Romance of the Royal Mounted Police in Western Canada
A historical piece recounts the Royal North-West Mounted Police guiding Western Canada from frontier hunting to farming, tracing their reach from Ontario to the Arctic. It highlights notable patrols, incidents with Indians, and famed outlaw Dutch Henry, illustrating the force’s evolution and courage through old logs and personal reminiscences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Plains
Roy Northwest Mounted Police
Western
Canada
Royal North-West Mounted Police
Scarlet Riders of the
Col. Rowe
Mounted Police
Ontario
Pacific Ocean
Arctic
Law &S
Regina
Arctic Circle
Prairies
India
Fort Swan River
United States
Martin
Fort Qu’Appelle
A. Stewart
Fort Qu'Apelle
Gavine
Fort Qu'Appelle
Gayine
Fitzgerald
Henry
West
Sergt
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
the Praire
Salmon Pack Expected Along Skeena River Cannery Season
Salmon canneries along the Skeena river near Prince Rupert BC prepare for a busy season. Grand Trunk Pacific officials report large quantities of tin plate carried north by coast boats to supply the canning. Workers will soon assemble millions of own cans as sockeye runs are anticipated to peak around June with 1914 expected to be a strong year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeena River
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Grand Trunk Pacific
Grand’ Trunk Pacific
Prince George
Real Need Senator Choquette Urges Censorship of Police Photos
Ottawa Citizens argues against publishing pictures of criminals and suspects while condemning images of respectable citizens that could provoke a murder wave. The piece supports a law preventing sensational crime photo printing and highlights dangers to public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choquette
Ottawa
Britain’s Naval Superiority In Dickinson Return Survey
The Dickinson return, a parliamentary white paper, lists ships built and building across major powers. Britain leads in battleships and cruisers with 58 built and 47 cruisers already, and overwhelms rivals in light cruisers and torpedo vessels while detailing ongoing construction and totals for Germany France Russia Austria Italy and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
France
Austria
Italy
Russia
Russian
British oil venture eyed near Edmonton in North Alberta
The Canada Gazette reports a British capital approach for a two million dollar petroleum search along the Athabasca river area six miles north of Edmonton. The minister of the Interior approves lease time extensions for townships 70 to 74 in ranges west of the fourth meridian as preliminary surveys indicate promising prospects between Moose and Island Lakes, about 50 miles north of Athabasca Landing and 100 miles north of Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athabasca
Edmonton
Canada Gazette
Alberta
Moose
Island Lakes
Athabasca Landing
Canadian Aviation Company Formed in Toronto
The Canadian Aviation Company Limited of Toronto is federally incorporated with $50 000 capital to sell monoplanes bi planes flying boats and all kinds of aircraft. It will supply pilots teach beginners give exhibitions provide garages hire trade manufacture and more. Wm Archibald Dean leads the new company as director with full powers to operate aviation in all branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canadian Aviation Company, Limited
Archibald Dean
Condensing Electricity Idea Promises Cheaper Production
Madrid electrician Signor Iglesiac demonstrated a simple apparatus to condense and use atmospheric electricity. He lit and extinguished fifteen bulbs six hundred yards apart, with experts noting potential for cheap industrial current. Marconi earlier lit a bulb six miles away using wireless power from a 100 horsepower engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Iglesiac
Madrid
William Marconi
German Methods In English Coalfields At Doncaster Pit
A new Doncaster district colliery adopts a German style design and machinery valued near £200,000 sourced from Germany. The shaft will be frozen using Westphalian techniques, a model mining village will be built, and central baths for miners planned at the pithead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doncaster
Saya
Germany
PUSH REFORM IN THE CONGO
Belgian authorities respond to King Albert by implementing gradual Congo reforms. Plans include endorsing past and future debts to ease deficits, granting greater administrative autonomy, transferring colonial government to Boma, and creating a regular yearly budget. Reforms also reorganize judicial power to extend police authority in line with other colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Congo
Africa
Belgium
Leopold
Boma
Flour Exports Rise as Western Mills Boost Orient Trade
Western Flour Mills in Medicine Hat Calgary and Lethbridge are increasing shipments to Asiatic centres. Ellison Milling of Lethbridge is the largest exporter to Japan and China, with Medicine Hat close behind. Western Calgary mills and Robin Hood Mills also ship heavily. Canada’s flour exports to Germany have more than doubled in six years, reaching 4 478 000 barrels valued near 20 million dollars in the latest year. Fort William and Grand Trunk Pacific elevators are expanding with new annexes, contracted by the Stewart Company of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Lethbridge
Alberta
Ogilvie
Medicine Hat Milling Co
Ellison Milling Company
Japan
China
Western Milling Company
Robin Hood Mills
Moose Jaw
Canada
Germany
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fort William
Grand Trunk Pacific
Stewart Company of
Chicago
Old British Warships Sold by Auction
Four superannuated British warships were sold by auction with the Renown drawing top attention. Once fast and beautiful, she served as a training ship and carried Fisher’s flag to the Mediterranean. she fetched £29,000. Other vessels sold include Resolution £35,650, Forte £18,500, Medea £10,875, while Scylla failed to meet reserve at £11,800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Fisher
Lord Fisher
India
Resolution
Vulgar Habit of Smoking in Public
A T.P.'s Weekly note recalls how smoking in public was once considered improper. It cites Gladstone’s dislike of smoking, mentioning he smoked only once as host to the future King Edward VII to put him at ease, and Frederic Harrison’s continued aversion to smoking in railway carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Edward
Prince of Wales
Frederic Harrison
T.p.’S Weekly
Wireless Stations in Arctic Sheds Light on Stefannson Plan
