Canada to begin its own navy on two oceans
A London published statement outlines the Canadian naval plan to start a nucleus navy aligned with Sir John Fisher's 1907 lines. Canada seeks constitutional freedom with strategic subordination to this aim, planning dual-coast expansion and dock facilities beyond Halifax Esquimalt and Prince Rupert.
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London
Dominion
Australia
John Fisher
Canada
Halifax
Esquimalt
Prince Rupert
Quebec
Montreal
Imperial
Admiralty
Imperial Navy
Melbourne
Aus
Alfred Deakin
J. F. G. Foxton
Deakin
Commonwealth
Sir John Fisher
Mr. Deakin
Reginald McKenna
Fraser River Salmon Pack Stirs Vancouver Fishermen
Fraser River fishermen and packing interests in Vancouver plan action after alleged illegal American traps hinder sockeye runs. They will appeal to Washington to bring Puget Sound canners to account as Fraser totals reach about 330000 cases with a closing season nearing 400000 cases expected.
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Vancouver
Fraser River
Washington
Puget Sound
Fraser
Robbers Loot Minnesota Bank in Hallock Heist
The state bank of Karlstadt in Kittson county was blown open and robbed of 1500 dollars. The explosion alerted Hallock residents and county officers, with the sheriff notifying nearby towns and border checkpoints to catch possible suspects. Three or four men were involved.
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Hallock
Minn
Karlstadt
Kittson County
Russian View of England Attache at Russian Maneuvers
In St. Petersburg military circles, General Hamilton the English military attache has been chosen to attend the Russian maneuvers, a privilege previously accorded only to French officers.
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St. Petersburg
Hamilton
Moneyed Men for Canada
A Canadian Emigration Society official says many inquiries come from men earning £4000 to £5000 yearly. He notes substantial financial men have moved to British Columbia and Ontario to farm or provide livelihoods for their sons.
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London
The
Canadian Emigration Society
British Columbia
Ontario
Greek Government Flag Down by Bluejackets
Bluejackets from warships cut down the Greek flag over the government building, as reported in Crete. The incident involved maneuvering near Canes and the Canaries theater, with authorities assessing the act as a hostile display during ongoing tensions.
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Canes
Crete
Prince Rupert realty sales soar to 1.3 million
Prince Rupert real estate sales in British Columbia reached 1,308,000 by Aug. 14. G. U. Ryley, land commissioner of the G T P railway, reports 2,666 lots sold, including 1,389 by private sale at Prince Rupert. Private sales continue at about seventy a day with Winnipeg investors purchasing 38 Prince Rupert lots during a brief Winnipeg stop.
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Vancouver
B. C
Prince Rupert
G. U. Ryley
G.T.P. Railway
Victoria
Winnipeg
Ryley
Wireless Station Planned for Fort William
Representatives of the United Wireless Telegraph Co. visited Fort William after talks with city officials and plan to set up a wireless telegraph station within 400 miles. The firm has opened twenty land stations and equipped 22 lake boats in three months. The Great Lakes Dredging Co. on Island No. 2 is expected to link tugs to its private station.
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Fort William
Ont
United Wireless Telegraph Co
Great Lakes
Island No. 2
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar Seeks American Millionaire Wife
Geneva report says Prince Hermann recently gave up his duchy title due to heavy debts and changed to Count Ostheim. He plans to go to America to find a wife with millions, promising to return within a year to pay debts from the new wife’s dower, currently staying in Zurich awaiting funds.
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Geneva
Hermann
Saxe- Weimar
Ostheim
America
Germany
Zurich
New Zealand to Provide Cruisers for Empire Waters
London reports that New Zealand will supply cruisers for New Zealand waters rather than a Dreadnought for the fleet. At the Imperial Defence Conference the final meeting will consider a resolution to organize all naval and military forces of the Empire so each can render efficient service in an emergency anywhere in the Empire.
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London
New Zealand
May Restore Deposed Shah
General Liahkoff, formerly commanding Russian forces at Tehran, returned from Persia and is to lead troops at Bielostock. He says a force led by Sattar Khan and Begir Khan marches on Tehran to fight the Nationalists and restore the former shah to the throne.
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St. Petersburg
Liahkoff
Teheran
Persia
Bielostock
Novos Vryema
Sattar Khan
Begir Khan
Shah
Love as the Superior Gift in First Corinthians Lesson
The lesson urges believers to pursue love as the best gift, over gifts like wisdom or healing. It frames love as patient, kind, unselfish, and enduring, mirroring Christ, and encourages living now in the power of the age to come while awaiting bodily transformation at the resurrection.
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American Press Association
God
Jesus Christ
Paul
Jesus
Esther
Christ
Abraham
Rioting in Lurgan as Protestant parade sparks clashes
News from Lurgan near Portadown reports a large Protestant flute band parade provoking a nationalist counter reaction. Stones flew through North Street and a public square became battleground until police charges. businesses suffered destruction and doctors treated the wounded.
