Empire Defence Dinner Spurs Dominion Navy Plan
At the United Service Club in London delegates of the Imperial Defence conference heard Sir Frederick Borden of Canada pledge rapid military expansion and a navy tied to Britain’s fleet. Major General Arbuthnot presided as leaders stressed readiness and common purpose across the empire amid talks of mobilizing 50 000 troops and 6 000 more in weeks to defend the empire. The message underscored a united Dominion effort and financial backing for imperial defence. In Mexico a deadly earthquake and ensuing tsunami devastated Acapulco and other towns, with hundreds killed and widespread damage.
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F. W. Borden
United Service Club
Empire
Army of
Dominion
Cheera
Canada
Smutz
South Africa
el Pass
Texas
Mexican Republic
Acapulco
Mexico City
Toluca
Puebla
Merclé
Chilpancingo
Carnavaca
Oaxaca
Cunard Liners Etruria and Umbria Go Up For Sale
The single screw Cunard liners Etruria and Umbria, once marvels of 8120 gross tons, are tied up at Birkenhead and offered for sale as twin and quadruple screw turbines render them too costly. Alaska Guam and Britannic entries are also sold for scrap or memory as newer engines dominate transatlantic travel.
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New York
Cunard
Etruria
Umbria
Birkenhead
England
Cunard Line
Alaska
Guam
Britannic
Regulations Delayed Until 1911 For Canada U S Fisheries
Information from Vancouver notes new international fisheries rules will not take effect until 1911. Professors Prince and Jordan announced they will publish in December and provide a full year's notice. Commissioners report sockeye salmon spawn only in northern British Columbia rivers. advise hatcheries on Skeena Naas rivers.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
United States
E. E. Prince
David Starr Jordan
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Skeena
Naas
Fraser
Columbia
Supremacy contested as railway boom grows in China
The London Morning Post notes that China's railway expansion offers rich development prospects. It warns that Chinese rail materials arriving from the United States Germany and Japan signal shifting global commercial power. It predicts a robust campaign from the United States under President Taft to challenge British dominance in the Far East.
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London
Morning Post
China
Kwan Turg
United States
Germany
Japan
Far East
Taft
Rush of Settlers Continues in Moose Jaw Land Office
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan reports July homestead entries total 2,108 as immigration rises. Officials expect to surpass last year’s record 14,738 entries for 1908 with over half the year gone. Four new homesteads in the south country will open this month.
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Moose Jaw, Sask
Moose Jaw Land Office
Alougi
South Country
Shipment in Sacks Impracticable Calgary Grain Route
L P Strong of the Alberta Pacific Elevator company says grain from Alberta and the western provinces cannot be shipped to Vancouver in sacks via the western grain route. He cites lack of an organized shipment system and the bulk inspection rule, noting Vancouver lacks bulk storage capacity and steamers for bulk grain transport.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta
Vancouver
L. P. Strong
Alberta-Pacific Elevator Company
Inland Empire
West
Strong
Pacific
Australia Plans Its Own Navy and Cadet Service
Melbourne’s Age reports Australia will not accept imperial control and will build a naval force with compulsory cadet training. Australia would place armament at Britain’s disposal in an imperial crisis, but by consent. The Argus notes resurgent desire among Australians to cut loose from Britain.
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Melbourne
The
Age
Britain
Australia
Argus
Fishermen Face Starvation on Labrador Coast
Fishermen on Venison Island Labrador report an icebound coast has halted cod fishing making this the worst season in years. Fewer than six quintals have been caught, many vessels remain unsettled, and residents fear starvation unless the fishing improves or government relief arrives.
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Venison Island
Labrador
Imperial Defence committee backs balloons for navy and army
London reports the sub committee on aviation endorses rigid dirigible balloons for naval use and non rigid balloons for the army. War Secretary Haldane said the Admiralty ordered a large rigid dirigible from Vickers while Aldershot works build three non rigid balloons and two experimental aeroplanes.
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London
Imperial Defence Committee
Haldane
House of Commons
Admiralty
Vickers
Aldershot
New Aeroplane Record in France by Roger Sommer
Roger Sommer set a French aeroplane record at Chalons flying a Tauman bi plane for one hour thirty minutes at about eighty feet average height. He reportedly covered seventy miles, surpassing Wilbur Wright's Lemans duration of one hour thirty one minutes on September twenty first, 1908, without a passenger.
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Paris
Chalons
Roger Sommer
Wilbur Wright
Lemans
France
The Third Missionary Journey and Ephesus Devotion
Rev. C. M. Stearns examines Paul’s third journey from Caesarea to Ephesus, highlighting teaching methods with Aquila and Priscilla, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the spread of the gospel in Asia. It notes Apollos’ correction, Paul’s bold preaching, and a dramatic purge of idolatrous literature as the gospel grows.
