Boring a Tunnel Through Selkirks for a Transcontinental Line
Reports describe the Rogers Pass tunnel plan on the Canadian Pacific Railway to shorten the route by about four miles. The project, costing over ten million dollars, uses a pioneer bore method with two headings to speed construction and reduce delays.
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Otinental
Perm
America
Hooeac
New York Central
Stace
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sret
British Co
Wunvia i
Srarly
Rogers’ Pass Ghee
Selkirks
Ge Company
Selkirk Range
CPT
Rogers’ Pass
Mai
Canadian Pacific
Sis
Japanese Government Forms State Department Grant Plan
The document notes funds totaling 36,562 dollars allocated by the Japanese government for participation by January in the international ship review at Hampton Roads, the voyage through the Panama Canal, and the Pacific exposition in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
San Fracisco
Miracle rail system promises London to Manchester in under an hour
The London Standard reports a secret French project by Pmite Barkelat claiming a suspended magnetic rail line with tunnel solenoids could lift cars and goods at 100 mph. Projections include $25,000 per mile track and $69,000 per power station, with London to Manchester possible in 48 minutes.
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France
London Standard
Pmite Barkelat
Olf Preschman
Ead
Bacnelat Row
London
Manchester
Tve
Express
Problem of Assimilation Across the Empire Debate
The Times discusses Canada and Britain bound by historic ties, debating assimilation within the empire and the role of patriotism amid industrial expansion. A Times correspondent notes Canada shifting toward greater U S influence and questions whether imperial unity can endure under changing media and public opinion.
April wars timeline echoes in Washington dispatch
A Washington report ties multiple conflicts to April dates noting the Atlantic fleet reaching Tampico on April 16 and earlier wars declared in April. It references Spain, the Spanish war, McKinley era actions, revolts beginning April 19, the Mexican War April 24, and Civil War events, with local officials mentioned in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Tampico
Spain
Congress
McKinley
Victor M. Locke
Cuartas Nation
Oklahoma
Sears
French botanist develops new edible mushroom variety
Eminent French botanist evolves a mushroom grown from wild woods that yields edible specimens year round. The variety named Tricholoma nudum shows stems eight inches long and caps four to six inches in diameter, initially purplish blue then fading with cultivation.
Forest Waste Felt Abroad Threatens Timber Supply
Destruction of American trees used by glass and gun carriage makers raises alarm abroad. German industry and auto makers depend on hickory and other woods from Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, and Madison. Substitutes may be sought as supply tightens. elastic wood could become scarce within years.
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Gert Oil
Tennessee
Madama
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
America
Auction notes mix Nelson letter sale with Beaumon fragment
The fragmentary text reports a Nelson related autograph sold for 1050 dollars and mentions Beaumon, the eighteenth century figure who posed as both man and woman, with a separate sale price of 850 dollars for related engravings. It references Lady Hamilton and a 1814 collection of letters.
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Nelson
Lord
Jeter
Lady Hamilton
Bon Ode ‘Beaumon
Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle Seen Low Among Tested UK
In the United Kingdom a dairy tuberculosis drive reports 220 positive samples from 8182 cows tested. St Sidney Pocock notes the public was frightened by milk fears, argues no proven transmission from cow milk, and condemns the compensation levels as inadequate for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Britten Dairy Farmers Resoeration
Sidney Pocock
Board of Agriculture
Big Dividends in Diamonds From Colonial Mining Company
Colonial Mining Company of Germany reports a 11200 percent dividend yield over four years with 2500 percent in 1814 and 800 percent the prior year. The firm, developing diamonds in German Southwest Africa, plans further payouts as it nears two decades of operation. Founder Herr Stanen, once a railway superintendent, rose to lead Germany’s large mining enterprise.
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Celonial Mining Company
Germany
Cownial Mining Company
German
Afria
Herr Stanen
Dhe
General Otter Warns Canada Unprepared for War
In Toronto during the Royal Grenadiers sergeants annual dinner Major General Sir William Otter voices alarm at Canada’s readiness. He warns of external danger, saying the nation is totally unprepared in numbers and materials and that without definite continued preparation it may one day be overrun or lose its identity.
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Otter
Canada
Royal Grenadiers Sergeants
Toronto
Wm. Otter
Teward
General Otter
Carbonizing Process to Boost Soft Coal Supply
In Ystelet Enevan the Esteven board of trade tests on carbonizing soft coal show high satisfaction. Commissioner Anderson Cameron notes ready market for carbonized briquettes and expects short term sale at original state value, with briquettes also produced under the new method.
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Ystelet
Enevan
Anderson Cameron
Esteven Board of Trade
Revelstoke National Park Set in British Columbia
An order in council sets aside 95 square miles in the railway belt near Mt Revelstoke as Revelstoke National Park. The area borders the Illicille ad river and features glaciers, peaks and waterfalls, highlighting its natural beauty.
