Three Prospectors head for Arctic gold in Mackenzie region
Vancouver reports James Burnfeld John Bloss and M J Lawderbeck three hardy prospectors have left for the Arctic slope with $20 000 to spend three years in search of a fabled land of pure gold. They plan to follow the Porcupine River to its head waters then descend toward the Mackenzie in hopes of finding a virgin gold source.
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Vancouver
James Burnfeld
John Bloss
M. J. Lawderbeck
Arctic Slope
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Cabin
Lawderbeck
OA Poset
Porcupine
Vancouver Chinamen estimate wealth and numbers in inquiry
Vancouver Chinese board of trade president Shun Moon testifies on wealth totals 2 000 000 in city property and 1 000 000 outside within Vancouver. He places the province's Chinese at 12 000 with 4 500 in the city and 2 000 in mills and domestic service combined. The inquiry also notes fines for a recent riot and a request to Ottawa to pay the Pekin government.
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Vancouver Chinks
Vancouver
B.C
Shun Moon
Chinese Board of Trade
Star Witness
King
Page
J. McEvoy
Ottawa
Pekin
Hindus Seek Honolulu Passage After Poor Work in Vancouver
In Vancouver, dozens of Hindu men apply at the CPR ticket office for Honolulu voyage rates claiming inability to find steady work. Many say they earned little in three years and beg to survive, while locals call them a nuisance. It is noted some have migrated to the islands seeking labor.
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Vancouver
B. C
Honolulu
Islands
British Columbia
London Panel Comments on Mackenzie King Report
The Times notes the report captures the dominant Canadian mood and government stance. It adds immigration is at a new phase and colonies are not ready to admit all entrants to citizenship or permanent residence, with readers likely to support the report's cautions on immigration.
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London
the Times
Mackenzie King
Ww Times
King
First direct Chilean soda cargo to Canada expected
Montreal will receive the first ocean cargo of nitrate of soda direct from Chile about mid next month. The shipment to P. W. Ferns is experimental and aims to supply soda used for explosives and fertilizers. Previously Canada imported via U S ports.
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Canada
Montreal
P. W. Ferns
Chile
United States
Manitoba Sunday School Convention Set for Portage
The 2nd annual Manitoba Sunday School association convention will be held in Portage la Prairie on June 30 with 750 to 1,000 delegates expected. Marion Lawrence leads a 40-strong program of prominent speakers including Mayor Brown Rev. McLean Thorlow Fraser and many others from Portage Winnipeg Selkirk Estevan and Estevan area. Delegates cover their entertainment. local committee arranges lodging with possible reduced rates.
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Manitoba Sunday School Association
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Marion Lawrence
International Association
Mayor Brown
William McLean
Thorlow Fraser
W. H. Thomson
W. W. Miller
T.M. Maguire
C.S
Elgin
T. H.patrick
B. G. Crealock
Burnside
B. Glover
G. H. Cairns
Estevan
J. J. Crookshanks
Kerfoot
W. H. Irwin
Socialist MPs Challenge King Edward’s Russian Visit
London. Socialist members of the House of Commons pressed Prime Minister Asquith to abandon King Edward’s planned visit to the Russian court over concerns about supporting those exiling Duma patriots. Foreign Secretary Grey said no new treaty was planned during the visit but hoped it would improve existing Anglo Russian relations.
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London
House of Commons
Edward
Asquith
Great Britain
Russia
Grey
The Annual Sea Serpent Sighted Off Cape Breton Coast
Two fishermen in a small lobster boat sighted a monstrous sea creature between Big and Little Lorraine. They describe a horse headed head emerging first then the beast rose higher, prompting one man to raise a shotgun but he lowered it when the animal’s immense size became clear.
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Halifax
Cape Breton
Loraine
International Aeronautic Federation holds fourth London session
The International Aeronautic Federation convenes its fourth annual session in London with delegates from the United States United Kingdom France Germany Belgium Austria Hungary Spain Switzerland and Sweden. The talks focus on technical matters to reduce disputes in international competitions as aviation advances. A programme by the local aeronautic club accompanies the congress which ends with a balloon race from Haurlingham on May 30.
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Aercenauts
London
International Aeronautic Federation
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Austria- Hungary
Spain
Switzerland
Sweden
Aeronautic Club
Haurlingham
Indomitable Aims Atlantic Record With Prince of Wales
The Indomitable plans a record Atlantic voyage while transporting the Prince of Wales to Canada. Special stokers and artificers are being chosen and an escort of battleships is expected to precede the voyage by several days. Trial speed exceeds 25 knots.
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London
Indomitable
Prince of Wales
Canada
Will Not Withdraw Troops From Cuba
Washington reports that after conferences among President Roosevelt Secretary Taft and General Bell no U S troops will be withdrawn from Cuba at present time.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Taft
Bell
Nor
United States
Cuba
Sunday School Lesson XI Far From Him Yet He Relents
The 1908 lesson reviews John chapter 21 focusing on the disciples toiling and finding nothing until Jesus appears on the shore. It emphasizes reliance on Christ for strength, warns against fruitless works not of God, and notes Peter’s restoration with the call to feed the lambs and sheep. The commentary urges trust in the Risen One and faithful stewardship of God’s grace.
