Growth of Canada Presents Vast Land Openings for All
A Canadian reformist essay outlinesWestern Canada as a land of vast farms and opportunities for the impoverished and modest capitalists in the United States. It details Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and more with yields of wheat oats barley and peas, education, climate, and rail networks.
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United States
Sam
J. A. Smart
Interior
Canada
Ottawa
Smart Wade
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Pacific
Ontario
Quebec
Dominion
Hudson Bay Territory
Western Canada
Manitoba
Assinaboia
Keewatin
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Athabaska
Northwest Territories
Lord Selkirk
Winnipeg
Pembina
Territories
Calgary
British Columbia
Boundary Line
Arctic Circle
Dominion of Canada
Paid Debt of Sin by a Hero Son at War
Five years after William Jackson of Redding California embezzled 50000 dollars his son vowed to repay the debt with his life. He joined the army during the Manila campaign and was fatally wounded at Malolos on April 23. The family and nation honor a selfless sacrifice that covers the crime. The New York World notes the debt was paid in full through his courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jackson
Redding
Cal
California
Jackson
Shasta County
Manila
Malolos
N. Y. World
Turtles Looted Coast of Burma Amid Government Plans
Burma’s coast sees large turtle bottling with annual auctions for rights to collect turtles and eggs. The Irrawaddy division alone yielded about 28 000 rupees. To protect nesting sites, the government proposes five year cycles of island protection from January to May with a small establishment for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Irrawaddy
Calcutta
Amrita Bazar _ Patrika
Swiss Recruits Confused on World Figures
A Swiss recruit could not identify William Tell while another answered Bismarck was a preacher and a third said he was emperor of France, illustrating widespread unfamiliarity with key historical figures.
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William Tell
Bismarck
France
American railways and commerce urge global reach
George H. Daniels cites Mulhall figures praising U S strength in 1895 and urges expansion of American trade. He notes U S locomotive and railway equipment exports to Britain Japan and Egypt, and says foreign powers seek details on U S railways amid a rising wake of transportation achievement.
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New York Press Association
George H. Daniels
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Spain
Mulhall
United States
Great Britain
Lake George
Japan
China
New York
Yokohama
Schenectady
Dunkirk
Pacific
Egypt
West Point
Cold Spring
Hudson River
Germany
New York Central
Berlin
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Rowth
Western
Ohio
Edmonton
St Petersburg
Russia
S@tland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Dublin
Ireland
Liverpool
England
Hamburg
House of Representatives
Washington
Premier Greenway
Brandon
National Progress
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