Canada Needs Sound Immigration Policy Urgently
Col. Dennis of Montreal urges an aggressive colonization and development plan to repopulate Canada, highlighting railway density, unoccupied land in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, debt, and the need to attract British and Irish, American, and Central European settlers while maintaining British ideals and Canadian citizenship through a global, well staffed organization.
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Canada
Dennis
Montreal
Domiton
Western
Iater
Land Department
Hudson's Bay Company
CPR
Colonization
Col
United States
Great Britain
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Europe
Maintein
Take Up Homesteads In Kenora District
Western farmers move to homestead in the Clay Belt near Dryden in Kenora district. Agricultural Representative M. F. Cook says lack of crop failures attracts prairie farmers and government land remains available. Weather last year was not ideal but sufficient feed carried all stock. Grain potatoes and clover do well in the area.
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Dryden
Kenora
M. F. Cook
Generations of Herders Preserve Shorthorn Tradition
A Scottish paper notes Amos Cruickshank, famed Shorthorn breeder, still living. His sons herd at Windsor and Climland tending the Royal and Prince of Wales herds, passing labor from father to son and maintaining top global livestock standards through generations of experience.
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Amos Cruickshank
Windsor
Climsland
Government Gets Coal Royalties From Dominion and School Lands
The federal treasury collected 1 833 07.71 in coal royalties from Dominion lands between April 1, 1906 and March 1, 1907. Coal royalties from school lands in Saskatchewan and Alberta amounted to 183 819.66 in the same period. The figures were tabled in the House of Commons.
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Dominion Lands
Saskatchewan
Alberta
House of Commons
Beetle Import Aims To Control Pests
Import of cannibalistic beetles from Japan targets leaf eating beetles in the eastern states. The plan seeks biological control by releasing the beetles to reduce pest populations.
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Japan
Community Grazing in Saskatchewan Planned by Four Associations
The Regina Leader reports Saskatchewan to organize four community grazing associations. The Saskatchewan Better Farming Commission notes advantages seen in the United States and outlines six benefits: lower fencing costs for a large area, separate pastures for breeding stock yearlings and steers, improved herd quality through coordinated breeding, better range management, reduced individual expense for stockowners, and easier marketing with uniform carloads and branded stock for clear identification.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Saskatchewan Better Farming Commission
Regina
Isolation is Impossible War Opinion in Morning Post
The London Morning Post argues that isolation fuels war and that Britain must strengthen practical links with Europe. It claims secrecy or openness fails, highlights entanglements, and notes submarines and aircraft have ended Channel insularity, urging continued connections to prevent a repeat of 1914.
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Great Britain
Europe
Channel
London Morning Post
Mexico to Exhibit at Canadian National Exhibition Toronto
Mexico plans a large display of its products at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto this year. President Obregon and several cabinet members are expected to attend for several days, along with the president's band of over 100 members.
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Mexico
Toronto
Obregon
Massachusetts Cities Lead Nation in Illiteracy
The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites a claim that the largest Massachusetts cities have the highest illiteracy rates among major U S cities. It urges Boston to address the issue and speak up on the matter.
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Massachusetts
United States
Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Antartic Silence Then Glare of Southern Lights Described
The account recalls Captain R R Evans describing the bleak Antarctic landscape in South with Scott. He paints the western mountains as sinister cold foothills and the Barrier as desolate. He recalls marching under Erebus and witnessing the Southern Lights in a night of eerie stillness and unearthly beauty.
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R. R. Evans
Scott
Antarctic
Erebus
Princess Bathing Babies in London Hospital Training
The article notes Princess Mary trained for two years at a London hospital for sick children. She bathed at least one baby daily during part of her training and answered anxious mothers with the hope that their child would be comforted by her care. She progressed from bedmaking to washing feeding and assisting at operations in the medical ward.
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London
Princess Mary
Canadian Exports to British Isles Top $296 Million
The value of Canada exports to the British Isles for the fiscal year ending March 31 this year surpasses 296 million dollars. The report highlights strong shipments of timber, minerals, and manufactured goods to key markets in the U K and Ireland.
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Canada
British Isles
Lure Of The North Calls Explorer Seden Despite Disasters
The article outlines potato vine care with spraying advice using Paris green and arsenate of lead to combat beetles and blight. It then details Arctic explorer Ledén seeking funding for a self-sustaining scientific expedition to the northern lands near Hudson Bay and Greenland, aiming to study geology botany and Eskimo culture.
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Seden
Greenland
Hudson's Bay
Christian Ledon
Leden
University of Christiania
Ottawa
New York
Sverdrup
Stefansson
Mr. Leden
Arctic
Hudson Bay
Americas
The Eternal Struggle for Entrance and Responsibility
The Philadelphia Ledger asserts that individuals must accept their unavoidable entrance into life and bear the burden of responsibility. It warns that society will punish avoidance and urges steady effort despite hardship, resisting self pity and delay.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dream Function Says Dreams Guard Sleep
Dr William Brown head of psychology at King's College London proposes a new theory of dreams. He rejects psycho analytic claims that dreams are inherently meaningful and instead says dreams serve to guard sleep by restraining desires anxieties and memories from waking the main personality while sleep endures.
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Wm. Brown
William Brown
King’s College
University of London
Institute of Hygiene
Weil
Population gap between Canada and United States in 19th century
The Cleveland Plain notes Canada lags behind the United States in population growth, with New York as the largest U S city in 1820 at 124,000, while Montreal rivals Cleveland in size. It also observes Canada’s vast empty spaces despite greater land area.
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Canada
Republic
United States
Dominion
New York
Montreal
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
London baby speaks English and Chinese at 18 months
The daughter of the Chinese minister in London is reported to speak both English and Chinese at the age of 18 months, illustrating early bilingual development in a diplomatic family.
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London
Cottonoid Poised to Replace Steel in Ford Vision
Henry Ford predicts cotton based material named Cottonoid may replace steel in automobile bodies and bricks and stone for houses. Inventor touts extreme lightness and durability, suggesting trains could also be built from this substance, reducing weight.
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Henry Ford
Police orders ban smoking by women in public venues
New York Police Commissioner Enright has ordered arrest of any proprietor or manager of a hotel cabaret or public entertainment venue who allows women to smoke publicly in the establishment.
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Enright
New York
Police Department
Agricultural Purposes Noted for 100 Square Miles in Alaska
A fragment notes 100 square miles in Alaska designated for agricultural purposes. It mentions possible use by local authorities and planning bodies but provides no specific dates or entities.
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Johnny Bull
Baltimore Sun
Cottonoid
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Alaska
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