The Canadian naval service doubts practicability of Arctic wireless. Port Nelson station works well, linking to Port Arthur and even across the Pacific to Honolulu and Japan on clear nights. Plans call for three more stations in Hudson Bay and Straits to aid navigation, with a Polson trans Atlantic system likely not in operation before next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fir
Port Nelson
Department of the Naval Service
Canada
Explorer Stefannson
Arctic
Stefannson
Herschel Island
Karluk
Department
Pas
Pacific
Wiquimault
Honolulu
Japan
Port Arthur
Atlantic
Hudson Bay
Straits
Mancel Island
Hudson Straits
Ash Inlet
Button Islands
Imperial
Museum of Peace Plans 25 Million New York Building
The association discussed erecting a 25 million dollar complex in New York City to house museums for peaceful arts. The project aims to memorialize the 1814 Ghent Treaty era and promote public access to exhibits on aviation and gardening. Directors include Jacob H. Schiff Elbert J. Gary Robert Peary Melville Stone and Theodore N. Vail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Association For
Ghent
Jacob Jh, Schiff
Elbert J. Gary
Robert BE
Peary, Melville, Stone
Theodore N. Vail
Fishing claim over seizure by Canada heard in Washington
Claims totaling 50000 dollars arise from the 1887 seizure by Canada of Gloucester schooners Argo naut and Jonas H. French. The British American pecuniary claims commission heard the case in Washington, with fishermen alleging they operated within the three mile limit off Nova Scotia while the defense says the boats drifted beyond the legal boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Gloucester
Argonaut
Jonas H. French
Washington
Pecuniary Claims Commission
Nova Scotia
Homestead map edition aids prairie land progress readers
The twelfth edition of the Homestead map is being prepared in Ottawa to show land available for entry in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as of January 1 1914 and includes reserves timber berths grazing leases post offices railways and more It will be issued in three province sheets with free distribution Manitoba sheet available now requests to Lynch Ottawa.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ladda
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
F. C. C. Lynch
Department of the Interior
Missionary Hero Bishop Stringer of the Yukon
The life of Bishop Stringer of the Yukon is described as heroic, detailing his Arctic mission on Herschel Island with wife Mrs Stringer, birth of son Herschell, dangers from Eskimos, succession after Bishop Bompas's death in 1906, and his work across Dawson White Horse and Carcross. The Yukon diocese spans 200000 square miles with about one thousand Indians under the Church of England faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringer
Yukon
Church of England
Canada
Hersche’l Island
Arctic Ocean
Bompas
Hergchell Island
White Horse
Bishop Stringer
Dawson
Carcross
Charing Cross Busiest Depot New London Station Traffic Center
New London station is billed as the world busiest traffic center after a two and a half year reconstruction. Four rail systems stacked from Bakerloo to Southeastern and Chatham will share the hub, with 900000 trains and 15000000 passengers anticipated yearly across 21 routes. Secretary Maderick notes London electric lines offer the closest service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Charing Cross
London
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Bakerloo
Hampstead
District Railway
Southeastern
Chatham
Trafic
Charing Cross Station
Maderick
London Electric Railways
Woman refused license to operate traction engine
Mrs Victor Garnist, a Minnesota licensed engineer for twenty years, applied in Regina to obtain a license to run her husband's traction engine. Saskatchewan law restricts engineers to males over 18, so she was refused. She notes many women in the province would become engineers if permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Garnist
Minnesota
Regina
Saskatchewan
Emigration push to Canada from Britain urged by church leaders
The British Women's Emigration Association meeting in London urged British women to go to Canada, noting Canada needs more women as 700,000 to 800,000 men outnumber women. The association sent educated women as nurses teachers clerks and wives, with hostels in London and British Columbia and 16,000 total travelers since 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Canada
United States
British Women’s Emigration Association
Mansion House
London
British Columbia
Dominions
G. L. Bevar
Page Croft
Canad
Middle West
City to Breed Horses to Boost Livestock Industry
Regina plans to expand farming beyond oats for horse feed by breeding horses and developing livestock operations. City owns nearly 100 horses used by fire, street cleaning, and health departments. Proposal includes feeding 400 acres of city property to oats this year with 400 acres more threshed in fall.
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Regina
Ancient Inca Mummy Exhibit Arrives in Halifax
Has Ancient Inca mummy T G Taylor of Halifax and Chili brought a 2000 year old tin figure from Chili where he supervised a railroad cut. He will loan it to the Provincial Museum in Halifax for exhibition. The squatting figure stands under a foot tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Taylor
Halifax
N.S
Chili
Taylor
Antifagasta
Trade reports BC halibut imports via Grimsby
Canadian trade commissioner J. B. Ray in Birmingham reports two months ago successful imports of frozen halibut from British Columbia by Grimsby fish merchants. He notes a general impression that future shipments will come from large consuming centres and that Birmingham firms seek correspondence with reliable exporters for arrangements next season.
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J. B. Ray
Birmingham
British Columbia
Grimsby
Mr. Hay
Serach
Trade prospects rise as CP Rail eyed for trans-Pacific egg trade
After China Egg Trade, since the Canadian Pacific railway Bleamers and the Royal Mail Steam Packet company have shipped large egg consignments here from GBbina. Attention is called to trade development possibilities and it is suggested that Canadian Pacific invest in regenerating machinery and trans-Pacific liners to bid for the business.
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China
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bleamers
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
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Romance OF the Riders OF the Plains
Britain
BIG Oil Search
Canadian Aviation
Department OF Naval Service
Stefansson
Museum OF Peace
TLERS
Homestead
B.C. Fish
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