Congo Free State Transfer to Belgium Marks New Era
The July 12 agreement signals the Congo Free State passing from King Leopold to Belgium, ending decades of independent Congo governance. The shift raises questions about past atrocities and intensified scrutiny from Europe and America amid renewed critiques led by Major Lemaire.
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Brussels
Leopold
Congo
Belgium
Congo Free State
Lemaire
Europe
America
Major Lemaire
Ottawa expert predicts three fourths crop despite drought
Will Be Larger Ottawa Dr Wm Saunders surveys Manitoba and the west and rejects the crop shortage gloom. He expects a three fourths crop overall, with drought damage limited to a small area, and says higher wheat prices will lift farmers’ cash returns compared with last year, even if late sown grain frostes.
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Ottawa
Wm. Saunders
Manitoba
West
Blue Bell tract sold to settlers in New Brunswick
The province completes transfer of 50 000 acres from the New Brunswick Railway company to the government. Title will be held soon with a price of 75 cents per acre. Land in Victoria county will be sold in 100 acre lots plus survey costs and interest.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick Railway Company
Victoria County
Blue Bell
Tobique
Grand Trunk Paci
Nine Hour Day Movement Launched for Northwest Mechanics
A nine hour day campaign for railroad machinists in the northwest has begun, backed by the Northwest Consolidated district of the machinists union. It aims to include blacksmiths and boilermakers and muster about 30 000 workers in support of the plan.
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Chicago
Northwest
Northwest Consolidated District
Machinists Union
Booths Biting Repl London General Booth at Hull
Booth responding in Hull said Lord Rosebery asked if emigrants were of good character. The general claimed the army did not guarantee character and noted that emigrants who lied cheated or chose laziness had found seats in the House of Lords. Rosebery countered that they remained unchanged there.
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Booth
London
Hull
Lord Rosebery
House of Lords
Rosebery
Drought Deepens in Eastern Jamaica Amid Famine
The eight months drought devastates crops and cattle in eastern Jamaica. Hundreds rely on mangoes for subsistence as hunger and thirst rise and relief seems unlikely until the October rains.
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Jamaica
Kingston
London Melbourne cabinet reviews tariff and preference plan
The London Melbourne cabinet has completed a tariff revision and now weighs preference proposals. Reciprocity options with Canada Fiji New Zealand and other colonies are under consideration.
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London
Melbourne
Canada
Fiji
New Zealand
Drunkenness Spotted by Toronto Cleric in Edinburgh
Reverend Mr. Jackson of Toronto, visiting Scotland for a holiday, says he has observed more public drunkenness in Edinburgh in three days than in all of Toronto in a year.
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Edinburgh
London
Expedition to Thibet Under Imperial Geographical Society
The Imperial Geographical Society plans an expedition to Thibet led by a renowned explorer. The mission aims to map routes, study terrain, and gather geographical data for imperial interests.
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Thibet
St. Petersburg
Imperial Geographical Society
Salvation Army to Acquire 230000 Acres in Ontario Settlement Plan
The Salvation Army is reported to buy 230000 acres in Nipissing and Algoma districts for settlement. Government sells 230000 acres at 25 cents per acre with ten year no interest terms. Army to settle 144 families per township with 160 acre homesteads supervised by Canadian land clearing experts and army settlement official. Senator Cox may loan about 50000 dollars for the project.
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Toronto
Salvation Army
Nipissing
Algorima
New Ontario
Great Clay Belt
Algoma
Highlands
Cox
Attorney General Moves to Annul Western Union Postal Charters
The attorney-general charges a cast iron business agreement between Western Union and Postal Telegraph creates an illegal monopoly. Special order titled Special sheet O directs Western Union managers nationwide to route certain messages to Postal Telegraph and specifies payment allocations between the firms.
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New York
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Postal Telegraph Company
Postal
Ottawa Cannot Exclude Japanese Immigration
The department states it lacks power to bar Japanese entrants from Honolulu pending a protest by MP R G Macpherson of Vancouver. Healthy, well behaved individuals face no legal mechanism to prevent entry, though criminals or diseased travelers would face deportation.
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Ottawa
R. G. Macpherson
M.P
Vancouver
Honolulu
Wilfrid Laurier
House of Commons
Gas Strike Sparks Morinville Oil Field Hopes
In the Peace River district near Morinville seventeen miles north of Edmonton speculation grows as American-Canadian Oil firm taps gas at 350 feet after drilling through oil shale. A 312 foot pipe is being extended to fully exploit the field with gas likened to California discoveries. Public confidence is high in a major oil field development.
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Peace River
Edmonton
Morinville
Congo cruelty tale by Belgian officer causes uproar
Brussels based Major Lemair, once with the Congo independent state, releases another instalment of his disclosures. He cites six native women subjected to ill treatment at Nitinga Post and reports that their children were killed.
