Milling Test Spurs Grains Debate in Ottawa
Western farmers, grain men, railway representatives and MPs, led by Sir Richard Cartwright, debated grain commission recommendations. A. E. Partridge argued milling tests and a sample market would reveal true grain value, while Goldie explained grade corrections. Prince Rupert naming dispute stalls Pacific coast rail plans with Kane’s earlier townsite claim.
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Ottawa
Richard Cartwright
Grain Commission
Goldie
Manitoba
A. E. Partridge
Saskatchewan
Partridge
New Infantry Regiment to Be Raised in Western Provinces
The first infantry regiment organized in the western provinces will be recruited this summer with two company stations in Regina. Frank Ford deputy attorney-general will be major, P. G. Tofft and J. F. Embury named local captains. The 95th Saskatchewan regiment of infantry to be armed like the 90th in Winnipeg. two companies Regina two Moose Jaw one Weyburn one Saskatoon two Prince Albert.
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Regina
Sask
Frank Ford
P. G. Tofft
J. F. 2. Embury
Tofft
95Th Saskatchewan Regiment of Infantry
Winnipeg
Moose Jow
Wolesley
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Iron Ore Discovery at Port Arthur and CPR Find
Mining Recorder Morgan records sixty eight iron and gold claims in the Port Arthur district. A large hematite iron bed, about one hundred miles west on the CPR, has test pits over 640 acres yielding assays up to 64 percent.
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Port Arthur
Morgan
C.P.R
CPR Cut-Off in Alberta to Start Between Here and Lethbridge
Contractor Mac Donald and a crew moved into Macleod Alberta to begin thirty miles of CPR cut-off work toward Lethbridge. Headquarters are set locally as stations will be built and sub-contracts awarded. Road to be ready before the summer season ends.
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Macleod
Alta
MacDonald
C.P.R
Here
Lethbridge
C. P.R
London Bus Amalgamations Signal Transit War
Two major omnibus combinations announce a battle for London traffic with capital over twenty million dollars. The General and Vanguard face London Road and Great Eastern in a likely rate war.
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London
London Road
Supposed Military Conspiracy Raids Round Up Over a Hundred
In St Petersburg authorities conducted raids targeting a suspected military conspiracy. The operation yielded more than one hundred arrests amid ongoing investigations and detained individuals face unspecified charges.
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St. Petersburg
Revo
Great Boon to West Fort William Canadian Canal Proposal
Senator Poirier addressed a Canadian Club dinner in Fort William arguing for a Georgian Bay canal. He said 28 miles exist to cut and 75 miles to trim, creating a waterway worth 90 million dollars. With 1912 grain yield of 400 million bushels, railways would be overwhelmed. canal would draw American traffic and yield annual grain transport savings exceeding four million dollars.
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Fort William
Ont
Poirier
Canadian Club
Georgian Bay Canal
Limit on Japanese Immigration to Canada Announced
Vancouver reports that once the yearly Japanese entry limit is reached Canada will stop passport issuance for Japanese arrivals. Ottawa will track counts, with Tokio ceasing passports when the 400 cap is hit. So far this year entrants are under 25 percent of the entitlement.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Monroe
Dominion
Ottawa
Tokio
Lord Haddo Cleared of Irish Theft Rumor
Augustine Birrell the chief secretary for Ireland told the House of Commons that Lord Haddo eldest son of the Earl of Aberdeen was not involved in the alleged theft of state regalia from Dublin Castle last summer Jewels were said to have been stolen between June 11 and July 6 and Haddo had left Dublin March 7 of last year, living in Scotland and London until December 11 Birrell hoped the denial would end the scandal mongering business.
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Haddo
London
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
House of Commons
Lord Haddo
Earl of Aberdeen
Portugal Tosses in Turmoil Sparks Election Dread
Lisbon dispatch reports Portugal in disquieting mood as government accused of blocking Republican candidates. Fear of bloodshed rises as regiments stay in barracks amid intrigue to restore King Manuel's dictatorship. Rumors of a revolutionary outbreak in Oporto circulate.
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Portugal
London
Lisbon
Manuel
Oporto
Zola Remains Transfer Delayed in Paris
Paris government delays moving Emile Zola remains from Pere Lachaise to the Pantheon. Although approved a year and a half ago and set for April 2, the ceremony now shifts to June 4 due to Senate funding of seven thousand dollars not yet appropriated.
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Zola
Paris
Pere la Chase Cemetery
Pantheon
Senate
Trading Stamp Offer At Gelden Church Spurs Local Zeal
In Denver and Gelden, a Presbyterian church gives trading stamps with Sunday school attendance. Children collecting stamps for a month can redeem them for a nickel’s worth of candy, drawing anger from members of other congregations and heavy local interest.
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Salvation
Denver
Colo
Presbyterian Church
Gelden
Little Church
Whitelaw Reid to Retire as American Ambassador
Report says Whitelaw Reid desires retirement and that Roosevelt will first place Mr Hill in Berlin for a few months before transferring him to London to succeed Reid as ambassador.
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Whitelaw Reid
London
Ident Roosevelt
Mr. Hill
Berlin
Reid
Lazarus Rediscovered Life and Faith Beyond Death
A sermon on John chapter eleven explores Jesus delaying to heal Lazarus and the ensuing miracle. It links belief in the resurrection to life through Christ, urges steadfast faith amid suffering, and notes the social and religious reactions of observers. The piece emphasizes divine glory, freedom from sin, and the call to endure for future resurrection glory.
