Naval scandal looms as Browneon resignation surfaces
Washington reports a looming naval scandal with Rear-Admiral Browneon’s resignation seen as surface noise in a wider bureau feud. Surgeons and officials face possible court martial over remarks about Browneon’s son while the president seeks to contain the crisis and the Harden libel case shifts on Princess Charloste’s forthcoming testimony.
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Washington
Browneon
Navy Department
Henry Reuterdahl
Reuterdahl
Navy
Tom
Rizey
Admiral Brownson
Department
Berlin
Harden
Charlotte
Kaiser
Count Kuno von Moltke
von Moltke
Princess Charloste
Count von Moltke
Milk Tests Report Shows Mixed Quality Across Districts
The inland revenue department bulletin on 343 July August milk samples shows an average 82 percent genuine, higher than prior inspections. Toronto 43 and British Columbia 53 poor. Calgary London Ottawa Kingston 100. Montreal 97. New Brunswick 9. Nova Scotia 83. St Hyacinthe 77. P E I 73. Quebec 69. Of samples 171 normal, 111 abnormal, 36 skimmed, 1 watered, 4 doubtful.
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Ottawa
Inland Revenue Department
Canada
Manitoba
Toronto
British Columbia
Calgary
London
Kingston
Montreal
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
St. Hyacinthe
Quebec
Wealth of Central America Washington
Delegates from Central American republics in Washington report practical results from the four to five week conference. If the agreements are honored, the region will become prosperous and progressive, with Root noting benefits for laborers, miners, foresters, and students.
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Washington
Root
November Arrivals in Ottawa Immigration Up 18 Percent
November immigration to Ottawa rose 18 percent from the previous year with 13,598 arrivals this November versus 11,524 in 1906. Ocean ports accounted for 9,608 arrivals, up from 7,225, while U.S. arrivals fell 309 to 3,990, against 4,299 the year before, and total U.S. arrivals decreased while ocean port entries increased by 2,383.
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Ottawa
United States
Compelled to Arbitrate Ottawa Test Drawn for Mines Board
The first test of the compulsory clause of the Lemieux Labor act proceeds as the conciliation board is formed to settle disputes at Spraghill Mines. The company refused to name an arbitrator to Sir Richard Cartwright who appointed Hiram Donkin to represent it. R. B. Murray represents the workers and Judge Patterson of New Glasgow serves as chairman.
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Ottawa
Lemieux
Board of
Spraghill
N.8
Richard Cartwright
Hiram Donkin
Nova Scotia
R. B. Murray
Judge Patterson
New Glasgow
Reserve on unstaked timber Victoria British Columbia
The British Columbia government placed a reserve on all unstaked timber in the province. An order-in-council took effect to conserve timber and curb speculative staking. About 6,500,000 acres have been staked and an estimated 150,000,000 acres remain unclaimed.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Alberta pays $14,000 for local telephone tie
The Macleod exchange in Macleod Alberta reports the Alberta government pays $14 000 for the local telephone tie according to a statement by the president.
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Macleod Exchange
Macleod
Alta
Alberta
Haldane contrasts British and American credit systems
In a recent speech Mr Haldane argued that US shouldering of hoarding left banks with scant reserves while Britain channels money through the Bank of England creating worldwide credit support. He praised the Barrow of England as a private yet universally trusted repository of credit.
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Edinburgh
Haldane
New York
Americas
Great Britain
Bank of England
England
Guardian supports Canada stance on beef embargo
The Guardian and Manchester Guardian echo Westminster Gazette on lifting the Canadian cattle embargo. They warn removal could curb Chicago beef house manipulation, lower beef prices up 15 percent since July, and expose the protective motive in UK cattle breeding.
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Guardian
Canada
London
The
Manchester Guardian
Westminster Gazette
Chicago
the Guardian
Great Britain
Board of Agriculture
Diplomatic Drift Over Treaty Ties Britain and U S
Washington report notes American public figures and foreign diplomats debate a London treaty of August 12, 1905. The British Admiralty is rumored to consider sending a fleet to the Pacific, fueling distrust between Britain and the United States. James Bryce was sent as British ambassador to counteract the document’s effects.
