Hoxsey Sets Altitude Record at Los Angeles Meet
Arch Hoxsey soared over 11 474 feet in a mile gale at Los Angeles witnessing a record altitude and thrilling descents. Parmalee and Brookins also reached high levels while Latham’s Antoinette was wrecked in the wind.
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Sears
Los Angeles
California
Arch
Hoxsey
le Gageux
Pau
France
Paulhan
Latham
le Gagneux
Parmalee
Brookins
Parmare
No Money No War Says David Starr Jordan
Chicago report on David Starr Jordan's lecture at Abraham Lincoln Centre argues war is halted by financier control. He claims all civilized nations are owned or controlled by money lenders and that Europe's war debt, totaling twenty six billion, risks doubling while rulers seek loan permission.
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Chicago
Europe
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Abraham Lincoln Centre
Rothschilds
Explosion kills four at Quebec merchant’s home
An acetylene gas blast at M Baril’s house in Warwick Quebec killed four Baril children while the father Mr Baril and mother were badly burned trying to rescue them. The explosion hurled the boy from the building and left three girls and another child dead in the flames.
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Warwick
Que
M. Baril
Te Father
Transferred for Being Too Strict at Canadian Wharf Stoppages
Several witnesses told the Dominion government China commission that landing waiters who were too strict in dealing with Chinese and smuggling were transferred from the CPR to inferior positions at other wharves. Jas Hartis and A W Rhuler testified that this happened to them at Evans Coemen & Evans and Great Northern wharfs.
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Varcouv
Dominion Government
Chinese Commission
Co. P. R
Jas. Hartis
Ien
Evans
Fire Wipes Out Block on Rome Street Winnipeg
A major blaze gutted a building at the corner of Rome street and McDermot avenue in Winnipeg. The premises owned by Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour housed Donald Fraser & Co and J. Whitla Co, with damage around $230000. Fire started at 9.17 and reignited after 10, forcing crews to retreat. third and fourth floors were consumed. Donald Fraser Co of Montreal occupied first floor with $12000 stock insured. Whitla Co stock valued at about $1564 with most insured.
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Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour
Winnipeg
Rome Street
McDermot
Donald Freser Company
Montreal
Clarke
R. J. Whitla Company
Electric Road for Alberta Could Link Calgary to Macleod
An Ontario based electric railway firm seeks a Dominion charter to build lines across Alberta including a Calgary to Macleod route. The plan envisions frequent passenger and freight trains with rural sidings for farmers, and no municipal funding asked though local cooperation for suitable sites may be sought.
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Okotoks
Alta
Alberta Electric Railway
Calgary
Macleod
Alberta
Army Band to Tour Manitoba to British Columbia
The Salvation Army citadel silver band plans an extensive four to five week tour through Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia and major cities in Washington State. About 35 members are expected to participate with Brigadier Burditt likely joining to Calgary where Major Morris will meet the party. Adjis McElheney will make the full tour.
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Winnipeg
Salvation Army Citadel Silver Band
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Washington
Burditt
Calgary
Morris
Adjis McElheney
Citadel Corps
Rich coal strike near Salvador sparks Saskatoon district buzz
Regior Luseland Sask reports a large high grade coal discovery at the Saar mine in Salvador nine miles west of Luseland. The vein runs five feet thick at 260 feet depth. Experts say the anthracite coal resists smoking and shines, rivaling Pennsylvania quality and perhaps surpassing Crow's Nest Pass output.
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Luseland
Sask
Saar
Salvador
Here
Pennsylvania
Edmonton
Crow’s Nest Pass
Remarkable Escape After Train Crash Ends in Tragedy
Temoin e Ohio man Bartelshein, a wealthy farmer, was hurled from a southbound Hock valley train and survived, though his wife was killed. He was carried to Remhberville six miles away, dazed but alive, clinging to broken reins and a lap robe.
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Temoine
Ohio
Aie Bartelshein
Remhberville
International Board Recommends Joint Railway Rates Regime
Judge Martin A Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and J B Mabee of Canada's railway authority reached an agreement to urge the United States and Canada to form an international railway commission with supervisory powers over cross border rates. The report to be filed with state and foreign offices outlines a proposal for an international body, its exact treaty or legislation method undecided.
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Mabee
Knapp
Washington
D.C
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. B. Mabee
Railway Commission of Canada
United States
Canada
International Railway Commission
Ottawa
State Department
Mahee
Foreign Offices of
Persian Uprising Against British in Southern Persia
Reports from southern Persia and Dibai Africa warn of a growing uprising against British forces. After the Hyacinth clash where fourteen sailors and three times that many natives were killed, Dibai becomes a command hub with arms flowing to locals. Mails north are cut and telegraph lines down as Kurheglish tribesmen attack villages north of Shiraz.
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London
Persia
Dibia
Africa
Hyacinth
Dibai
Diahi
Shirez
Subsidy Recommended for Grand Trunk Pacific Dry Dock
Ottawa reports a $2,000,000 subsidy for the Grand Trunk Pacific dry dock at Prince Rupert. A public works ministerial recommendation comes from the chief engineer and will go to the cabinet council for approval. Plans by Bullen of Victoria are filed for a second class dry dock at Prince Rupert.
