Coal Strike Threatens Western Fuel Supply
Fernie British Columbia faces a second coal mining strike in three months as workers in Fer mme Michel Coleman and Frank quit. Operators cite open shop disputes while miners cite wage and hours as the impasse risking rail transport and basic needs. Bankhead Banff and Canmore miners also quit, suspending Bow River valley production.
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Fernie
B.C
West
C. PR
Fer- Mme
Michel
Coleman
Frank
Calgary
Bankhead Banff
Alta
Bankhead
Canmore
Bow River Valley
U S Seeks Tariff Change to Allow Canadian Wheat
The Federation of Flour Millers at Chicago backed tariff revision to admit Canadian wheat. Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce backs the movement and millers in the northwest unite to pressure Congress. With falling Northwestern acreage, millers say they must obtain wheat from Canada or face closures, driven by self protection and vast regional interests.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Federation of Flour Millers
Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Canada
Germany Resents Edward VII Italy Visit Strains Berlin Talks
Berlin officials claim no surprise at King Edward VII meeting Italy's ruler during his Mediterranean tour yet insist the tone signals a sharp escalation in the England Germany diplomatic confrontation. The resumption follows England's delays in aiding Darish army reconstruction, provoking Germany's ire and concern over the crisis stage of relations.
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Berlin
Edward
Italy
Carthagena
England
Germany
Mediterranean
Ice Crusher At Work On Long Ice Channel
Port Arthur reports the ice crusher Whalen is in service, beginning its voyage toward open water. The craft makes good progress against heavy ice, expected to plough a channel within a week. Roughly fifty miles of ice remain to break toward the Welcome Islands. Weather remains bitterly cold with dense ice reforming.
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Port Arthur
Whalen
Celaanty
Elcome Islands
Resentful Moors Face French Occupation in Tangier
A menacing French naval display off Morocco's coast signals rising tensions as Moorish resentment of the occupation grows. France appears to seek a quarrel to justify further territorial grabs while native opinion remains united and wary of provocative actions.
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Tangier
Morocco
France
Fort William Harbor Freezes Over Delays Navigation
Fort William Ontario remains icebound with no movement expected before May and possibly later. The ice in the bay shows no improvement from today through Isle Royale, with sun or wind failing to affect conditions.
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Fort William
Isle of Royale
Deserter Sent to Canada With Manchurian Link
A Manchurian army deserter named Odesky was sent to Canada with home secretary consent after friends arranged deportation to avoid colonial objections. The witness said officials wished to hush up the matter.
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London
Nam Odesky
Russia
Home Secretary
Canada
Powerful Protestant Organization Forming in Toronto
A new powerful Protestant organization, claiming political independence, invites only staunch Protestants and plans to recruit by presenting members at meetings. City public figures have aligned with the effort, aiming for ten thousand members within a year and influence at upcoming provincial and federal elections.
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Toronto
P.P.A
Remo
Canada
Relief system in Shanghai aids 90 000 families
Investigation shows famine relief committee enrolls 90 000 families totaling 500 000 famine sufferers. Three relief tickets exist: free food for destitute families, work for one able member paid in food, and tickets to buy famine supplies at cost. Some families lose roofs or left no resources and face dire choices.
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Shanghai
Famine Relief Committee
Ottawa Faces Doukhobor Land Regulation Clash
The Department of the Interior fights Doukhobor land rules in the northwest. Residents at Devil's Lake and Buchanan want to move to Yorkton and seek a communal land tract there while keeping their vacated holdings. Frank Oliver says unoccupied homesteads will be cancelled, giving until May 1 to reenter the cancelled lands. The minister cannot allow deviations from the law despite the desire for village communities.
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Ottawa
Department of the Interior
Northwest
Devil's Lake
Buchanan
Yorkton
Frank Oliver
Senate panel urges Labrador dispute settlement and railway link
The special senate committee on the northwest chaired by T. C. Davis adopted a report urging government action to settle the Labrador coast dispute with Newfoundland. It also supports a Churchill railway to open vast farmland and notes Hudson Bay navigation for about three and a half months. Members Bowell Loughheed and others joined in the conclusions.
