Organizing for a War in the Air in the British Empire
The British Admiralty announces the Royal Naval Air Service creating a distinct branch with equal rank for officers and men from all sectors. Civilians may enter directly, with pay similar to submarine service and eagle emblem replacing the anchor on uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Bav
Tne
Naval Air Service
Royal Navy
Royal Marines
Royal Naval Reserve Forces
Army
Air Service
Foreign residents in France protest 6 percent tax on all property
A broad wave of discontent rises among foreigners in France over a 6 percent tax on all property held domestically or abroad. Bankers fear being forced tax collectors while clients move assets abroad, despite the aim to ease direct farming taxes and lower living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Aboad
United States
Pars
Mouao
Paris
Berlin nightlife faces 11 PM curfew threat
In Berlin a proposed 11 PM town closing rule alarms nightlife figures and general patrons. The Prussian interior ministry studies changes to police laws that would bar eating drinking and dancing past 11 unless hotels prove urgent licensing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ic Legion
Prussian
Ministry of the Interior
Sheep Grazing Restrictions Lifted in Southern Alberta
Orders from 1883 and 1884 restricting sheep grazing are rescinded to align with February 18 1914 regulations allowing leases to sheep owners. The affected district spans west by Belly and St Marys rivers north by South Saskatchewan river east by Assiniboia boundary and the international line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Belly
St. Mary's
South Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Cabinet approves Grain Growers lease renewal for Manitoba elevator
The cabinet accepts the Grain Growers' Grain Company offer to renew the lease of the Manitoba government elevator system for an indefinite period. The decision confirms ongoing operation and staffing arrangements under the new terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grain Growers’ Grain Company
Manitoba Go
Child Labor Exposed In New York Factory Hearing
At a hearing before the New York state factory investigating commission, George Hall of the New York Child Labor Commission showed samples of artificial flowers and other items made by children in tenements. Children as young as six worked long hours for meager pay, with several 14 year olds producing flowers for about 10 cents per batch and families earning only a few dollars weekly. Mothers and children aged 8, 13, and 15 were shown wiring and tagging goods under harsh hours from 5 am to 10 pm daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Factory Investigating Commission
George Hall
New York Child Labor Commission
Hall
German firm to build large machinery plant near Rosser Manitoba
A German company buys four land sections near Rosser to construct a major factory for diversified machinery, employing about 12 000 workers during construction and aiming to establish a German colony in the area. Building to start soon.
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Rosser
Man
Dominion
Parcel Post Paying its Way In Cities And Rural Areas
Parcel post shows rising traffic and satisfactory operation with no special revenue checks by the post office. Inaugurated with a five pound limit in February, it soon rose to eleven pounds. Urban use is higher, rural areas lag as the system proves to be paying its way and fulfilling its creation purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
U S Cattle Shows Face Canada Exhibition Restrictions
Canada and United States cattle promoters urge removal of a six month tuberculosis testing rule for U S cattle shown in Canada. Ontario livestock show promoters argue the policy harms the shows without benefit, noting a similar U S rule and government action spurred by Canadian breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Agricultural Department
Ontario
Canada
Radium May Boost Crop Growth In English Experiments
English experiments suggest radium enhances plant growth and suppresses soil pests. Best results come from about seven one hundred thousandths of a grain per ton of soil, with radium residues remaining active for centuries. Early trials show radishes and carrots nearly six times heavier, wheat and barley also improved, while skeptics recall past failed electrical tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Rosse
Boldest Horsewoman Journeys Across Asia on Sturdy Mare
Mme Kudasheva, a Cossack explorer, travels solo on horseback from Vladivostock toward Turkestan with her horse Mongolia. She previously rode three thousand miles to St. Petersburg, earning praise from the Czars who gifted Krit, the Arabian she now rides. The perilous trek through China Mongolia and Turkestan marks a historic feat celebrated by the Czar and observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mme. Kudasheva
Far East
Vladivostock
St. Petersburg
Moore
Mongolia
Czarevitch
China
Monglia
Turkestan
Mme Kudasheva
Ottawa MPs debate higher indemnity after Lancaster pledge
In Ottawa MPs doubt a levy on sessional pay will rise. E A Lancaster says he will not seek reelection because of small indemnity of 2500 dollars. A 4000 dollar increase was proposed previously but rejected. Government may hesitate to raise pay before a general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
E. A. Lancaster
M.P
German Surgeons Abandon Radium Use in Cancer Treatment
Germany’s top surgeons have stopped using radium for cancer therapy and now promote Roentgen rays. Notable figures include Professor Bumm of Berlin’s Women’s Clinic, who reports cures, and Surgeon General Professor Bier, head of Berlin’s university surgical faculty, who has also renounced radium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Professor Bumm
University of Berlin
Bier
Berlin
Sunny Spain exhibition features under-sea pavilion by Dr Hbert
Earl's Court hosts a novel kiosk hydro viewing pavilion built from portholes where visitors watch marine life. The Queen's Court lake is turned into a miniature sea with tanks holding up to 20000 fish from the North Sea Atlantic and Mediterranean. Five hundred six foot fish arrived by train and steamer from Bologna with an equal number of large eels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Earl's Court
Hbert
Queen's Court
North Sea
Atlantic
Mediterranean
London
Bologna
Italy
Daily Mirror
Canadian Newsboy Tours Europe For Prize Dream
Edmonton youth Patsy Ryan travels from Edmonton to Europe seeking a $6 prize for walking around the world without funds. He crossed the south of France to Paris and drew curiosity from Parisians as he sold the London Daily Mail on boulevards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London Daily Mails
Patsy Ryan
Edmonton
France
Seetia Luc
Wandering Glacier Returns to Canada Amid Harbor Claim
The Grand Pacific Glacier again moves along the sea slope near Skagway, opening a harbor in northern British Columbia. It previously shifted the shoreline through the Alaskan panhandle, drawing praise and later disappointment. Prof Lawrence Martin and the International Geological Congress notified Prof Brock, who reports the glacier has returned to Canada with possible long term settlement and naturalization prospects.
