Canada plans to fund and defend coasts new imperial role
Canadian government faces choosing funding for coastal defences and control of British Columbia and Vancouver Island sites as Britain plans to transfer Malahat and Esquimalt fortifications. The talks tie to Dominion defense and a broader Empire’s strategic posture. A separate note reports the Victorian turbine liner will boost Canada’s fast Atlantic mail service, while a Birmingham mine disaster leaves many entombed.
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Toe Importa
Sutbornen
Fener
Cate
Roesieakt
Bethan Governient
Geomion
Dominion
Ollion
Sasay
West Canada
Estean
Dorsiaton
Mith Sieh
Beitsh
Capada
Brita
Frederick Orden
Ansifer
Hequimalt
Cannania
Montreal
London
Liverpool
St John
Halifax
George Hannah
Allan Steam Ship Line
Hannah
British Isles
Mofle
Moville
Rimouskin
New York
St. Lawrence
Smg
United States
Victoria
Ain
McNichol
Vipond
Cabie
Morning Post
Esquimalt
Commonwealth of the Empire
Mali
South Africa
Poat
Tragic Death Of Winnipeg Toddler Near Rail Bridge
One year old William Miles, a CN worker’s ward, died after being run over by a train at the old Northern Pacific Bridge near the Red and Assiniboine rivers in Winnipeg. The boy, who had few relatives in the city, was attempting to jump from a departing train when his head became caught in the car steps.
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William Miles
CN. R. Wind House
Winnipeg
Northern Pacific
Red
Assini Woine
George A Miles
Garry Street
Miles
St. Paul
CNR
Cusom
Fatal Snow Plough Accident Reported in Napanee
A boy was dragged from the north end of a bridge to the south end where a thin body was found. death appears instantaneous and the coroner was summoned. John Johnson of Newburgh reportedly killed on Strathcona Avenue. Frank Whitehouse injured when a loaded life on his sleigh slipped and a bullet passed through his arm.
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Napanee
John Jenson
Newburgh
Strathcona
A Whitemout
Ausparen
Frank Whitehouse
General Hospital
Mysterious Wrecks and Fatalities Across Canada and Britain
A stream of brief items reports a Englishman named Carr killed while digging a well in an Ontario area. an inquest to follow. In Cobourg a double shooting near Roseneath injures H. H. Blackwell and his wife, with a note the incident may have been accidental. A CPR train wreck near Proctor injures several including J. Ewart of Calgary and G. C. Buchanan. Silk cargo worth about a million dollars travels east by rail. A widow Mrs. Hanna dies at a snowbound crossing near Port Hope with her grandson badly mangled. London and Paris dispatches discuss imperial defense, Irish politics, and a rugby match in Paris between Whites and Blacks. Wheat market notes from Winnipeg and global supplies describe volatility and grain movements amid weather and crop reports.
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Roseneath
H. H. Blackwell
Toronto
Beth
Blackwell
Aisjaaienays
Thos
Hanna
Grand Trunk
Port Hope
Diamond Crossing
Hope Town
Gray
CPR
Nelson
Canadian Pacific
Proctor
Kootenay Lakes
Crow's Nest’ Pass
J. Ewart
Calgary
G. C. Buchanan
Dominion
New York
Chicago
Europe
Argentina
Liverpool
Bradstreet
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Isa
Winnipeg Market Daily Prices for Farm Produce
Livestock and staple prices hold firm with limited excrement in vats noted. Feed, flaxseed, oats, and bran quoted with varying declines and steady demand. potatoes, cabbage, carrots, and onions listed with regional basis. Dressed meats, poultry, butter, eggs, hides, tallow, wool, Seneca root, cattle, sheep, and hogs detailed with local Winnipeg values and delivery notes.
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Winnipeg
Fort Waliam
Fort William
Shorts
California
Ontario
Manitoba
Winnipes
Weiehy
Monks Die In Explosion At Oka Trappist Mill
At the Oka Trappist monastery a mill explosion killed Father Mark Du Charme and Father Abel Cousineau during an experiment with a powder ground by steel wheels. A bystander Lefebvre was burned but survived as the mill and grist facility suffered heavy damage.
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Montreal
Father Mark
Abel
Oka
Ducharme
Fighting in Old Mexico Report From Yaqui Conflict
A report from the Yaqui conflict notes General Luis Torres leading 400 Mexican troops who killed about 40 Yaquis and captured 167 prisoners over two days in the mountains east of a camp. Roughly 100 band warriors were surrounded. 100 escaped through a pass defended by Captain Luis Barron. reinforcements arrived and the hold was tightened.
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A la Colormay
Mexico
Uinyasc
Luis Torres
Torres Forato
Torres
Luis Barron
Gut Yaqui Aghter
Fone
Bearyless
War News From The East And Peace Talks Hint
Berlin reports Emperor Nicholas intends to continue the war with firm resolve and domestic control. London dispatches note possible peace talks as Count Beckendorff meets King Edward. Tokyo says Japan orders 25 torpedo boat destroyers and a Vladivostock steamer was trapped in the Tsugaru Strait.
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Berlin
Russia
Oyama
Europ Kin
Party of Change
London
Japan
Count Beckendorff
Edward
Spriester
Isburi
Roosevelt
Austria
Peror Nicholas
Hayashi
Tokio
Vladivostock
Eizo Strait
Kunashiri
Hokkaido
Reuter
Senator Shidlovskii Pushes Worker Representation Plan in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg a note from Senator Shidlovskii urges employers and workers to elect representatives for a new commission. Factory owners with at least 100 workers may elect 15 representatives. workers elect electors who will choose 45 delegates. Elections set for March 3 require factories to have proportional elector rules, with both men and women eligible but delegates needing at least a year of work and free choice by workers.
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St. Petersn
Shidlovsi
St. Petersburg
Werkiuen
Deley
Sena
Shidiowski
Dele
Capital University Suspends All Work Amid Student Protests
About 3,000 St. Petersburg students vote to suspend studies at the University of St. Petersburg through September 1. They demand a constituent assembly, condemn Zemsky Sobor plans, and declare opposition to the war. Police and Cossacks stand guard outside as protests flare without major clashes.
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University of
Zemsky Sobor
Marselllaise
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