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Congo
Brussels
Lemair
Congo Independent State
Nitinga
Record London Tip for Crosby Hall Waitress
Crosby Hall lunch room in London is torn down and Miss Sage, a regular luncheon patron, receives a $500 purse from city men. The sum is likely a record tip for London.
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London
Crosby Hall
Miss Sage
The Tabernacle Pointing to Christ and the Church
A sermon tracing the tabernacle and temple as types of Christ and the church. It links Moses and Solomon to Jesus as the true dwelling place of God and explains each feature from the ark to the veil as symbolic of redemptive work and guidance.
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American Prem Association
the Tabernacle
Israel
Solomon
Jesus Christ
Earth
God
Moses
Jesu S
Calvary
Cily
Moriah
Abraham
Isaac
Russian Democrats Plan Congress Amid Restrictions
The constitutional democrats aimed to hold a congress in St Petersburg but were forbidden by General Dracheffski. They hope to convene in Finland in September with possible Sweden as a second option. Leader Milukoff warns authorities may block travel again, risking return before elections.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democracy Congress
Dracheffski
Constitutional Democrats
Finland
Milukoff
Sweden
Social Democrats’ Congress
London
Capetown Debate Proposes Ostrich Export Ban Extended
In the house of assembly J. T. Molteno urged expanding a bill to prohibit ostrich export to include angora goats amid US import efforts. He argued the move not selfish since the McKinley tariff excludes Cane wool. T. W. Smart backed the idea but supported US wool protections for its growers.
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Capetown
J. T. Molteno
United States
Comet Visible to Naked Eye Above Ottawa-Daniell
Comet now visible in the early morning sky near Ariens and Pleiades with a tail about six degrees long. Dominion Observatory photos show a longer tail divided into five or six streams, all pointing away from the sun.
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Ottawa
Daniell
Ariens
Pleiades
Dominion Observatory
Revolutionists Arrested in Saint Petersburg Plot
Police stop a student and a young woman believed linked to revolutionaries. Found were plans for Tsarskoe Selo and Peterhof palaces, maps of the Peter and Paul Fortress and Cronstadt, and troop dispositions in St. Petersburg barracks. Authorities warn of a thwarted attempt on the emperor.
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St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo
Peterhoff
St. Peter and St. Paul
Cronstadt
Japanese Leave Mexico as Immigration Subdues
A report to the Japanese minister via the legation’s second secretary says Japanese immigration to Mexico has slowed. Investigations show Japanese are unsuited for Mexican work and some climates are too severe. Of thousands who entered last year only a small number remain.
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Mexico City
Arakwal
Legation
Mexico
Generals Resign in Protest of French Army Cuts
Report that General L F H Metzinger and General N C C L Michal, members of the general staff, will resign after General Hagron in protest at proposed reductions in army strength. They are said to retire for the same reason as their former commander.
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Paris
L. F. H. Metzinger
N. C. C. L. Michal
Hagron
Germany Has One Now Berlin Aerial Flight Sets Record
A military dirigible balloon completed a three hour flight over Berlin marking a rare achievement. The craft, guided by Engineer Basucach and Captain Sperling, steered in all directions with ease, a feat previously accomplished only by Lebandvs in France.
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Germany
Berlin
Lebandvs
France
Basucach
Sperling
Colonial Agents Promise Colonies Will Aid British Trade
In the house of commons Winston Churchill told Mr Cox that commercial agents to be appointed in the colonies would serve British traders, not bear colonial costs, and would be acceptable to the colonies.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Cox
Large Order for Warships in Baltic Fleet
The Russian minister of marine has ordered the Baltic guard to prepare for prompt construction of several 22,000 ton battleships, signaling a rapid naval buildup amid wartime pressure.
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St. Petersburg
Market Report Shows Nervous Wheat Markets Amid Weather Impacts
The report notes a speculative tilt in wheat trading with mixed weekly moves and no major trade shift. It highlights weather in North America and Europe, falling American and world stocks, and expectations of higher prices after old stocks deplete. Manitoba wheat in Winnipeg shows dull cash activity with firm futures, July at 92 cents, August 92.5, September 94,, all in store Fort William and Port Arthur.
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America
Europe
Graiza
Yesterstories
Minnesota
United States
Atlantic
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Fort William
Port Arthur
Khedive of Egypt Spends Secret Paris Visit
The khedive Abbas Hilmi spent two days in Paris in strict incognito and his presence was only learned after he left for Switzerland. He plans to visit England before returning to Egypt.
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Egypt
Europe
Paris
Abbas Hilmi
Switzerland
England
Strathcona Opens Wesleyan Mission Buildings in East End
Lord Strathcona testified to the influence of Wesleyans in Canada at the opening of the Wesleyan mission buildings in the East End, noting many of his esteemed friends belonged to the body.
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Strathcona Lands
Wesleyans
London
Strathcona
East End
Canada
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