Ten Fox Farms Expand Across Alterta Province Trade Boom
The Province of Alterta reports a near million dollar capital in fox farming as buyers from Eastern Canada and the United States flood the market. Black and silver foxes are bred for pelts with strong demand, while provincial protection rules set export values at 100 dollars per black or silver fox and 15 dollars for other foxes, prompting widespread industry growth and controversy.
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Alterta
Bewar'e
Xis
Prince Beward Island
Canada
United States
Athabatca Landing
Edmonton
Tuyers
William McKane
Fox
Ogden
Pennylvania
Eerie Ea
Dot
Eae
Herald
Weekly Star
Law and crime rise with new laws, says judge
Judge William N Gemmill warns that public conscience and higher ideals have produced more criminals in the past score of years. He cites laws such as pure food and ten hour work limits as creating thousands of lawbreakers. Gemmill notes criminal conduct remains while laws transform offenders into despised felons and cites Chicago arrest data from 1913. He urges state purchase of farms to manage convicts.
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William N Gemmill
Illinois Society of the American Institute of Criminal Law
Gemmill
Chicago
Turkish Telephone Girls Break Social Barriers in Constantinople
The Anglo French Telephone Company holds a Turkish government concession to lay 28 miles of wire and eight submarine cables in Constantinople. The service began with 1000 exchange wires. Operators are native Greeks Armenians Jews and a few Turks. This marks the first time Turkish women work in a public exchange. A school trains the girls in exchange duties.
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Constantinople
Coun
Grand Rapids Reservation Power Site and History Readied
The interior ministry approves reserving Dominion lands near Grand Rapids for power development, with surveys by the Dominion water power branch to safeguard future navigation. It notes hydrographic shifts from 42 to 160,000 second feet and cites global barbering prices for context, contrasting European practices with North American trades.
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Minister of the Interior
Manitoba
Ubtil
Dominion
Durieg
Bert
Grand Rapids
Dominion Water Power Branch
Arrane
Canadian tours and Australian building plans reported
British journalist Scheff tours Canada to write on settlement land opportunities and industrial growth for British and Canadian papers. Oakshott, architect for the British colonies, travels to San Francisco to plan the Australian building for the Panama Pacific Exposition with possible site delays but aims for completion before the expo opens.
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Oakshott
San Franciso
Australia
Oakstott
King George of England as landlord plans mansion growth
A cable dispatch reported by the Chicago Tribune portrays King George as a landlord reshaping London’s housing. The king aims to raise old buildings on vast estates to construct sturdy, commodious dwellings with improved streets and sanitary measures.
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George
England
Chicago Tribune
Kandor
Youngest Governor General Named in Canada
The Ottawa Free Press notes Prince Alexander of Teck has been named the new governor general of Canada, claiming he is the youngest to hold the post in Canada or elsewhere. The article mentions Marquis of Lansdowne, aged 38, Colonel Simcoe at 39, and Poulett Thomson later Lord Sydenham near 40.
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Ottawa Free Press
Prince Alexander of
Teck
Canada
Marquis of Lansdowne
Simcoe
Poulett Thomson
Lord Sydenham
Germany faces youth suicides and army gatekeeping
The article reports German youths driven by education barriers as exams and diplomas shape future paths, noting high German suicide cases linked to failed schooling. It contrasts with private island monarchs and aristocratic holdings in the United Kingdom, highlighting Nuticosti owner M Menier and island realms from Lewis to Islay and Bute.
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W. Henry Men
Se Lawrence Ope
M. Menier
Anticosti
United Kingdom
Lewis
Hebrides
Major Matheson
Ireland
Jarran
Graham
Duke of Montrose
Bute
Cistle
Islay
Hugh Morrison
Crapville
Welsh Church Bill In Force After Third Reading
The Welsh disestablishment bill becomes law under the Parliament Act after its third reading in the House of Commons. It ends establishment of the Church of England in Wales and Monmouth, dissolving cathedrals and ecclesiastical bodies and removing bishops from the Lords.
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Loase of Commons
Church of England
T House ‘of Lords
Province of
Canterbury
British Columbia Platinum Co Plans Tuluamen Gold and Platinum
The British Columbia Platinum Company backed by English capital will begin operations in the Tuluamen district. Four mining leases cover Tuluamen Creek and 361 acres of town granted land known as the Rabbit ranch. Ground is reported to be rich in gold and platinum.
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B.C
British Columbia Platinum Co
English Capital
Tuluamen District
Tuluamen Creek
Will Wake Trip 10 Test Arctic Rations
A preliminary expedition to move to Norway to test rations and equipment before Antarctic travel. Sir Ernest Shackleton leads a five-man party, with dogs and motors, testing rations and cold-weather gear in Norway prior to Arctic and Antarctic efforts. The ship Badar Y is described, crew details noted, and staff appointments listed.
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Norway
Antarctic
Bas al
Arca
North
Sir Ernest
Rota
Tolar
Shackleton
Wil
London Docks
Engire Clas
Canada
Hudgson Bay Company
Northwest Mounted Police
Philip Lee Brocklehurst
Mount Erebus
Lieut
Courtney
Brocklehurst
Eleventh Hussars
Magna Charta Centenary Observance Planned by Royal Society
The 700th anniversary of Magna Charta granted by King John on June 15 1915 is to be commemorated by the Royal Historical Society. A general committee will be formed with English American and foreign scholars and others, to appoint an Executive committee for arrangements. Lord Bryce has agreed to chair the general committee. The charter’s declaration of freedom for individuals and liberties of the Church and national institutions is noted as having lasting influence on English life.