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America
Washington, D. C
Pacific
Lord Lansdowne
Baron Hayashi
London
Great Britain
United States
James Bryce
Hospital Ship Relief Fast-Tracked for Pacific Duty
The government quickly staffs Washington and San Francisco for the hospital ship Relief. About twenty doctors and thirty nurses will sail from San Francisco to meet Admiral Evans fleet off the Pacific coast. The 6 hundred ton vessel will carry full hospital stores and surgical instruments and be among the finest service ships.
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Washington
San Francisco
United States
Relief
Evans
Pacific Coast
Australian Mutton for Canada Arrives by Vancouver Charter
Burns and Co. charter a steamer to bring frozen mutton from Australia to Canada. The Oriens, a 4419 ton gross vessel with refrigerating chambers, is reported to be the ship used for the shipment to Vancouver, B C.
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Canada
Vancouver
B. C
Burns & Co
Australia
The Good News of John’s Gospel in Belief and Life
A devotional study of John 1 1 18 highlighting Jesus as God incarnate, the themes of believe life and light, and how receiving Christ makes one a child of God. It traces creation through the Word, identifies Jesus as the light of the world, and explains justification by grace through faith in Christ.
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American Press Association
John
Weymouth
Jesus Christ
Mark
Mackay
Jesus
Christ
God
Thomas
Martha
Nathanael
Israel
John the Baptist
Tabernacle
Temple
Naval gunnery tests spark debate over Hero experiments
London reports that long anticipated gunnery trials aboard the battleship Hero have dominated naval discussion since the Beresford-Scott incident. Critics note risks to a valuable 6,000-ton vessel while comparing outcomes to Italy and Britain’s usage of older ships and the Dreadnought.
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London
Italy
Briish Admiralty
G T P work to continue through winter in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Dr. Martin Murphy of Saskatoon, government engineer, says the G T P from Saskatoon to Edmonton will proceed all winter. Foley Bros. contractors run three to four gangs on the grading between Battle River and Clover Bar, with a large crew on the Battle River bridge sub structure. Labor is ample and grading and bridge work will be rushed to completion, though steel laying east of Saskatoon halted due to tie shortages.
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Edmonton
Alta
Martin Murphy
Saskatoon
Foley Bros
Battle River
Clover Bar
Gt.p
Pattle River
Grand Trunk Pension Plan for Toronto Workers
Grand Trunk railroad unveils a new pension fund effective New Year’s Day. It will be funded by the company, with no employer cost, and cover all payroll employees meeting eligibility. A $200,000 nucleus was set at the latest shareholders meeting, with annual appropriations expected between $70,000 and $75,000.
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Toronto
Grand Trunk Railroad
Grand Trunk
Trade Inquiries Faster via Regional Boards
The department of trade and commerce changes how foreign trade inquiries are handled. Instead of distributing weekly reports across the Dominion, businesses may apply to the secretaries of Winnipeg Vancouver or Halifax boards of trade after receiving the weekly report to obtain information more quickly.
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Ottawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Department
Dominion
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Halifax
Boards of Trade
New License Law in Georgia Rigid and Sparse Sales Worldwide
Georgia moves to a strict liquor regime with a January start. The no-license measure bans liquor sales except tiny amounts via physician prescription, marking a sweeping prohibition shift in state history.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Canadian Pacific Near Chicago Entrance via Great Western
Reports say Canadian Pacific will enter Chicago by crossing Chicago Great Western tracks. Control of Great Western is being lined up through financing of gold note obligations. Negotiations continue with English interests led by Mr Stickner for an alliance with Canadian Pacific.
