London Express On Latent Miracle of Griente Rapid Transit
The London Standard and Express describe a magnetic rail car idea with air suspended deliveries and a London to Manchester 48 minute plan. Proponents claim lower carriage costs and magnetically powered propulsion, while critics warn of overoptimistic expectations and novelty risk.
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London Standard and Express
Griente
America
Borheint
London
Manchester
Necessa Tate
Rai Way
Bachelot
Express
Rogers Pass tunnel plan transforms Canadian Pacific route
The Rogers Pass tunneling scheme for the CPR shortens the transcontinental route by four miles and will cost over 1000 million. A pioneer bore method will create a five mile tunnel with parallel shafts for simultaneous heading and ventilation. Work aims for completion by end of 1916 with extensive locomotive shops and equipment at Rogers Pass.
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CPR
Beikirks
Meiera Scieore
Waturt
Taliess
Soment
Rogers’ Pass
America
Hoosac
New York Central
Rogers Pass
Selkirks
Sven
Canadian Pacific
Wille
Fred
Witteheed
Spain Seeks Jewish Return with Madrid Knowledge Centre
Spain plans a center of Jewish learning in Madrid to entice Spanish Ashkenazi Jews living in eastern Europe back to the country. A Tangier Jewish commission near the king argued for about 25 000 Jews across Morocco, stressing enduring ties to Spain and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Europe
Tangier
Morocco
Spanish Navy Plans Major Shipbuilding Fund
The Spanish minister of marine introduces a five year bill funding 7.2 million annually to build warships in Spanish arsenals. The aim is to avoid foreign builders and have battleships laid down and manned by Spaniards with Spanish crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miranda
Skeleton of Ship Found Near Libas
The skeleton of a ship believed to be the Moskva was found near Libas. The Moskva, once a unit in Peter the Great’s squadron, foundered in 732, and this discovery sheds light on its fate and origin.
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Libas
Peter the Great
History of the horseshoe as a talisman and tool
The article traces beliefs about horseshoes as luck charms across cultures and eras. It notes witches targeting horses, the superstition of horseshoeing over stables, and the spread of iron shoeing in England after William the Conqueror, with ancient and nonshoeing practices in Greece, Rome, India, and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Greece
Rome
Nero
England
William the Conqueror
Japan
April War Coincidence Highlighted in Washington
Governor Victor Locke of the Choctaw nation notes a pattern that major American wars began in April. He recalls the Docke war and mentions April as the start month for revolutions and conflicts from the American Revolution to the Civil War era.
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Washington
Tampico
Spain
Congress
McCkinney
Victor Alo Locke
Oklahoma
United States
Fort Sill
Wax Bath Treatment Gains Attention in Medical Circles
Reports from Dr Barthe de Sandfort and the London Telegraph describe a wax bath therapy with a tonic effect and gentler heat. The method claims to suit the frail and cardiac patients where ordinary hot baths fail, and notes success in nerve troubles and rheumatism after multiple sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barthe de Sandfort
London Telegraph
Mequtt University Dean Appointed Legal Adviser in Egypt
De Peederitk P. Walton former dean of Mequtt University law faculty spent a year in Egypt delivering lectures at Cairo Government Law School and has been named member of the Egyptian administration's legal advisers.
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de Peederitk P. Walton
Fveral
Mequtt University
Egypt
Government Law School
Cairo
Star of Legal Advisers
The Americanization of Canada and imperial ties
The Torente correspondent of the London Times discusses Canada’s imperial problem in a long column. He questions whether Brits understand the imperial bond with Canada amid rising immigration and potential moves toward an independent republic. He notes Canada’s news focus shifting to Britain for value, not American stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Canada
Great Britain
Né’s
United States
Times
Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle in the United Kingdom
Sir Sydney Pocock reported statistics from the tuberculosis act investigations up to September showing 22 tuberculous cows among 1,162 tested milk samples. He argued public fear over milk from diseased cows was overstated and noted £13,998 in costs with £5,246 paid as compensation for slaughtered animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
British
Dairy Farmers’ Association
Sydney Pocock
Board of Agriculture
Military view at Toronto dinner warns of Canadian unpreparedness
Major General Sir William Otter addressing the Royal Grenadiers sergeants annual dinner in Toronto urged vigilance against external danger. He warned Canada is presently unprepared, lacking numbers and material, and warned that without definite long term preparation the nation risks losing its identity.
