British Empire Education Scheme to Use Views in Canada
A Colonial Office plan to supply schools with educational views of empire expands to Canada. Artist A Hugh Fisher to travel across the empire, creating uniform sets of views for use in Canadian and English schools. Fisher visits Ottawa, plans western tours, then aims autumn production for the Princess of Wales fund.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Unt
Colonial Office
British Empire
Empire
Joseph Chamberlain
Victoria League
Lord Meath
H. J. McKinder
School of Economics
London
Michael
A. Hugh Fisher
Royal Academy
Royal Society of Painters
Fisher
East
Princess of Wales
Canada
Rockies
MecKinder
England
Judge Longley Again on Empire Relations
Judge Longley of the Standard of Empire comments on Empire problems and the Canadian Club dinner in New York. He agrees with Lord Milner's tone and says Milner would have approved Bryce's quoted opposition. He reiterates that colonial relations could not continue as at the Canadian Club dinner.
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Longley
London
Judge Longley
Canadian Club of
New York
Lord Milner
Milner
Bryce
Aristocratic Dairymaid Demonstrates Milk Craft in Ottawa
Lady Violet Elliott daughter of Lord Minto showed practical dairy skills at the Deschenes dairy farm in Ottawa. Earl Grey joked about milking a cow and she promptly milked the cow, cooled the milk and bottled it.
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Ottawa
Violet Elliott
Minto
Deschenes
Earl Grey
Violet
McCormick Sees Vast Western Harvest Potential
C H McCormick president of the International Harvester Company in Chicago visits Calgary area and expresses surprise at growing Oalgery and western grain district. He predicts an unprecedented harvest year with about five thousand acres of fall wheat already seeded in the district south of Calgary.
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West
Calgary
C. H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Western
Merely a Bluff About Railroads in Tokio
In Tokio it is not taken seriously that transcontinental railroads will abandon oriental trade. The move is viewed as a bluff in the dispute between the railroads and the interstate commerce commission in Washington.
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Tokio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Heiresses Sought as Servian King Plans Marriages
A Viennese paper reports Russian sources say King Peter of Servia plans to wed his two sons to American women of vast wealth. Emperor Nicholas of Russia is said to favor such unions.
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Vienna
Peter of
Servia
Nicholas
Russia
Lord Roberts Addresses in Canada Stir Imperial Sense
The Times reports Lord Roberts in Canada delivering frank speeches that focus on awakening listeners to their national imperial responsibilities and duties.
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London
the Times
Lord Roberts
Canada
Sailors Eaten by Cannibals After Shipwreck
Survivors of the steamer Ville de Bruges were stranded off Africa. Captain Lundgren and a companion swam ashore but were killed and eaten by local chiefs. The Ville de Bruges engineer escaped but lost his reason and is in hospital.
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London
Ville de Bruges
Africa
Lundgren
Taft agrees to use phonograph records for campaign
Lincoln readers note that Taft consents to provide phonographic records of his speeches for campaign use. Bryan welcomes the move as strengthening the Democratic position and hopes Republican taunts about phonographs will end since Taft adopts the method. He recalls GOP criticism of his own use of phonographs.
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Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Bryan
Quake Strikes Constantine Algeria Killing and Injuring Residents
A series of shocks hit Constantine, Algeria with three dead and eight injured. Patients fled hospitals in haste as prisoners cried for release. Most residents slept outdoors while interior reports say tremors were felt widely but damage was centered in Constantine.
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Constantine
Algeria
Canadians Debate Drink Bill At Pan Anglican Congress
The Church of England Temperance society seeks views from colonial bishops. Australian bishops call licensing defective and seek lessons from the Commonwealth. Canadian bishops note the drink bill per head in Canada matches Britain and that the bill is only a quarter of overall spending.
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London
Church of England Temperance Society
Commonwealth
Dominion
Canada
Great Britain
Sailors Sentenced to Death After Kamchatka Incident
Six Japanese sailors from the Miyo Maru were seized by Russian authorities for poaching near Kamchatka. They attacked guards at Nicholaievsk and were sentenced to death. An official appeal was filed, and Japanese press doubt the affair will harm Japan Russia relations. Japan may join Behring Sea treaty discussions with America and Russia.
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Tokio
Kamchatka
Nicholaiesvk
Japan
America
Russia
Salvation Army Plans Maternity Hospital in Edmonton
The Salvation Army intends to build a maternity hospital and rescue home in Edmonton this fall. The project will serve Western Canada with competent nurses and assistants selected for the site.
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Salvation Army Hospital
Edmonton
Salvation Army
Canada
Count Zeppelin Extends Airship Flight Hopeful Record
Count Zeppelin makes a third attempt to sail twenty four hours without sighting. He ascends at Lake Constance and is seen over Strassburg five hours later. His prior continuous flight record stood at fourteen hours.
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Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Lake Constance
Strassburg
Lumber Prices Break in Vancouver Trade Move
Vancouver lumber firms abandon list prices as the lumber association secretary notifies mills to set their own prices. Millmen and sellers now free to fix rates.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lumber Association
Love in the David Jonathan story and in Christ
The lesson contrasts Saul’s murderous intent with Jonathan and David’s fidelity, tracing how God preserves life and fulfills purpose. It links Jonathan’s support, Jesus’s sacrifice, and the believer’s call to trust, obey, and witness, even amid danger and doubt.
