Massacre in Mersina as Turkish forces burn Armenian districts
Rev. Herbert Adams Gibbons reports from Mersina that three battleships fail to quell a planned Islamic movement and massacres continue. Troops burn Armenian bazaars, houses, a Gregorian church, and the American and French schools as refugees seek safety. Adana is described as doomed and a new massacre unfolds with heavy casualties.
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Paris
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Hartford
Turkey
Adana
Denison urges Canada to build dreadnoughts for empire defense
Col G T Denison warns at an Empire league meeting that Germany plans a great struggle and navy leagues, urging Canada to fund dreadnoughts, man ship crews, support 10 percent of Dartmouth cadets, and train 10 000 sailors for a naval reserve to secure Britain’s sea mastery.
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Toronto
G. T. Denison
Germany
Britain
Atlantic
Pacific
Denison
Canada
Dartmouth College
Fraser River Lumber chief vows to replace Orientals with French Canadians
A. D. McRae of Rancree and president of Fraser River Lumber declares he is through with Oriental labor at New Westminster mill and plans to import a French Canadian colony to settle, build churches, and staff the town. He contrasts Chinese Japanese Hindus with Greeks hired at higher wages, saying Orientals underperform.
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Vancouver
B.C
A. D. McRae
Rancree
Fraser River Lumber Company
New Westminster
Ando
Minnesota Law Defining Fortune Tellers as Vagrants
The new Minnesota statute effective May 1 labels fortune tellers as vagrants. The act defines vagrants to include prostitutes and habitual drunkards who neglect families, and others with a public-visible lifestyle.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Destructive Fires Sweep B C Kamloops District
Destructive bush fires across Kamloops and surrounding regions devastate mills and farms. Fires from Notch Hill to Three Valley and Spilamachene drive refugees toward Salmon Arm and Vernon. In Nelson area the Yale-Columbia Lumber mill and stock were lost leaving two houses standing.
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B. C
Spilamachene
Enderby
Salmon Arm
Vernon
Nelson
B.C
Littl
Weatly
Here
Cook
Yale-Columbia Lumber Company
Vancouver CPR to Install Sacking Plant at Port
The CPR plans a sacking plant and power conveyors at Vancouver wharves to haul wheat from Alberta by rail to hoppers above sacking machines and load sacks into steamers. William Whyte of CPR concluded elevators not needed now. The system aims to cut handling costs for export shipments via Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B.C
Alberta
C.P.R
Portland
William Whyte
Bend
Liverpool
Mexico
Refuse to Give Up Money. Abdul Hamid Cash Standoff
The Bank of England refuses to release Abdul Hamid’s funds at the urging of the Young Turk committee. French German and Italian banks refuse as well. The committee presses to secure cheques in its favor and draws attention of the powers. Russia and monarchs reportedly store large sums in England to keep depots outside their realms in case funds are escheated.
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Vienna
Bank of England
Abdul Hamid
Young Turk Committee
Russia
Italy
Greece
Boys Rifle Competition invites Canadian schoolboys for May 24
Canadian school boys are invited to join the Earl of Meath rifle competition using miniature or gallery ammunition at local centres on May 24. One eight member team from each colony or dependency under 16 may enter. Provinces must contact their superintendent of education to arrange provincial team selection if more than one entry is possible.
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Ottawa
Roosevelt Bags Lions in Mau Hills Trophy Hunt
Nairobi reports ex President Roosevelt and Col Roosevelt hunting in the Mau hills. Four lions were killed as trophies with first shots, three by Col Roosevelt and one by Roosevelt. Lions have been plentiful in the hills for a month as English and Latin forces lay plans for seven days.
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Roosevelt
Nairobi
Mau Hills
Col. Roosevelt
Eee Roosevelt
Hes
Persecuted Missionaries Return After Lystra Saintly Triumphs
The article recounts Paul and Barnabas preaching in Jennium and Lystra, where many Jews and Greeks believed. After healing a cripple and facing renewed persecution, Paul is stoned but survives. They ordain elders in Derbe and urge perseverance through tribulation as they return to Antioch, sharing how God enabled their mission.
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American Prem Association
Scopium
Christ
Jennium
Lystra
Paul
Barnabas
Jupiter
Mercury
Antioch
Iconium
Timothy
Stephen
God
Derbe
Dorcas
Lazarus
Jesus
Tarsus
Perga
Antloch
Faithful Believers Face Tribulation to Fit for God
A preacher argues that true believers in Christ require tribulation to be prepared for their role in the kingdom of God as kings and priests, noting divine grace and redemption while stressing the need for spiritual discipline across lands.
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Chris
Tana
God
Christ Jesus
Immense Buffalo Herd On Way To Wainwright Park
Pablo buffalo herd from Alberta will reach Wainwright Canada this month. Dominion parks commissioner Howard Douglas planned reception arrangements after inspecting the Elk Island herd and organizing shipment of 350 head to the park. A train of at least 35 reinforced cars will haul the animals to Battle River park, with a 100 foot wide chute to corral them before release into the enclosure. Canada is expected to possess about 900 buffalo on arrival.
