Fatal Wing Tip Failure Ends Johnstone Flight
Ralph Johnstone, holder of the world altitude record, fell 500 feet when a wing tip collapsed during a spiral glide at Denver. Spectators watched as the bi plane broke apart. Johnstone died instantly, with Arch Hoxsey and Walter Brookins aiding in the crash rescue.
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Ralph Johnstone
Denver
Col
Johnstone
Belmont Park
Colorado
Hoxsey
Brookins
Arch. Hoxsey
Walter Brookins
Opening of Parliament in Canada with pageantry
The third session of the eleventh Canadian Parliament opened with Governor General Earl Grey entering Parliament Hill in a state carriage, escorted by the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. A royal salute from Nepean Point and the National Anthem accompanied the ceremony, which lasted about an hour and a quarter before adjournment.
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Government House
Senate Chamber
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Parliament Hill
Earl Grey
Countess Grey
Edinburgh
Nepean Point
May Buy New Cruiser
Ottawa reports uncertainty over Canada possibly taking one Bristol class cruiser from the British admiralty. Six Bristol cruisers have been ordered, including two for Australia and one for New Zealand. A Canadian move remains unconfirmed, with inquiries yielding no definite settlement.
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Ottawa
Canada
Admiralty
Australia
New Zealand
Remarkable Family Heads West From Windsor To Saskatchewan
The Montreal Herald notes a young couple Edouard Jolicour aged 23 and his wife 22 with ten children including five sets of twins. They travel from Windsor Place Viger by the Quebec train to Betiscan and onward to Wynyard Saskatchewan to join elder brother Adolphe on a ready built farm. They cite lower costs for moving now with children traveling free.
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Montreal Herald
Windsor
Place Viger
Quebec
Betiscan
Imperial Limited
Edouard Jolicour
Wynyard
Saskatchewan
Adolphe
Mr. Jolicour
Co operative Plan Favours Farmers Elevator Ownership
Regina report on Saskatchewan Elevator Commission proposes a cooperative joint stock company owned by agriculturists with government loan support. Local elevators as separate units electing local boards, central directors chosen by locals, minimum 15 percent farmer paid in, up to ten shares per person, 25 elevators required before central body forms.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Scott
Commission
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Manitoba Leads in South St. Paul Livestock Judging Contest
Manitoba won the livestock judging contest at South St. Paul fair with 1600 points, followed by Minnesota 1528, North Dakota 1273, and South Dakota 1200. A. J. MeeMillan led Manitoba with 352 points, and the Manitoba team, including C. H. Krahler and E. W. Jones, showed strong individual results. The event judged market hogs, fat lambs, fat steers, and draft cattle, with oral reasons and a 60 40 scoring split. A new grain exhibit was featured this year.
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St. Paul, Minn
South St. Paul
H. F. Brown
Minneapolis
Agricultural College
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Manitoba
Andrew Boss
University of Minnesota
H. C. Tellier
A. J. Mee- Millan
F. W. Crawford
J. C. Smith
C. H. Krahler
L. E. Patterson
R. G. Kerr
A. Blackstock
E. W. Jones
Pioneering Flight From Ship Shapes Naval Tactics
Fort Monroe observers recall Eugene Ely’s 1910 deck flight from HMS Birmingham, landing at Willoughby Spit after a propeller break. The stunt proved aircraft can launch from and land on ships, prompting naval experts to plan air capability for future fleets.
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Fort Monroe
Hampton Roads
Eugene Ely
Chesapeake Bay
Birmingham
Willoughby Spit
Ely
Married in police court abolishes abduction charge
In Saskatoon police court Sam Troke, charged with abduction after fleeing with Cecile Griffith, a fourteen year old, was married to her by Rev. Mr. Cumming in Edmonton. The abduction charge against the groom was immediately withdrawn.
