International Court of Arbitration Rules Fisheries Dispute
The Hague award ends the century old fisheries dispute among Great Britain Canada Newfoundland and the United States. The United States wins five of seven points but Britain gains the key point on local laws and the three mile limit around Newfoundland. Gloucester reactions mix doubt as Britain gains control over time methods and gear. foreign crews allowed with limits.
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International Court of Arbitration
United States
Britain
Hague
Great Britain
Canada
Newfoundland
Bay
Labrador
Gloucester
Mass
International Court
Miraculous Escape From Wrecked Buggy In Ashtebula
Fred Miner aged 16 climbed from a wrecked buggy on a Lake Shore engine pilot going about 50 mph near Ashtebula Ohio. He reached the engine cab and then rode to the exit to scold the engineer before walking six miles home unharmed.
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Ashtebula
Ohio
Fred Miner
Lake Shore
Miner
Scarcity of Labor Hits Brandon Farmers Hard
Brandon Manitoba farmers struggle to hire enough help as Saskatchewan harvesters are redirected into that province under a pact so crews from Manitoba and Saskatchewan face labor shortages. Trains from the east are met in Winnipeg by Saskatchewan officials who entice newcomers with promises of high wages to move onward.
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Brandon
Man
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Chicago Aviator Completes Paris to London Flight
John B. Moissant, famed Chicago aviator, reaches the Crystal Palace after a Paris to London flight of exactly three hours. He completes the bold journey featuring a rapid cross continental route and marks a milestone in early aviation history.
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Fiew
Paris
London
Teondon
John B. Moissant
Crystal ‘Palace
Niobe Commissioned for Canadian Service
The Nicks has been commissioned for the Canadian service by Commander MacDonald and will depart for Halifax in October.
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Tardon
Nicks
MacDonald
Halifax
First Sod Turned for Hudson Bay Bridge at The Pas
Hon. George P. Graham officiated the informal ceremony turning the first sod for the Hudson Bay bridge over the Saskatchewan River at The Pas. Attendees included M. P. Rutan, John Armstrong, and CPR officials. The site drew praise from Cree and local residents as a potential hub linking Hedson Bay railway with other Canadian systems.
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George P. Graham
Pas Fas
Pas
Bascuchewan River
Hedson Bay
Canada
Graham
Graham Rutan
M. P
Prince Albert
John Armstrong
Hudson Bay Survey
C.P.R
Hudson Bay
Hudsons Bay to Build Big Store in Toronto
Report suggests Hudsons Bay company plans a mammoth departmental store in central Toronto. The project would include a C N R station and mark a major expansion after acquiring Toronto property. Directors at the Hudsons Bay board recently added William MacKenzie and Cowen to its ranks.
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Toronto
T. Maton
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Company
T. Raton Company
Hudson’s Bay Company
William MacKenzie
Cowen
London
England
Winnipeg Prospect of Prosperity Tied to Exposition Push
Welford Beaton predicts lasting benefits for Winnipeg from a provincial and national push for an exposition after Seattle and Portland success. He quotes B. B. Osler and argues Seattle’s population growth and hotel capacity prove expositions lift economies and publicity, urging Western Canada to expand advertising and invest boldly.
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Welford Beaton
Winnipeg
Seattle
Portland
Revolting Crime in Italy Smears Black Hand Vengeance
In Pellaro near Reggio di Calabria a police officer Rovolino his wife and six children were found murdered with an axe blows and a throat cut child survivor Jeremin aged three. The family had recently returned from the United States and earlier poison attempts were reported. The act is attributed to the Black Hand.
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Black Hand
Reggio di Calabria
Italy
Black Hand Society
Rovolino
Pellaro
Reggio
Straits of Messina
Jeremin
Revolinos
United States
Piovolino
Winnipeg Moves to Annul Street Railway Franchise
Winnipeg plans legal action to forfeit the Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Company franchise for repeated breaches of contract regarding laying new tracks. City solicitor says the street railway has consistently violated city orders on track construction and expansion.
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Winnipeg
Street Railway
Winniepe Electric Street Railway Company
Con
Double Drowning Fatality Near Kenora Islands
Two Winnipeg residents die in a noon Labor Day canoe accident at the YMCA Island camp. Percy McGregor perishes, Miss Henrietta Valentine of Eaton’s Winnipeg is missing until the next day. Miss Zella Nott is rescued. McGregor’s body recovered. Valentine to Toronto for shipment. Harold McGregor transports his brother’s body to Ottawa for burial. R McGregor, a Baptist, runs a grocery and sausage business on Bank Street. Eaton’s Harry Keough arranges Miss Valentine’s remains.
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Kenora
Ont
Labor Day
Y.M.C.A
Y.M. C.A. Island
Copeland Island
Leks of the Woods
Percy McGregor
Henrietta Valentine
T. Eaton Company
Winnipeg
Zella Nott
Edmonton Power Scheme to Study Athabasca River Power
Edmonton Alberta considers hiring Fielding and Canniff Toronto to survey Athabasca river power options for Grand Renits and potential city plant. If accepted, exam will begin soon and cover about ten men, with the team traveling roughly twenty miles north of Edmonton within two weeks.
