Curtiss Flies Albany to New York in record time
Glenn H. Curtiss rode an aeroplane 157 miles from Albany to New York in 152 minutes, setting a new speed record. He averaged 54.74 mph with bursts above a mile per minute and won a $10,000 prize from the New York World.
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Albany
New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hudson River
New York World
Metropolitan Tower
Long Island
Atlantic
Spuyten Duyvil
Manhattan
Governor’s Island
Curtiss
Wrights
Paulhan
Regulation Removal Demanded by Ontario Pet Owners
Hundreds of petitions arrive to Dr J G Rutherford Dominion veterinary officer Western Ontario urging repeal of dog licensing rules in force since February. Rutherford says regulations stay until hydrophobia risk ends and owners comply. No heed will be given until conditions change.
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Ottawa
J. G. Ruthern
Dominion Veterinary
Ontario
Canada
Rutherford
POSSIBILITIES OF WAR
English novelist Frank T. Bullen warned in an interview that Germany views Britain as in decline and is preparing a formidable fleet He predicted a near future European war as a major clash of powers and said Britain must be ready with colonial support and a strong navy.
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Winniper
Germany
Great Britain
Frank T. Bullen
Mr. Bullen
England
Europe
Siitein
Emigration Talk on Canadian Immigrant Quality
London officials and J A M Aikens argued at a conference on emigration that Canada seeks physically fit and morally sound settlers with agricultural knowledge and capital. They warned Britain’s excess emigration harmed colonies and urged policies to reserve land value for emigration while Canada aims to become a great imperial heart.
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London
Col
C. A. Lamb
M. VY
Salvation Army
J. A. M. Aikens
K. C
Winnipeg
England
Dominion
Canada
Britain
Dr Cook Undismayed Surfaces in Scotland for Pole Proofs
Dr Frederick A. Cook, once claimed as the North Pole discoverer, is in Scotland preparing to travel to Utah to retrieve his records and instruments cached there. He plans to bring two Eskimos and an Eskimo interpreter to Copenhagen to submit proofs before the scientific body, then return to New York to confront critics.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Scotland
Utah
Pole
Mene
Cook
Winnipeg Centennial Exposition Budget Set At Ten Million
Nearly ten million dollars will be spent on Winnipeg's Centennial Exposition to be held in 1914. Planned funding includes a Dominion government grant of 2.5 million, civic grant 0.5 million, Manitoba provincial grant 0.25 million, transportation companies 1.25 million, participation by other provinces 1.2 million, other colonies and the Mother Country 1.2 million, United States and other foreign countries 2 million, with railroads and other sources totaling 0.6 million.
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Winnipeg
Dominion
Manitoba
United States
Not Guilty Verdict in Coal Creek Hold-up Case
In the Coal Creek hold up case Fred Variow an ex policeman in the provincial service alias Net Babcock was found not guilty by the jury. The surprise verdict drew little street chatter despite public interest.
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Coal Creek
Fred Variow
Provincial Service
Net Babcock
Rain Ends Bush Fires Saving Timber Resources
Heavy rains in the north have quenched bush fires and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in timber limits. The Great West Lumber Co. of Greenbush suffered losses as three million feet of logs burned in the recent fires.
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Dauphin
Great West Lumber Co
Greenbush
Regina Court Sentences Muzar for Attempted Murder
In Regina the Supreme Court before Chief Justice Weimar Frank Muzar was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to five years. He had just attempted to shoot a man named Suidela in the east end and followed with a stabbing.
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Regina
Supreme Court
Weimar
Frank Muzar
Suidela
Vancouver forgery case ends with six months hard labor
Minneapolis man H H Quayle pleads guilty to forgery in Vancouver. Megitrata Bull sentences six months with hard labor, citing his clean eastern record but noting his fall into crime after arriving in Vancouver and associating with bad company to fund expensive tastes.
