Farmers push milling test and sample market for wheat value
In Ottawa delegates from western farmers grain men and Parliament discuss the Manitoba grain act and grading. A. E. Partridge urges adopting milling tests and a one dollar sample market to reveal intrinsic wheat value, while opponents say shipment identification and storage limits make grading essential.
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Partridge
Ottawa
Richard Cartwright
Grain Commission
Goldie
A. E. Partridge
Saskatchewan
New Infantry Regiment to Raise in Western Canada
The first infantry regiment organized in the western provinces will be recruited this summer with two companies in Regina. Major will be Frank Ford deputy attorney-general with A P Tofft and J F Embury local captains. The 95th Saskatchewan regiment will be armed with rifles like the 90th in Winnipeg. Regiments also to be stationed at Moose Jaw Wolesley Saskatoon and 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 Jrow
Wolesley
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Iron Ore Discovery At Port Arthur And West District
Mining activity surges as Morgan records sixty eight claims near Port Arthur and surroundings. Reports describe a vast hematite iron bed one hundred miles west on the CPR with test pits over 640 acres and ore assays up to 64 percent.
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Port Arthur
Morgan
C.P.R
CPR Cut-Off Project Advances Toward Lethbridge
Contractor Mac Donald with a corps of assistants has begun work on the CPR cut-off between here and Lethbridge. Headquarters are established locally and thirty miles of road will be built as rapidly as possible with stations along the line. Sub-contracts are being let and the CPR plans to have the route ready before the end of the summer.
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Macleod
Alta
MacDonald
C.P.R
Here
Lethbridge
C. P.R
London Bus Amalgamation Signals Transit War
Two dominant omnibus companies announce a merger drive in London with over twenty million dollars in capital. Expect a rate cut war as Vanguard firms led by London Road and Great Eastern align against rival Omni concerns.
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London ‘Bus
London
Oneral
Wang
London Road
Great Eastern
Supposed Military Conspiracy in St Petersburg Raid
Fragmentary report notes raids on a revolutionary organization in St Petersburg with claims of widespread conspiracy. Over one hundred officers or members referenced in initial summaries.
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St. Petersburg
Two Prince Ruperts Battle Over British Columbia Town Name
In British Columbia two towns claim the name Prince Rupert. Geo T Kane of Kaslo registered a new townsite named Prince Rupert near Inverness cannery by the Skeena river, blocking the Grand Trunk Pacific coast town name. Kane travels in Europe as authorities study the case.
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Prince Ruperts
B.C
Vancouver
Grand Trunk Pacific
Pacific
Prince Rupert
Geo. T. Kane
Kaslo
Railway
Kane
Inverness Cannery
Skeena River
Europe
Lota
McKay
Great Boon to West Fort William Senator speaks on canal
Senator Poirier told the Canadian Club at a dinner that a Georgian Bay canal could be carved with 28 miles of cutting and 75 miles of trimming to create a waterway. The 90 million dollar project would boost Fort William and the western provinces, spur grain traffic, and save more than the annual 4 million in transportation costs.
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Fort William
Ont
Poirier
Canadian Club
Nature
Canadian West
Japanese immigration limit pact eyed for Canada
Vancouver reports the Japanese government will halt passport issuance to Canada once the yearly limit of 400 entrants is reached. Dr Monroe, federal immigration agent, says Ottawa will track arrivals and stop passports in Tokio when the cap is hit. To date this year Canadian entries from Japan are under 25 percent of the entitlement.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Monroe
Dominion Immigration
Ottawa
Tokio
Lord Haddo Cleared in Dublin Regalia Theft Rumor
Augustine Birrell told the House of Commons that Lord Haddo, eldest son of the Earl of Aberdeen, did not steal state regalia from Dublin Castle. He stated the jewels were mislaid between June 11 and July 6, and Haddo had left Ireland on March 7 and resided in Scotland and London thereafter.
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Haddo
London
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
House of Commons
Lord Haddo
Earl of Aberdeen
Dublin Castle
Birrell
Dublin
Scotland
Portugal in turmoil as elections threaten bloodshed
A Lisbon dispatch reports Portugal facing disquiet, with the government accused of blocking Republican candidates. Reactions push for King Manuel to reestablish dictatorship, while regiments stay confined amid fears of trouble and rumors of a revolutionary outbreak in Oporto.
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Portugal
London
Lisbon
Manuel
Oporto
Zola's Remains Transfer to Pantheon Delayed Again
Paris government delays Zola remains transfer from Pere la Chaise to the Pantheon. A ceremony once set for April 2 will now occur June 4 due to Senate not yet approving the $7,000 needed for the move.
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Zola
Paris
Pere la Chase Cemetery
Pantheon
Eas
Senate
Trading stamp plan sparks church interest in Gelden
In Denver Salvation Presbyterian Church at Gelden the pastor offers a green trading stamp to every Sunday school attendee. After a month of faithful attendance, children can collect stamps and redeem them for a nickel’s worth of candy, drawing anger from members of other congregations.
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Salvation
Denver
Colo
Presbyterian Church
Gelden
Little Church
Reid to retire. Hill to replace in Berlin and London
Reported by a Washington dispatch the American ambassador Whitelaw Reid plans retirement. President Roosevelt then will assign Mr Hill to Berlin temporarily and later move him to London to succeed Reid.
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Whitelaw Reid
London
Roosevelt
Mr. Hill
Berlin
Reid
Resurrection Power in John Chapter Eleven
A 1908 Sunday school lesson on John eleven emphasizes Jesus as the resurrection and the life. It covers Lazarus's death, Jesus delays, belief required, and the call to loose believers from grave clothes, urging unwavering faith and obedience.
