West Farmers Call for Change in Farming System
A warning from Dr. Robertson and supporters in Ottawa urges Canada to reform farming practices in the western provinces. They argue weed infestation and crop rotation are key, urging government action and practical demonstrations. Reform would involve peat development, power surveys, and gauging stations to plan intelligent conservation of natural resources and future power needs.
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Otawa
Po Royal
Con
Robertson
Commission
Clifford Sifton
Ottawa
Dewis
Canada
Deals
Anid Menis
Denis
Reaina
Saga
Valuable timber destroyed prompts federal aid plea
Ottawa reports millions of dollars in merchantable timber ruined across British Columbia during recent years. The article notes railways and campers as main fire starters and urges stricter wildfire controls. It discusses proposed regulations, railways liabilities, and possible locomotive fuel changes.
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British Columbia
Sparks
Ottawa
Fairway
Railway Commission
Stte
Inleh Church Aroused Dublin Campaign Against Home Rule
The primate of all Ireland and other church leaders resolve to hold a synod meeting in Dublin as part of the resistance to Home Rule. The archbishop and bishops consult and plan a formal gathering of church leaders.
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Inleh
Dublin
Ireland
All Ireland
Church of Ireland
John Baptist Crosler
Joseph Peacock
Grain aid planned for destitute homesteaders
Ottawa announces minister of the interior Rogers will oversee a program to provide grain to destitute homesteaders. Aimed at the coming season, the measure follows a plan to backstop homesteads with grain supplies and currency advances to cover costs.
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Ottawa
Oni
Rogers
Ontario Farm Help Scarce Prompts Spring Complaint
Ontario faces a looming farm labor shortage as immigration delays and restrictions bite. Officials warn the spring migration of workers may shrink further unless the federal and provincial governments act quickly to restart joint planning and release booking controls.
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Toronto
Ontario
Dominion Immigration Authorities
St London
Farm Heads Will Attend Three Con ventions at Ottawa
Ottawa Ont Hon Martin Burrell moves to gather ideas for four Dominion farmer conventions to be held in Ottawa February 4 to 15 focusing on forestry livestock seed growers and all growers A superintendents conference will also gather ideas at the event Local growers discuss the shift toward dry farming and the potential of Southern Alberta amid expanding wheat farming and new fruit and sugar beet opportunities Meanwhile Moose Jaw Saskatoon Prince Albert and Winnipeg deputies press for militia expansion drill halls rifle ranges and city camp grounds Officials estimate Greater Winnipeg population at 257338 including St Boniface Norwood and St James
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Ottawa
Experimental Farma
Lethbridge
Alta
John B. Jone
Os al
Albera
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Ed Dei
Elfy Corpa
Cochrane Proposes Steamers for Hudson Bay Route
Ottawa discusses a plan by Hon Frank Cochrane to run steamers from Nelson to the mouth of the Nottaway River with a branch to connect to the transcontinental railway. The idea aims to bypass Hudson Strait impracticability and could involve shipping grain via Nottaway. A Montreal to Nottaway line is also mentioned with a harbor at the river mouth and a distance of about 1900 miles to Montreal.
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Ottawa
Frank Cochrane
Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson
Nelson
Nottaway River
Nottaway
Theinental
Cochrane
English firm eyes Rosthern as base for Saskatchewan colonization
British St Africa Trust Co. plans to develop thousands of acres bought from the C N R in Saskatchewan with Rosthern as administrative center. Chairman W K Steadman says $2 125 000 is available for immediate investment and another equal amount contingent on results. The project aims to settle lands with skilled British farmers, inspired by a Wheat prize at Seagerite.
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Saskatchewan
Rosthern
Sask
W. K. Steadman
Steadman
British St Africa Trust Co., Ltd
Mr. Steadman
Mr. Wheeler
Dennis Returns for Pacific Railway Land and Irrigation
Calgary J. 8. Dota, manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s land and irrigation interests in the West, has returned after nearly three months in Great Britain. He announced an appropriation of Y for the irrigation project and said immigration prospects from the Old Country look bright this year.
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Calgary
Dota
Canadian’ Pacific’ Railway Company
Great Britain
Dennis
Prairie land area shows 202 million acres for cultivation
Interior Department estimates the Prairie region contains about 202,798,000 acres suitable for agriculture from a total surveyed area near 335,000,000 acres. The data reflect rapid western settlement and a seven percent portion ready for cultivation under the 1910 survey guidance.
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Interior Department
Railway route extensions approved across western Canada
The department of railways approved several branch line extensions and route maps. The Bigsar Calgary branch extends west from the fourth meridian toward township 7. The Codous Sask line runs southerly to the international boundary. A revision to the NR line between Red Deer and Bow River was approved, including the Calgary area.
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Ottawa
Sae
Department of Railways
Bigsar
Calgary
Township 7
T. P
Codous
Sask
GTP
Cut Knife
Red Deer
Bow River
Caltary
Winnipeg milk prices set during city council meeting
City council in Winnipeg declared a need to raise milk charges to 35 cents for winter deliveries and designated eight months as winter period. The discussion focused on setting seasonal pricing and defining winter months for the year.
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Winnipeg
Manito
Sinews of War and Chinese Republic Trade
Notes discuss the Chinese Republic’s wartime financing and loyalties abroad with tickets marked two to one on Dr Sun. Mentions treasures from Pekin and other palaces being sold, negotiations with officials, and possible Chinese political shifts involving Yuan Shi Kai and Dr Sun Yat Sen.
