Old Fort Ellis and Sioux Indians Crossing the Plains 1875
Narrative recounts Hudson's Bay Company control during 1875 Plains trek from Fort Garry to Fort Carlton. Describes guards, buffalo hunt temptation, Saulteaux meeting, crossing the Saskatchewan by boat rafts, and arrival at Cumberland House under Chief Factor Lawrence Clark and Inspecting Chief Factor Robert Hamilton.
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the Plains
Fort Carlton
Cumberland House
Mr. Clarke
Robert Hamilton
Cumberland
Mackenzie River
York
Red River
Ft. la Corne
Geo. Goodfellow
Hudson's Bay Company
Saskatchewan River
Horace Belanger
Letellier de St. Tust
Quebec
Uncle Sam Notes on Alliances and Isolationism
The piece mocks U S diplomacy as issuing notes while avoiding entangling alliances and steering toward an exclusive home body policy. It comments on verbose official writing and a paradoxical stance on joining international organizations. India reports ninety one thousand snakes and over nineteen thousand wild beasts killed in a recent tally.
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United States
Sam
League of Nations
The
Los Angeles Times
India
Farm Laborers Wanted Across Southern Saskatchewan
Increased demand for experienced farm laborers in Southern Saskatchewan with about 85 needed in Swift Current locality and several hundred to be placed in Moose Jaw and other areas. Average wage offered is $60 with board. Saskatchewan reports 1,156 farm vacancies last week with 1,092 applicants and 1,049 placements.
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Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Moose Jaw
New Coal Field Located on Flores Island
A new coal field has been located at Flores Island on Vancouver Island. Discoverers led by J. McDonald of Victoria announce plans to develop the field and exploit its western coast resources.
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Flores Island
Vancouver Island
J. McDonald and Associated
Victoria
Cocoa Digestibility Increases After Cooling And Fat Removal
A study notes cocoa becomes more digestible when cooled and reheated after fat globules are removed, improving texture and potential flavor tradeoffs for processed drinks and confections.
Aland Islands Award Goes to Finland With Concessions
A League of Nations commission including Elius Calender and Beyens recommended the Aland Islands join Finland while preserving home rule under Finnish protection. Education guarantees keep Swedish language use, and three names for governor would be listed for selection, with a plebiscite as fallback if Finland withholds consent.
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League of Nations
Elius
United States
Constantinople
M. Calender
Baron Beyens
Belgium
Aland Islands
Baltic
Finland
Sweden
Aland
Canada One Of Many Creditors
Canada holds a minor share of the debt owed by Romania to major powers. London treasury circles and Sir George Paish say Canada cannot add to revenue from Romania this year. Romania owes Britain twenty million pounds, the United States twenty five million dollars, and France ninety million francs. Canada is among creditors with equal prospects for eventual liquidation of the debt.
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Canada
Treasury
London
George Paish
Romania
Great Britain
United States
France
British Warships Sold For Junk
The British admiralty announced that about 200 destroyers 25 battleships and 50 light cruisers were sold to British firms for breaking up. The claim followed reports that Britain was selling warships to South American governments for eventual transfer to Japan.
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America
Great Britain
Japan
The First Hoe in Early Agriculture
The article traces the hoe from primitive wooden crooks used by early peoples for clearing and prepping cornfields. It notes minimal weeding at first, then hoeing finished as the crop grew tall and birds threatened the fields, with children sent to scare birds during harvest time.
Big Campaign Planned For Oil Fields
Alberta oil exploration enters a major expansion as more than fifty drilling outfits will operate by mid summer. Imperial Oil Co and rivals plan extensive testing with up to twenty rigs across the province including Pincher Creek, Lethbridge district near Montana, Nanton, and Irma east of Edmonton.
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Alberta
Imperial Oil Co
Calgary
Imperial Oil Company
Athabasca
Pincher Creek
Lethbridge
Montana
Nanton Field
Irma
Edmonton
What Makes Britain Great in Wartime Finances
Austen Chamberlain described how Britain reduced its national debt from £7.829 billion to £7.573 billion last year, a drop of about £1.25 billion. External debt fell by £203 million over two years, aided by heavy taxation and higher current expenditure. The article notes future challenges from industrial troubles and trade depression, but asserts the British will carry on.
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Austen Chamberlain
United States
Canada
The
Hamilton Herald
Remedy For Diseased Potatoes
Diseased potatoes show scab from a spreading spore that first attacks sprouts, turning them brown and forming warty growths that envelop the tuber. The remedy is to burn affected tubers and dust healthy seed tubers with flowers of sulphur, avoid sacks that held diseased potatoes, and not plant on contaminated ground.
