Boring a Tunnel Through Selkirks for CPR Line
The Canadian Pacific Railway plans a Rogers Pass tunnel to shorten the route by about four miles at a cost over ten million dollars. A pioneering bore method will start from two ends, with side shafts to speed progress and provide ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P.R
Leselkirks
Gurmmit
Rogers’ Pass
America
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Selkirks
Selkirk
Canadian Pacific
Spanish Navy Pushes Bill For Emotia Credit To Build Warships
The Spanish minister of marine has tabled a bill to grant a seven million two hundred thousand dollar emotia credit over nine years. It aims to develop Spanish arsenals and avoid foreign builders in battleship construction. A 1917 battleship is planned to be laid down and built entirely by Spaniards with Spanish materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miranda
Mar
Japan to participate in Hampton Roads review in 1915
Japan informs the U S State Department that it has appropriated 6 363 362 for warship participation in the informational naval review at Hampton Roads early next year and for the voyage via the Panama Canal to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
San Fran
30 Mile Per Hour Rail Wheels Aerial Suspension
The London Standard and Express report a secret rail system by Emile Bachelot claiming cars suspended by aluminum base magnets glide along a track with solenoids to reach 30 miles per hour. Projections show London to Manchester in 48 minutes, London to Glasgow in 75. Critics call it science fantasy, yet optimism for a new era remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Emile Bachelot
America
Bachelat
London
Manchester
Glasgow
Bachelor
The
Express
April coincidences link wars and springtime
Historical note from Washington on April 21 links the sixteenth anniversary of the Spanish American War to the Atlantic fleet’s arrival in Tampico. It recalls that declarations and wars have frequently begun in April, with references to the Revolutionary, Mexican, and Civil wars. Governor Victor M. Locke cites a pattern of springtime hostilities in U.S. history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tampico
Spain
Congress
McKinley
Victor M. Locke
Oklahoma
Locke
United States
Fort Sill
New Edible Mushroom Discovered by French Botanist
Professor MatrucLot, a renowned French botanist, reports a new edible mushroom bred from wild autumn fungi. Cultivated in Paris Observatory cellars, the mushroom grows year round with an eight inch stem and a four to six inch head. Named tricholome nudum, its delicate flavor initially features purplish blue stems that fade with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MatrucLot
Paris Observatory
Forest waste felt abroad threatens German wood industries
The article notes a steady destruction of American forests impacting German pencil and vehicle makers. Red cedar and hickory, sourced mainly from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas, are becoming scarce, raising concerns over substitutes. The German army has long depended on American hickory for gun carriage tongues, risking future shortages for carriages and autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
America
Nelson Letter Sells For 1050 At Hodgkin Sale
A September 1805 letter from Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton written aboard the Victory sold for 1050 dollars in the Hodgkin autograph collection sale. The item was among last letters he wrote and not in the 1814 Nelson letters collection. The sale also includes manuscripts engravings and a Beaumont figure study fetching 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nelson
Lady Hamilton
J. E. Hodgkin
Americanization debate in Canada and imperial ties
A Toronto Times correspondent questions Canadian allegiance within the empire. He cites Canadian patriotism, immigrant influx, and shifting news values as signs of a move toward Americanization while asking if Britons grasp Canada’s complex imperial role. He notes Canadians’ mixed views toward empire and independence.
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Toronto
The
Times
Canada
London Times
Great Britain
United States
Tuberculosis in Cattle Questioned by Dairy Farmers
Speaking at a British Dairy Farmers association meeting, St Sydney Pocock reported that of 8 162 cows tested up to last September only 220 milk samples were tuberculous. He urged disillusioning fears about milk disease transmission and noted administration costs of £11 998 with £3 246 paid as compensation for slaughtered animals, deemed inadequate by the agriculture board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
British
Dairy Farmers’ Association
St. Sydney Pocock
Board of Agriculture
Big Dividends in Diamonds
The Colonial Mining Company will pay a 1913 dividend of 2,600 percent, down from 3,800 percent last year. Anich, the German enterprise behind diamond discoveries in German Southwest Africa, remains the largest dividend payer. Founder Herr Stauch, once a railway division superintendent in the colony, has become a top German multi-millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial
Comany
Anich
Africa
Herr Stauch
Germany
Military view at Canadian militia toast in Toronto
Major General Sir William Otter warned at the Royal Grenadiers sergeants annual dinner in Toronto that Canada is unprepared for external danger. He said a future crisis is likely and emphasized shortages in numbers and materials, urging definite ongoing preparation to avoid losing national identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Grenadiers Sergeants
Toronto
Wm. Otter
Canada
General Otter
Saskatchewan Carbonizing Coal Trial at Estevan
Government experiments in Estevan Saskatchewan carbonize soft district coal to a harder briquetted fuel. H. Anderson Cameron of Estevan Board of Trade says results are highly satisfactory and sales at about five dollars per ton may begin soon. The process aims to match Pennsylvania hard coal standards and briquettes will be produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Saskatchewan
Esevan
H. Anderson Cameron
Esteve. Board of Trade
Pennsylvania
Revelstoke National Park Declared In British Columbia
An order in council sets aside 95 square miles in the railway belt near Mt. Revelstoke as Revelstoke National Park. It borders the Muclile waet river and features glaciers tall peaks and waterfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Council
British Columbia
Mt. Revelstoke
Revelstoke National Park
Miicillewaet
Eskimo Future Questioned by Arctic Mission Leader
Archdeacon Whittaker and a nine member team depart Edmonton May 1 for the Mackenzie delta mission. He notes rapid social changes among Eskimos aided by religion, with three fifths baptized. foresees little future for the extreme north beyond fur trade, and recounts efforts to reach the Blonde Eskimos of Victoria Land. He and Mrs Whittaker will travel by 45 foot motor boat, a two month voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stefannsson
Archdeacon Whittaker
Edmonton
Far North
Fort McPherson
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
Bishop Stringer
Mackenzie River Delta
Stefansson
Archdeacon Whittake
W. Henry Fry
Bishop Lucas
Herschel
Purchase Congo Free State under Belgian government sale
Private Paris reports say Belgium will sell the Congo Free State due to maintenance costs. France is expected to exercise its priority right and buy, expanding its colonial holdings after a three-nation accord with Britain and Germany. The region’s abuses in rubber gathering sparked global outrage years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo Free State
Leopold
Belgium
Paris
France
Great Britain
Germany
Catania's Long Earthquake History and Mount Etna Eruptions
Catania, Sicily's largest city with about 149000 residents, sits on the east coast south of Messina. Since 729 BC the city faced repeated earthquakes and volcanic activity. Notable events include a damaging 121 AD Etna eruption, a severe 1169 quake, and a 1669 lava flow diverted just in time to save the town.
