Boring a Tunnel Through Selkirks Opens Great Railway Project
The CPR plans a long transcontinental tunnel under the Selkirk range to shorten the route by four miles. A pioneering bore method, with five foot shafts, aims to finish by December 31 1916, enabling continuous blasting and ventilation while trains and workers move through the heavy snow and steep terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betkirts
Adener
Eis
Cymmit
Scheue
America
New York
Rogers Pass
Belkirks
Eldes
Berk
Canadian Pacific
Dallding
Aerial Magnetic Trains Vision Eighteenth Century Prospect
A fragmented report describes magnetic rail cars suspended by magnets and solenoids, moving at high speeds with propellers and new aeroplanes. Experts debate track costs and commercial viability while noting dramatic, speculative claims and cautious optimism for future mass transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hochelet
London
Manchester
Madrid Plans A Jewish Knowledge Center In Spain
The Spanish government advances a project to create a centre of Jewish learning in Madrid. The effort aims to attract Jews living in the Castile region, restore standing, and foster ties with the crown. A related report notes naval reconstruction and a minister’s bill on a credit for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Tral Miranda
Smbeta
Marine
The Horseshoe in History and Legend Across Civilizations
An analysis of superstition and practicality surrounding horseshoes from ancient Greece and Rome to Nero and William the Conqueror. It contrasts horse protection methods, noting early Romans wrapped feet and other cultures used sandals, while horseshoes became common in Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Bumbiler Fulke
Greece
Rome
Nero
William the Conqueror
Japan
April War Conflicts Sparked by Month Coincidences
A Washington discovery notes April as the month when conflicts began or were declared. It cites Spain’s war and the American declaration following McKinley’s ultimatum, with other wars dated in April and the sixteenth anniversary of the Spanish conflict. The piece also mentions a wax bath therapy claimed to aid nerves and references Admiral in Egypt and university figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tampico
Spain
Comerees
Congress
McKinley
The Americanization of Can ads and imperial questions
A correspondent questions Canada’s imperial ties as newspapers shift focus toward American content. The piece notes Canadian patriotism, rising anti imperial currents, and the pull of the United States in cultural and news coverage. It discusses tuberculosis testing in UK dairy cattle, milk safety messaging, and the cost and compensation under the new cattle act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
Thines
United Kingdom
Lew
Brittey Datey
Iisifuel
Board of Cericulture
General Otter Warns Canada Unprepared for War
General Otter at the Toronto Canadian Militia dinner warns Canada would face danger from external threats. He argues Canada is totally unprepared, lacking material and proper preparation, and that sooner or later danger will arrive if not addressed.
Japan to Attend Naval Review and Pacific Expedition Plans
The Japanese government will participate in the naval review at Hampton Roads early 1915 and plan a voyage through the Panama Canal to a Pan-American Pacific expedition via San Francisco. A Pasteur Institute note discusses ultraviolet effects on microbes, noting accelerated death from exposure.
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Japan
State Department
Enero
Internations
Hampton Neade
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Wows
Pasteur Inestitute
Academie Des Sciences
Mme
Victor Henri
Withs
Celerial Mining Company Declares 11.200 Percent Dividend
The Celerial Mining Company of Germany plans an 11.200 percent four year dividend. For 1912 the Coleelsl Mining Company will pay 1912 dividend of 10 percent, lower than 14 percent the previous year. The combined dividends total 11,900 percent across the company’s existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celerial Mining Company
Germany
Mae Pal
Coleelsl Mining Company
Deepresch & Redeal
Far North Natives and Arctic Missionaries Report
Archdeacon Whittaker notes dramatic change among Keekimos over twenty years. He cites fur trade, river travel, and survival skills, with caution about future extremes beyond the 60th parallel. Missionary Henry Fry and a party faced supply shortages while seeking Blonde Keimos near Victoria Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Ajan
Mer
Wwe
Miese
Mackenzie
Getta
Grefaneson
Kogneh
Whittaker
Indies
Henry Fry
Iis
Hergehell Island
Victoria Land
Pry
Lee
Archdeacon
Spiritual Healing Report Promotes Divine Prayer Over Medical Aid
A committee report affirms the efficacy of spiritual mental processes in curing functional diseases while urging greater spiritual ministrations. It critiques overreliance on medical care and highlights a plan to disseminate a pamphlet titled From the Farm to the Table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciford Allwett
Cerry
Hevelatohe National Park Named Near Mt Hew in Italy
A formal proclamation creates Hevelatohe National Park spanning scenic areas around Mt Hew and the Melly region. The park covers a wide belt along the East Coast and includes Mount Etna nearby, with Catania cited as a large nearby city.