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John
Royal Historical Society
Lord Bryce
Church of England
Weight Labels to Reflect True Net Quantity in Groceries
State Agricultural Commission enforces a law requiring all food packaging to show net weight clearly. Violators face prosecution. Critics say lard labels mislead by not distinguishing net weight. Retailers back the law saying weight clarity improves customer satisfaction and speeds sales. An aerial gun device developed by Germany is undergoing tests at Doeber's camp, designed to mount a machine gun on aircraft with pilot control.
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State Agricultural Commission
Strode
Germany
M Ry
Doeber's
Eag Laying Record At Victoria Egg Flying Contest
Barred Rocks owner B Dales of Fiftieth Avenue West Vancouver won the International egg flying contest in Victoria beating official test records. His tires produced forty six runs in eight consecutive days, surpassing the prior Australian record of thirty six days.
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B. Dales
Fiftieth Avenue
West Vancouver
Victoria
Estate of Baron Sire Heera and Mont Receives Death Duties
A devastated probate note reports the estate of the Baron Sire Heera and Mont valued at 21,928,000 with stock in Northern Railway and Canadian Pacific, Bank of Montreal, and Hudson Bay Company holdings. Charitable requests are noted, and the duty would have exceeded 1,117,000 pounds under a different budget.
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Ps Woldings
Feat Northern Railway
United States
Pires Willion
Canadian Pacitel
United
Bank of
Montreal
Laurentide Pany
Dominion Steel Corporation
Grosvenors
P Tures Geng
Hudson Bay Company
Baring Brothers
Tiesd-George
Women guides in London offered by various groups
An English woman who speaks five languages advertised guiding services for women visitors in London, while Thomas Cook & Son claim many guides exist but little demand. The Women's International League organizes women led trips abroad, and mothers seek guides to meet children in London or at seaports.
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Paris
London
Recentis
Thomas Cook & Son
Women’s International League
West End
Saskatchewan conducts inquiry into sale of implements
A Saskatchewan government commission is appointed to examine how farm implements are sold in the province. Justice Newland Justice Famoot Hon A Turgeon and others will lead the inquiry, with a preliminary meeting planned promptly to set the course and protect farmers and implement dealers.
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Saskatchewan
Acoval
Saskatchewan Rotetn Heat
Fema
Justice Newland
Tice Famoot
A. Turgeon
Ator
Muinster
Agriculture
J. A. Ma Nang
Saskatchewan Uebperative Hierator Co
Expreetion
Competition for Three Crops in One Year in South Louisiana
A South Louisiana farming method enables a complete annual crop cycle on the same land. Corn is followed by peas, then hog grazing, with land ploughed and sown to cowpeas, harvested in September, and replanted with roots or rutabagas. Peanuts grow, then clover. the cycle includes grazing legumes to enrich soil and all crops except corn are pastured.
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Louisiana
Antelope Park Near Medicine Hat Proposed by Dominion
The search for a Dominion park in the prairie region near Medicine Hat moves forward with potential sites along the river about twenty five miles away. Max Seicratam of Ottawa and Ernest Thompson Selon of New York lead inquiries while government ministers study Cypress Hill terrain and favor establishing a Dominion park to protect prairie life.
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Medicine Hat
Press Billa
Max Seicratam
Ottawa
Ernest Thompson Selon
New York
the Minsters
Vikere Sea Dominion Park
English Woman Heads Exposition to Cocos Island Quest
A English woman led an expedition to Cocos Island in search of treasure linked to pirate loot. The venture, begun years ago, faced failure after months of tiring labor and harsh surf. The organizer plans a new company from London to renew the hunt.
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Cocos Island
Panama
Cotes Island
Mr. Mills
England
Strait of Magellan
Gulf of Panama
Cocos
Lima
Thompson
Vera Cita
Benito Benito
Little Bem the Good
Spain
Litle Benard
Veracrus
Pisl
Omr Mills
Was
Lafert
London
Increased number of women in Toronto medical class
The Toronto University graduating class of medicine shows a record number of women, with Misses Le J F B Speers and M Cowling among the graduates. The faculty of pharmacy also reports more women than usual, with Misses Ketley and Coughelin set to receive diplomas, while women pursue postgrad work toward advanced degrees.
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Toronto University
Ie University
le J. F. B. Speers
M. Cowling
B. Ketley
E. Coughelin
Univerty
Government Organ Speaks On Immigration Policy
The London Daily News voices strong opinion that Canada must resist Asiatic immigration to preserve a white man's coast. It warns if existing laws fail to exclude Asiatics, stringent legislation will be demanded to maintain living standards and border integrity. Greece to Get Warships follows U.S. Senate action authorizing sale of vessels Idaho and Mississippi and construction of a modern dreadnought with proceeds.
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London Daily News
Facibe Coast, Ltd
Canada
South Jaana
Pacife
The
Greece
United States Senate
Idaho
Mississippi
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