The Human President Before Congress
President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress in joint session to advocate tariff reform. He presented as a human, cooperative leader breaking traditional boundaries, earning praise from senators ambassadors and the gallery as he read his tariff message in under eight minutes.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Department of Government
Senate
House @ Representatives
Wilson
Congress
Capitol
Secret Service
White House
House
Bacon
Journal
Bryce
England
Jusserand
France
Mawson party refines map of Antarctic lands
Wireless from Lt Mawson reports his party pursuing systematic research during their enforced stay in polar ice. The commander asserts Wilkes overstated land east of Adelie Land and that the first actual Antarctic land is Adelie Land, indicating the continent lies farther south than Wilkes mapped.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Antarctic
Wilkes
Mawson
Polar
Adelie Land
Elevator Damaged at Fort William Elevator
Grain fell between the brick walls and steel tanks causing the upper half of wall B to collapse while the elevator itself remains operational. The lower half is unstable and will be removed, but the interior and functioning of the elevator are not damaged.
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Fort William
C.P.R
Berlin reports plan for ten aviation stations
Berlin notes naval authorities plan ten aviation stations with four on the Baltic and six on the North Sea. The move signals expanded air defense and coastal surveillance, aligning with strategic goals.
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Berlin
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Balth
North Sea
Crematories on Automobiles to Bury Battlefield Dead
A Militaer Wochenblatt essay proposes field crematories on military vehicles to curb disease from decaying bodies and ease troop movement in future wars. It cites Franco-Prussian War Metz mass burials and wells contaminated by corpses, noting Japanese use of battlefield crematories in Manchuria.
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Berlin
Militaer Wochenblatt
Metz
Gotz
Manchuria
Editorial on American equality critique in Japanese paper
The Asahi, Japan's leading independent paper, attacks American equality rhetoric and says Californians would treat Pacific neighbors worse than negroes. It warns of a humiliating reception for Americans in Japan and notes potential retaliation if a bill passes, including pulling support from the Pacific exposition and denying Americans ownership rights in Japan.
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Tokio
Asahi
Japan
Pacific
Halifax Airship Plant Feasibility Under Study
Halifax, N S may host an airship factory as capitalists inquire into a Halifax station for building rigid semi rigid and non rigid airships and possibly planes following Churchill's remarks on England’s aerial needs.
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Halifax
N.S
Winston Churchill
England
Peace Still Distant as Powers Extend Blockade
Berlin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette says European powers will reject peace terms with Turkey. The note plans to extend the naval blockade to the Drin river mouth in Albania to stop reinforcements and munitions reaching San Giovanni Di Medua.
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Cologne
Balkans
Berlin
Turkey
Drin
Albania
San Giovanni di Medua
Fur Bearing Animal Bill In Ontario Legislature
A Fire and Game committee hearing reviewed a bill to encourage fur animal breeding. Minister Reaume urged permits for possessing selling or buying fur animals. The bill will be redrafted with amendments before reporting back.
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Toronto
Fire and Game Committee
Reaume
Montenegro Conviction Berlin Battles for Territory
King Nicholas of Montenegro responds to a telegram from the National Zeitung declaring the case just before God and man. He asserts national and economic development depend on holding the territory and that only brute force of numbers will compel abandonment.
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Montenegro
Berlin
Nicholas of
National Zeitung
Scutaro
Government Buys Indian Lands in Vancouver
The Kitsilano Indian reserves spanning 80 acres at False Creek entrance were taken over by the provincial government. Twenty Indians relinquished their rights for 11 000 dollars each. The land valued at five million dollars will be used for a public purpose.
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Vancouver
B.C
Kitsilano
False Creek
Smallpox Threatens Ohio Refugees in Hills
Assistant General Frank Dickson reported a desperate situation at Shawneetown with refugees along the Ohio river facing high water and a spreading smallpox epidemic. He warned the outbreak threatened camps in the hills as he completed a 48 hour trip.
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Ohio
Cairo
Frank Dickson
Finais
Shawneetown
Dickson
Queensland Railways Cost Sydney In Brisbane Inquiry
The Dominion Trades Commission examined evidence in Brisbane and found that Queensland Railways have spent about 145 million dollars to date opening lines.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Brisbane
Dominion Trades Commission
Queensland Railways
Efforts to Abolish Differential Duty on Australian Meat
Sydney reports ongoing tariff discussions aiming to end the unequal duty on Australian meat versus Argentine meat. Officials push for equal treatment to boost Australian producers and trade relations as negotiations continue.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Plight of the Turks in Adriopole Concentration Camp
Hundreds of Turkish soldiers who survived the siege of Adrianople in a camp outside the city are dying from exhaustion dysentery and cholera as death and hunger sweep through the improvised grounds. Bulgarian efforts provide limited bread but bridge repairs delay supplies.
