Prince Liked Canada Preview at Royal Colonial Dinner
The Prince of Wales spoke at the Royal Colonial Institute dinner praising imperial defence cooperation and educational reciprocity. He announced plans to visit Canada for the sixth time and commended cross empire universities. Also noted were provisions for grain inspection reform to bring interior elevators under government control and allow sale by sample.
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London
Prince of Wales
Royal Colonial Institute
Marlborough
Genus
Atlantic
Canada
Champlain
Shane
Adtian Pacific Railway
Cape of Good Hope
Islands
Rhodes
Regius
William Geler
Bovey
England
McGill
Imperial College of Science and Technology
Ottawa
Senate
Richard Cartwright
Royal Commission On the
Grain Trade of Canada
Western Grain Growers’ Associations
Minneapolis
Manuel Proclaimed King of Portugal in Ceremonial Oath
King Manuel took the oath to uphold the constitution and was formally proclaimed sovereign of Portugal and its possessions. The two mile royal route to Parliament was guarded by soldiers as nobles, diplomats, and dignitaries gathered in the chamber of deputies with crown, sceptre, and royal insignia nearby. A crucifix and missal rested beside the throne.
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Manuel
Lisbon
Portual
Chamber of Deputies
Greenwich staff announce eighth satellite of Jupiter
London scholars of the Greenwich observatory report the discovery of a new Jupiter moon using photographic plates. Associate astronomer Mr Melotte and Messrs Crommelin conclude the faint marking represents a new satellite with retrograde motion, distinct from known satellites or minor planets.
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London
Greenwich Observatory
Jupiter
Melotte
Ted
Messrs. Melotte
Crommelin
Central American Troubles and Panamanian Intrigue
Colombia suspects Panama plots with Venezuela to attack Colombia. Jurado occupation on the Altrato river strains relations, with the move approved by the United States as within Colombian territory. Secretary Taft plans negotiations to resolve the crisis amid tensions.
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Carthagena
Colombia
Panama
Venezuela
Jurado
Altrato
Taft
Famous Hwe Diamond Sells for 400000 in Philadelphia Deal
Dealers acting for the owners announce the famous Hwe diamond has sold in Philadelphia for 400000 to a dealer. One report says the price was 100000 and the buyer is the Sultan of Turkey. The deal is reported as concluded with a dealer purchaser.
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Paris
Philadelphia
Turkey
Immigrants Arriving via European Ports in Ottawa Reports
Last two months show 157 arrivals with a fiscal year summary: 122,293 males over age x, 43,541 females, and 38,323 children under twelve. Records indicate Ottawa port statistics and gender age breakdowns for recent immigrant entries.
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Ottawa
Jap Farmers for Alberta Arrive to Settle on Sugar Beet Farms
Tokyo led group of about 20 Japanese farmers is due to reach Canada aboard the steamship St Eagle on Saturday May 16 to settle in Alberta. They are trained agriculturists not laborers, sent by M Nagatany a Guelph Ontario Agricultural College graduate, aimed at sugar beet cultivation without competing against white workers. Further contingents will follow once housing and arrangements are ready.
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Alberta
Vancouver
Canada
St Eagle
Japan
M. Nagatany
Guelph
Ontario Agricultural College
Suppressing Opium Traffic in Crown Colonies
The House of Commons unanimously urged swift abolition of opium den licensing in crown colonies. Sir Edward Grey said Britain would act independently of the proposed US commission while supporting international effort and welcoming the American lead in reform.
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London
House of Commons
Hong Kong
Straits Settlements
Ceylon
Edward Grey
Great Britain
United States
Old Age Pensions Committee Seeks Expert Evidence
Ottawa special Commons committee on old age pensions, chaired by Hon Rodolphe Lemieux, plans continued inquiry this year to obtain expert opinions. slated witnesses include Professor Mavor of Toronto Professor Shortt of Queens University Professor Caldwell of McGill and J G O Donohue legal adviser to the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress.
