Vast Northland map charts Canada’s northern frontier and fur wealth
Government topographical surveys 1972 to 1744 map the northern area including headwaters of the Lockhart Copperatine Rocks and Hanbury rivers. Features note Great Slave Lake proximity Pike's Portage route Fort Re-Hance remains and Back’s 1883 fireplace. Barren Lands described as rolling August hills with caribou roving bands and abundant waterpower and fur wealth.
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Canada
Interior
Otmwa
Erea
Lockhart
Rocks
Hanbury Hivers
Great Slave Lake
Great Blavre Lake
Artillery Lake
Thelen Overland
Sprace
Teumarac
George Back
Fort Re- Hance
Lockhart River
Banks On Ocean Liners Aboard Atlantic Vessels
Floating banks aboard liners on the Atlantic handle many currencies as passengers from numerous nations travel between Great Britain and continental ports. Bank officials manage changes for currencies from Chinamen to treasury notes using daily New York wireless exchange rates to set rates.
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Great Britain
New York
Century-Old Bee Ketch Still Serves Solent Route
The Bee, a 124 year old ketch, continues on the Southampton to Newport Isle of Wight route. Since 1801 she has made over 38 000 Solent crossings and carried more than 500 000 tons of cargo. One of the few ships from Nelson’s era still afloat, she has long been captained by the same master for 48 years and remains linked to her historic service. Three younger Bee sisters have operated on the route for fifty years.
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Solent
Southampton
Newport
Isle of Wight
Nelson
Iso of Wight
Bee
Adenauer outlines unknown soldier shrine in Cologne Cathedral
At the close of a fervid speech during a Rhineland centennial celebration Burgomaster Adenauer announced plans to bury the unknown soldier in Cologne Cathedral. The tomb would serve as a national German war memorial marking a millennium since Rhineland possession.
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Germany
Rhineland
Adenauer
Cologne
Double wedding couples mark 52nd anniversary celebration
Mr and Mrs Ambrose Rice and Mr and Mrs Benjamin Paine of Millsbury Massachusetts celebrated a double anniversary. The piece notes a long household history and a city planning image of cutting trees for development and planting saplings for beauty.
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Ambrose Rice
Benjamin ©. Paine
Millsbury
Mass
Caterpillar Processions Fascinate Through Treetop Trails
Read about strange caterpillars that nest in trees and lay silken trails to guide their return. In The Shifting Sands of Algeria, Mr Cherry Kearton describes marching caterpillar processions where leaders link with followers head to tail and reform lines after disruptions, showing coordinated group navigation.
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Cherry Kearten
Algeria
Aine
Fulfilled Old Martial Custom Maharajah Dies Off Bed
An Indian Maharajah near death was carried from his bed as part of a martial custom. As the British surgeon predicted five minutes to live, attendants lifted him on a stretcher and deposited him on burning courtyard flags, fulfilling the tradition.
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Calcutta
India
Maharajah of
Pipal
Bedlam
Achievements of the Aged Show Old Longevity and Talent
The aged gain recognition as active elders. A 95 year old manages a large London business, a 93 year old painter found prominence after 70, and a 60 plus swimmer remains active. Two elderly boxers, aged 77 and 80 in a care home, plan a charity exhibition bout.
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London City
Remarkable Gift After Plague Mission in India
Dr. Marion Vaughan, serving as a London medical officer, reportedly led a Bubonic plague mission in an Indian hill station and, upon preparing to return home, was offered a striking gift by the grateful villagers a pair of black babies presented as thanks.
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Marion Vaughan
London
India
Echo Answers Trains Debate at Crossing
A freight train strikes an automobile as it crosses the tracks. The incident hinges on a quip where Echo says Where and the auto remains unseen, highlighting a puzzling exchange at the crossing.
Columbus Still Credited as Discoverer of America
In light of recent historical arguments in France, some scholars question Columbus as the sole discoverer of the New World. They note prior European voyages and Norse settlements but contend Columbus opened the Americas with deliberate knowledge, a claim contested by many. Washington Evening Star.