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Sesson
Goelden
D. M. Stearns
American Press Association
Simon Peter
Jonah
Elijah
Egypt
Jesus
Samuel
Isaiah
Job
Daniel
John
West Ottawa talk on agricultural policy and rural life
Prof J W Robertson principal of MacDonald Agriculture College at St Anne de Bellevue urged the Commons Committee on Agriculture to study successful farming regions. He warned eastern rural decline and urged organized rural life, plant a policy of agricultural development, and finding best practices to publish nationwide.
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Ottawa
J. W. Robertson
MacDonald Agricultures College
St. Anne de Bellevue
Commons Committee On Agriculture
Canada
Guggenheims abandon Cariboo water project plan
Guggenheims end work on the Cariboo Consolidated Hydraulic Company project after spending about half a million dollars on initial water supply ditch digging and contractor settlements. Principal shareholders were Sir William Van Horne and R. B. Angus of Montreal, with property reverting to them. Superintendent Hobson resumes charge despite the Guggenheims following advisor John Hays Hammond. Van Horne urged resumption and season preparations begin.
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Cariboo
Vancouver
Guggenheim
He Cariboo Consolidated Hydraulic Company
Guggenheims
Sir William van Horne
R. B. Angus
Montreal
Hobson
John Hays Hammond
van Horne
Contempt for U S Fleet Grows in Vancouver
G C Cruce former Oxford mayor says Japan is turning Port Arthur into a second Gibraltar and reversing open door policy in Manchuria. He predicts a clash with powers over discriminatory policy toward Mikado subjects as the American battleship squadron nears the Pacific. The Japanese are amused rather than alarmed by the proposed U S fleet visit.
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Vancouver
G. C. Cruce
Oxford
England
Orient
Gibraltar
Port Arthur
Japan
Manchuria
Pacific
United States
Mr. Cruce
Mountain Mills Slow Yet Some Restart in District
Nelson B. S. W. Anstie, secretary of the Mountain Lumbermen's Association, reports about half the mills are running while others may start in weeks. many will not operate this summer. Lumber demand relies on prairie province crops, shaping the district's output.
Royal Commissioner Appointed Over Textile Labor Dispute
An order in council named W. L. Mackenzie King deputy minister of labor as Royal Commissioner to probe textile industry conditions in Canada. He will focus on Quebec disputes where about six thousand workers are on strike.
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Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Quebec
Buffalo Park Fires Alarm Elk Island Herding Grounds
Provincial livestock commissioner W F Stevens says Elk Island Park near Buffalo Park has suffered serious fires over the past week. The cause is unknown and there is suspicion of deliberate arson by malicious persons.
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Buffalo Park
Edmonton
W. F. Stevens
Elk Island Park
Wave of Prohibition Internal Revenue Decline in Canada and U S
Inland Revenue figures for November 1907 to April 1908 show a near ten percent drop in liquor receipts in Canada, while the United States reports a $25 million decline in liquor manufacture in the first quarter of 1908. Analysts cite temperance growth and local option laws as possible causes influencing both nations.
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Canada
United States
Bete
Resson
Ottawa
Inland Revenue Department
Restrictive Regulations Slow Canadian Ocean Immigration
Ottawa reports a 47 percent drop in arrivals at Canadian ocean ports in the first four months of the year compared to 1977. The decline follows new immigration rules aimed at limiting labor market access and excluding undesirables. Notices advised delaying travel unless planning agricultural pursuits or having funds to self support.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ocean Ports
Immigration Department
Great Britain
Canadian
Reading of bill urges early juvenile home care plan
Mr Haultain presses for a home to care for neglected and dependent children as a preemptive measure against juvenile offenders. A second petition seeks liquor law amendments, including abolition of bars and veto rights on liquor sales by straight majority vote.
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Sintalute
Ovsters
Simon Fraser Centennial Monument to Headline Exhibition
The Provincial Fair board in New Westminster plans a Simon Fraser centennial monument as exhibition feature. An active subscription drive will fund the monument to be unveiled during exhibition week. The site overlooks the New Westminster Bridge with expansive views of the Fraser River. Large donations are already secured and individual subscriptions are limited to 1.
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Simon Fraser
Vancouver
RB. C
New Westminster
New Westminster Bridge
Lower Fraser
Indians Dying Out in Alaska Health Crisis
Seattle report shows 48 percent of Alaska adults suffer tuberculosis while most children have some disease. Capt. Paul Chamon, USA, sent to Alaska with the Tenth Infantry to study health, urges sending medical staff north to teach sanitation.
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Seattle
Wash
Indiana
Alaska
Paul Chamon
U.S.A
Fort Lemard
Tenth Infantry
Chuman
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