Dominion to Carve Eastern Rockies Into Forever Forest Reserve
Montreal reports the Dominion Forestry convention announces the government will set aside the entire eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains as a perpetual forest reserve free from settlers. Delegates cheer as bilingual efforts and clergy support forest conservation. Debates arise on land grants and timber preservation clauses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Sydney Pieher
Dominion
Rocky Mountains
Quebec
Louisa Jette
Sydney Fisher
Archbishop Bruchesi
Racicot
Laflamme
Canon Dauto
Laval
Archbisho Bruchesi
Yee
Mr. Fisher
Robert Meighen
New Brunswick
Ontario
Dry Farming Experiment in Medicine Hat Alberta
Hon W T Finlay minister of agriculture secured a 1000 grant from Alberta government for the farm and a matching 1000 from the CPR. Land to be provided by the interior department, land selection by the local committee, trial of Campbell farming method emphasized for district. Next year the farm becomes a provincial demonstration farm.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
W. T. Finlay
Alberta
Agriculturel
C.P.R
Department of the Interior
Alberta Rtment of Agriculture
Finlay
Campbell
Mail Went Astray in Transatlantic Post
An American mail department official said fifteen registered mail packets vanished in January while in transit on the Celtic between Liverpool and New York. He believes they were missent from London or New York and not stolen, possibly destined for Japan or Chile. If so, the bags for New York may appear on another voyage.
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London
American Mail Department
British Post Office
Celtic
Liverpool
New York
Japan
Chile
Hindu Problem in Ottawa Sparks Natal Act Debate
In the upper chamber Senator Lougheed urged attention to a dispatch reporting eighteen Hindus fined $500 each under British Columbia Natal Act. He pressed plans for Dominion action, questioning disallowance or legal challenge. Hon. Mr. Scott said no action had been taken and no decision announced.
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Ottawa
Lougheed
Dominion
Scott
Panama Canal Forecast by NYNH&H Vice President
John F Stevens former Panama Canal chief engineer and vice president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad predicts the canal will fail. He argues the waterway will not aid U S trade with South America since most South Americans lie east of the Andes.
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New Haven, Conn
John F. Stevens
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Stevens
United States
South America
Birrell Responds to Dublin Castle Scandal Reports
In the House of Commons Augustine Birrell the secretary for Ireland gave an evasive reply about the reported scandal surrounding the recent incident at Dublin Castle. He dismissed newspaper claims of an offensive matter affecting current Dublin Castle officers as lies.
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London
House of Commons
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Klin Castle
Dublin Castle
Hudson Bay Route debate in Ottawa Upper House
Senator Davie urged construction of a Hudson Bay railway to Churchill noting rapid western development and inadequate transport. He argued savings on grain and cattle freight would justify the line, with four months navigation and Churchill storage viable and the route near to western markets. Proponents hailed national progress and regional benefit, calling it a national project.
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Hudson Bay
Ottawa
Davie
Senate
Western Canada
Churchill
Davis
Georgian Bay
Canada
Fort William
Montreal
Liverpool
Fort Willam
Bernier
Pecenei
Quebec Bridge Readied for Government Control and Reconstruction
Officials report the Quebec Bridge to be rebuilt with material strengthening of the chords. The government may assume direct control, sidelining the Quebec Bridge company, as experts study necessary changes for rapid completion tied to the Grand Trunk Pacific plans.
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Quebec
Quebec Bridge Company
Commission
Parent
Grand Trunk Pacific
Lemieux
Rich Northland Extolled Ottawa
In the agricultural committee P. E. Young of the department of the interior described the fertile north lands of the Canadian west. He compared Tobolsk with western Canada, noting oats production exceeding 60,000,000 bushels and a grain trade center farther north than Edmonton. He argued Alberta north of the North Saskatchewan River is richer than the southern portion.
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Ottawa
P. E. Young
Department of the Interior
West
Tobolsk
Saskatoon
Mackenzie
Edmonton
Young
Alberta
North Saskatchewan River
First Auto Race in Egypt at Helopolis Ends in Tragedy
The Khedive of Egypt with the Duke and Duchess of Connaught attended the first Egyptian automobile races at Helopolis. A fatal accident occurred during the second race when a car ran over a fallen cushion. One fireman and two spectators were killed, fourteen people injured. The duke and duchess departed and the races ended.
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Cairo
Egypt
Duchess of Connaught
Helopolis
Ficeman
Rush to Canada Slacken Says Salvation Army Leader
Colonel Lamb of the Salvation Army says the yearly rush to Canada has moderated since last year. Although many still apply for emigration facilities, few venture to go on speculation. A second contingent will be sent to British Columbia in May.
