Western Canadian School Attendance Rise and Regional Gaps
A census bulletin reports Canada wide school attendance for ages six to twenty, with 2,142,909 participants and 1,246,600 in July. It details regional differences, notes Western settlement challenges, and highlights Prince Edward Island and Ontario as leaders in attendance and persistence of schooling among youths.
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Western
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Manitoba
Sassatchewan
Alberta
Schoed
New Runswick
Maritime Provinces
West
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Maritime
Yokor
Northwest Territories
Fmge
Lost Gold Mine in Arctic Told by Archdeacon Whittaker
Archdeacon Whittaker recounts a legend of a lost Arctic gold mine between Fort McPherson and Herschel Island. Nine men found a fabulous mine, seven died en route, two remained. repeated searches failed. A Mexican mining engineer named McRae and later Stefansson pursued clues with a motor launch, but all efforts ended in failure.
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Archdeacon Whittaker
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Fort McPherson
Herschel Island
C. R
Porcupine
Dawson
McRae
Mexico
Stefansson
Railway Board to Seek Input on Smoke Nuisance at Terminals
The railway commission plans to question railway officials about mandating extra smoke consuming devices and upgrading orders to curb smoke at terminals. Two years ago the board ordered use of proper coal and smoke cleaners in locomotives and roundhouses. After several counts, the board will hear officials’ views before potentially a stricter order.
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The
Railway Commission
Railways
T E
Fem
Largest Yards in the World Complete at North Transcona
After nearly two years of construction the CP R terminal yards at North Transcona are finished. Winnipeg CP R yards claim status as the largest in America perhaps the world, with about 300 miles of track over Transcona lines. The system totals 156 miles of main lines and 906 miles of sidings, with capacity for 13,000 cars now and plans to expand further.
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Cp.r
North Transcona
Winnipeg
C RP. R
America
Avalanches in Switzerland Cause Widespread Destruction
A series of avalanches across Switzerland devastates hotels houses and infrastructure from Col des Montets to La Rosiere Argentiere and Chamonix. Deep snow blocks roads telegraphs and telephone lines while travel remains nearly impossible and light and electric works are damaged. No injuries are reported though several narrow escapes occur as communities recount record snowfalls.
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Switzerland
Col Des Monets
la Rosiere
Argentine
la Frasse
Aiguilles de Chamonix
Chamonix
Lespraz
Argentiere
Aiguilles Rouges
Arve
Giffre
Dangers of Dyeing Boots with Aniline Dyes
A health warning notes brown boots dyed black can cause severe illness. Aniline colors seep through open foot pores, risking blood poisoning. Two cases cited: a healthy man with dry shoes became livid with blue lips and weak pulse, and a man on a bicycle who fainted within minutes.
Ice Cream Adulteration Report With Mixed Results
Analysis of 137 ice cream samples by A McGill, Dominion analyst, finds 49 adulterated. A portion fell just below standard, indicating quality issues.
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A. McGill
Dominion
Dairy Instruction in 5K Provincial Dairy Meetings
A Saskatchewan series of dairy meetings traveled by Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Pacific railways in a mobile lecture coach. Two speakers presented with lantern slides on dairy breeds and practices, attracting 2,861 farmers on the GTP path and 2,612 on the CP path, with broad rail and government support.
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Sackatchewan
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dary Branch
Department , Agriculture
Regina
Rand Trunk Pacific
Canada to Have Largest Telescope
Scientific American reports Canada plans a 72 inch diameter parabolic mirror telescope costing about 100000 dollars. It will prioritize spectroscopic measurement of stellar radial velocities, use a Casegrain setup, and be placed to study Canadian atmospheric conditions.
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Parsonstown
Lori Rosse
Mount Wilson
Lord Rosse
Prsonstown
J. Brashear
Warner and Swasey
St. Gobain Glass Works
Paris
United States
Melbourne
Catherine
Canada
Scientific American
Basutos in South Africa Seen Moving toward New Civilization
Lord Selborne, former High Commissioner for South Africa, says Basutos can shed tribal life and adopt private land tenure though it will take generations. He notes evolution from huts to houses and cautions against misgovernance rather than Basuto threat.
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South Africa
Lord Selborne
Nice
Europe
Wireless telephone links train and depot in first trial
On a nonstop run between Scranton and Stroddsburg the Lackawanna Limited carried on a successful wireless telephone link between engineer C V Logwood aboard the eastbound train and engineer Graf in Scranton station. Defor est amplifier by Lee De Forest boosted speech fiftyfold, advancing moving train to fixed station communication.