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Ottawa
the Commons
Rodolphe Lemieux
Mavor
Toronto
Profesor Shortt
Ff Queens
Caldwell
McGill
J. G. O’donohue
The
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Japan and United States sign first arbitration treaty
Tokyo reports a landmark arbitration treaty with the United States, the first of its kind for Japan, following a historic commercial pact. The agreement is welcomed domestically and is seen as easing tensions amid war rumors and Hobson’s warnings about conflict.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
Dreamer Sentenced for Perjury in Canada Case
Medicine Hat judge Mitchell found August Nieman, a young Dreamer, guilty of perjury and sentenced him to two years in Edmonton penitentiary. Before the court opened, local bar members presented the judge with an address congratulating him on his elevation to the bench.
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Dreamer
Medicine Hat
Mitchell
August Nieman
Edmonton
German shipping enterprise flattery in Australia noted
The Times Berlin correspondent reports attempts to flatter the Australian press by a German shipping venture. German cruisers call at Brisbane, with a hoped reward five or six years hence. He notes similar efforts toward Canada.
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Australia
London
the Times
Berlin
Brisbane
Canada
Edmonton Street Railway Negotiations Begun
A. D. Bowen of San Francisco is in Edmonton negotiating with municipal officials to prepare an offer to buy the street railway, with California capitalists backing the move.
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Edmonton Street Railway
Edmonton
A. D. Bowen
San Francisco
California
Night of Betrayal and Trial in Gethsemane and Pilate
The lesson traces Jesus' night from the Last Supper through Gethsemane to His arrest, Peter’s denial, and Jesus before Annas Caiaphas Pilate and Herod. It notes the passion’s purpose and urges personal reflection on love and sin. He bore the cross for humanity and the believer is called to follow his example.
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L’assover
Son of God
Exili
Gethsemane
Judas
Simon Peter
Jesus
Peter
Fieter
Annas
Caiaphas
John
Pilate
Galilee
Herod
Jerusalem
Barabbas
David
Absalom
Israel
When Hands Are Tied We Seek His Light
The passage counsels meek submission to God when hindered by those who love Him and urges bearing what comes for His sake. It warns against seeking safety with the enemy and recalls Matthew chapter five verses ten to twelve about blessed endurance under false accusation.
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Peter
The Bandits of Corea
The Corea government and the Japanese Resident-General plan an active campaign against insurgent and bandit groups. The foe includes discharged soldiers and marauders oppressing farmers and attacking villages. Estimates place the bandit force at about three thousand men. Two American missionaries have received death threats for aiding the government.
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Corea
Seoul
Prince Ito
Roosevelt Thanked for British Arbitration Treaty
A memorial from hundreds of thousands of American citizens in New England and other parts of the British Empire has been sent to the president and senators thanking them for ratifying the arbitration treaty with Great Britain. It calls the action proof of cordial goodwill and mutual interest in democracy and peaceful solutions.
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Roosevelt
Boston
New England
Canada
British Empire
Senate
Great Britain
Cousin Marriages Data Sought in England
London professor Carl Pearson seeks postcard census data from British Medical Journal readers to determine how common cousin marriages are in England. He asks about parental cousins, spouses who are cousins, and sibling marriages to gauge prevalence and related health impacts.
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London
Carl Pearson
British Medical Journal
England
Canadians Welcome U S Farmers With Large Financial Shifts
In the last seven months about 39 090 Americans moved to Canada. At least 5 000 were farmers who sold American farms to buy similar property in Canada and reportedly carried about 8 000 each. Collectively they brought roughly 40 000 000 into Canada. Other emigrants carried between 1 500 and 2 000 each.
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Canada
Washington
United States
America
Calgary Fat Stock Show Announces May Sale and Show
Calgary hosts the pure bred bull sale and fat stock show from May 19 to 22, the largest in Canada. Two hundred sixty Shorthorns Herefords Galloways and Aberdeen Angus are for sale with over a hundred entries in the fat stock show as breed societies hold annual conventions during the event.
