Immigration Tide to Prairie Provinces Grows Across Years
The report shows higher settler arrivals across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with Ontario leading total immigration at 199 271 new arrivals. Farm workers general laborers and tradespeople dominate entries while costs for Canada's immigrant intake reach 1 150 208.
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Seskatchevas
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Ontari
Britis Nettiers
Rouse
United Kingdom
Granta
Perepe
Ines
Fperland
Scotland
Ireland
Ocman
Tucson
Ocean Ports
Canada
Rail steamship shipment for Pacific section rails
Vancouver report notes T G Holt of Canadian Northern says a steamer carrying 509 tons of rails will sail next month from Sydney Cape Breton to Port Mann for Hope to Yale track laying 36 miles. Additional vessels with similar cargoes to follow later in the summer.
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Vancouver
B.C
T. G. Holt
Canadian Northern Railway
Pacific
Sydney
Cape Breton
Port Mann
Hope
Yale
Sir Charles Tupper to Spend Final Years in Canada
The veteran Canadian statesman Sir Charles Tupper, last to survive among Fathers of Confederation, passes through Ottawa en route to Vancouver to spend his remaining days with son Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper after the death of Lady Tupper. He recently brought her body to Nova Scotia for interment and will retire in the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Gole
Sir Charles Tupper
Vancouver
Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper
Charles
England
Jacy Tupper
Lady Tupper
Canada
Nova Scotia
Dominion
Prince Arthur Granted Special Leave for Canada Visit
Prince Arthur of Connaught is given special army leave to visit his parents in Canada during the autumn. He will join the king at Balmoral in September and may travel west for sport during the twelve months. Princess Patricia’s expected London midsummer stay is postponed to next year to accompany the Duchess of Connaught on the extended Dominion tour with the ex-general.
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London
Prince Arthur of
Conis
Canada
Balmora
Patricia
Duchess of Connaught
Tobacco Company Merger Nears Final Consolidation
Reports indicate a practical consummation of a merger between McDonald Tobacco Company of Montreal and Tuckett Tobacco Co of Hamilton. Reasons given cite advantages against the American Tobacco Trust and expect stronger combined efforts than each firm could achieve separately.
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McDonald Tobacco Company
Montreal
Tuckett Tobacco Co
Hamilton
American Tobacco Trust
Canada B
Austrian Explorers uncover 1000 B.C. weapons in cavern pit
Imperial Museum team excavates the Saint Kansien cavern in the Karat Mountains uncovering over a thousand bronze implements. Swords axes lance heads and vessels found at the bottom of a 150 foot pit. Scholars suggest they were offerings to a subterranean deity.
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Vienna
Imperial Museum
Saint Kansien
Karat
Hold Picture Show Owner for Murder in Spain
Eighteen fire victims at the moving picture house in Villa Real have not been identified and may never be due to charred remains. Five of the injured died in hospital today as the theatre proprietor was arrested and charged with murder.
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Villa Real
Spain
Fewer Cattle Shipped East from Alberta This Season
Calgar y cattle men report only a small volume of cattle to be shipped to eastern markets this season. W R Hii and two prominent Calgary cattle men are visiting the area to assess the situation.
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Lethbridge
W. R. Hii
Calgary
Alberta
Vancouver Port Survey Planned for Harbor Scheme
The government decides to conduct a complete survey of the port of Vancouver to inform a forthcoming large dock and harbor project aiming to expand maritime facilities.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
Berden and Hazen to Visit England on Foreign Mission
Official announcement states Premier Berden and Minister J D Hazen will sail to England on June 2% and land in London on July 4 or 5. The trip aims to confer with the Imperial government and a yet unnamed cabinet colleague.
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Berden
Hazen
England
Ottawa
Mon
J. D. Hazen
Marine and Fisheries
Laemd
Imperial
Great Sphinx Found in Egypt by British School
Prof Flinders Petrie reports a discovery in Memphis of an alabaster sphinx twenty six feet long and fourteen feet high weighing eighty tons with a face preserved from 1300 BC. In Helio-polis authorities reveal earthen fortress walls over one hundred feet thick dating to early falancon era. A cemetery thirty miles south of Cairo yields stones from earliest history to pyramid times and linen sheets dating to the Eleventh Dynasty.
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London
British School of Archaeology
Egypt
Flinders Petrie Ce
Memphis
Heliopolis
Cairo
Loor
Grain Commission members in Ottawa discuss policy shift
Prof Mastil W D Staples and N Gibbs of the Canada grain commission, visiting Ottawa to confer with Minister G E Foster, left for Fort William after reporting progress in organizing the body. They discussed general government policy on terminal elevators and grain sample markets and noted an official policy announcement is expected soon.
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Ottawa
Mastil
W. D. Staples
N. Gibbs
Canada Grain Commission
G. E. Foster
Fenian Raid Veterans to Reunite in Cornwall
John P F McMillan of Cornwall plans a June reunion for Fenian raid veterans in Cornwall between the 20th and 27th. Railroads are being asked to offer veterans special rates from across the Dominion. The Duke of Connaught has been invited and is believed likely to attend.
