Postal Library urged by Warren Civic Club in Canada
The Warren Civic Club of Lethbridge endorses forming a nationwide postal library proposed by P. Tracy. It argues books in every post office, shared catalogs, and low costs could supply 10 million volumes, with five million for setup and annual operating costs of about 600 thousand dollars.
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Warren’s Civic Club
Lethbridge
Doweph P. Tracy
Canada
Pos
Postatefice Department
Post Office
Dre
Citzen
Poet
Moe “Afal
I. Fe
Civil Service
R. L. Borden
Dominion of Canada
Germans arrange for tour to Canada in 1915
The minister of trade and commerce received Leipzig communications about a German business delegation planned for 1915. The proposed trip would be five to six weeks in Canada with prominent financiers and social leaders participating. An agricultural tour to England, Scotland, Holland precedes a Canada and United States visit by fifty South African farmers.
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Rade and Commerce
Leipzig
Canada
Cape
Transvaal
Natal
Orange Free State
Rhodesia
England
Scotland
Holland
United States
Merion Buys Chinese Encyclopaedia Volume in London
Wilfred Merion travels to London for a brief stay and purchases the London Titees volume from a local bookshop. The edition includes two sections on bamboo and a separate Young-Lo-Tien dictionary, with data noting its vast scope and the Great Encyclopaedia of China as a monumental scholarly effort involving over 2,000 scholars and tens of millions of characters.
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Wilfred Merion
London
Giles
Cruiser for Lake Winnipeg to be built at Hull
Preparations for a new marine and fisheries cruiser for Lake Winnipeg move forward after plans are accepted and the contract awarded for fabrication in Hull. The steel craft will be shipped in parts to Selkirk for assembly and will serve as both an inspection boat and a spawn carrier for hatcheries, with wireless gear and a cost around 165000 dollars.
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Marine and Fisheries
Lake Winnipeg
Hull
Selkirk
Department
Lake Fisheries
Pas
Winnipeg
Westminster Hall Roof Repairs Estimated at 405000
The roof of Westminster Hall in Parliament is undergoing costly repairs with a projected total of 405000 dollars over six years. This year 5000 dollars is spent on the roof, a renowned example of late medieval English carpentry from Richard II’s era.
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Westminster Hall
House of Parliament
Richard the Second
Drunken Husbands Could Face Indefinite Prison
The Federated Womens Societies of Germany urge the government to legalize indefinite imprisonment for drunken husbands to prevent abuse of wives and children. Speakers say no other method can curb the danger to lives and morals, proposing detention as long as there is any chance they will reoffend.
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Federated Womens Societies of
Germany
Population Estimates Hit Large Figures in Census Report
The census bureau reports continental United States population exceeding 3 million with total US population over 199 million. Experts estimate July 1 1914 figures at 8 781 525 for continental US and 1 972 266 for April 15 1914, compared with the last census.
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U.S
Continental United
Census Bureau
Continental United States
Oldest Mason Abram Kitthibuac Reaches 109 in Kingsville
Abram Kitthibuac, the oldest Mason in the Wroid, has moved to Kingsville to reach his 109th birthday on October 3. Born in Waterford, he continues to live at his new home.
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Kingsville
Abram Kitthibuac
Waterford
Transit Franchises and City Planning discussed at Conference
A conference on city transit features speakers from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment and engineers John C. McCallum and others. They warn that historic street plans and rapid urban growth threaten central business districts and call for careful franchise control to safeguard public interests amid rail electric and auto traffic increases.
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Pany
Ato
John C. McCallum
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
New York City
Iat
Canadian grain in Europe report notes 1913 gains
Canadian commissioner reports 1913 wheat imports up by 60 000 tons from 1912 and 2 400 000 tons from 1911. German mills prize Canadian hard wheat and expect continued large purchases amid growing breadstuff need. Oats imports from Canada fall due to Germany's record harvest. feed barley imports rise due to price and quality.
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F. Just
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Russia
Germany
Parcel Post Service Expands Weight Limit and Fees
The post office announces parcel post now allows packages up to 11 pounds with no local delivery surcharge of 5 cents. After rapid organization, heavier parcels have been accepted to benefit the public. The extra fee for local delivery has been abolished.