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London
Adrianople
Daily Telegraph
Arda
Tchatalja
Former King Manuel predicts return to Portuguese throne
Manuel declares in Correio interview that he will soon reclaim the throne of Portugal. He outlines social and economic reforms he would implement, denounces despotism replacing parliamentary government, and cites heavy taxes driving 120,000 people to emigrate in 1912.
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Lisbon
Manuel of
Portugal
Correio
Manuel
Dominions Urge Impregnable Pacific Defence
In Sydney Australia premier Andrew Fisher and New Zealand customs minister F U P Fisher say Australia’s danger is New Zealand’s danger and a common menace exists. They urge a navy to deter any war against the Dominions and endorse Canada’s Pacific patrol role as fully necessary.
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Sydney
N.S.W
Andrew Fisher
F. U. P. Fisher
New Zealand
Pacific
Australia
Dominions
Hughes
Canada
Four Egyptian Villages Clash in Upper Egypt Fight
Four villages in Upper Egypt divided into rival camps and clashed with arms. Four people were killed and sixty wounded in the ensuing battle before police intervened and halted the fighting.
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Cairp
Upper
Egypt
Peace River Steamer Link Planned In Athabasca Landing
R Creel and W Stapleton of Canadian Northern visit Athabasca Landing to plan traffic interchange with Peace River steamboat lines. Navigation should begin within weeks as hundreds await transit and 30 000 homesteads attract landseekers. a large immigration hall is being built and Hudson Bay Co ships offer a summer Mackenzie River tour to the Arctic circle.
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Athabasca Landing
Alta
R. Creel- Man
Canadan Northern Railway
Willam Stapleton
Canadian Northern Rail Way
Peace River Country
Northern Transportation Company
Hudson Bay Lines
Athabasca
Dominion
Gateway City
Hudson Bay Steamboat Company
Mackenzie Rivers
Arctic Circle
Canadian Northern Railway
Market Report: Wheat Prices Strength in European Demand
Winnipeg reports wheat values rising on European buying strength and ongoing demand from Continental ports. US conditions show an excellent April winter wheat outlook at 91.6, while foreign purchases and Argentina shipments support prices. despite favorable US prospects, European demand may limit declines.
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Winnipeg
Europe
Broomhall
Russia
North Africa
Germany
United States
Wheat and grain markets amid navigation delay at Great Lakes
World ship ments rise while U S supplies fall. Winnipeg market stronger with export demand and bull sentiment. Ice conditions on the Soo delay navigation. ministers arrange ice breaker. May futures around 90 cents and nearby oats and flax prices edge up amid tightening grain moves.
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Winnipeg
Here
Minneapolis
Fort William
Port Arthur
Sault Ste. Marie
Grain Exchange
Minister of Public Works
Ottawa
Soo
Alberta
A.R.W
Duluth
N.W.C
Jacob Meets Esau After Fearful Journey and Blessing
A devotional look at Genesis 33 1 15 treats Jacobs fear before meeting Esau, the divine protection shown by angels, and the peaceful reunion. It reflects on Jacobs wrestling with God, the change to Israel, Peniel meaning face of God, and the themes of forgiveness and brotherly kindness in the narrative.
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Jacob
Laban
Esau
Moses
Joshua
God
Paul
Israel
Peniel
Manoah
Samson
Judge xiii
Joseph
Young
Zeppelin Crew Claims French Failed to Grasp Airship Mechanism
Berlin reports from on board the Zeppelin air cruiser Ziv state German officers say French examiners did not uncover the craft’s secret workings. General Herschauer and aviation experts reportedly found insufficient evidence to reproduce the airship’s intricate mechanism. Some crew members recall shots fired at the dirigible, though not confirmed by others aboard.
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Berlin
Luneville
Herschauer
Canada and Its Mail
London reports Sir Hugh Allan, chairman of the Allan line, approving the terms of the new mail contract. He says Canada should have more than one weekly mail service and that the line cannot monopolize the business, calling the arrangement generally equitable.
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London
Hugh Allan
Allan Line
Canada
A.red Mail
London Publication Buys Alberta Land for Demonstration Farm
Calgary Reynolds Newspaper reports that six London publication units acquired a tract near Castor Alberta with plans to establish a demonstration farm.
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Calgary
Reynold
London
Castor
Alberta
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