British Columbia Seeks Free Trade With United States
British Columbia, remote from Ontario and Quebec, trades mainly with San Francisco and Seattle. Tariff walls hinder Pacific commerce, forcing British Columbians toward US markets for mining, lumber, and farming. Residents, led by Empresario sentiment, favor reciprocity with the United States to unlock growth and curb emigration to American mills.
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John H. Raftery
Washington Post
Victoria
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Canada
North America
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Selkirks
Golden Range
Canadian Rockies
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Washington
Oregon
California
Pacific Coast
Canadian Northwest
Seattle
Winnipeg
Columba 16
United States
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Columbia
Inston
Dominion
Sawyer
Templeman
Ottawa
Trump
England
Canada’s trade stance spans mountains and markets
The article contrasts Canada’s regional barriers with tariff walls and argues reciprocity must begin in Washington. It notes British Columbia’s distant stance from Ontario and Quebec, while Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and grain regions push for trade expansion and reciprocity. Free traders and reciprocity supporters alike look to the United States for the path forward.
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Great Coast
Canada
United States
Manitoba
Alberta
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Death on wedding tour of Trinity headmaster
Special to The Washington Fest reports Prof. J. F. Bivins headmaster of Trinity Park School fell from a train platform near Durham during a bridal trip to Virginia. He died from a fractured skull after attempting to catch his hat blown off. He had married Miss Fannie Carr four days earlier. Remains sent to his Western North Carolina Railroad home with college and Masons representatives. He was thirty, a 1896 Trinity graduate.
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Washington
Durham
N. C
Virginia
J. F. Bivins
Trinity Park School
Trinity College
Fannie Carr
Western North Carolina
College
The
Masons
Bivins
Trinity
Building Was Death Trap In Tenement Fire
New York city officials report a deadly tenement fire on Attorney Street where fourteen residents were initially injured and a seven year old boy, Solomon Kutner, died later bringing fatalities to fifteen. Coroner Scholer condemned the lack of proper fire safety and promised a thorough investigation into inspectors and building conditions after inspecting the burned site.
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New York
Attorney Street
Scholer
Solomon Kutner
Pharmacists In Session Seek Interchangeable State Certificates
The American Pharmaceutical Association opened in Kansas City Missouri with 200 delegates from 3000 members. Dr F C Godbold urged a nationwide board to set questions for state graduates to obtain certificates allowing practice in all states without further exams.
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Kansas City
American Pharmaceutical Association
F. C. Godbold
New Orleans
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Godbold
Amecan College of Medicine
Munyon's Health Campaign Versus World Powers Parable
An advertisement extols Munyon's Remedies as superior to war, claiming cures for dyspepsia, sleeplessness, rheumatism, colds, kidney disease, and headaches. It touts Paw-Paw tonic and other products, inviting readers to ask for Munyon's Guide to Health from Munyon in Philadelphia.
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Russia
Japan
Munyon
Philadelphia
Duchess Cecilia Engaged to Crown Prince Frederick V William
Altonia reports the engagement of Crown Prince Frederick V William to Duchess Cecilia, sister of Mecklenburg Schwerin's Grand Duke. The announcement followed a telegram from Gelkengande as the prince wooed at Muergitz. Dynastic aims push closer ties with Cumberland Danish and Netherlands courts.
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Frederick V William
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Schlesburg-Holstein
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Muergitz
Baltic
Berlin
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Kaiserhof
Frederick III
Netherlands
Grand Duke of
Alexandra
Duke of Cumberland
Denmark
Holland
Louise
Bristol
Tribesmen Loot Caravan Near Tangier Alarmous Attack
Report from Tangier says tribesmen raided a caravan about two hours from the city, stealing $6,000 in cash. An Lloyds signal station officer fled to Spartel lighthouse to avoid capture. Moroccan government reportedly reverting to harsher methods amid the disturbance.
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Tangier
London Times
Washington Post
Lloyds Signal Station
Spartel
Morocco
Trades Union Congress Opens in Leeds With 1.5 Million Represented
In Leeds on September 5 the thirty seventh Trades Union Congress opened in the town hall with President Richard Bell MP presiding. About 1,500,000 workers were represented by nearly 1,000 delegates as the congress debated a resolution on parliamentary representation tied to closer labor action and political strategy. A letter from the American Federation of Labor was read, calling for universal solidarity to promote peace and brotherhood. The congress planned to tackle major business the next day.
