Hudson's Bay Company: legacy, land, and enduring wealth
The piece notes Lord Strathcona's long leadership of the Hudson's Bay Company and its enduring prominence. It chronicles the company's charter of 1670, vast land holdings totaling about 5.5 million acres, and rising land values. It contrasts the company with other historic ventures and mentions Canada’s confederation era dealings and post 1869 repurchase of land.
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Lord Strathcona
Mount Royal
Hudson’s Bay Company
Glasgow Herald
Virginia Company
United States of America
Ulster
East India Company
Hudson's Bay Company
House of Lords
Canada
Grosseliers
Radisson
France
England
Charles II
Prince Rupert
Hudson's Bay
Hudson Bay
Ontario
Quebec
Northwest Company
Montreal
Tio Country
Common surnames in Ireland England and Scotland compared
A Dublin report by Sir Robert B Matheson shows England 18 404 421 people with Smith Jones Williams and Taylor as top birth surnames and Scotland 1863 with Smith McDonald Brown Thomson Robertson Campbell Wilson Anderson Scott among common names Ireland notes the Murphys account for 13.3 per 1 000 of the population.
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Ireland
England
Scotland
Sir Robert B. Matheson
His Majesty’s Stationery Office
Dublin
Sir Robert
Smith
Jones
Williams
Taylor
Davies
Brown
Thomas
Evans
Roberts
Johnson
McDonald
Thomson
Robertson
Campbell
Wilson
Anderson
Scott
Murphys
Charter Accounts Debate on Traveling Expenses
The Board of Trade urged payment of travelling expenses for G W Morrow and W B Williams related to the charter. The matter, discussed at a meeting, was supported for those two only and referred to the finance committee for action. Ald Pattullo urged including Douglas, while His Worship and Ald Mobley noted others had been invited. Agnew also sought remuneration for his travel.
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Board of Trade
G. W. Morrow
W. B. Williams
Messrs. Morrow
Williams
Ald. Pattullo
Mr. Douglas
Douglas
Agnew
Ald
Mobley
Finance Committee
Assouan Dam Project Expected To Elevate Egypt Cotton Value
The Assouan dam heightening is planned to take six years and aims to raise the annual value of Egypts cotton crop by fifteen to twenty million dollars.
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Assouan Dam
Protecting Miners in British Columbia Boosts Safety Measures
The British Columbia government enforces compulsory life saving oxygen apparatus in mines and sets up rescue stations with trained instructors. The policy, praised as a step toward reducing miner fatalities, aligns with wider international efforts including England and the United States, while critics note inspection gaps and incentive problems in mining practices.
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Columbia
Toronto Mail
Empire
Germany
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
British Columbia
United States
Whitehaven
England
House of Commons
Old Country
Winston Churchill
Belgium
Prussia
Churchill
Home Secretary
Grand Trunk Pacific Opens New Vancouver Ticket Office
The Grand Trunk Pacific opens its 527 Granville street office as the finest city ticket office on the Pacific coast. H. Smith leads the front counter area while the freight agent and Canadian Express share the other sections. The oak counters, burlap walls, and linoleum floor enhance the new fixtures, with 28 pictures and extensive railway literature for travelers.
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Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
News-Advertiser
Grand Trunk Pacific
Granville Street
Pacific Coast
H. Smith
G. Tune
Canadian Express Company
Governor General Reports Splendid Hudson Bay Expedition
The governor general describes a pleasant voyage from Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay aboard the Earl Grey Churchill. He aims to disprove the frozen north theory and notes mineral prospects along Knee Lake Etchimamis Oxford Lake and surrounding schists. The party traveled by canoe with Indigenous paddlers and police escorts, planning a railroad replacement for travel in the future.
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Earl Grey
Hudson Bay
Straits
Labrador
Lake Winnipeg
Oxford Lake
Knee Lake
Etchimamis
Nelson Harbor
Earl Grey Churchill
Canada
Norway House
Moodie
Northwest Mounted Police
Nelson River
Hichimamis River
Painted Stone Portage
Hayes River
Port Nelson
Voyage of Indian flotilla to Hudson Bay in 19th century voyage
A long line of Indians and twelve canoes welcomed the Oxford House flotilla reaching Port Nelson Hudson Bay. They met the governor general with a prosperous Indian community. York Factory received a heavy rain welcome with two old nine pounders. The survey schooner approached Port Nelson and a survey of Hudson Bay railroad routes began. The PeliCan sailed from Fort Churchill and the voyage through Hudson Straits occurred in fine weather with no ice.
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Oxford House
Hudson Bay
York
Port Nelson
Fort Churchill
Hudson Straits
Nation Leads World Peanut Imports in Early 1900s
The article notes Americans top global peanut consumption, humorously tied to circuses. It cites Japan exporting 17 million pounds of peanuts in 1907 and 1908, with the United States taking nearly all.
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Japan
United States
Graham Island School Tender Open for 1910 Construction
Sealed tenders for a small one room Graham Island school building are due by October 10 1910. Plans and forms are available September 12 at multiple offices in Queen Charlotte City Prince Rupert Jedway and Victoria. A $125 bank cheque or deposit is required with each bid and will be forfeited if the contract is not entered into or work not completed.
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Graham Island
Queen Charlotte Islands
Skeena
John L. Barge
Queen Charlotte City
Prince Rupert
Mining Recorder
Jedway
Department of Public Works
Victoria
Bank of Canada
Minister of Public Works
F. C. Gamble
Public Works Department
B.C
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Rocky Mountains
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New Mediterranean
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First Avenue
Sherwin & Williams
Carload
the Bank of British North America
London
Eng
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Ernest A. Woods
Parliament Buildings
John Peck
New Westminster
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