Winnipeg Walker Theatre Announces New Season Stellar Lineup
Manager Walker unveils a diverse lineup for Winnipeg’s Walker Theatre opening its fourth regular season. Chauncey Olcott, Max Figman, John E Young, Victor Moore, Blanche Walch and Nat Goodwin lead a wide roster including The Merry Widow, The Climax, The Round Up and Forty Five Minutes from Broadway. Notable stars Marie Cahill, Marie a beautiful one Ellery, Dus tin Farnum, Billie Burke and Mme. Schumann Heink also slated for engagements with other bookings pending.
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Winnipeg
Walker Theatre
Walker
Chauncey Olcott
Ragged Robin
United States
Dodo
Pixley
Luders
Raymond Hitchcock
Cheridah Simpson
Max Figman
Manager Cort
John E. Young
Talk of
New York
Victor Moore
Blanche Walch
Mnry Dixon
Mary Jane
Askin Singer
Nat Goodwin
America
Mabel Taliaferro
Leslie Carter
John Luther Long
Edward J. Locke
Marie Cahill
Eugene Cowles
Broadway
David Warfield
Blanche Bates
Belasco
Miss Bates
Louis James
Robert Mantell
Mlle. Genee
J Jefferson
H. Crane
Sterling
Dustin Farnum
Kirby
Marie
Ellery
Roy Ytalian
Olea Nethersole
Peary Reaches North Pole Confirmed After Years of Quest
A wireless dispatch from Labrador confirms Commander Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909, shortly after Dr. Frederick A. Cook's claim. Peary, returning with records and witnesses, gains worldwide recognition amid initial doubts about the feat.
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New York
Labrador
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Peary
Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Indian Harbor
Cape Bay
Newfoundland
Europe
Frederick A.cook
Traitor to MP Col Arthur Lynch Returns to Parliament
Col Arthur Lynch, once condemned for high treason after joining the Boer side, has been elected unopposed as Nationalist MP for West Clare. He previously served Galway 1901, spent years jailed, then released on license, later pardoned and restored civil rights. He had worked in France as a newspaper correspondent.
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M.P Lendon
Arthur Lynch
West Clare
Galway
England
Lynch
Edward
Dieppe
Col. Lynch
France
Britain U S Agreement on North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration
The Britain United States agreement for arbitration of North Atlantic coast fisheries questions has been issued. Article 1 lists seven questions arising from the London convention of October 20 1818. Articles 3 to 5 cover procedure and that the tribunal will be chosen from The Hague permanent court list within three months.
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Britain-U.s
London
United Kingdom
United States
North Atlantic
Permanent Court
the Hague
Suffragettes Stir Asquith On Holiday in England
Militant suffragettes pursued Prime Minister Asquith into vacation grounds at Lympne Castle Hythe throwing stones at windows and shouting messages. Later, while Asquith and Gladstone golfed nearby they were accosted and a scuffle occurred causing Asquith to flee by car.
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Asquith
Hythe
Eng
Premier Asquith
Lympne Castle
Herbert Gladstone
Forty Miles to Finish on the Northern Transcontinental Line
Winnipeg reports remaining forty miles of steel to lay to connect with the head of the lakes and move crops to the lake front. Contractors estimate five weeks more, hampered by labor shortages as harvests draw workers westward. A new steel bridge over the Wabigoon near Dryden held up progress, but track laying is now advancing rapidly.
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Winnipeg
N.T.R
Canada
Wabigoon
Dryden
White merchant killed and eaten in Congo frontier
Report from Longe, Congo says a white merchant was attacked and consumed by locals. An expedition has been dispatched to punish the culprits.
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Congo
Brussels
Longe
The Sunday School Lesson on Paul’s Missions
A compact review of Acts chapters focusing on Paul the Apostle’s second and third missions. Highlights include Antioch to Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Ephesus, Thessalonians teachings, and the farewell to Ephesus. Emphasizes salvation through faith, the Spirit’s guidance, and the spread of God’s word.
Missionary Journey Ends in Jerusalem Guidance
Acts xxi ends with Paul’s third voyage concluding at Tyre Prefemais and Caesarea. The Golden Text proclaims The will of the Lord be done as Paul is restrained by the Holy Ghost from going to Jerusalem yet resolves to proceed. Brethren’ kindness contrasts with divine directive shaping his path.
