Empire Defence Dinner Highlights Canadian Army Unity
At the United Service Club in London Major General Arbuthnot chaired a dinner for Imperial Defence delegates. Sir Frederick Borden praised Canada's shift from an unorganized force to a unified army able to field 50,000 men, fund the navy, and support Britain in crisis. South Africa’s Gen Smuts spoke on bonds of shared interests and justice. A Mexican earthquake near El Paso caused heavy casualties, with a tidal wave damaging shore towns and many deaths reported, affecting Toluca Puebla Morelia and Chilpancingo as aftershocks and fissures disrupted transport corridors.
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F. W. Borden
United Service Club
Empire
Army of Dominion
South Africa
London
Imperial Defence Conference
Arbuthnot
Frederick Borden
Canada
Dominion
Smutz
el Paso
Texas
Mexico City
Acapulco
Toluca
Puebla
Morelé
Chilpancingo
Carnavaca
Oxxaca
Cunard Liners Cast Aside In Era Of Twin Screw Ships
The Cunard liners Etruria and Umbria, once famed ocean mammoths of 8120 gross tons, are tied up at Birkenhead and for sale as single screw ships fail to compete with twin and quadruple screw designs and turbine engines. The Alaska and Britannic also sold for scrap or demolition in England.
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New York
Cunard
Etruria
Umbria
Birkenheed
England
Cunard Line
Alaska
Guam
Regulations Delay Federal Fisheries Agreement Till 1911
Vancouver reports that the international fisheries agreement between Canada and the United States will not take effect until 1911. Professors Prince and Jordan announce simultaneous publication in December to provide a full year’s notice. Pacific coast investigations show sockeye salmon return to northern rivers only, not the Fraser or Columbia, prompting proposed hatcheries on those northern streams.
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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 disputed in China rail growth linked to foreign supply
The Morning Post argues China offers fertile railway development, noting materials for Kwantung province railways come from the United States Germany and Japan. It warns British commercial supremacy in China may be challenged as US influence grows under President Taft.
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China
Lendon
The
Morning Post
Kwan Turg
United States
Germany
Japan
Far East
Taft
Rush of Settlers Continues in Moose Jaw Land Office
Moose Jaw Sask homestead entries for July total 2 102 with a rising immigration stream. Totals for 1908 show 14 723 entries and this year has already reached 11 066 as of mid year. Four new townships in Sask will be opened.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Moose Jaw Land Office
Totel
Shipment in Sacks Impracticable Says Alberta Expert
L P Strong of the Alberta Pacific Elevator Co states grain from Alberta cannot be shipped in sacks via the western route to Vancouver. He cites lack of bulk inspection and storage facilities, noting Canadian rules require bulk inspection and bulk carriers are scarce. Until Vancouver has bulk storage with millions of bushels capacity, large grain shipments via this route are not feasible.
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Celeary
Alta
Alberta
Vancouver
L. P. Strong
Alberta-Pacific Elevator Company
Inland Empire
West
Strong
Pacific
Australia Aims to Forge Independent Navy Policy
The Age reports Australia will build its own navy with compulsory cadet service and local control while offering Imperial support in crises by consent. The Argus notes growing sentiment for autonomy from Britain among Australians and Canadians.
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Melbourne
The
Age
Britain
Australia
Argus
Fishermen Face Starvation on Labrador Coast
Fishermen report an 80 mile ice block has halted fishing near Venison Island Labrador. This worst season in years yields only a fraction of normal catches with not half a dozen quintals landed. Many vessels are delayed, risking starvation unless fish reach shore or relief comes.
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Venison Island
Labrador
Aviation verdict favors rigid dirigibles for navy and non rigid balloons for army
London report says the Imperial Defence committee sub panel backed rigid dirigible balloons for naval use and non rigid balloons for army. War Secretary Haldane told the House that the Admiralty ordered a large rigid dirigible from Vickers and the Aldershot factory builds three non rigid balloons and two airplanes for experiments.
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London
Imperial Defence Committee
Haldane
House of Commons
Admiralty
Vickers
Aldershot
New Aeroplane Record Set in Chalons France
Roger Sommer piloted a Tarman biplane at Chalons to fly one hour 500 minutes at about 80 feet, covering an estimated 70 miles. The duration tops Wilbur Wright’s Lemans record of 1 hour 31 minutes 2 seconds set in 1908, and Sommer flew solo.
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Paris
Chalons
Roger Sommer
Wilbur Wright
Lemans
France
Paul in Ephesus on his third journey and mission
The lesson reviews Paul’s third missionary journey through Galatia and Phrygia strengthening disciples. It notes his encounters at Ephesus with Apollos taught by Priscilla and Aquila, the Holy Spirit’s work, and the spread of the gospel, urging reliance on God’s will and times.