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England
Trades Union Congress
Richard Bell
M. P
Amalgamated Society of Railway ‘Servants
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Labor Representation Committee
Belle
American Federation of ‘Labor
Universal Solidarity of Labor
Universal Peace and Brotherhood
D. Ryan
D. Riscoll
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Imperial ukase praised on Jewish rights in Russia
A translated report notes the imperial ukase granting residence trade and education rights to educated Jews draws mixed praise in Russia. Novosti backs it but Novoe Vremya worries changes are only the start, urging Jews to prove themselves worthy citizens and assimilate.
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St.Petersburg
Novosti
John Obolensky
Finland
Russia
Ukase
Gen. Ignatieff
Interior
Novoe Vremya
Revival in London Opens Torrey Alexander Mission
Reuben A. Torrey and M. Alexander began a series of revival services in Bolton London. Meetings occupied a drill hall with 6090 seating, crowd estimates reached 1500 at times, and participants from Evangelicals Churchmen Dissenters and others joined for prayer praise and sermons. Torrey preached while Alexander sang as thousands attended daily sessions.
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Eng
Reuben A. Torrey
M. Alexander
Young Men's Christian Association
Smithills' Hall
Cheir
Torrey
Alexander
Korean Japanese treaty sparks Korea independence concerns
London reports that Britain will not officially comment on the Morean Japanese accord. The agreement seen as an infringement on Korea's independence under the Anglo Japanese alliance prompts debate on Japan's wartime influence in the Hermit Kingdom. Moscow remarks the war's early acts in Korea remain non binding, though Japan dismisses Russian recognition concerns.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
New Men in Training Transfer Planned If Subway Strike
New York officials report a conference with August Belmont to calm elevated road troubles and avoid a strike. The Interborough Company accelerates recruiting of expert motormen and may transfer new men to the elevated system if a strike occurs. James Farley from Chicago inspects 400 workers amid labor tensions.
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August Belmont
Belmont
Alfred ® Kitt
Manhattan Elevated
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Hedley
Enterborough
Wilson
Interborough Company
James Farley
Chicago
Americans shot at Agua Calientes murder suspects await trial
Mazatlan Mexico Sept Gov Canedo informs Louis Kaiser American consul that the preliminary trial of Herman Torres Fidel Carrasco and Francisco Castro for the murder of Clarence Way and Edward Latimer has concluded and the case is turned over to state authorities. The punishment is not yet known but execution is not expected.
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Mexico
Canedo
Louis Kaiser
Herman Torres
Fidel Carrasco
Francisco Castro
Clarence Way
Edward Latimer
Agua Calientes
Sipalao
American Trade in India and a Plan for Samples and Salesrooms
The Brooklyn Eagle reports India exports about 400 million dollars annually with the United States taking around 30 million. It advocates establishing an American Samples and Salesrooms in Calcutta to exhibit cotton goods machinery hardware and more to build trust with native merchants and expand trade. The New York Export and Import Company operates there but not at needed scale. Calcutta is a major distributing center with 200 million people dependent on its market. A San Francisco steamship recently arrived and began loading jute products, with more ships expected.
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British Columbia
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Ontario
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Pennsylvania
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Brooklyn Eagle
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Amer* Ican
New York Export and Import Company
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Combes Promises Laicization of Society Policy
French Premier Combes outlined future plans to push national sovereignty and complete laicization. He stated the church-state separation would continue, rejecting any mend of the concoriat, with reforms including military service reduction, income tax, and pensions for workers. Riis Met King in Copenhagen as Roosevelt greetings were exchanged. Leopold Visits English Soil as Belgian royal yacht lands in Dover.
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France
Combes
Leopold
Dover
England
Alberta
Granite Shaft to Reed Monument in Evergreen Cemetery
A white granite monument ten feet high marks the grave of Thomas B. Reed at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland Maine. The base bears the inscription Thomas Brackett Reed 1839 1902 His Record Is with the Faithful the Brave and the True of All Nations and All Ages. The piece reflects Reed’s unyielding character and steadfast duty amid political storms.
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Portland
Boston Herald
Evergreen Cemetery
Thomas B. Reed
National House of Representatives
White Hallowell Erantte
St. Gaudens
Shaw
Thomas ‘Brackett Reed
Lockout of Bricklayers Threat Rumored in New York
New York September 5. With Building Trades Employers' Association on holiday out of town, reports claim bricklayers have sent an ultimatum to the players' association promising not to work with non union men. Many bricklayers leave for other cities amid fears of a widespread lockout and job flights to New Jersey and points west.
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New York
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Players' Association
New Jersey
Canary seed shortage worsens as Turkish crop ruined
The New York Times reports an imminent canary seed famine driven by drought in Turkey. Importers expect prices to rise beyond prior records as major supplies come from that region and the harvest is described as ruined, signaling severe scarcity.
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Turkey
New York Times
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