Free land for settlers sparks prairie growth across Canada
The article reviews prairie expansion since Canada acquired the Northwest, noting railways financed, provinces created, and vast wheat, livestock, and dairy gains. It highlights land availability, low taxes, free schools, co op dairying, and rising immigration as Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba push toward full settlement and prosperity.
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Battleford
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
Warships Escort Admiral Jones Body Through Chesapeake Bay
The body of Admiral John Paul Jones, found in Paris, is carried by the Brooklyn with three other ships entering Chesapeake Bay. Rear Admiral Sigsbee leads the procession toward Annapolis with Evans and Davis squadrons following, while the fleet moves to Lambert's Point for coal.
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Norfolk
John Paul Jones
Paris
Horace Porter
United States
France
Virginia Capes
Brooklyn
Sigsbee
Atlantic Ocean
Galveston
Tacoma
Chattanooga
Evans
Davis
Capes
Mavis
Missouri
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Chesapeake Bay
Alabama
Illinois
Massachusetts
Iowa
Bids Sought for 6000 Canal Laborers by Panama Commission
Washington reports the Panama Canal Commission seeks bids to supply 2000 laborers each of Chinese Japanese and Italian nationality for canal work. Bids must include daily wage rates and government costs for transporting workers to Panama and advancing funds to families during travel.
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Washington
Panama Canal
W. Leon Pepperman
Panama Canal Commission
Panama
Torpedo Boats to Manila Reach Half World’s Passage
United States Navy orders torpedo boats Biddle Barney Bagley Shadrick Thornton and Tingey to prepare for service in the Philippines. The vessels now in reserve at Norfolk must travel halfway around the world to reach Manila, inspired by a prior success of five destroyers a year ago.
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United States
Washington
Navy Department
Biddle
Barney Bagley
Shadrick
Thornton
Tingey
Philippines
Norfolk
Navy Yards
Manila
Department
Police Chief Shot in Helsinki Multiple Fatalities Reported
In Helsinki Finland Colonel Kremarenko chief of police was shot by a man named Procope and is in dangerous condition. Procope was arrested and linked to the man who attempted to assassinate former Governor Missoredoff. A London dispatch says Kre marenko is dead but this is unverified.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Kremarenko
Procope
Govenor Missoredoff
London
Wagon Travelers Struck by Train Near Cleveland Oklahoma
M. T. Evans and his daughter Elma were crossing the track between Nelagony and Cleveland when a northbound Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train hit them. Evans was badly injured and may die. Elma Evans is expected to recover.
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Pawhuska
M. T. Evans
Daugher
Elma
Texas
Nelagony
Cleveland
Evans
Miss Evans
Naples Landslide Destroys Dry Dock Built in 1900
A Naples landslide destroyed the dry dock completed in 1900 at a cost of 800000 dollars and caused extensive damage to surrounding structures.
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Naples
Forget-me-not A Hint From A Herbalist
In a conversation Cillman asks Snubbins about a forget-me-not. Snubbins answers with a wry quip calling it a string his wife ties around his finger when he goes on an errand in town.
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Cillman
Snubbins
Reflections and Ad Slogans from 1900s Pew Ad Page
A collage of product pitches and social quips signals a period taste. Promotional lines tout Defiance Cold Water Starch and a five cent pony cigar while jokes poke at marriage money and fashion. Notes on bachelor life and idle leisure close the page.
Toiler Talks on Strike Settlement and Boss Signals
In a wartime style dialogue workers discuss whether a strike will end by negotiation. The president is said to refuse 55,000 now but may concede, with claims of proving a prior 6,000 payment. A wife’s influence is humorously noted as causing fear and caution in the household.
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Manitoba
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk
Special Woman Case Highlights Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Champion Michigan on July 24 a woman, Mrs. A Wellett, testifies in her own words about kidney pills. She suffered five years with sleeplessness leg and kidney pain. After one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she claims complete relief. The ad links women’s illness to kidney disease and promises cures.
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Champion
Mich
A. Wellett
Dodd
Calumet Baking Powder Promotes Subscription Offer
The Calumet Baking Powder Company advertises its high grade powder sold at a moderate price. It claims Calumet yields perfect results and contains no injurious substances. A coupon deal offers a year’s subscription to the “Housekeeper” with stamps, aiming to attract readers and customers.
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Calumet Baking Powder Company
Shelve
Calumet
White River line advances through Missouri to market
Promoters tout a new White River railroad from Carthage to the Southeast via St Louis and the Iron Mountain Route. They promise faster travel, opening rich lead and zinc beds, agricultural growth, and a surge in tourism and immigration as businesses, investors, and homesteaders flock to the region.
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St. Louis
Carthage
Ark
M Townsend
White River Country
Opel
Ins
ins \ and the Southeast, ani
White River
PT Othig
Mississippi
James Rivetween
Galena
Branson Ay
Kansa
Meg
Iron Mountain
Port
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Hudson Bay Company
Assiniboia
Athabasca
Regina
Great Britain
Pacific
Peace River
International Boundary
Paul Jones
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Piso
John F’ Botoa
Trinity Springs
Ind
Mrs. Paddock
Bobbie
Mr. Paddock
THE
S. G. Warner
Kansas City Southern
City
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