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Christopher Columbus
America
France
Sali
Cadiz
New World
American
Columbus
Europe
Americas
Washington Evening Star
Taximeters Through Ages Unearthed In Oxford Exhibit
Researchers note ancient taximeters traced to Attic chariots and bematists who measured distances for hire in Periclean times. The devices, praised as waywisers, survived wars and spread to Spain in Columbus era. Modern collectors display several in the Oxford museum of scientific instruments.
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Acropolis
Pericles
Spain
Columbus
John Evelyn
Oxford Museum of Scientific Instruments
Prince Keeps Promise as Esterhazy Sells Imperial Horses
After Emperor Charles was banished, Prince Francis Esterhazy pledged to shelter and feed 90 imperial horses until the Habsburgs reclaimed them. Despite family protests the estate manager sought permission from former Empress Zita, who approved via her son Otto. The horses were recently sold at auction to cover costs.
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Charles
Francis Esterhazy
Hapsburgs
Esterhazy
Spain
Zita
Otto
Time For a Change in Free State Army Dinner Debate
A Free State army commandant dines with officers and proposes adding style to the regiment by introducing servientes for dinner. The adjutant agrees and vents fatigue with constant cabbage as a meal, signaling a shift in appetite and outlook.
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Free State Army
Regiers
Bors
Servientes
The New Royalty Advertises for Domestic Servant
A Stoke Newington resident places an advertisement for a domestic servant declaring there is no washing, no cooking, no windows, no knives, no boots, and no young children. The applicant must provide own bedroom and sitting room with wireless. He will have to do better than that.
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Stoke Newington
Locomotor Ataxia Mention Sparks Railroad Joke
In a humorous exchange Mrs Binns informs Mrs Bean she is no longer on speaking terms with Mr Steele after revealing her husband has locomotor ataxia. Mr Steele allegedly asks whether he whistled at railroad crossings, prompting the impertinent remark.
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Binns
Mr. Steele
Wolf bounty debate grows as government pays more
Northern trapper community questions ongoing wolf hunting amid a higher bounty from 29 to 30 dollars. Four wolf-catchers work from Great Slave Lake east across northern plains, predicting two to three hundred pelts north of Edmonton. Trappers warn removing wolves upsets the ecosystem, threatening the fox, and consider petitioning Ottawa to suspend the bounty.
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Far North
Great Slave Lake
Edmonton
Canada claims Arctic lands up to the North Pole
Ottawa Journal reports Hon. Charles Stewart stating Canada’s claim to Arctic lands north of the Dominion rests on discovery proclamation and effective occupation. British explorers and RCMP have left marks there for years, and Queen Victoria’s proclamation long ago claimed the islands for Canada, though Wrangel Island remains Russian.
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Charles Stewart
Arctic
Dominion
Canada
New York Times
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Queen Victoria
Wrangel Island
Russian
Russia
North Pole
Ottawa Journal
Centenary of Buckingham Palace Rebuilding Discussed
Centenaries this year may include Buckingham Palace as a royal residence. A century ago newspapers announced renovations and two grand wings designed by the King. The palace’s exterior is plain while the interior is richly decorated, and the original house dated to 1703, named for the Duke of Buckingham.
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Buckingham Palace
Duke of Buckingham
Empire Bread to Sell in Britain From Empire Flour Blend
The bread, made exclusively from empire flour, will include one sixth Canadian content and be introduced on the British market in a few months. It blends two thirds west Australian wheat with the remaining third split between Canadian and English flour, delivered in sealed cartons and sold at standard bread prices.
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Canada
New Zealand
Swedish Academy awards inventor for steam storage device
A medal awarded by the Swedish Academy of Engineering Science honors the inventor of a simple device that stores steam during slack hours for release when larger quantities are needed. The achievement highlights innovation in thermal energy storage and efficiency.
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Swedish Academy of Engineering Science
New Use For Eiffel Tower Advertisement concession granted
The French government plans to raise revenue by allowing an automobile maker to stage an electric display on the Eiffel Tower. The concession covers the use of the landmark for a promotional display and marks a notable shift in what is allowed on the structure.
