Canada Cement firm defends duty cut as unfair to Canadians
Senator Edwards of the Canada Cement Company says the half duty reduction on cement was a special wartime measure and warns further cuts are unlikely. He argues Canadian plants ran year round during the war and stockpile capacity will meet demand, while US bags and cement shipments under the new order create unequal costs for Canadian firms.
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West
Iwc Edwards
Canada Cement Company
Edwards
Gemater
Askirge
United States
Casada
Weenigen
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Ocean Passage
Bradstreet
Minneapolis
Duluth
Washburn Crosby Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Manitoba
Fort William
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ontario
Europe
Winnipeg
Port Arthur
Lake
Alberta
A.R
Fear 200 Perished in Alaska Volcano Eruption
Reports from Seward Alaska claim about 200 people died in the destruction of six villages Kan gruch Bavanoos Douglas Cold Bay Kanganmiilegid Katmai while ash and sulfuric rain blackened the landscape. The Katmai eruption was reported to have ceased but renewed sparks raised fears for Lyak Afognak and other Kodiak areas as observers could not reach the affected zones.
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Seward
Alaska
Kaimai Volcabos
Kangruch
Bavanoos
Douglas
Cold Bay
Katmai
Lyak
Kodiak Island
Afognak Island
Reform Bill Proposed by Premier Asquith in Commons
London Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that a franchise reform bill would be introduced soon. It would grant one man one vote with simple registration at public expense, possibly one-day elections, and include limits on wore voters. The official woman suffrage amendment would follow only after printing, and simple suffrage without sex is unlikely to succeed due to female majorities on registers.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
French scientists debate Metchnikoff aging microbe claim
Paris reports brisk discussion among scientists over Professor Metchnikoff's Pasteur Institute work on a microbe named glycoactor as a potential anti aging agent. Armand Gautier and Bertillon acknowledge interest while questioning practicality and safety of implanting a dog derived microbe to alter human gut flora.
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Paris
France
Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Armand Gautier
Academy of Sciences
Academy of Medicine
Bertillon
Metchut- Mos
Metehnikos
Amundsen to Be Honored in Paris Reception
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, will be feted at the Sorbonne in early October with a Geographical Society ceremony. President Fallieres will confer the Legion of Honor grand officer decoration and the marine and public instruction ministers will preside.
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Paris
Sorbonne
Geographical Society
Golemn
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Gold Found in Northwest Territories Near Fort Liard
Ottawa News reports reports of gold discoveries at the head of the Liard River above Fort Liard. Professor K W Brock of the geological survey cautions that no official confirmation exists yet. He notes 30 survey parties are in the field with ten more to depart soon as exploration expands.
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Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Liard River
Fort Liard
K W. Brock
Brock
Geological Survey
Fears Blockade Blockade Threat From Grain Surplus
Alberta minister of agriculture Duncan Marshall warns a grain blockade may recur as west western yield equals last year. He notes more than 15 000 000 bushels remain to be shipped and rail rolling stock will be used throughout the summer. Repairing stock for next season could prove very difficult.
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Ottawa
Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Marshall
Dock Strike Fails to Widen as Port Disputes Persist
London reports show the national strike misjudged the situation with only Southampton Bristol Swansea and Manchester affected. Dock leaders Ben Tillett and colleagues remain confident yet ready to accept honorable terms as unions decline to fund the movement, signaling a bleak outlook and likely end to the dispute.
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London
Southampton
Bristol
Swansea
Manchester
Transport Workers Federation
Ben Tillett
Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers Union
Road Ready for Crop Cobait to Winnipeg Completion
Major R. W Leonard chairman of the Transcontinental railway commission says after inspecting the road that 189 miles remain to complete the line to Winnipeg. He notes possible completion this fall to move grain westward from Manitoba and bring rail traffic south from Cochrane on the Tortonton and Northern Ontario line.
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Cobait
R. W Leonard
Transcontinental Railway Commission
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Cochrane
Colonial Secretary Denies Canada Germany Trade Talks
In the House of Commons the Colonial Secretary Hon Leni Harcourt said he was unaware of any trade negotiations between Canada and Germany. He noted the home government had received general proposals for a broader Emir preferential tariff.
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London
House of Commons
Leni Harcourt
J. Norton Griffiths
Canada
Germany
Monument to Alexander II unveiled with imperial and Balkan dignitaries
An imperial ceremony unveiled a monument to Alexander II attended by two score royal family members and delegations from Bulgaria Serbia and parts of Russia. Seventy nine wreaths were laid on the monument.
