Nelson delegates seek 750 mile Columbia River waterway
A multi group delegation from Nelson Revelstoke and Oregon Washington urged Sir Wilfrid Laurier to fund a survey and dredging for a navigable 750 mile Columbia River route from Kootenay Okanagan to Portland with three or four locks. The plan aims to lower east west freight tariffs and open markets to London and New York. The premier supported study and cost estimates, noting value in improving Canada US trade relations. A public works survey from Lake Windermere to the boundary will be requested to assess feasibility and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Nelson
Columbia River
B.C
International Waterway of Commerce
Sir Wilfrid Laurer
Nelson and Revelstoke
Rockies
London
New York
Kootenay
Okanagan
Portland
United States
Wilfrid
Geo. P. Graham
Wm. Templeman
Asid
Government of
Canada
Sir Wilfrid
Bishop Archambault Denounces Masons in Joliette
In Montreal Bishop Archambault of Joliette condemned Freemasonry, stating no good Catholic could join the order regardless of rite. He warned Masons are subject to excommunication and denial of Christian benefits, and urged Catholics to oppose them in public office if proven to reside in Joliette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Archambault
Joliette
Episcopal Bank
Christian Beniaf
Falls From Dizzy Height on Park Row Tragedy
A man plummeted from a Park Row six story building as crowds watched in horror. He crashed onto the sidewalk and died instantly according to surgeons. It is unclear whether he fell or jumped, and identification proved difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Row
Oe Park Row
Queen's Own Rifles Impress in Manoeuvre Compared to Regulars
London reports praise for the Queen's Own mines with many critics saying the Canadian regiment compares favorably with regular troops. Major Lawson noted satisfaction after an eight mile march in crisp style and cordial ties between regulars and Queen's Own Rifles emerge, with officers' messes hosting membership tickets and plans for athletic contests.
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London
Queen's Own
Carnal
Regarus Poysique Anu
Conmanuers
Lawson
Queen's Own Rifles
Oficers
Indian Defied Police as Shootout Follows Arrest Attempt
Joseph Black Hand, an Indian known as Almighty Voice, was shot in the left arm and taken to Victoria hospital after a chase by mounted police near Duck Lake. He had eluded custody before and warned he would never be taken alive.
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Joseph Black Hand
Prince Albert
Sask
Victoria Hospital
Duck Lake
Black Hand
Lord Northcliffe Visits Pulp Mills Supplying Harmsworth Papers
Lord Northcliffe the London publisher arrives in Canada with companions aboard the steam yacht Zenaida to inspect the Newfoundland Development Company mill that supplies the paper and pulp for Harmsworth publications. He travels from New York via Montreal and may be joined by Earl Grey on future Hudson Bay explorations.
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Lord Northcliffe
Harmsworth
Quebec
London
Newfoundland
Royal Yacht Squadron
New York
Montreal
Newfoundlan Development Company
Earl Grey
Northcliffe Party
Hudson Bay Country
Remarkable Escape at Red Jacket Shaft Calumet Mine
Michael B. Bunrich, a timberman at Calumet and Hecla, fell 150 feet from a repair edge into the Red Jacket shaft but grasped a rope and saved himself from a mile fall. His hands were burned by the wire rope, yet he was otherwise unhurt as rescuers lifted him from the dangling cable.
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Calumet
Mich
Lake Superior
Red Jacket
Calumet and Hecla
Michael B. Bunrich
Sunrich
Japan withdraws treaties and seeks new accord
Vancouver reports Japan has given Britain one year's notice renouncing the ten year old commercial treaty with Canada a party to it. The notice signals Japan will negotiate a new agreement aligned with a higher protective tariff to take effect August 1911 notices also renounce treaties with other countries and indicate possible wider renegotiations
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Vancouver
B. C
Japan
Canada
Three American Prelates Named as Cardinal Dial
Vatican circles report Pope Pius X will elevate three American archbishops to cardinal, with the November consistory to honor Archbishop John M. Farley of New York, Archbishop William H. OConnell of Boston, and Mr. Thomas F Kennedy of Philadelphia. This marks the first consistory in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Rome
Vatican
Pope Pius X
John M. Farley
New York
Wm. H. O'Connell
Boston
Mer. Thomas F. Kennedy
Philadelphia
Earl's Daughter Perishes on Scottish Moors
The body of Lady Marjorie Erskine, second daughter of the Earl of Buchan, was found on the Scottish moors with a large sum of notes and gold. Authorities believe she lost her way and died of exposure after wandering the remote terrain.
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Marjorie Erskine
Glastow
Earl of Buchan
Methodist Conference in Victoria Debates Union and Footnote Emancipation
The Methodist general conference in Victoria ends its thirty sessions with focus on church union and deleting the footnote to elevate member responsibility. Debates on admitting women to church courts fail 34 to 64. Temperance notes condemn race track gambling and Indian exploitation in western Canada. The conference approves regular pastor vacations and appoints a western associate editor for the Christian Guardian.