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London
Lurgan
Portadown
Ireland
United States
North St
Large Rise in Canadian Immigration in Early Fiscal Quarter
Ottawa reports 74 136 total arrivals in the first three months ending June 30, up from 68 973 last year. U S arrivals total 32 921, up 61 percent from 20 407. June alone sees 9 208 U S arrivals, 89 percent higher than 4 884. Ocean port arrivals in June total 11 661, up 80 percent, while three month ocean totals drop 15 percent to 41 218. Western homestead entries for July exceed last year by over 300.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Ocean Ports
Hope for Dissolution of Standard Oil
Washington officials expect a decision in the Standard Oil dissolution cases within six weeks to two months. The government views the suit as a major strike and Kellogg led prosecution in the U S circuit court at St Louis after Roosevelt vowed to "smash the Standard Oil." A ruling before the summer recess was hoped, with a fall term start on September 1 seen as timely for a decision.
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Washington, D.C
Standard Oil Company
Department of Justice
United States Circuit Court
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Standard Oil
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Japan to suspend independent Antung Mukden line work
Tokio reports that Japan may halt independent reconstruction of the Antung Mukden railway and cooperate with China by appointing expert delegates. Garrison and police questions to be negotiated at Pekin. The war department estimates 80,900,000 yen for the next fiscal year, down 5,000,000 from this year, with a large appropriation for balloons and aeroplanes.
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Tokio
Japan
Antung-Mukden
China
Pekin
War Department
Meeting in the Air Between Zeppelin and Wright Planned
Berlin expected to host a meeting in the air during Orville Wright's visit as Count Zeppelin completes the Zeppelin Z II and sails from Friedrichshafen to meet Wright who will fly his aeroplane to the rendezvous.
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Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Orville Wright
Wright
Friedrichshafen
Carriage Factory Merger Formed in Canada
A merger of Canada’s leading carriage factories forms a holding company with 4 million capital 2000600 preferred 2000000 common stock and a bond issue. The deal aims to standardize outputs and realize economies across the integrated plants. Garnet P. Grant and J A McKay and company consummated the merger.
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Montreal
Canada
Garnet P. Grant
J. A. McKay
General Booth Faces Possible Total Blindness
London. General Booth head of the Salvation Army is in danger of total blindness after a cataract operation failed to restore his sight. He has to be led about as his condition grows worse and blindness seems imminent.
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London
Booth
Salvation Army
Canada’s Trade Boom Near High Water Mark
Canada’s trade shows a strong expansion as four months end in July reaching $191,919,304. Merchandise entered for consumption rose by $22,377,301, duty collected climbed $3,633,440, and exports of domestic produce increased $6,193,585. July alone totals $56,250,000 with exports up $9,500,000 and domestic consumption rising $7,500,000.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Sydney
Racial Tensions Rise in Vienna Czech German Clash
In Vienna simmering Czech and German tensions flare as Czechs press for official recognition of Czech schools and Germans oppose it. Demonstrations occur in Simmering with gendarmes drawing sabres to avert violence while Czechs seek permits to carry revolvers. Conflicts echo in Prague and Bohemia Moravia.
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Vienna
Simmering
Prague
Bohemia and
Moravia
Flies Like an Eagle in Progress at Los Angeles School
Professor H L Twining head of physics and electrical engineering at Los Angeles Polytechnic High School reports experiments with a mnithopter a flying machine with 27 foot wings designed to operate like an eagle. The device has no motor and uses a lever system to be operated by hands and feet.
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Los Angeles, Cal
H. L. Twining
Physics and Electrical Engineering
Los Angeles Polytechnic High School
Poseth d
Twining
Moors Seek Peace Talks at Tangier Mission
Two delegates from the Rif tribesmen arrived in Tangier to consult with the Spanish Legation and the Moroccan government on conditions of peace. They departed Melilla with permission from General Marina, commander of Spanish forces in Morocco.
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Tangier
Morocco
Melilla
Marina
Snowstorm Disrupts Johannesburg Jonesburg Markets
A heavy snow blanketed the area, with six inches by noon, crippling telegraph and telephone lines and halting most business. Stock exchange members paused to stage a snowball battle amid the disruption.
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Jonesburg
The
Stock Exchange
Turkey Fighting Mad in Constantinople
Anti Greek sentiment runs high among soldiers and officers in Constantinople as foreign ambassadors fear the situation. They reportedly sent a joint note to the Porte urging Turkey to accept Greece's pacific assurances and show moderation.
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Constantinople
Porte
Turkey
Greece
Canadian Northern Extends Line Toward Hope
Canadian Northern nearly finishes locating its Fraser river canyon line from Yale to Lytton, about 54 miles. One survey party shifts below Yale and will drift downstream toward Hope.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Northern
Frazer River
Yale -O Lyttee
Yale
Hope
Attempted assassination of Persia’s young shah disclosed
Telegrams from Teheran recount a dramatic royal incident. The deposed shah allegedly attempted to kill his son with a poniard, contrary to reports that the youth attempted self-harm. The sensational tale centers on a palace clash between father and heir.
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Rome
Teheran
Persia
Shah
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