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Canada
London
Lamb
Salvation Army
British Columbia
Silver ore finds spark talk of Temiskaming district
L. O. Armstrong of the C P R reports samples of silver ore from the Lake Temiskaming region near the Quebec Ontario border show rich specimens. He argues the district may soon rival the famed Cobalt camp in output and significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
L. O. Armstrong
C.P.R
Lake Temiskaming
Quea
Ontario
CPR to Add Three Daily Transcontinental Trains
Rail workers anticipate the summer timetable will add three daily transcontinental trains in and out of Vancouver on the CPR system.
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Vancouver
C.P.R
Chilean Army Massacre at Iquique Strikers Describe Great Upheaval
Report from the Norwegian steamer Christian Bore describes government forces using machine guns against strikers at the nitrate beds and in Iquique. About two thousand five hundred men were killed or wounded in the January assault as 6,000 miners and longshoremen had struck for higher wages after Christmas. The massacre shocked the community, with funerals followed by a return to work and potential wage increases for many employees.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chile
Iquique
Christian Bore
South America
Taltal
The Lord Tweedmouth Incident in London
The piece reports Britain dismissing the Kaiser–Tweedmouth letters as a farce and notes mixed reactions in Parliament. It cites Lord Rosebery’s “supremely ridiculous” verdict, calls the allegations treacherous, and mentions Prince of Wales and admiralty defense against treason claims amid Times reporting.
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London
Lord Tweedmouth
Lord Roseberry
Prince of Wales
Edward
Biarritz
House of Lords
Admiralty
Times
May Build in Canada Ross rifle ties raise talks in Montreal
Frank Mossberg of Attleboro Massachusetts, a key Ross rifle parts maker, traveled to Montreal after a Ottawa conference with Sir Charles Ross. He refused to discuss the talks but acknowledged urgency and possible plans for a Canadian branch, amid disclosures of foreign production.
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Canada
Montreal
Frank Mossberg
Attleboro
Mass
States
Ottawa
Caares Ross
the Ross Company
Montreal Star
Ross
Mossberg
Ice Breaker Tug James Whalen Reopens Port Arthur Harbor
Tug James Whalen resumes ice breaking in Port Arthur harbor after several days tied up for ice harvests. Rain and ongoing work keep the harbor navigable, with Thunder Bay remaining open to traffic since operations began.
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Port Arthur
James Whalen
Thunder Bay
Whalen
New Readers Ready for Saskatchewan and Alberta
John C. Saul of Morang Publishing Co announces new readers for Saskatchewan and Alberta. Readers will ship in three weeks and be ready for schools in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
John C. Saul
Morang Publishing Co
Saskatchewan
Alberta
President Wu Ting Fang Presents Credentials at White House
Extremely cordial felicitations were exchanged as China’s Minister Wu Ting Fang presented his credentials to the president at the White House, marking a formal diplomatic welcome.
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Washington
Wu Ting Fang
China
White House
Prince Rupert Throngs Grow With Lumber Work Force
Prince Rupert Vancouver reports about a thousand people in town due to large land clearing work. Weekends bring congestion as workers return from the woods and fill the streets on Saturday nights and Sundays.
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Prince Rupert
Vancouver
B.C
Georgian Bay canal eyed as national project
Hon. Mr. Pugsley indicated the government is considering the Georgian Bay canal as a major national project. He noted careful surveys and plans exist and warned action is not yet fixed. At a speech ending with Deputy Minister Gobell present, gifts worth about $2,000 were received.
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Gobell
Rosebery Warns Against Socialism and Imperialism
Lord Rosebery addressed the Liberal League in London, condemning socialism and praising sane imperialism and free trade. He warned the Liberal party may face a choice between protection and socialism, calling protection the lesser evil, and contrasted British constitutional limits with the U S system highlighting a strong presidential veto.
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Roseberry
London
Lord Rosebery
England
Liberal League
League
Liberal Party
United States
Senate
Dawson Morality In Dawson Declared High By Inspector
A December 7 report from Commissioner Henderson to the Minister of the Interior concludes that Dawson Yukon morality is high and comparable to other Canadian towns. He notes conditions are better now than at any time in the city’s history and criticizes public comments implying greater immorality in the territory.
