Canadian Pacific Buys Control of Chicago Milwaukee Electric
Reports say Canadian Pacific through the Soo line seeks control of the Chicago Milwaukee electric and extend lines to connect with Soo routes. Extensions may reach North Dakota and Brandon Manitoba, linking to Minneapolis, with Wisconsin Central reorganized as the Soo line Chicago division. Arrests of German balloon airmen near Paris spark official scrutiny and tensions along frontiers.
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Chicago Milwaukee Electric Line
Jim Hill
Mowbray
Soo
Chicago
Canadian Pacific Railway
Soo Line
Toronto
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacifico
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Central
St. Paul
North Dakota
Hill
Manitoba
Dakota
Brandon
Minneapolis
Canadian Pacific Company
Thomas Shaughnessy
Pennington
James C. Pow
Wireless telephony tested between Paris and Melun
A French navy system of wireless telephony by Lieuts Colin and Jeance was tested over 30 miles from Paris to Melun. M Picard, minister of Marine, spoke from the Eiffel Tower and later from Melun, confirming clear reception. Journalists near the Eiffel tower tapped the transmitted sounds at the other end.
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Paris
Santany
Esotorm
France
Peris
Benteng
Belgium
Holland
Lieuts
Colin and
Jeance
Melun
M. Picard
Eiffel Tower
Lieut
Colin
Ottawa Commons Probes Naval Defence Resolution
In the house of commons Hon Geo E Foster questioned the government on the March 31 naval defence resolution. Sir Wilfrid Laurier said Sir Frederick Borden and Hon P Brodeur would travel to London to confer with imperial authorities on the best way to implement the resolution.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Geo. E. Foster
House
Wilfrid Laurier
Au‘eas
Frederick Borden
P. Brodeur
London
Toronto Trades Council condemns immigration policy
By unanimous voice the Toronto district Trades and Labor Council condemned the Dominion government policy. They denounced the bonus system as faulty and called for stringent medical exams for all immigrants at overseas ports and border towns to prevent weak minded and criminal entrants into Canada.
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Toronto
Toronto District Trades and Labor Council
Dominion
Canada
Immense Loss in Shipping Trade of 1908
London reports full 1908 trans Atlantic passenger figures show 635 000 travelers to America, 1 045 000 fewer than 1907, while departures from America rose by 89 000. Gross receipts losses reach 34 000 000 for steamship companies.
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London
America
Postmaster General backs Canada Australia tariff pact for All Red
Melbourne Canada and Australia discussions note Mr Thomas the commonwealth postmaster general supports negotiating a preferential tariff arrangement to ensure the All Red service succeeds.
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Melbourne
Thomas
Canada
Food Scarce in Far North Fort Chippewyan
The winter is described as exceptionally severe with deep snow and persistent winds. Fish is scarce while deer are plentiful, though credit was cut off by Hudson's Bay Company and traders, leaving many Indigenous people unable to procure ammunition. Mortality is high at Chippewyan and surrounding areas, with widespread hardship and poor living conditions cited.
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Fort Chippewyan
Mackenzie
Hudson’s Bay Company
Chippewyan
Anti Navy Protests Sweep New Zealand Urban Centers
Public meetings across New Zealand condemn Britain’s plan to build two dreadnoughts. In Christchurch a Navy League rally in support of the government action erupted in pandemonium as police faced rioters who tore down the Union Jack and clashed with officers.
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Zealand
Sydney
N.S.W
New Zealand
Great Britain
Christchurch
Navy League
Sands of Gold in Oaxaca Declared Richest Placer Find
Mexico City reports a vast placer gold discovery in Oaxaca along the Vera Cruz Pacific railway. The find, by I B Incle, covers 28 000 acres and was analyzed by the State University of Kansas, deemed the richest yet.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Oaxaca
Vera Cruz
Dominion fleet would boost Canadian pride and progress
The Standard argues that a Dominion fleet cruising Newfoundland and British Columbia and visiting St Lawrence Halifax or Vancouver would foster Canadian patriotism and aid political integration and social development, stimulating maritime industry and progress.
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London
Standard
Dominion
Newfoundland
British Columbia
St. Lawrence
Halifax
Vancouver
No Woman May Enter Spokane Saloon Rule
Spokane readers learn a new criminal code rule effective June 1 banning women from entering any saloon or music hall where liquor is sold. It makes it a misdemeanor for owners or employees to admit female patrons or sell liquor to them. The rule also targets common drunks, intoxicated individuals, and felons in such establishments.
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Spokane
Wash
Tolstoi’s Friend Banished From Russia
Paris reports Countess Tolstoi publishes an open letter protesting the expulsion of Vladimir Tcherikoff, Tolstoi’s literary representative. The notice says he must leave Tula province for alleged bad influence on the local population, tied to his friendship with Tolstoi’s husband.
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Paris
Tolstoi
Russia
Vladimir Tcherikoff
Tcherikoff
Tula
Will Rebuild Spanish Fleet Amid Cabinet Move
Madrid reports the cabinet has decided the Spanish fleet shall be re constructed with British firms to assist. The decision signals a major modernization effort and seeks international cooperation to restore naval capacity.
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Madrid
Believers Scattered to Gentile Lands Foster Early Christian Growth
The lesson notes how persecution after Stephen's death drove disciples from Jerusalem to Phoenice Cyprus and Antioch, where they preached to Jews and Greeks. Barnabas and Paul’s work in Antioch, the calling of Christians, and relief efforts for Jerusalem mark the spread of the gospel and growth in grace.
