Great Northern to Build Transcontinental Lines in Canada
The Great Northern plans and surveys show 1,809 miles of routes across Canada and the U S including lines from Vancouver to Fernie and Winnipeg to Brandon. Construction and surveying parties move toward an August readiness with feeder lines and hoped cross-border connections as rival railways push parallel routes.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railways
Atros
Canadian Northwest
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Great Northern
United States
Midway
Brandon
Fernole
Fernie
Kushkenook
Nelson
Canadian
Hill
the Northern
Canada
St John’s
N.D
Portage
Prairie
Virden
Lake Country
Emerson
Hibbing
Minn
International Falls
Hnes
Canadian Northern
Northern
Canadian Territory
Record Sale of Railroad Lands Montreal Fourfold Spring Demand
A heavy flow of settlers to the northwest appears in the C P R land statement for March. Directors had limited land sales, yet about 46 000 acres were sold for 431 000, three times the area sold in any other spring month. Many American farmers purchased lands.
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Montreal
C.P.R
To Buy Fanning Island Reported From Hobart Town
A Times despatch from Hobart Town Tasmania says a German syndicate backed by the German government plans to acquire Fanning Island. The islet in the Wilson group covers about fifteen square miles with a population around 150. Britain advertised the sale by auction at Fiji in the High Commissioner's Court on April 17.
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London
Times
Hobart Town
Tasmania
Fan Island
Fanning Island
Or Wilson Group
Great Britain
Fiji
High Commissioner's Court
Banks to Extend Business in West
Montreal banks plan a bold policy shift expanding branches across the West. The Merchants Bank has opened six new branches in Alberta Manitoba and British Columbia with sites at Alix Stettler Dalsland Shoal Lake Russell Vancouver and Winnipeg. The Royal Bank adds Winni BC branches and aims to grow throughout western provinces and Ontario. Molsons plan Edmonton and Vancouver branches while Hochelaga also targets those cities and more.
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Montreal
West
Merchants Bank
Alberta
Alix Stettler
Dalsland
Manitoba
Fat Shoal Lake
Russell
British Columbia
Vancouver
Royal Bank
Winni
Western Provinces
Ontario
Canada
Molsons
Edmonton
Hochelaca
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada After Australia
Reynolds reports in Secret History of Today that the Prince of Wales may voyage from England in September or October, with return by way of Japan and Canada. The trip hints at an additional Australian voyage previously planned.
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London
Reynold
Prince of Wales
England
Japan
Canada
Whalers Report From Ice Environs Batley's Island
San Francisco dispatch describes first advices from whaling fleet trapped in Arctic ice at Batley's Island. Ships Baluga Herman Narwhal and Belvedere are wintering there with no starvation danger. Crews report good health despite a severe winter and no noted hardships.
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San Francisco
Batley’s Island
Herman
Arctic
Executions in Pietermaritzburg After Poll Tax Uprising
Twelve natives condemned for the murder of policemen during February’s poll tax uprising were shot on April 2 after a postponement sparked a dispute between imperial and colonial authorities.
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Pietermaritzburg
Training Homes for Child Immigrants in Canada Suggested
Sir Kinloch Cooke proposes Canadian training homes for immigrant children. He favors special farm training beginning at ages ten or eleven, funded by an imperial grant to relieve Britain of elementary education burdens.
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London
Rouge Smart
Canada
Kinloch Cooke
Death of Thos Tweed in Windsor Hotel Montreal
Thomas Tweed, of Medicine Hat, died of heart failure in the Windsor hotel. He was connected with cotton companies near Montreal and had been traveling for his health. One daughter is Mrs Hill of Winnipes.
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Montreal
Thomas Tweed
Medicine Hat
Windsor Hotel
Tweed
Hill
Winnipes
Stay at Home advocated by Joseph Fels in unemployed conference
Joseph Fels urged staying at home at a conference of the unemployed in London. He argued immigration faced justified unpopularity. He cited Canadian cities, noting Toronto has worse housing pressure than London for a 2 pound weekly earner.
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London
Joseph Fels
Canada
Toronto
Jaos Target the Philippines as War Preparations Rise
Moscow dispatches report General Von Mack, Russian Red Cross official, returned from Japan claiming Japan prepares for war. He states the obvious foe is America and notes plans against the Philippines are under way.
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Moscow
von Mack
The
Red Cross
Japan
America
Sperm Whale Caught at Vancouver Island Station
Victoria report says Captain Balcolm of the Sechart whaling station received a telegram that the Orions caught a sperm whale and towed it to the station. The animal is estimated at 100 tons and may be the first of its species seen outside the Arctic regions.
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Victoria
B. C
Balcolm
Te Sechart
Vancouver Island
Orions
Arctic
Royal call for Honved supplementary reserves
A royal decree formally summons the 1904 Honved supplementary reserves due to Hungary’s parliament failing to pass the recruiting bill. The Honveds comprise about 20 000 men across twenty eight infantry regiments and ten cavalry regiments.
