Dr Campbell Analyzes India Unrest Causes And Policies
Dr Fraser Campbell missionary of Ratlaw Central India outlines reasons for unrest in India. He cites education focus on higher learning, neglect of primary schooling, Bible exclusion from schools, racial tensions, and English brusqueness toward natives. He warns of dangers to empire and Canada and highlights Christian missionary influence as hopeful for peace.
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Todla
Tod Ia
India
J. Fraser Campbell
Ratlaw
Central India
Pealpa
Britain
Dr. Fraser-Campbell
Europe
Thia Pasa
Africa
Canada
Praser-Campbell
Stanger
Ind la
China
Japan
Poison Gas Degradation Warned by Thorpe and Lodge
In a presidential address to the Hiritieh Association in Edinburgh Sir Edward Thorpe denounced poison gas as a degradation of science and urged the association to oppose its use in war. Sir Oliver Lodge echoed the call for a positive struggle against supremacy gained by maiming and asphyxiating opponents.
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Hiritieh Association
Edinburgh
Edward Thorpe
Oliver Lodge
Paper Bullets Prove More Destructive Than Metal Bullets
Experiments show paper bullets cause greater damage at short range than metal ones. A paper bullet penetrated a deck plank of certain thickness and buckled tin sheets more than a metal round, which made only small holes.
Trade With Germany During the Ascal Year 1913 14
During the Ascal year ending March 1914 Canada exported to Germany goods worth 24 944 01. There were no exports until 1919 279 when they reached 61 528. In the year ended March 31 1920 exports to Germany totaled 8 etc. In the same year Canada imported from Germany goods valued at 1 547 085.
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Canada
Germany
Mail for Tristan da Cunha Romance Hidden in Parcel
A letter from a Shackleton Rowett ship Quest bound for Tristan da Cunha carries a romantic message to a young British woman. A sailor, attached to the island during his stay, hopes a photo will be sent. Other parcels are addressed to “The Oldest Inhabitant” and “The Principal Lady” with possible consent and a delicate conference on the latter.
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Shackleton
Rowett
Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
Saiior
Eomsion
Saskatchewan Grain Elevators Population and Capacity Highlight
The province operated 2 690 grain elevators last year, from 35 000 to over 1 000 000 bushels, many owned by farmers' organizations, with total storage capacity of 110 000 000 bushels.
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Saskatchewan
British Trade Ship prepared as floating exhibition vessel
All preliminary arrangements are complete for a British Trade Ship that will serve as a floating exhibition of British manufactures. A 59,009 ton vessel will be built with a ten foot headroom between decks and ample space for exhibits. The ship will include its own engine plant heating ventilation and equipment and can accommodate about 800 large exhibits and traveling representatives. A cruise of eighteen months is planned visiting over twenty six ports.
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Perta
Beautiful Old England and the English countryside
The passage reflects on England’s enduring countryside through revolutions, contrasting past centuries of commercial drive with a present heightened awareness of national beauty. It emphasizes how rural beauty survives and shapes modern development through measured action and inherited heritage.
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England
Morning Post
Donkey Cart Memory Sparks a Politician Conversation
An exchange recalls a donkey-cart memory as a parliamentary candidate comments on it. The candidate notes he had forgotten the cart but is relieved the donkey remains alive, highlighting a moment of light humor amid dialogue.
Prairie Area Under Homestead Totals Acres
The three prairie provinces report 3 913 300 acres surveyed under homestead and 24 952 300 acres available for entry including lands reserved for soldier settlement.
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Prairie Provinces
Diamonds in natural state usually dull lead color
Diamonds in their natural form are described as typically dull and greyish lead color lacking brilliance. The article explains that exposure to light changes appearance and quality when cut and polished.
National Debt Figures Press Arms Reduction Argument
The Detroit Journal cites prewar per capita Pentagon costs and postwar rises, noting $30 per person and $1463 yearly for government spending in the United States, with Britain and Italy also showing sharp increases. It argues for economy and disarmament as a remedy to soaring national debt and military outlay.
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The
Detroit Journal
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Canada Fur Markets and 1919 29 Pelts Value
Canada exports show fur bearing animals as a major resource with over twenty million dollars in pet thefts attributed to the period 1919 to 1929. The 1919 70 season reports a large pelt total and Winnipeg Montreal fur markets operate with Montreal sales in early September surpassing one million dollars. Buyers from around the world attended.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Montreal
Globe
Safety Upgrades on Railways Cut Fatalities Amid Rising Traffic
The article reports steady reductions in railway fatalities despite growing traffic, citing heavy safety investments. It highlights steel rails, upgraded bridges, air brakes, automatic couplers, better signaling, and reinforced car bodies. New track torpedoes, fusees, and a Meteor torpedo adopted by Canadian Pacific improve daytime and night visibility and safety.
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Aia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Sinsulfaresly
Early Seeding Boosts Sunflower For Dairy Feed, Alberta Farmer Says
WP Huff of Exmonton, Alberta, reports sunflowers as a highly efficient dairy cattle feed. He tested on 27 acres yielding up to twenty tons per acre and plans sixty acres next year. Early sowing, moisture, frost resilience, and careful handling after harvest improve dry matter and silage quality.
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Alberta
WP Hug
Exmiionton
Huff
Thenent
Mr. Huff
Juff
Vets Examine Wounds At Electrical Show
A crowd at the 71st Regiment Armory in New York views X ray apparatus and bone injuries from World War I. Lieutenant Sidney Marine of Brooklyn, a former member of the 99th Aero Squadron, explains seeing his own bones on film for the first time after years in hospitals.
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Sidney Marine
Brooklyn
99Th Aero Squadron
Vitel
Oldest Man Zaro of Constantinople Weds 4th Wife at 146
Zaro, the man born in Constantinople aged 146 and called the King of Life, marries a 25 year old Turkish girl for his fourth wife. He worked 99 years as a porter, switched to a munitions factory job at 110, and still holds it. He lost teeth and hair at 109 and grew a new set. He developed a third kidney at 105 and chides his 96 year old son for not working. He may tour America after his honeymoon.
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Zaro
Constantinople
King of
Became & Porter
Til
Zara
America
Gold yield in Yukon valley for 1921 reported
The Yukon Valley gold yield in 1921 totaled about 4 million dollars per W Richards superintendent of Northern Commercial posts Alaska. Interior Alaska contributed 2 475 009 dollars Yukon Territory 1 250 000 and Atlin BC 75 000. Hydraulic operations around Dawson are shut down for the season general cleanup.
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Yukon Valley
Canadian
United States Territory
W. Richards
Alaska
Interior
Yukon Territory
Atlin
Dawson
May Re Open Reparations Question In Britain
British industrial circles discuss reopening the German reparations issue as Rathenau Loucheur pact and fears of a German government default push belief that indemnity proceedings will be revived.
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London
Expensive tunnel milestone near Simplon end
Tremendous difficulties were overcome in building the Simplon tunnel. Near the Italian end, rock pressure was so great that eighteen months were spent in boring 5 yards, at a cost of $860,000.
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Simplon
Trafic
Soldier Recovers Speech After Long Silence
A soldier, during a walk with a friend, suddenly speaks and asks if he is talking. He recalls a great fear during wartime service years ago and says he struggles to form coherent speech, recalling he gave a long speech in service.
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Bivih
Northumberland
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Grobiet
Sir Edward Thorpe
Wee
Lonely Island
Quest
Old England
Homestead
Igures
Christian Guardian
King of Life
Yukon
U.S
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