Eighth Annual Western Canada Irrigation Convention Set for Penticton
The eighth annual convention of the Western Canada Irrigation Association will be held in Penticton British Columbia August 17 to 19. Featured speakers include H Berk G M Houston S G Porter J G Rutherford and others discussing irrigation in the Okanagan Valley and broader western development. Penticton lies at the southern tip of Okanagan Lake amid dramatic scenery and aims to become a major interior BC distributing point as irrigation fuels growth. The valley hosts some 500 000 acres suited for fruit and crops with potential for 250 000 residents under ideal climate and transport.
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Western Canada Irrigation Association
Penticton
D.C
Babylon
Egypt
Mexico
India
South America
British Columbia
Farmag
Albeta
Briush Columbia
Peticton
H. Berk
Idano
G M. Houston
S. G. Porter
Department of Interior
Calgary
Alberta
H. Co. McMillen
Canadian Pacific Railway
Portland
Oregon
J. W. Eastham
Dominion
Ottawa
J. T. Hinkie
Oregon Irrigation Congress
Okanagan Valley
Crystal Lakes
California
Canada
Great Mountains
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan
Skaha
Kettle Valley
Hope Mountains
Pentidor
Vancouver
Trebie
Memorial to Champlain Unveiled at Nepean Point
Mrs. Thomas Ahearn, president of Ottawa Women's Historical Club, laid the first spadeful of earth at a memorial site honoring Champlain. The event occurred before delegates from the Ontario Historical Society with Mr. Clarence M. Warner of Napanee assisting.
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Samiel de Champlain
N Pean Point
Thomas Ahearn
Ottawa Women's Historical Club of
Ottawa
Ontario Historical Society
Clarence M. Warner
Napanee
The
Ontario Society
Prunes in Santa Clara Valley Seen Weaker This Season
The Santa Clara valley, California’s top prune producer, may yield over 60 million pounds this year about 25 percent below normal due to unfavorable weather, according to the state horticultural commissioner.
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Santa Clara Valley
California
Flying train without wheels aims to move at 300 to 500 mph
French inventor Emile Bachelet unveils a levitating railcar using repulsion coils to counter gravity. A mile of line could carry 100 pounds of mail at 300 mph for under 25 thousand dollars, with trials planned for London exhibitions.
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Emile Bachelet
London
Liverpool
Bachelet
Mr. Bachelet
Bachetet
Remarkable Goethe Prophecy on a Panama Canal
Goethe told Eckermann on February 21 1827 that a canal linking the Mexican Gulf to the Pacific Ocean would bring immense benefits. He predicted the United States would seize the opportunity and dominate a westward expansion shaping Pacific commerce with China and the East Indies within thirty to forty years.
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Goethe
Eckermann
Panama Canal
Mexican Gulf
Perific Ocean
United States
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
China
East Indies
Not Too Many Doctors in Russia
English doctors gain by the insurance act while Russian physicians are praised for not setting prices. Dr. Ralph Thompson notes Russians accept fair sums based on income and generosity. He adds Russia is the only major European country with an under crowded medical profession.
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England
Ralph Thompson
Russia
Century Claim on Lord Nelson Seizure Reopens Washington Debate
The Crooks heirs win a $23,000 award with 93 years of interest from the 1812 seizure of the Canadian vessel Lord Nelson. The case traces back to the Crooks family owners and heirs including A D Crooks and connections to Ontario figures. The long-running pursuit began after a 1817 court decree deemed the seizure illegal and ordered $5,000 to claimants.
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Washington
Mark
Lord Nelson
Crooks
A. D. Crooks
Toronto
James Crooks
Northern District
New York
Sackett’s Harbor
Theron Rudd
Court of Claims
United States
Adam Crooks
Egerton Ryerson
Ontario
Louisa Burns
Willoughby Crooks
Montreal
J. Crooks
Waterloo
Granville Cunningham
Aleaander
Neil Bethune
Wireless scheme for sea signals aims to prevent fog wrecks
A wireless electric system for sea signal control proposed by the Marconi Company in England seeks to prevent fog related accidents like the Empress of Ireland wreck. The device, soon patented, would also manage safety signals in mines and railways, alarm sights between ships, and wireless railway signals.
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Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Marconi Company
England
Osler Elected Foreign Associate of Academy of Medicine
Sir William Osler Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University has been elected a foreign associate of the Academy of Medicine in a notable scholarly honor.
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William Osler
Regius
Oxford University
The
Academy of Medicine
Well Kept Farm Records Emphasized by Saskatoon Professor
Prof. Gray of Saskatoon urged farm record keeping and business discipline at Regica addressing agricultural secretaries. He outlined three record classes and argued modern farming requires practical financial and cost accounting, noting co operatives like the Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Co as a model for overcoming farmer obstacles and boosting cooperation.
