Canada to Push Hudson Bay Rail Link Despite Harbor Choice
Government plans immediate start on Hudson Bay railway to cut grain transport costs five cents per bushel for the West. Parliament hears Budget Chairman Graham cite studies favoring Nelson harbor but vows early rail construction with wharves and elevators to follow.
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Java
Gesrwe
Graham Preseiter
Western Canada
Hudson Bay
Maritime Provinces
Hurdsean Bay
West
Canada
Butler
Armstrong
Graham
Nelson Harbor
Churchill Harbor
Speaker
Udson Bay
Churchill
Nelson
Minister of Marine
Fifty Thousand For Flood Victims Aid from Canada to France
Ottawa Canada will provide fifty thousand dollars in aid to flood sufferers in France. A supplementary estimate was introduced in the commons by Hon Mr Fickling. A reply from the Canadian commissioner at Paris states France would not see Canada aid as derogatory to national dignity. Parliament consent to the grant is sought.
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Ottawa
Canada
France
Fickling
Paris
Strathcona Gives £1000 to Paris Relief Fund
Lord Strathcona contributed 1000 pounds to the mayor's fund for Paris relief. The donation supports aid to the suffering in Paris amid ongoing distress and humanitarian need.
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Strathcona
London
Lord Strathcona
Mayor's Fund
Paris
Dismissal of National Packing Company Sought by Justice Dept
The Department of Justice plans to file suit in Chicago to dissolve the National Packing Company. Secret conferences with District Attorney Sims outline steps to end the corporation and terminate the beef trust. Civil action aims to curb price fixing while criminal investigations proceed, with at least one major packer already proposing voluntary dissolution if scrutiny ends.
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Chicago
National Packing Pany
Department of Justice
United Staates Court of Chicago
Sims
National Packing Company
Department of Justices
Salvation Army plans major unemployed farm near Winnipeg
The Salvation Army proposes a large year round farm near Winnipeg to employ unemployed men and train farm workers brought west. The project may span up to a thousand acres costing at least fifteen thousand dollars for land, with market gardening, cattle, milk and butter sales, a stone crushing plant, and road rock supply. It aims to self fund via produce and be a training school for migrant workers until they find positions.
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S. A
Winnipeg
Salvation Army
Nyga
Old Country
Kent
Baptism Attempt Hindered by Local Men in Free Baptists
A baptism ceremony in northern Sweden near a frozen lake was blocked at the last moment by a group of resolute men. The temperature hovered near zero as organizers attempted the rite among a new Free Baptist group.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Two Million for Land Near Scott Saskatchewan Sale
A major land deal in western Canada transfers 150,080 acres for about 2 million dollars, priced at 13 per acre. Vendor Martin sells to Canadian Real Estate Company, with Arenhart Smith handling western states representation. Buyers’ officers include E R Wood of Toronto and A Stewart. price signals rising in the Canadian Northwest.
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St. Paul
Canada West
Martin
Luce Land Company
Canadian Real Estate Company
Forente
Canada
Tiente
Treasping Lake District
Scott
Saskatchewan
Arenhart & Smith
Endiett
Rea
Fateté Company
E. R. Wood
Toronto
A. Stewart
National Trust Company
Winniped
Canadian Northwest
May Build H.B.R Toronto Railway Bid Reported
William Mackenzie has gone to Ottawa to seek government approval for the Hedron Bay railway by Mackenzie and Mann. Canadian Northern owns the Pas Mission line serving as the southern start point and plans to begin work on the new road promptly.
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Toronto
William Mackenzie
Ottawa
Hedron Bay
Mackenzie Am Mann
Canadian Northern Et
Pas Mission
Praise American Settlers in Toronto Speech by Hawkes
Arthur Hawkes, addressing Canadians, extolled American settlers in the west naming 500,000 as the best citizens. He praised the Northwest Mounted Police, described an Indiana Canadian wheat shipper, and noted Americans adopting Canadian allegiance after the fourth of July. Hawkes, English by birth, has worked across Britain, South Africa and Canada.
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Toronto
Arthur Hawkes
Cn.r
Great West
Canada
John McDougall
Calgary
Hawkes
Stars and Stripes
Edward
Northwest Mounted Police
West
Britain
South Africa
Victorian cabinet to dispatch mission to US and England
The Victorian cabinet plans a mission to the United States and England to promote immigration. Government representatives including a minister will form the delegation and first visit England.
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Melbourne
United States
England
Young South Hill Man Cites Mother-in-law Delay as Danger
A young married man in South Hill calls his mother-in-law Delay dangerous, prompting concern and local discussion about family tensions and safety.
