Trade Improves Across Canada Amid Heat Wave and Strong Crop Outlook
Dan's Review dispatches report UK and Canadian branches noting brisk wholesale and retail activity in Montreal Toronto Winnipeg and Edmonton despite extreme heat and dry weather. Hides cheese and grain trade remain steady with rising real estate and building activity. Canada-wide rail earnings up 8 percent. commercial failures total 21 last week.
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New York
Dan
Canada
R. G. Dan & Co
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Puen
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Dominion of Canada
Body Still Sought After Ontario Wreck
Kenora Ontario search continues for Fireman B Stevenson crushed in a wash-out wreck east of Hawk last Saturday. Engine and tender were raised to town but slide debris may have buried the body. A diving outfit was sent to the scene and returns are awaited.
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Kenora
Ont
B. Stevenson
Hawk
Wreck on Oregon Trunk Rail Line Kills Five
A passenger train wreck north of Sherars Bridge, Oregon on the Oregon Trunk railway caused five deaths and twelve serious injuries. Escaping steam and a coach toppled onto the engine after the train plunged from a 40 foot embankment due to rails spreading in the sun.
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Oregon Trunk Railway
Dalles
Ore
Sherars Bridge
Boldin Faces Trial Over Dozen Crimes Claim
Moscow reports Peter Boldin, a Russian with a record of fifty five serious crimes, states he will face trial soon for numerous offenses. Officials describe him as a person with a mental health condition.
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Moscow
Peter Boldin
Deputation from Saskatoon and Battleford visits Winnipeg
A deputation from Saskatoon and Battleford will travel to Winnipeg on Friday to meet elders of the 7 P about building a railway line between that town and Winnipeg.
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G.T.P
Saskatoon
Sisk
Battleford
Winnipeg
Orders for engines ship to Canada Dry engine order
Toronto reports that Sir Wm Mackenzie and Sir Donald Mann secured an order with the Canada Foundry company for twenty Consolidation engines with super heaters. Each locomotive weighs 110 tons and cost about 15000 dollars, total roughly 300000 dollars, to boost western grain haulage. J J Ashworth notes first delivery in March and factory staffing rising.
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Toronto
Wm. Mackenzie
Donald Mann
Canada Foundry Company
Sear
J. J. Ashworth
Aarnes
Ashworth
Vegreville Extension Opened to Munson
Announcement from the Canadian Northern Railway freight traffic department states the Canadian Railway commission has authorized the Vegreville extension to include Munson. Freight shipments will be accepted for transport to Alberta stations including Inland Haight Ryley Dodds Roundhill Demay Camrose Battle Viewpoint Edberg Edeneville Donalda Red Willow See Hurst Stettler Warden Fenn Big Valley Scollard Rumsey Rowley Marrin and Munson.
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Canadian Northern Railway Freight Traffic Department
Canadian Railway Commission
Vegreville
Munson
Alberta
Inland
Haight
Ryley
Dodds
Roundhill
Demay
Camrose
Battle
Viewpoint
Edberg
Edeneville
Donalda
Red Willow
Sea Hurst
Stettler
Warden
Fenn
Big Valley
Scollard
Rumsey
Rowley
Marrin
Progress on G. T. P. Vancouver to Hazelton tour concludes
Collingwood Schreiber, G T P chief engineer, returns from inspection to Hazelton. Construction accelerates with more labor. Seventy five percent of grading from Copper River to Hazelton finished. Bridge abutments delayed by high water at Skeena crossing below Hazelton. Rails expected to arrive by December.
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Vancouver
Collingwood Schreiber
Grand Trunk Pacific
Hazelton
Copper River
Skeena
Okanagan Peach Crop a Failure
The Okanagan peach crop is nearly a total loss due to a harsh winter. Summerland will ship about one carload this year versus eighteen last year, while growers shift to apple production where trees thrive. The district bets on a bumper apple crop aided by irrigation and heat.
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Vancouver
B.C
Okanagan
Summerland
Town Disturbs Over Turtle Mountain Mining Report
Residents express indignation at a Breck statement in eastern papers claiming mining under Turtle Mountain could cause collapse. Local experts say the tunnel lies two miles east of the mountain and pose no danger. An investigation will be demanded to address alleged injury to the town.
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Frank Mountain
Frank
Alta
Breck
Turtle Mouuntain
Alfred Howell Dies in Huntsville After Brief Illness
Alfred Howell, author of Howell's Surrogate Court Practice and Howell's Naturalization, died after a short illness in Huntsville Ontario. A Toronto lawyer for 25 years, he was part of the Edgar Ritchie Howell and Malone firm and had practiced in Huntsville for eight years.