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The
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Russia marks 350th anniversary of first printed book
In Moscow a commemorative edition of The Apostles celebrated Russia’s first printed book. It notes ten and a half months of work by Piotr Neusslavetz and Ivan Fedoroff on 1 069 copies, with only about six surviving. The event highlights the enduring role of religious literature from the Synodal Typography.
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Russia
Moscow
Piotr Neusslavetz
Ivan Fedoroff
Nichor
Remarkable Wireless Phone Discovery At the Eiffel Tower
A new wireless telephony experiment near Paris used a gensatured receiver by Italian engineer M. Marzi. A tenor in Laek en near Brussels sang with the air audible 226 miles away though words were unclear. Earlier the same setup let HM hear a gramophone playing the Marseillaise at 82 miles.
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Eiffel Tower
M. Marzi
Laeken
Brussels
Paris
Irrigation Congress Attracts Thousands To Calgary Show
Delegates from virtually every civilized country are expected for Calgary’s 194 International Irrigation Congress October 1 7 and 9. Exhibits from irrigated farms in Western Canada and the United States will be shown in the Horse Show building with related land show displays. Government displays from Dominion and United States officials are planned, with attendance estimated near 50000, marking a landmark in Canadian irrigation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Darcey Rowe
Calzary Horse Show
United States
Canada
Fisheries Probe Planned for Tudson Bay by Halifax Crew
The department of marine and fisheries will dispatch a schooner with a scientific party from Halifax soon after navigation opens to study Tudson Bay and its straits. Early findings suggest abundant high grade fish production in the area.
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Tudson Bay
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Halifax
Naval Cadet Entry Rules Expanded and Extended Course
The naval branch issues amended regulations for cadet entry. Entry age is set at sixteen rather than seventeen. The cadet course length is increased from two to three years.
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Naval Branch
Naval College
New CPR Tug Naramata Launched On Okangan Lake
The steel tug Naramata built at Okanagan Landing for towing freight barges on Okangan lake has been successfully launched.
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C.P.R
Naramata
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Landing
McArthur Outlines Rail Projects Toward Lesser Slave Lake and BC
Railway contractor J D McArthur details Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia line opening vast western lands. Plans include 170 miles to Lesser Slave Lake this year and a 350 mile Waterways route to Fort McMurray ahead of a fall 1916 BC boundary completion.
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Winciper
J. D. McArther
Slave Lake
Peace River
McArthur
Edmonton, Dunvegan and
British Columbia
Great West
Inland Empire
Great Waterways
Fort McMurray
Edmonton
Dunvegan
Peace River District
Lesser Slave Lake
Smokey River
Smith
Athbasca
Dominion
Alberta
Sveral
Coffee's Early Tale in England and Turkey
A 1604 note by Sir Henry Blount describes Turkish coffee as a new beverage in England. He explains how coffee, introduced earlier by a German traveler, was slow to catch on in Western Europe. Blount praises its warming, stimulating qualities and calls it harmless social drink.
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England
Sir Henry Bloaunt
Turkey
Western
Europe
Fry
Denry Blount
Lacedemonians
Northern Saskatchewan’s Promising Resources and Missionary Work
Rev Father Le Marche promotes education and farming among Indigenous peoples north of Battleford. The area in Clearwater Valley holds copper traces iron ore and abundant timber. Early 1851 settlement, paint from indestructible pigment, and rumoured railway expansion attract English syndicate prospecting and potential rail access from North Battleford.
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Pater le Marche
Battleford
Clearwater
Porihern
Father le Marche
Anc
Hunt
Ae Buildirg
Anhillish Syndicate
North Battleford
America
Silver lead mining boom eyed in British Columbia
With silver prices rising due to Mexico’s reduced supply, British Columbia may see increased activity from silver lead mining firms. The province hosts several rich silver lead mines beyond the Siocan group, though overall output has been quiet for years and many promising claims remain undeveloped.
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Mexico
British Columbia
Imany
Siocan
Gurepa
Toronto astronomer heads Arctic expedition
Jery Patterson of the Toronto observatory departs for the Arctic to study air currents and inspect meteorological stations for the government along the Mackenzie river. He will meet the Stefansson party at Fort McMurray to supply instruments and then travel by train to Athabasca Landing before proceeding upriver to Fort Smith and into the Arctic.