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Gitawa
John PF. McMillan
Cornwall
Dominion
Duke of Conneught
Ontario Prepares Map Highlighting New Patricia Territory
Ontario plans a map of the province showing the newly acted Patricia territory beside Manitoba. The area will be colored green when revealed to the public. Boundary surveying between Ontario and Manitoba is not yet arranged, with wireless telegraphy likely to aid the work and a staticon to be set up at Port Nelson.
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Toronto
Ontario
Patricia
Manitoba
Port Neilso
Militia Plan Cuts Training Camps Across Provinces
Col Sam Hughes outlines a cost cutting plan to create 14 large training camps next year. Fifteen new camps would be needed, with locations in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Fetowawa
Sam Hughes
Saskatche Way
British Columbia
Manitoba
Panama Canal Regulation Views from Secretary Stimacn
Secretary Stimacn told the state committee on inter Ocean canals that he favored permitting railroad owned steamships to use the Panama Canal under regulation 4. He would not exclude railroad ships preemptively and supported equal tolls for domestic and foreign vessels unless treaty relations forbid.
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Washington
Stimacn
State Committee On Inter- Ocean Canals
Panama Canal
Tracr State Commerce Commission
Canadian magnate James Ross ill in London consultations
James Ross, a Canadian coal and steel magnate, is seriously ill in London. A London specialist has been called in for consultations.
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James Ross
Southampton
England
London
Naval unit proposals spark debate over Pacific and Atlantic fleets
The report suggests creating two naval units comprising four destroyers and auxiliary ships for the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. It calls for funding dry docks and maintenance, with a plan to place ships under admiralty authority. The premier avoids discussion and signals no official government statement yet.
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Admiralty
Caseda
Pacific
Atlantic
Canada
Premer
Kaiser to Forbid Duelling Under Army Edict
The Tagliche Rundschau reports the Emperor will issue an order forbidding duelling in the army except in rare cases where honor is grossly offended. The move targets cases where combat is refused on religious grounds and broadens discipline in military ranks.
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Herlin
Tagliche Rundschau
Isa
European Conditions Amid Inter national Politics
European attention centers on international affairs as Premier Asquith visits the Mediterranean to meet Viscount Kitchener and Bizerta. Rumors swirl about Anglo-French or Anglo-German ties while Russia’s aims remain unclear. Turco Italian war peace hopes fade and Berlin Bourse worries grow toward June. Germany seeks short term loans at high rates as English trade surges.
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London
Asquith
Mediterranean
Viscount Kitchener
Bizerta
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Trade ties urged for New Zealand and Australia dialogue
ex prime minister Sir Joseph Ward visiting the Commonwealth advocates closer Dominion relations with Australia. He cites Premier Fisher's hint of a potential free trade agreement with New Zealand. The royal commission cites tariffs land costs and policy influences as raising living costs nationwide.
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Melbourne
Joseph Ward
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Joseph
Fisher
Royal Commission
Port Patrick
New York
Adelaide
Offcer
King George
Hall
Mawson
South Polar
Clarke report sides with strikers on five points
Sir Edward Clarke's report on the dock strike finds in favor of the strikers on five points and against them on two, including the pretext for the strike. London papers largely back the view that the strike reveals grievances, urging a resumption of work. The strike continues as leaders accept a Board of Trade conference invitation.
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London
Edward Clarke
The
Chronicle
Sydney Buxton
Board of Trade
Car Men
Hold U.S. Horses in Canada at Milk River
About seventy head of American horses are held at Milk River station by the Mounted Police. The animals were found on Canadian soil at the property of Mr Farrell of Sweet Grass Montana. Dominion government action remains undecided.
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Lethbridge
Milk River Station
Mounted Police
Farrell
Sweet Grass
Montana
Admiralty Plans Aviation Scout Bases Along Eastern Coast
The Chronicle reports the Admiralty intends to establish aviation scout bases along Great Britain's eastern coastline to strengthen coastal reconnaissance and early warning capabilities. The move signals a systematic expansion of air force infrastructure during the period.
New Canadian Line from Montreal North James Bay
Announcement says the Montreal to James Bay railroad is guaranteed with a large land subsidy from Quebec and federal backing. The plan envisions rapid construction and broader Canadian development, with earlier skepticism from Charles M. Hays of the Grand Trunk about timing and feasibility.
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Montreal
James Bay
Quebec
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk
Hays
Pacific Coast
Hudson Bay
Ccear
Europe
Canada
British North America
Alaska
Pacific
Panama Canal
New England
Boston
Central
Vermont
Springfield
Mass
Providence
Rostock Professor Claims Foot and Mouth Immunizing Serum
Professor Wilhelm Grugel, dean at Rostock University, announces discovery of a preventive serum against foot and mouth disease in cattle. Trials show strong protection, with the serum usable only for healthy animals and to be priced around 75 cents per animal. bureaucratic delays delayed earlier announcement.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Grugel
Hygienic Institute
University of Rostock
Grugel
Grunger
Prussian
Department of Agriculture
Protest Objections to Sunday Inter-Colonial Train Plan
Ottawa protests the seven day a week Inter-Colonial service between Montreal and Halifax set to start June 1. The Lord's Day Alliance opposes Sunday operation, lodging complaints with the Premier and the railways minister. The Maritime Express would shift from its prior weekend schedule under the new plan.
