Minister of Agriculture Pushes Western Experimental Farms
Ottawa reports Hon. Sydney Fisher plans a parliamentary request for a broad Western experimental farms program. He urges crop rotation trials at Brandon Indian Head Lethbridge and Lacombe to improve soil fertility and diversify farming methods amid rapid western development. Fisher praises Vancouver growth and sees a Winnipeg world’s fair as a sound investment for national prestige and agriculture.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Canada
Sydney Fisher
West
Fisher
Pacific
Wieteraic
Brandon
Indian Head
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Vancouver
Orient
Alberta
Europe
Panama Canal
Montreal
Seattle
Italy Moves Toward Treaty with Canada on Silk Imports
Rome reports Italy plans negotiations with Canada to prevent Italian silks from falling behind French goods. The government backs a formal accord supported by Italian producers. A Canada Italy steamship line is also planned to strengthen ties.
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Canada
Rome
France
Italy
Albertans Bring Carload to Billings Exposition
J W McNicol secretary of the Lethbridge Board of Trade will arrive ahead of the International Dry Farming Exposition October 25 29 and supervise the Alberta exhibit. The display from Lethbridge will include a carload of grains grasses and farm products with a large Albertan delegation expected to attend Billings Montana.
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Billings
Montana
J. W. McNicol
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Upside Down U S Flag Found At Victoria Consulate
After a drunken night quarrel two young men climbed to the roof of the United States consulate in Victoria B C and reversed the U S flag, the Canadian flag fluttering above. An investigation will be conducted into the incident.
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Victoria
B.C
United States
Saskatchewan crops praised as banner year ahead of Dry Farming Congress
Hon. W Rutherford deputy commissioner of agriculture at war province and Dry Farming Congress official notes a record wheat and grain yield in Saskatchewan. He and Hon. W Motherwell anticipate addressing the Billings Montana meeting on October 26 24.
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Saskatchewan
Hon. W. Rutherford
Wriculture
War Province
Billings
Montana
Rutherford
W. R. Motherwell
Billlings
Motherwell
Indian Head
Dominion of Canada
Battleships as Peace Safeguards
Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour commander of the British fleet argues battleships guard peace. He says the present fleet assemblage shows nations are strong and prepared, reducing war risk, and that growing naval power unites civilized nations toward peace and advancement. He notes closer UK US ties and a future of cooperation.
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New York
Edward Hobart Seymour
United Kingdom of Great Britain
United States
Admiral Seymour
Germany Launching Dreadnoughts at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven
Germany unveiled the Heligoland class dreadnought at Kiel with 1000 crew and twelve 11 inch guns, claiming parity with British 20000 ton ships. The Oldenburg will join at Wilhelmshaven, as Germany launches its seventh super-dreadnought in nineteen months, each worth over 9 million dollars, possibly 12 million in capital.
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Germany
Berlin
Kiel
Oldenburg
Wilhelmshaven
Precious Radium From Vienna Mines Put Up For Sale
The government reports ten grammes of radium chloride from Joachimsthal mined in eighteen months. Guarded by armed watchmen, the material will be packed in a lead capsule and transported to Vienna officials. After hospitals and labs receive grais, the remainder will be sold at 75 000 dollars per gramme or 15 percent grains.
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Vienna
Joachims Thal
Noted Italian Astronomer Reports Enormous Sun Spot
Signor Baronyi, a renowned Italian astronomer, reports a sun spot larger than any seen before. He believes it caused recent electrical disturbances and warns more violent demonstrations are likely.
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Rome
Signor Baronyi
Four Die as Republique Airship Explodes Over France
The French military dirigible Republique exploded while cruising the Paris to Antibes route at an altitude of 500 to 600 feet. Four men perished: Captain Marchal Lieutenant Phaure and Sub Lieutenants Vincenot and another crewman.
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Moulins
France
Paris
Antibes
Antarctic Quest to Nail Union Jack to South Pole
Captain R F Scott leads the Terra Nova to the Antarctic with officers and crew chosen and funds sought to equip the expedition. The ship will sail from Newfoundland to England, aiming to reach the Themes by late autumn with hopes of a 1909 pole ascent. Dr Charcot looms as a potential rival in the far south.
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Antartic Explorer
South Pole
London
R. F. Scott
Admiralty
North Pole
Franz Josef
Globe
Newfoundland
England
Antarctic
Perry
Robt. F. Scott
Scott
Jean Charcot
Paris
Alexander Land
Dr. Charcot
Whitney says Peary barred Cook's instruments at sea
New Haven sportsman Harry Whitney telegrams that Commander Peary refused Cook access to his instruments aboard the Jeannie forcing Whitney to cache the items in Etah Utah. Whitney claims Cook reached the North Pole and asked him to withhold Peary's rival claims.