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Pauli
Caenares
Cereclius
P’hilip
Paul
Philip
Jerusalem
Europe
Antioch
Philippi
Jesus
Galatia
Phrygia
Orter
Tim
Christ Jesus
Priscilla
Aquila
Ephesus
Corinth
God
Wwe
Apollos
Aquilla
Paw
Heaven
Israel
David
Christ
Tyrannus
Asia
Unusual Spiritual Event Sparks Devotional Revival
A religious account describes a special, unusual affliction mitigated by faith in Jesus. The passage credits divine power over the devil and notes that the word of God grew and prevailed, likening the removal of satanic writings to a $50,000 bonfire of the devil's literature.
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Jesus
God
Osaka Fires Ravage Imperial City Killing and Destroying
A days long Osaka blaze scorched four square miles destroying 20 000 homes and injuring hundreds. Troops helped fight the fire as drought and strong winds whipped flames through wooden streets. The disaster devastates banks stock exchange museum and government buildings amid severed relief efforts.
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Kobe
Osaka
Stock Exchange
Japan
Winnipeg Moves to Rat Virus Campaign in Southern Manitoba
The Agricultural college fills virus tubes as the Department of Agriculture speeds a destruction plan across Emerson, Gretna, Morris, Montcalm, De Salaberry, Franklin, Rhineland, Hanover, and part of Morris municipalities. Clerks will gather building data to determine virus quantities and districts aim for a coordinated kill day.
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Winnipeg
Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Emerson
Franklin
de Salaberry
Hanover
Montcalm
Rhineland
Morris
Gretna
Imperial naval training and Pacific fleet coordination debated
The Times Sydney correspondent notes broad acceptance of a common imperial training system for dominion navies. A coordinated effort to build a joint Pacific fleet with Canada Australia New Zealand and Britain is favored. Australians and New Zealanders propose using their joint contribution to fund a cruiser squadron guarding Indian and Pacific trade routes. The press awaits the defence conference outcome.
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London
Times
Sydney
Dominions
Empire
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Indian
Pacific Oceans
Vancouver Forms First Baden-Powell Boy Scout Troop
City officials authorize the first Vancouver troop of the Baden-Powell Boy Scouts the first in Canada and likely the first in a British colony. The organization is led by Major-General Baden-Powell, the movement’s head.
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Vancouver
B.C
Baden-Powell Boy Scouts
Canada
Baden-Powell
Order Restored in Spain Amid Catalonia Turmoil
London dispatches report that Barcelona and other Spanish regions claim order is restored though bands remain outside main towns. Observers say the crackdown on anarchists in Barcelona Forts will deter future unrest and promote long term peace in Europe’s anarchist center.
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Spain
London
Barcelona
Catalonia
Cenea
Bareceforts
Europe
Archimedes Submarine Launch at Cherbourg
The Archimedes, billed as the world's greatest submarine, was launched at Cherbourg recently. The vessel is rated at 800 tons and marks a milestone in submarine development.
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Cherbourg
Archimedes
British Trade Commissioner Notes Growing Canadian Interest
Richard Grigg, trade commissioner to Canada, says British manufacturers show awakened interest in the Dominion this summer. A central office in Montreal with branches elsewhere provides broad trade information to British firms. inquiries are answered by the commercial intelligence branch of the British board of trade. He plans visits to England to consult with government departments and firms.
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Great Britain
Dominion
Richard Grigg
Canada
Montreal
Grigg
Commercial Intelligence
British Board of Trade
Office of Commissioner
British Board of Sree
Tomei
Een Cement
London
England
New Terror of Modern Warfare
Berlin reports a wireless exploding mine prototype tested successfully by Alexander Swietochowski. A detonator attached to a buried mine received a signal from a distant village, triggering explosions to frighten or deter troops. Army and electrical experts foresee a revolution in warfare.
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Berlin
Alexander Swietochowski
War Declared Rumor Sparks Mediterranean Crisis
Vienna dispatches claim Turkey has declared war in the Mediterranean as four transports with Turkish troops head for Crete. A war fleet accompanies them while Europe watches the volatile situation. Cretans vow resistance with Greece backing them, signaling a potential major conflict.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Turkey
Mediterranean
Crete
Fort Omaha Typhoid Tests Confirm Immunity
In Omaha Nebraska the last typhoid tests show Sergeant Fuller and Privates Schmidt and Goodman immune after staged exposures. They had prior vaccination twice with mixed results and drank a gallon of stagnant water with fever germs under observation. No illness appeared in five to seven days, confirming immunity.
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Omaha
Neb
Fuller
Schmidt
Goodman
Fort Omaha
Bleriot to Compete with Wrights in Paris Exhibition
Louis Bleriot accepts invitation to fly at the Yukon exhibition and will race the Wright brothers for a $25 prize in Paris. The event marks a notable contest between early aviation pioneers with public interest high.
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DO. M. Stearns
Burns
Troop of
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