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Tyre
Prefemais
Caesarea
Jesus
Jerusalem
Edmonton Man Succeeds With Home Made Airship Flight
Edmonton resident Reginald Hunt, a carpenter and amateur inventor, piloted his self built aeroglider over his neighborhood for about thirty five minutes. He landed near his home and plans further tests after securing a more efficient motor.
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Edmonton
Alta
Reginald Hunt
Hunt
Aving
Peary Claims First Honors In Polar Feat
Commander Robert E Peary cablet London claiming first reach of the North Pole. Dr Frederick A Cook replies he believes Peary reached the pole. The National Geographical Society withholds honors until detailed observations are reviewed.
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Peary
New York
Robert E Peary
London
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Denmark
Commander Peary
National Geographical Society
Washington
Sto Peary
Board of Managers
Less Whiskey Drunk in Canada Ottawa Report
The inland revenue department’s annual report shows a drop in spirits production and tobacco consumption due to financial stringency. Spirits produced totaled 5,176,048 gallons, down 1,673,715 from last year, while exports fell to 311,314 gallons. Cigars consumed reached 192,105,371 and cigarettes manufactured 356,189,380, both down from prior year.
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Ottawa
Inland Revenue Department
Kaiser Will Review 116000 Stuttgart Maneuvers
Emperor William and the empress review large autumn drills in Stuttgart with about 116000 troops from Bavaria Wurtemberg and Baden taking part. The scale is the first since 1899 and the emperor says unity of the German peoples ensures world peace.
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Stuttgart
Germany
William
Wurtemberg
Bavaria
Baden
Stolen Furs in Athabasca Landing Warehouse Heist
Edmonton reports a bold theft of 10 000 to 15 000 dollars worth of furs belonging to Hislop and Nagle from a warehouse at Athabasca Landing. The haul includes three packs of assorted furs and thirty five silver fox skins valued at 300 to 400 dollars each.
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Edmonton
Alta
North
Hislop
Nagle
Athabasca Landing
Job for Six Policemen in Montreal
Mrs Masson a 482 pound woman faced a police court charge of fortune telling by cards Six policemen could not lift her into a cab and an express wagon was needed to convey the heavy woman to the station
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Montreal
Immigration Shifts Push Westward as American Settlers Rise
Winnipeg reports three month immigration totals show 74 242 arrivals, up from 68 973 last year. Ocean port entries fall while American inflows rise with 19 609 in April and 11 107 in May, reflecting a strong westward settlement trend and continued Europe decline.
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Winnipeg
J. Bruce Walker
Ocean Porta
Dominion
Ocean
United States
Ocean Ports
Great Republic
Europe
Canada
Bruce Walker
No Hole at the Pole Delights Reed Hollow Skeptics
Dr. Cook’s polar expedition finds no hole at the pole angering the Reed Hollow Earth Exploring Club. William Reed and William Osborn long promoted hollow earth theory with inner continents oceans and life hidden from the exterior world.
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Pole
New York
Dr. Cook
Ple
Reed Hollow Earth Exploring Club
Hollow Earth Exploring Company
Albany
William Reed
William Osborn
North Pole
Osborn
Reed
Symmes
Earth
Earl Grey Supports Roosevelt at Vancouver Inaugural
Governor General Earl Grey addressed the Woman's Canadian Club of Vancouver in a speech lauding President Roosevelt's anti race views and urging fair play in sports. He emphasized that women render the greatest service to the state by rearing the healthiest, happiest, and most righteous children.
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Earl Grey
Roosevelt
Vancouver
B.C
Canadian Club of
Moorish Forces Hampered as Melilla Campaign Advances
Spanish forces under General Aguyilera launched large scale operations at Melilla and advanced against the Guibdana Kabyles. A clever canalization cut off enemy reinforcements, with Spaniards taking Monu Brahim. Moors sustained heavy casualties. Spanish losses included one officer, ten men wounded, and one private killed.
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Gibraltar
Melilla
Aguyilera
Monu Brahim
Lethbridge Passes Bylaws on Local Improvements
Lethbridge Alberta voters approved two bylaws by a large majority authorizing twenty thousand dollars for local projects including purchase of agricultural grounds a new cemetery and a fire hall No 2 among other improvements.
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Lethbridge
Alta
French Aviator Lefebvre Dies in Flight Crash near Juvisy
Frances E Lefebvre a French aviator was killed when his aircraft crashed during practice over the Juvisy Sur Orge aviation field. He sustained mortal injuries and died soon after despite aid.
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Juvisy-Sur-Orge
Frances E. Lefebvre
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