Welland Canal as a National Task in Canada
The article lauds Canada’s 50 million dollar plan to build the Welland Ship Canal across the Niagara Peninsula. It praises engineering ambition, compares its scale to Panama and Suez, and highlights engineer John Laing Weller of Kingston, his career, and the project timeline aiming for 1918 completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadas
North American
Toronto
Welland Ship Canal
Welland Canal
Makire
Niagara Cataract
Niagara Peninsula
Weilane Canal
Panama
Tiz
Suez
Welland Canals
Greater
Welland
Council
Joan Laing Weller
Globe
Imperial Service
Royal Military College
Kingston
Weller
Cobourg
Trent Canal
St. Lawrence
Cornwall Canal
St Catharines
Fort Weller
Fort Colborne
Prairies
Eastern
Toronto Globe
Dairy Congress Touts Global Dairying Progress
Mr J A Ruddick Dominion dairy commissioner returns from six sessions of the International Dairy Congress in Berne Switzerland. The triennial gathering of world experts welcomed delegates to the Swiss capital with addresses on the latest scientific progress in dairying, delivered mainly in French with some German and English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Dairy
Berne
Switzerland
Albine Republic
Russian-born Willis faces uncertain fate after prison release
The case of Ike Willis a 30 year old Russian born man described as an undesirable alien. He was jailed for contravening an expulsion order and faces possible permanent travel between England and Russia if expelled. Willis has lived in the UK and US and has a wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Willis
Amica England
Russia
Willis
London
Purcell
Engand
America
United States
Denunciation of algebra stirs National Education meeting
Dr J H Francis of Los Angeles blasted the present school system at the National Education association session in St Paul. He attacked algebra as a threat to souls and claimed many teachers lack soul and rely on rote methods. He charged teachers with immorality from dating students and criticized conservative resistance to change.
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J. H. Francis
Los Angeles
Cal
National Education Association
St. Paul
Dr. Francis
Kamloops Public Market Opens Amid Crowd and Demand
Kamloops B C opens a public market drawing an early crowd as vendors arrive. Farmers showed less urgency, but demand outstripped supply and remaining produce sold quickly. City aims to attract surrounding farmers and foster direct buyer producer contact.
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Kamloopa
B.C
Kamloops
B.cc
Kaiser for Popular Sport Urges Mass Physical Upbuilding
The Emperor of Germany praised sport as a tool for mass physical development over chasing records. In a Bruns Buttel Koog dinner after the Lower Elbe regatta he said the nation should share sport’s benefits broadly, lifting the masses rather than highlighting elite performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bruns-Buttel-Koog
Elbe
Tevel
Osler Warns Conference on Tuberculosis Control
Sir William Osler, Regius Professor at Oxford, told a Luge audience that nearly all attendees were tuberculous. He claimed with radium and a microscope he would find a small focus of tuberculosis in 90 percent of them and urged strict state control over consumptives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Osler
Regius
Oxford University
Sir William
Beef Stored for Eighteen Years Showcases Refrigeration
A hindquarter of frozen beef exhibited at Smithfield illustrates refrigeration's impact on food supply. Shipped from Australia in 1896, it was kept in Malta cold storage for experiments until the government retrieved its warehouse months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Australia
Malta
Town Betterment: a call for civic action in small towns
A Canadian Welfare League piece urges town groups to form monthly clubs to tackle health, education, morals, and recreation. It cites health surveys, clean-up days, school use for debates, and a commercial club structure to spur practical projects and community pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hansen
Des Moines
Canadian Welfare League
Benefits of Forest Reserves and Watershed Conservation
The article argues for conservation through forest reserves to ensure perpetual timber supply and protect water flows. It highlights protection forests like Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, discusses flood and erosion control, and notes Canadian and U S efforts, including the Weeks Bill and watershed actions on the Appalachian and Trent basins undertaken by federal and provincial authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Dominion
Plains
United States
Appalachian Mountains
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Carolinas
Trent River
Commission of Conservation
Trent Valley
Dommon
Avave
1000 Miles of Rails by Grand Trunk Pacific
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway finished nearly 1,000 miles of main and branch lines in the last year aided by track laying machines. One machine alone laid five and a half miles of steel in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Dominion Experimental Farm Exhibits For Canadian Fairs
Six prepared exhibits will travel to major Canadian fairs to showcase Dominion farms. Each exhibit, assembled at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa under J. F. Watson, spans seventy two feet and twelve panels. Two panels per exhibit highlight local branch farm work for the hosting fair region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
J. F. Watson
Dominion Farms
J. H. Grisdale
German farms supply soldiers in 1912 census
The 1912 statistics show 58.9 percent of German farmers fit for military duty, higher than Berlin proper at 31.9 percent. Wilmersdorf, a Greater Berlin area, furnishes 48.2 recruits per hundred examined, the highest among large cities.