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Royal Grenadiers Sergeants
Toronto
Wm. Oe
Canada
Jook
Otter
Eoonner
Jatter
Japan to Form State Department for 1915 Naval Review
The Japanese government planned to form the state department in Washington to allocate 265,362 dollars for Japanese warships to participate in the international naval review at Hampton Roads in early 1915 and for the voyage through the Panama Canal to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
Light Rays and Germs Discussed by Dr Rows at Academy
Dr Rows of the Petteur Institute in Paris presented observations at the Academy of Sciences on ultraviolet light transforming microbes. He described microbe mortality and shape changes under exposure and posited microbes may evolve from primitive forms under light, challenging the idea that noxious germs resist exposure.
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Rows
Petteur Institute
Paris
Academie Des Sciences
Mme
Victor Henri
Roux
Big Dividends in Diamonds at Colonnial Mining
The Colonnial Mining Company declares a dividend of 200 percent despite no technical cut, amid German interests. Founder Herr Stauch, once a railway official, has risen to a major position in the colony as dividend plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonnial Mining Company
Queen Mary backs English Countif Women patronage
Mrs Creighton announced that Queen Mary of England has consented to become a patron of the English Countif Women. Mr Creighton said the English council supports woman suffrage but opposes militancy, which a minority of women in Bogiad advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Creighton
Eskimo Mission Work Sees Dramatic North Changes
Archdeacon Whittaker reports on Arctic missions among the Eskimos at Mackenzie River delta, noting baptism progress and a shift from immorality to religious teaching. He warns against predicting a future for the extreme north beyond fur bearing value while detailing living and travel conditions, including a mission party toward Herschel Island and Fort McPherson with a 42 foot motor boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stefansson
Arctic
Archdeacon Whittaker
Edmonton
Far North
Port McPherson
Macheure
Arctic Circle
Bishop Stringer
Mackenzie River Delta
Perth
Wo.Henry Fry
Herschell Island
Victoria Land
Mr Fry
Bishop Lucas
Fort McPherson
Herschel
Plan for Anglo American history chair in British universities
A proposal aims to establish in each British university a chair of Anglo American history staffed by an English and an American professor who would travel between campuses. Joint prize money will be awarded to students showing the strongest grasp of both nations’ histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1Itie
Iron One University
Joc Anomer
Report on spiritual healing committee in London
A London committee of spiritual healing affirms mental processes aid recovery in functional diseases. It endorses prayer and divine power within natural law, urges equal recognition of spiritual and medical ministrations, and warns against independent treatment by unqualified persons.
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London
Westminster
Brsce Duckworth
Durham
St. Paul's
Douglas Powe!l
Clifford Abbott
From Farm to the Table parcel post list
The Boston postmaster circulated a list titled From the Farm to the Table. It classifies farmers ready to distribute products by parcel post and has already led to direct dealings with buyers. The program aims to connect producers and consumers through improved information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massile
Poronto World
Revelstoke National Park Set Aside in British Columbia
An order in council designates 95 square miles as Revelstoke National Park within the railway belt of British Columbia and the Revelstoke district. It borders the Mistywaet River and features glaciers tall peaks and waterfalls.
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British Columbia
VCS
Mt. Revelstoke
Revelstoke National Park
Catania, Sicily’s Largest City, Repeatedly Shaken by Quakes
Catania, with about 140 000 residents, sits on Sicily’s east coast south of Messina. Founded before 729, it endured frequent earthquakes and lava flows from Mount Etna. In 1693 a major earthquake destroyed the city.
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Catania
Sicily
Messina
Etna
Lloyds List to Become Daily Global News Paper
Lloyd's List will publish as a daily newspaper of twenty four pages with about 4000 news items per issue. Semaphone telegraph and wireless will augment coverage via foreign government arrangements. Its birth occurred 218 years ago when Edward Lloyd printed a two page mercantile paper in London.
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Lloyd's List
Lloyds
Edward Lloyd
Loombard Short
London
Irrigation Plan Aims to Cover 400000 Acres in Alberta
Dominion irrigation commissioner F Ho Prters states that about 400000 acres in southern Alberta may be placed under irrigation soon. The plan envisions either Dominion government control or municipalities obtaining rights to operate irrigation systems in various districts, with headquarters in Calgary.
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Alberta
Daimnion
F Ho Prters
Dominion
Iy Cake
Italy to Participate in Panama-Pacific Exposition 1915
Italy accepts formal note from government to join the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Italian parliament allocates funds for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Hae
Sympathy as safeguard of the soul quote attributed to Carlyle
A concise quote asserts that sympathy protects the soul from selfishness, reflecting a moral stance attributed to Thomas Carlyle. The line emphasizes empathy as a safeguard shaping character and ethical behavior.
