France Bets on Patience for Moroccan Settlement
Paris reports ongoing quiet military and naval preparations as France and Germany suspend talks on Morocco. Premier Caillaux and Foreign Minister De Selves meet often, public opinion trusting the government to reach a settlement. A naval review off Toulon is planned for September 4 with eighteen battleships and other warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Germany
Caillaux
de Selves
Naval
Toulon
Fatteres
Traveller in Trance Jumps Off Train and Undresses
Alex M. Shane of near Ottawa left train No 11 at Swift Current and, in the depot, undressed and laid his clothes on the wall and floor. He told a ticket agent he was bound for Gull Lake to see his son and believed he had arrived. He was placed in a hotel. a doctor was called. He appears to have mental delusion but is otherwise calm.
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Swift Current
Alex. M. Shane
Ottawa
Gull Lake
Car Shops Planned at Edson Alberta
Construction starts this month on Grand Trunk Pacific lines at Edson with a 60 by 300 foot shop building. Plans for machine shops pending final approval promise standard capacity for a principal divisional point. The Edson site solidifies its role between Winnipeg and Fort George, forecasting a sizeable workforce and accompanying community growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson
Alta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Fort George
G. T. R. Settlement Reached After Judge Barron Effort
Judge Barron of Stratford visited Montreal and Toronto as he brokered a settlement with the G. T. R. strikers. He believes the agreement is as fair as possible and urges acceptance by the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
Toronto
Judge Barron
Stratford
Montreal
THREE DROWNED NEAR MOSE JAW FARM FATHER'S LOSS
A heartrending tragedy occurred on the James Staples farm about a dozen miles north of the city. Three children, left unattended, wandered to a deeper pond and drowned. The mother, sensing foreboding, led a search that recovered the victims from the shallow water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Jaw
Sesk
James Staples
Tell Grain
Whitla Farmer Committed for Trial in Emerson Shooting
Medicine Hat report says John Jensen, a farmer, was committed for trial by Captain Parker on Tuesday for shooting at R. J. Emerson with intent to kill. The dispute stemmed from a horse incident in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
John Jensen
Parker
R. J. Emerson
Moose Jaw School Extension By-law Passed With Majority
A by-law enabling the expenditure for a school extension in Moose Jaw was approved today by an overwhelming majority. The measure aims to fund the new wing and related facilities, reflecting strong local support for improved educational infrastructure.
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Medicine Hat
C N R to double service on Hollywood branch from Portage
Portage la Prairie announced by the local C N R agent that the Hollywood branch will start a twice weekly service. The current schedule runs one round trip on Mondays. the new plan adds a Thursday departure at 8 AM with same day return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage la Prairie
Man
Hollywood
Two Men Die After Train Jump Near Port Arthur
In Port Arthur Ontario Andrew Sinclair and A A Kendrick died or were severely injured after jumping from a moving train to escape arrest. Both men had worked for W C Woodside at Pearl River as laborers. Sinclair's skull was crushed and he was pronounced dying. Kendrick remained badly injured but may recover.
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Port Arthur
Michael Lyons Dies in Carberry Plains Pioneer
Michael Lyons age 86 years 9 months 4 days longtime Carberry Plains settler died this week on his farm two miles north of Carberry. He had been in perfect health and left five sons and two daughters, including Robert F. Lyons M.P.P. as a son.
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Carberry
Man
Michael Lyons
Carberry Plains
Robert F. Lyons
Trouble Feared as Miners Plan Picketing at Local Mines
Lethbridge reports that local miners plan to picket opening mines to keep non union labor out. They claim no union men will work and allege eastern miners brought by the Galt collieries have joined the strike. A local officer fears trouble if mines open with non union workers.
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Lethbridge
Galt
Damage By Hail At Perdue Causes Wheat And Oat Loss
A hailstorm from the southwest hit the Perdue district on Saturday night. Wheat suffered five bushels per acre in southern areas, while oats declined by two to three bushels per acre. Hailstones the size of nuts fell for half an hour, but lack of strong wind reduced overall damage. The north wheat belt escaped largely intact. More severe harm is feared further south toward Saskatoon.
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Perdue
Wheat Field
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw Street Cars Demonstrate Satisfactory Trial Run
Moose Jaw reports the new street cars passed a Saturday evening trial with high marks. A partial service will start Monday, though much track cannot be used yet because concrete foundations are not finished amid a large city program.