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Ottawa
Yukon
Henderson
Dawson
Dominion
Canada
From Navvy to Premier Sydney Australia's Tom Price
Tom Price, a former naval workman on the parliament house, now premier, travels to England to represent South Australia at the Franco British exhibition. He aims to spark English interest in South Australia, emulating Victoria's Thomas Bent at the imperial conference. Price, a Welsh, populist orator with blunt candor, rose from navy navvy to top political rank.
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Sydney
Australia
Tom Price
Parliament House
England
South Australia
Price
Thomas Bent
Victoria
Bent
Mr. Price
North Dakota delegates condemn durum wheat price discrimination
At a Grand Forks convention of North Dakota commercial club delegates resolutions denounce wholesalers and millers for unjust price discrimination against durum wheat. They blame out of state grain interests and applaud government labeling efforts by Prof. E F Ladd of the state pure food commission.
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Grand Forks
N.D
North Dakota
E. F. Ladd
Pure Food Commission
King Edward Sends Cordial Letter to Emperor William
A news agency reports that King Edward wrote to Emperor William in friendly terms regarding the London Times disclosure of private correspondence between the emperor and Lord Tweeddmouth. The king notes Parliament and the public and most English papers disapprove of the Times action.
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Berlin
Edward
William
London Times
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
England
Times
Peary Describes Near Reach of North Pole at Toronto Talk
Admiral Robert E Peary USN recounted his 1905 Roosevelt expedition from New York to Cape York and 87 degrees 6 seconds north where he turned back due to scarce provisions. He warned that the North Pole lies far from magnetic reality and outlined six months of continual daylight and darkness and the perilous return voyage amid storms.
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North Pole
Robert E. Peary
USN
Toronto
Pole
New York
Roosevelt
Cape York
Greenland
Peary
King William’s Land
Washington
Seals Face Close Season Urged by Canadian Delegation
Joseph Bosecovitz of Victoria asks James Bryce and Sir Wilfrid Laurier to press Russia and Japan for a ten year close season to let seal herds recover after Japanese fishing bypassed the Paris Award terms. Britain’s ambassador and the Premier promised support for pursuing the proposal.
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James Bryce
Wilfrid Laurier
Joseph Bosecovitz
Victoria
B.C
Pribyloff Islands
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Canadian Coast Defence Opinion Calls For Naval Force
Outlook argues the Imperial Government favors colonial coast defence and Canada should follow Australia's lead in creating a torpedo flotilla organized by its Marine Department. It notes rising prosperity makes expenses manageable and urges Canadian public opinion to back a local naval defence force.
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Imperial
Australian Commonwealth
Canada
Bows and Arrows of North American Indians Described
The article surveys bow construction using wood sinew horn and bone, with examples such as rib and elk antler bows. It notes backing methods, multi piece construction, and the longevity of horn bows. It details arrow development, components head shaft and feathers, and variations in shaft and feathering practices.
Thrilling Ballon Voyage Across Channel Ends In French Forest
Hon Mrs Assheton Harbord recounts a dramatic night crossing from Battersea to Haudiement in the Valkyrie with pilot J F Pollock. A storm, snow, and darkness forced a hard descent after 2,500 to 8,000 feet, landing in the Meuse department near Haudiement with the balloon torn and the crew safe after wary guidance and swift action.
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English Channel
Battersea
London
Haudiemont
France
Assheton
J. F. Pollock
Dungeness
Boulogne
la Touquet
Mr. Pollock
Department of the Meuse
Haudiement
Whisky Smuggling Days Revealed by Ground Hollow Ruse
In the prohibition era West the arresting officers poured whisky as evidence and the ground was later found hollow. A sergeant major reported men laid out but the truth emerged when the liquid had seeped into concealed receptacles planted by the men themselves.
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Bacchus
Sunday Law In the West By Moore and Rochester
Rev. T. A. Moore and Rev. W. Rochester tour the west to advocate Sunday law reform. They cite Winnipeg unrest and say understanding the law will show it wise and beneficial for citizens and the nation. Moore notes the law has freed 75,000 workers from seven day toil and saved 100,000 U S Sunday newspapers from Canada.
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T. A. Moore
Lord’s Day Alliance
Toronto
West
W. Rochester
Winnipeg
Moore
Canada
United States
Not Reassuring Time Exchange Delicate Confession
A brief exchange features two speakers debating the length of time. One declares the duration overly long while the other insists it felt short, revealing a flirtatious tension and mutual hesitation.
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Boundary
Arctic
Panama Canal
Northland
New Silver Bonanza District
Canadian Coast Defence
Sunday Law In the West
Billie
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