Geor gia Bay Canal Debates and Rail Cartage Shifts
The report covers trade concerns with the Georgia Bay Canal and proposed rail cartage changes. It notes possible stops to cartage as railways reconsider discontinuing Sartage services, warns of discrimination against established trade, and mentions actions by boards of trade. Also included are royal succession updates in Bavaria, smoke nuisance talks in Ontario, Mexico’s legal tender decree, and freight congestion notes at Fort William with invitations in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentread Board
Weltaitig
Canada
Board of Trade
Sarkatenewan Board of Trades
Res
Moby
Regalaiion
Aabrpers
Mexico
President Y Decree
Hank
Vendua
Neametos
Egal Temder
Amera
Suffragettes Rally Amid Clash and Proposals for Imperial Court
Disrupted meeting in London as suffragists clash with police while Emmeline Pankhurst and Lansbury move to advance a suffrage plan modeled after Ulster. Boer war veteran Lansbury threatens a large club in defense, crowd injures several, and guards escort Pankhurst. In Canada, talk of moving the imperial privy council to hear constitutional cases, easing appeals and reducing court costs, draws guarded support with limits on non constitutional matters.
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Oyna P. Manes
Leoden
Bethnal
Daisy Lazabury
Miss Pankhurst
Hattie
Mr Lansbury
Sir Francis Vane
Sir Francis
Miss Pankshurst
Sir Edward Carson
East Enders
Acton
Supreme Court of Canada
Imperial Privy Council
Forest Revenue Projection in British Columbia
BC forecasts total forest related revenue near 5 million dollars year, with government contribution about 167 thousand. Income derived from timber leases and privately owned lands forms the bulk of the revenue, while other taxes and charges add to the total. A separate report notes unusual wireless to telephone signal interactions observed by a Vancouver dispatcher, prompting interest from wireless operators and telegraphers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Iiscens Leres
Vancouver
Lispatcher
The
Morse Co
San Francisco
Ead Wireless
Teheraphors
German Cruiser Leaves Port Vera Cruz
German warship Hertha departs Vera Cruz amid reports of free states and tense port conditions as ships advance and tensions rise in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Hertha
Free States
Ulster Autonomy Talk Signals Tense Brexit Era
The report outlines tensions over Ulster autonomy within Home Rule as discussions surface about reorganizing the lev en department to grant Ulster special autonomy in education and agriculture. It notes government and opposition emissaries secretly evaluating options while warning of resistance’s impact on industries and taxation.
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Pers ‘Moraghan
Lean Dodlis
Kiltare
Wickiow
Siret
Elev Hassarest
Customs Office
Boline
Belfast
Irland
Leven
Ulster
Reduction Plea From Canadian Labour Leaders in Nanaimo Case
C Waters and Fred Bancroft leaders of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress urged Hon. C J Doherty to reduce sentences of Nanaimo BC miners jailed for leading a strike last month. Thirty eight men and two boys received terms from three months to two years. two bosses and two men got one year. eleven men three months. Doherty will review testimony before deciding.
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Ottawa
Ontario
C. Waters
Fred Bancroft
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
C.J. Doherty
Nanaimo
Messrs. Waters
Bancrof
New Westminster
Canada
Doherty
Messrs Waters
Bancroft
Western financial mood linked to Edmonton prosperity
J P McDonald, a Montreal financier visiting Edmonton on land holdings business, argues that recent money scarcity has redirected Westerners to profitable production and legitimate commerce. He notes a collapse of wildcat operations once widespread in Edmonton and a shift toward inconspicuous, lawful enterprise in the real estate corridor.
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Edmonton
Alita
J.P McDonald
Montreal
West
Mr. McDonald
Tasper Avenue
Austria moves to shut many shipping firms and arrests agents
London Vienna correspondent for the Daily News reports Austrian actions against multiple shipping firms including Lemberg Czernowity and Australian American St Krakow. Domiciliary visits target agents of Pacific and other post companies, with around 100 arrests. Several members of a Mexican mission to Japan are also under arrest and to be moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
London
Vienna
Daly News
Lemberg
Czernowity
Huerta Silence Stalls US Demands for Terms
Washington awaits a reply from Mexican dictator Huerta as the United States presses for provisions and a diplomatic resolution. Officials report no clear official stance or timing, with no intimations on Huerta appraising the American notes.