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Moose Jaw
Welsh signalman killed at Western Dominion Mine
Edward Williams of Abernant South Wales aged 21 a signalman was killed at the Western Dominion mine at Mine Estevan Sask Empty cars went into the mine after dinner and did not return for about 35 minutes On returning the leads the motorman did not see a signal and found Williams badly wounded by the track He died about an hour later
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Estevan
Sask
Western Dominion
Edward Williams
Abernant
South Wales
Storms Spare Saskatoon Crops After Severe Downpour
An electrical storm disrupted communications around Saskatoon last Sunday but caused little crop damage nearby. Heavy rain was the season's most intense in years, with storms hindering telegraph and telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Miners Ordered to Leave Cottages as Power Cut
The Canadian Coal Consolidated Company has shut off electric light in the miners hall and many cottages. All miners were notified to vacate company owned cottages after nonpayment of light and rent since April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Alta
Canadian Coal Consolidated Company
Coldstream Guards Band Aboard Virginian London Flight
A Canadian AP despatch notes the Alan liner Virginian will likely sail from Liverpool on Tuesday with the Coldstream Guards band on board. The voyage aims to support duties in London, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldstream
London
Eng
Associated Press
Liverpool
Coldstream Guards
Woman dies after coal oil fire explosion
Weyburn Saskatchewan Mrs Andrew Fenner wife of a leading farmer 15 miles north of town died after severe burns from pouring coal oil on a burning fire. Her fifteen year old daughter dragged her to air and tore off burning clothing though the body was badly burned. Dr Cook called and said it was the worst burn case he had seen. The daughter saved the home from burning.
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Weyburn
Sask
Andrew Fenner
Mining District Stays Idle as Mines Resume Varying
Western min ing region reports show Coal Creek mines idle with no open camp notices. Coleman remains idle though workers sign to go to work. Corbin mine output grows gradually and 30 to 40 men work at Passburg mines.
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Fernie
Coal Creek
Coleman
Corbin
Passburg
Died in Well Pioneer of Aberdeen District
Orval Hudson died in a well two miles south of Aberdeen Sask on Tuesday. Rescuers recovered his body about an hour after he entered the well. A pioneer of the district he had just bought a new boring outfit for his first well. Indications of gas are reported in the area.
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Sask
Orval Hudson
Hudson
Skinner to Revisit Portage for City Electric Plant Costs
W. E. Skinner of Winnipeg, electrical expert who valued the Central Electric and Gas plant for Portage la Prairie, will be recalled by the council to assess operating costs if the city buys and runs the plant jointly with the water works. The issue was not covered in his earlier report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Skinner
Portage Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
Central Electric & Gas Company
Coucil
Mr. Skinner
License actions at Brandon meeting approve Glenwood Heights grant
License Commissioners of district No 4 met Monday afternoon and granted A M Johnson a license for the Glenwood Heights hotel. The Royal George in Brandon was transferred to J W Bailey. M Lyons of Brendon's wholesale license was deferred for a month, as was P Lemm of Melita's application.
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Brandon
A. M. Johnson
Glenwood Heights
Royal George
J. W. Bailey
M. Lyons
Brendon
P. Lemm
Melita
Tallest Soldier Joseph J Lawrence Prepares for Calgary Move
Seven feet high Joseph J Lawrence of Guelph Ontario, the tallest member of the 30th regiment, departs soon for Calgary after a brief Winnipeg layover. Lawrence, a Scotsman, stands seven feet tall.
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Toronto
Joseph J. Lawrence
Guelph, Ont
30Th Regiment
Calgary
Winnipeg
Lawrence
Clydesdales Arrive For West From Glasgow Trade
The steamer Cassandra arrived from Glasgow with over 60 Clydesdale horses bound for western Canada. Officers report the ship’s cargo was unaffected by the strike and remained at normal capacity.
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Montreal
Que
Glasgow
Hotel for Rivers plans first class Brandon hotel
Local businessmen and a Brandon hotel man plan a first class hotel in the city. The project is seen as a prime necessity and a license is not expected to be a problem.
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Rivers, Man
Brandon
Race riot in Harlem leaves man dead in hallway shooting
A white man, Charles McKegney, a clerk, was shot and killed during a race riot between whites and blacks in Harlem, New York, on Sunday night. Many others were injured in the disturbance near McKegney's home.
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Harlem
New York
Charles McKegney
McKegney
Saskatoon Board of Trade Runs Goose Lake Excursion Train
The Board of Trade of Saskatoon organized a business men's excursion and on Wednesday a special train left for the Goose Lake country.
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Board of Trade of
Saskatoon
Goose Lake Country
Died While Motoring in Claresholm Alberta
Steve Hutchin son of Claresholm liveryman dies suddenly while motoring a few days ago.