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iCopyright
American Press Association
Stephen
Jerusalem
Apostles
Phenice
Cyprus
Antioch
Jesus
Christ
God
Barnabas
Saul
Tarsus
Ananias
Arabia
Elijah
Horeb
Damascus
Caesarea
Peter
Jesus Christ
Paul
Grudging Yet Cheerful Service as God Ordains
A church exhortation urges believers to serve with the ability God gives. It emphasizes a willing mind and obedience over effort, citing scripture such as 11 Corinthians, 1 Peter, and 1 Samuel to frame humble, faithful action in daily ministering.
Medical science tames long lasting plagues in civilized lands
London physician Dr Latham predicts the white plague will fade after 30 to 40 years, tuberculosis diminishing as leprosy and cholera did. The piece notes smallpox decline, cholera near elimination with precautions, hydrophobia preventable by Pasteur serum, and malaria yellow fever as major conquerors via sanitary methods. A central Africa campaign targets the mysterious gen sickness with expected success.
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Latham
London
England
Campagna
Italy
Central
Africa
The Powerful Eaglehawk Threat to Australian Sheep Farms
A Singleton correspondent notes the eagle hawk as a deadly foe to sheep farmers. He reports losses of up to a hundred sheep per season from attacks by these carnivorous birds and describes attempts to trap or poison them, yet numbers remain high.
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Singleton
London Standard
Lord Minto Returns as Assam Tour Ends
The viceroy's tour in Assam ends with Lord Minto returning to Calcutta after a brief visit marred by Col. Victor Brooke sustaining a double fracture of the right arm when a rhinoceros charged the elephant he rode. Brooke attempted a photograph and to turn the charging animal while the viceroy fired at the rhinoceros.
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Lord Minto
Calcutta
Assam
Col
Victor Brooke
Col. Brooke
Howdah
Coal Seam Found Under Leeds Street During Excavation
A two foot thick seam of good quality coal was found beneath Briggate in Leeds during drainage work in a cellar. About two tons have already been extracted and it is described as suitable for household use. The seam runs toward the Grand Central Hall.
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Briggate
Leeds
Eng
Grand Central H@ll
Rival Firm Extends Sympathy After Fire Loss
In a Canadian town a business burned out in the morning. In the afternoon a competing firm ran an advertisement offering sympathy to their rivals and hoping for a swift, undisturbed return to business.
Football in Clo den Times
A reflection on early football with massive crowds and minimal rules noting that hundreds of players, including cavalrymen, would surge after the ball, making the game intensely thrilling and chaotic for spectators.
Tuberculosis Legislation Introduced in Halifax Assembly
Premier Murray introduces a bill amending the public health act to require physicians to report tuberculosis cases, empower municipalities to set up sanatorium care and establish a milk purity standard.
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Halifax
Murray
Montreal Archbishop Receives Gift From Strathcona
Montreal Archbishop Bruchesi receives a $10,000 cheque from Lord Strathcona to aid the Roman Catholic Hospital for Incurables. The gift enhances funding for hospital services in the city.
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Montreal
Lord Strathcona
Bruchesi
Alberta wheat route discussed by CPR official
Winnipeg F W Peters assistant to CPRs second vice president returned from an 11000 mile two month trip. He said Alberta wheat to Britain may use Tehuantepec route with bulk handling facilities and Vancouver storage tied to a temporary handling plant.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Britain
Winnipeg
F. W. Peters
Peters
Mexico
Alberta
Tehuantepec Railway
Salina Cruz
Pacific Coast
Puerto Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Vancouver
Manzanillo
Wheatman Pierson
The
Road
London
C.P.R. I
C.P. R
Four Thousand See Murder in Brooklyn Street Frenzy
Andrea Gambino who killed a man years earlier was himself shot by three Italians on Fifth Avenue Brooklyn. The killers fired a fusillade through crowded streets as a crowd of about four thousand watched. Two assailants escaped while police protected the third amid mob fury.
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New York
Andrea Gambino
Gambino
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Stratford-on-Avon bye election candidate praised as brilliant orator
The Chronicle names an unknown Liberal candidate as a brilliant orator and ex colonial premier who backed free trade in Canada. Hon. Joseph Martin, recently to Britain, is believed to be the referenced figure. Stratford’s seat is traditionally Conservative and gave a Liberal win by 248 in 1906.
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London
the Chronicle
Stratford-on- Avon
K.C
Joseph Martin
Canada
Britain
Stratford
Three Years for Jap in Vancouver Knife Attack
T Murato a Japanese knife wielder with an international reputation will serve three years in the penitentiary for his latest offense slashing a sailor of the steamer Camosun. After the December 31 1907 anti Jap riot three firemen were attacked in the Oriental quarter one man nearly killed. Murato was arrested and tried but identification was incomplete. Last week he again became bloodthirsty and the magistrate gave him the limit.
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Vancouver
T. Murato
Oriental Quarter
Murato
British Cruiser Lands Sailors in Bush Persia
A despatch from Bush Persia reports a British cruiser landed bluejackets after the British Resident issued a proclamation to protect foreigners. Langanisti tribesmen, once in control and committing outrages, are now leaving the town.
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London
Bush
Persia
Journalists to Inspect Fleet at Spithead
The home fleet and the Atlantic fleet including 6 battleships and cruisers and 75 torpedo boats will assemble at Spithead on June 10 for a vision by colonial journalists attending the Imperial Press conference.
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London
Home Fleet
Spithead
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the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
Clden Times
Strathcona
Alberta Wheat Route
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