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Victoria
B.C
Woman's Missionary Society
Justice MacLaren
Temperance and Moral Reform Department
H. H. Miller
M.P
Canada
Department of Indian Affairs
Edward
George V
Christian Guardian
Homestead Entries Rise in First Half of 1910
Ottawa reports a sharp rise in homestead filings in the western regions for the first six months of 1910 with 33 416 entries versus 21 564 a year earlier. July alone recorded 4 260 entries by Canadians Americans and others with most British Isles and northern European origin. Patents granted in July 1910 covered 248 223 acres, up from 186 013 in July 1909.
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Ottawa
West
Canada
United States
British Isles
North Dakota
Minnesota
Double Tragedy in Toronto Gustave Merkt kills wife then suicides
Toronto police report Gustave Merkt shot his wife then killed himself. His mother in law lay dead in the kitchen doorway and the wife in the parlor, a revolver in Merkt's hand. a young daughter found the scene. Merkt had been an inmate at an asylum in recent months.
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Gustave Merkt
Toronto
Merkt
Leg Nearly Cut Off In Binder Accident At Elgin
Harold Henderson a 11 year old son of Henry Henderson living south of Elgin was injured while running a binder. A team moved forward while he cleared the cutting bar, the right leg was struck between knee and ankle cutting bone and sinew. He was brought to town for treatment with hope of saving the limb.
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Harold Henderson
Elgin
Harold
Henry Henderson
Russians to farm Canadian lands eyed by Honolulu official
Vancouver reports Mr. Perelstrous, a former Russian government official now in Honolulu, floated a plan to immigrate and settle Russians on Canadian prairie lands. He says 2,500 Russians already moved to Hawaii and asserts the newcomers would farm, not crowd cities, while boosting northern livelihoods. He cites ties with Governor Freer and Diaz as favorable. He previously helped organize Russian labor and built Port Arthur docks and fortifications.
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Vancouver
Prairie
Canada
Pertistrous
Honolulu
Mexico
Ovicias
Zealandia
Perelstrous
Freer
Territory of
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Volga
Diaz
Port Arthur
Delny
Vladivostock
Curtiss Sets Overwater Flight Record From Euclid Beach
Glenn Curtiss, from Hammondsport New York, logged a new over water flight record by crossing Lake Erie from Euclid Beach to Cedar Point Ohio. The flight covered about 60 miles in one hour eighteen minutes, averaging forty five miles per hour.
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Glenn Curtiss
Cleveland
Ohio
Hammondsport
N.Y
Lake Erie
Euclid Beach
Cedar Point
Curtiss
Hudson River
Albany
New York
Cleveland Harbor
Breakers Hotel
Aviator
Toronto woman honored on Paris hygiene committee
Doctor Helen MacMurchy of Toronto becomes the first woman named to the Permanent International committee of the congress of hygiene in Paris. European medical men opposed the appointment but Sir Leuwler Brunton spoke in her favor, calling her one of the foremost school hygienists and praising her wartime work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen MacMurchy
Toronto
London
Paris
Leuwler Brunton
MacMerchy
MeeMruchy
Cripren Breaks Down in London Trial
Dr HH Crinnen, charged with murdering his wife alongside Ethel Clare Le Neve, collapsed nervously and was moved to the hospital ward at Brixton jail. Solicitor Newton says Crinnen has given an explanation of a farewell message found among the prisoner’s effects, which could alter the case when disclosed.
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Cripren
London
HH. Crinnen
Ethel Clare le Neve
Brixton
Newton
Dew
Winnipeg Leads as Wheat Receiver in American Markets
Secretary C N Bell of the Board of Trade releases a statement declaring Winnipeg the top wheat receiving center in North America, citing Winnipeg's wheat receipts far surpassing Chicago Minneapolis and others. The report notes Winnipeg dominates wheat while ranking second to Chicago in oats, with three and a half times as much wheat as Minneapolis.
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C. N. Bell
Board of Trade
Winnipeg
America
Chicago
Minneapolis
Grain Exchange
Kansas City
United States
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Manitoba
Duluth
Great Northern Railway Company
Calgary
Death toll from northwestern forest fires climbs
Official reports from Associate District Forester Greeley record seventy three firefighter deaths with five missing and two crews not fully reported. Conditions improve in most districts though several coastal fires remain serious, and many families face destitution and charity needs.
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Washington
Greeley
Trout Creek
W. M. Bennet
Missoula
Conscription Debate Gains Steam in Britain
The British opposition pushes compulsory service as a political issue. They argue Territorials fail to defend Britain and urge universal service for males 16 to 45 or a heavy tax. Liberals are expected to oppose, with mixed prospects for success at the next general election.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Lord Roberts
House of Lords
Robertson to Advise Newfoundland on Agricultural Resources
Prof. J. W. Robertson, chair of the royal commission on technical education, travels to Newfoundland to advise the government on farming improvements and a campaign to boost local agriculture. He notes Newfoundland imports about $3,000,000 in food yearly and questions the feasibility of large scale sheep farming until conditions are studied.
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J. W. Robertson
Toronto
Royal Commission On Technical Educations
Newfoundland
Sir Edward Mortis
Dr. Robertson
Sheen
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Methodist Church—Conference
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