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Claresholm
Alta
Steve Hutchinson
Devastating cyclone hits Glen Ewen Saskatchewan
A southward cyclone swept into Glen Ewen last Sunday tearing a house apart and scattering contents across the countryside. A barn collapsed and horses were maimed or killed while several homes and outbuildings were lifted from foundations. Frank Rowley rushed his family to safety as the storm approached, but the home’s safety plan failed and a mowing machine toppled into the intended shelter. No injuries occurred beyond animal losses and overall damage was limited by the storm’s narrow path.
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Glen Ewen
Frank Rowley
NEW DIVISIONAL POINTS ON G T P LINE IN BC
G H Ryley announced three divisional points for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in British Columbia. The points will be near Prince Rupert, east of Hazelton near Aldermere, and near Fraser Lake with possible additional points between Fort George and Edson.
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Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Vancouver
G. H. Ryley
Ryley
Hays
Prince Rupert
Hazelton
Aldermere
Bulkeley Valley
Houston
Fraser Lake
Fort George
Edson
Alberta
Coal Strike of Arcola Promises New Industry
In Arcola Saskatchewan a coal seam seventeen feet deep was found on Edgar Riddel’s farm southwest of town. The coal is high quality and appears highly profitable to mine near the Grand Trunk survey. Citizens’ samples confirm quality. a movement to develop the site is under way. Gas indications are reported nearby.
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Arcola
Sask
Edgar Riddel
Grand Trunk
Inrush From South Portal as Yards Fill With Cattle
Prairie movement into Saskatchewan swells stock yards. Last week and current period show a springlike rush as prairie schooners, wagons, and vehicles head northwest. Tuesday marks first capacity fill since spring with 196 head in barns and corrals due to crop failures in the Dakotas.
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Northwest
Dakotas
New Brandon Pastor Takes Post at First Methodist
The First Methodist Church of Brandon welcomed Rev. H. Milliken as pastor on Sunday after a period without a pastor. Milliken, previously stationed in Winnipeg and other western Canadian communities, is well known in the denomination. The appointment was warmly received by locals.
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Brandon
First Methodist Church
H. Milliken
Winnipeg
Canada
Death of Cornelius Veneissen in Rosthern Sask
Cornelius Veneissen of Hague died of heart disease after collapsing in a hay loft in Rosthern. A local doctor confirmed the death followed a heart failure rather than the fall from the loft.
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Rosthern
Sask
Cornelius Veneisser
Hague
Veneissen
Elevator Construction at Mecham by The Standard Elevator Co
The Standard Elevator Co. is erecting an elevator at Mecham. Cribbing will finish in a few days and the machinery will be installed immediately.
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Standard Elevator Co
Mecham
Census Chief McLain Finishes Work at Morden
Population official McLain completes counting in Morden with official returns pending. Early figures place Morden's population at a preliminary estimate of fifty.
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Moren
McLain
Morden
Lid
Rev. Canon Cayley Dead in Muskoka at 75
Toronto clergyman Rev. Canon J. D. Cayley of St. George's Anglican Church died on Tuesday in Muskoka at the age of 75. The obituary notes his long service and leadership within the church community.
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Canon Cayley
Toronto
Canon J. D. Cayley
St. George’s Anglican Church
Muskoka
Final Regina Assessment for 1911 Figures
The Regina city assessment for 1911 reports a gross total of 32 840 003 with exemptions 7 690 175 leaving net assessment 27 149 828.
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Regina
Weekly Market Review Prices at Home and Abroad
Market review details grain, poultry, livestock, and dairy prices both domestically and internationally. It highlights shifts in supply and demand, with notes on crop conditions, price movements, and trade factors affecting markets this week.
Real Farmers Coming to Help With Crops
A Toronto despatch notes a Canadian Pacific excursion train of fifteen coaches heading west on Wednesday at 11.30. The crowd appeared prosperous with 139 women aboard as the train departed from the depot. Two cars of harvesters left over the Grand Trunk at 8 o'clock via Chicago.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Chicago
Minister W J Wilson Considers Call from Moose Jaw
Rev W J Wilson who received a call from Moose Jaw has returned from vacation and will announce his decision at the presbytery meeting on September 5. He declined to confirm acceptance or details to his congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw Guelph
Ont
W. J. Wilson
Moose Jaw
A L Belyea Dead Vancouver
Death came suddenly to A L Belyea KC in his Vancouver office on Tuesday afternoon after a hemorrhage. He was among the west’s best known lawyers and had planned a health trip in a few days.
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Vancouver
A. L. Belyea
K.C
West
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Moose Jaw School
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Weekly Market Review
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Etten
Manitoba
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