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Huntsville
Ont
Alfred Howell
Howell
Law Practice of
Canada
Toronto
Edgar, Ritchie, Howell and Malone
Handbook Man Fined in Toronto for Bets Case
Alfred Boke of 377 Bartlett Avenue paid the heaviest Toronto fine to date after Magistrate Kingsford fined him 906 dollars and 49 cents or one year in prison. Boke had already paid a 100 dollar fine for Lawrence Geoninlock, who acted as Boke's agent in taking bets.
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Toronto
Ont
Alfred Boke
Bartlet
Avenue
Kingsford
Boke
Lawrence Geoninlock
Winnipeg Man Fined for Assisting Rejected Aliens
Nicholas Capri of Winnipeg was fined $100 after being nabbed assisting two women and children turned back previously. He appeared before Magistrate Whitman who imposed the fine and costs, paid under protest.
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Winnipeg
Emerson
Nicholas Capri
Whitman
Will Try Politics Grenfell Liberal Candidate
Grain growers press for a farmer representative in the district. Edward Crain, active Grain Growers leader and Ches ter reeve, has consented to stand as Liberal candidate at Windhurst convention on July 2. He aims to win support from farmers with a strong farming background and speaking ability.
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Grain Growers Association
Baring
Chester
United States
Faroets
Kitchener to marry in Indian Telegraph report
London reports a shock as Field Marshal Lord Kitchener to wed Leonora Matilda Hearsay of Kheri Oude India. The engagement follows talk he will become consul general in Egypt succeeding Sir Eldon Gorst.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Indian Daily Telegraph
Lucknow
Leonora Matilda
Lionel Douglas Hearsay
Kheri Oude
India
Egypt
Eldon Gorst
Peace returns as Manchester labor troubles settle
Manchester reports labor strife resolved with a final settlement after days of negotiations. George Askwith, controller general of labor, led talks between the two sides as the ship canal dispute and related strikes reached an all sections agreement. The lord mayor announced immediate resumption of work.
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Manchester
George Askwith
Labor
Board of Trade
Crippen Case Counsel Suspended in London
Arthur Newton solicitor in Crippen defence is suspended for a year by Lord Greene and two other justices after a lengthy inquiry. He allegedly sold a fake Crippen confession to a London paper two weeks after the execution and made other false reports about his client.
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Crippen
London
Dr. Crippen
Arthur Newton
Lord Greene
Darling
Newton
Alberta Crops Ripening Rapidly In Southern Province
Lethbridge reports crops in excellent condition thanks to heavy June rainfall. Spring grain especially promising with anticipated high yields. winter wheat expected around 20 bushels per acre though straw is shorter. Harvesting begins in two weeks for turning wheat, but widespread cutting not until after August. Labor remains scarce and farmers seek help.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Medicine War's Finances and Eleven Mill Rate Plan
Medicine Hat council introduced a by law proposing an eleven mill rate with a ten per cent cash discount. Six mills would fund school maintenance and estimated municipal revenue from gas and other sources stood at $118,623.96.
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Medicine Hat
Hamilton Storm Sweeps City and District
A severe electric and hail storm struck Hamilton Ontario and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. Reports from rural districts note crops damaged by hail as large as peanuts.
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Hamilton
Ont
Westinghouse Air Spring Aims to Supplant Auto Tires
Official notice states George Westinghouse has perfected an air spring device to replace automobile tires and negotiations proceed for a purchase site in New York or nearby.
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Pittsburg
George Westinghouse
New Or
New Bank for Landing in Athabasca Region
The Royal Bank of Canada opens a branch in Athabasca Landing under manager Mr Howley formerly of Montreal. This gives Gilestown two banks with the Imperial Bank having served the town for more than four years.
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Athabasca Landing
Alts
Royal Bank of Canada
Howley
Montreal
Gilestown
Imperial
Suspension of Montreal Pilot After Starmont Grounding
Formal inquiry into the Starmont grounding near Longue Point on May 6 concludes the incident. Pilot Rivard, in charge, is suspended from the pilot certificate for the rest of the year and given a severe reprimand. his apprentice pilot certificate is returned to him to broaden his qualifications.
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Montreal
Starmont
Longue Point
Rivard
Mining Interest Draws Toronto World Correspondent to Lake of Woods
Kenora Ontario H Pierce special mining correspondent for the Toronto World arrives to examine Lake of the Gods district over two weeks. He will visit Mikado Black Eagle Sultana Ophir Scramble Penniac and other mines drawing eastern syndicate attention.
