Britain to Add Four Dreadnoughts in Navy Expansion
London reports Reginald McKenna confirms four additional Dreadnoughts to be laid down in April for completion by 1912, as foreign shipbuilding accelerates. He argues faster cruisers are needed to guard British commerce, noting Germany and Italy plan battleships while Britain had limited armament growth. Berlin reacts with tempered skepticism, stressing nationalist sentiments in Dominion colonies.
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Settlers Alarmed in Hazelton Over Indian Tensions
In Hazelton British Columbia a petition signed by nearly every white resident and settlers requests the Dominion government to establish a Royal Northwest Mounted Police patrol along the Grand Trunk Pacific route to preserve order. Indian demands for land concessions and title extinguishment fuel unrest as white families plan to move to the coast for winter. The 200 armed Indians are scattered, with calm now but danger seen as salmon fishing season ends.
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Japs Keep Terms of Agreement
Ottawa reports Japan adheres to last year’s immigration limits to Canada and the United States. For five months, Japanese arrivals in America total 715, Canada 184 with 56 non laborers, and 163 returned home from Canada, leaving a small net gain. Harris notes a Japanese British capitalists group plans a large hydro electric project in Japan under Canadian incorporation.
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Filling Up the West
Winnipeg reports immigration from the United States in April and May totaling 23,716, up 33 percent from last year. The Immigration Commissioner is confident the 70,000 home seekers expected from south of the line for the year will be significantly exceeded.
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King Inspect Colonials and Australian Naval Contingent
The King recently inspected Sixrafierd and 2 Peny Peyeteerar and men of the Australian naval contingent trained in British warships before their departure for Australasia where they will form the nucleus for a naval force.
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London
Australasia
Wireless stations extend along Pacific coast to Vancouver to Prince Rupert
The Marine department notes wireless telegraphy as a vital navigation aid with over 20 Canadian stations and five on the Pacific coast. Plans will add two or three more to cover the coast. In 1908 the system processed 13,549 private, 13,526 signal service, and 38,532 government-light-ship messages. Sable Island led with 8,118 private and 5,000 official messages, and no wrecks occurred last year thanks to wireless warning signals guiding ships.
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Marine Department
Canada
Pacific
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Sable Island
Has Merely Scratched Surface
R M Horne Payne tells London audience that Canada offers the greatest attractions to investors and has barely exploited its wealth. He predicts a record crop this year likely exceeding £10,000,000 and notes Empire trust linked companies prosper, urging more English capital flow and travel to curb criticism.
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British Empire Trust
Canada
R. M. Horne Payne
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Eight Dead in Chicago Storm Strikes City
A severe storm in Chicago caused eight deaths and over forty prostrations. Lightning killed three men, one man drowned after being knocked into a lake, five houses were struck, thirteen were dismantled by high winds, a street car was struck, and floods disrupted outlying areas. A mad dog caused panic until shot by a police officer.
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Bubonic Plague Reports in Amoy Districts
Amoy officials report two weeks ending last Saturday saw 135 bubonic and 35 cholera deaths. Northern interior areas show declining plague, while the path area records rising cases. Angbe, a village of 800, reports 58 deaths.
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Angbe
Pauls Instructions To Thessalonians: Word Of God And Faith
This lesson notes Pauls guidance to Thessalonians on the word of God the gospel and the faith. It emphasizes walking worthy of God in Christ, peace among believers, patience amid trials, and guarding against false teachers while urging prayer and steadfastness in faith. It cites numerous scriptures to support conduct and doctrine.
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Martial law pro claimed in Spain amid civil war chaos
Madrid reports declare martial law throughout Spain and curb all civil rights. Catalonia sees heavy fighting with artillery in Barcelona while Melilla’s clashes with Moors leave 21 officers and 200 troops dead or wounded. Reus Alcoy disorders prompt gendarme firings and swift orders to quell unrest.
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Kitchener to Head Imperial General Staff Plan
London reports Lord Kitchener’s return may see him serve in a unified imperial army structure. A new post Chief of the Imperial General Staff is envisaged, with overseas staff exchanges and staff colleges planned in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa to standardize training. Indians already run a Quetta college granting Camberley level certificates.
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South Africa
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Quetta
Canada to Build a Navy and Pacific Atlantic Dry Docks
Hon. William Pugsley told the board of trade that Canada will have a navy to work with the imperial fleet. He envisions first class warships built in Canada, staffed by Canadians, stationed on both coasts. He expects talks on Pacific and Atlantic dry docks once defense delegates return from England, likely leading to docks able to accommodate battleships.
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Imperial Navy
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Board of Trade
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Pacific
England
Visible Wheat Supply in Canada Falls Short of Last Year
Returns to July 17 show Canada holds about 1,862,738 bushels of visible wheat. Elevators in Fort William hold 651,009 and Goderich 257,000. Compared with last year's exportable crop, these elevator totals are below average for the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Trade and Commerce Department
Canada
Dominion
Fort William
Goderich
South Africa Leaders Meet at Cape Colony Franchise Conference
In London a Colonial Office conference draws nearly all South Africa’s rulers including President Steyn General Botha and Dr Jamieson in council. Outside the chamber wait representatives of the negro race whose fate hangs in the balance as the British government makes an unavailing stand on their behalf.
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South Africa
Colonial Office
Steyn
Botha
Jamieson
Bleriot Flies Across Channel to Dover Landing
Louis Bleriot, the French aviator, crosses the English Channel in a monoplane landing at Dover after a 21 mile flight from Calais in about 25 minutes. He wins the Daily Mail prize and provokes reaction on British defenses and air power amid a wave of acclaim from London to Chicago.
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Wiles
Blerlot
Herbert Latham
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Count Zeppelin
England
H. G. Selfridge
Chicago
London
London Hospital Fund
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France
Haldane
Blerict
Port Nelson Favored as Hudson Bay Rail Terminus
Survey party returning from Nelson country reports Port Nelson superior for the terminus. The route is shorter and direct with good harbor facilities opening earlier than Churchill. Construction costs are much cheaper, with Split Lake to Nelson showing little difference from ordinary prairie work due to absence of muskegs and grades.
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Hudson’s Bay Railway
Nelson
Port Nelson
Bay
Churchill
Split Lake
Secret fog clearing chemical heads to London
J W Hulbert of Warren Ohio claims a secret chemical preparation to clear fogs at sea and on land. He says he made the discovery two years ago and has been testing in Orangeville Ohio while corresponding with the United States Navy Department before traveling to London to present to authorities there.
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J. W. Hulbert
Warren
Ohio
London
England
Hulbert
Orangeville
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Wake Returns Man to Life Triggers Panic in Mexico City
During a wake for Teofo Buerrostro of Morelia he suddenly revived and sprang from the coffin. The crowded room panicked as mourners screamed and pushed to flee. An elderly woman was crushed to death and others injured in the ensuing chaos.
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Mexico City
Teofo Buerrostro
Morelia
Times Suggests Imperial Cruiser Squadron for the Pacific
The Times proposes an Imperial cruiser squadron for the Pacific drawn from Royal Navy ships ready for point operations. Dominions would form squadrons to augment the fleet and regional defense.
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