Montreal Dominates North American Grain Trade Says Lanigan
W B Lanigan assistant freight traffic agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway reports Montreal as the dominant inland seaport for grain across North America. He cites its unique position on the St Lawrence waterway, connections from Detroit Chicago and Duluth, and new CPR fleets boosting Winnipeg’s grain export prospects amid rising prairie yields and high crop values.
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B. Lanigan
Co. P. R
St. Lawrence
North American
Winnipeg
Montreal
Canada
United States
W B. Lanigan
Canadian Pacific Railway
National Post of
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Detroit
Chicago
Duluth
Fort William
North America
Buffalo
Chito Fort William
Owen Sound
Deldisigwend
Midland
Parry Sound
C.P.R
Courey
America
Middle West
Great Lakes
Lanigan
Northwest
Liverpool
Manitoba
West
Seaboard
Forty Knot Destroyers Aim to Top German Fleet
London reports the British admiralty seeks destroyers faster than current German ships. Plans call for speeds around forty knots with liquid fuel freeing space for larger engines. A conference with top shipbuilders will review plans and the result should yield longer destroyers.
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London
British Admiralty
Admiraty
Polar Bears To Draw Amundsen Sledges
Captain Roald Amundsen plans a polar expedition using trained polar bears to draw sledges. Carl Hagenbeck has prepared twenty bears three years old, trained for a month, with shipments to Christania Norway for boarding Amundsen's ship.
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Raald Amundsen
Amundsen
Carl Hagenback
Haback
Christania
Norway
Japan's Great Army Strengths on Peace and War Footing
Washington reports approximate figures for Japan's armed forces with the total under arms at about 184 599 on peacetime footing and 1 214 000 on wartime strength. The assessment notes extra forces in Formosa and a large reserve cadre.
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Japan
Washington
Apan
Formosa
New Head of Grand Trunk Montreal
Charles Melville Hays named president of the Grand Trunk Railway. Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson resigns with a $7500 yearly allowance. Alfr Smithers of London becomes chairman of the board in the newly created post. The moves end months of speculation and shift control toward Montreal and the United States railway world.
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Grand Trunk
Montreal
Charles Melville Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Charles Rivers-Wilson
Alfr Smithers
London
Canada
United States
Sir Charles
Hays
Montreael
Plan to Circumvent the Lords
The Daily News lobbyist alleges Premier Asquith explained the King's written consent to create enough new peers to push the budget through the Lords. It is claimed the document was shown to Lord Lansdowne and Arthur Balfour, but the plan is viewed as unlikely by both parties.
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Lords
London
The
Daily News
Asquith
House of Lords
Lord Lansdowne
Arthur Balfour
Times
Organize Teacher Training Classes for Sunday Schools
Sunday School workers in the district should plan a Teacher Training Class for fall and winter. One or more schools should unite for a class, no special training needed to be a class leader. Full information given by Rattray Pipestone Man Supt Teacher Training Dept Manitoba Association.
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Rattray
Pipestone, Man
Manitoba
Dynamite Theft Ties to Anarchists in Stockholm
A vast quantity of dynamite was stolen from a rock blasting storehouse. Authorities suspect anarchists carried off the explosives and are tracing a suspect linked to the attack on Jon Hammer, director of the Swedish Export Association, who was badly injured by a package blast. Detectives headed to the city for further inquiries.
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Stockholm
Lloyd-George Threatens Lords in Bitter Budget Tirade
English politics faces a clash as Lloyd-George denounces dukes and landlords in a fiery Newcastle outburst. He vows no compromise on reforms and rails against the Lords, urging wealth to aid the poor while challenging the political establishment.
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London
Lloyd-George
England
Commons
Lords
Lord Rosebury
Lord James
Hereford
Lord Cawdor
Asquith
Balmoral
Lloyd- George
Winston Churchill
Lloyd-Creorge
Chamberlain
Victoria
Newcastle
Great Britain
Fisher to retire from Admiralty and gain peerage
Admiral John Fisher senior naval lord will retire from the Admiralty on Oct 22 and be elevated to the peerage as Baron Thetford. A royal commission report prompted the move, leading to the creation of a naval mobilization department and a permanent navy war council headed by Vice Admiral Fowler King-Hall.
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John Fisher
London
Admiralty
Baron Thetford
House of Lords
Royal Commission
Commi N
Lord Beresford
Eye
Lord ‘Charles
Naval Mobilization
Navy War Council
Fowler King-Hall
G T P Not Hastening Work In Western Alberta
Edmonton notes Grand Trunk Pacific progress slowing with no westward work beyond McLeod River. Dr Melinnis reports no crews west of McLeod and a 1600 foot cut 47 feet deep delaying completion. Pembina bridge has seen no bolts and Pembina grade unlikely to finish this month.
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G.T.P
Edmonton
Alta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Alberta
Ald
MelInnis
Wolf Creek
McLeod River
Foley, Welsh & Stewart
Pembina
McLeod
Barrie Granted Divorce in London Decree
London reported that famed author J. M. Barrie received a decree of divorce. He had applied less than a week earlier and named Gilbert Cannon, a young broker, as a respondent. The case was undefended.
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J. M. Barrie
London
Gilbert Cannon
Anne
Bingham Gran
Premier Rutherford Declines Centennial Exhibit for 1912
The Alberta government rejects a proposed 250000 exhibit at Winnipeg for the centennial fair. Premier Rutherford cites Western progress age, costly outlay, and urgent public works needs as reasons. Delegation leader D C Cameron says Winnipeg will fund and spearhead a 1912 showing, with Alberta offering support and advertising value.
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Eamonton
Asia
Belkirk
Alberta
D. C. Cameron
Wiliam
C.P.R
J. W. Dafoe
H. W. Hutchinson
T. A. Anderson
Rutherford
Winnipeg
Canada to Build 600 Foot Freighters at Port Arthur
A J McComber announces two six hundred foot freighters for a local venture with Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding. Keel laying for the first ship is planned by July 1 next year at Port Arthur Ontario. James Whalen leads the new Western Dry Dock board as construction rushes at the double plant.
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Great Lakes
Port Arthur
James Whalen
Japan Seeks Consultation on Manchurian Railways
Japan formally informs China it will not obstruct but insists on the right to be consulted about Manchurian railways. It does not claim a veto but reserves decision on future actions. The move follows disclosures linked to Charles R Crane and his recall as American minister to China.
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Japan
Pekin
China
Kin Chow-Tsitsihar
Charles R. Crane
Four Buildings Burned in Rapid City Fire
A midnight blaze in Rapid City North Dakota led to 10,000 dollars in damage. The fire began in Gren denning's carpenter and paint gas and quickly spread to four adjoining structures. The town hall Rodgers' bakery and dwelling and Young's veterinary office were destroyed.
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Rapid City
Man
Grendenning
Rodgers
Young
Lloyd George May Resign As Finance Conflict Escalates
In London financial circles a report says Chancellor Lloyd George plans to resign following the Great War funding dispute. The note notes turmoil in the cabinet and potential shifts in fiscal policy.
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Lloyd-George
London
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