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Chicago
Ill
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chicago Great Western
Great Western
Wn English
Mr. Stickner
Canadian Pacific
Dominion to dispatch Arctic survey expedition next year
Ottawa announces plans to send a large expedition of surveyors from the Dominion government in the coming year to conduct a detailed examination of Arctic islands discovered by Captain Bernier, with Vancouver reports from Ottawa.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ottawa
Dominion
Arctic Islands
Bernier
Rockefeller To Fund Medical Department At MicBtenter Univ
Reported gift of two million dollars from John Rockefeller to MicBtenter University aims to establish a medical department. The announcement highlights the philanthropy and university expansion.
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M'Master University
John Rockefeller
MicBtenter University
Reform Council Unites Moral Social Forces in Dominion
The Moral and Social Reform Council of Canada is formally formed at a central Y M C A meeting. Representatives from the Lord's Day Alliance Dominion Alliance and Laker Congress and Grange attended. Officers elected include Most Rev Arthur Sweatman as president and Rev Albert Carman as general superintendent, with Jas Simpson as vice president and Rev J G Shearer as secretary.
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Toronto
Moral and Social Reform Council of Canada
Y.M.C.A
Federation of Moral and Social Reform Forces
Dominion
Lord's Day Alliance
Dominion Alliance
Laker Congress and Grange
Arthur Sweatman
B.D. D.C
Albert Carman
D.D
Methodist Church
Jas. Simpson
J. G. Shearer
Department of Moral and Social Reform
The
Presbyterian Church
Henry Movle
Pittsburg Raid Destroys Blackhand Plotters in Cavern
In Pittsburg a large underground cavern raid by 40 detectives surprised 17 would be blackhand assassins and their instructor during a briefing on where to stab for instant death. A desperate clash ended with arrests and a belief the operation breaks up the gang nationwide. The tale reads like a dime novel.
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Pittsburg
United States
Mounted Police Move Toward Hudson Bay Frontier
A detachment of mounted police left Mafeking en route to Fort Churchill on the Hudson Bay line of the Canadian Northern railway. They will meet a Split Lake post detachment at Norway House, then unite with a small force from Fort Churchill to carry mail to Fort Churchill. The Mafeking group brings a reprieve for the Indian Fiddler who choked a woman to death to dispel a tribal evil spirit.
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Mounted Police
Hudson Bay
Ottawa
Mounted
Mafeking
Canadian Northern Railway
Fort Churchill
Norway House
Split Lake
Fiddler
Historian Discovers Pike Documents in Mexia City
Dr Herbert E Belton an American historian found eighteen of twenty one papers taken from Lieut Zebulon M Pike by Spanish soldiers in 1806 during his Arkansas River expedition. Discovery draws congratulations from US Secretary of State Elihu Root and links to General James Wilkinson as Louisiana governor.
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Mexia City
Herbert E. Belton
Zebulon M. Pike
United States Army
Arkansas River
James Wilkinson
Louisiana
United States Secretary of State
Elihu Root
Belton
Population of France Near Forty Million Mark
Last year census figures show France with 39,252,245 inhabitants. The population is rising by about 500 annually, with divorces increasing to 10,573 last year and marriages just over 300,000, signaling a growing divorce rate.
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France
Paris
Republic
Edmonton and Calgary Tariff Clash Stirs Freight Talks
F W Peters C P R freight and traffic manager west of Winnipeg met Edmonton businessmen at the board of trade rooms to discuss proposed changes in a new freight tariff. Peters will consider the matter. principal objection is tariff discrimination in favor of Calgary.
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Edmonton
C.P.R. Bates
F. W. Peters
C.P. R
Winnipeg
Board of Trade Rooms
Peters
Calgary
Temperance Movement Near Congressional Victory
The temperance force sweeping the United States is expected to secure a significant victory for Congress before the current session ends.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Roosevelt May Run for Senate in United States
President Roosevelt plans a Senate run, seeking nomination in the United States Senate race. This move positions Roosevelt as a major contender in Washington D.C. political circles and sparks early campaign speculation among supporters and rivals.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Washington, D. C
Lincom
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