Zionists plan large Alberta farming colonies Near Bassano
A Zionist group intends to buy two Alberta townships near Bassano to form a mixed farming community with dairying and cheese factories. About 49 000 acres are secured with plans for up to 100 000 acres as thousands prepare to migrate from Illinois Zion City.
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Cowie
Alberta
Edmonton
Alta
Zionists
Bassano
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Mey
Vancouver
Dlineis
Comine
Wodern
Canadian Northwest
Zion City
Chicago
Liquor Licenses Soar Under New Budget in London
London reports heavy damage to liquor interests as Lloyd George’s budget slashes license fees. The Piccadilly hotel faces 37500 pounds, with Carlton 18750, Ritz 21250, Savoy 31250, and Waldorf 18750 penalties based on 25 percent of assessable value amid a 150000 value for the hotel license.
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London
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Piccadilly
Carlton
Ritz
Savoy
Waldorf
Will Talk to Martians Ventures in Balloon Quest
Aeronaut Leo Stevens arriving from Amherst with Prof. David B. Todd describes plans for a voyage to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere in a mammoth balloon. They aim to communicate with Mars via wireless from near space, awaiting Mars’ close approach in September.
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New York
Mars
Leo Stevens
Amherst College
David B. Todd
Prof
Todd
Stevens
ArchBishop Denounces Secret Societies in Montreal Visit
Arch bishop Bruchesi of Montreal denounces secret societies including the Freemasons Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows during a pastoral visit to Longueuil. He cites a court case revealing a Masonic lodge gaining French Canadian members and warns of their demand that members die without the churchs last rites. He has long opposed these groups.
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Montreal
Longueil
Bruchesi
Free Masons
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows
Canadian Colony Planned in Mexico by Canadian Syndicate
W C Bond of Vancouver heads a Canadian syndicate aiming to relocate 10 000 Canadians to 1 500 000 acres bought from Guerrero state Mexico. The government grants a 3 million irrigation subsidy on reclamation and a dedicated steamship service between Canada and the port of Zihuatanejo is planned.
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Mexico City
W. C. Bond
Vancouver
B.C
Guerrero
Canada
Zihuatanejo
Algoma Steel contracts $500000 for heavy machinery at Sault Ste Marie
Ambitious plan to center U S iron and steel industry at the Great Lakes moves forward as Algoma Steel orders $500000 worth of heavy equipment to be shipped to Sault Ste Marie Canada. Philadelphia and London backers aim for two large mills by November 1, attracting Canadian and northwestern U S trade. Strategic shift aims to carry coal to ore rather than ore to coal and focus on farm machinery steel.
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Pittsburg
Penn
United States
Great Lakes
Algoma Steel Company
Sault St. Marie
Canada
Pittsburg States
London Shelters Abdul's Wives
England grants refuge to eight former wives of the ex Sultan of Turkey living in a London boarding house on Portland Place with authorities noting no grounds to interfere. In Paris, six veiled women fleeing Abdul Hamid’s harem are sent back to Istanbul after failing to gain asylum.
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London
England
Turkey
Portland Place
Onent Express
Paris
Abdul Hamid
Staimboul
Musical Festival Winners Regina Sask Awards Listed
On the festival finale Rhys Thomas of Winnipeg announced prizes in Regina. Knox church Regina won class A church choirs shield. Saskatoon won Philharmonic society shield. Condie Saskatoon took ladies' choir shield. Prince Albert claimed ladies' trio and quartet. Mr. Goldie St Paul's Regina won male solo gold. Mrs. Binning Regina earned lady's solo medal. Lumsden class B choirs shield. Knox church Saskatoon won men's quartet silver. Knox Church Regina led mixed quartet silver with Milestone achieving the honor.
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Regina
Sask
Rhys Thomas
Winnipeg
Knox Church
Philharmonic Society
Saskatoon
Condie
Prince Albert
Goldie
St. Paul's
Dominon Bank Buys Prominent Jasper Corner Lot
A 34 by 150 foot parcel at Jasper and McDougal streets in Edmonton sells for 49000 in cash to the Dominion Bank. The price equates to about 1450 a front foot on Jasper Avenue. Vendor P Byrnes, a cobbler, bought the site 15 years ago for 375 and previously sold 50 feet for 800. He retains the remainder, now valued highly along with other property holdings.
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Edmonton
Alta
Jasper and
McDougal Streets
Dominion Bank
Jasper Avenue
P. Byrnes
Australian destroyers placed under Commonwealth control
Hon. G. F. Pearce states the Commonwealth government has cabled the Admiralty to place Australian destroyers under national control immediately on declaration of war or when danger threatens.
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Melbourne
Australia
G. F. Pearce
Defence
Admiralty
The Tongue and the Spirit in the Christian Life
A 1909 lesson on James III 1 12 and Proverbs Golden Text urges yielded dependence on the Holy Spirit to tame the tongue. It contrasts two fountains in the heart, the old flesh and the new life in Christ, and calls believers to live by the Spirit to avoid sin and worldly approval.
