Immigrants Bonus Fight Aims For Canada Farms Rail Jobs
Ottawa passes an order in council doubling immigrant bonuses for those bound for farming instruction work or female domestic service in Canada. Agents in Belgium Ireland Sweden Denmark Norway and other ports will be paid bonuses per migrant. Immigrants must show employment prospects in Canada before leaving home and funds to support themselves if needed. The government warns agents that labor demand is not high this year and stresses careful screening of migrants.
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Dominion
Bishop invited to Montreal synod and stipend raise
The church seeks Bishop appointment in Canada after the thirty ninth synod decision. Stipends were approved last year and will be raised from six hundred to nine hundred dollars as soon as practical. The Geedish chamber of commerce in New York reports several notes and arrangements related to the upcoming change.
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Vancouver Port Hurdle on Hindu Immigrants Aboard Ship
Montenegrie steamship with 200 Hindus on board nears Vancouver as Dominion officers nix landings under new natal act while provincial officials vow to enforce the law. Ottawa says shipping lines answer to federal authority and immigration decisions rest with the central government. The bill to regulate liquor sale is withdrawn in Edmonton amid constitutional objections. Madrid rumors of Franco-Spanish Moroccan tensions stir debate over Morocco policy and a new conference urged.
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Tts
Morocco
Algeciras
German Emperor to sail on newest battleship Deutsch land
German Emperor plans a week aboard his flagship the Deutsch land at Kiel on February 25. The vessel is an improved Braunschweig type with four single casemates, heavy armor, 19000 tons displacement, and a speed of eighteen knots. Manoeuvres at sea near the harbor are expected. Suffragists arrest wave leads to more prison protests as Mrs Pankhurst group aims for Parliament. Police disperse demonstration and detain leaders.
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Braunschweig
Kiel
London
Pankhurst
House of For Commons
Parliament
Engagement Denial Reported in Londons-A Special Despatch
A despatch notes Count Menander Hadli’s denial of an engagement to Mrs Peliae Vanderbilt, relayed by his top adviser. The item ties to Londons-A coverage and mentions Roma Vienna context without further specifics.
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Londons
Vienna
Genet
Menander Hadli
Peliae Vanderbilt
Test of the Lemon Johny Memory Verses Lesson
The text presents a Sunday School lesson for February 23, 1908, focusing on Jesus healing the man by the pool on the Sabbath. It contrasts belief in miracles with prideful resistance, notes the key question Rise, take up thy bed and walk, and emphasizes that salvation comes through Jesus rather than human works.
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Israel
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Ponaeain
Thinks Axe Is Bewitched in Ste Lucia Quebee Tale
A paranoid legend from Ste Lucia Quebec describes a bewitched axe blamed for a string of deaths and misfortune. The tale ties together Jorgelet and Angus Ferguson, Felix Sorgelet, and a cursed tool that passes through settlements, with locals calling it an accident and fearing its return.
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Tod Lucia
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Angus Ferguson
Capitemouth
Brokenhead
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Felix Sorgelet
Felix
North Woods
Ferguson
George Forseille
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Forseille
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Whitemouth
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Woots
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Dines
Michigan
Remarkable Escape After Train Narrowly Misses Girl
Miss Tift and companions walked near Gordsville when a tram approached. She tripped and fell into a cattle culvert with her head and shoulders under water. She kept her head and shoulders flat between the tracks as the train passed, escaping unharmed though freezing and soaked. Her presence of mind saved her life while companions watched in dread.
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Glen Lewin
Ordsville
Last Cromwell descendant Oliver Young dies in Ontario
Oliver Cromwell Young, aged 92, died at his Picton home in Prince Edward County Ontario. A lineal descendant of Oliver Cromwell and last living child of George VI descendant Isaac Young, he traced Cromwell blood through cousin Rebecca Cromwell. He settled with family near Belleville after moving to Canada around 1500 with United Empire Loyalists.
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England
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Sidney
Belleville
Clydesdale Society elects officers in annual meeting
The Clydesdales held their annual meeting to elect officers and strengthen its constitution amid concerns over frauds in shows and registry of pedigree. Officers chosen included president John Bright Myrtle, vice president ham Bedford Park, and pro presidents John Grabaum Man and John A. Turner Alta. Alex Mutch, Lume den Sask, H M Vasey Ladner BA also listed.
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Bedford Park
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John A. Turner
Alex. Mutch
Lumeden
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H. M. Vasey
Ladner
German rule on labeled food weights alarms American firms
Representatives of American firms importing canned tents and food into Germany watch a Bundesrat proposal that would require all food to bear weight labels. The plan could seriously affect U S manufacturers, forcing packaging to follow the metric system and prompting costly changes in export preparation machinery.
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Bern
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Bundesrath
Seibeanes and Canada Trade Relations Quoted
A fragment quotes Bryan Seibeanes talking about Canada and the United States. He says that if Canada freely desires closer ties the people would be satisfied, but currently no change in status is contemplated except possible closer trade relations between the two nations. The garbled text reflects a historic, uncertain stance on bilateral relations.
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United States
Peteeen
Disallowance of the Natal Act and Canadian Politics
Federal Government challenges Natal Act legality and royal assent queries. Ottawa directs legal action in Britaty, with penalties imposed on the province. Measures are issued, while Ottawa coordinates with allies and treaty guarantees.
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Britaty
Victorian
Canada
Idle Freight Cars Across Narrow Gauge System
A report notes 77,000 idle core cars representing a $77 000 investment. About 61,000 are idle on sidings, with 16,000 in shops awaiting repairs. The Turks have withdrawn, and an order for troops to the region was deferred. Government circles sense the Porte will avoid pressuring Russia.
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Phiadelphia
Cenney Temnie Railroad Company
Vas
Ihe Tview
Repre
Porte
Russia
Smoking Injuries to Women Civilized by French Physicians
The biological society reports from two eminent French physicians address whether tobacco harms women. The overwhelming testimony concludes that it does affect women, interfering with "woman's prime duty, mother." The piece emphasizes the fire of tobacco as especially injurious to women.
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Paria
Biological Society
Questi Chine
Oliver Plowman Regains Strength at South Bend Factory
Samuel Oliver, noted South Bend plow manufacturer and philanthropist, is regaining strength after illness. Family and friends express surprise at his renewed vitality as he returns to the factory, nearly 90 years old and reportedly still active.
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Plowman
South Bend
Ind
Dia Samuel Oliver
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