International Court awards Britain gains in fishery dispute
The International Court of Arbitration at The Hague awarded Britain decisive points on local law and territorial waters, while the United States gained concessions on employing foreigners in fisheries. Britain secures three mile limit around Newfoundland and control over fishing methods, with American points largely offset. Gloucester reacts with doubt as the decision shapes future fishing rights.
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International Court of Arbitration
United States
Britain
Hague
Great Britain
Canada
Newfoundland
International Court of Attration
Tan
Tures
Gloucester
Mass
International Court
the Hague
Miraculous Escape After Locomotive Collision
Fred Miner aged 16 escaped a wreck when his buggy was hit by a Lake Shore locomotive traveling at fifty miles an hour. He climbed onto the engine’s pilot and into the cab, then exited to tell the engineer off before walking six miles home uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aahtebula
Onto
Fred Miner
Lake Shore
Miner
Ind‘gnant
Hoe
Scarcity of Labor Plagues Brandon Farmers
Brandon reports ongoing farm labor shortage as farmers struggle to hire help. Many rely on workers from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, drawn by promises of high wages, with Winnipeg trains routing newcomers into Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Man
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Paris to London Flight Record Cited by Chief Moissant
John B. Moissant, chief gocrete, cited a Paris to London flight as a motion milestone. The report notes the Crystal Paris project context and describes the flight duration as exactly three units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
John B. Moissant
Paris T
Niobe Commissioned for Canadian Service
The Niobe has been commissioned for Canadian service under Commander Macdonald and will depart for Halifax early in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macdonald
Halifax
First sod turned for Hudson Bay bridge at The Pas
Hon George P Graham officiated the informal ceremony at The Pas as he and M P John Armstrong and Hudson Bay officials turned the first sod for the bridge across the Saskatchewan river. The event marked progress on the Hudson Bay railway link and city prospects for The Pas with the river made navigable. The minister praised The Pas as a prime townsite, with Cree interpreters present and residents collecting sod fragments as keepsakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Graham
Pas Fas
George P. Grahim
Pas
Baskatchewan River
Hurisong
Canada
Graham
Graham Rutan
M. P
Prince Albert
John Armstrong
Hudson Bay Survey
C.P.R
Mission Island
Hudson Bay
Ho'son Bay
Ita Locsum
Saskatchewan River
Onrce
G. Halcrow
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudsons Bay eyes Toronto for mammoth department store
Rumor says Hudsons Bay company plans a large department store in central Toronto with a C N R station included. Toronto observers note Winnipeg Eaton’s cut in revived Hudsons Bay patronage and speculate on a strategic move to recoup sales and strike back.
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Toronto
T. Eaton Company
Winnipeg
Hudsons Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
William Mackenze
Cowen
London
England
Revolting Black Hand Murder in Pellaro Italy
In Pellaro near Reggio di Calabria the Rovolino family was murdered in their home. A three year old daughter found alive with her throat slit while the rest of the family lay dead from axe blows amid claims of Black Hand vengeance. The family had recently returned from the United States amid alleged poisoning attempts.
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Black Hand
Reggio di Celabria
Italy
Black Hand Society
Rovolino
Pellaro
Reggio
Straits of Messina
Revolinos
United States
Pavolino
Winnipeg to Seek Annulment of Street Railway Franchise
Winnipeg moves to annul the Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Company franchise for alleged breach of contract over construction of new lines. The city solicitor argues the company has repeatedly failed to lay tracks as ordered by the city council under the charter.
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Winnipeg
Street Railway
Winnipeg Electric Street Railway Company
Street Railway Company
Revard
Winnipeg booster predicts prosperity after Seattle Portland expos
Welford Beaton, chief of Seattle exposition publicity, argues Winnipeg should stage an exposition to gain lasting benefits. He cites Seattle and Portland population gains, record building permits, and hotels as proof that expos attract ads and growth. Beaton cites recent travel to Seattle and a conservation congress, contending Osler underestimates expo value.
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Welford Beaton
Winnipeg
Seattle
Portland
B. B. Osler
Osler
St. Paul
The
Conservation Congress
Osler Fises
Nash
Oregon
Canada
Double Drowning Fatality at Y M C A Camp
Labor Day noon double drowning at Y M C A Island camp eight miles from Kenora Ontario. Victims: Percy McGregor camp in charge and Miss Henrietta Valentine of Eaton’s Winnipeg. Miss Zella Nott survived. McGregor buried. Valentine to Toronto. Harold McGregor transported to Ottawa for interment.
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Miss Valentine's
Harold McGregor
Ottawa
R. McGregor
Renk Street
Miss Valentine
Toronto
Harry Keough
Eaton's
Edmonton Power Scheme Seeks River Power Near Grand Bam
Edmonton offers John H Fielding of Fielding and Canniff Toronto a contract to study Athabasca river power near Grand Bam for a municipal electric plant. If accepted, work will start within two weeks, with about ten men involved leaving Edmonton to work north of the city.