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Vancouver
Sen
Fina Republic
Ite
Dowater
Pekin
Stueden
Milan
Yinta
Sun
Republicane
Alberta Medicine Hat publicity campaign grows across towns
Western boards of trade and industrial commissioners resist at first but now rally to attract manufacturers to Medicine Hat. Bassano Calgary Lacombe Lethbridge Red Deer Taber and other industrial centers join in organized publicity efforts aimed at boosting provincial business. Ansley Coal operations reveal vast district coal supplies feeding farmers within sixty miles and extending the gas and power appeal with added employment.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Alta
Boards of Trade
Bassano
Calgary
Lacombe
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Taberl
Ansley Coal Company
Army Ready to Occupy Cuba Amid Uncertain U S Policy
Officials say no actual intervention is expected but the army remains prepared for any emergency. After occupation work, American officers have rechecked and surveyed most land belts while Cuban patriots and partisans remain active outside this effort. The general staff sees no need for plans to dispatch an infantry expedition to Cuba beyond transport readiness aboard the Meade.
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Lave
Washington
Cuba
Fale
Natvnce
Deanekee
States Army
A Fraser River Survey Aims at Spence’s Bridge Line
Vancouver firm notes CP surveys for Fraser River route near Spence’s Bridge. Plans foresee track work and grade improvements, part of early railway expansion.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser
Bartween Spence
New York Moves to Abolish Death Penalty
Governor Dix and Col. J F Scott back abolition bills by Senator Sullivan and Assemblyman Kopp. If passed the electric chair would be removed and first degree murder punished by life imprisonment.
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N.Y
Albany
Dix
J. F. Scott
Sullivan
Kopp
New York
Railway Probe Names Winnipeg Counsel to Lead Inquiry
H. W. Whitla of Winnipeg is appointed by the government as counsel to undertake the railway inquiry for the public bureau before the railway commission. The probe targets charges of freight-rate discrimination by western lines, with sessions planned in Winnipeg and other locations to ensure a thorough investigation.
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W. Whitla
Winnipeg
Names
Ottawa
H. W. Whitla
Public Bureau
Railway Commission
Te Hoard
Orfer
Aest
Willa
Ulster Men Alive as Redmond and Churchill Set to Speak
In Belfast on February 8 the home rule campaign looms large as John Redmond and Winston Churchill are announced to share a platform. The Ulster council, chaired by the Marquis of Londonderry, condemned Churchill and Redmond’s challenge and vows steps to block the event alongside Joseph Devlin of Belfast West.
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Redmond
Churchill
Belfast
Ireland
Shay
John Redmond
Irish Nationalista
Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Winston Furchill
Joseph Devlin
Partiment
Auelr
Meeting of Alberta Farmers Debates Elevator Ownership Plan
At the United Farmers of Alberta session in Edmonton a heated discussion centers on G W Buchanan's proposal for public elevator ownership modeled after Saskatchewan. Debate covers seed grain committee report and Dominion Seed Commissioner G J Clark addresses vitality of farming, with transportation officials reporting Alberta hog and packing plant data.
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United Farmers of Alberta
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Alta
G. W. Buchanan
Cowley
Saskatchewa
G.J. Clark
Dominion Seed Comissioner
Far Ag
Alberta
Mittee
Transportation
Fream
Welcome Await Royalty on Return to England
King George V and Queen Mary travel back from India after the Delhi Darbar and are slated for a warm reception in London. A naval review on February 4 and public cheering on their arrival mark the welcome, followed by a Malta and Gibraltar naval salute and a Thanksgiving at St Pauls Cathedral. The royal party will then tour colonial courts in the spring.
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Great Britain
London
Eng
George
Queen Mary
India
Delhi
England
Parkingham Palace
Malta
Abraltar
St. Paul's Cathe
Home Rule Fight Still Rages Across Ireland
The Home Rule issue broadens its reach into Ireland with intensified sentiment in Ulster. Pro and anti groups clash as discussions over governing arrangements continue, with expected major developments anticipated in April.
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Tondon
Ireland
Ulster
Dominion Fruit Show at Ottawa February 14 16
Delegates from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta attend the Dominion Fruit Show in Ottawa from February 14 to 16. The event aims to present arguments on why Canadian provinces should not pursue certain fruit production practices. Delegates will likely be appointed based on these representations.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Manitova
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Hudson Bay Railway Bridge Piers Near Completion
Sixty men are at work in Le Pas Keewatin laying foundations for the final two piers of the Hudson Bay railway bridge.
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Hudson’s Bay Railway
le Pas
Keewatin
Hudson’ Bay
Aged Saint Foresees Salvation in Jesus at Temple
The passage describes Simeon holding the infant Jesus in the temple, declaring that he has seen Thy salvation. It links this moment to prophecies and the coming kingdom, with notes on Mary and Joseph, the Spirit guiding Simeon, and the broader theme of salvation through Christ. The text emphasizes devout waiting, divine timing, and the future illumination of all nations through Israel.
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Aeing
Gabriel
Mary
Lim
Fang
Sim Gou
Israel
Zeph
Christ
Shmeon
Joseph
Jacob
Moses
David
Isaiah
Judah
Gohn Tv
Maledutarer
Anna
Railway Commission Rejects Hay Tariff Increase
Ottawa Ontario railway commission denies a proposed 5.20 per car tariff on hay shipments set to take effect October 18. It finds current rates remunerative and not in need of hike, noting hay traffic will bear existing charges.
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Railway Commission
Ottawa
Ide
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