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American Press Association
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Lazarus
Martha
Priscilla
Aquila
Apollos
Canada Receives Concessions on Olympic Entries
London informs the Canadian Olympic committee that while no extension for athletics entries is possible, Ottawa may exceed program limits by listing all final test participants and then canceling surplus names by cable on closing day to form the official team.
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Ottawa
Hanbury Williams
London
Dominion
Canada
Revival of Joint Commission to ease U S Canada disputes
James Bryce and Secretary Root agree on reviving the joint commission dissolved years ago over the Alaska boundary and other issues. The four member body will include two Americans and two Canadians, with a treaty and a separate arbitration treaty drawn up. Water use from Niagara Falls and Newfoundland fisheries treaties await presentation.
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Washington
James Bryce
High Joint Commission
United States
Bryce
Root
Canada
Niagara Falls
Newfoundland
Ireland Pleased With Prospects For Education Settlement
Dublin reports great satisfaction at potential settlement of Ireland's higher education on lines of justice for Catholics and Protestants. The prospect centers on Chief Secretary Birrell's bill in Parliament, seen after decades of failed efforts by Gladstone, Cardinal Newman, and other statesmen.
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Ireland
Dublin
Birrell
House of Commons
Gladstone
Cardinal Newman
Britain Establishes Territorial Army Replacing Volunteer Force
At midnight Britain ends its forty nine year old volunteer army and introduces Lord Haldane's territorial army. Local units hold farewell dinners and ceremonies, marking the shift with somber but hopeful scenes as hundreds enroll in the new force.
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London
Great Britain
Haldane
Birrell Defends Bryce London in Irish University Bill
Chief Secretary Birrell defended James Bryce amid criticism of his university bill outline issued before Bryce left for Washington as British ambassador. Birrell said Bryce, a former Ireland chief secretary, is busily and nobly removing causes of dispute between Britain and the United States.
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London
Birrell
James Bryce
Washington
United States
Bryce
Ireland
Great Britain
Eight Hundred Men Laid Off in Montreal Shops
Canadian Pacific cuts over 800 workers at the Angus shops mainly in car repair. David McNichols says the firm cannot predict future work and expects quieter times this summer, though layoffs do not imply overall slack at the shops.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
David McNichols
Alberta Saskatchewan Education Chiefs Plan Unified Textbook Policy
D. S. McKenzie deputy minister of education travels by C N R to Regina for talks with Saskatchewan minister Calder and deputy D P McColl on creating a common basis for education. They will discuss a new uniform textbook system for both provinces.
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Edmonton
Alta
D. S. McKenzie
C.N.R
Regina
Calder
D. P. McColl
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Misuse of trade marks by Japanese imitators noted
British and American firms report spurious goods sold with labels close to genuine marks. The Japanese government plans to sign patents and trade marks conventions with Britain and the United States to curb piracy. Imitations appear on whiskey labels and extend to sauces, toiletries, stationery, and cigarettes, with Chinese markets flooded by pirated marks.
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Japan
Great Britain
United States
Asylum Overcrowding Causes Immigration Strain in Toronto
Dr. O K Clarke reports 362 admissions last year at Toronto asylum with 136 foreign-born patients. Most are recent arrivals and about 40 cannot be deported. Each retained patient costs about $6000. Provincial secretary’s department has discharged about 30 since January 1. Sixty five percent of weak minded foreigners suffer dementia praecox, seen as the Thaw line.
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Toronto
Ont
O. K. Clarke
Toronto Asylum
Harry K. Thaw
Canada
Explorers to Meet Stockholm for Polar Congress
Scientific interest rises as Dr Otto Nordenskjold completes a polar congress prospectus. The Brussels event under the International Polar Bureau aims to gather two researchers from each nation, one Arctic explorer and one Antarctic explorer, to compile the knowledge of polar regions.
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Stockholm
Otto Nordenskjold
International Polar Bureau
Brussels
Congress
Nordenskjold
Labor Crisis at Ottawa Unions Face Deadlock
Tension grows between national and international unions in Ottawa as twenty five members of the American Federation of Musicians walk out over protest that meeting circulars lack the International Typographical Union label. The dispute threatens a full stalemate.
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Ottawa
American Federation of Musicians
Executions Reported at Salines in Port au Prince Crisis
Refugees arrive at the French legation describing ongoing executions at Salines. Reports from multiple sources indicate Arsene Chevry the poet was shot recently along with others.
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Port Au Prince
Salines
Arsene Chevry
Chicago to Winnipeg Line Planned with $150 Million Capital
Articles filed in South Dakota announce a new American railway to run from Chicago to Winnipeg with capital stock of 150 million dollars. The project aims to connect major Midwest cities and expand cross border rail service.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
New York
South Dakota
Great American Railway
Alberta Stock Winters Well
Stock in southern Alberta maintained good wintering conditions though plains cattle suffered from drought due to lack of water and no snow cover. No specific figures or names provided.
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Alberta
Macleod
Alta
Kaiser plans $20,000 Nassau battleship model for Munich museum
The Kaiser announced he will present to the Munich museum a model of the new battleship Nassau. The model, called See Or See, has a cost exceeding $20,000.
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Berlin
Munich
Nassau
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Pacific
Prince Rupert
Geo. T. Kane
Kaslo
Nor Us
Railway Company
Kane
Inverness Cannery
Skeena River
Europe
McKay
John xi
D. M. Stearns
Britain
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