Kitchener Named Inspector General and Imperial Defence Head
London announces Lord Kitchener will succeed the Duke of Connaught as Inspector-General of the Mediterranean forces and join the Imperial Defence Committee. He will tour Canada Australia New Zealand to study colonial military setups and later lead a coordinated empire army effort.
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Britain
Wil
Imperial Defence Committee
Canada
Australia
London
Lord Kitchener
India
Duke of Connaught
Mediterranean
Lord Et
Imperial Defence
Malta
Gibraltar
Egypt
Soudan
Cyprus
Imperial Defence Conference
Imperial Army
Japan
Great Britain
New Zealand
Lard Roberts
Lord Wolseley
Plan to Emigrate Big Party in Toronto
Robins Limited a Toronto real estate firm launches a scheme to import German settlers to the Canadian West. Britton Foster, the manager, sails for Winnipeg Calgary and Edmonton to open branches and promote sales of farms on easy payment plans with guarantees of land standards. Foster will also visit Vancouver to study Asiatic immigration conditions.
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Toronto
Kipling
Western
Canada
Robins, Limited
Britton Foster
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Robins
Foster
Vancouver
Fewer Cigarettes Smoked In Canada After Law
Ottawa reports thirty million fewer cigarettes smoked in Canada last year compared with the previous year. Officials attribute the decline to restrictive 1908 legislation, noting an anticipated rise of forty to fifty million cigarettes without the law and a six year prior gain of over seventy five million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Liquor Hidden in Hay Bales Ended up Seized in Transit
Liquor valued at 1 200 was found concealed in hay bales being shipped to transcontinental construction gangs near La Tuque Quebec. The whiskey likely intended for illegal sale to railroad laborers. Contractors along the line welcome the seizure to keep booze out of camps.
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Ottawa
Disastrous Vernon Hotel Fire Claims Eleven Lives
A blaze at the Okanagan hotel in Vernon British Columbia destroyed the building near 2 am. Eleven persons were burned to death and five are hospitalized in serious condition. Rescue workers have recovered eleven bodies with the possibility of more remains.
Riot in Fort William Leaves Sixteen Injured
Sixteen people were wounded in a street battle between police and foreign strikers in Fort William Ontario on the 12th inst. The clash followed the arrival of CPR police and lasted about fifteen minutes. May or Pelletier read the riot act and Colonel Steele led militiamen with a Maxim gun on standby. The RCMP from Winnipeg were later dispatched by train.
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Fort William
Ont
C.P.R
Pelletier
Steele
C.V.O
96Th Regiment
Col. Steele
R.cm.r.’S
Winnipeg
Macdonell
King Edward Marks Ninth Year Of Reign In August
A London report notes King Edward enters his ninth year of rule on August 9. A seer predicts a propitious period, citing nine as the king’s lucky number. Details cover his birth date November ninth, 1863, coronation on August 9, and astrology tied to Scorpio Mars and Tuesday as a fortunate day.
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London
Edward
Scogpio
Mars
Tepaz
British Empire
Canada Revenue Increases Noted For Four Months
Ottawa reports a four month total of 30,030,311 dollars in revenue, up about 4.5 million from the prior period. July alone yielded 8,437,438 dollars, driven mainly by customs gains while excise fell slightly and railway and public works receipts rose. Expenditure on consolidated accounts reached 23.25 million, up roughly three million, with capital outlays at six and a half million, up about a million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Premier Moore Rebukes British Immigrants in Australia
Hon N J Moore premier of Western Australia, responding to a settler deputation from Britain, vented anger over grievances and declared he would tell the agent general to stop sending more British immigrants unless they prove they can succeed on the land.
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London
N. J. Moore
Western Australia
End of German American Trade Pact Stated
Ambassador Hill officially informs Berlin that the German American trade agreement is regarded as terminated on July 1910. Berlin notes the action and marks the formal end of the treaty between the two nations.
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Berlin
Hill
New Planet Discovered Portends Change in Palermo
A new planet of extraordinary brilliancy has been discovered near Palermo. Peasants interpret the celestial event as a portent of age and are making preparations accordingly.
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Palermo
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Pauls Asia Visit and Ephesian Riot
Summary of Acts chapter nineteen themes including Paul sending Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia, the opposition led by Demetrius over Diana worship, and the call to bold witness amid unrest. Commentary by Rev. Stearns contrasts true worship with false crafts and urges steadfast faith despite hostile times. The piece cites scripture and peers through historical church examples to urge quiet courage in preaching.
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Copyricia
American Frep Association
Paul
God
Europe
Jerusalem
Rome
Timothy
Erastus
Macedonia
Asia
Rom
Tim
Elisha
Elijah
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Diana
Jupiter
Buddha
Mohammed
Silas
Demetrius
Ephesus
Christ
Jesus of Nazareth
King Edward III Profit Tale From Steel Market
London reports credit Edward VII with clearing over a million dollars in three months from United States steel stock. J P Morgan allegedly tipped him on the bull market after a Windsor visit. A brokerage house acted on King Edward VII agents orders buying 50 000 shares steel common as prices rose from 50 cents.
