Rogers Pass tunnel plan cuts four miles from Selkirks route
The Canadian Pacific moves toward a transcontinental railway through Rogers Pass with a new pioneering shaft method to finish the 5 mile tunnel by 1916. Over ten million dollars will fund earth and rock removal, snow plows, and track protection as yards and sheds stand near the Selkirk crest.
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Evsted
Rogers’ Pass
Enene
Amerie
New York Central
Canadian Pacific Railway
Britleh Co
Selkirka
Selkirk Range
Seltirkes
Echeme
Canadian Pacific
To Establish Peace Library at Berlin Announcement
Announcement states the Church Peace Union plans to establish a Peace Library in Berlin. Details indicate the project aims to promote pacifist study and public access to related volumes. No further dates or participants are specified in the readable text.
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Peace Library
Berlin
Church Peace Union
The Americanization of Canada in Canadian Press
A Torests correspondent cites an article on Canadian assimilation into the British Empire. The piece notes a shift in Canadian papers toward British news over American content, arguing that imperial sentiment persists while some groups resist full independence.
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Barade
Times
Vielen
Af Independent
Canadian Republic
Canada
Tuberculosis in UK cattle sparks livestock stake on milk fears
Sir Sydney Pocevk of the British Dairy Farmers Association reports on tuberculosis tests up to September showing 220 positive milk samples from 1622 cows. He says public fear over tuberculous milk is overstated and that compensation costs reached £11,998, with only £3,246 for slaughtered animals.
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United Kingdom
Sairy Farmers Association
Sydney Pocevk
Regan
Board of Agriculture
General Otter Warns Canada Unprepared for War
At the Royal Grenadiers annual dinner in Toronto, General Sir William Otter urged that Canada is totally unprepared for external danger. He warned of future attack, noting shortages in numbers and material and stressing the need for definite, ongoing preparation to avoid losing national identity.
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Otter
Canada
Royal Grenadiers
Toronto
Wm. Otter
Aout
Olter
Saskatchewan carbonizing coal trial at Estevan town
Government experiment in Estevan Saskatchewan carbonizes soft coal to produce harder coal and briquettes. Commissioner H Anderson Cameron of Estevan board of trade says results are satisfactory and carbonized coal may hit the market soon at about five dollars per ton. Briquettes will be manufactured under the process.
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Saskatchewan
Estevan
H. Anderson Cameron
Esteven Board of Trade
Irrigation Plan Outlined for Alberta Lands
F. H. Peters irrigation commissioner for the Dominies with Calgary headquarters says about 409000 acres in southern Alberta will be placed under irrigation by the Dalmaroa government or by municipalities that secure from the government the right to operate irrigation systems in their districts in the near future.
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Alberta
Dalmaroa
F. H. Peters
The
Dominies
Calgary
McGill Dean Walton Returns After Year in Egypt
Adviser in Egypt Dr. Frederick P. Walton has spent the past year in Egypt serving as dean of the law faculty at McGill University and delivering lectures on legal studies. He traveled to study comparative law and to foster academic ties between institutions.
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Egypt
Frederick P. Walton
McGill University
Arctic Mission Worker Sees Far North Change Since 20 Years
Archdeacon Whittaker and a nine member party depart Edmonton May 1 for Port McPherson to assess Arctic native life. He notes Eskimo progress under religious teaching, baptism at Mackenzie delta, and fur trade as main livelihood while warning against overestimating future vast hinterlands. He cites Stefansson’s reports as reliable on facts but not on judgments.
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Stefaneset
Archdracon Whittaker
Edmonton
Far Forth
Port McPherom
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
Stringer
Uliel
Archdeacon Whittaker
W. Henry Fry
Congo Free State to be Sold by Belgium Government
Private advices from Paris say the Congo Free State or its rubber plantations will be sold by the Belgium government due to high maintenance costs. France is expected to exercise priority rights from a recent agreement with Great Britain and Germany, affecting colonial arrangements.
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Congo Free State
Leopold
Belgium
Paris
France
Germany
Samston
Spiritual Healing Emphasized By Medical Committee
A committee from St Pauls endorses spiritual healing as supportive to treatment. They argue prayer and divine aid align with law and seek greater role for spiritual ministrations in recovery while condemning unqualified independent treatment.
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Bryce Bam
St Paul's
Dowlee Power
Aed
Belief and Practices of Horseshoeing Roots and Rites
The text describes a long history of horse shoeing customs meant to ward off misfortune and evil. It notes charms involving horseshoes over doors, ritual wrapping, and variations across cultures, including English, Polish, Indian, and Japanese practices, with reference to iron and nail use.
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Pogland
William the Conqueror
Light Rays May Create Microbes Under Ultraviolet Exposure
Dr. Reus of the Pasteur Institute cites Mme Victor Henri’s experiments on ultraviolet light transforming anthrax microbes. Some microbes died while others survived and altered, suggesting different microbes could evolve from primitive lines under light, challenging common assumptions.
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Reus
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Academie del Selene
Mme Victor Henri
Roux
Nelson Letter Brings $1060 at Hodgkin Autograph Sale
A September 1906 letter by Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton from the Victory fetched $1060 at the J. E. Hodgkin autograph letter collection sale. The letter is among the last he wrote, not included in the 1814 Lord Nelson letters to Lady Hamilton, though a subsequent note refers to it.
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Nelson
Lord Nelson
Lady Hamilton
J. E. Hodgkin
Theetter
Skeleton of Ship Found Believed Moskva Near Libao
A wreckage fragment resembling the Moskva is reported found near Libao after searches by sea patrols. Officials say debris and hull markings are under examination to confirm the vessel identity.
Western Canada’s rapid growth reshapes frontier life
Frederick Foster surveys Western Canada’s development in an American magazine. He notes vast immigration from Britain and the United States, booming ranching and farming, and rapid transport and industrial progress transforming towns and farms into modern centers, far outpacing earlier prairie settlement.
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Frederick Foster
Obie Historical and Archeeulogical Bortetyeid
National Geographic Society
Joe
Gleowmbe
Huntie
Uluntta
Western
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Kestern Ceneda
Prairies
Piret
Western Canada
Ceneda
Central Hrltich Columbia
Pracer
Stuart River
Ermal
North America
Fraser
Winnipeg
Ape
Spanish Navy Credit Bill Aims to Modernize Arsenal
The measure proposes an annual credit totaling 7.2 million dollars over a set period to expand Spanish arsenals and reduce reliance on foreign builders. The plan intends to strengthen shipbuilding capacity and support domestic production.
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Winister Ahine
Sjartae
Italy Witt Bryan Lays Out Formal Note of Skepticism
A formal note from Italy expresses skepticism about a proposed arrangement. The document outlines concerns about legality and practical impact, inviting further discussion with involved parties.
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Italy
Witt Bryan
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Selkirks
Rogers” Pass
Terents
Far North
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