Montreal Dominates North American Grain Trade, Lanigan Says
B Lanigan assistant freight traffic agent of the Canadian Pacific railway returns from a CPR tour to assert Montreal as the natural ocean port for inland grain. He argues Montreal’s inland seaport position and rail connections outperform New York and boost Winnipeg and the northwest, with high grain yields and exports this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Lanigan
Co. P. R
St. Lawrence
North American
Winnipeg
Montreal
North Americas
Partic
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
National Post of
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Detroit
Chicago
Duluth
Fort William
North America
Buffalo
Owen Sound
Collingwood
Midland
Parry Sound
Hill
CPR
America
Middle West
Great Lakes
Dominions
Northwest
E Tate
Port Williem
Liverpool
Manitoba
West
Forty Knot Destroyers and German Fleet Race
London reports push to outbuild German destroyers with forty knot speeds. English constructors claim liquid fuel grants performance gains and greater seaworthiness, signaling aggressive development ahead of conference outcomes.
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London
Seinen
Polar innovation in travel with draught animals
An unnamed entity plans a remarkable shift in travel method by using draught animals. A historic note recalls Captain backers and a contract with back, referencing the famed twenty and bears in the context of a past venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genback
Japanese Army Strength Figures From Wartime Estimate
Washington reports an approximate national army calculation for Japan with total combat forces around 184,000 plus. Infantry, engineers, artillery, and other units are itemized with personnel counts and reserves, noting many officers and noncommissioned officers listed in the reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenan
Washington
Japan
Corley
BetiMere
Gompmigsariat
Porniosd
New Head of Grand Trunk Montreal
Charles Melville Hays becomes president of Grand Trunk Railway Alfred Smithers of London appointed chairman of the board Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson retires with seven thousand five hundred dollars yearly allowance The announcements conclude months of speculation and signaling major Canadian American railway management changes
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Grand Trunk
Montreal
Charles
Melville Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Chases Rivers-Wilson
Alfred Smithers
London
Canada
United States
Loudon
Gueas
Moniresa
Ure
Plan to Circumvent the Lords in The Daily News
The Daily News discusses a plan around the Lords and claims Premier Asquith secured the King's consent to create new peers to ensure peace. The article suggests Lansdowne and others have weighed in on the political maneuvering and the implications for parliamentary balance.
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London
The
Daily News
Asquith
Teacher Training Class Plans for Fall and Winter
Reader note outlines plans for teacher training classes in Manitoba. The Sup encourages two or more schools to unite for a class and provides a method of conducting sessions. Text and details available from J.G Tray, Supt. Manitoba Association.
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Choe
J.G Tray
Manitoba 8. & Association
Stolen Mushc Digamite Mystery Aims at Suspect Hammett
A garbled note reports a theft of a mushc digamite and links the suspect to a Swedish exile named Hammett. The fragmentary text mentions an explosion and a possible perpetrator but lacks clear details or corroboration.
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Og Blasters
Hammett
Lloyd-George Attacks Dukes and Landlords in Budget Row
London reports Lloyd-George delivers a bitter outburst against the dukes and the wealthy, denouncing landlord power as the budget becomes a political battleground. The speech praises social uplift, taxes on wealth, and protection against landlords while hinting at a broader economic clash within British politics.
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London
Lloyd-George
England
Commons
Soda
Rosbert
James
Hereford
Lord Cawdor
Asquith
Sammons
Queen Victoria
Chamberlain
Lloyd- George
George
Newcastle
Sir John Fisher to Retire and Elevate to Peerage
Admiral Sir John Fisher will retire from the Admiralty on October 22 and enter the House of Lords as Baron Thetford. The move follows a royal commission report on the navy and public pressure. A new Naval Mobilization department will, with the intelligence branch, form a permanent Navy War Council to ready the fleet for war, led by Vice Admiral Fowler King-Hall.
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Sir John Fisher
London
John Fisher
Admiralty
Baron Thetford
House of Lords
Royal Commission
Lord Beresford
Lord Charles
Naval Mobilization
Navy War Council
Fowler King-Hall
G T P Not Hastening Work In Alberta
Edmonton reports say the Grand Trunk Pacific will not reach Alberta end of 1911. Dr Melnnis cites no work west of McLeod river, a 1600 foot cut, incomplete Pembina bridge, and grade to Pembina river not finished this month. Officials caution completion to McLeod unlikely before next year.
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G.T.P
Edmonton
Alta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Alberta
Ald
Melnnis
Wolf Creek
McLeod River
Foley, Welsh & Stewart
Pembina Bridge
McLeod ‘River
Pembina
McLeod
Penny Pasta Rate with France Clarified in Ottawa
Ottawa reports understanding that during the session Hon Rodolphe Lemieux post general will pursue a penny rate on letters between Canada and France similar to the existing rate between Great Britain and Canada. A corresponding reduction on newspapers and mail matter is also contemplated to boost trade and mail volume.
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France
Ottawa
Rodolphe Lemieux
Europe
Canada
Great Britain
Barrie Granted Divorce in Unopposed Case
Justice Bingham granted a nisi divorce with costs to Barrie who applied for divorce from Gilbert Cannon as co respondent. The case was not defended.
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Barrie
J. M
Wright
Itionert
Gilbert Cannon
Justic
Bingham
Premier Rutherford Rejects Centennial Exhibition Plan
Premier Rutherford opposes funding a Winnipeg centennial exhibit arguing Alberta needs public works funding now. Delegates led by D.C. Cameron push for a 1912 display with Manitoba support, but Rutherford favors delaying until provinces mature and finances allow.
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Humonton
Selark Cenenniel
Wwe
Tie Government
Exhaus
Nutherford
Alberta
T. A. Anderson
Rutherford
Winnipeg
D. C. Cameron
Winnipegz
Large Freighters Planned for Great Lakes and Port Arthur
A. J. McComber, director of Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding, announced in Toronto that two six hundred foot freighters will be built, the largest in Canada. The keel for the first ship is expected to be laid at the local yards by July 1 next year. The new barracks plant is under rapid construction as James Allen presides over the reorganized board.
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Great Lakes
Port Arthur
Ont
A. J. McComber
Western
Ry Dock and Shipbuilding
Toronto
Bebrr
Canada
Vngra Company
Japan Whets a Motion Toward Rail Talks With China
A fragmented report notes Japan seeks consultation with China on a joint plan for a railway between Chaozhou and Tsitsihar. It mentions Britain and the United States displeasure with China’s grain policy and a broader critique of foreign meddling. The text also references resignations and wartime diplomacy in a tone echoing a distant era.
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Atla
Census and Statistics Office
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Changellor Lloyd-George
Billings
Montana
Dry Farming Congress
Euane
Othaber
Utah
Colorado
J. W. Paxman
George Harcourt
W. B H. Olin
Cntereata
China
Charles R. Crane
Ani
Ching
Alps
Rodgers Speling and Young
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