May Now Lose Large Land Grants
Ouswa enabled in the Commons relates to land subsidies tied to the Elwood Mani Soba to Fort Churchill rail line. Construction reached about 70 miles north of Elwood, with unsettled earned grants. An 1907 order-in-council shows 1464 acres patented and 224.5 percent of 2,755,005 acres remaining to be earned, but no extension was granted and the subsidy contract expired July 10, 1906.
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Ouswa
Ite
Elwood
Mani Soba
Fort Churchill
Department of Railways
Interior
Railway Department
Ross rifle inquiry cites US-made components in Quebec factory
The Montreal Star reports investigations into the Ross rifle show most essential parts were produced in United States factories with barrels from Quebec. It notes assembly occurred in Canada using mainly English-trained workers, with parts from Britain and the Crucible Steel plant in Pittsburgh. No weapons have been issued to Canadian soldiers since production began four years ago.
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Montreal
The
Montreal Star
Quebec
United States
Ross
England
Crucible Steel Com
Pittsburg
3 Rifle
Bac Mma
Nis
Star
Ross Rifle
Sweden challenges Russian Aaland fortification claim
Excitement rises over the Aaland islands dispute as Sweden rejects Russia’s view that a 1856 pledge not to fortify the archipelago was dissolved by the Sweden Norway union rupture. Sweden argues the pledge endures with Britain and France, guarding Stockholm and Baltic access.
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Sweden
Great Britain
France
Attacks on BC Judiciary Spark Presbytery Outburst
Rev. Dr. Fraser, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, accused British Columbia’s judiciary of bias and technicalities that overturn convictions. He called for reforms targeting the system’s core and criticized bail practices and judges’ conduct during hearings.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser
First Presbyterian Church
Cen
British Columbia
Enormous Theft Charge Hits Railroads in Congress
Congressman Lloyd of Missouri declared in the House that railroads alleg edly robbed the public of 70 million dollars by fraudulent weighing of the mails. He urged a full investigation of the post office department, with committee chair Mr. Wanger of Pennsylvania promising hearings.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Lloyd
Missouri
Post Office Department
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Ottawa reduces death sentence for Samuel Prior
An order in council commuted the death penalty for Samuel Prior of Wolseley Saskatchewan to life imprisonment for murdering a little girl on the prairie. Prior is described as insane with no stated motive for the crime.
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Ottawa
Samuel Prior
Wolseley, Sask
Prairie
Prior
Canadian Forestry Association Builds North American Reach
The Canadian Forestry Association is a growing national body with about 100 members from provinces and districts of Canada plus Newfoundland the United States Great Britain and several European countries. It holds annual meetings in March discusses forestry under Canadian conditions and recently organized a large convention in Ottawa. The group promotes prudent forest management tree planting and public forestry education and publishes the Canadian Forestry Journal quarterly. The current president is H. M. Price of Quebec with past presidents including Sir Henry Joly de Lotbiniere Wm. Little Hiram Robinson Aubrey White and E. Stewart. The secretary is R. H. Campbell of Ottawa.
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Canadian Forestry Association
Tte
Canadea
Dominion
Newfoundland
United States
Great Britain
Ottawa
Toronto
Quebec
Montreal
Vancouver
B. C
Fredericton
N.B
Yarmouth
E. Stewart
Canada
Canadian Forestry Journal
H. M. Price
P.Q
Sir Henry Joly de Lotbiniere
British Columbia
Messrs. Wm. Little
Hiram Robinson
Aubrey White
E. G. Joly de Lotbiniere
Dominion Now
R. H. Campbell
Britain’s Sea Power In Disarmament Debate
A Radical MP presses for broad naval disarmament action in Parliament but faces Cabinet resistance. Herbert Asquith, acting for the government in Campbell-Bannerman’s absence, supports limiting navy spending while arguing Britain’s two power standard and naval supremacy must be safeguarded.
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London
House of Commons
Herbert M. Asquith
Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
Zangwill to the Rescue
London readers hear Israel Zangwill defend women's suffrage amid House of Commons debate. He notes the lack of female representation and voters for women while critics warn of potential domination by women. A publicist adds that force underpins society in these times.