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Columbia
Britten
Mt. Hew
Tent Mountain
Catania
Bleily
Ty Lew
Fao
Moent Etna
Lies
Publication plans for Lieyd's Daily Shed List
A rough notice outlines Lieyd's plan to publish a daily 24 page newspaper, with 4000 hemes of content. Printed by Edward Lindy of Lambert Street, Louden. Government irrigation plans in Alberta discuss 406000 acres to be irrigated, with details from Fr. Peters, irrigation commissioner for the Dominion, at Calvary headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieyd
Edward Linyd
Cofferman
Lamberd Street
Louden
Scaltery
Alberta
Delmaron
Fr. Peters
Dominion
Itn
Calvary
Italy to join Panama Dacttic exposition in 1915
Italy accepts participation in the Panama-Pacific exposition of 1915. The Italian parliament approved funding of 2 009 000 lire to support the country’s display and the safeguard of local interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tle
Italien Gevremens
Monoplane Gustave Hamel Aims Trans Atlantic Flight
The article notes Hubert Latham piloting a four winged monoplane with a 68 foot span and 250 horsepower engine. It discusses the craft's intended long distance records and mentions Hamel’s goal of a trans Atlantic crossing, with speed goals and the machine’s structure and wheels. It also covers apples varieties developed for prairie provinces by Dr. Win Saunders and lists several hardy cultivars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Hamel
Martin
Hubert Latham
James Gordes Hennett
Jemont Park
N.Y
Auuny
Hamel
Trans Atlantic Crone
Prairie
Win. Saunders
Jewel
Charles
Bilvia
Prince
Tony
Noble
Kies
Alberta
Columbia
Ruby
New Edible Mushroom Unveiled By Eminent French Botanist
A French botanist named Gotaniet develops a fine edible mushroom from wild Fang fungi found in woods during late summer. The cultivar, dubbed Tricholoma oudem, is cultivated year round after careful processing, featuring delicate stems and a purple bloom at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mairuchet
Ube
Forest Waste Felt Abroad
The article discusses international concern over the destruction of American forests and its impact on the lumber and carriage industries. It notes potential government tests and improvements in coal carbonization with expectations of a $50 per ton price and new market opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baeven
Apterson Camerot
Keteven Board of Trade
Letter From Lord Neleon to Lady Hamilton in Begremier
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a 1068 dated letter from Lord Neleon to Lady Hamilton, titled The Sagehip the Victor, part of a historical collection. It mentions a medieval manuscript, autographs, and a career of a chevalier in the 17th century with references to 1814.
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Ritten
Begremier
Leuc
Neleon
Lady Hamilton
Victor
J. KR. Hodd
Railway Land Grants in Canada Reach Vast Acreage 1878
Canadian government distributed land grants to railway companies totaling thousands of acres. By March 21, 1878, grants covered at least 26 289 957 acres, with hundreds of thousands of acres added in earlier periods through 1876 and 1877.
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Governmentea
Canada
Federe
Rapid Canadian Wheat Belt Development Described in Amal ean Notes
Frederich Poster writes in an Amal ean magazine about the swift advance of the Western Canada wheat belt. He notes surveys, railway expansion, Green’s land grants, and farmer migration from Winnipeg to distant towns, highlighting new markets and transport links shaping prairie settlement and industry.
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Frederich Poster
Amalean
Bern
Joe Berd
Western
Canada
Typiom
Perine Ly Weerin
Amd
Lear
Jake
Trip
Wit
Peale
Central
Owen the
Liedveer Minerals
North
Asner
Winnipeg
Randy Con
Monern
Emma
Winnipen
Chicago
Whwtoncaearteppak
Gurney
Congo Free State and the Ute Robbery Case Recalled
A Telegram recounts actions by the Congo Free State and a robber baron linked to the Berlin government. Private advices discuss priority rights and a plan involving Wilfrid for Paris, with the case tied to postwar Russian elements and a controversial figure named Gork Has Been Released. The piece notes intervention by global powers and a push to exonerate or brand certain actors amid incidents in 1986.
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Congo Free
Howe
Kingid
Telgiue Povernment
Paris
Firitein
Germany
Gork
Ia Iit
Jon
Trevor
Ana
Ana and Prétebir Eiecution Leech
Gorkl
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Selkirks
Roger Pasa
Barthe
Sandfert
Egypt
Prederick P. Walton
Far North
Arctic Circle
Turera
Mheone
Parvel
Terentia
New National Park
Italy
Carlyle
Felmne
Marco Alls
Probie
Poe
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Kiehary
Evellebie
Wonder Gress
Mac
Congo Free State
Te Eetsblion Peace Litrary of
Berlin
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