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Canada
British Columbia
Grand Pacific
Skagway
Canadian Territory
Alaskan Panhandle
Pacific
Lawrence Martin
International Geological Congress
R. W. Brock
Brock
Lawrence
Ice Master Crowthers Memoir of Arctic Courage
John S. Crowthers native of Peterhead died in Glasgow. He sailed as ice master with Leigh-Smith on the Eira expedition of 1881. Their party endured a year in Franz Josef Land after the yacht struck ice. A retriever dog named Bob fed the crew and guided polar bears away from the hut until rescue. Bob was later honored in Peterhead and at Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterhean
John S. Crowthers
Glasgow
Crowther
Leigh-Smith
Franz Joseph Land
Robert Stephen
Peterhead
Leigh- Smith
Railroad Death Toll Tops Ten Thousand in Year
Interstate Commerce Commission reports 10,150 killed and over 190,000 injured on U.S. railroads in the year ending June 30 1913. The report notes rail deaths surpass war in human cost, with 10,964 killed that year, and urges consideration of safety improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Commission
Wolfe Statue Memorial Move Gains Royal Backing
Canon Scott’s plan to erect a memorial church for General Wolfe wins support from HRH the Duke of Connaught who calls it an inspiring theme and vows help. An organizing committee will form in Canada while England already forms under the Bishop of Willesden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Scott
Gen. Wolfe
H.R.H
Duke of Connaught
Canon Scoti
Canada
England
Wilesden
Postage Rates for UK Publications to Canada Set to End Year
Postmaster General Hobhouse told the house the current postage rate on British newspapers magazines and trade journals sent to Canada would stay in force until December 31. He said he hoped to soon announce conditions of the service after that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobhouse
United Kingdom
Canada
Miniature Irrigation Farm Planned for Henderson Park
The Department of the Interior will install an irrigated farm in miniature at Henderson Park in Lethbridge. The project aims to determine proper water amounts for crops in tecarious bay and cerea crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Department of the Interior
Henderson Park
Canada’s Asset Draws Britons to Canadian Reserves
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Jasper Park highlights Canada’s national reserves as major attractions for British travelers. J. B. Harkin, commissioner of Dominion Parks, promotes the vast playgrounds and issues a souvenir booklet Just a Sprig of Mountain Heather with real purple heather from the Canadian Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Conan Doyle
Jasper Park
Great Britain
Canada
J. B Harkin
Dominion Parks
Department of the Interior
Canadian Rockies
Mr. Harrs
Dominion
Germanys war chest in Spandau tower guarded as inviolate vault
The German reserve of 30 million dollars in gold sits in the Spandau fortress tower, kept intact since the Franco Prussian War. Clerks, under guard, verified every coin remains in place. Some leaders urge using the funds for humanitarian aims rather than war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Eddy
Fraser River
British, Columbia
Steports
Germany
Spandau
France
Will Advertise Canada Water Power at Panama Expo
Canada will showcase its water power resources in San Francisco with a large painting arranged in a semi circle before a Canadian painting. The 85 by 9 foot work, by Gibson Catlett of Toronto, depicts a bird’s eye view of Canada’s water powers including Winnipeg river and Bow river with special emphasis. The Association of British Engineers may visit Winnipeg to inspect the powers.