U S Farmers Seek Land Near Vermillion Prairie
American farmers scout Canadian Pacific territory near Vermillion as land sales proceed. J J Lee of Montreal bought 1060 acres and plans mixed farming, while many U S settlers examine improved holdings and undeveloped tracts.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Vermillion
J. J. Lee
Montreal
United States
Carpenter Demonstrates Unusual Hammerless Drive
Milwaukee carpenter Hercules Lechner shows extraordinary strength driving a 69 penny spike through a 224 inch plank with his bare hands, showcasing remarkable power and technique.
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Hercules” Lechner
Milwaukee
Nicot Named Tobacco Term Origins
The word nicotine derives from Jean Nicot a French ambassador to Portugal who introduced tobacco seeds to Catherine de Medici and sparked the plant’s spread in Europe.
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Jean Nicot
Portugal
Theerine de Medici
Canadian Delegates Will Attend Dairy Congress In Chicago
Canada will be represented at the seventh international dairy congress in Chicago next year with a national committee coordinating the delegation. J. A. Ruddick, Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner, leads planning with provincial heads to prepare papers and information on Canada's dairy industry and agriculture for delegates from up to fifty countries.
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Chicago
Canada
Berne
Switzerland
J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner
International Dairy Federation
Ruddick
British Locomotive Contracts Awarded
A leading British firm won a large Russian locomotive repair contract and a Belgian State Railways order. The Russian work employs about two thousand men for years, and the Belgian order followed amid strong foreign competition. The success rested on moderate pricing and the enduring British reputation for efficiency and reliability.
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Russia
Robert Dollar Company Buys Timber Near Onion Bay
The Canadian Robert Dollar Company purchased 250 million feet of standing timber near Onion Bay on Vancouver Island for about half a million dollars. This expands its timber acquisitions to 415 million feet in the past year.
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Robert Dollar Company
Onion Bay
Vancouver Island
Airplane Saves Time in Fisheries Inspection
The chief inspector of the Dominion Fisheries and party flew from Vancouver to inspect hatcheries at Anderson and Kennedy Lake on Vancouver Island. The flight covered 470 miles in a few hours, a stark contrast to the five days previously needed by sea or land travel.
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Dominion Fisheriees
Vancouver
Anderson
Kennedy Lake
Vancouver Island
Feels As Burns Did A World War II Washington Plea
A Hamilton Herald excerpt notes Germany appealing to British pity and being spurned by the Washington Government. It compares Germany to Robert Burns under kirk discipline and expresses a tone of oppression and resolve.
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Germany
Washington
Heinie
Burns
Hamilton Herald
Chinese Wear Ulsters Popular in Manchuria
The wealthier Chinese in Manchuria favor long silk ulsters for warmth and protection of their expensive garments. Silk clothing is easily damaged by rain or snow, making the outer coat a practical luxury.
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Manchuria
Apples For Old Country Shipped From Halifax
About 6,000 barrels of apples were shipped to London England from Halifax Nova Scotia in a recent trade move highlighting Atlantic fruit exports.
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London
England
Halifax
N.S
World's Highest Bridge to Span Eldorado Canyon Gateway
The United States plans a six hundred foot high suspension foot and burro bridge across the Eldorado Springs gateway to South Border Canyon. It will rise above a thousand foot north cliff and 650 foot Castle Rock on the south, eclipsing Firth of Forth and other famed bridges.
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United States
South Border Canyon
Eldorado Springs
Ive Baldwin
Castle Rock Cliff
Colorado Bridge
Firth of Forth
Queensferry
Crumlin Railway
South Wales
London
Niagara Fails
Brooklyn
No Halfway About The Scotch
A quoted humorous observation on Scots character argues they are fixed in politics and religion, dislike changes, and express strong preferences. The piece notes their persistence and tendency to stay true to beliefs, with a playful comparison to biblical wanderings and decisiveness.
Atlas Powder Company Announces Sugar Refining Substitute
Atlas Powder Company of Washington announces discovery of a satisfactory substitute for bone black or bone char used in decolorizing sugar syrups and oils. Scientists reportedly searched for years for this material.
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Atlas Powder Company
Washington
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Old Fort Ellis
Oge-Mas-Es
Little Clerk
Archie McDonald
Hudson's Bay
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Northwest
H. B. Co
Hudson's Bay Service
Guide Jeune Homme
Ewen
Saulteaux
Great Plains
Fort Qu'Appelle
Jeune Homme
Eltis
North Branch
Lawrence Clark
Carlton
Ellis
Mounted Police
Duck Lake
Uncle Sam
Hedley Auld
League of Nations Commission
Aland Island
Rumania
Britain
U.S
Ireland
Lord Hugh Cecil
Hugh Cecil
Privy Council of Great Britain
Lord Londonderry
Mount Stewart
County Down
Windsor
Prince of Wales
Belfast
Dublin
House of Estates
John Dillon
Lord Hugh
Londonderry
Lord Castlereagh
Henry Grattan
British Locomotive Contracts
Airplane
Colorado
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