Battle with anarchists ends in fire siege at Sidney Street
London reports a fierce confrontation in Stepney as police infantry and artillery fought anarchists in a barricaded Sidney Street house. Two bodies recovered, suspects Peter the Painter and Fritz Dachk named. Fire destroyed the retreat. roof collapse sent men plunging into flames while thousands watched. Authorities note dynamite bombs found in ruins and hint at a broader anarchist plot under police investigation.
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London
Trundrede
Sidney Street
East End
Peter
Dateck
Fritz
Stepney
Big Grant Sought for Canadian Forest Fire Protection
Ottawa reports the forestry department anticipates a Quebec Union Forestry convention push by Hon. Difford Sifton to seek annual parliamentary funding for ten years totaling 25 million dollars. The plan funds a national fire fighting and prevention corps modeled on the Northwest Mounted Police to protect Canadian forests from fires and may push cooperative provincial legislation placing forests under federal control.
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Ottawa
Forestry Department
Union Forestry Convention
Quebec
Difford Sifton
Conservation Commission
Northwest Mounted Police
Dominion
New Berth Rates Start on Feb 1 in Canada
Montreal reports a planned railway tariff change for all Canadian railways. Upper berths will cost 8 percent more than lower berths, with the plan aligned to U S rates and awaiting railway commission approval.
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Montreal
Canadian Railways
Railway Commission
United States Railways
Swift & Co. Packers Vote to Boost Capital Stock
At the annual meeting Swift & Co. packers voted to raise capital stock from 65 million to 75 million dollars by issuing 150000 shares. The new shares will be issued gradually at the directors discretion.
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Swift & Co
Mine Explosion Kills Eight Miners in Nova Scotia Colliery
An early morning gas explosion at the Nova Scotia Steel company colliery in Sydney, Nova Scotia entombed eight miners in the south section. Six bodies were recovered after eight hours of search. two deputies remain missing amid tangled ruins and hazardous conditions.
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Sydney
C.B
Nova Scotia Steel Company
Winning
Ferguson
Purchase
Brown
Johnston
Nicholson
John W. Johston
No 14 Wiz
Destructive earthquake hits Vyerny and Semiryetchensk region
A powerful earthquake in Russian Turkestan destroys Vyerny and surrounding areas. Tens of thousands face damage and displacement as many buildings fall. Officials report thousands homeless in Vyerny, with hundreds killed or wounded and forty bodies recovered so far. The main shock struck at 125 am St. Petersburg time.
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Tashkent
Russia
Russian Turkestan
Vyerny
Semiryetchensk
Konal
Vorny
Pokotilloff
St. Petersburg
Canada’s 1910 Field Crops Total 32.7 Million Acres
Census bulletin reports total field crops area in Canada for 1910 at 32,711,062 acres and value of crops at 507,185,500 dollars, down from 30,065,556 acres and 532,992,100 dollars last year. Drought in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta cut production across major grains and fodder crops.
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Canada
Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sesketchewan
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Seskatchewan
Head Sawn In Two At Winnipeg Wood Yard
A 19 year old wood Sawyer William Green of 431 Pacific avenue was killed at a Winnipeg wood yard located at King street and Higgins avenue. While loading knotted pine he slipped into a revolving saw, his head nearly severed from skull. His left ear was severed as the saw cut through his head. He worked with his father Thomas A Green and a younger brother at the yard.
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Winnipeg
King Street
Higgins Avenue
Wiliam Green
Pacific Avenue
Thomas A. Green
Mystery Inquest Links Body Mutilation To Anarchist Gang
London inquest on Jos Beron death reveals mutilated remains found on Clapham Common. Police attribute murder to the Houndsutch anarchist gang, two members killed in a prior raid. Doctors report each cheek bears a clean S shaped cut, but witnesses say the wounds did not cause death and were symbolic of a secret society.
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London
Jos. Beron
Clapham Common
Houndsutch
Beron
Gaynor Assailant Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison
James J. Gallagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor last August, was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment. He was convicted in Jersey City on an indictment charging him with assaulting William H. Edwards, New York City street cleaning commissioner, with intent to kill.
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Gaynor
New York
James J. Gallagher
Jersey City
Wm. H. Edwards
New York City
Wood Alcohol Blast Terrors Ottawa Government Building
Sixteen Inland Revenue workers at Queen Street Ottawa fled as a barrel of wood alcohol exploded. The blast overturned an electric motor and caused a major fire that nearly destroyed the building. Warehouseman James Hagan was thrown across the room but not seriously hurt. A barrel flaw is suspected.
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Ottawa
Inland Revenue
Queen Street
James Hagan
Navy for Pacific
Ottawa correspondent C F Hamilton warned of growing naval powers Japan Germany and the United States. He proposed a Canada Australia New Zealand joint fleet to police the Pacific and protect Canadian coasts from possible rush of Japanese troops and reduce Britain's need to deploy a large Pacific fleet.