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Jery Patterson
Toronto Observatory
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Stefansson
Fort McMurray
Mr. Patterson
Athabasca Landing
Fort Smith
Fresh air and sunshine for healthy children rise in emphasis
The piece argues for abundant fresh air in homes and schools, noting overheat and dated conditions. It cites a Philadelphia Bache school test where pupils taught with windows wide open during winter performed better, enjoyed better health, and stayed in school more regularly.
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Bache
Philadelphia
New Comet Discovered At Pothkamp Observatory
The first comet of the year was found at the Pothkamp Observatory by Herr Kritzinger. It has a tail and magnitude about 9 percent, visible in a small telescope. It was spotted at 3 a.m. on Mare dy with coordinates RA 16h lm 498 and Dec 6 deg ol ii, rising about 19 p.m. It lies outside Earth's orbit and may be approaching the sun, but predictions require further observations.
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Pothkamp Observatory
Herr Kritzinger
Laatttig
Maredy
Pridaha
Game Guardian
Bradshaw
Royal North West Mounted Police
War ships sold for breaking up at Portsmouth
Obsolete battleships Renown and Hesoletion were sold for £105000 and £35650 respectively to English buyers with one year to be broken up. Two cruisers Forte and Medea were sold to Shipbuilding Co. and Garnham for £18500 and £10735 with no breakup deadline.
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Portsmouth
India
Aleserk. Hughes, Bolckow
Middlesborough
Forte
the Shipbuilding Co
Holland
Messrs. Garnham
Thames Street
London
Aurora light armored cruiser sets pace as smallest fast ship
The Aurora, a new British built light armored cruiser, Lorded as the smallest and fastest of its class with about 3700 tons, 410 feet length, 20060 hp oil engines, and an estimated 24 knot speed. Armed with six to eight light guns, it is designed for battle fleet support and capable of challenging destroyers afloat.
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Aurora
GUI Thaays
Sky Visitors This Year
Dr Crommelin of the British Astronomical Association calculates comet Delavan’s orbit and projects perihelion about October 28. Discovered eight months earlier Halley’s magnitude was 16, the new comet may reach naked eye visibility after August and become about a thousand times brighter.
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Crommelin
British Astronomical Association
Delavan
Halley
Bradshaw Urges Public Help to Save Saskatchewan Game
Bradshaw the Game Guardian appeals to Spottemen and the public to cooperate with authorities to preserve game. He cites unsportsmanlike spring shooting and urges universal citizen involvement to curb declines in wildlife and maintain Saskatchewan’s reputation for wild life.
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Bradshaw
Saskatchewan
Game Guardian
Spottemen
Pravinc Ee
Saysatchewan
F. Bradshaw
Provincial 2
Guardian
Pan Iseueg
Ois Ail
Dominion Parks Branch Introduces Tin Fire Warning Notices
The Dominion parks branch issues durable tin notices for national parks of Canada replacing cloth warnings. Metal notices resist weather and porcupine damage, feature red and black lettering and a forest fire image to show timber losses. Notices distributed to park superintendents for conspicuous posting.
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Dominion Parks Branch
Dominion of Canada
Doctors cite brain case challenging brain function theory
Before the Academy of Sciences Perrie cites a 62 year old man who lived a year with almost no brain yet showed only slight visual trouble and no paralysis or convulsions. After a sudden epilepsy death an autopsy found a thin shell brain, challenging the idea that specific brain parts control all body functions.
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Academy of Sciences
Edmond Perrie
Perrier
Suffragette Group Reports £36000 Income Increase
The Suffragette notes that the Woman's Social and Political Union's headquarters income for the past year reached £36000, up £8000 from the prior year, reflecting stronger fundraising and donations.
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Woman’s Social and Political Union
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Postal Brary League
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National Councl of Women
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Fisheries Department
Westminster
Mason
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Irrigation Congress
International Irrigation Congress
Hudson Bay
Cp.r
Valley of the Peace River
Hein
Educating Northern
Faher le Marche Telig
Saskatche
Wan
British Admiralty
Gare
Aire Bradshaw
William T. Kors¢ierg
New “York
Norry
Anne
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