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Edmonton
Alta
John 8. Fielding
Fielding and Canniff
Toronto
Athabasca
Grand Bam’s
Elestrice Nower
Feldine
Empire Capital City to Host Canadian Regiment Luncheon
London plans a luncheon for the Canadian regiment with a 1200 dollar budget for souvenirs and the event route from Duke of Yorks School to the Guildhall. The visit strengthens U K Canada ties and could link regiments similar to Toronto and Gordons partnerships.
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Empire
London
Duke of Yorks School
Chelsea
Guildhall
Aldershot
Ren
Buffa
Badajoz Barracks
Rmanent
Highand
Toronto
Gordons
City
J. R. Pakeman
Henry Pellatt
Canada
H. Knight
Bretone
Ball Player Left A Fortune In Two Million Estate
Watrous Sask residents hear of a Scottish fortune tied to the Stillson estate near Edinburgh. Fred F Farrar Regina Maroons pitcher long in Canada is urged to travel to Scotland to claim his share, potentially around five hundred thousand dollars. The $2,000,000 total includes five percent interest and would be divided among four beneficiaries. Farrar plans to join his wife who has recovered from illness and will accompany him to Scotland.
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William Stilsen
Missouri
Gillwen Stillser
Snekane
Wash
E. H. Mundenhell
Tishon North Dakota
Fred F. Farmar
Man Goes Headfirst From Train Window in Escape Attempt
A passenger in the Atlantic Express near Kenora reports a man leaping headfirst through a double window from a front car. He was pursued and stopped, later found attempting to scale a fence. The derailed immigrant, James Rea For, had been deported by Dominion immigration agent Bruce Walker and had been confined in Brandon asylum amid a personal crisis mania.
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Winnipeg
Atlantic Express
Kenora
Bruce Walker
Dominion Immigration
James Rea
Brandon Asylum
Fight With Big Shark Hits Schooner Off George's Bank
In Boston Mississippi a thirty foot shark weighing about a ton battled the crew of the fishing schooner Albert Willard for over two hours. Harpoons and an ice pick failed to subdue the monster and the shark dragged the schooner toward a dangerous shoal before Captain Frank Dougherty ordered the lines cut and freed the fish.
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Boston
Miss
Albert Willard
Frank Dougherty
George’s Bank
Fsh
Cant
Doughert
Dauphin Contract Let for Waterworks System
Dauphin council awards waterworks and sewerage system contract to Meaneern and Wolphr at an estimated cost of 950,000 pounds. Gravity system to use Wood nine, spanning nine miles from the Riding mountains to the town.
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Flanagan & Murphy
Denphin
Man
Aystern
Meaneern and Wolphr
Riding Mountains
British Columbia Lumber Firms Plan Fifty Saskatchewan Yards
Vancouver engineers seek to invade Saskatchewan and Manitoba with 50 retail lumber yards to cut prices and boost consumption. W. E. Moor of Regina says Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Limited will open fifty yards in Saskatchewan, with head offices in Regina and Moor as general manager.
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British Columbia Company
Saskatchewan
Regina
Sask
Western Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Manitoba
W. E. Moor
Monarch Lumber Company, Limited
Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Limited
Chemainus
Vancouver Land
Canada
Moore
Ina
New Type of Ship Aims to Put Dreadnoughts Obsolete
Berlin reports German naval designers are testing a small battle ship class named cruiser destroyers to counter dreadnoughts. The vessels measure 298 feet by 40 feet with 19 23 foot draft, carry two 12.7 inch guns, four 6000 horsepower explosive motors, and reach about 19 to 27 knots. Extraordinarily heavy armor covers decks and turrets. Costs are slated to be cheaper than battleships, with British destroyers pursuing similar designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Voerwartz
Thoerwertz
Divorce talk sparks Catholic critique of Protestant vows
Father Vaughan, speaking at the Catholic Sailor's Club in Montreal, condemns Protestant divorce and neglect of marriage vows. He argues Catholics would outnumber Protestants globally if such practices continue, denouncing Protestantism as diminishing Christ and divinity.
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Father Veuchen
Montreal
Father Vaughan
Sailor's Club
Pelman
Government Afraid Fortifications Will Be Photographed
Stressburg Germany a government decree bans Zenpelin airship flights over the city and nearby areas. Military fears of foreign passengers photographing fortifications lead to no landing facilities and a forced return of funds paid by travelers from Baden Baden and other points.
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Stressburg
Germany
Raden-Radean
Baden-Baden
Lother Points
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Labrador
Buzey
Niobe
HOKOR
Stillson Estate
Big Shark
Dauphin
Strassburg
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