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Regica
Gray
Saskatoon
Rutherford
Dunning
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Co
Suffrage Debate Highlights Women on Public Service
A Montreal clergyman urged suffrage workers to serve the poor and mobilize idle citizens for social work while women speak on political questions without demanding the vote. In Toronto the inaugural Political Equality League meeting praised women speakers and argued for measured progress toward voting rights. Miss Pethick from England urged Canadian women to wait for the ballot to gain education and effectiveness.
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Montreal
Political Equality League
Toronto
Miss Pethick
England
German Olympic Team to Feature Farm Lads and Sailors
Dr. Alvin C. Kraenzlein, head German team coach, notes the 1916 squad will include many farm workers and sailors rather than varsity athletes. He cites college men as too fond of beer and dining to train seriously, doubting quick improvements.
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Germany
Alvin C. Kraenzlein
Lifeboat on Aquitania uses wireless to stay in touch
A new 30 foot long motor lifeboat for the liner Aquitania features wireless apparatus with a range of 100 to 150 miles. The craft, 9 feet 8 inches wide, towed lifeboats and will be carried on the boat deck for emergencies at sea.
Methodists press on Indian restraint at Calgary conference
Indian prisoners to be segregated from white inmates to curb influences and curb gaming and drinking. Resolution urges policing of intoxicants and drugs on reserves and calls attention to sun dances and witchcraft concerns among Christian Indians.
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Calgary
Department of Prisons
Indian Department
Dominion
Mixed farming urged to save western agriculture says Rutherford
Dr J G Rutherford of the Canadian Pacific Railway urges North Battleford audience that Western Canada cannot prosper on wheat alone. He advocates mixed farming to avoid summer fallow and soil exhaustion while livestock feeding improves farm viability and regional development. The Financial Times notes the speaker calls farmers gamblers when they plow large tracts and leave land idle for winter.
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Canada
North Battleford
J. G. Rutherford
Canadian Pacific Railway
F. M. Sclanders
Saskatoor
Prairie Provinces
E. W. Elliott
Government Agricultural School
O Ds
Alberta
Elliott
West
Rutherford
California
Dr. Rutherford
First Diamond Discovery of Griqualand Sparks Kimberley Boom
The first Griqualand stone found by a farmer’s children was used as a plaything before being identified as a diamond in Capetown. It later sold at the Paris Exposition for 32 500 and spurred diamond finds across Griqualand West. Britain annexed the Griguas in 1871, mines opened at Kimberley, and the Stewart diamond of 2833 carats in 1872 drew global attention with Kimberley mine output valued at 1 100 000 dollars daily.
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Griqualand
South Africa
Capetown
Griqualand West
Great Britain
Vaal River
Kimberley
Amundsen Plans Polar Airplane Expedition Prep
Explorer Captain Roald Amundsen and Captain Jacobsen prepare for a polar air voyage. Training occurs at Johannisthal Aerodome in Germany while German engineers build the aircraft from Amundsen plans. Float-equipped craft will launch from ice with exhaust cooled by water or air and fuel kept above freezing.
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Ronald Amundsen
France
Johannisthal Aerodome
Jacobsen
Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Marconi Unveils Wireless Fog Gun Discharger at Sea
The Marconi company introduces a wireless apparatus to discharge fog guns at sea and for other uses. Tests in every war have been satisfactory. Control is secured by a switch operated by an official in a coset yard station where the transmitting gear is installed.
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Marconi
Coset
Tax Reform Targeted by Lloyd George Draws Mixed Praise
The text reviews Lloyd George's 1915 16 budget proposing one third of capital income taxed after income and super tax plus death duties. Sir William Lever endorses the plan praising the ideal tax mix, while observers note foreign income and site value taxes shape imperial revenue. Projections claim rising national income could absorb larger budgets.
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William Lewer
David Lloyd George
William Lever
Lloyd-George
British Columbia
Lloyd George
United Kingdom
Deo. Paish
The
Statist
Sir George
England
American unity amid diverse origins, framed by Vera Cruz deaths
Edmerton Capital notes an exhortation praising American blood and unity beyond Irish German French or Hebrew stock. The speech honors sailors killed at Vera Cruz, stressing that all were Americans first and foremost. The message urges Canadians to embrace a similar inclusive national identity.
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Lincoln
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Edmerton Capital
Vegetarian Dogs and Gourmet Diets in a Curious Menagerie
The text describes a Brussels terrier loving asparagus and endive while hating strawberries and craving black coffee after lunch. A bulldog enjoys apples oranges bananas grapes and tomatoes with a visible drool reaction when an orange is peeled. A green grocer supplies grapes daily and the dog insists on entering the shop for his normal portion.
Royal Society of Canada Gains Momentum in Canada
The late Duke of Argyll helped establish a Royal Society in Canada to unite literature science and the arts. A writer once warned it would do little for literature, but under strong leadership the society has grown vigorous and now plans to promote its stated purpose.
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Royal Society of Canada
Duke of Argyll
Canada
Royal Society
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