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Carlyle
Monoplane Planned for Trans Atlantic Flight
A large monoplane is under construction by Martin Haedadyn firm for trans Atlantic fans. Gustave Hamel, Britain's famed aviator, visits Maria Handadyn sheds to inspect progress. The craft resembles the Antoinette with a 63 foot wingspan and 250 horsepower engine. Officials say the machine aims at long distance records and a 24 hour flight with a pilot passenger and instruments. Hamel plans to test her for a trans Atlantic crossing.
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Martin
Hubert Latham
Belmont Park
Alsa
Hamel
Western Canada Revival Prompts New Pioneering View
Frederick Foster writes in American Magazine on Canadian West expansion, contrasting modern development with traditional pioneer hardship. He notes railways, farming advances, booming towns, and large British and American migration, arguing Canada offers faster, improved opportunities and transformed settler life.
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Frederick Foster
Archanues
Conia Express
Sethiers
Great Britain
Middle West
Canada
Canadas
Central United Peiens
Teamdi Fothers
Western Canada
Central
British Columbia
Fraser River
Stuart River
Agierita
Fraser
Winnipeg
Chicago
Boston
Vic
Prairie apple varieties from Saunders crosses now tested
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa reports prairie apple trees developed by Dr. William Saunders through crosses of wild Siberian crab with named apples. First crosses are the size of large crab apples and well distributed across prairie provinces, proving hardy where larger apples fail. Varieties named Jewel, Charles, Silvia, Prince, Tony Robin, Elisa, Alberta Columbia, Ruby, Northern, Queen and Eve lead the list. Some second crosses with more apple blood fruited in 1913 and earlier, with many reaching two and a half inches in diameter.
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Wm. Saunders
Prairie Prairies
Department of Agriculure
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Jewel
Charles
Silvia
Prince
Tony Robin
Elisa
Alberta Columbia
Ruby
Nothern
Queen
Eve
New Edible Mushroom by French Botanist
Prof Mauruchot, a noted French botanist, developed a delicious edible mushroom from wild woods fungi. Planted in Paris Observatory cellars, it grows year round with stems eight inches high and caps four to six inches wide. The holoma midun Hs fliv er variety shows purplish blue stems that fade with continued cultivation.
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Mauruchot
Paris Observatory
Forest waste felt abroad hits German industry hard
The article notes shrinking U S forest supplies affect German pencil and carriage industries. Red cedar and hickory, sourced from Tennessee Alabama Georgia Kentucky Texas, face scarcity, prompting talk of substitutes. The German army also relies on American hickory for hammering and fittings, signaling broader economic impact.
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Tennies
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
America
Carriage Ag
Davari
Experimental carbonizing of coal ties tested at Esenvan
Experiments by the Dominion of Canada in carbonizing coal at Esenvan show promising results. Commissioner Anderson Cabrefon says the process produces briquettes and a harder fuel comparable to Pennsylvania hard coal, with briquettes to be marketed by Free Press es.
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Esevan
Anderson Cabrefon
Meteiann Board of Trade
Pennsylvania
Nelson and Hamilton Letter Not in 1814 Collection
A Septembers Tech note mentions a September letter from Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton aboard the Victory not included in the 1814 Nelson and Hamilton letters. The Jeter autograph and historical document sale fetched 1050, while a related collection of manuscripts and engravings on d Ron de Beaumont sold for 3450.
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Tech
Lord Nelson
Lady Hamilton
Jeter
d'Ron de Beaumont
Railway Land Grants Since 1878 Reveals Large Acreage Totals
Government records show Canadian land grants to railways totaling 30,426,817 acres since 1878. Major patenting occurred 1900 to 1908 with 26,269,257 acres granted in that span, including a peak year around 1900 191. No grants before 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ieas
Congo Free State sale stirs world scandal and debate
Readers recall the long controversy over King Leopold's Congo rubber plantations, rumored Belgian government plans to sell, and the resulting international tension as moral and economic questions clash in the press.
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Leopold
Belgium
Paris
Danei
Gorki Exiled From Russia After Plot Arrest
Frissian novelist Jacim Gorki, once in exile for years, faced arrest in Teg for a 3 revolvers plot. Intervention by peace advocates halted a summary court martial. He was exiled to America, later residing in Capri, and accepted amnesty to be with his wife.
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Teland
Cann
Jacim Gorki
Clorkk
Cient
Teg
Peres Paul
Trepov
Gorki
Russia
America
Capri
Peace Library Planned by Church Peace Union at Berlin
Announcement says the Church Peace Union founded last February by Andrew Carnegie with a 2.4 million endowment has appropriated funds for establishing a peace library in Berlin.
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Peace Library
Berlin
Church Peace Union
Andrew Carnegie
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