Canada Vast School Attendance Report Reflects Provincial Variances
A census era report details school attendance across Canada, noting Manitoba and Alberta lead in participation while Maritime provinces lag. It cites urban growth, immigration effects, and cross provincial differences in attendance rates among children aged four to sixteen, with percentages varying by region and gender.
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Thewan Ciadly
Canada
Ubiel
Manitoba
Natonewan
Fixe
Alberta
Qqueue We Eed Sas
Fee
Ona
Maritige
Praisin
Saskatche Wan
Colombia
Maritime Ind Prairie Provinces
Yokor
Northwest Territories
Ing
Prince Edward Inland
Lost mine expedition and theft detailed in old records
An account describes a 19th or early 20th century exploration party seeking a lost mine along the Porcupine river. They face deception and danger, with Meltae and Archdeacon Whittaker cited as figures. A $320 stake and a motor launch are mentioned as elements of the expedition and its repeated failures. Stefansson is referenced as a noted explorer in the dialogue.
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Wienary
Wilton
Lansch
FBI
Meltae
Vie
Smoke nuisance prompts board to urge railways action
The board plans a stricter order to curb smoke at terminals. It has received six complaints and will hear railway officials on enforcing measures to reduce smoke. Construction at major yards expands across Transcona, Winnipeg, and related facilities, with reports on capacity and future prospects.
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BR Railway
Moont Tee Sears Axo
Jaese
Amd Amd Ale
Fonds
Nears Rive
CPM
New Transcona
America
Wilkin
Avalanches Ravage Valais and Chamonix Regions With Severe Damage
Reports describe multiple avalanches in the Alps near Argentière, Chamonix, and surrounding valleys. Great masses of snow destroyed hotels, chalets, a villa, and a sawmill, with rail and electric works damaged. Telecommunication and travel are severely disrupted in the Arve, Gitte, and Borne valleys.
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Chamonix
Tte Electric Light Works
Argentiere
Aiguilles Rouges
Arve
Gitte
Borne
Mens Forts
Dyes in Shoes Cause Poisoning Scare
Reports warn that aniline dyes in black and brown shoe dyes can cause poisoning when absorbed through the feet. A healthy man developed symptoms after wearing dyed shoes, including nausea and fainting, with rapid heart rate and cold extremities. Doctors traced the danger to aniline black dye used in the shoes.
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Sueegese
Dairy Industry Promotion Tour Impacts Bas Katchewan
A Bas Katchewan dairy industry outreach in Regina featured government support and a traveling lecture setup. J D representative slides showcased merits of the industry. meetings attracted attendees with lantern slides and printed literature. Railways supplied coach and equipment, aiding the effort without cost, reflecting broad coop in promoting dairy farming.
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Frank Paci
Regina Ane
Alan Soline
Jared
Abernoon
Toretings
New Form of Civilization Discussed by Selborne in South Africa
Selborne, former High Commissioner for South Africa, argues that a new civilization is forming beyond tribal huts toward houses and individual land tenure. He notes the process will span generations and challenges European ideas about private property and modernization.
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Selborne
South
Electrifying Rail Telephony Stages Show Progress
An early report details a test on the Lackawanna line between Scranton and a depot, where a conductor and engineer discussed a telephoned signal through a moving train setup. The breakthrough claims include wireless telephone between a moving car and a fixed station, marking a notable step in telegraphy progression.
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Lackawanna Limited
D. Lo
Wick
Scranton
Stroddsboro
Penna
Logwooneiiver
Deforest Engineering
Graf
Lackawanna Company
Lackawanna
Naval Training Changes Shape Halifax College
Changes in admission rules at the Halifax naval training college convert it into an educational institution. Canada has no navy, so graduates are no longer bound to pursue naval careers or guaranteed naval employment. The college will offer general education plus marine subjects and engineering to prepare cadets for hydrographic and related roles.
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Halifax
Canada
KALC
Kings
Code’s
Virginia offers Houdon Washington statue copy to Britain
The British government expresses gratitude through Walter Hines Page for Virginia's offer to present a bronze copy of Houdon's George Washington statue to the British patron.
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Walter Hines Page
United States
Virginia
Houdon
George Washington
Canada to Have Largest Telescope Bid Planned
The Canadian government plans to undertake a major telescope project valued around 100 000 to 160 000 in a bid to rival U S instruments. The design features a large aperture and advanced mounting enabling full use, with optics and grinding to be done abroad. The device aims to advance spectrographic work and radial velocity measurements for astronomical research.
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Pure Scene
Wilaon Solar Obes
Lord Hoste
Ty Warner
Rebain Glass Works
Doris
United States
Mechanicism
Bs Router
Technnique
Land and Wool Trade Proposal under Prairie Agriculture
The document discusses reclaiming land near Calgary and fortifies irrigation while detailing a wool growers service. It outlines an association framework with eligibility requiring ownership of sheep and at least 2000 head for western regions. It mentions a central bureau for market information and classified wool trading support.
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Fort Willam
WIM
Ite
Ottawa
French Time Reform Proposes 20 Hours and 1 060 Chrones
A French proposal reported in the Revue Bleue suggests dividing the day into twenty hours and each hour into fifty thrones and centichrones, with decimalized time tied to decimalized measures. The plan aims to ease observations and calculations, though the government shows no move to adopt it.
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Revue Bleue
British aerial ports plan drives early 20th century campaign
The Aerial League of the British Empire with the War Office and rally aims to establish aerial landing places across Great Britain. Plans call for twenty five to each site with fuel, parts, telephones and wireless where possible. Financial resources depend on set landing sites and local backing. A German balloonist Berliner was imprisoned in Russia for six months for a balloon incident near Kirgischansk last February.
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Britain
Wa Mice
Ayia
Great Britain
Mans Berliner
Arto
Kirgischansk
Russia
Bitterfield
Drug Habit Grows in France Police Clampdown Under Way
Alarming opium use across French society prompts a draft bill to regulate drug sales and police orders from Paris Toulon Marseille and other cities to curb trafficking with mass arrests and heightened vigilance amid social concern.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Toulon
Marsailles
Republic of Mexico and its History overview
A condensed, age-old narrative traces Mexico from precolonial empires through colonization to independence. It notes Hidalgo’s 1810 call, Juarez era reforms, Diaz rule, and the US and French interventions shaping the republic. The piece outlines a US-style government, economic reliance on foreign capital, and a largely Indian population with a small ruling class.
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Mexico
United States
France
Naepoleon
Sled Austen
Archiduke Han
Congress
Larke
Rural Mail Routes and Post Offices Inventory Discussed
A report notes about 2300 rural mail routes are in operation with the Rural Mail Service established on April 1 1912. It mentions the number of post offices in Ontario and the growth of rural route drivers since the program began.
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Post Office Department
Ontario
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