Walker Theatre Winnipeg Opens as Finest Canadian Playhouse
Manager Walker brings John C. Fisher Company to the new Walker Theatre Winnipeg for a summer musical comedy season. The $360,000 fireproof venue seats 2030 with luxurious red plush, green satin walls, and modern stage facilities. The Fisher Company presents Florodora and The Strollers with a July ending, after opening June 2.
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Walker
John C. Fisher Opera Co
the Strollers
Canada
Winnipeg
Pollard
Daniel McMillan Kent
Manitoba
Roblin
Ashdown
Dominion
America
Walker Theatre
Acre
Marquis
Anager Walker
J C. Fisher
R ¢ Fisher Company
Rush to Lac Laronge Spurs Gold Prospect Hopes
The Lac Laronge rush continues as 8 outfits depart, including Fisher Bros. of Winnipeg. The route to Montreal Lake, 75 miles north, will open by road. D Moster of Cobalt reports samples from the fie showing rich gold silver and copper potential.
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Lac Laronge
Prince Albert
Fisher Bros
Winnipeg
Montreal Lake
D. Moster
Cobalt
Fie
Opium habit in China downplayed by report
Cecil Clementi reports to the legislative council that only two percent of China's population smokes opium and that most of the drug is consumed after processing. The text argues closing opium dens would not stop use and may worsen vice, challenging anti opium war arguments amid broad debate.
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Kong
Cecil Clementi
Legislative Council
China
A Top Hat Parade In London To Revive Style
London plans a determined hat revival with a silk hat makers' committee organizing a July 4 procession. The best and most perfect hat style will be worn to showcase its suitability at the Anglo-French Exhibition, countering the decline of silk hats as derbys and straws gain popularity.
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London
West End
Total liabilities from fire hit Three Rivers area
Official figures show more than one million dollars in liabilities to be paid by insurers to property owners in the Three Rivers region after a large citywide fire. Total property loss stands at two million dollars.
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Three Rivers
Tee Rivers
Reserve Trade for Canadian Vessels on Pacific Coast
Ottawa announces Pacific coast coasting trade will be restricted to Canadian and British tonnage. American vessels may touch only one Canadian port per voyage and may not clear between Canadian ports. Effective August 1, Canadian goods cannot be carried in bond from U S ports to Canadian ports unless by Canadian or British registered ships.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pacific
Nome
Vancouver
Victoria
Skagway
Atlantic
Empress Liners Bound for Vancouver Follow Each Other
For the first time in eighteen years two Empress liners depart Yokohama and head to Vancouver in quick succession. The Empress of China sails with 100 saloon and 650 Chinese steerage passengers. The Empress of India follows with 50 saloon and 35 Chinese steerage passengers.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yokohama
King Edward Honors Canadians on Official Birthday
King Edward honored Canadians on his official birthday June 25 naming Sir Charles Fitzpatrick to the Privy Council and promoting Chief Justice W J Falconbridge and Chief Justice Henri Taschereau. Royal appointments include G N Babbitt John Fraser and A G D Taylor in imperial service orders.
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King Edward
London
Edward
Dominion
Charles Fitzpatrick
Canada
Permanent Court of Arbitration
the Hague
W. J. Falconbridge
Ontario
Henri Thomas Taschereau
Thec
W. FP. King
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Imperial Service Order
G. N. Babbitt
New Brunswick
John Fraser
A. G. D. Taylor
Ottawa
Thexeras
Antony Patrick McDonnell
Ireland
George Whiteley
Sir Thomas la Brunton
Robert William Perks
May deaths and injuries from trades disputes in Ottawa
In May Ottawa experienced a sharp loss of working days due to trades disputes with about 127 425 days lost versus 5 400 in April and 9 48 in March 1907. The month saw 1 Gustual accidents affecting 134 workers, resulting in 122 fatalities and 202 serious injuries.
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Ottawa
Etna A Te
Maer
Canada’s Drink Bill Ottawa Consumption Shifts
Canada’s per person intake of spirits dropped to 0.889 of a litre from 0.47 last year while beer usage rose to 5.812 gallons per head from 5.585. Wine rose to 0.096 gallon per person from 0.082. Tobacco averaged 2.898 pounds per person versus 2.953 pounds the prior year.
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Canada
Ottawa
Vast Steel Trust to Be Formed in London
The Iron and Steel Trades Journal asserts an international steel trust will form within weeks with American German and Russian syndicates joining British interests. Headquarters would be in London and capital at about £150,000,000.