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Kenora
Ont
H. Pierce
Toronto World
Lake of the Gods
Eastern
Mr. Pierce
The
Mikado
Black Eagle
Sultana
Ophir
Scramble
Penniac
Student Charged with Theft at Queen's University
Edward C. Davis, a Kingston medical student, appeared in Winnipeg police court on a theft charge preferred by Queen's University authorities. A valuable microscope vanished after spring term and evidence pointed to Davis. He is being transported toward Kingston in custody.
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Winnipeg
Edward C. Davis
Davis
Queen's University
Kingston
Prince Albert
Edmonton Injunction Delays Commissioner Bouillon Dismissal
After four months of injunctions and suits in Edmonton Alberta the city council expected to dismiss Commissioner Bouillon and ally Butchart. A supreme court injunction blocks action until a suit against four aldermen is heard to disqualify them for self interest.
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Edmonton
Alta
Bouillon
Butchart
Supreme Court
Running 60 Miles an Hour in Federal Express Incident
Vice President Horn of the New Haven road states that Engineer Curtis ignored both distance and home signals. The Federal Express was reportedly moving about 60 miles per hour at the crossover, though the card called for 15. Horn adds the engineer had previously operated the Federal Express and knew the New York to Bridgeport line by general experience.
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New Haven
Conn
Horn
New Haven Road
Curtis
Federal Express
New York
Bridgeport
Railway feud looms over spur line to Cushing mill
Saskatoon reports a potential clash between the C N R and C P R as Cushing Bros apply for a spur track from the C N R to a new mill. The C P R controls land along the proposed route and is expected to resist the rail expansion.
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Saskatoon
Sask
C.N.R
C.P.R
Cushing Bros
FireKills Girl in North Park Street Blaze
A disastrous fire Tuesday afternoon on North Park street in Victoria BC destroyed three buildings. Four or more occupants were injured and a little girl named Lily Belle Smart died after entering the rear of the Sanitary Feather Cleaning works building to play with two small boys, the fire reportedly starting when she apparently set fire to the premises.
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Victoria
B.C
North Park Street
Lily Belle Smart
Sanitary Feather Cleaning Works
Port Arthur and Fort William Seek Western CPR Shops
Acting Mayor Dawson of Port Arthur and Mayor Young of Fort William joined forces to press for CPR western shops to be located between the two cities. They traveled by Sir William Whyte’s car and held a conference along the eastbound route.
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C.P R
Port Arthur
Heatwave Overwhelms Washington Hospital Patients
Fifty people including twenty women are held for observation at a Washington asylum hospital after a week of extreme heat. Dr. D. Percy Hickling, chief consulting physician, says most patients are expected to recover.
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Washington, D. C
Washington Asylum Hospital
D. Percy Hickling
Missine Boys Turn Up Fort Appellee Search Ends
Balcarres Sask two boys reported missing appear to have been downed at Fort Appelle Jenner and Milner have both been found confirming the search results with locals noting relief at return of the youths.
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Balcarres
Sask
Fort Appellee
Jenner
Milner
Weekly Market Review Prices at Home and Abroad
A compact roundup of grain poultry live stock and dairy price movements in local and international markets. It notes shifts in supply demand and notable price levels, highlighting market activity across regions and product categories.
F Schneck and Mollie Stewart Must Serve Life Terms
Topeka Kan F Schneck and Mrs Mollie Stewart convictes of the murder of Mrs Jane Schneck must serve life sentences imposed by the Franklin county district court. The supreme court handed down the decision in a sensational Kansas case. Mrs Schneck and her two children were found stabbed to death in their Centropolis home on February 4 1907. The husband and father and Mrs Stewart were convicted of first degree murder on July 12 1908.
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Topeka
Kan
F. Schneck
Mollie Stewart
Jane Schneck
District Court
Franklin County
Supreme Court
Kansas
Depot Contract Awarded for Brandon CPR Depot
Brandon Construction Co. wins the contract to build the new CPR depot in Brandon Manitoba. The project, valued about $60,000, will span between existing structures and form a large building to be finished by February 1.
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Brandon, Man
C.P.R
Brandon Construction Co
Waterworks for Cardston Vote Passes for Gravity System
Cardston Alberta ratepayers approve a $49000 grant for a gravity water system to be installed immediately, funding the project with prevailing rates.
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Cardston
Alta
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