Newfoundland Fishery Modus Vivendi Proposal Accepted
The British Foreign Office circulated a copy of the Newfoundland fishery modus vivendi. Newfoundland seeks the 1907 principles for this season and pledges to conduct the fishery accordingly. The United States reserves purse seines and awaits Hague tribunal arbitration while proposing a joint exchange of notes to form a satisfactory 1908 agreement without a more formal arrangement.
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British Foreign Office
United States
Washington
Hague
London
Foreign Office
Hague Tribunal, Pte
Lipton Seeks Another America Cup Challenge
London reports Sir Thomas Lipton, riding the success of Shamrock II, plans to issue a renewed challenge for the 1909 America’s Cup off Sandy Hook in August. He awaits a possible acceptance from the New York Yacht Club and says he would risk another entry under the old rules if allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas Lipton
Sandy Hook
New York Yacht Club
Thomas
Tia
Cluo
Ottawa rejects plan to import railway labor from abroad
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company sought government approval to bring about fifteen hundred workers into Canada for western sections under construction. After review, immigration authorities concluded domestic labor is sufficient and declined to suspend importation regulations for alien railway labor.
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Ottawa
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Canada
United States
Scots Will Tour Canada Ottawa
The Scottish agricultural commission of 22 farmers and educationists arrived by the Empress of Ireland and will visit eastern Canada then proceed to Winni around Sept 5. They plan stops at Brandon Portage la Prairie Gina Moose Jaw Macleod Lethbridge Calgary Edmonton Fort Saskatchewan Prince Albert Saskatoon with Dairy Commissioner Rudduck joining part of the trip.
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Canada
Ottawa
Scottish Agricultural Commission
Winni
Victoria
B. C
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Gina
Moose Jaw
Macleod
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Fort Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Ruddick
Divorce Rhetoric Echoes in New York Church Speech
Bishop Greer, head of the Episcopal Church in New York, called the United States the most divorce ridden country and argued social ills stem from divorce. He urged public awakening through church action to combat the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
England
Saartene
Greer
Episcopal New York
United States
Convicts for Manitoba Sentences Set by Proclamation
Ottawa reports overcrowding at Kingston penitentiary leads to a proclamation directing convicts be sent to Manitoba penitentiary rather than Kingston. The action follows a Canada Gazette notice and affects inmates under local judicial authority.
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Manitoba
Ottawa
Kingston Penitentiary
Canada Gazette
Bay
Rainy River
Anitoba Penitentiary
Lord Strathcona Will Speak at Annual Event
Siena Manufac announces that Ed Eemenenss will be the speaker for the annual September gathering with Lord Strathcona set to address attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Strathcona
Peereet Fee
Siena Manufac
Ed Eemenenss
Winnipeg Horticultural Exhibition Announces Prize List
The Winnipeg event runs August 3rd to 5th with entries open for amateurs and professionals. Entrants should request the prize list from F W Broderick at the Agricultural College Winnipeg to receive mail returns. Prizes cover fruits, jellies, pickles, vegetables, ornamental plants, cut flowers, and apiary products with several large awards for agricultural societies.
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Winnipeg
F.W. Broderick
Agricultural College
Win
Monarchs Discuss Turkish Situation at Kronberg and Lach
Diplomats report that King Edward, Kaiser Wilhelm, and the Austrian Emperor discussed the Turkish crisis at Kronberg and Lach. The likely outcome favors a hands off approach by Britain Germany and Austria, regardless of possible Macedonian territorial changes.
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Berlin
Edward
William
Kronberg
Lach
Turkey
Telescoped Voices Threaten Paris Singers
Dr Weiss tells the French Academy of Medicine that voices suffer when genene is used in too small a room. Public singers can project thirty to forty yards, while students in small spaces barely reach a yard, causing the voice to telescope and weaken as it expands.
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Paris
Weiss
Academie du Medecine
Genene
Avery
Tolstoi Ill After River Bath Incurred Vein Enlargement
Tolstoi remains indisposed after a long country walk ended with a river bath that enlarged a vein in one foot. He endures considerable pain but is slightly improved.
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Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Mnd Tolstoi
Becaus
Geological Survey party tours British Columbia mining districts
Hon. W Templeman and R ameee lead a geological survey exploring southern British Columbia mining centres in the Kootenay Crow's Nest Trail Rossland and boundary districts. Currently about a dozen survey parties operate in the province, about twice last year's number.
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Geological Survey
Ottawa
W. Templeman
R.ameee
Sea
British Columbia
Kootenay
Crow's Nest
Trail
Rossland
Boundary
Utah to Alberta excursion party heads north
Two hundred former excursionists travel from Utah to southern Alberta under E. P. Ellison head of Knight Sugar and Ellison Milling. They arrive by special coaches and stay until morning. The excursion runs for thirty days.
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Utah
Alberta
Cardston
Alta
E. P. Ellison
Knight Sugar Company
Ellison Milling Company
Provinces to Exhibit at Canadian National Exhibition
Every province in the Dominion will have special exhibits at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto from August 31 to September 14. The Maritime provinces will be prominent in dairy displays with butter and cheese entries from Quebec and Prince Edward Island.
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Toronto
Dominion
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Prince Edward II
Submarine Fleet Sets Record Run In Britain
It is difficult to obtain details of recent British naval maneuvers but the submarine fleet is said to have covered 500 miles on one continuous run. The feat is regarded as signaling far greater submarine accomplishments ahead.