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South Hill
Meat Prices Jump as Chicago Trust Curbs Supplies
New York agents of the beef trust raise wholesale meat prices to prior levels after cutting shipments from Chicago and Omaha stockyards by one quarter. Packers assume a drop in consumption due to New York rent boycott. Swift & Co. sets market figures. Armour & Co. and Moris & Co. defer to Swift.
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New York
Chicago
Beef Trust
Omaha
Trust
Swift & Co
Double Track on CPR From Winnipeg to Portage
A railway insider says CPR plans to double track the Winnipeg to Portage main line, with work starting soon. If status holds, the project may extend to Brandon this year. otherwise completion could occur in 193. The added track is expected to eliminate grain blockades caused by blockages on single lines.
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C.P.R
Seventy Men Killed in Primero Mine Explosion
Seventy men believed killed in a gas explosion at the Primero Mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. None of the recovered bodies were identifiable, and rescue efforts continued.
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Primero
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Grand Trunk Pacific to Reach Yelllow Head This Year
Edmonton officials report the Grand Trunk Pacific line from the McLeod River to the Yellowhead Pass will be completed this year. General Manager E J Chamberlin says Foley Welsh and Stewart hold the contract for 179 miles and work will begin soon to store supplies before snow.
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Edmonton
Alta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Yellow Head
E. J. Chamberlin
Chamberlin
McLeod River
Vete Juan Cache
Foley, Welsh and Stewart
Banquets for Canada in London hear bold emigration plan
Alfred W. Smithers, chairman of the Grand Trunk board, presided at the Canada Club banquet in London and urged a state system of emigration. Sir Edgar Spever predicted Canada would be the era’s most remarkable development and Britain offered capital. Sir William White praised Canada's warm hearts and optimistic citizens shaping the future.
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Canada
London
Eng
Alfred W. Smithers
Grand Trunk Board
Canada Club
Edgar Spever
Britain
Wm. White
Murder at Czaritzen: Count Tschurky and family slain
In St. Petersburg a blood relative of Emperor Nicholas, Count Tschurky, his wife and five children were murdered at Czaritzen by a son from a former marriage. The killer is said to have escaped as cossacks pursue him.
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St. Petersburg
Count Tschurky
Nicholas
Czaritzen
Immigrant rush boosts western Canada as Americans flock home
Commissioner Walker cites record immigration in the last three months with 320 settlers entering Canada from the south and thousands of Americans returning home for holidays. He notes Saskatchewan’s crop of 90 million bushels, revised up from September, and says favorable reports of Canada attract US farmers seeking security and opportunity.
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Walker
Saskatchewan
Canada
J. Bruce Walker
Does Rockefeller Control Trust Revealed in New Evidence
New York reports unearthed evidence traces John D Rockefeller behind the beef trust. A former high official says officials at Armon & Co and Swift & Co run the National Packing company as the Clearing house, with Standard Diminions backing L C Carton and Armour & Co treasurer Samuel McRoberts tied to Standard Oil interests.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Beef Trust
Armon & Co
Swift & Co
National Packing Company
Trust
L. C. Carton
Carton
Armour & Co
Samuel McRoberts
National City Bank
Standard Oil
Me Roberts
Government to Enter Insurance Business in Alberta
The Alberta government plans to provide Workmen's Compensation act insurance after failing to secure satisfactory arrangements with eastern insurers. Negotiations have stalled, and if no agreement is reached, the province will assume the insurance role. Cabinet may discuss the basis for such insurance.
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Government Insurance
Edmonton
Fifteen Years for Manslaughter Verdict
Regina Lask reports a jury found H. M. Roper guilty of manslaughter in the murder of A. H. Harriss after a four hour deliberation. Justice Newlands sentenced the 19 year old to fifteen years at Edmonton penitentiary.
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Regina Lask
H. M. Roper
A. H. Harriss
Justice Newlands
Roper
Edmonton
Engines Kill Moose on CPR Lines
CPR engineers report killing many moose this winter in Pine Ontario district. A Pacific Express engineer killed four moose in one night as moose stand on the track drawn to train headlights.
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C.P.R
Pine
Ontario
Pacific Express
Mortar Tortured Death Sparks Rift Clash Near Hidum
Tribesmen from Mellila seized two Spanish soldiers seeking water near Hidum and tortured them to death. Search parties recovered the mangled bodies close to the main Spanish camp, signaling rising tensions in the area.
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Hidum
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