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New York
Edward
United States
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Edward VII
King Edward
Mr. Morgan
Windsor
Wall St
Steel Common
50C Np
Steel Trust
Kine
Trade With Mexico Improving Ottawa
Canada shows resilience in Mexican markets during the first eight months of the Mexican fiscal year with imports down 32 million dollars and exports down 5.5 million, while Canada’s trade edges up 95 thousand in imports and 48 thousand in exports. The Mexican rebate on wheat is extended to September 15 and a direct Canada–Mexico parcel post starts October 1, replacing Britain routes.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Europe
W. A. Donley
Mexico
Mr. Donley
Great Britain
Heatwaveclaims many Montreal children in deadly heat
Montreal endured record heat for days with more hot weather forecast. Parents lacking means could not move families to cooler retreats as the heat claimed many lives, especially children under five. Last week total deaths reached 194, with 125 being children under five.
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Montreal
Record Salmon Catch Surpasses All Coast Records
Fraser river fishermen gill netters and Puget Sound purse seiners abandon work as two million two hundred thirty four thousand sockeye salmon flood Fraser River and nearby canneries at Vancouver. Canners hurriedly run machines around the clock to handle the overflow.
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Vancouver
Fraser River
Pugetound
Bellington
Blaine
Anacortes
Shah of Persia Seeks Abdication Amid Flight Attempt
A Tehran despatch reports Mohammed Ali, deposed Shah of Persia, plans to leave the country as the young shah faces separation from his parents. He reportedly made an unsuccessful flight attempt and later attempted death by his own hand. The government weighs abdication in favor of a successor.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Mohammed Ali
Persia
Shah
Automobile injures ten soldiers in Salisbury
Ten English soldiers were injured when a speeding automobile plowed into troops returning from maneuvers. The car dashed through the moving formation, throwing men thirty to forty feet. The occupants were arrested and claim a broken gearing. several soldiers may die.
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Salisbury
Eng
Statue to Kitchener Fund Drive in Calcutta Gathers Pace
A Calcutta campaign aims to raise funds for a statue of Lord Kitchener. The movement draws strong support, especially from the army, and is described as an enthusiastic response.
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Calcutta
Lord Kitchener
Dominion Wheat Output Report Highlights July Conditions
The Census and Statistics Department reports a broadly satisfactory Dominion condition for field crops and live stock at end-July. Fall wheat did well in Ontario with 23 bushels per acre across 581000 acres. Alberta suffered winter-kill on about one third of sown area. Spring wheat across Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta yields about 22.07 bushels per acre totaling 159,662,000 bushels from 7,022,200 acres. Hay and clover yield 8,984,000 tons. Livestock condition remains high: horses 94.46, milch cows 93.36, other cattle 94.39, sheep 93.24, swine 92.39.
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Census and Statistics Department
Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
Census and Statistics Office
Ontario
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Kaiser Honors Americans With Imperial Decorations
Berlin reports Emperor William awards the Crown Order of the First Class to Charles W. Eliot former Harvard president and M. Yamaoutchie of Japan. Second class honors go to Sir Casnar Purdon Clarke director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Hugo Reisinger of New York. The Red Eagle third class goes to Edward Robinson of the Met. The honors acknowledge contributions to the Metropolitan Museum’s modern paintings exhibition in January and February.
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Berlin
Emperor Willam
Chas. W. Eliot
Harvard University
M. Yamaoutchie
Japan
Casnar Purdon Clarke
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Hugo Reisinger
Edward Robinson
Riots at Happyland Winnipeg After Race Cancelled
Disappointed crowd of about 2000 gathered at Happyland in Winnipeg as the Shrubb Fitzgerald ten mile race failed to start due to no lights. Four hundred fans paid fifty cents for grand stand seats. Bleachers sustain about $100 in damage while the office and other park areas round up losses to $500.
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Winnipeg
Happyland
Aeronauts Sail Over Alps from Chamonix to Locarno
The balloon Sirius departed Chamonix last Sunday with pilot M Spel terini and three passengers. They landed safely near Locarno at about 5,400 feet, but four men must traverse a risky foot passage from the landing point to Locarno.
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Chamonix
France
Alps
M. Spelterini
Locarno
Engineers Confident on Mont Blanc Cable Rail Link
Geneva reports French engineers announce the Fayet to Col de Voza section of the Mont Blanc cable railway is 5,495 feet high. They believe the line to Mount Lachat, Tete Rousse, and the summit at 15,782 feet can be completed in a few years.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Fayet
Mount Blanc
Col de Voza
Mount Lachat
Tete Rousse
To Celebrate Wolfe's Victory Banquet in Quebec Anniversary
London reports the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Wolfe's victory at Quebec will be marked by a banquet on September 13. A committee led by Lord Roberts oversees plans and a bronze statue of General Wolfe is being executed.
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Wolfe
London
Quebec
Lord Roberts
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