Death of an Inventor Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, renowned for the air brake and advances in transportation, died in New York at 68. Born in Central Bridge, New York, he invented the air brake at twenty and built a broad legacy in railway signals, engines, turbines, and electrical machinery.
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George Westinghouse
New York
Central Bridge
Schoharie County
George and
Emeline Vedder Westinghouse
Germany
Massachusetts
Vermont
Mnectady
N.Y
Schenectady
New York National Guard
Sixteenth New York Cavalry
Navy
Gersing
Muscota
Union College
Young Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Mont Cenis
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Commodore Vandervilt
Alla EU Cao
Steubenvile
Panhandle
Weetinghouse
Rairoads
America
Paris Police Enforce Moral Reform at Public Resorts
Paris authorities launch a moral reform drive in public venues. Celestia Henniom, prefect of police, summons owners of music and dance halls to announce that exhibitions of undraped performers will not be tolerated. The measure reportedly excludes theatres due to artistic value.
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Paris
Celestia Henniom
May Replicate Marriages Warns Women of B Nation
The state department issues a public notice via Canada Gauette and despatches to provinces warning women of B nationality who, while Christian, marry Muslims or others in countries where polygamy is legal. Marriages remain valid in Canada but may be repudiated if the husband returns home. It cites Hindu and Mohammedan personal laws and the lack of protection under British marriage forms.
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State Department
Canada
Colonial Office
Itta
India
Nations to decide fate of Spitzbergen at June congress
Delegates from eight nations will meet June 17 to decide the status of Spitzbergen, Arctic islands used for expeditions. Norway invites participants led by Britain France Germany and Russia to craft a framework under international control with a commission oversight and shared tax funding. The plan projects annual renewal every eight years and open access to all nations subject to signatory approval.
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England
France
Holland
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Russia
Norway
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Th Norwes
Mra
Christiquia Nest Jung
Americcan
Ena Jodustry
Whiiten
Chile
Germana Porsera
Splitbereen
Has Talked 1 000 000 Years Man Had Speech Power
Scientists credit Prof Arthur Keith and Prof Elliott Smith with evidence that early humans spoke in the Pliocene era. The Dublin Royal Society address on the Piltdown skull Eoanthropos Dawson argues speech ability may date back a million years or more.
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Dublin
Elliott Smith
Fels Fortune Devoted to Charitable and Sociological Work
The widow of Jos. Fels inherits his vast estate and plans to sustain and expand his charitable and sociological undertakings. Executed by Maurice and Campbell Fels and Walter Coates, the estate will back farm labor colonies, model villages, and the Byway fund. The late financier contributed millions to single tax causes and international welfare efforts.
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Jos. Fels
Yorkshire
England
Joseph Fels
Millianaire
Hsband
Mra. Pela
Mele
Mr. Coates
Coates
Feis
Fela
America
Great Britain
Hhis
Denver
Canada
Macdonald Papers Released for Public Access in Canada
A vast collection of Sir John A. Macdonald correspondence and papers, dating 1867 to 1892, is transferred to the Canadian archives after a long embargo. Sir Joseph Pope facilitated the move. papers remain restricted for whomever is living or related, but most materials will soon be open to public inspection.
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Cascada
Archives of
Canada
Joseph Tope
Sir John A. Macdonald
John
Tils
Joseph Pope
New West
German War Prophecy From Uprising Leader
Philip Scheldermann a German SPD figure views St Louis and asserts there will be no more war in Western Europe. He says Germany France and Britain are united against war and warns weapon costs and armament strain workers. He argues workers gain education and press freedom amid peace efforts while socialist dream of common ownership remains distant.
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Hilip Scheldermann
Uvicheturn
Suelo Democratic Party
Germany
St. Louis
Dpoati
Europe
France
Tu Oe
Masa
Gemany
Canada Faces Youthful Population Pattern by Province
A census bulletin notes high youth concentrations across Canada with provincial ratios. British Columbia and Saskatchewan show higher per 1000 proportions under age 5, while Prince Edward Island is lower. overall 818 per 1000 of known ages are under 45, signaling a predominantly young nation.