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American Press Association
Christ
Asa
Jehoshaphat
David
God Our
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Jesus
God
Asquith Defines Two Power Standard and U S Position
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Asquith rejects treating the United States as a two power equal for naval considerations. He says the two power standard is empirical and that distant powers lack coaling bases, so the US cannot be regarded with the same effectiveness as France Germany or Russia for progressive naval purposes.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
United States
Europe
Mr. Asquith
France
Germany
Aussia
Setback for Standard Oil in Galicia Oil Fields
The Austrian government blocked Standard Oil from gaining control of Galicia oil fields. Galicia fears domination as prices fall below production costs with excess yield. Vienna considers making raw oil a state monopoly to aid home industries. Hungary supports the plan.
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Vienna
Standard Oil Company
Galicia
Hungarrcan
Will Not Visit Italy Amid Vatican Diplomacy
Rome reports Kaiser Wilhelm pursued a visit by Austria's ruler to satisfy Spain Portugal and Belgium. Vatican notes that kings of Spain Portugal and Belgium demand a papal audience, and Francis Joseph might visit Rome to ease tensions. Austria declines participation in 1911 exposition, seen by Vatican as showing loyalty to the Holy See and to avert a bad impression from a planned visit.
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Rome
Italy
Kaiser Wilhelm
Austria
Victor Emmanuel
Spain
Vatican
Portugal
Belgium
Francis Tosenh
Holy See
Safeguard Canadian Rights in Waterways Treaty Debate
Ottawa cabinet debates the U S amended waterways treaty and rider on St Marys river division. Government reluctant to concede Canadian rights for a few American interests while seeking a delay for further consideration and information.
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Ottawa
United States
Senate
St. Mary’s River
Iss
Confession Ties Sailor to Murder Case in Norway
An American sailor in Frederikstad near Christiania confesses to multiple murders, claiming involvement with Mrs Belle Gunness on her La Porte Indiana farm and the killing of Gunness herself. He is under observation for mental condition and the case is reported to American minister H H D Pierce.
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Christainia
Norway
Frederikstad
Christiania
Belle Gunness
la Porte
Ind
Andrew Carnegie funds hero fund for France
Andrew Carnegie arranges to give one million dollars for a hero fund in France under conditions similar to those used for funds in the United States, England and Scotland.
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Paris
Andrew Carnegie
France
United States
England
Scotland
Flour Shortage Hits United States Mills at Peak Demand
National Millers report drastic flour shortages across major cities trailing the wheat surge. Mills warn of possible famine if shutdowns extend beyond a week as reserves dwindle ahead of plans to tighten government wheat estimates led by Secretary Wilson. Miller leaders accuse officials of misjudging farm reserves and demand reforms.
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United States
Washington
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
Wilson
A. L. Goetzmann
Association
Mr. Patten
New Dry Dock for Canada at Longue Pointe Montreal
A major British shipbuilding firm will finance a new floating dry dock at Longue Pointe Montreal with a two and a half million dollar project cost. Canada steps in via the Dry Dock act offering three percent interest on one and a half million dollars for several years. Six engineers from the firm studied the St Lawrence with Major G W Stephens, harbor commission president, and construction will start promptly.
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Montreal
Great Britain
Longue Pointe
Canada
St. Lawrence
G. W. Stephens
Harbor Commission
Admiralty
Roosevelt Portrayed as Game Butcher in Africa Claims
Dr. William J. Long and Roosevelt spar over Africa killings reports. Long refrains from immediate critique but says Roosevelt’s actions in Africa demand protest, labeling the former president a brutal hunter.
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New York
Roosevelt
Africa
William J. Long
Building Permits Jump in Canadian Cities in April 1909
Fort William posts the largest gain with building values nearly twelve times higher than April 1908. Vancouver shows a 42.77 percent drop, Edmonton 6.75 percent, while Toronto climbs 71.28 percent and Winnipeg 65.41 percent. Montreal rose 16.9 percent.
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Toronto
Fort William
Vancouver
Edmonton
Alta
Montreal
Winnipeg
Balloon Race Ends in Dead Heat Over Twelve Miles
Berlin hosted the first speed contest of dirigible balloons over about twelve miles. The semi-rigid Grosa II, led by Major Sperling, and the flexible Parsequal II, captained by Captain George, completed the course in an exact thirty minutes, sharing the win.
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Berlin
Sperling
George
Romance of Negro Life Outlined in Maidstone Death
The passing of John Wells at 96 in Maidstone unveils a romance spanning slavery to Canadian life. Born in North Carolina, he rose from bondage to become a respected, wealthy Black man who loved his white mistress, who later married him after his master’s death in 1854 and moved to Canada.
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John Wells
Maidstone
North Carolina
Canada
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War College
Japan
Isthmian Canal
Wer
Dickinson
Franklin Bell
Taft
War Department
Mexico
Abdul
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
Standard Oil
Hero Fund For
America
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