Crop conditions vary across the prairie provinces
Telegram from Dr. Wm. Saunders notes Saskatchewan and Alberta crops are irregular with variable yields. Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta show better prospects. early harvest begins in Winnipeg with record threshed grain dates. Overall outlook favorable though hay and feed crops are short and roots below average. farmers expect a long fall and possible next year acreage gains.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Wm. Saunders
Calgary
Regina
Saskatoon
Ami
Rorthern
Toom
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Prairies
Too Fond of Green Oats in Brandon District
Reports show cattle dying after grazing green oats that are too short for cutting. Two animals at the Asylum farm died from the feed, with many similar cases in the district. A veterinarian warns that eating wet grain or clover can be fatal if not treated quickly.
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Brandon
Asylum Farm
German Shipbuilders Strike Threatens 15,000 Workers
Hamburg reports a 990 mechanic strike leading to a lockout of 15,000 workers, about 60 percent of German shipyard employees. The remaining 10,000 workers plan a mass strike if the action proceeds, halting all vessel construction including warships.
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Hamburg
Rman Shipyards
British capitalists urged cautious Canada loans debated
The Scotsman questions whether friendly sentiment has led British capitalists to advance loans to Canada too easily. The piece notes no injury to Canadian credit yet and asks if it is time for a more conservative attitude.
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Canada
Catteia
Prince Albert Eyes Northern Mineral Riches Rivaling Cobalt
Prospectors and investors in Prince Albert closely follow northern mineral surveys. An assay office operates here on samples from surveyors at northern sites. Reports speak of large iron and nickel deposits near waterfalls with potential for power, drawing notable residents to back the assaying effort and predicting Canada’s north may soon reveal major riches.
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Prince Albert
Prine
Albert
Teedase Pathe
Churchill
Princelbert
Canada
Cobalt
Rabies Epidemic Subside in Ontario After Quarantine Measures
Ottawa reports rabies figures fall as dog days arrive. Early this year 74 premises and twelve western Ontario counties faced quarantine, but now only five premises and three counties remain affected in Perth Middlesex and Welland.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Toronto
Perth
Middlesex
Welland
Sailor Jumped to Death from Tower in Sault Ste. Marie
Riley Johnson, a sailor, leapt from the 375 foot Great Lakes Radio Telegraph Co tower on Hill Heights in Sault Ste. Marie. He screamed Its all off now before plunging to the ground, breaking or crushing nearly every bone as onlookers watched helplessly.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Riley Johnson
Great Lakes
Mayor J. J. Scott of Pincher Creek Takes Own Life
Pincher Creek Alberta mayor J J Scott died by shooting himself through the heart. Despondency given as cause. Born in Richmond Ontario he came to Canada over twenty years ago. He was active in civic affairs and welfare work in Pincher Creek and vicinity. He leaves a widow with no children.
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Pincher Creek
Alta
J. J. Scott
Richmond
Ont
Ridgeway Mayor Tries to Blow Up Home for Insurance
Roanoke dispatch reports Ridgeway mayor A H Musman lit a dynamite fuse with his cigar in a suicide plot to benefit his family through life insurance. A detective recounts Bousman’s deep debt and motive to destroy himself to save kin.
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Roanoke
A. Husman
Ridgeway
Bousman
Ultimatum for Railroads
Four western railway committees draft a memorial to the federal authorities demanding action on government ownership. Officials say the изв rising costs of operation threaten continued private operation and may force some railways to retire and turn over assets to the government.
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Chicago
We-Terp Railways
Xtrebert
Western Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lynch Law in Paris Demonstration Shocks City
In central Paris a Lynch law demonstration broke out when a passerby fired at a policeman near Boulevards and Sebastopol. The officer was wounded and a man nearby was killed as a crowd hanged the suspect after arrests.
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Paris
Boulevar
Sebastopol
Teallel
Supply of Farm Help Eases for Western Harvest
Eastern Canadian officials expect a surge of agricultural labor to meet western harvest demands as immigration increases. Winnipeg reports Ottawa grants protection until April 1 1911 for homesteaders and pre emption entrants who prove residence and entry is perfected, enabling many to leave homesteads for harvesting or railroad work.
