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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
7
The Walker Theatre in Winnipeg hosts the Joseph F. Sheehan Opera Co during Fair Week with three operas Trovatore Mika do and Bohemian Girl. Noted stars Joseph F. Sheehan and Jane Abercrombie headline with seats 80c 1.00 1.50 and gallery 50c.
The article lauds a Winnipeg opera cast led by a magnetic female star and Canadian baritone Louis La Valle. It highlights bass Francis Boyle, contralto Ima Stetzler, Miss Abercrombie, Gladys Caldwell, and second tenor Charles H. Hart, plus a 40-member chorus and 16-piece orchestra under Clarence West. The production promises an elaborate set and top-tier scenery under Frank Cox and William J. Jorgensen, anticipating Winnipeg’s finest industrial exhibition.
Freds of Le Go to Chicago from across the country to hear the Sheehan Opera Company and now Mr Walker has sponsored a lavish outlay to present this great company to the people of Manitoba.
Dr. B R M Coulter deputy postmaster general returns from six months in Australia New Zealand and Great Britain after negotiations on establishing an All Red steamship alliance He reports optimism for growing Canada Australia and New Zealand trade noting Canadian manufacturers could gain from exports while the home market limits Canadian suppliers Australians show strong loyalty to the British empire and the mission yielded visible results
After nearly three weeks, Catherine Clemens Gould won a legal separation from Howard Gould with alimony set at 36000 a year despite seeking 250000. The court found intoxication charges may reflect excitement and ruled her association with Dustin Farnum occurred after separation. husband voiced no strong objection.
Severe drought in Mexico leads to total wheat duty abolition until September 15. Alberta grain exports via Vancouver will surge as shippers aim to land cargoes before duties resume. Open-season extension may occur if Mexico lacks grain to cover next crops. Dry season described as the worst in eight years.
A large bombing hit the down to section of Chicago at 11 P M injuring many and causing a panic as crowds fled from theaters. The blast damaged Mont. Tennes gambling rooms and Gilbert and Powers, wrecking buildings and scattering thousands of dollars in damage. Police expect numerous injuries.
An experimental scheme will inaugurate the interchange of university students among the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Twenty eight traveling scholarships are to be established, four for Canada, with a total cost of thirteen thousand pounds.
John Kennedy of Winnipeg and head of the Farm Growers' company with 8,000 members in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan arrives to present a report to the Home Bank financing the group. He carries a largely signed petition urging government takeover of control of the western elevators.
Sunday School lesson on Acts chapter sixteen centers Philippi with prayer meetings a demon casting and the jail imprisonment of Paul and Silas. The conversion of the jailer and his household follows as punishment and faith lead to baptism and salvation.
In Springfield Massachusetts a race riot erupted when Said Barak a Turkish leader was killed. Joseph Ali a Syrian policeman was hospitalized with a fractured skull and ten others were wounded. Two Turks remained at Mercy Hospital with knife wounds and police later filed charges. The clash lasted about an hour with revolvers knives and bricks used. Police made arrests and cleaned streets after the melee.
Yorkton may host a new oatmeal mill after a $24 000 plant was proposed by Ness Engle Green of Minneapolis who would build a 10 barrel mill if Yorkton could raise half the construction cost locally. The board secretary was to invite Mr Engle to visit and assist in capital-raising while delegates reported on railway matters and trade conventions.
In Christchurch New Zealand the universal view favors cheaper cablegrams benefiting newspapers through better service rather than higher profits. The Argus and Age in Melbourne report reductions in Pacific cable press rates but doubt they break the monopoly. Premier Deakin welcomes the move. London’s St James Gazette lauds the policy as a success shaping imperial sentiment.
In London, militant suffragettes battled police around Parliament Square as Big Ben rang out. After hours of unrest, most of the rioters were jailed, including Hon Mrs Haverfield and Hon Miss Margesson, Maud Joachim, and Mrs Solomon and Mrs Pankhurst, in the thirteenth Commons rush against Premier Asquith.
The Imperial Press Conference committee plans further meetings and may hold its next conference in Winnipeg in 1912. The Daily Mail expands discussion on British trade in Canada and invites Canadian editors present to share views.
Orders issued to the Russian military department of the Caucasus to prepare troops for an expedition to Teheran Persia. Vessels to transport the expedition will be taken to Enzeli on the Caspian Sea. Readiness planned if Bakhtyari tribesmen or Kashin revolutionists press further.
A group of Russian students, businessmen, journalists, and women from Vladivostok and nearby visit Tokyo and other areas. The visit is warmly welcomed and newspapers urge turning Russo Japanese friendship into a permanent bond.
Distinguished British and Canadian figures gather at White City for Dominion Day. Lord Strathcona and Earl Grey praise Canada's future and empire ties. Premier Laurier sends a cable blessing Canada’s forty second founding anniversary and the empire’s unity.
Saskatchewan diversifies beyond wheat as five government controlled creameries at Moosomin Qu'Appelle Tantallon Langenburg and Birch Hills post rising butter outputs from 1907 to 1909. With good weather the six month tally may reach 350000 pounds, and a new government supervised plant at Lloydminster is slated for July with four more under local management.
A Dresden tailor develops a gun resistant breast plate that withstood revolver fire at thirty feet with bullets lodging in the waxy substance. Negotiations to acquire the patent proceed to arm night policemen frontier guards and gamekeepers in dangerous districts if approved.
Emperor William’s yacht Meteor led for part of the event and won the fifty-one mile race to Eckernfoerde in five hours ten minutes. Germania finished second in five hours thirty minutes and Iduna, owned by the empress, was third. A large yacht fleet accompanied the race with guests aboard including Allison Armour’s Utowana and Ambassador Hill.
London The Mail urges the government to set up commercial agencies in the major Canadian cities to boost trade and diplomacy.
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