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Vancouver
H.H. Quayle
Minneapolis
Escape by Regina-Duncan Spencer on speeding train alarms riders
Regina-Duncan Spencer, being brought for examination by Constable Gates, leaped from a moving train four miles from Regina. An emergency stop was made, and passengers joined the pursuit across the prairie. He was recaptured after about a mile run, appearing injured.
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Regina
Duncan Spencer
Gates
Spencer
Tme
Comtebl
Barrier W. R. Tiffin Dies After Illness at 50 Years Service
Barrier W R Tiffin superintendent of the northern division of the G T R died here after a two week illness of paralysis. He had served fifty years with the company starting as a messenger at age fifteen.
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Barrier W. R. Tiffin
Sailors from Memnon jailed for desertion
Six sailors from the steamer Memnon who deserted their vessel and refused duties were sentenced to one month in jail. Judge Bazin ordered that the men would be reported afterwards.
Appointment of Lieutenant Governor for Prince Edward Island
Ottewa Hon Benjamin Rogers of Atbert on Prince Edward Island is named lieut governor in succession to Hon D A McKinnon. The new lieutenant governor formerly served in both the Petora and the Farquharson provincial governments.
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Ottewa
Benjamin Rogers
Berton
Prince Edward Island
D. A. McKinnon
Petora
Farquharson
Ottawa police break up big Sunday cooking man near Chelsea
Dominion police dispersed a large Sunday gathering near Chelsea Quebec on the Gatineau river. Hundreds of men were present as birds attacked each other. several spectators were identified and the surviving birds were removed to Hull.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Chelsea
Quebec
Gatineau River
Hull
Major fur seizure at Montizambert station
Provincial Constable Symonds nabbed a large consignment of furs at Montizambert on the Canadian Pacific Railway east of hrm. Eighteen bales of otter, beaver and muskrat skins valued at $9,000 were found in the possession of Indians, described as one of the largest seizures in Canada.
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White River
Canada
Symonds
Montizambert
Canadian Pacific Railway
World medals collection placed in archives building
Dr A G Doughty describes the gift as the best collection of medals in the world. The set, from the British government, covers every metal struck during Queen Victoria's reign and includes 214 medals with many gold pieces. The donation holds great sentimental and intrinsic value.
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Ottawa
A. G. Doughty
Dominion
Queen Victoria
Montreal CSR Profits Jump in Early 1910
The CPR reports April 1910 gross earnings of 7,985,230 with expenses 5,004,119 yielding net profits 2,981,111. For ten months to April 30, 1910 gross earnings reach 77,803,558. expenses 49,237,782. net 28,565,776, up from 19,140 in the prior year by 9,425,459.
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Montreal
Portrait of King George V by Conan Doyle
London author Conan Doyle praises George V calling him the strongest and most capable monarch yet. He notes the prince’s grasp of imperial needs, personable qualities, sportsmanship, and talent as a marksman, citing a Rosebery dinner where the prince spoke with detailed knowledge of guests.
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London
Arthur Conan Doyle
George V
England
British Empire
Edward
Lord Rosebery
Department of Political and Artstic
Prince of Wales
Saskatoon man convicted of defrauding creditors
A. W. Cooper former Saskatoon merchant was found guilty of defrauding Marshall Wells Company of goods valued at 850. Other charges were withdrawn. He produced bogus letters of credit, fled after bail, was recaptured in Calgary, and sentenced to eighteen months hard labor in Prince Albert jail. He claimed 28 000 lodged in England and a possible job offer. He has a wife and family in England.
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Saskatoon
A. W. Cooper
Lamont
Marshall Wells Company
Cooper
England
B. A. Archibald
Good S
Calgary
Prince Albert
Forty English Girls Arrive in Manitoba Under Salvation Army Plan
Forty girls from England arrive in Manitoba under Salvation Army arrangement with the provincial government. They proceed to homes and jobs in the city and province, aided by Staff Captain McNamara. Col. Howell meets them in Quebec and oversees Canada’s immigration work. More than a hundred more are expected this season with no anticipated placement difficulties.