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Ottawa
Frank Cochrane
Montreal
Halifax
Lord’s Day Alliance
Maritime Express
Judge Walsh Chosen For Western Coal Dispute Panel
Judge Walsh of the supreme court of Alberta was appointed chairman of a permanent committee to settle disputes between coal mine employers and employees. W F McNeil of Calgary represents the operators and Clement Stubta, president of the United Mine Workers, represents the men.
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Ottawa
Judge Walsh
Supreme Court of Alberta
Minister of Labor
W. F. McNeil
Calgary
Clement Stubta
United Mine Workers
Walsh
Detained Liverpool General Manager Clarifies Titanic Rescue
Leyland Line General Manager Roper denied Boston reports that Captain Lord of the Californian was relieved after the Titanic disaster. He said the ship was under another commander at sea while Lord stayed on shore to testify before the British Commission examining the loss.
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Liverpool
Roper
Leyland Line
Boston
Lord
Senate Committee
Canada Lacks Horses for Camp at Petawawa
Canada faces horse shortages as military units prepare to train next month. Local officers report difficulty securing mounts. farmers sell at high prices while the department pays low daily rates. The writeup notes widespread scarcity across districts and rising demand for horses to outfit cavalry, artillery, and support wagons for the Petawawa camp.
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Ollaws
Cavalry
Artillery
Engineering
Canada
Petawawa
Gatineau Valley
Department
Richard III
Four Canadians among I.W.W. prosecutions on coast strike
Most detainees in the I.W.W. strike prosecutions on the Canadian Northern construction project were foreign born. Only four were native Canadians from Nova Scotia Quebec and Ontario while several detainees hailed from the United States and Europe. Prosecutions ran April 18 to May 22 ending with Whitehead receiving a six month sentence for sanitary regulations violations and no I.W.W. members remaining in the strike zone.
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Victoria
I.W.W
T. B. Shevetham
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
United State
States
Ashcroft
Whitehead
Lw.w
Lytton
Provincial Board of Health
Iw.w
Prosecution Planned Over Vorwaerts Libel Claim in Prussia
In the Prussian diet the president said the public prosecutor would proceed against the Socialist journal Vorwaerts for libel. The charge stems from the paper calling non socialist protests against socialist attacks on the Prussian government a bourgeoisie monkey farce.
Walter Long to Visit Canada in Autumn
Right Honorable Walter Long, Minister of Agriculture in the British Conservative government, will visit Canada in the autumn. He is a leading Conservative figure and authority on agricultural and municipal affairs.
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Ottawa
Walter Long
Canada
Long
Boels Candidate in Laon Plate Commits Self Destruction
Paris reports that M. E. Boels, a Laon Plate municipal candidate, died by his own hand amid facing responsibilities if elected. The event ends his campaign and prompts officials to review election procedures.
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Paris
M. E. Boels
Laon-Plate France
Admiralty Plans Aviation Scout Bases Along Eastern Coast
London reports the Admiralty intends to establish aviation scout bases along Britain's eastern coastline. The move targets enhanced coastal screening and reconnaissance across key ports and districts as part of broader defense preparations.
Mrs Assheton Harbord Granted Aeronauts Certificate
London report states Mrs Assheton Harbord has earned an aeronaut certificate from the Royal Aero Club after completing required tests. She flew a solo ascent in Mercury and remained solo in the upper atmosphere for nearly three hours.
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Assheton Harbord
London
The
Royal Aero Club
Grain Market Report from Thompson Sons Winnipeg
The weekly grain letter notes a weakening wheat market culminating this week with a 1 to 1 and a half cent decline. It traces the U S price rise from early April sparked by reports of soft winter crop damage in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri and confirmed by government crop data.
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Pate i
Saghel
United States
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Bradstreet
Brodstreecits
Canada
Europe
Australia
Winnipeg
Alberta
Thompson, Sons & Co
Ohio
Indiana
Illnois
Mizsouri
Ent
Doers of the Word Warned in Luke Sermon
A Sunday School lesson reflects on Jesus sayings about knowing and doing God’s will. It warns against professing Christians who do not live by faith, emphasizes inward renewal over baptism or church membership, and urges self-examination and godly conduct in light of scripture.
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Johnsii
Luke Villi
Jeremicas
Weymouth
Jesus
New Apprentices Quarters Planned for Wellington Farm
New Zealand government plans to educate young farmers soon. The cabinet funds immediate construction of apprentices’ quarters at the experimental farm near Wellington. Students will be instructed by agricultural training officers and receive a small salary tied to effort and ability.
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London
New Zealand
Wellington
Joda
Royal Pair Injured in Romanian Motor Collision
Dispatch from Bucharest reports Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumenia and Princess Elizabeth among occupants pinned under an overturned motor car after a collision with an oxcart on a country road. Prince Kari of Roumania and the crown prince sustained injuries. Ferdinand credited as not skilled at handling autos.
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Vienna
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Roumenia
Elizabeth
Europe
Kari
Roumania
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