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Cook
New York
Peary
Jeanie
Utah
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Land of
Ice
Whitney
Strathcona
Indian Harbor
Marconi Wireless
Cape Race
New York Times
Roosevelt
Etah
Anuotok
Observation of Mars South Pole by Prof Fox
Prof Philip Fox director of Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University reports an unusually clear view of Mars south pole. He notes the pole appears as a white peak with an ice clad surrounding area and resembles Earth’s polar regions. Mars is about 35,000,000 miles from Earth.
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Chicago
Philip Fox
Dearborn Observatory
Northwestern University
Mars
Earth
Fox
Secret protest at Bank of England over female clerks
London reports a shareholder at the Bank of England half yearly meeting urged that women should not be employed as clerks, claiming they cannot keep a secret and asserting they should not be in the establishment.
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London
Bank of England
Court of Governors
Kingston sentiment opposes Canadian reciprocity treaty
A Kingston Jamaica cable despatch reports the local stance against the proposed reciprocity treaty with Canada. Residents fear American reprisals and express wholesale rejection of the agreement.
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New York
the Sun
Kingston
Jamaica
Canada
Bandits Rob Glenwood Bank of $10000 in Broad Daylight
Three unmasked armed men robbed the Citizens National Bank at Glenwood Springs Colorado of ten thousand dollars at 3 pm. They tied their horses and looted the front cashier window before fleeing westward as Deputy Sheriff Devildiss opened fire. The posse pursued but the shots did not stop the robbers.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Citizens’ National Bank
E. E. Drach
Drach
Devildiss
Immigration's Big Increase in Canada from U S
Winnipeg reports a 30 percent rise in immigration from the United States to Canada this year with about 115000 Americans expected next year. Will J White, superintendent of Dominion immigration agencies in the United States, notes U S farmers sell good farms for about 125 an acre and move to Canada bringing currency. He adds many bring their families and seek similar opportunities for their sons.
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Winnipeg
United States
Canada
Will J. White
Dominion Immigration Agencies
Canada to Build Warships Here Says Brodeur
Hon L P Brodeur, in Montreal after England talks on Imperial Defence, says Vickers Maxim and other firms offered capital to finance large shipyards to build cruisers and battleships for a Canadian navy. He argues expert foreign help is essential to construct warships domestically.
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Montreal
L. P. Brodeur
England
Canada
Canadian Workers Entering U S Daily Across Niagara River
Daniel J. Keefe, immigration commissioner, states there is no law preventing 600 or more Canadians who reside in Canada from working in American shops and offices across the Niagara River, in reply to a common council inquiry.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Dominion
Daniel J. Keefe
General Immigration
Common Council
Robins Limited Eyes Western Colonization Scheme
Frederic B. Robins of Robins Limited, with J. R. Nelson and a capitalist party, visited Winnipeg to map a colonization plan along the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern routes. The project aims to settle 25 000 people, purchase up to 500 000 acres, build homes, and repay through yearly crop-based percentages as Germans and Austrians join settlers from Europe. An office will open in Winnipeg as lands in Saskatchewan and Alberta are scouted for purchase and development.
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Toronto
Winniper
Frederick B. Robina
Robins Limited
Hamilton
New York
Buffalo
London
Eng
Winnipeg
J. R. Nelson
Grand Trank Pacific
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Northru
Europe
Robins
Canada
Berlin
Germany
B. Poster
Rat Plage Prompts Debate Over Virus Use in Gretna
Residents voice concern over rat control methods as Manitoba officials delay sending a qualified agent. A request to the department of agriculture has not yielded help, sparking calls for a capable tester, possibly a local druggist, to ensure proper handling of the virus after a biting incident in Neche injuring F. O Hara.
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Gretna
Department of Agriculture
Neche
F. O'Hara
Unclaimed Treasure From Messina Ruins Reported
A Rome despatch to The Sun states an estimated 2 million dollars in coin 6 million in bonds and securities and 1 million in jewels from Messina remain unclaimed. A further 4 million in unopened strong boxes and sealed packages brings the total to 13 million, not counting cathedral and bank vault riches. Excavations resume October 1 and survivors rarely file claims, suggesting State gains.
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New York
Sun
Rome
Messina
Historic Steamer Marquis Burned at Prince Albert
The old steam er Marquis, built in Grand Forks and used to transport troops from Battleford in 1885, burned recently on the riverbank at Prince Albert Sask. Major Swinford had brought the vessel here. Authorities suspect arson by an incendiary.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Marquis
Battleford
Grand Forks
Swinford
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F. Mortimer Lawrence
Philadelphia
Pasteur Institute
Metchnikoffi
Lawrence
Metchnikoff
America
Paria
Montechnikoff
States
Prairie Provinces
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