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Canada
San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific
Gibson Catlett
Toronto
Dominion
Winnipeg River
Bow River
Association of British Engineers
Winnipeg
May Homestead Entries Decline in Western Provinces
May homestead entries fell across western provinces with Manitoba up to 318 from 227, Alberta up to 1193 from 1139, Saskatchewan down to 875 from 1572, and British Columbia down from 91 to 52. Interior department issued 4785 patents covering 287 895 acres versus 2710 patents for 463 530 acres in May 1913. Americans lead homesteaders with 345. other nationalities include English 248 Austro Hungarian 265 Russians 194 Norwegians 57 Swedes 62, plus one Japanese one Chinese and one African.
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Western Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Interior Department
Prices Hit High Bids for Heritage Autograph Letters
A London sale of autograph letters and historical documents fetched about 5600 dollars with Brummell letters leading the way. The Brummell collection totaled 535 dollars, while Burns related items sold strongly, including The Humid Petition of Brusr Water to the Duke of Athole and The Suvlie Locher's Dochter for 3600 dollars.
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London
Beau Brummell
Tom Moore
Samuel Rogers
Leigh Hunt
Brummell
Robbie Burns
Brusr
Duke
Expedition 150000 Miles Journey Antartic Survey
British expedition led by J Foster Stackouse will sail from London in December to gird the world with an oceanographic survey. The plan covers about 1300 miles of Antarctic coastline and new routes after the Panama Canal opening, totaling over 150000 miles of voyage to be completed by end of 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Foster Stackouse
London
Mr. Stackhouse
Aas
Panama Canal
Army reduces size of Canadian engineering and army service corps
The minister of militia plans a reduction of the Canadian engineering and army service corps as their present strength is deemed too heavy. The army service corps currently numbers 150 and the engineers 300. The exact cuts are to be determined and officers will be offered transfers to other corps.
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Minister of Militia
Canadian Engineering and Army Service Corps
Army Service
British
Army Service Corps
Engineers
Hudson Bay Navigation Safety Plan and Wireless Network
The marine and naval departments plan a major summer program to make Hudson Bay and Straits safe for navigation. Three wireless stations will be placed in the Straits and at the bay entrance to link Port Nelson Port Churchill and the Atlantic. Lighthouses will start this year at the Nelson entrance and in the bay, with charting by the steamer Acadia and surveys of Port Nelson Fort Churchill and Nottaway River mouth. A rail link from the southeast to the National Transcontinental is studied with a $1,000,000 appropriation for preliminary surveys, and the government will fund the portion Montreal to the National Transcontinental instead of the Clerque syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine and Naval Departments
Hudson Bay
Straits
Ule
E& Ing
Port Neeson
Port Churchill
Hudson Strait
Acadia
Natonal
Altitude feats and control in early aviation reach new forays
The article recalls historic high altitude attempts by pilots such as Selerich and Glaisher, noting risks and outcomes. It contrasts past limits around 18 000 to 29 000 feet with recent progress, and observes a surge in collective aerial maneuvering as Basille Day festivities show pilots flying in close formation.
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Herr Oelerich
Lee
Wilbur Wright
Glaisher
Tissandier
Whymper
Herr Dederich
Paris
Census of Birds To Be Taken Across United States
The department of agriculture will conduct a national census of birds with help from bird lovers to determine species distribution in definite areas. The project aims to measure the effect of laws on bird populations and note increases or decreases in game and insectivorous species. The effort could reveal how to reduce insect damage, saving farmers billions annually by preserving birds and their food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Warning to Immigrants Circulated by Immigration Dept
A circular warns immigrants including agricultural laborers and domestics that Canada will not only caution but also reject entrants who fall under restrictive clauses of immigration regulations. Even with a job offer, a migrant may be refused if the job could have gone to a Canadian unemployed worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Immigration
Dominion
Canada
Imperial Teachers Conference Accepted for Toronto 1916
The Imperial teachers in Caxton Hall London accepted Hon. R. A Pyne of Ontario's invitation to hold the imperial conference in Toronto in 1916. Dr. Hughes noted Ontario arrangements would cost over $150 per delegate, with housing provided free at Toronto University residences.
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Imperial
R. A Pyne
Ontario
Toronto
Imperial Nies
Caxton Hall
London
Hughes
Toronto University
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British Admiralty
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N. Y
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Cheakamus Canyon
B.C
Fort George
Cheakamus
Squamish
Lillooet
Rkeecliff
Alta
Constance Cove
Esquimalt
Nakamun
Lands Office
Laird River
Yukon
Michael Jordan
Ireland
John T. Dwyer
Wall Street
New Yok
Helen O'Grady
Michael
Montreal
Institute For the
St Patrick's Hall
Boston
U.S
Alaskan
Canadan Territory
Alaska
Notabi Ice-Master
Magazine Mail
Heinrich Selerich
Lepsic
Humboldt
Orterich
Giy-Lussac
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