December 1910 Labour Department Accident and Strike Report
December 1910 records show eighty two fatal and non fatal work accidents, with a total of 351 in November and December. Notable disasters include three miners killed at Middleaboro BC and a powder factory explosion at Departure Bay Vancouver BC. Eleven railway and fourteen mining deaths reported. most non fatal injuries occurred in metal trades with forty two injured. Building trades saw nine killed and thirty one injured, with twenty six monatal accidents in railway service. Strike activity declined to eight disputes in December, involving about fourteen hundred employees and forty thousand working days log.
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Department’ of Labour
Middleaboro
B.C
Departure Bay
Vancouver
B. C
Labour Department
Fragmented View of Religion and Social Change
A long, fragmentary prose piece reflects on winter air and spring signs, church reform, and Miss Corelli's writings. The text decries crude dogmas, notes religious unrest, and contrasts past fears with present cynicism, praising Corelli while urging readers to explore her Life Everlasting.
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Migs Corelli
Cub
Rome
Misa Corelli
Marie
Perdition
Antichrist
Betty
Dickens Letter About Monuments and Charity Sparks Debate
A late 19th century letter to the editor discusses Charles Dickens and whether monuments honor him or aid his distressed descendants. The writer contrasts erecting a monument with founding a charity for the Dickens family, arguing the latter better reflects Dickens’s humanitarian legacy. The missive cites public figures and local fraternal orders in support.
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Barrie
Allandale
Muskoka
The
National Sanitarim Alsocia
J. A. MacLaren
A. B. Sory
Daphne Doen
Dude Wismer
Warnica
H. Hutton
Ratcliffe
AW. Moore
Ric
Olympia
Geo
Monkman
Frank Hurlbert
J.G. Scott
Alex Milne
W. Sarjeant
Simmons. & Co. S
Be Coutts
Dougall Bros
Alderson F
Landon
Scott viii
Tan
LWA
Bindaltss
Kit
Charles
Patterson
Toronto
G. Vickers
R. King
Dickens
North Star Lodge
Sons of England
Misa
A. Duff
London
Mra. H. Strathy
R. Hembly
Migees F
Bi. King
A. C. Hivans
J. H.bennett
David and Goliath The Shepherd Boy Slays Giants
A children's column retells the biblical battle where David a young shepherd defeats the giant Goliath with a stone then a sword. The Philistines flee in panic as David becomes a hero and later rises to become king of Israel, despite King Saul's jealousy.
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Nadie
Jaradi
David
Ahlonks
Israal
Bia
Mintmende
Goliath
Teraelites
Saul
Israel
Jernel
If I Were a Boy Again Memorandum From Harper Pages
A memorandum from late Doctor Harper of the University of Chicago contemplates being a boy again. It urges reading widely to learn how good men lived and to cultivate patience, humility, and study of others faults. The text stresses choosing wiser company and treating the Bible as essential for every boy. It also highlights studying the life and character of the Saviour to become more like him.
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Doctor Harper
University of Chicago
Unable to Speak at Six Months Old Upheld As Scholarly Fact
A six month old boy in a historical piece is described as unable to speak a word. The narration notes the child’s speechlessness contrasts with expected literacy and grammar in a careful, measured tone. The article uses moral framing to discuss language development and propriety.
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Mama
Calla
Voice of conscience speaks to children in quiet classroom
A Sunday school scene shows a teacher asking students what conscience says about right and wrong. Several children answer with various phrases until a timid child says it is Jesus whispering in our hearts. The passage notes that this inner voice has a gentle but stern authority guiding actions.
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Jesus
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