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Eiffel Tower
Time tested Romans and ancient secrets of bronze steel and glass
The article discusses enduring Roman mortar and bronze sword quality, notes Aztecs’ copper hardening, and mentions unbreakable glass and elastic goblets from Tiberius era. It presents historical curiosity about ancient materials and their extraordinary properties.
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Mexico
Tunes That Rally Britons Stand Revealed and Scotland Seeks Anthem
Four tunes trigger bareheaded respect in Britons, led by the National Anthem and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. The Dead March in Saul and Armistice Silence followed by O God Our Help in Ages Past also prompt standing. Scots push Burns Scots Wha Hae as a Scottish Anthem.
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Saul
God
Burns
Articulated Trains Explain New Railcar Design
The article traces the evolution from linked coaches to articulated trains. It explains that articulation places bogey wheels between adjacent coaches, creating a single connected train with greater smoothness and mobility across its length.
Explorer plans in jungle with mirrors and phonograph
Dr William McGovern, famed traveler, intends to survive a savage cannibal region in South America by carrying mirrors scissors pocket knives quinine aspirin silk pajamas and a phonograph. He claims native women cannot resist a mirror and aims to use the phonograph to record dialects and win friends with head hunters.
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South America
William McGovern
Manitoba good roads board approves market road funding
The Manitoba good roads board authorizes work on market roads across several municipalities with a total expenditure of 314 551 dollars. The minister of public works approves the plan and the Manitoba Government’s share is 149 649 dollars.
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Manitoba Good Roads Board
Minister of Public Works
Manitoba
Salmon Trout Finishes Second at Ascot After Heavy Backing
The Poor Fish At Ascot notes Salmon Trout, a horse heavily backed by bettors, finished in second place despite strong flier support from punters. The Detroit Free Press reports the result with emphasis on the betting surge surrounding the runner-up.
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Ascot
Salmon Trout
Detroit Free Press
Pilgrims Sailed From Southampton August Fifth 1620
The historical voyage notes that the Pilgrims departed Southampton on August 5 1620 sailing toward the New World aboard the Mayflower.
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Southampton
See Canada First Before Traveling Abroad
The piece urges Canadians to explore their own country before abroad travel. It highlights vast lands of 3.75 million square miles, land area over 2.6 million, scenic rivers lakes seas and canoe routes, and extensive highways fostering comfortable motor travel and camping opportunities to appreciate Canada’s natural resources and heritage.
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Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Age of Fish in New York Aquarium Reveals Shorter Lifespan
In January 1913 several hundred white fishes hatched at the Battery aquarium in New York. The longest lived died at age twelve, challenging prior claims that whitefish reach seventeen or eighteen years. John Van Ousten of the University of Michigan conducted monthly scale studies over one year, confirming age determination by scale growth rings.
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Battery
New York
John van Ousten
University of Michigan
Zoo food bill huge as London horses fed to animals
The zoo staff slaughtered 440 horses last year and fed them to animals. The walrus colony ate 5 tons of codfish and nearly 40 tons of herring. Other rations included 14 000 tins of milk 128 pounds of honey 258 pounds of ants eggs 77 pounds of meal worms 150 bunches of onions 213 000 bananas 343 gallons of fresh milk, totaling about 50 000 dollars.
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London
Paris Housing Crisis Hits Insane Asylums
Paris faces a severe housing crisis with overcrowded insane asylums. At the start of January the city housed 7,553 individuals and two months later 7,570, with all institutions reported at full capacity.
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Paris
Fifteen Minutes Ride Ends in Speed Cop Action
A passenger protests a short delay as a taxi driver claims a 20 mile trip. The passenger agrees to pay the fare and demands the driver prepare to travel at 80 miles per hour, asserting he is a speed cop.
When We Separate from the Empire a Canadian Flag Will Come
The Halifax Herald argues that independence should be followed by a Canadian flag and urges advocates to be ready to defend it themselves rather than relying on Britain.
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Halifax Herald
Lumber order marks new Australian import from B C mills
An order for 10 600 000 feet of standard Australian specification lumber was placed with British Columbia sawmills recently. It represents the first large shipment destined for foreign delivery in some time.
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British Columbia
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Ottawa
Empire
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