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Ottawa
Senate
Northwest
T. C. Davis
Geo. A. Ross
Labrador
Newfoundland
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Mackenzie Bow
Abandoned Criminal Action Against Cockburn
It is understood the police court case against G R R Cockburn former Bank of Ontario president has collapsed and further criminal proceedings against former directors are abandoned. Civil action questions remain unsettled and may take time. Cockburn leaves for the south due to Mrs Cockburns illness.
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Toronto
G. R. R. Cockburn
Bank of Ontario
Cockburn
South
Mrs. Cockburn
Thief Confesses After Robbing St Paul Company Safe
John Gunderson, a Seenages peneaene of the Northern Express, confessed to holding up a St Paul company on Tuesday night and robbing its safe of $25,000 before returning the money.
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St. Paul, Minn
John Gunderson
Northern Express Pens
Farmers Union to Convene in Omaha This June
The American Society of Equity plans a large June convention in Omaha to finalize strategies to control grain output and fix wheat prices at a bushel. The gathering aims to unite farmers and promote coordinated market action.
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Chicago
American ‘Society of Equity
Farmers’ Union
Omaha
Peace River Farming Arrests Highlight Agriculture Loans
Ottawa reports the department of agriculture has arrested F. Lawrence of Fort Vermilion Peace River to prevent loan fraud in agriculture and horticulture. Lawrence is described as a pioneer farmer of the district.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
F. ¥. Lawrence
Fort Vermilion
Peace River
Mr. Lawrence
Keep on Keepin On A Cheerful Battle Cry
A verse urges persistence through rough times with cheerful grit. The speaker counsels smiling despite troubles and bristling with resolve to endure, insisting there is no use in growling. The refrain reinforces steady optimism and continuing effort.
Flying Fish Attack Steward During Savoia Voyage Off Bahamas
Off the Bahamas the Savoia barkentine faced a dramatic encounter as three flying fish leaped toward the stewards on deck while a hungry bonito and a shark closed in. The steward was knocked overboard briefly but recovered, and the trio of fish were collected as a trophy for display in the cabin.
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Bonito
Savoie
Bahamas
Nor’east
Barkentine
Fernandes
Savoia
Nim
Juvenile Offenders and Humane Reform in Democracy
The article argues that lawmakers will soon acknowledge the barbarity of harsh juvenile punishment. It praises humane, work oriented reform in the United States where youths are guided to usefulness. It contrasts jail with homelike systems where wages cover board and lessons teach honesty.
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United States
Docberrys
Fire in Homestake Mine Rages Beyond Control
Deadwood South Dakota reports the Homestake mine fire has burned two weeks and is now beyond control. A surrounding rock is so hot that workers cannot approach to fight the blaze.
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Homestake
London Eyes Postage Cut for Newspapers and Periodicals
Postmaster General Buxton announces a four year experimental postage cut in Britain to seven cents per pound for newspapers magazines and trade journals aimed at improving Canada tied publications. The concession not set as precedent only to Canada due to its special circumstances and limited scope.
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London
Great Britain
In & m
Canada
House of Commone
Baxton
Phical
Buxton
Japan Completes Manchuria Troop Withdrawal
Pekin expresses hearty appreciation for the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Manchuria and Japan intends soon to reorganize administration. Chang, named first vice governor, will receive special powers to implement the changes and set the province on a new governance path.
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Tokio
Manchuria
China
Vna
Pekin
Japan
Claes
Staanchurian
Hew
Chang
Guild System Expansion in Japan Prompts Trade Backlash
The government extends the guild system in Yokohama enabling firms to borrow state funds at low rates, as published in the official gazette April 10. Tropeans see it strengthening nationalism against American and European trade, with subsidies noted. Guilds rise from 30 to 700 in six years and Minister Matsuoa urges further growth.