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England
Salvation Army
Manitoba
Atlantic
McNamara
Quebec
Col. Howell
Army of Canada
Ontario to Cancel Veterans Land Claims in North
Toronto reports the provincial government will cancel many veterans land claims in Rainy River and northern Ontario for noncompliance. Grants held by speculators will be seized. occupied lands may be forfeited to promote colonization and settlement.
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Toronto
Rainy River
Ontario
O. K
King Edward Funeral Cost Charged to Public Purse
London reports the funeral of King Edward incurred expenses totaling 1.5 million dollars funded from public funds. The ceremony and arrangements drew public scrutiny as the bill is slated for payment from government coffers.
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London
Edward
Immigrant Scotch Women Arrive Aboard Caledonia
Nearly 100 young Scottish women betrothed to men in America for years arrived on the Anchor liner Caledonia from Glasgow. They begin new lives in the United States with plans to wed.
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New York
America
Caledonia
Glasgow
Submarine Plauvoise Sunk in Collision Near Calais
Divers inspecting the French submarine Plauvoise near Calais reveal a wrecked hull and confirm 27 crewmen drowned after a collision with the steamer Pas de Calais.
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Calais
France
Plauvoise
Ecru Hd
Passenger traffic to Canada through British ports rises in 1909
Complete returns show 113 318 travelers went to Canada via British ports in 1909, up 17 890 from 1908. Strong passenger movement highlights cross Atlantic travel and migration patterns at the era's ports.
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London
Canada
Barney Oldfield Sets 35.6 Second Mile Record at Indianapolis
About fifty thousand spectators watched Barney Oldfield break the American mile record at the Indianapolis Speedway. He clocked 35.6 seconds, lowering his previous mark of 35.22 set last year in Los Angeles.
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Indianapolis
Barney Oldfield
Indianapolis Speedway
Los Angeles
Persian exiled shah studies medicine in Odessa
The deposed Persian shah living in a villa provided by the Russian government has begun medical study. After private prep he plans to attend clinics and lectures at the University of Odessa, with a special interest in surgery.
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Odessa
Persia
Universty
Odssa
Meat Prices To Rise In England Says Federation
The National Federation of Meat Traders warns that shrinking supplies of home grown and imported meats will force butchers and retailers in England to raise prices. It says there is no sign of cheaper meat soon as supplies are seriously depleted.
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Ioncon
National Federation of Meet
England
Petition to Free Church on Gaelic worship in Fort William
At the Free Church of Scotland general assembly a petition from Roderick MacKay of Fort William asked for removal of hymn and organ use in worship and for a missionary fluent in English and Gaelic to be sent. The committee was ordered to investigate.
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Edinburgh
General Assembly of the
Free Church of Scotland
Roderick MacKay
Fort William
Chamberlain Arrives in London After Cannes Visit
Joseph Chamberlain and his wife arrived in London from Cannes. He appeared frail and needed assistance moving from the train to a carriage. He looked suntanned and seemed improved by his Cannes stay as onlookers saluted him.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Cannnes
Mr. Chamberlain
Cannes
Washington Canada Trade Surges in First Ten Months
Exports of domestic merchandise from the United States to Canada rose sharply in the first ten months of the year, surpassing the same period last year by 45 million dollars while total world exports grew by the same amount. The Canada trade totaled 174 million, with most gains in manufactured goods.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Dominion
Inauguration of United South Africa Proclaimed
Cape Town marks the formal proclamation of the union of four colonies Transvaal Cape of Good Hope Natal and Orange River State as United South Africa. Viscount Gladstone is sworn in as governor-general before a vast crowd at the legislative palace during a nationwide holiday and festive ceremonies.
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Cape Town
Transvaal
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Orange River
United South Africa
Viscount Gladstone
Legislative
A Martyr to Science Baden Baden Doctor Koch Dies
Dr. Koch a renowned German physician and scientist is dead after thirty years of bacteriologic research. He gained world renown for discovering the tubercle bacillus and the antitoxin for diphtheria. His work included studies of bubonic plague and sleeping sickness in malarial districts of German East Africa.
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Baden-Baden
Koch
German East Africa
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