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London
Iron and Steel Trades Journal
Milan Telagrange Completes 26 Mile Flight in 5 Minutes
Milan Telagrange tested a newly fitted motor on his aeroplane after a prior crash and achieved a 42 kilometre (26 mile) flight in five minutes with gusty tailwinds. It marks his first easy flight under such conditions as Ry Farman prepares to challenge Delagrenge for a Paris Aero Club prize of $4,000 for a one hour flight.
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Milan
Telagrange
Ry Farman
Delagrenge
Paris Aero Club
Will Assume Liability London Cattle Embargo Proposal
The article suggests Canada may undertakes to pay Britain costs to suppress a cattle disease and provide full compensation if disease traced to Canadian stock. It notes a three month quarantine could allow fattening of cattle, making a quick agreement feasible. Isle of Wight and Isle of Man proposed as quarantine stations.
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London
Britain
Canada
Isle of Wight
Isle of Man
Vancouver Capitalists Secure Option on 198000 Acre Timber Tract
Vancouver buyers have secured an option on 198000 acres of timber lands in East Kootenay linked to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard railway grant. The tract, part of the Great Northern System, holds an estimated eight billion feet of timber and is negotiated through John McEwen of Vancouver for about 750000 dollars.
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Vancouver
B. C
Chicago
East Kootenay
Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway
Great Northern
John McEwen
Canadian Wheat Is Popular in South Africa
Ottawa reports J A Chesley Canadian trade commissioner in South Africa says Canadian flour, from western wheat, is rapidly replacing Australian flour. In 1907 Canada sent 38,720,000 pounds valued at £178,942, with total imports up 12,500,000 pounds. US imports stayed level.
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Ottawa
J. A. Chesley
South Africa
Canada
Church calls for stand against monopolies at Pan Anglican conference
At the Pan Anglican conference Judge Hannington of New Brunswick urged a firm church stance on monopolies. He argued trusts harm public interests and Christian well being, likening price gouging on coal and bread to moral and constitutional wrongs. Canadian speakers joined in condemning trusts.
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London
Ukon
Hannington
New Brunswick
Hear
When Does Count of Japs Begin
Debate over when Canada began counting Japanese entrants to limit immigration. If counting started December 3, 1907, the six month grace recommended by Sir Claude MacDonald expired June 23, 1908, yet arrivals continued.
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B.C
Canada
Japan
Lemieux
Claude MacDonald
Seizure of Canadian Club Whiskey in Detroit Warehouse
Deputy U S Marshall Cass P Taylor seized 5405 cases of Canadian Club whiskey owned by Hiram Walker & Sons Limited of Walkerville Ontario stored in a Detroit warehouse. Valued at 60000 dollars. Action directed by the United States attorney general as part of a renewed battle by the agricultural department to bar Canadian whiskey from the U S market for improper labeling under the Pure Food Law. The dispute centers on branding and labeling requirements for Canadian Club whiskey.
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Detroit
Mich
U. S. Marshall Cass P. Taylor
Hiram Walker & Sons, Limited
Walkerville
Ont
United States
United States Agricultural Department
Edmonton Centralizes Alberta Weather Office Reorganization
Edmonton station becomes Alberta central office with all provincial stations reporting to it. Harrison B. Young named chief meteorological officer as B. C. Webber inspects instruments and tests equipment at the local station to ensure accurate weather information across the province.
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Edmonton
B. C. Webber
Dominion Meteorological Service
Alberta
Harrison 8. Young
Marconi Wireless Aids Pope Jubilee Plan
Rome reports a clerical journal says the Pope will receive a Marconi wireless setup atop St. Peter's cupola for his jubilee. It notes cross national stations would be needed for practical use, unlikely unless Jesuits establish stations in their houses.
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Rome
CPR to Install Private Lighting at Regina Station
The Canadian Pacific Railway will install its own electric lighting plant at Regina station and yards. The initial phase replaces roundhouse lamps with electric lights. This fall the station will be cut off from the city system and linked to CPR’s private system while the roundhouse plant work begins immediately.
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Regina
Sask
C.P.R
Women Students Expelled in Russia Edict
The minister of public education Yon Kauffman acting for the czar has issued an edict expelling twenty two hundred women students from Russian universities.
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St. Petersburg
Lpublc
Yon Kauffman
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