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Japan
Yokohama
Official
Tropeans
Matsuo’a
Reciprocity of Barristers Meeting Hears Caution on Training
At the annual bar meeting the attorney general called for careful handling of reciprocity between English and colonial barristers. Mr Warmington urged caution until colonial war training is integrated with English. Mr Buxton cited Australia and Canada views on imperial postal orders but warned against conference time for discussion. Rumors of a royal tour to Canada were denied.
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London
England
Warmington
Buxton
Canada
Armament Curtailing at The Hague Conference
From official communications Germany Austria and Russia show unity on armaments and will not engage in discussion while deeming the proposition practical. Italy names Torneau Count, Pompilly Deputy, Cayello Duke as plenipotentiaries at The Hague with General Robillant and Admiral Callandriat as technical delegates.
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Rome
Germany
Austria
Russia
Italy
Hague
Count Tornelli
France
Pompilly
Duke of Cayello
Robilant
Callandriat
Canadians Prepare Own Navigation Laws for Dominion Coasts
London dispatch reports Canadians complain over lack of representation at the navigation conference. The Dominion asserts its remedy by enacting navigation laws for its coasts and inland waters, pressuring Britain’s Board of Trade to back enforcement on ships in Dominion coastal trade.
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Camada
London
Birmingham Daily Post
Dominion
Board of Trade
Shine
15th to Have Signalling Corps in Alta Regiment
The department of militia notifies Col. Walker of the 15th Light Horse that a signalling corps will accompany the regiment. It also says the department has informed imperial authorities that the Canadian military band will attend the Dublin exhibition. The department refused permission for the 15th Light Horse band to tour in the United States.
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15TH
Solgary
Alta
Department of Militia
Col. Walker
15Th Light Horse
Dublin
Dement
United States
Legion of Honor for Carnegie at New York banquet
Andrew Carnegie received the Legion of Honor from France at the Hotel Astor banquet of the National Arbitration and Peace Congress. The decoration was bestowed by the French president through Baron de Stournelle de Constant amid applause for his peace work and gift of the Hague palace.
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Legion OF Honor
Carnegie New York
Andrew Carnegie
Hotel Astor
National Arbitration and Peace Congress
Nicht
Legion of Honor of
France
the Hague
Baron de Stournelle de Constant
Law Plan Talks on Stronger Interstate Commerce Rules
Former Iowa Governor Lar Rabee discussed with President Roosevelt the need for a strengthened interstate commerce law. He favors tighter federal railroad supervision and curbing over-capitalization. Chairman Knapp and Mr. Cockrell of the Interstate Commerce Commission joined the talks on interstate commerce matters.
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Washington
Larrabee
Iowa
Roosevelt
Knapp
Cockrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Salvation Army Booth Welcomed in Tokio
Tokio General Booth arrived from Canada to an enthusiastic reception at the railway station. The governor and the mayor welcomed him, flanked by local officials and supporters.
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Booth
Tokio
General Booth
Salvation Army
Canada
Tariff Revision Discussed By Milling Federation
The Millers National Federation convention favorably discussed tariff revisions aligning with reciprocity with Canada and South American nations. The talk centered on trade demand and pricing implications for the milling industry.
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Canada
South America
the Millers’ National Federation
Wheat Market Review Shows Slower Gains on Big Supplies
Prices eased after a bullish week as American visible supply rose to 51,197,000 bushels and world totals near 100,000,000. Movements stalled by rail bottlenecks and large stocks unseen in eastern markets, with spring wheat seeding delays in North Dakota Minnesota and western Canada adding caution.
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Wtal
Ocean Passage
Bue
America
Kansas
Southwest
Northwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
U. S
Fort William
Port Arthur
Chamberlain Progress Report From London Telegram
A telegram from Joseph Chamberlain in London replies to colonial premiers' sympathy messages. He expresses appreciation for the good wishes and notes he is making satisfactory progress regarding his health.
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Chamberlain
London
Jos
Colonial Office
Chamlain
Plague Ravages India With 75000 Deaths in Week
In the week ending April 13, plagues killed 75,000 in India. Most fatalities occurred in Bengal, United Provinces, and the Punjab. The epidemic began last October and has caused nearly a million deaths overall.
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India
Simlag
Bengs
United Provinces
Punjaub
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