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Saskatoon
Sam Troke
Edmonton
Cecile Griffith
Alberta
Cumming
Troke
Predicts war with Japan before Panama Canal opens
New York Captain H H Rogers son of a financier returns from observing army camps in France and Germany and predicts Japan will provoke war with the United States before the Panama Canal opens. He says his view reflects military opinion abroad and notes Japan seeks control of the Pacific. Rogers serves in the 22nd Regiment of the New York National Guard.
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Rogers
New York
Japan
United States
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
France
Germany
Panama Canal
National Guard of
Pacific
May Permit Buffalo Hunt Proposed in Montana
Edmonton official Howard Donglas writes that he is arranging with the government in Montana to permit the proposed buffalo hunt, which was forbidden several weeks ago.
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Edmonton
Alta
Howard Donglas
Parks
Montana
Plot Against Father in Selkirk Family Confession
In Selkirk Ontario Fred Smelser faced a months old campaign of threats from letters and thefts leading to a barn fire. Lloyd Smelser confessed to writing the letters at his mother’s dictation and implicating his sister. The family trio was jailed as detectives pursued the full motive amid the fraying situation.
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Selkirk
Ont
Fred Smelser
Smelser
Lloyd
Canada’s Growth and Census Talks with U S Officials
Washington reports that Canada plans a 1911 census in June projecting about 8 million people, a 2.7 million rise from 1901. E. S. McPhail of the Canadian census bureau consults with Director Durand on methods, hoping much of the increase reflects American immigration.
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Washington, D. C
Washinton
McPhail
Census Bureau of Canada
Durand
Grace Mackenzie Engaged to Count De Lesseps
Toronto announces the engagement of Grace Mackenzie aged 20 youngest daughter of William Mackenzie president of the Canadian Northern railway to Count De Lesseps the French aviator aged 27. The marriage date is not announced. Miss Mackenzie debuted two years ago and met the count at an aviation meet in July.
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Toronto
Grace Mackenzie
William Mackenzie
Canadian Northern Railway
Count de Lesseps
Miss Mackenzie
Start Work on the H.B.R. Next Year
Ottawa reports estimates for the next fiscal year include a large amount for the Hudson Bay railway. The government plans to begin the first 150 miles from The Pas next year and will call tenders this winter. Tenders for the remaining section will follow once the route is fixed.
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H.B.R
Ottawa
Hudson Bay Railway
Pas
Watchman Cremated in Blast at Winnipeg Caboose
John Hamilton night watchman for Thos Jackson & Sons general contractors was killed in a coal oil explosion while refilling lamps in a Caboose on a vacant lot between Ingersoll and Lipton streets. The vehicle burned to the ground and Hamilton was found fatally burned beyond recognition.
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Winnipeg
John Hamilton
Thos. Jackson & Sons
General Contractors
Ingersoll
Lipton
Winnipeg Market Review Prices for Grain and Livestock
Weekly market report lists Manitoba grain quotes for No 1 to No 3 northern at 1.06, 1.03, and 1.00 dollars per bushel respectively. It covers export livestock values, hogs, sheep, lambs, calves, butter, eggs, potatoes, live poultry, dressed meats, sausages, hides, smoked meats, flour, oats, feed grains, hay, lard, and fish. Prices are delivered in Winnipeg weighed off cars and subject to change.
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Winnipeg
Timothy
Lake Winnipeg
Rush to Canada as Immigrants Surge in Four Months
Ottawa reports 155549 immigrants arrived in Canada in the first four months of the fiscal year, up from 90249 in the same period of 1909. American arrivals rise to 547?699 and ocean port immigration jumps to 190852, a 102 percent increase. July alone sees 25218 newcomers, versus 16113 in July 1909.
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Ottawa
Canada
King and Queen May Visit Canada and India
The official announcement states the king and queen intend a visit to India with a coronation durbar at Delhi on January 1 1912. The Daily Mail notes possible future tours to Canada and Australia with courts at Ottawa Melbourne and Wellington reflecting royal power.
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London
India
Durbar
Delhi
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Daily Mail
Australia
Ottawa
Melbourne
Wellington
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