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Moscow
Alexander II
Bulgaria
Servia
Russia
Alberta Oil Prospects See Huge Fields in Calgary
Suger, a famed oil pioneer linked to the Maricopa Midway discovery, arrives in Calgary to assess southern Alberta oil potential. He predicts Alberta could become the world’s top producer, backed by San Francisco capital and major industrialists. He plans to visit Pincher Creek with his team.
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Calary
Alta
Alberta
Peace River
Suger
Rudolph Spreckies
San Francisco
Felda
California
Calgary
Edmonton
Miss Malecka Pardoned by Czar and Exiled to England
The Daily Chronicle Warsaw correspondent reports Miss Malecka is pardoned by the Czar. She will receive a passport and be escorted by police to the frontier and not allowed to return to Russia. The high court ordered return of 20,000 roubles bail to English sympathisers. She plans to live and work in England.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Warsaw
Miss Malecka
Russia
England
The
Chronicle
Shaughnessy Denies Retirement From CPR Over Bank Merger
Montreal reports Sir Thomas Shaughnessy rejected rumors he would retire from the Canadian Pacific to take the president and manager role at a proposed bank merger. He dismissed the suggestion as without any truth.
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Montreal
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
No Canadian Exhibit Planned for Wisconsin State Fair
W J White of Dominion immigration agencies in the United States denies a Milwaukee report that Canada planned a great exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair led by the Cameron Highlanders. He says Canada has not applied for fair space, would accept a refusal, and that the Northern Wisconsin Development League suggestion was not coordinated with the fair board.
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Ramner
Dominion Immigration
W. 2. White
Ottamwa
Milwaukee
Dominion
Cameron Highlanders
Winnipeg
W. J. White
United States
Wisconsin
Mr. White
Fair Board
Northern
Wisconsin Development League
Canada
Cunard Declines Salvage Fees for Titanic Crew
The Cunard Steamship Company will not take any remuneration for salvaging Titanic passengers by the Carpathia. White Star presents $500 to Captain Arthur Rostron and $250 to the surgeon, purser, and chief steward, while other Carpathia crew members receive a month's pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cunard Steamship Company
Carpathia
White Star Company
Arthur Rostron
Dominion empire talk and wheat market outlook notes
A Royal Colonial Institute luncheon in London features Geo E Poster and Earl Grey voicing imperial unity. The article then surveys global wheat markets with shipments, stocks, and price levels, detailing U S and Canadian production, export flows, and lake terminal stocks amid weather and demand shifts.
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Geo E. Poster
Royal Colonial Institute
Fishmongers Mall
Moreantire
London
Earl Grey
Dominion
Codden
George
Britain
Canada
Foster
Anointing at Simon's House Luke Lesson Note
Rev D M Stearns reflects on Luke's account of a penitent woman's tears and ointment at Simon the Pharisee’s house. He contrasts with Bethany events, notes Jesus forgives sins, and urges personal devotion and recognition of sinfulness. The piece questions modern Christian devotion.
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Jesus
Luke
Matthew
Mark
John
Lake
Bethany
Mary
Martha
Nain
Simon
Pharisee
Jesus Christ
God the Father
Samaria
Nicodemus
Zaccheus
Heron
Silis
Paul
Poter
Katmai Volcano Eruption Threatens Alaskan Fishing Villages
Dora passengers arriving from the west report ash showers from Katmai volcano near Shilkoff Strait possibly destroying several fishing villages. Unalaska revenue cutter service asked to dispatch aid as three minor earthquakes register on the University of Washington seismograph, signaling ongoing volcanic activity across southwestern Alaska.
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Seward
Alaska
Dora
Katmai
Shilkoff Strait
Revenue Cutter Service
Unalaska
University of Washington
United States
Ottawa Minister Works to Promote World Dry Farming Congress
Ottawa-Dunecan Marshall Alberta minister of agriculture travels to Ottawa to discuss the Worlds Dry Farming Congress to be held in Lethbridge this summer with federal and provincial governments. A parliamentary vote supports congress funding in the estimates.
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Ottawa
Dunecan Marshall
Alberta
Lethbridge
Uniformity of Law Proposed for Empires by Sid ney Buxton
Sidney Buxton urged a uniform law and customs across empires to ease trade while keeping elasticity. He spoke at a dinner and called for removing legal barriers among dominions. Admiral Edward Seymour endorsed a single imperial navy funded by dominions and ready for home or war use. The next meeting of the Congress of the Chambers of Commerce will be in Toronto, date TBA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire
Toronto
Sidney Buxton
Board of Trade
Imperial Trade Commission
Edward Seymour
Prairie crop acreage climbs in three provinces
Vancouver Vice President Bary of the CPR notes spring awkwardness but estimates crops cover 78,290,000 acres across the three prairie provinces, an increase of 2,190,000 acres from last year. Wheat acreage stands at 5,090,000 acres this year.
