When Skippers Meet With Bad Misfortune
A discussion on the career impact of maritime disasters notes captains often lose future command prospects after inquiries. Some are reassigned to harbor duties or small ships, while a few fortunate officers regain positions through harbor masters or salvage work. The piece cites examples from naval and mercantile fleets and mentions a captain who joined shipbuilding firms after losing his command.
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Wallsoees
Brosen
League
South America
Montagu
Lundy Island
Navy
Ous Oids Wig
Business is Business Rev Dr Aked On Zeal In Religion
Rev Dr Aked criticizes religious zeal and mercenary aims in faith. He cites a Easter scene where a manufacturer warned workers of punishment for church attendance, prompting workers to seek overtime questions about churchgoing. The anecdote highlights tensions between labor, religion, and profit in public discourse.
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Aked
Deliberations Stagnant as Years Drag on Montreal Case
Justice Cross faces sharp criticism from local wig wearers over delays in the Montreal courts. A K.C. cites a case marked en delibre for twenty one years with all parties dead. He notes the plaintiff lawyer now presiding in a Montreal court and the defendant’s attorney on Ottawa’s parliamentary staff, untroubled by local cases.
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Justice Cross
Montreal
K.C
Ottawa
Health officials warn of horseflesh sold as sausage in Montreal
Civic health authorities admit large quantities of horseflesh are being sold as sausages and beef in Montreal. Steps are underway to stop the practice, though medical men disagree on its demerits.
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Civic
Montreal
Adventure with Elephant Endurance and Fast Reflexes
Capt C H Stigand recounts a perilous encounter in Africa with an elephant charging a tree. Amid chaos Private Matola calmly loaded a second rifle, enabling a brain shot after Stigand recovered his weapon. The episode highlights pluck discipline and presence of mind under fire.
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C. H. Stigand
Africa
Aiule
Limi
Matola
Linoleum’s Global Story From Cork to Pigments
The article traces linoleum production from cork in North Africa to Spain, with cork bark processing for pliability. It explains flaxseed oil from Russia and Argentina, linseed oil extraction, burlap from jute in India, transportation to Dundee and then to factories, and pigments from Australia shaping the material.
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North
Africa
Spain
Russia
Argentine
India
Dundee
Scotland
Australia
Countes Xrich
Colo
Birds Fight Eagles in Foula Define Local Gull Rearing Scheme
In Foula Shetland islands natives rear skull gulls to curb eagle depredations. Eagles haunt the red sandstone cliffs and terrorize farmers and fishermen. The skall gulls, fierce to eagles, are tame with humans and used as a natural deterrent.
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Foula
Shetland Islands
Latin American Armies and Navies Compared
The combined land and sea power of the Latin American republics totals 2,560,000 soldiers plus 84 naval vessels with 27,000 personnel. Nine modern battleships exist across Argentina Brazil and Chile, while Mexico's navy is negligible. The United States likely maintains about 15,000,000 war-strength personnel.
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Argentina
Brazil
Chili
Mexico
United States
New York American
Smoking and Drinking Less in Canada
The piece notes a continuing drop in liquor and tobacco consumption in Canada. It records inland fortune for the division at $1,715,007 in June, rising to $1,785,290 for June 1915, highlighting evolving revenue figures.
Remarkable Mathematical Prodigies From India and Britain
The article highlights Ramanujan in Cambridge as a self taught genius at twenty six, with Hardy praising his discoveries. It recalls Arumagan, a Tamil boy tested by the Royal Asiatic Society in Colombo, solving hard sums in seconds. It also mentions Geo Bidder, famed lightning calculator who died in 1878 and astonished peers as a boy.
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Cambridge
S. Ramanujan
Ramanujan
Port Trust
Madras
Hardy
Trinity
India
Royal Asiatic Society
Colombo
Arumagan
Geo. Bidder
Bidder
George Stephenson
Tamberwell
Edinburgh University
Ridder
Venom Antidote Production At Patel Laboratory Bombay
Extracting venom to create an antidote is conducted at Patel Laboratory Bombay. Venom is sent to Kasauli for injection into horses to draw venom and blood. The serum acts as an antivenine and has saved several lives in Bombay.
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Patel Laboratory
Bombay
Kasauli
Cumballa Hill
Mali
India
Germany
America
Dancing in Old Days Across Pagan and Sacred Rites
The piece traces historic dancing from pagan worship to Old Testament joy, noting Mars priests as principal dancers and Druids around stones. It contrasts ancient rites with modern popular dancing, citing Goldsmith who traveled on foot and earned by playing flute for dancers.
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Mars
David
England
Ireland
France
Oliver Goldsmith
Hive shaped mud brick dwellings of Mesopotamia
The article notes Mesopotamian natives build sun dried mud brick hives with steep domes and walls. Homes cluster around courtyards, with separate structures for people animals and granaries. Limited rainfall makes irrigation essential and dried manure fuels fires.
