Winnipeg Fair Week Brings Sheehan Opera to Walker Theatre
The Winnipeg Fair opens Saturday with the Joseph F. Sheehan Opera Company headlining at the Walker Theatre. Manager C P Walker booked the renowned troupe to entertain out of town visitors, with an enlarged orchestra and scenic production under Frank Cox. Repertoire for Fair week includes Faust In Trivatore The Bohemian Girl and lighter works Martha and The Mikado. The Walker venue features comfortable seating and a $14 000 ventilating cooling system for summer evenings.
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Walker
Sheehan Opera Company
Winnipeg
Joseph F. Sheehan
Henry W. Savage
Comany
Alker
Joseph Sheehan
Sheehan
Caruso
Mr. Sheehan
Manrico
Walker Theatre
Chi
Clarence West
Savage
Frank Cox
Cox
New Orleans
Sheehan Company Delivers Fine Opera Chorus and Cast
The review praises Mr Sheehans group of capable vocalists and balanced cast led by June Abercrombie with a silver voice. Francis Boyle, Louis La Valle, Alma Sterler, Gladys Caldwell and Charles Hart are highlighted for strong voices and promising careers. The Western Canada audience gains a large chorus and high quality acting in the operas.
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Sheehan
June Abercrombie
Francis Boyle
Louis la Valle
Alma Sterler
Siebel
Faust
Trovatore
Gladys Caldwell
Charles Hart
Western Canada
Canadian manufacturers blamed for weak Mexico trade methods
A. W. Donley, Canadian trade commissioner in Mexico, criticizes Canadian manufacturers as anaemic and provincial. He notes rising Mexican imports and U S competition, urges Canadians to have resident agents or travel, and to advertise in Mexico to boost imports. He says no tariff favors Canada and warns against merchants feeling privileged.
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Ottawa
A. W. Donley
Mexico
Trade and Commerce Department
Donley
United States
Mr. Donley
French Naval Scandals Scrutinized by Parliament
A Paris parliamentary committee report condemns the French naval administration over the past decade and details dire fleet conditions. It cites 1899 to 1910 spending of 700 million dollars, pervasive red tape, higher construction costs, outdated gun models, readiness delays for Canton class ships, and critical shortages of coal and ammunition with ships unable to replenish after long battles.
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Paris
France
Lena
Patrie
Judge Lindsey Warns On Cigarette Habit
The Boys' Judge Ren Lindsey of Colorado, famed juvenile court official, urges reflection on cigarette use. He states after ten years in the Juvenile Court he has seen thousands of boys harmed by the habit, calling cigarettes a major cause of their troubles.
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Ren. B. Lindsey
Colorado
Sunday School Times
Philadelphia
Mauretania Sets New Transatlantic Record From New York
The Cunard liner Mauretania reduced the record by fifty minutes, completing the voyage from New York in four days seventeen hours and twenty one minutes. The 2933 knot total at 25.88 knots average eclipsed the prior 25.70 knots. The article notes the days runs but the sentence ends abruptly with the record.
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Queenstown
Cunard Line
Mauretania
New York
Cays
Pauline Journey Begins in Macedonia Guided by Vision
The lesson outlines Paul and Barnabas embarking on a second missionary journey, with Luke joining them. They travel through Syria and Cilicia toward Asia, then heed the Macedonian call to preach in Europe. The narrative stresses dependence on God’s will, openness to change, and the spread of the gospel despite doubts and obstacles.
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American Press Association
Paul
Barnabas
Antioch
John Mark
Silas
Syria
Cilicia
Mark
Cyprus
Tarsus
Derbe
Lystra
Timothy
Fii
Christ
Asia Minor
Asia
Bithynia
Troas
Macedonia
Europe
Luke
God
Neapolis
Philippi
Wheat acreage to rise in Northwest despite spring delays
Alderman Frank C. Fowler of the Northwest Grain Dealers' association says wheat planted area will reach 7,137,500 acres, up 3.8 percent from 1908. Oats and flax rise, barley up 4 percent, while wheat records from 1908 show 70,726,900 bushels inspected and 73,836,900 marketed to date across the region.
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Winnipeg
Ald
Frank C. Fowler
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Northwest
Fowler
Prairie provinces population soars amid food standards push
Ottawa reports over a million people in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta up from 1906 figures. Analyst Anthony McGill urges legal purity standards for packaged foods to curb mislabeling and ensure honest goods, with a parliamentary bill expected.
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Ottawa
Anthony McGill
Department of Inland Revenue
Census Bureau
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Appeal for Airship Funds in London
The Morning Post urges public subscription to raise £100,000 for an airship to end Britain's lag in air navigation. It criticizes delay, calls lethargy madness, and seeks advisory help from Earl Roberts Lord Milner and Admiral Lord Charles Beresford to consult with the war office. Initial donation of $10,000 reported.
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London
Morning Post
Great Britain
Earl Roberts
Lord Milmer
Lord Charles Bereford
War Office
Wealthy New York Women Drink Freely, Says St. Regis Head Waiter
Leo Theimer testified in Mrs Goulds separation case that he has observed society women at the St. Regis hotel drink excessively. He stated that wealthy New York women drink too much and audaciously, a practice he says would not be tolerated in other countries.
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New York
Leo Theimer
Theimer
St. Regis Hotel
Gould
Canadian census shows crop areas rise and livestock fall nationwide
The census report dated June 15 notes Canada wide wheat area up 1,140,000 acres to 7,750,49 with Ontario down 106,600 acres. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta total 6,878,000 acres up 1,254,000. Oats area 9,302,600 acres up 1,361,500. barley 1,864,900 acres up 119,200. Farm numbers rise to 190,234 in 1908. livestock declines include milch cows down 68,440 and swine down 457,349 amid drought effects.
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Manitoba
Ottawa
Census and Statistics Office
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
C.P.R
Czar Contemplates Summer Travels Amid European Tensions
Panic grips Russian officials as Czar Nicholas weighs extending travel plans while Austria Japan and Romania form hostile alignments. Moscow fears a broader war with Japan in the east and German gains in Poland. Novoe Vremya even suggests selling Polish territory to Germany and dismantling frontier fortresses.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Austria
Japan
Vladivostok
Far East
Roumania
Russia
Novoe Vremya
Poland
Germany
New Austrian Rifle Uses Electromagnetic Ignition
The Austrian war office tests a rifle replacing hammer and pinfire with electromagnetic induction. A small dry battery powers a bobbin to ignite the charge, claimed to last at least six months and simplify mechanism. The weapon fires more quickly with less recoil, aiding steadier aim.
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Vienna
Austrian War Office Department
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