Hague Conference Doubtful Yet Promising In Outlook
London reports caution on The Hague congress with optimism from British and American delegates about limited progress. discussions may focus on Red Cross humane code revisions and long-term armament questions while Newfoundland fisheries arbitration remains a political dispute between Britain and the United States.
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London
Edward Grey
Lord Reay
Edward Fry
Choate
Thea
International Red Cross
Hague
Switzerland
Robert Bond
Newfoundland
Sir Robert
U. S
Robert
Hague Arbitration Tribunal
Grey
United States
England
Peace Among Railroads Predicted by Washington Chairman
Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp says cooperation among railroad men will regulate interstate commerce and that capital will fund needed extensions. He notes rising public conscience, cites inflation of the Chicago and Alton as an example, and believes drastic state legislation danger has diminished.
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Washington
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Alton
Generous US Concedes Boxer Indemnity to China
President Roosevelt, with congressional approval, will relinquish the fee deficit from the 1900 Boxer Rebellion settlement. The United States forgives 27 million dollars in expenses and claims, hoping to win Chinese sympathy and curb belligerency. Sir Chentung Liang Cheng received the notice through Secretary Root in a pivotal diplomatic move.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
United States
Root
Chentung Liang Cheng
Congress
Chinese Immigrants Enter Canada Through Vancouver
Ottawa reports last month 66 Chinamen entered Canada via Vancouver paying 500 dollars each totaling 33000 dollars to become Dominion residents. Exempt 45 merchants or returning Chinese entered, boosting arrivals after Parliament raised the tax from 100 to 500. After a quiet year arrivals resumed three months ago and have risen steadily.
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Canada
Ottawa
Vancouver
Dominion
China
Union Talks At Primitive Methodist Conference
Rev Cooper Antliff of the United Church of Canada addressed the Primitive Methodist conference on the topic of union with Canadian churches.
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London
Cooper Antliff
United Ae Church of Canada
Primitive Methodist Conference
Nimrod Arrives in London for Shackleton South Pole Expedition
The Newfoundland sealer Nimrod has reached London for refitting ahead of Shackleton's South Polar voyage and will be re christened to mark the mission.
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Shie
London
Shackleton
Railway commission weighing Winnipeg meeting need
The railway commission has not decided on a Winnipeg hearing. If needed, the telephone inquiry will be added to the chairmen Kil lam and colleagues' trip to Winnipeg in the second week of July. Mr Shepley sought Manitoba Select committee evidence from telephones data collected in Manitoba and western states, but Bell Co solicitors opposed its introduction.
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Ottawa
Ont
Railway Commission
Winnipeg
Killam
Shepley
Montreal
Manitoba Select Committee On
Manitoba
Bell
Bell Co
Mail Exchange Between Skagway and Prince Rupert Starts July
The postmaster general orders a mail exchange between Skagway Alaska and Prince Rupert British Columbia. Mails will travel on Central Pacific steamers between Vancouver and Skagway via Prince Rupert with registered and unregistered items. Shipments from Skagway target Prince Rupert Port Simpson Jedway Massett Nobles Stewart and Skidegate. Rupert mails go to Alaska and Yukon. Exchange begins July 15.
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Washington
Skagway
Alaska
Prince Rupert
B.C
Central Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Port Simpson
Jedway
Massett, Nobles, Stewart and Skidegate
Yukon District
Canadian fisheries mission aims to improve Alberta waters
Edmonton welcomes Andrew Halkett a naturalist with Ottawa's marine and fisheries department. He travels to Alberta to study inland waters and collect native fish for Ottawa's museum, planning duplicates for Alberta and Saskatchewan. He heads to the Qu Appelle lakes for a month, considering Beaver Lake and Cooking Lake among others, with a return possible next summer. Halkett notes white fish are common but other species exist and conditions may boost production.
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Edmonton
Andrew Halkett
Marine and Fisheries Department
Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Halkett
Qu’Appelle
Beaver Lake
Cooking Lake
Mr. Halkett
Bids Opened for Two U S Navy Dreadnought Battleships
The navy department has opened bids for two American dreadnought battleships Nos. 28 and 29. Each ship is to be about 0.008 tons displacement with an estimated total cost of ten million dollars.
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U. S. Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Santos-Dumont Narrowly Escapes Death Near Paris
Santos-Dumont, the renowned air pioneer, faced a near fatal incident near Paris when an airship ruptured a gas bag during a picnic flight. He survived reportedly unharmed as crew and observers reacted to the emergency.
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Santos-Dumont
Oe Nerconn
Paris
Believers Duties in a World of Idols and Freedom
An analysis of first Corinthians chapters 8 to 10, stressing how believers may use liberty without hurting others, the goal of glorifying God, and the need to restrain self for the gospel. It cites how some Israelite experiences warn against unbelief and emphasizes temperance as living so Christ is seen in us, for salvation of others.
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The
American Press Association
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
God
Christ
Jesus
Methis Cor
Israel
Egypt
Promised Land
Corinth
Lazarus
Seventy-Five Mutineers Shot in St Petersburg Uprising
An eruption of mutiny by sapper units in Kiev and St Petersburg ends with heavy casualties. Roughly seventy men killed or wounded as mutineers clash with local troops. Captain Akuloff dies leading the counterattack after mutineers seize armory and fire volleys. The revolt ties to a political strike against parliament dissolution and disrupted railways telegraphs and mails. M Laskett, veteran organizer, helped coordinate plans across southern provinces.
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St. Petersburg
Kiev
Revolutionary
M. Laskett
Akuloff
Solar disturbance may affect telephone service says astronomer
J A Brasher notes to readers that solar activity disturbs telephones and cables, citing Sir William Preece as saying he heard a solar storm in a telephone. He recalls letters from electricians and cable operators reporting transmission difficulties across the Atlantic during a recent solar event.
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Pittsburg
J. A. Brasher
William Preece
Atlantic
Arbitration finds in favor of strikers for extra pay
The arbitration commission, led by Archbishop Bruchesi, recommends the strikers receive 20 cents more per hour through the season end, with ships’ owners deciding to accept or reject the proposal. The ruling does not bind either side.
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Montreal
Arbitration Commission
Archbishop Bruchesi
Attorney General letter aids Japanese race riot case
San Francisco district attorney Devlin received a letter from Attorney General Bonaparte with a report on a riot that damaged a Japanese restaurant. He is instructed to offer aid to the Japanese if the government or restaurant owners sue the city or state in federal court where aliens bring suit.
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San Francisco
United States
Devlin
Bonaparte
New Gunboat Don Juan De Austria on Lakes Quest
The gunboat Don Juan De Austria, 1 230 tons with 14 guns, now in New Hampshire waters, is sought for transfer to the Great Lakes for naval militia use. Efforts to expedite the move are under way but autumn is the likely earliest arrival.
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Lakes Washington
Don Juan de Austria
New Hampshire
State Department
Great Lakes
Weekly Wheat Market Report Reflects Mixed Gains and Shrinking Supplies
The weekly wheat market notes a tentative bottom followed by small gains, with prices easing on a Friday raid and gradually rising since. World and American supply data show rising visible stocks, large exports, and crop shortfalls in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, while Europe remains mixed. Winnipeg futures firm despite weak cash demand.
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WU. S
U. S
Canada
Europe
America
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lesa
Fort William
Enrone
Comore
Ma R
Port Arthur
Count Tolstoi Recovers From Influenza Attack
Count Tolstoi in Yasnava Pollana Russia has recovered from influenza and is confined to his home while resuming his literary labors after a serious illness.
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D. M. Stearns
Tilimemeif
Thompson, Sons & Co
Count Tolsto
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