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Calgary
Canada
Sydney Plans Decor for American Fleet Visit
The government architect outlines a city decoration scheme for the American fleet visit in Sydney Australia. Officials expect the admirals to land at Farm Cove where Lord Hopetoun, Australia’s first governor general, landed in 1901.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Farm Cove
Lord Hopetoun
Australia
Mayor Bullock Proposes Prayer at Council Meetings
In St John New Brunswick Mayor Bullock uses his inaugural address to urge reforms including opening all council meetings with a clergyman led prayer. The move frames the Creator as head of state and church.
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Owen
St. John
N.B
Bullock
Sort Out Undesirables Vancouver
The Dominion government plans to have the Prince Rupert customs officer act as immigration officer to segregate undesirables who travel north for railway construction work.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dominion
Prince Rupert
Italy to Celebrate 1911 Jubilee of Italian Kingdom
Rome announces a 1.6 million dollar celebration budget for the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the kingdom. The state provides 600 thousand dollars and Rome’s municipality matches with another 600 thousand dollars.
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Italy
Rome
Kinedom
North West Mounted Police Extend Reach Into Northern Canada
The Royal North West Mounted Police gain authority to patrol a remote northwest stretch from Great Slave Lake to Chesterfield inlet. Inspector Pelletier will begin a 2400 mile canoeing journey from Edmonton to Great Slave Lake, then east to Thelon River and Chesterfield inlet, returning to Winnipeg by November. The move asserts British crown ownership of these Arctic lands as Arctic whalers acknowledge Canadian authority by paying duties.
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Royal North West Mounted Police
Canada
Inspector Pelletier
Great Slave Lake
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Pelletier
Edmonton
Athapasca Landing
Thelon River
Fort Churchill
Winnipeg
Spector Pelletier
South Africa
Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie River
Beaufort Sea
Hudson Bar
Will Turn Protestant. Prince Helie de Saan and Madame Gould
The article reports Prince Helie de Saan planning to convert to Protestantism to permit a civil and religious marriage to Madame Anna Gould formerly Countess de Castellane. It notes the Catholic Church’s refusal to recognize divorce as a barrier and that conversion would allow social acceptance.
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Prince Helie de Saan
Madame Anna Gould
Countess de Castellane
Madame Gould
Prince de Segan
Prohibition the Goal Advancing Temperance Reform in Vancouver
The Presbyterian synod of British Columbia endorses prohibition as the ultimate aim in its social and moral reform report. An interdenominational conference is planned in Vancouver to promote related causes with six delegates from each denomination and labor representatives invited to join.
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Vancouver
Committee On
Presbyterian Synod of
British Columbia
Assassination in Egypt by Dervishes Near Mesal amieh
In Cairo a British subject Scott Moncrieff deputy inspector of the Blue Nile province and a native official were assassinated by followers of a self proclaimed prophet near Mesal amieh about 150 miles from Khartoum. A punitive force led by the provincial governor engaged a murderous dervish band, wounding the governor and killing two native officers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Scott Moncrieff
Blue Nile
Mesalamieh
Khartoum
Mines Reopens B C Copper Mines At Grand Forks
A Greenwood special to the Daily News reports the British Columbia Copper Company resuming operations at the Camelter mine and smelter. Seven hundred men will be hired immediately, five hundred in the mines and two hundred at the smelter, as Granby also resumes work. TheBoundary country faces a summer of improved prospects and prosperity.
Mount Etna Eruption Triggers Panic in Cantania
A serious eruption of Mount Etna causes panic among Cantania villagers. Fleeing residents seek saints aid as two lava flows appear and a heavy gas plume vents from the crater.
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Mount Etna
Cantania
Japan Revises Policy on Rail, Navy Postsponement
The Japanese government weighs another postponement of railway works and naval and military expansion amid ongoing financial depression and rising public protests against higher taxes.
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Japan
Tokio
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D. M. Stearns
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