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American Pres Association
Jesus Christ
Buster Texson
Jesus
Lazarus
Martha
Gen
Resurrection Life and Freedom Through Faith and Suffering
The passage links freedom from bondage to wave free believers who share truth like Priscilla and Aquila. Belief unlocks life through the Spirit, with Jesus as the source of liberty. It notes that resurrection life brings suffering for His sake, guiding readers to endure for glory.
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Sno
Priscilla
Aquila
Apollos
God
Canada Olympic Entries May Exceed Program Limits
London informs Col. Hanbury Williams that Canada may exceed the listed event limits by sending all potential finalists by mail and then withdrawing non team members on the closing day due to late spring and slow access to tracks.
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Ottawa
Hanbury Williams
London
Dominion
Canada
Revival of Joint Commission Between U S and Canada
James Bryce and Secretary Root agree to revive the Joint Commission by treaty to handle the Alaska boundary and other disputes. Four members are proposed, two from the United States and two from Canada, with a separate arbitration treaty drafted. Water rights at Niagara Falls and Newfoundland fisheries agreements are not yet ready.
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Washington
James Bryce
High Joint Commission
United States
Bryce
Root
Canada
Niagara Falls
Newfoundland
Ireland Seeks Fair Ireland Education Settlement
Dublin voices express great satisfaction at prospects for a just high education settlement in Ireland. The upcoming Birrell bill in the House of Commons is seen as promising. The issue has long challenged Irish and British temperaments, with Gladstone resigning and Cardinal Newman distressed by the dispute.
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Ireland
Dublin
Birrell
House of Commons
Gladstone
Cardinal Newman
Britain Ends Volunteer Army for Territorial Force
Britain shifts from a forty nine year old volunteer army to a territorial force under War Secretary Haldane. Locals mark the change with last posts and farewell gatherings at headquaters as midnights strike and crowd rushes to enlist in the new army.
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Britain
London
Haldane
Birrell Defends Bryce London Discussion
Chief Secretary Birrell defended James Bryce amid criticism of his Irish university bill. Bryce, who left for Washington to become British ambassador, was praised for removing causes of dispute between Britain and the United States.
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Birrell
Bryce London
James Bryce
Washington
United States
Bryce
Ireland
Great Britain
Eight Hundred Men Laid Off in Montreal Shops
The Canadian Pacific reduced over 800 workers at the Angus shops in Montreal chiefly in car repair. David McNickell says the company faces uncertain outlook with calmer times anticipated this summer though the layoffs do not imply a total shutdown of work at the shops.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific
David McNickell
Education conference seeks common basis Alberta Saskatchewan
Edmonton Alta D 8 McKenzie deputy minister of education has left for Regina to confer with Minister Calder and Deputy T P Mc Coll of Saskatchewan on educational matters. They aim to place provincial education on a common basis and discuss a new uniform system of text books for both provinces.
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Edmonton
Alta
McKenzie
C.N.R
Regina
Calder
T. P. McColl
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Misuse of Trade Marks Warned Across Britain and Japan
Japanese and Western firms confront widespread spurious goods with near copy labels. Authorities plan treaties with Britain and the United States to curb piracy, addressing imitated Scotch whisky labels and other products sold as imported goods to unwary consumers.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Asylum Full of English Failures
Toronto asylum head Dr. O K Clarke reports 136 of 362 last year’s admissions were foreign born, mostly recent arrivals. About 40 cannot be deported and cost per retained patient runs to 6000 dollars, with 65 percent of weak minded foreigners showing dementia praecox.
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Toronto
Ont
O. K. Clarke
Toronto Asylum
Harry K. Thaw
Canada
Explorers to Meet Stockholm Polar Congress
Scientific men show keen interest in Dr Otto Nordenskjold project for a polar congress under the International Polar Bureau in Brussels. Nordenskjold has completed his prospectus designed to obtain from experts a full statement of all known polar regions. He proposes two per country at the congress one Arctic explorer and one Antarctic explorer.
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Stockholm
Otto Nordenskjold
International Polar Bureau
Brussels
Congress
Nordenskjold
Labor Crisis in Ottawa Splits Unions Over Meeting Stamp
In Ottawa the national and international unions edge toward crisis as 25 American Federation of Musicians members walk out over unstamped meeting circulars. A deadlock appears likely as tensions rise between factions and labels.
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Ottawa
American Federation of Musicians
Unrest in Port au Prince Reports Executions Continue
Refugees reach the French legation reporting ongoing executions at Salines. Multiple sources say Arsene Chevry the poet was shot recently along with others amid the unrest.
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Port Au Prince
Salines
Arsene Chevry
Chicago to Winnipeg Line to Link Chicago and Winnipeg
Articles filed in South Dakota reveal a great American railway project with capital stock of 150 million dollars. The line will connect Chicago and Winnipeg, expanding interstate rail service and commerce.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
New York
South Dakota
Great American Railway
Alberta Stock Winters Well In Southern Alberta
Alberta stock has wintered well overall with ample water on the plains lacking springs suffering from arid conditions due to no snow. In Macleod Alberta region the comment notes good wintering despite drought-like conditions on drier areas.
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Alberta
Macleod
Alta
Model Battleship Nassau Display Promised to Munich Museum
The Kaiser announced plans to present a three foot long model of the new battleship Nassau to the Munich museum. The cost is stated to exceed $20,000.
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Berlin
Munich
Nassau
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