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Germany
Berlin
Wilmersdorf
Tge
Brooke lauds militia drills at Petawawa camp
Lord Brooke praises the militia maneuvers as productive lessons and notes the rapid mobilization of thirteen thousand men at Petawawa. Col Hughes fosters cadet training and staff relations, while imperial officers exchange ideas to benefit the empire. The presence of the Duke of Connaught and Sir Robert Borden boosted troop interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brooke
PetewaWa
Brooke
Col. Hughes
Val Hughes
H.R.H
Luke of
Connaught
Robert Borden
C P R Plans Motor Wagon Fleet To Reach Farmers
The C P R aims to adopt a large scale system of supplementary transportation by motor wagons in the prairie provinces. Freight stations become depots for a fleet of motor wagons sized to district needs, with major stations housing 12 to 20 cars. Each wagon carries roughly one sixth of a railway carload, chiefly for grain and autumn harvests, to aid farmers and support homesteaders year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C P.R
Prairie Provinces
Reforms Roll Out From Kingston Penitentiary Plan
Reforms proposed by a commission after a broad investigation are being put into effect by the justice department at Kingston. The changes include an evening meal for convicts, new eating utensils, reduced use of rubbing and hosing, and the engagement of visiting physicians. Staff changes are noted, with calls for more outdoor work and expanded manufacturing to supply government departments, a plan requiring careful consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston Penitentiary
Department of Justice
Kingston
Absinthe Craze Spreads Across Europe and North Africa
A growing absinthe craze sweeps the continent and England as Switzerland bans sales though it remains Europe’s top producer with strict export control. Smuggling from France arises in Swiss cases while Morocco bans manufacture sale and import at General Lyautey’s request. Travelers report appalling effects and caravans ferrying absinthe from coast to interior.
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Continent
England
Switzerland
Europe
France
Morocco
General Lyautey
Fez
Forestry as a practical discipline and its core obligation
Forestation is described as the art of using forests while perpetuating them. It stresses utilitarian goals, prioritizing wood crops over aesthetics and comparing forestry to agriculture. The key duty is systematic replacement of harvested crops, differentiating it from mere lumbering.
Lord Wimborne Sells Cardiff Estate in South Wales
Lord Wimborne, famed for bringing the polo cup from America, sells his Cardiff estate in South Wales for 500000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Wimborne
America
Cardiff
South Wales
Wireless Signals From Trains Prove Reliable for Operations
The Lackawanna system demonstrates wireless telegraph signals between moving trains and stations, enabling semaphore changes from a distance. Foley cites improved efficiency, reduced stopping, and cost savings in long freight runs. The service is now used in emergencies and commercial telegrams are being prepared with regular rates.
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Tas Lackawanna
Scranton
LB Foley
Lackawanni 8
Telegraph
Foley
Raiload
Lackawanna
Mountain Division
Binghampton
Lackawanna Limited
Railroad and Telegraph Companies
Fur Farming in Canada revised edition issued
The Commission of Conservation announces a second edition of Fur Farming in Canada to meet demand for reliable information. The volume expands on fox raising and covers breeding for fur of Karakul sheep, raccoon, mink, marten, muskrat, beaver, reindeer, moose and other species with details on fur trade markets and approximate skin prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Commission of Canserivation
Cable project to connect New York and Panama
A vast undersea cable line from New York to Panama will begin in October. The Telegraph Construction Co of London plans the 2,500 mile installation at an estimated cost of 5 million dollars, with the cable ship Colonia laying the line at about seven knots per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Panama
Telegraph Construction Co
London
Colonia
Foreigners Predominate in Death Sentences, No Canadian Included
The justice department reports 11 recent death sentences with no Canadian or British subject among the condemned. The record emphasizes foreign involvement in capital crimes within the Dominion, noting the absence of citizens from Canada or Britain in the list.
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Dominion
Justice Department
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Francis
Kaiser
Leeds
C.P.R
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