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Toronto
Empire Club
C. F. Hamilton
Ottawa
Japan
Germany
United States
Hamilton
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific
Canadian Northern to double Atlantic steamship capacity
The Canadian Northern Railway announces plans to double Atlantic capacity by chartering two additional steamers immediately and ordering two more of the same class as the Royar George and the Royal Edward. Two organizers will go to England on January 11 to oversee migrants and four depart on January 2 with stewards and stewards to assist women aboard.
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Toronto
Canadian Northern Railway
England
Canadians Honored in New Year Public Service Honors
London report lists Canadians awarded New Year honors by the Sovereign. Recipients include Hon. Allan Bristol Ayles, K.C.M.G., Minister of Justice. William Mackenzie, president of Canadian Northern Railway, Knight Bachelor. Donald D. Mann, vice-president, and George C. Gibbins, K.C., London Ont., Knight Bachelor. Crown honors also go to Chief Justice Townshend, Thomas Tait, and Lt. Col. Henry R. Smith. Aylesworth recognized for arbitration in the North Atlantic Fisheries dispute. Gibbons for leadership in the International Deep Waterways Commission. Mackenzie and Mann as railway leaders.
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London
Allan Bristol Ayles.worth
K.C
St. Michael and St. George
K.C.M.G
William MacKenzie
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Donald D. Mann
George C. Gibbins
Ont
Bachor
Townshend
Nova Scotia
Thomas Tait
Canada
Railway Commission of
Victoria
Australia
Henry Robert Smith
House of Commons
Ottawa
Order of St. Michael and St. George
C.M.G
Aylesworth
United States
George C. Gibbons
William Meckenzie
D D. Mann
Canadian Northern Railway System
New Year riot disrupts St John crowd of 400
At midnight in St John New Brunswick a mob of about 400 men and boys attacked a Glee club on King Square, wrecked a street car, beat crew members, and damaged windows and arc lights. A clash occurred in a black neighborhood but no serious injuries were reported.
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St. John
N.B
King Square
King Street
Fire Losses Heavy Across U S and Canada in 1910
Chicago and Illinois led losses with national totals reaching 234 million dollars in 1910, up over 30 million from 1909. December losses topped 21.5 million, with 36 fires at 500 thousand dollars or more and ten above 1 million. Officials cite preventable causes and urge conservation campaigns to cut fire loss, noting insurance rates still declined.
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Chiccazo
United States
Canada
Ottawa to Ratify Treaty Forming Global Trade Commission
Ottawa announces an accord to create an international commerce commission with a treaty between Canada and the United States to be implemented immediately. The document will be ratified by parliament and define powers alongside U S congressional action. Besides Chairman McKee, Commissioner McLean is expected as the Canadian member, noted for expertise in vetting questions.
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Ottawa
Internation Commerce Commission
Canada
United States
United States Congress
McKee
Joint Board
McLean
Booth Plans 1911 US Lecture Tour
Gen Booth has been discussing for days a preparation and lecturing tour of the United States in 1911. He will likely conduct religious campaigns in one or two European countries before the American trip, following his recent tours in Denmark and Germany.
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London
Booth
United States
Denmark
Germany
New Provincial Government Buildings Planned in Winnipeg
Lemuel Hooper provincial architect outlines plans for three new facilities in Winnipeg including a legislative building, an agricultural college, and Brandon asylum. Estimated cost exceeds 3 million dollars as of current estimates.
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Winnipeg
Lemuel Hooper
Agricultural College
Brandon
Weekly Market Review Prices in Winnipeg for Grain and Provisions
A comprehensive Winnipeg market report lists wholesale prices for dairy products eggs and poultry, dressed meats, sausages and lard, flour and oats, coarse feeds, hay and farm staples. It covers butter, cheese, potatoes, eggs, live poultry, beef veal lamb mutton hogs, hides, tallow, sheepskins, seneca root, smoked meats, pork products, fish and rice-like staples with per unit and per ton figures.
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Winnipeg
Timothy
Lake Winnipeg
Edmonton area surveyors map 3 million acres for homesteads
In the past year about fifteen to twenty surveyors based in Edmonton laid out roughly 3,000,000 acres north and west of the city. Subdivisions extend toward Athabasca Landing Lecla Biche Peace River country and along the Grand Trunk Pacific. Much land will open for homesteads at Edmonton offices within months as survey plans move through Ottawa for approval.
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Edmonton
Alts
Athabasca Landing
Lecla Biche
Peace River
Grand Trunk Pacific
Athabasca
Pembina
Lesser Slave Lake
Surveyor-General’s Department
Ottawa
Newfoundland and Canada Not Likely to Unite
Sir Edward Morris premier of Newfoundland warned in Boston that union with Canada seemed farther away than ever. He said Newfoundland's spirit would keep prospects remote and noted no trouble with Gloucester fishermen over Hevene award fisheries points.
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Boston
Mass
Sir Edward Morris
Newfoundland
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Sir Edward
Gloucester
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East End of London
Struggl
Daily Telegraph
Big Grant
William Green
NAVY
Gen. Booth
Weekly Market Review
Lambs
Wivalevate Press
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