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Montreal
C. PB. R
West
Canada
Winnipeg
A. F. Crowe
Dominion
Ottawa
All On Board Saved From Vancouver Steamer Wreck
Salvage efforts continuing for the Princess Mar after wreck near Sentinel Island. Pilot Richard can wea in charge cites thick haze as cause. Vessel afloat for hours, sank at stern, all crew evacuated to Sentinel Island lighthouse. Engine room flooded, wireless out of service. salvage expected to face difficulties.
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Vancouver
B.C
Princess Mar
Sentinel Island
Richard Can Wea
Annaretus
Frank Oliver Praises Resources of Far North on Voyage
Edmonton reports Hon. Frank Oliver completed a record eight thousand mile overland trip to Dawson City and back. He studied northern resources during a two month holiday to speak on their development potential. He notes rich natural wealth and widespread grazing with cropland extending to Cape Good Hope in the Peace River region.
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Frank Oliver
Edmonton
Dawson City
Oliver
Peace River
Cape Good Hope
Crop yield expected to meet average in Winnipeg area
Winnipeg reports show grain prospects near the average with D. D. Mann of Canadian Northern noting large cultivation areas offset smaller per acre yields. He says total wheat production should not decline appreciably despite possible smaller yields per acre.
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Winnipeg
D. D. Mann
Canadian Northern
The Reason Why Farmers May Not Move North
A Winnipeg immigration official says the sole barrier for American farmers relocating to western Canada next spring is their inability to sell farms in the United States.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Winnipeg to issue farm labor certificates at one cent a mile
Winnipeg reports the immigration commissioner will issue certificates to workers heading to farms, payment at one cent per mile over all lines. Portage la Prairie police court saw thirteen farmers plead guilty to Noxious Weeds Act infractions. each fined five dollars and costs.
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Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Vancouver expands plan for new Pacific terminus
Note reports D D Maan announced port plans for Port Mann as the new Pacific terminus of the Canadian Northern Railway. Construction would begin immediately and the townsite would be marketed this autumn, akin to Prince Rupert.
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Vancouver
D. D. Maan
Lerwineg
Veys
Port Mans
Canadien Northern Railway
Prince Rupert
Canada US trade grows despite preferential tariff
Ottawa reports two months of fiscal year trade data showing Canada buys about 15.8 million dollars from the United States and 15.7 million from Great Britain. Canada exports to the United States total around 44.37 million, exceeding UK purchases by over 29 million, with US imports rising about 13 million from year ago and potential annual US imports surpassing Britain by about 170 million if trends continue.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Britain
United Kingdom
United Stau
Mrs Crippen May Turn Up
Buffalo notes Inspector Dew from Scotland Yard believes Crippen’s wife may still be alive and could appear later. His view reflects English authorities’ doubt about convicting Dr. Crippen of murder based on the evidence available.
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Mrs. Crippen
Inspector Dew
Scotland Yard
Buffalo
Dew
Canada
First Link of Hudson Bay Railway Awarded at The Pas
Ottawa reports Mackenzie and Mann awarded the sub structure contract for the Saskatchewan River bridge at The Pas, worth 100000 dollars. The superstructure contract went to Canada Foundry Company of Toronto earlier, forming the railway line's initial link.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan River
Pas
Mackenzie & Mann
Hudson Bay Railway
Canada Foundry Company
Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway board boosts dividend to eight percent
Montreal report states the Canadian Pacific Railway board increased the annual dividend from seven to eight percent. The current half yearly payout is three and a half percent on railway earnings and half a percent on land sales, totaling seven and three quarters percent, with future payments raised to eight percent.
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Montreal
The
Canadian Pacific Railway
Escaped From Tormentors Chief of Police Ends His Life
Rome chief of police Cesar Ballenti, known for dismantling Black Hand groups, died by suicide on the eve of testifying against forty Camerorras arresting party. He had received threatening letters from Camerorran societies, believed to have unsettled him.