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Budapest
Red River Rising Threatens Frozen North Dakota Banks
Grand Forks reports rapid rise of the Red River with the ice going out. Officials say no flood danger unless headwater release increases runoff soon. Banks are high yet bottoms overflow in many places as the river nears thaw over the next weeks.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Red River
Fargo
Roosevelt Launches Battleship Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt participates in the launch of the battleship Theodore Roosevelt by pressing a button in the White House office and releasing the ship into the river, marking a ceremonial achievement.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Important Homestead Ruling Tightens Entry Rules
The Department of the Interior issues new homestead regulations to curb abuse and land company schemes. Applications must be filed in person at local offices or via wired subagents, with priority given to vacant land upon receipt of a telegram. Impersonation or misrepresentation cancels entries and forfeits priority. Only one active inspection application per person. transfers restricted to close relatives. postings will mark cancellations. wrongful information by applicants risks loss of reentry rights. Effective April 17, superseding prior rules, with R F A Leech, Brandon, empowered to act.
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Department of the Interior
Dominion Land Agence Sies
R. FE. A. Leech
Brandon
Exeter Bathing Master Resigns After Saving Many Lives
London reports Frank Shooter, resigning as superintendent of the Exeter bathing ground, has in 25 years saved over 300 lives. He holds Royal Humane Society honors including the gold medal and 100 sovereigns. He once swam 100 yards in darkness to rescue a boy, with only one drowning incident recorded at Exeter bathing ground in 25 years.
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London
Frank Shooter
Exeter
Royal Humane Society
Shooter
Exeter Bathing Ground
Galloway Society Proposes Resolution Against Embargo Removal
London report notes the Galloway Agricultural Society acting for dairy interests moves a resolution opposing removing the embargo. The motion is presented by W. H. Ralston, Member of Parliament.
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London
Galloway Agricultural Society
W. H. Ralston
M.P
Honors for Ralph Connor at Knox College Convocation
Ralph Connor receives the Doctor of Divinity degree at Knox College Convocation in Toronto. Rev Dr Gordon speaks on church world relations and politics, urging preachers and laity to engage in social issues for city stability. Mutual Life probe finds management abuses traced to rivalry pressures.
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Toronto
Ralph Connor
Knox College
Gordon
MacLaren
G. W. Ross
West
Emperor William Abandons Mediterranean Trip Plan
The article reports that Emperor William has decided to drop his planned voyage to the Mediterranean. No new dates or destinations are provided, and the decision shifts focus to alternative travels or engagements for the emperor.
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William
Wheat market trends show firm tone with mixed closes
The report notes a mostly firm seven days in wheat with modest weekly gains then slight easings. American prices hover near export basis while European demand grows. supplies from India Argentina Russia Australia and South Africa affect outlook. Fort William Port Arthur Manitoba prices firm with futures at April to July ranges.
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United States
America
American
Europe
India
Argentina
Australia
Russia
South Africa
China
Japan
Philippines
South America
England
Bradstreets
Manitoba
Fort William
Port Arthur
Authority grants militia reserve appointment to Canadian officers
Ottawa authorizes the South African reserve by the militia department. Any Canadian who served as an officer in the Canadian contingent corps during the South African war, imperial yeomanry, or any regular is eligible for appointment within the age limit for the rank. On appointment, they receive the rank held in South Africa and will not be promoted higher in the militia while serving in the reserve.
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Ottawa
Militia Department
Imperial Yeomanry
South Africa
Memory Voices Lesson on Faith and Healing in Luke
A 1908 Sunday School lesson discusses faith in Jesus, the centurion’s humility, and the healing of a servant, highlighting that only God can grant worthiness and that true trust moves God to act. It links the Luke narrative with Matthew and John and notes Jesus’ power over life and death, foreshadowing the kingdom.
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Prem Asocition
Tim. FBI
Jesus of Nazareth
Israel
Jesus
Matthew
Luke
Paul
God
Mark
Lazarus
Martha
Mary
John
Elijah
Elisha
Resurgam Easter Promise Across Faiths
The Easter message of resurrection is sung for all peoples across diverse faiths. The refrain Resurgam rises from minaret and steeple as hope and unity cross borders from Arab to Hindu, Persian to Christian, proclaiming I shall rise again in every heart. New York World
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Roth
Allah
Shila
Vishnu
New York World
Easter Bonnets Marked Down at the Club Window
In a Boston Globe style scene set ten days before Easter, four men at a club bet on whether women will stop at the milliner’s Easter bonnet display. Dolly Street, Jack’s fiancée, enters the plot when she is revealed among the shoppers, prompting questions of recognition and flirtation.
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Tom
Harry
Jack
Dolly Street
Gents
Marino
Capital Idea
Capital
Bank
Martin
Jove
Tenner
Paschal Candle Symbolism and Historic Details
The paschal candle marks the Easter season symbolizing Christ rising as the light of the world. In 1457 a Canterbury candle reportedly weighed 300 pounds. A Norwich candle was described as so tall it required lighting through a roof opening.
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Canterbury
Norwich
England
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Thos. Tweed
Jaos
Mutual Life
the Market Report
Hompson, Sons & Co
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Lakewil
LD. M. Stearns
Constance Levien
BY Frank Norris
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Miss Street
Dick—Harry
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