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Catania
Sicily
Messina
B.C
Etna
Spiritual Healing Report Endorses Vital Role of Faith Care
A London committee of clerical and medical leaders including the Dean of Westminster and Sir Clifford Allbutt endorses spiritual and mental processes in aiding healing. They urge prayer and divine power within natural law and call for spiritual ministrations to be valued alongside medical care while condemning unqualified independent treatment.
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Haseen
London
Westminster
Bryce Duckworth
Durham
St. Paul's
Douglas Powell
Clifford Allbutt
Horseshoes as talismans and history across cultures
The article traces superstition around horseshoes as bad luck wards and good fortune icons. It notes their role in English stable culture, ancient practices in Greece and Rome, and contrasts with methods from Japan and Native peoples, including silver shoeing and straw candale equivalents.
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Nelson
Greece
Rome
England
William the Conqueror
Japa
Ultraviolet Light Alters Anthrax Microbes Study
Dr Roux summarises Mme Victor Henri and husband work at the Pasteur Institute Paris showing UV exposure transforms anthrax microbes into round shapes and produces a toxic non septicaemic illness in inoculated animals, prompting questions on microbial evolution under light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roux
From the Farm to the Table Parcel Post List News
The Boston postmaster circulated hundreds of copies of a farmer list titled From the Farm to the Table to match producers with parcels post buyers. It classifies produce under headings and has already led to direct deals, signaling early success for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Toronto World
Irrigation Plan for 400000 Acres in Alberta
Dominion government or municipalities may Irrigate about 400000 acres in southern Alberta. F H Peters, irrigation commissioner, Calgary, states irrigation rights could be granted to operate district systems in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Dominion
F H. Peters
Calgary
Skeleton of Ship Believed Moskva Found Near Libau
The skeleton of a ship believed to be the 18th century Moskva from Peter the Great era was found near Libau. It is thought to be part of the squadron that perished when the Moskva foundered in 1753.
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Libau
Peter the Great
Western Canada’s Growth Described as Pioneering Deluxe
Frederick Foster notes Western Canada’s rapid rise over a dozen years as railways expand and settlers pour in. He contrasts antique ox carts with transcontinental trains, cites booming towns, improved transport, and new livelihoods. He praises progress from Fraser River journeys to Stuart River routes and growing commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Foster
Ohio Historical and Archaeological Society
National Geographic Society
Sm American Magazine
Joe Boyd
Giscombe Portage
British Columbia
Western Canada
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Prairies
Middle West
Wieser
Stuart River
Fraser
Winninegon
Winnipeg
Chicago
Boston
Iowa
Bufralow
Innines
Anoles for the Prairie Provinces Apple Varieties
The trees from Dr William Saunders crosses between Pyrus baccata and named apples are in Ottawa's horticultural division. First crosses, about the size of large crab apples, spread across the prairie provinces and show hardiness where larger apples fail. Notable types include Jewel Charles Silvia Prince Tony Robin Elsa Alberta Columbia Ruby Northern Queen Eve.
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Wm. Saunders
Prairie Provinces
Horticultural
Department of Agriculure
Ottawa
Jewel
Charles
Silvia
Prince
Tony
Robin
Elsa
Alberta
Columbia
Ruby
Eve
To Establish Peace Library at Berlin
The Church Peace Union funded last February by Andrew Carnegie with a $2,000,000 endowment has appropriated a portion of the fund to establish a peace library in Berlin.
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Peace Library
Berlin
Church Peace Union
Andrew Carnegie
Italy to Participate in Panama-Pacific Exposition 1915
Secretary Bryan received Italy's formal note accepting participation in the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. An appropriation of 2,006,000 lire was approved by the Italian parliament to fund the participation.
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Bryan
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Imense
Rogers’ Pres
Japan
Neilson
Colonial Mining Company of
Pai
New National Park
Western
Italy
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