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Paul
Caesarea
Cornelius
Philip
Dan
Jerusalem
Europe
Sayls
Antioch
Philippi
Jesus
God
Galatia
Phrygia
Christ Jesus
Priscilla
Aquila
Ephesus
Corinth
Apollos
John
Aquilla
Pau
Heaven
David
Christ
Tyrannus
Asia
Lord Jesus
Osaka Fire Ravages Imperial City destroying temples and thousands of homes
A thirty six hour Osaka blaze burned four square miles destroying 20 000 homes and a famed temple. Troops aided exhausted fire crews as drought and a strong breeze fueled the flames. Officials warn losses run several million dollars with hundreds injured and many banks stock exchange and government buildings ruined.
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Kobe
Osaka
Stock Exchange
Japan
Winnipeg Rat Virus Campaign Targets Southern Manitoba
The Department of Agriculture coordinates a province wide rat destruction using virus spread from municipal heads to farmers. Districts include Emerson, Gretna, Morris, De Salaberry, Montcalm, Rhineland, Franklin, Hanover, and part of Rhineland. Clerks collect building data to calculate virus quantities for a synchronized local effort.
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Winnipeg
Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Emerson
Franklin
de Salaberry
Hanover
Montcalm
Rhineland
Morris
Gretna
Imperial navy training plan gains broad support
The Times Sydney correspondent reports broad acceptance of a common training system for dominion naval resources. Coordinated imperial effort aligns with plans for a Pacific fleet supported by Canada Australia and New Zealand with Britain. A joint Australia and New Zealand cruiser squadron protecting Indian and Pacific trade is favored. press awaits defence conference results.
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London
Times
Sydney
Dominions
Empire
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Indian
Pacific Oceans
Vancouver forms first British Columbia Boy Scout troop
A city commission authorized Vancouver to form the first Baden-Powell Boy Scout troop in Canada and likely the first in a British colony. The movement is led by Major-General Baden-Powell, the organization’s active head.
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Vancouver
B.C
Baden-Powell Boy Scouts
Canada
Baden-Powell
Order Restored in Spain Indicates Quiet Elsewhere
London reports from Barcelona and other Spanish points claim order is restored though guerrilla bands remain outside main towns. The crisis is said to be over with anarchist activity in Barcelona judged to have received a severe, salutary lesson for lasting peace in Europe’s anarchist hub.
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London
Barcelona
Spain
Catalonia
Europe
World’s Greatest Submarine Launched at Cherbourg
The Archimedes, an 800 ton submarine, was recently launched in Cherbourg. It is hailed as the greatest submarine boat in the world and represents a major milestone in naval engineering.
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Cherbourg
Archimedes
Awakened British Interest Grows in Canadian Market
British trade commissioner to Canada Richard Grigg says this summer shows keener healthful interest in the Dominion from British manufacturers and traders. The Montreal office and branch networks provide information on trade conditions, with inquiries answered by the British Board of Trade.
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Great Britain
Dominion
Richard Grigg
Canada
Montreal
Ba&unches
Grigg
Commercial Intelligence
British Board of Trade
Office of Commissioner
British Board of Trade Journal
London
England
New Terror of Modern Warfare
Berlin reports a wireless exploding mine device tested by Alexander Swietochowski fathered by a noted author. In trials officers were separated between mine and village seven miles away with a signal triggering the buried detonator via wireless telegraphy. Army and electrical experts predict a revolution in warfare.
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Berlin
Alexander Swietochowski
War Practically Declared In Crete Crisis
Vienna reports from Constantinople indicate Turkey has declared war in the Mediterranean. Four Turkish transports reportedly ferry troops to Crete, with a war fleet escorting them. Cretans massed to resist the landing as Europe watches, Greece pledging solid support for the island’s defenders.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Turkey
Mediterranean
Crete
Europe
Greece
Defenders of Fort Omaha Declared Immune to Typhoid
The final typhoid tests on Fort Omaha soldiers Sergeant Fuller and Privates Schmidt and Goodman show immunity. After initial vaccination and subsequent exposures, they drank a gallon of stagnant water containing one million fever germs and showed no symptoms within the five to seven day window.
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Omaha, Neb
Fuller
Schmidt
Goodman
Fort Omaha
Bleriot to Compete with Wrights in $25000 Flight
Louis Bleriot accepts Yukon exhibition challenge to race the Wright brothers for a prize of 25000 dollars.
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Bleriot
Wrights
Paris
Louis Bleriot
Yukon
Wright Brothers
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