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British Columbia
Brisa Columbia
Mt Revelstoke
Revelstoke National Park
Illicillead River
Arctic Mission Eyed as Eskimos Reformed by Religious Teaching
Archdeacon Whitaker describes a nine person party planning Edmoonton May 1 to establish a mission at Fort McPherson and the Mackenzie delta. He notes Eskimos have adopted religious instruction, improved conduct, and with whalers present some shift in livelihood, though future of the far north remains uncertain.
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Elonge
Arctic
Archdeacon Whitaker Bo
Edmoonton
Far North
Fort McPherson
Mackenzie
Isui
Mackenzie River
Stefanssor
Tal
Archdeacon Whittane
Hershel Teland
Eskimos
Iewasstat Island
Fort McPhers
Wey Mill
Neglect of Megat Treatment Sparks Medical Debate
A conference of faith care and medical professionals reviewed neglected medical treatment in rural areas. They urged stronger spiritual ministrations as a supportive path to recovery while warning against independent unqualified medical practices. The article also surveys beliefs about horseshoes as protective symbols and the historical shift to metal horseshoes across cultures.
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Lee
Belgian government to sell Cingo Free Site amid power protests
Private Paris sources say Belgium plans to sell the Cingo Free Site in its tropical holdings tied to King Leopold era wealth. France is expected to buy to gain co possessions under a recent Anglo German accord, with Belgium leaning toward the sale to satisfy pressures and prevent further exploitation.
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Taber
Leopold
Belgium
Paris
France
Prients
Great Britain
Germany
Do Light Rays Develop Germs in Paris Study
Mme Victor Henri reports with her husband on ultraviolet exposure transforming 1 feet of microbes. Some microbes died while others altered shape, becoming rounded and causing unusual illness when inoculated. The study suggests light may modify primitive forms, challenging the view that light and air cannot destroy or neutralize germs.
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Paris
Academie Des Science
Mme
Victor Henri
From the Farm to the Table Parcel Post Initiative
Boston postmaster circulates hundreds of copies listing farms ready to distribute products by parcel post. The plan titled From the Farm to the Table classifies produce under suitable headings and aims to connect producers with consumers, already yielding direct deals and promising broader success.
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Boston
Mass Me
Ory World
Irrigation Plan for Alberta Lands Outlined
Government and municipalities may irrigate about 400 000 acres in southern Alberta. The plan involves a system run under government or delegated rights to operate irrigation in several districts. F L Peters, commissioner for the Dominion based in Calgary, discussed the proposal.
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Alberta
Dolmalon
F. L. Peters
Dominion
Jis
Calgary
Western Canada’s rapid growth fuels new pioneer drive
Frederick Foster writes in a magazine about the development of Western Canada from its early prairie days to a booming frontier. He notes mass immigration, expanding transcontinental railways, and rapid town growth from Winnipeg to British Columbia, with settlers pushing into rich timber and mineral regions.
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Frederick Foster
Ohio Historical and Archaeological Society
National Geographic
Joe Boyd
Giscombe Portage
British Columbia
Western Canada
de Aultion
Great Britain
United Fates
Canada
Prairies
Middle West
Canaia
West da
Sten
Lees
Stuart River Vale
Arney
Tinerage
Apy
North America
Fraser
Wonelpeg
Lamberine
Winnipeg
Boston
Stuart Valida
Apples for the Prairie Provinces varieties tested in Ottawa
Dr William Saunders leads Prairie apple trials at Ottawa's horticultural department. First crosses from Siberian crab and wild stocks show hardy growth across prairie provinces where standard apples fail. Notable varieties include Jewel, Dlaries, Silvia, Prince, Tony, Robin, Elsa Alberta, Columbia, Ruby, Norfra Queen and Eve, with many second crosses yielding two inch plus fruit and planned mass propagation for hardiness.
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Prairie Provinces
Wm. Saunders
Horticultural
Histon
Department of Agriculue
Ottawa
Jewel
Dlaries
Silvia
Prince
Tony
Robin
Elsa
Alberta
Columbia
Ruby
Eve
To Establish Peace Library at Berlin Announcement
The Cultch Peace Union founded last February by Andrew Carpesie with a $2,000,000 endowment has appropriated part of the fund to establish a peace library in Berlin.
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Berlin
Cultch Peace Union
Andrew Carpesie
Italy to Join Panama Pacific Exposition in 1915
Italy will participate in the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915. Secretary Hiryan Kam received the final note of acceptance from the Wallan government. The Italian parliament has decided an appropriation of 2,600,000 lire to cover the participation.
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Italy
Hiryan Kam
Wallan
Panama-Pacific
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Sven
Rome
Miry
Nero
Kus Land
William the Conqueror
Japan
Congo Free State
Mount Etna
Etas
Catania
Sicily
Livay
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