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Lackawanna Limited
D. L
W.R.R
Scranton
Stroddsburg
Penna
Deforest
Lee Deforest
Navy cadet training shifts at Halifax college
Changes in admission rules at the Halifax naval cadet training college adjust the path for cadets as Canada has no navy. Cadets will gain general education plus marine and engineering instruction, aiming to qualify for hydrographic tidal and current surveys. The college becomes an educational institution like Kingston's RMC, with no guaranteed navy employment.
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Halifax
Canada
R.mc
Kingston
British envoy praised for statue gift to Washington
The British government through Walter Hines Page the U.S. ambassador expresses grateful thanks for Virginia’s offer to present the British nation with a copy of Houdon’s George Washington statue.
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Walter Hines Page
United States
Virginia
Houdon
George Washington
Decimal Time Proposal Hopes to Align with Metric System
The Revue Bleue suggests dividing the day into twenty hores with fifty chrones each, each chrone about 1.5 minutes, and further into centichrones equivalent to a second. The plan aims to ease marine observations and simplify time calculations, but the French government shows no interest in adopting it.
Massachusetts Vax Debate Draws Criticism From U.S. Journal
A U.S. journal denounces Massachusetts for backing a bill that defends anti vaccination views. It notes vaccination has decades of use with minimal harm, crediting it with nearly eradicating smallpox. The piece condemns legislative approval as contrary to civilization and public health progress.
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Massachusetts
U.S
Senate
Prairie Into Valuable Land and Bow River Dam Completed
The Bassano dam completes a vast irrigation project in Alberta shaping a fertile belt from Calgary to Edmonton. About 3,000 workers labored three years, with $17,000,000 spent to transform foothills into an agricultural district. The Bow River dam stands 7,000 feet long and 350 feet thick at base, formed of earth and reinforced concrete. The livestock branch of agriculture offers wool growers help to form associations, with classifiers and grading services to improve market readiness and price knowledge.
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Bow River
Bassano
Alta
Corps of Engineers
Rocky Mountains
Calgary
Red Deer
Edmonton
Rockies
Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Fort William
Aerial ports planned across Britain to spur air use
The Aerial League of the British Empire, with the war office and the admiralty, seeks to build aerial landing places across Great Britain. Starting with priority sites, the plan aims to place forty or fifty ports nationwide, each needing about twenty five acres and facilities such as two hangars, fuel, spares, telephone, and wireless where possible.
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Aerial League of
British Empire
The
War Office
Admiralty
Great Britain
Domin Ons
Berliner Balloon Escape Prisoners Sentenced in Russia
Hans Berliner, the German aeronaut, captured at Kirgischansk after a balloon flight from Bitterfeld Germany, and the two passengers with him have been sentenced by Russian authorities to six months' solitary confinement.
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Hans Berliner
Kirgischansk
Russia
Bitterfield
Germany
Drug Habit Regulation Bill Tightens French Opium Trade
The article reports a new bill to regulate opium sales across France as drug addiction spreads through all classes. Police prefects in Paris Toulon Marseille and other cities issue orders to curb traffic and arrest any violators without regard to social status.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Toulon
Marsailles
History of Mexico From Aztecs to Diaz Era
A compact historical sketch outlines Mexico from the Toltecs around 720 through Aztec rule and Cortes, the Hidalgo revolt of 1810, the 1822 republic, Maximilian’s empire, Juarez’s presidency, and Diaz era reforms. It notes the U S influence, a centralized government modeled on the United States, and Mexico’s mining wealth and demographic makeup.
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Republic of Mexico
United States of Mexico
Spain
New World
Mexico
Peru
South America
Central America
Cortez
Montezum
Azores
Miguel Hidalgo
Iturbide
Quadelupe Victoria
Homestead Map issued for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta lands
The twelfth edition of a Homestead Map shows land status as of January 1914 for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Three provincial sheets cover home stead disposals Indian reserves timber berths grazing leases post offices railways and more. Saskatchewan and Manitoba sheets available free from F C C Lynch Ottawa with Alberta to follow.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
F.C. C. Lynch
Rural mail routes and post offices in Ontario
The Post Office Department reports about 2 206 rural mail routes now in operation and 95 000 boxes on these routes. Since rural delivery began on April 1, 1912, Ontario has seen 1 587 post offices closed.
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Post Office Department
Ontario
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Arctic
A. Wilson
Tomantle
Britain
Tarcs
Texas
France
Newpoleon III
Maximilian
Charlotte
Juarez
Lerdo del Trejada
Portfirio Diaz
Diaz
Manuel Gonzalez
Piaz
Congress
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