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American Press Association
Jonathan
David
God
Saul
Samuel
Naioth
Jesus
Paul
Onesimus
Philemon
Israel
Zech
Joseph
Benjamin
John xv
Rini
Turkeys Revolt Strains German-Turkish Ties
In Berlin officials express deep chagrin over the Turkish revolutionary party's rise, viewing it as a diplomatic disaster for Germany. They blame Berlin for backing the old regime and provoking Armenian massacres and Macedonian repression, and concede Turkey's friendship was with the Sultan and his circle, not Germany.
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Germany
Berlin
Revolutionary Party of
Turkey
Macedonia
Big Insurance Firm Enters West Montreal
The Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company opens an investigation into conditions in the Canadian Northwest with plans to enter the territory. It seeks Dominion government authority and negotiates for Canadian bonds for deposits. Provinces Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and part of Ontario fall under the western division. agents divert to Chicago.
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West
Montreal
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Canadian Northwest
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Port Arthur
Western Department
Springfield
Chicago
British Columbia
Dornin
San Francisco
Home Office
Canada
Fair Play for Japan in National Review
In the August National Review W. T. R. Preston argues for fair play toward Japan. He contends Japan sees itself as equal to Western nations and warns against the yellow peril stereotype, suggesting it could provoke wider consequences.
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London
National Review
W. T. R. Preston
Japan
Preston
German Colony Formed Near Calgary Through CP Land Sale
Canadian Pacific Railway sold 20,000 acres in the irrigation block to German farmers from North Dakota northeast of Calgary. Most colonists move in immediately with remainder next spring, creating a large western German settlement likely to attract Dakotan Germans.
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Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railway
North Dakota
Dakotas
Tercentenary Stamps Sale Reaches 29 Million issue
The Post Office Department reports sales of the Quebec Tercentenary stamps total 29 million in value 589000 dollars. Collectors worldwide show strong demand and the different denominations will be exhausted in a few days with no further printings.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Quebec
Imperial Parliament members to visit Canada for study
Toronto reports that Mayor Oliver received a letter from Percy Alden M P noting plans to bring a party of Imperial Parliament members and mayors to study Canadian municipal problems. The group aims to visit August 6 7 or 8 1909 with introductions from Lord Strathcona and Lord Crewe.
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Toronto
Oliver
Percy Alden
M. P
British Municipal Society
Te Imperial
Canada
Lord Strathcona
Lord Crewe
New Mutual Treaty Text on Extradition and Salvage
London announces the full text of a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States. It provides for conveyance of persons in custody for trial through the other’s territory and grants reciprocal salvage and wrecking rights in waters near the Dominion United States boundary.
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London
United Kingdom
United States
Dominion
Foreign Office
Bishop Pinkham Addressed Calgary Synod on Education and Union
Bishop Pinkham told the Calgary synod the church has made progress and deplored reductions in Indian school grants. He noted advances toward church union and the need to sustain funding for native education.
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Pinkham
Calgary
Alta
Synod of
British Licensing Bill Faces Lords Rejection
London reports that the Licensing Bill is expected to be thrown out by the House of Lords unless heavily amended. Education measures stall with autumn sittings as ministers push for compromises on eight hour coal mine work and child welfare reforms. Old Age Pensions Act to start Jan 1, 1909, requires a large budget.
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House of Lords
London
Kings
House of Commons
Lords
Port of London
Dutch Cruiser Gelderland Arrives in Curacao
Gelderland's commander claims ashore contact at La Guaira, Venezuela was refused after delivering an officer and bagged letters. Dutch official messages to Caracas were rejected as Venezuela readies forts for defence. Expect decisive Dutch action.
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Willemstad
Curacco
la Guaira
Venezuela
Caracas
Holland
Jamaica quake fire claims settled for four million dollars
In Kingston Jamaica insurance firms lose right to resist payment of claims from the January fourteenth 1907 quake fire. Privy Council in England dismisses appeals, clearing about four million dollars in claims. The decision is welcomed with public joy.
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Jow
Jamaica
Kingston
England
Privy Council
Municipal Ownership Pays in Edmonton and Strathcona
Edmonton reports show the waterworks department with a six month surplus of 10168.24 and the telephone department with 5315.76. A street railway is planned to be constructed and operated jointly by Edmonton and Strathcona and is expected to begin service by November 1.
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Edmonton
Alta
Strathcona
Big Coal Deal In Cape Breton Mines Sealed
B F Pearson acting for Lord Northcliffe Harmsworth company bought the new mines in Cape Breton. The Harmsworth firm will supply coal to their pulp mill at Grand Rapids Newfoundland. The mines rank among the largest coal areas outside the Dominion Coal company.
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Sydney
C. B
B. F. Pearson
Lord Northcliffe
Harmsworth Company
Grand Rapids
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
Dominion Coal Company
Railways Ordered to Protect Trestles May to October
The railway commission directs all railways to protect trestles and provide fire alarm devices from May through October, extending the period by one month than in the original order.
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Ottawa
Railway Commission
Winnipeg Ladies Conquer Cascade Mountain at Banff
Misses Greenway lead a Calgary party as the first women to ascend Cascade Mountain in Banff, marking a historic ascent for the area.
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Winnipeg
Calgary
Greenway
Cascade Mountain
Banff
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Kingdom
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Ian
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