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Ottawa
Grand Trank Pacific
Prince Rupert
Aviator Moisant’s Near-Matal Descent At New Orleans Meet
John B. Moisant plunged from almost 9000 feet amid a 40 mile gale with a frozen carburetor and dead engine. He returned to life with a thawed engine and skidded inches from ground at 109 mph, setting the New Orleans meet altitude record.
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New Orleans
John B. Moisant
Moisant
South Africa Prefers Canadian Flour Over U S and Argentine Goods
A trade report notes South Africa's flour imports from Canada and Australia rising while U S and Argentina shipments drop. Last year 67 561 tons were imported. 65 159 tons came from Canada. Canadian purchases grew from 62 925 to 1 115 000 in three years.
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South Africa
Ottawa
Trade and Commerce Department
Cane Town
United States
Argentina
Canada
Australia
Cenade
Indians Refuse to Sell Fort George Reserve
Fort George Indians reject the Ottawa offer to cede 1350 acres to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. Dr. John McDougall reported half the tribe favored selling at 68 000 dollars plus 10 000 for new homes, Chief Louis and Sub Chief Joseph opposed. A later vote by returning hunters showed stronger opposition. The Indian reserve sits near 1350 acres at about 50 dollars per acre. Dr. McDougall aims to return with a revised proposal before spring.
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Fort George
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co
John McDougall
Indian Department
Dominion
Ottawa
McDougall
Louis
Joseph
Schwitzer Named Chief Engineer for Canadian Pacific
J E Schwitzer of Canadian Pacific departs Winnipeg January first to take the newly created post of chief engineer in Montreal with a salary of 25000 per year. The duties will grow to cover Canada and eventually act as consulting engineer for subsidiary roads across North America.
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Winnipeg
J. E. Schwitzer
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
Schwitzer
McGill
WANTSCOAT DELIVERED IN ERROR ADVERTISEMENT CASE
A. L. DeMartigny sues a Montreal fur company over a typographical misprint in an ad offering sealskin coats for 2.95 dollars, claiming the offer as a binding price. He paid 2.95 and seeks delivery of the coat, while the shop refuses to honor the low price. The superior court will decide the dispute.
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Montreal
A. L. DeMartingy
DeMartigny
Big Science Convention At Minneapolis Headlined AAAS Gatherings
About two thousand leaders in scientific work attended the sixty second annual convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Minneapolis last week. Affiliated with the AAAS are 25 national societies, all but one of which held sessions in the city.
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Minneapolis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association
Spy Arrested in Cadiz Fortress Island Location
United States military authorities captured an alleged Japanese spy in Cadiz Island near Manila Bay. He reportedly possessed several military sketches and maps.
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Mani'e
United States
Cerezidor
Manila Bay
Box Car Hospital Treats Six Smallpox Cases
Six smallpox patients are treated in a box car at North Bay after arriving from the Porcu pine region. Health authorities oversee care and trace the disease origin in the mining camp remains unclear.
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North Bay
Porcupine
Winnipeg MarketPrices Across Grain Live Stock Dairy Produce
Wholesale prices for butter eggs potatoes and live poultry list central Winnipeg rates. Dairy butter No 1 25 26 No 2 20 23 No 3 18 19 eggs strictly fresh 33 potatoes small lots per bushel 90 100 5 or 10 bushel lots 85 90 farmers loads 75 80 ear lots 65 75 live poultry delivered in Winnipeg fowl 9 turkeys 17 chicken 12 g old ducks 11 geese 11 dressed poultry fowl per lb 15 14 ducks 18 19 geese 16 17 turkeys 22 21 dressed meats beef carcasses per lb 88s front quarters 64 hind quarters 9 4 dressed veal 9 dressed lamb 16 44 17 dressed mutton 13 13 (text continues)
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Winnipeg
Timothy
Lake Winnipeg
Tragic Fire Claims 3 Children in Wisdom County
Mrs. Robert Boles of Wisdom left her three children ages 5 3 and 1 alone at home locking the doors. The house burned to ashes and the youngsters perished before she could return.
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Glasgow
Robert Boles
Wisdom
Boles
Mount Aetna Alarms Villagers in Sicily
Mount Aetna near Catenia Sicily shows active eruption with red hot material. no tremors reported but locals near the crater are alarmed and watching the volcano closely to avoid being overwhelmed.
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Catenia
Sicily
Aetna
China and Japan May Go to War Predicted
The newspaper Retch warns of a looming China Japan conflict with American aid to China. It cites alarming stories of strained Sino Japanese relations and Viachostock dispatches suggesting an early outbreak.
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China
Japan
St. Petersburg
America
Retch
Annuity for Johnstone Widow and Children
The Wright company will settle an annuity of 1000 dollars on the widow and children of Ralph Johnstone the aviator killed in Wright machine at Denver. The annuity will be placed with an insurance company in New York per statement by F H Russell manager of the company.
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Johnstone
Denver
Ohio
Wright Company
Ralph Johnstone
Wright
F. H. Russell
New York
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