. The briefing also covers rail and tunnel work by Canadian Pacific and Great Northern, plus continued colonial policy debate in London over the Boer War and native labor concerns.
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Spokane
British Columbia
J. Roderick Robertson
British Columbia Mine Owners’ Association
Northport
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Kootenay
British Columbia Mineowners’ Association
Canadian Pacific
Nelson
Ymir
Robertson
San Francisco
Enterprise
Slocan Lake
Fernie
Morrissey
Elko
Coal Creek
Elko District
Crow's Nest
Cc. P. R
Joep
Pia Ate Reee
London
Daily News
Morning Leader
The
Standard
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Kitchener
the Times
Ball Games Scores From Yesterday
National League games saw Philadelphia beat New York 5 to 4 and Boston defeat Brooklyn 4 to 1. American League matches ended Cleveland 7 over Milwaukee 0 and Chicago victorious 7 to 0. Eastern League results include Worcester 7 over Providence 2, Hartford 11 over Brockton 5, Boston 16 over Philadelphia 0.
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Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chicago
Worcester
Providence
Hartford
Brockton
Oil Interest Reported for Chevalne Nova Scotia Lands
A company plans incorporation to explore about Chevenne area near Chevenne Nova Scotia for oil on about 4000 acres leased. New York investors back the formation to exploit the field while oil potential has been noted by Dr Hend of Nova Scotia years ago.
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Chevenne
New York
H'nd
Nova Scotia
Fossil Remains Found Near Williamstown Ont
A farmer named Binnville while digging a well two miles from Williamstown Ontario uncovered fossil remains at fifteen feet depth. Scientists who viewed the find deem it a long extinct deinosaurus with elephant like skull features and large worn teeth. The specimen is in the possession of Mr William MacPherson stirring local scientific interest.
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Williamstown
Ont
Binneville
William MacPherson
Warship Asked to Welcome Duke of York in Montreal
United States Consul Bittinger asked Washington to send a warship to join French and German representatives in welcoming the Duke of York. A Toronto court case awards $90,000 to the city over street railway mileage disputes. Timothy Corbett dies after a shooting by his sister in law, with the alleged shooter remanded for eight days. Canoe tragedy in Ontario claims a man and his child. The will of George C. Goodhue leaves most of his estate to the British Foreign Bible Society and Earnardos homes, totaling $50,000 to $60,000.
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Montreal
United States
Concal Bittinger
Washington
Duke of York
Timothy Corbett
John Berger
General Hospital
Toronto
England
Sherbrooke, Que
George C. Goodhue
Danvills
British Foreign Bible Society
Earnardo
Jail Warden Relieved In Vancouver Inquiry Result
Vancouver August 2 The warden of the Provincial jail at New Westminster George Armstrong has been temporarily relieved. R F Johns warden of the Provincial jail at Victoria arrived to take charge and the keys were handed over at noon. The change follows an official inquiry into the affairs at the jail opened before Judge Harrison last Wednesday. Witness Benjamin Marshall testified that a bookkeeper said supplies paid for by the government were diverted for private use. Lists of alleged misappropriations were produced and will be checked against the jail books as the inquiry continues.
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Vancouver
New Westminster
George Armstrong
R. F. Johns
Victoria
Harrison
Benjamin Marshall
Marshall
Standerton dispatch on Kruger surrender reply reaches London
London despatch from Standerton dated July 5, received here after censors allowed shows Walter Kitchener meeting Louis Botha and his secretary Dewitt by appointment. They carried Kruger's reply to Botha's surrender proposal. It states Botha Dewitt Delarey Steyn will continue fighting and relief will be sent when needed.
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London
Standerton
Tranavant
Walter Kitchener
Lews Botha
Dewitt
Blat Rand
Kruger
Botha
Delarey
Steyn
Post Office Construction Stalled by Calgary Sandstone Delay
Rossland August 2 The Rossland post office work halted as Calgary sandstone needed for the next story is delayed by flooding. Contractor Bradbury says quarrymen cannot control the elements. First material batch due in one or two days.
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Rossland
Calgary
Bradbury
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