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Mesopotamia
Rufus F Dawes Hotel Aiding Down and Out in Chicago
A Chicago institution known as the Rufus F Dawes Hotel and described as a ladder for the down and out offers shelter and meals to men seeking work. Opened with 300 arrivals, it provides beds at five cents, dormitories and ninety five cubicle rooms, with prices for soup two cents and coffee one cent. Managers seek to place men in work without charging the institution, which is not endowed or self-supporting.
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Chicago
Rufus F. Dawes
Life of Sir Gilvert Parker A Canadian Author
Canadian born writer Sir Gilvert Parker recounts his youth in Britain and Canada, early work as a tutor and lecturer, time in Australia, and rise as a playwright and novelist. He describes service in the British officer class, travels in the South Seas, and success of his first fiction Pierre and His People in 1892.
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Gilvert Parker
Artisery
Whourst Cale
Canada
Australia
South Seas
Austrailia
Sydney Morning Herald
Austalia
George Rigoald
Henry V
Pierre
Quebec
Ottawa Immigration Circular Reaffirms Strict Rejection Policy
Ottawa through its immigration department warns agriculturists and domestic workers against coming to Canada now and vows to reject those failing to meet the law. The circular states rigid enforcement to prevent worsening unemployment, noting offers of employment do not guarantee admission if the job would displace unemployed Canadians.
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Immigration Department of Ottawa
Canada
Professors Granted Leave for Lectures in Lahore India
Prof. James Mavor of Toronto University has been granted a leave of absence to undertake a course of lectures in Lahore. He is currently touring the western provinces and plans to proceed to the Orient later this fall. Mavor is famed for his monumental works in statistics and economics which have attracted wide attention for many years.
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Lahore
India
James Mavor
Toronto University
Mavor
Women Propose Marriage Customs of Melanesia Islanders
Captain Sinker recalls Melanesian habits, noting a small island where women must kill themselves if rejected. A Christian man defers a marriage before aiding a rejected proposer, and struggles with cultural conflict. Clothes and hair customs, cannibal chiefs, and power through consumption are described with humor and caution.
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Patteson
Captain Inker
Dogs in War: Scent and Service Across Eras
The article notes dogs’ value in war and police work, citing past use in sieges and battles. It compares ancient practice to modern roles, highlights dogs’ acute senses, and observes Britain lags behind Belgium Germany and France in adopting police dogs.
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Charles V
Philip
Spain
Napoleon
Marmont
Alexandria
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
France
What Makes Your Farm Pay
A business man explains that farming combines many parts and that profitable farming relies on head work and accurate bookkeeping. By using figures farmers identify which part of operations yields the best returns and find what hinders profit, then adjust accordingly.
Unclear Anecdote From Sir Roberts Favorite Legal Tale
An old NS legal anecdote recounts a frequently arrested offender in the prisoner's dock. A judge assigns a young inexperienced lawyer to the case as the cadis asks if the prisoner wishes to speak. The prisoner replies only that he defers to the court and his lawyers.
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Robet Laird Borden
Nova Scotia
Sawyer
Cadi
Newfoundland May Join Confederation Debate Returns to Public Eye
The article traces fifty years of Newfoundland development from fishing and whale industries to railways and telegraphs, noting population growth and economic gains. It highlights newspapers and liberal figures debating union with Canada, while detailing historic challenges, disasters, and resilience shaping the island’s future.
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Newfoundland
Lae
Lee Wominson
Valage
Woodlum
Beng
Islani
Liberal Party
Robert Bond
Fishermens Union of Coakerite
Wis
Maritime
Dundee
Haitax
Canada
England
America
Hague
St. John’s
Cal Capital
First Woman Physician Marked by German Paper
A German Zeitung credits Frauken von Siebold as the first woman physician, noting she earned a medical degree in 1814 and was active in surgery. It disputes claims that Englishwoman Elizabeth Blackwell, who graduated in 1849, was the first female physician.
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Frauaiurig
Germany
Zeitung
Dioness Louise of
Cobourg-Gotha
Ernest II Franken
Mo Swebold
Stag Hurgeop Heidrenreich
Elizabeth Blackwell
Geneva
N.1
Histings
Page Land
Trespass Legal Definition and Sanctions
The article defines trespass as entering land without permission and notes damages may be claimed for harm to property. It warns that serious damage can be punished as a crime with fines or imprisonment and mentions protections like traps, and that a trespasser with a dog harming livestock is liable for all damages.
Brooklands Car Narrowly Survives 119 MPH Spin
An car at Brooklands burst a tire while racing at 119 miles an hour. It skidded sideways eighty yards and looped three times, finally coming to rest on the track with the driver unharmed.
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Brooklands
Srccestoe
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