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Demance
United States
Washington
Huertantin
Sheen Tesched
Hneta
Huerta
Wheat market report from October 1913 review notes gains and cautious outlook
The October 1913 market wrap describes a bullish surge in wheat through Oct 20 to Oct 25, with a peak on Oct 31 and a late price retreat. It cites speculative buying, storage costs, and credit tightness limiting demand, while noting potential impacts from Argentine weather and a weaker near term outlook for prices.
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Way
United
Porte
T Usticians
Wheat and grain markets amid western Canada weather shifts
Market notes describe higher grain exports from the Argentine and India, and rising Russian wheat disposal. Western Canada enjoys a mild stretch as receipts stay heavy, with oats and barley prices steady though active trading remains limited. Futures show mixed movement while Port Arthur area prices anchor the market.
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India
Rusei
Alberta
Ste
N.W
PEW
Howe
Fort William
Port Arthur
Dalat
Higher Wages Dispute Reaches Ottawa Officials
Ottawa discussions center on a wage increase and better working conditions for workers in the CPA dispute. Hon T W Crothers consents to appoint a board with Henry Irwin and Wallace Nesbitt KC as representatives. The undecided man to be presented by the two reps may meet in Ottawa. Workers claim they are underpaid given the importance of their tasks.
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Ottawa
CPA
T. W. Crothers
Later
Henry Irwin
Miele
Wau
Wallace Nesbitt
Toronto
Tribute Paid to Temperance Founder at Asbury Park
Frances Willard, founder of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, is honored at the national convention in Asbury Park New Jersey. Speakers from across the country praise her work and the temperance cause. A NY speaker lauds Willard as a mother to the world and a guiding force for national reform.
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Asbury Park
Frances Willard
Christ In Temperance Union
Cora B. Seabury
New York
Miss Willard
Princes Willard
London Crew Opposes Hal Plan to Reconstitute Privy Council
In London a broad array of opinion emerges against Lord Hal's bid to remake the Privy Council into a perambulating appellate court for the baby leading era, while support grows for the CBS proposal to bolster the Judiciary Committee by adding judges from overseas dominions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Hal
Privy Council
Cbs
Believe Oil Fields Will Be Productive
Calgary reports that Craig Cunningham, geologist for the British government, after Gh examination of oil fields issued a report stating oil existed. He advised thorough exploitation of the district and predicted at least ten drilling outfits would operate there.
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Calgary
Cunningham Craig
Gernment
Ottawa Labour Shortage Sparks Unprecedented Recruiting Drive
Ottawa reports a shortage of employment and scarce lines in western provinces. The North West Mounted Police notes this is the first time such a wave of applicants has occurred, as Canadians rarely fail to enter the force. This summer nearly all vacancies were filled with recruits from England.
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Mou
Ottawa
Mount
England
Untitled fragment prompts a doomed romantic question
A fragmentary dialogue asks if love existed before the speaker, a foreign element, and declares the addressed person the first girl known to the speaker who truly mattered, implying deep, singular affection amidst confusion.
Moses Death and the Promised Land in Deuteronomy
A Sunday School lesson surveys Moses final chapters in Deuteronomy, noting his death in Moab, Aaron and Eleazar, and Gods judgment that kept Moses from entering Canaan. It contrasts Moses final farewell with Christ’s sacrifice, and highlights the choice of life through obedience to God’s word.
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Dom Stearns
Biok
Moses
Israel
Aaron
Pisgah
Jericho
Abraham Isaac
Jacob
Mariban
Numax
Jordan
Jerasstemn
Etyan
Golgoth
God
Christ
Moab
Eleazar
Mose
Enoch
E. Jah
Jesus
Matt
Michenael
Dan
Joshua
Filipinos Starving in Belgium at Ghent Exposition
A body of 55 Filipino workers brought to Ghent as part of an exposition show signs of starvation. Five have died from exposure and many claim they have not received wages for months, tied to the amusement enterprise that engaged them. They petition American authorities at Antwerp to arrange their return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Ghent
Belwiaa
America
Antwerp
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GEO
Gian Bay Canal
Bavaria
Bavari
Auta
Seine
Regmunt
Ludwig
Manaria
Kiredom de Mares
Ory
Ladi
Ternato
Lal Board of
Heal
St Control
J Hastings
Sasrateon AK. Magill
Iran Commission
Saas
Weakington
Jessie Wilko
Francis Bowes Sayre
Grtawa
Haldane
ROM Forest Revenue
Muerta
the Market Report
Thompson, Sons & Co
Winnipeg
Temperance
the Sunday School
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