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Zangwill
London
Israel Zangwill
House of Commons
Saskatchewan Telephone Company Signals Sale of Plant
The Saskatchewan Telephone company based in Moose Jaw has informed the provincial government it is willing to sell its plant and lines to the authorities. It operates a Regina Moose Jaw long distance line and serves towns including Pasqua Weyburn Yellow Grass Milestone Wilcox Lang McTaggart Rouleau Pease Buffalo Lake and Belle Plaine along its expanding southward routes.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Telephone Company
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Company
Pasqua
Weyburn
Yellow Grass
Milestone
Wilcox
Lang
McTaggart
Rouleau
Pease
Buffalo Lake
Belle Plaine
Grand Trunk Pacific Plans July Rail Schedule
Report states the Grand Trunk Pacific plans rush construction on its line aiming to establish a regular Winnipeg Saskatoon service for the Winnipeg Industrial area.
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Portage la Prairie
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Three Youthful Musicians Earn Kaiser's Patronage
An impromptu violin concert at the royal castle made three American boys special proteges of the Kaiser who offered to fund their future musical education. The Berlina family, Italian in origin, previously lived in Cincinnati and New York before New York years. Clarence, aged four, is among them.
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Berlin
Royal Castle
Berlina
Cincinnati
New York
Clarence
Western Canadian dairy gains and limited cheese exports
J A Roddick reports on dairy and cold storage, noting slow cheese output in the near term. Northern Alberta shows dairy growth with 41 creameries and eight cheese factories. Saskatchewan has creameries but no cheese plants. Manitoba dairy revival boosts organization, while British Columbia maintains 16 creameries on a solid base. Western production cannot meet local demand, drawing eastern stocks.
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Ottawa
J. A. Roddick
Western
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
Yukon
Orient
West
Havoc Among Brewers London Brews Panic Over Licensing Bill
English brewers face a stock collapse as the licensing bill spreads havoc through the trade. Leading companies see 50 percent or more drops in value amid a brewing market panic. Temperance groups cheer while critics cite a decade of falling liquor sales totaling about 75 million dollars. Sir Thomas Whittaker defends the bill as curbing vested interests in a demoralized trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Sir Thomas Whittaker
Wales
Heavy French Losses in Morocco Spark War Alarm
The French public learned of heavy casualties after General D'Amade's laconic dispatches amid reinforcements of 4000 men to Morocco. No ground gained yet, natives believe final victory, signaling a likely major campaign to enforce pacification.
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Paris
Morocco
D’amade
France
Japan Demands Apology and Reparation Over Tatsu Maru
Tokyo rejects China's reply as unsatisfactory and vows action if China persists in avoiding responsibility for seizing the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru off Macao a month ago while unloading guns and ammunition. The Idzuma has reached Hong Kong as tensions rise between Japan and China.
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Tokio
China
Macao
Idzuma
Hong Kong
Prince of Wales to Represent King at Quebec Tercentenary
The Daily Mail reports the Prince of Wales and Princess may attend the Quebec tercentenary this summer. He will travel to Canada aboard a warship with a small squadron and visit major eastern cities briefly. France may send a representative to the celebration.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Prince of Wales
Edward
Quebec
Canada
France
American Trade in Manchuria Defies Discrimination Claims
An official says reliable statistics show American trade in Manchuria has risen since the Russo Japanese War. Goods from the United States are entering Manchuria more steadily than into China proper, countering predictions of a trade decline due to discrimination.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Japan
United States
China
Joseph Martin Plans Move to England for Legal Work
Joseph Martin K C will leave in October for England to take legal work before the privy council. He intends to pursue trials and likely enter political life in the old country.
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Joseph Martin
England
Vancouver
B. C
K.C
Privy Council
Old Country
Imposing Army for Old Quebec Readies Militia Reform
Brigadier-General Otter declines command of the Fifth Infantry brigade at Aldershot and will join Ottawa headquarters staff. Major-General Lake's term ends in November with Otter becoming chief of staff. The militia is reorganized, and a plan for a large mobilization at Quebec next summer envisions 12 to 18 thousand troops on the Plains of Abraham, the most imposing Canadian army in a century of peace.
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Ntawa
Otter
Imperial War Office
Aldershot
Ottawa
Can
Lake
Canada
Vidal
Dominion
Militia Department
Quebec
Plains of Abraham
Saskatchewan Redistribution Expected in coming session
Redistribution likely to be introduced to widen constituencies and representatives amid rising population in cities towns and rural districts. A remodelling of municipal systems may aim for uniform city town and village governance while some favor a rural model similar to Manitoba. A compromise between existing local improvement districts and regular municipalities is anticipated.
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Regina
Bell Telephone Company
Municpal
Municpal Commission
Manitoba
Leopold Concedes Congo to Belgium After Talks
Belgium reaches full accord with King Leopold on Congo independence by a 1899 convention basis. The treasury will pay 600000 dollars annually for fifteen years for Congo hospitals and institutions. Leopold surrenders Cape Fenat estate but keeps use during life. A 12000000 dollar fund funds public works and colonial projects. The Congo budget will be controlled by parliament with majority colonial council appointments.