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Woinwright
Alta
Pablo
Wainwright
Howard Douglas
Dominion Parks
Douglas
Elk Island Park
Lamont
Canada
Rayson
Northern Pacific Railway
Battle River Park
Electricity and Railways Interview with Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
In Toronto Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific Railway says electricity will shape motive power as it becomes practical. He notes current limits due to maintaining power for peak loads and traffic, predicts steam will remain economical, and foresees battery powered locomotives renewed along routes, with experiments on short Western branch lines.
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Toronto
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Japan Considers Sending Warships to Behring Sea
A Tokyo source reports Japan weighing a plan to dispatch warships to the Behring Sea during the sealing season to protect Japanese sealers from alleged poaching. The move aims to guard vessels from ports such as Yokohama Nigata Hakodate and others, drawing cautious opinions about potential international trouble.
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Victoria
B.C
Behring Sea
Yokohama
Ohio
Nigata
Hakodate
Pacific
Tokio
Castro to Sue France over prison claim in Paris
Cipriano Castro ex president of Venezuela says he will sue the French government to define his status on French soil. He plans to hire top lawyers and seeks a substantial indemnity for time lost and money spent with his wife. He promises a fuller statement in a few days.
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Paris
France
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Montreal Board of Trade backs Canadian Exhibition in Winnipeg
The Montreal Board of Trade passed a resolution endorsing the 1912 Canadian Exhibition and Selkirk Centennial in Winnipeg. It calls for memorializing the Dominion government to provide generous aid so the show can credit Canada and benefit the nation.
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Montreal
Montreal Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Railroad Boom Reaches Canada West and Prairie West
The West becomes a major railroad theatre as James J. Hill plans 15 million dollars for the Great Northern and affiliates to span from Winnipeg westward. Canadian Northern eyeing over 11 million to reach the Pacific. Grand Trunk Pacific adds three lines from Melville with access to Peace River valley. Officials fear a labor shortage but expect strong immigration to offset it.
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West
Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Pacific Coast
Canada
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Prairies
Winnipeg
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
Melville, Sask
Prince Albert
Anther
Hudson Bar
Peace River Valley
United States
Race for a Vancouver line heats up in Canadian routes
The Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific press a rapid race south from Yellow Head Pass toward Vancouver. Van Arsdol, a Grand Trunk Pacific engineer, travels from Vancouver to Edmonton to direct parties working south to meet crews coming north from Kamloops. He plans a three week overland trip from Edmonton to Prince Rupert via northern British Columbia to survey the full GTP route.
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Vancouver
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
Yellow Head Pass
van Arsdel
Edmonton
Kamloops
van Arsdol
Prince Ruepert Overland
British Columbia
G.T.P
Transvaal Gains Equal Rights in Cape Seat Negotiations
It is learned that the Transvaal has upheld the equal rights principle and is negotiating compensation for the Cape. A compromise proposal of seven extra seats aims to break the deadlock, though strong minority protests are anticipated.
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South African Unity
Bloemfontein
Transvaal
Cenbiane
Cape
Must Not Shoot Fleeing Men
Chief Kimball was let off on a suspended sentence for killing a fleeing man he sought to arrest. Judge Teetzel said he was satisfied with the prisoner's high character. The ruling serves as a warning to constables to be careful with firearms and asserts officers have no right to fire at fleeing individuals.
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Chathem
Kimball
Teetzel
Stratford on Avon by election result shocks London
The Stratford on Avon by election produced a Unionist win with Foster 5734, Liberal Joseph Martin 2747, Independent Kincaid Smith 474, a Unionist majority of 2627. Mr Martin offered no clear explanation, saying he had no idea why the result turned out as it did.
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Joe Martin
London
Stratford on-Avon
Foster
Joseph Martin
Kincaid Smith
Mr. Martin
Wright Aeroplane Fall Injures Wright Phenom
Rome report says Lieut Caldeerara, protege of the Wright brothers, was fatally injured or badly hurt in a Wright machine flight. The plane rose about a hundred feet, motors quit, the craft dropped sharply, and Caldera was removed from the wreckage unconscious.
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Wright Aeroplane
Rome
Caldeerara
Wright Bros
Wright
Caldera
Prince Edward Albert Enters Dartmouth Naval College
Edward Albert son of the Prince of Wales and future king has begun the second half of a four year training at Dartmouth naval college. He will graduate as a midshipman after completing the program in London England.
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Prince
Naval College
London
England
Edward Albert
Prince of Wales
May Send Cadets to England for Shooting Contest
Sir Frederick Borden has received a cable request to send two Canadian cadets to England to compete in the empire school boy shooting contest for Lord Roberts prizes. It is likely one Ottawa boy and one Dundas boy will be chosen.
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England
Ottawa
Frederick Borden
Lord Roberts
Dundas
New Bisley Prize Adds Overseas Entrant Shield
London reporting the Bisley competition includes a new prize from the Standard of Empire for overseas entrants. It offers a shield and twenty one pounds for the highest score in the jubilee King’s event.
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New Bisley
London
Bisley
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