Seager Wheeler urged to test corn in Western Canada
A suggestion praises Seager Wheeler for advancing wheat breeding and proposes he also experiment with corn. The writer argues acclimating corn could boost Saskatchewan and Alberta wealth, citing Iowa and Dakotas as models and lauding Wheeler as key to regional agricultural wealth.
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Seager Wheeler
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Iowa
Dakotas
Mexico
The Great Cup Race Between England and America
The pursuit of the world sailing title ends with New York Yacht Club retaining the Cup as Shamrock 4 faces repeated handicaps and racing misfortune. Lipton, seeking glory with Shamrock, watches multiple races end in American victory, including a decisive Resolute win in the final race.
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England
America
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Shamrock
Sir Thomas
Burton
Thomas
Old Land
Resolute
Thomas Lipton
British Columbia plan to foster industry praised
The Government of British Columbia created a development fund last year to loan money to solid industrial concerns. An advisory council included various industries, helping unemployment relief by supporting locally based production and job creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Pioneer Prairie Missionary Responds To Union Debate
The Pioneer Prairie missionary replies to Rev W P Spooner regarding church union. He cites corrected General Assembly reports, notes eastern blocks hinder progress, and argues for broader Western cooperation and unity across denominations. He recalls a 1904 multi-sect service near Makaroff and urges Western guidance in theological education.
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Pioneer Prairie Missionary
W. P. Spooner
Cuparre Church Union
General Assembly
Dramatic Society
Winnipeg
John Wesley
Knox
Wesley
West
Mr.Spooner
Makaroff
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Canadian provinces back loans to boost industry
The text notes provinces enabling loans to struggling businesses to expand production and bring products to market. Over the past year loans totaling 1,063,000 have been issued, a new practice for Canadian governments that is gaining approval as it shows early success.
Cereal products offer western enterprise growth
The author notes western conservatism in adopting new ventures and urges combining agriculture with industry. He highlights the West as a leading wheat area and argues for local manufacture of breakfast cereals, criticizing reliance on distant cities like Battle Creek and Chicago. A sizable opportunity exists for Canadian northwest industrial development in cereal production.
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Battleford
Mich
Chicago
Ilinois
Professor Macoun a Great Canadian
A tribute to John Macoun Dominion botanist who died near Victoria at ninety. Born in Ireland, he moved to Canada at eighteen and studied prairie flora and resources. His 40 year old reports helped spark western settlement and railway expansion, shaping Canada’s agricultural future.
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North West
John Macoun
Victoria
B.C
Mr. Macoun
Ireland
Canada
Jacob
Leah
Ottario
Fleming
Professor Macoun
Macoun
Red River
Rocky Mountains
Dominion Government
Department of Surveys
Geological and Natural History Branch
West
Paddy Nolans Two Votes in a Past Campaign
A tale recalls Paddy Nolan running for the East Calgary Territorial Legislature and receiving only two votes at Gleichen. Years later at a hotel he learns one of the two voters, an unseen man in greasy chaps, claims he voted for him, admitting he knew the other two candidates but never met Nolan.
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Presbyterian Church
Union
Conquest
John Knox
John Wesley
John
Great North West
Calgary
Bow
Paddy’ Nolan
East Calgary
Nolan
Gleichen
Mr. Nolan
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Middle Western
Manitoba
Angler
St. Luke's
Edinburgh
Revonald MacPherson
Canadian Northwest
Enterprise
Rockies
Ottawa
Prairie
Palliser
Albert University of
Belleville
Ontario
Sir Sanford Fleming
Great Fur Company
Arthur O. Wheeler
Sidney
B. C
Wheeler
The
Alpine Club
Paddy Nolan
Paddy
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