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Vancouver
Bary
C.P.R
Prairie Provinces
Suffragette Sentences Redefined as Political Prisoners
Reginald McKenna labels militant suffragists linked to Mrs Pankhurst and Mr and Mrs Lawrence as first class misdemeanants. Nine months imprisonment replaces ordinary criminal terms from the Nid Bailey session held May 22. Labour MPs pressed for political prisoner status for suffragettes.
Twenty Lost Years London Parliament Critique
Sir Robert Perks told a Central Sunday Closing association meeting that twenty years in the house of commons were fruitlessly spent. He cited excessive talk and repeated handling of the same issues with little achievement and argued against Sunday closing by political leaders who spent Sundays golfing.
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London
Sir Robert Perks
Central Sunday Closing Association
House of Commons
Peace River Steamer Brings Hope To Starving Squatters
In Peace River country Alta-At Hudson's Hope pioneers living as squatters face near starvation. They survive on flour and trapped game while awaiting the steamer Peace River carrying stores and provisions. The vessel departed recently on its trip toward Hudsons Hope.
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Peace River Crossing
Alta
Hudson's Hope
Peace River
Hudson's
May Seek Return of Bunker Hill Cannon
The Bunkers Hill Monument Association with the Massachusetts Historical Society asks Colonel Hon Sam Hughes to return the old gun captured at Bunker Hill by the English in 1776. The piece has stood at the citadel in Quebec for years and may be returned in view of the peace centenary.
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Ottawa
Bunkers Hill
Rupert's Land Pioneers Seek Recognition
In Winnipeg Hon. Robert Rogers met a large delegation of Rupert's Land pioneers seeking formal recognition of their early development work and parity with Scottish settlers. Rogers expressed surprise their claims had not been recognized and promised to raise the matter with colleagues.
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Winnipeg
Robert Rogers
Rupert's Land
Rogers
C N R Programme Plans Vast West Construction This Year
Sir William Mackenzie outlines Alberta rail expansion for 1912 including 400 miles of new main line and branch tracks, 100 miles of steel on Onoway to Peace River, Goose Lake extension to Calgary by autumn, Brazeau and Calgary MacLeod lines, Oliver and Calgary Vegreville branches, and main line to Yellowhead. Edmonton Athabasca Landing passenger service to begin soon, likely July 1 Dominion Day. In Alberta 5650 workers on site, over 20000 nationwide.
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Edmonton
C.N.R
Alberta
Onoway- Peace River
Goose Lake
Calgary
Brazeau
Calgary-MacLeod
Oliver
Calgary-Vegreville
William Mackenzie
The
Road
Sir William
Yellow Head
Edmonton- Athabasca Landing
Canadian Northern
Dominion
Market Report Notes Mixed Wheat Signals in May Weather
The Chicago wheat pit reacted to thunder showers blamed for drought relief that proved illusory. By early June markets regained losses and turned bullish again before quieting with prices near last week’s levels.
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Winnipeg
Kansas
Nebraska
Chicago Wheat Pit
United States
Province Offers funds to aid Calgary relocation plan
The Provincial Government proposes a $20,000 grant to support the Frank relocation project with a $35,000 contribution from the Dominion Government. Officials state greater responsibility lies with the Dominion as the government here approves the decision.
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Calgary
Frank
Dominion
Canadian Chamber Pledges Firms to Enforce Investment Rules
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in London urges London firms handling Canadian land to refuse sales unless buyers’ plans meet detailed conditions aimed at protecting British investors from worthless lots near new western towns.
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London
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
New Zealand Shows Growing Demand for Canadian Autos
A Trade and Commerce report notes Canada made cars gain popularity in New Zealand. From 1903 to 1910 shipments rose from 19 to 95 annually, with 384 cars for the year ending March. At the report time, 192 Canadian autos were en route to Australia, including a Montreal shipment valued around $100,900.
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New Zealand
Ottawa
Trade and Commerce Department
Australia
Montreal
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Will Exalt
Faliieres
Explorer
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Alexander Il
Txpen
Im Province
Shaughnessy
Wistongin Fair
Cunard Co
C.W
N.W
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
Booreting Farm Congress
Chamber OF Commerce
Rupert’s Land Pioneers
the Market Report
Thompson, Sons & Co. Grain Merchants
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