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Rome
Cesar Ballenti
Rat Hunt Aimed at Norwegian Brown Rats in Winnipeg
An old country sportsman plans a post harvest hunt in rat infested southern districts using fox terriers or other fearless canines to attack Norwegian brown rats. Farmers pay nothing. their role is to locate vermin for the killers.
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Winnipeg
Tleee
Navy Plan Details Rainbow and Niobe Voyages
The Admiralty has advised that the cruiser Rainbow will sail for the Pacific coast this month and complete the voyage in about three months circling Cape Horn, reaching the Pacific coast by mid November. The Niobe is scheduled to sail for Halifax by mid September.
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Ottawa
Naval Branch
Rainbow
Pacific Coast
Cape Horn
Pacific
Halifax
Imperial Exhibition Proposed for London 1915
Prominent figures back plans for an Imperial Exhibition to be held in London in 1915. Viscount Hill has departed for India and, with Lord Strethcona, aims to mobilize Dominion interest in the event.
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London
Loncon
Viscount Hill
Ene’a
Lord Strethcona
Dominion
Liquor Sale Sale Probed in Georgetown Ont Case
Provincial license inspector Avearat ordered a review after a report of overselling liquor. John Trayoor and F Montibhhan of the clerical firm faced charges linked to the final sale of liquor at the Rennett Hotel. The case seeks repayment of the excess taken from the premises.
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Georgetown
Ont
Avearat
John Trayoor
Rezi'war
F. Montibhhan
Endea
Mayor Gaynor Shot on Steamer in New York
Mayor William J. Gaynor was shot on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse while preparing to depart for Europe. Charles James Gallagher, a discharged city employee, fired three shots, two missing and one lodging in Gaynor’s neck. Police report Gallagher confessed to Hoboken authorities as Gaynor’s condition improved.
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New York
W. J. Gaynor
Europe
Charlies James Gallagher
Third Avenue
Lord Strathcona Celebrates His 90th Birthday
London reports Lord Strathcona marked his ninety years with widespread congratulations. A commemorative book titled Canaan's Covur-ue-Lion featured tributes from Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Lansdowne. His high commissioner stated he would keep normal office hours, noting seventy years since his first trip to Canada. Queen Mary, the Duke of Connaught, and Prime Minister Asquith sent messages of goodwill.
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Lord Strathcona
London
Canada
Mattiec
Duke of Connaught
Asquith
Devotion Fatal Fire Sacrificed Father in Rescue
A Kindersley fire killed J. C. Lynn, father of a family living above his restaurant, as he reentered the burning building to save a child. The fire’s origin remains unknown. Boarders and others escaped, but Lynn’s charred body was found entangled with a bed.
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Kindersley
J.C. Lynn
Lynn
Double Control of Fisheries Restored Inspections
Ottawa announces return to Dominion inspection of fisheries. Forty inspectors will be appointed for Ontario under a policy to replace provincial oversight. The department says provincial supervision has not sufficed as fisheries decline. each county gains a federal officer paid to full-time service.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Ontario
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Gave Up Life To Save Woman In Lake Michigan Incident
Chicago tragedy tells of vaudeville performer Robert Cise known as Bob Roberts who drowned while attempting to save a young woman during a Lake Michigan bathing outing. The woman was rescued by companions as Cise was pulled under, heroically sacrificing himself in the effort.
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Chicago
Robert Cise
Bob Roberts
Lake Michigan
Cisek
Crane car door patent reissued to Gries Porgles and Robinson
New York report from the water commission cites a official patent reissue on letters patent 12199 for a crane car door. The reissue is issued on application by inventor William Gries Porgles of Winnip and William Robinson, Selkrk.
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New York
William Gries Porgles
Winnip
William Robinson
Selk‘rk
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DR. Saunders
Virginia Town
Bussss
Lynch Law
Donald D. Mann
Western Canada News
Canadian Pacific
Gaynor
William Edwards
Gallagher
Robert W. Bell
Hoboken
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