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Brussels
Leopold
Congo
Schollaert
Belgium
Cape Fenat
France
Villa Poonais
Lasken
Ostend
Colonial Council
Nebraska Democrats Endorse Bryan at State Convention
The Nebraska State Democratic convention in Omaha unanimously endorsed Bryan for president and adopted a platform aligned with his ideas. Delegates to the national convention were instructed for Bryan with high enthusiasm and no opposition during the proceedings.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Bryan
Telegraphy Through Space Addresses Liverpool Chamber
Signor Marconi told the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce that within four months after new apparatus is installed they should be able to transmit at least 2000 words a day. He spoke on telegraphy through space and its commercial uses.
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London
Signor Marconi
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Emperor to Meet King Berlin in Venice Visit
An official note says Emperor William will meet King Victor Emmanuel of Italy in Venice during his Mediterranean cruise. He will then travel to Vienna to visit Emperor Francis Joseph.
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Berlin
William
Victor Emmanuel of
Italy
Venice
Francis Joseph
Vienna
Pedlar Survives Wolf Pack With Music Barrier
Adam Jonas Sekah, a traveling trader, became lost near lumber camps in fierce winter. Trapped by wolves, he used a gramophone to blast record after record, from opera to marches, to enthrall the pack. The wolves, about thirty strong, clustered outside the shack until a brass band piece sent them slinking away.
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Adam Jonas Sekah
Seliah
Marine
Mike
Sekah
British Columbia Reports Large Budget Surplus
Finance Minister Tatlow announced a budget surplus of 4.2 million dollars for the past year with nine month receipts of 3.1435 million and expenditures of 3.022 million. He cited total provincial output of 55.9 million against a population of 250 thousand.
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British Columbia
Tatlow
A Great Difference Yeast And Its Baby Discussion
A brief exchange notes that the baby does not resemble its mother and cannot speak yet, highlighting a playful comparison between yeast and a young child.
Domestic Graft. Crawford How's that toy bank getting along
The item mentions Crawford and a toy bank, with a clipped jab about someone not getting car fare. It reads as a fragmentary note on a petty graft or personal finance issue, lacking clear action or outcome.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Great Fur Preserve Address On Northern Fur Trade
Mr Harrison Young spoke at the National History Society of Edmonton on the fur trade spanning forty years. He traced northern Alberta’s fur preservation, noted beaver decline, badger’s historic crest role, and provided North American fur totals from catalogs including badger, foxes, marten, mink, musquash, otters, wolves, ermines, and more with vast Canadian and global trading links.
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Harrison Young
National History Society of
Edmonton
Alberta
Peace and Athiabeusca
Northwest
St. Paul
Winnhipeg
Young
London
Canada
Galbraith Elected President of Canadian Society of Civil Engineers
Dr. John Galbraith, prominent Canadian civil engineer and head of the School of Practical Science in Toronto, has been elected president of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. The Engineering News praised his career from railway construction to leadership and noted his role on the Quebec Bridge disaster investigation.
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John Galbraith
Canadian Society of Civil Engineers
Canada
The
Engineering News
Galbraith
School of Practical Science
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
University of Toronto
Society of Civil Engineers
Dr. Galbraith
Canada Drink Bill and Alcohol Consumption in 1906
The Canada Year Book shows liquors and beverages production in 1906 at 14,394,319 dollars with imported spirits at 2,192,771 dollars, plus 26,639,515 dollars invested in the industry. Per capita consumption for 1904 lists spirits, wine, and beer, and the UK 1906 figures are cited for comparison. The Scott Act's effect varies by rural versus urban areas in the Eastern Provinces.
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Statistics Branch
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Fishermen Trapped on Saginaw Bay Ice
Five miles off shore on Saginaw Bay, 165 fishermen remain stranded as thaw fills the ice with two to three feet of water. Communication is cut off and teams cannot reach the colony for days, threatening a serious food and fuel shortage for the winter ice dwellers.
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Saginaw Bay
Englishmen in Canada Unduly Prejudiced Against by Canadians
A Toronto speech argues Canadians biased against new English migrants. It notes Cockney labor struggles and letters from Fort William denouncing Canada as rotten to the core. The piece analyzes English manners, adaptability, and the spread of English in commerce.
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Canadas
Fort William
Ont
Manchester Evening News
Canada
Poland
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CNR
Ross Rifle Inquiry
Britain
Leonold
Great Fur Preserve
OF Civil Engineers
Toronto University
Drink Bill of Canada
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