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London
David Spares Saul Yet Again in Lord’s Deliverance
A Sunday School lesson on first Samuel explains how David, pursued by Saul, spares the anointed king twice. It notes a divine sleep enabling David and Abishai to take Saul’s spear and cruse, and calls for trust in God to judge enemies and protect the faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press Association
David
Saul
Jonathan
Nob
Doeg
Abiathar
Bethlehem
Abishal
Peter
Abishai
God
Abner
Memo on David, Abigail and divine guidance
Text reflects on David seeking the Lord continually and Abigail's timely encouragement. It cites Samuel's death, Abigail's virtue, and the phrase “the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God.” It urges personal application of faithfulness and righteousness.
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David
Samuel
Abigail
Alberta Sabbath Law Said Better Enforced Than West
W M Rochester western secretary of the alliance reports on a month long Alberta tour praising strict enforcement and education on Sabbath observance. He notes authorities respond readily to alliance representations and the act is well enforced in Alberta compared with other western provinces.
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Alberta
Edmonton
West
W. M. Rochester
The
Alliance
Zeppelin Again Gets Busy and Plans Two Airships
Friedrichshafen reports Count Zeppelin ordered the Airship works to begin after a long talk with chief engineer Herr Buerr. He plans two ships of different models, with changes inspired by a recent accident. Private backers have put 75000 dollars toward the venture and the British balloon corps at Farnborough sent a supportive message.
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Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Herr Buerr
Count Zeppelin
British Balloon Corps
Farnsborough
Review of Quebec Militia Showed GreatTroop Precision
Earl Grey forwards Lord Roberts opinion on the Quebec review. He praises the display as a great success with about 12,000 under arms. He notes no hitches and commends Canada for improving militia organization and building a useful force.
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Lord Roberts
London
Earl Grey
Quebec
Canada
New Wheat a Dollar a Bushels Predicts Higher Prices
Minneapolis grain merchants forecast the 1908 wheat crop will fetch more than in fifteen years with G F Blossom of G C Christensen Co grading the first sample as No 2 Northern milling wheat and predicting the price at $1 per bushel.
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Minneapolis
G. F. Blossom
G. C. Christensen & Co
Action Against C P R Montreal In Exchequer Court
The Dominion Customs department sues Canadian Pacific in the Exchequer court for 20000 alleging fraudulent entries during the ebb period. A company customs official once served seven years. one entry claimed 37900 dollars of bridge material as scrap iron.
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C. P. R. Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Dominion Customs Department
Tolstoi Attacks Russian Government in London Protest
Count Tolstoi writes English papers denouncing the Russian government for prosecuting his book distributors rather than him, condemning injustice cruelty and stupidity he calls revolting. He says he will continue writing as he believes he fulfills God's will.
New York Admits Grain Trade Loss to Montreal Route
The American confirms New York loses the grain trade due to distance and overcapitalization. It notes the Morgan merger line of grain ships to Montreal marks the first official recognition of the shift.
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New York
Montreal
Warned Against Emigration to Canada for Unskilled Labor
The Foreign Office reports a Canadian government warning against emigration of unskilled workers. Openings exist for female servants and experienced farm hands who can purchase or lease land, but no railway or other steady jobs are available at present.
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St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Canada
Union of Equals Milner Seeks Dominion Reform in Empire
Lord Milner argues in the Standard of the Empire for a future United Kingdom as a union of equals between Britain and self governing colonies. He says Canada should not remain subordinate and that constitutional links are transient except the crown, which he hopes to keep permanent. He envisions power varying with each state’s rising or falling influence.
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Longley
London
Lord Milner
Canada
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Milner
Prince Rupert Land Dispute Over Waterfront Tracts
In Prince Rupert Vancouver discussions over the new government G T P agreement center on whether a continuous waterfront length should be granted for wharves and terminals. The government opposes a single unbroken stretch and wants public lands distributed by an alternating selection pattern with three lots for the company, then one for the government, with no sale until next May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert Land
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Sitetele
Ottawa Mr Collingwood Schreiber Projects Transcontinental Rail Progress
Government consulting engineer G T P Schreiber reports weekly progress on the National Transcontinental Railway. The Winnipeg to Saskatoon corridor is planned for regular traffic in weeks, with 75 miles completed west of Winnipeg and Edmonton segment due by November and a 70 mile section beyond Edmonton by Christmas. East of Prince Rupert 700 workers advance the 100 mile contract stretch.
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G.T.P. Ottawa
Collingwood Schreiber
National Transcontinental Railway
Grand Nir Pacific
Winni
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Prince Rupert
May Negotiate New Treaty
Tokio papers predict Japan will seek a new treaty with Great Britain and Russia to preserve China tranquility and readjust finances while curbing military outlays. Officials declare this unfounded. Japan aims to work with China and use alliances to advance joint welfare and power interests.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Russia
China
Apan
Drury Reports Lemieux Agreement With Japan Carried Out
Victoria B C official Drury returns from Tokyo stating the Lemieux agreement with Japan is fully implemented. He notes the arenes is working satisfactorily and the matter is finally settled. A monthly list of entering immigrants is sent to the British embassy. objections are not allowed. Sir Claude McDonald aided Drury by conveying his wishes to Japanese ministers.
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Victoria
B. C
R. L. Drury
Dominion
Tokio
Lemieux
Japan
Arenes
Canada
Claude McDonald
Drury
Revolution In Portugal Rumors Of Arms Smuggling Rise
Insistent rumors of a revolution gaining traction in Portugal are underscored by reports of arms and bombs smuggling. A packing case from Barcelona opened near Lisbon contained bombs, with claims that multiple similar consignments have arrived in the town.
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Portugal
Libson
Barcelona
Keir Hardie Plans Canadian Labor Mission
London reports Keir Hardie preparing to visit Ayrshire and then Canada as a labor missionary of the empire to foster closer ties among organized labor in Britain and the colonies. He aims to unite working class organizations across regions.
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Keir Hardie
London
Ayrshire
Canada
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Lipton
D. M. Stearns
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