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Joel Kenard
Weatsey
Canada
British Columbia
Alveria
Eskatchewan
Manitoba
Lobsters Caught With Song Circle of Books
A quirky method described uses a circle of books hung beneath a bal to catch lobsters. The improvised setup blends folklore with coastal craft as fishermen test acoustic bait ideas.
Growth of the Peace River Area in Four Years
Haskins reports rapid settlement and development in the Peace River country. He notes 400 settlers’ teams heading in weekly, new stores at Dawson Creek, railways planned to reach Grand Prairie and Lesser Slave Lake, and a booming economy with crops, livestock, and timber attracting migrants from Edmonton and beyond.
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H. Haskins
Peace River
Victoria
Peace Coupee
Peace River Country
Edson
Lesser Slave Lake
Fort George
Ennjare
Tromley
Mashing
Danyegan
Harley
Erreala
Grande Prairie
Basha
Hank of Commerce
Tiger
Maghins
Peace River Cressing
Forry
Tires Railway Companion
Usia
Dawvesan
Edmonton
Rene
Leeser Slave Lake
Ratde Prairie
Danvegan
Canading Northern
Lewte
Slave Labe
Lne
Fet Oy
Me Tiver
Grand Praire
Pouce Cooper
Bwan Lake
Heokinn
Daweon
Great Eastern le
Vine
Sewatey
Team
Machin
Con
Theodore Roosevelt Party Loses Equipment in Brazilian Rapids
A cable minrage from Anthony Fiala reports the Theodore Roosevelt party has lost all equipment in rapids near Santarem Brazil. The message says we have lost everything including safety and a call to telephone for help. The rapids are believed to be a tributary of a major river at the Tapajos and Ama confluence.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Brazil
Anthony Fiala
Santarem
Tapajos
British film makers blamed for Canadian moviemarket lull
Critics in Canada complain that British producers show weak patriotic energy, letting American subjects flood Dominion screens. A London producer notes Canada remains a lucrative, martial field and promises new British films and tours across Canada to revive Imperial sentiment and cinema demand.
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Canada
Daily Mall
Dominion
Tommy Atkins
Ute
Gay
Amtralia
Agaptes
Drie JR
Coe Ba
London
New York
Canadas
Mritikh
Plaine of Abraham
Quebec
Rocky Moutaina
Odin
Notable Winters in Paris Across Centuries
Fragmentary 15th to 18th century excerpts recount extreme cold in Paris Europe. Descriptions mention prolonged frost, food shortages, and disease. winters of 1400 and 1663 are cited with scarce details and dire effects.
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Europe
Petit Journal
Henry IV
Varia
Melly
Saskatchewan Knowledge Book Promotes Provincial Prosperity
A volume titled Saskatchewan or the Light of Canada presents 200 poems and photowrileges to inform French readers about the province. Published by La Canadienne, it highlights agricultural laborers, northern wealth in lumber, and views of Saskatoon and other cities. Preface credits T. Cromlie as provincial statistician for aid.
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Lala Catadienor
Fockatchewan
France
Louie Gybert
Banhkatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
St. Gilbert
T. Crome
Provinciabs
Doctors Protest Workmen Compensation Provisions
Prominent doctors protested at Parliament buildings over the Workmen's Compensation act. They argued the current section excludes medical men from fees when a patient is injured and a doctor is called, leaving doctors in hardship and claiming injustice to their profession.
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Lacag
Eskimo Life and People Taught by Father Marice
Father Marice a renowned anthropology professor at the University of Saskatchewan delivers a second lecture on the Kequimaux or Esquimaud. The talk describes their territory of about 000 miles from Mt Bias to Greenland and their social divisions. It compares physical traits language culture and dress noting unique customs and family beliefs including views on immortality and child rearing.
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Marice
University of Saskatchewan
Mar Oe
Universsy
Gaahatehewan
America
Greenland
New York
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Scheldermann
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Lombernen
Littlemoky
Aes
Theodore
British Pictures
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Labrador
Asia
Mortes
Tere
Gary
Aleo
Anita
Mike
Warman Hae Low S.rnding
Ieee
Liew
Esquimauria
Berlin
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