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Edmonton
Alta
John 8. Fielding
Fielding and Canniff
Toronto
Athabascs River
Grand Renits
F’eldine
Famon
Capital City Plans Luncheon For Queen's Own Regiment
Empire will entertain the Canadian Queen's Own at a luncheon with 1200 dollars allotted for the event. The march route from Duke of Yorks School Chelsea to Guildhall aims to maximize the welcome. The regiments’ friendship grows with talks of linking similar to Toronto’s 48th Highlanders Gordons. Local speeches praised Sir Henry Pellatt and civic devotion.
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Empire
Lemon
Duke of Yorks School
Chelsea
Guildhall
London
Corporation
Aldershot
Queen's Own
Buffs
Badajoz Barracks
48Th Highlanders of
Toronto
Gordons
City Corporation
J. R. Pakeman
Henry Pellatt
Q.O.R
Canada
H. Knight
Fortune in Stillson estate to be shared by four
Lying in wait for heirs of the Stillson estate of Edinburgh, Scotland, is about two million dollars in value tied up by twenty five years of litigation. Fred F Farrar, left handed pitcher for the Regina team and the Maroons, now in Watrous, Sask, has been told it would benefit him to travel to Scotland to claim his share, estimated at five hundred thousand dollars. The total of two million will be divided among four persons: William Stilsen of Missouri, Gillmen Stillsar of Snekane Washington, Mrs. E. W. Mundenhel of Lisbon North Dakota, and Fred Farrar of Watrous. Farrar plans to go to Scotland soon, while his wife expects to accompany him after recovering health in Winnipeg.
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William Stilsen
Missouri
Gillmen Stillsar
Snekane
Wash
E. WH. Mundenhel
Tisbon
North Dakota
Fred ¥. Farrar
Ferrar
Scotland
Farrer
W'rtrons
Winnipe?s
Jumping Passenger Ends With Deportation Sparks Outrage
An Atlantic Express near Kenora halted after a passenger leapt from a moving car and dived through a window. The man, James Rea, an insane immigrant, had been deported by immigration agent Bruce Walker. He had been in Brandon asylum recently, suffering a mental crisis.
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Winnipeg
Atlantic Express
Kenora
Assengers
Bruce Walker
Dominion Immigration
James Rea
Brandon Asylum
Fight With Big Shark Off George's Bank
Boston Mississippi reports a thirty foot shark weighing around a ton, fought two hours by the fish ing schooner Albert Willard. Capt. Frank Dougherty described the battle as sailors harpooned the monster from the pulpit and drove five harpoons and four lily irons into it before, fearing for the schooner, the crew cut lines and set the shark free near a dangerous shoal.
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Boston
Miss
Albert Willard
Frank Dougherty
George’s Bank
Dauphin Contract Let For Waterworks Project
At a special town council meeting in Dauphin Manitoba the contract for the waterworks and sewerage system was awarded to anegen and Murphy. The project cost is £950,000. Wood nine will be used for the gravity system, a nine mile run from the Riding mountains to the town.
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Denvahin
Man
British Columbia Lumber Firms Plan 50 Retail Yards in Saskatchewan
Vancouver dispatch reports BC lumber manufacturers plan to invade Saskatchewan and Manitoba with fifty retail yards to sell at wholesale prices. Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Limited expects to open fifty yards, with W. E. Moore named general manager and Regina head offices to coordinate operations and expand to up to 500 yards.
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Regina
Sask
Western Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
W. E. Moore
Monarch Lumber Company, Limited
Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Limited
Cheinainus
Vancouver Island
Canada
Moore
New German Cruiser Destroyer Type Aims At Dreadnought Obsolescence
Berlin reports German naval designers are building a small fast battleship akin to a modern Monitor. At 208 by 40 by 19 and 59 inches draft, armed with two 12.7 inch guns, four 6000 hp explosive motors, and heavy armor, it aims for 19 knots normal speed and 27 knots peak. Britain reportedly pursuing similar cruiser-destroyer idea.
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Berlin
Voerwartz
Monitor
Navy Department
Thoerwertz
Protestant Divorce Critics Stir Montreal Debate
Father Vaughan lectured at the Catholic Sailors Club accusing Protestants of neglecting marriage vows and endorsing divorce. he urged Catholics to outpace Protestants globally and warned that Protestantism risks eroding Christ's divinity. He asserted his love for Protestants despite his contempt for Protestantism.
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Father Vauchen
Montreal
Father Vaughan
Sailor's Club
Carthare
Greece
Christ
Divinity
Government Shuts Fortified Luftship Flights Over Fortifications
Strasshburg Germany government bars Zeppelin and passenger airships from flying over the city amid fears of photos of fortifications. The rule blocks landing facilities, forcing the Baden Baden airship service to refund passengers who bought tickets for trips from Baden Baden and nearby points.
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Strasshburg
Germany
Raden-Raden Wis
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G. Halcrow
Osler
B. B. Osler
Wetford Beaton
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The
Conservation Congress
Nash
Oregon
Athabasca
Stillson Estate
Big Shark
Dauphin
Flanagan & Murphy
British Columbia Company
Strassburg
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