History of the West Professor Discovers Valuable Canadian Manuscripts
Prof Oliver of Saskatchewan University uncovers key manuscripts on Manitoba’s early council and western history. Government archives secretary Dr Roche and others plan blue book publication to make the documents accessible. Findings include ancient Indian bone tools and Arctic musk oxen specimens.
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Silver
Saskatchewan University
West
Ottens
Oliver
Saskatchewan
Uiversity
Ideasinibsia Council of
Manitoba
Confederation
Ottawa
Hom
Roche
Canada
Doughty
Oliver Oliver
Decid
Armitage
Nova Scotia
Raymond
St. John
Thos. Chapais
Quebec
Grant
Queens University
Edmund Walker
Ontario
Chester Martin
Manitoba University
R. E. Gosnell
British Columbia
Eneland
Dan
America
General Booth’s Health Failing in London
Salvation Army commander General William Booth, who had cataract surgery in May and is now totally blind, is described as not improving. Bramwell Booth reports the health decline and pleads for prayer as the general endures weakness and pain with unsettled sleep.
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London
William Booth
Salvation Army
Bramwell Booth
Early Wheat Shines From Greenridge Manitoba Exhibit
John Knox a leading Greenridge grower shipped Red Fyfe wheat last week over the C N R to the Toronto Exhibition for display. Cut August 3 with large plump berries and top yields. Harvesting has spread across Greenridge with 75 to 100 acres cut per farmer. The local crop is very fine and an abundant yield is assured.
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Winnipeg
John Knox
Greenridge
Man
C.N.R
Toronto
Ontario Girls Head West for Marriage in Canada
Eighteen Ontario brides left Union Station this week bound to Western Canada via the Grand Trunk. A. E. Deft, district passenger agent, says this is the first of a wave of Ontario girls seeking marriage opportunities in the west. He has letters from G T R agents reporting many women eager to take a chance, with a full party hoped to reach fifty.
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Ontario
Toronto
Union Station
Western Canada
A. E. Deft
G.T.R
Tully
Calgary Heir to $100,000 Fortune Alleged for Scotsman
Vancouver lawyers advise young Scot Alex McLaren that he is heir to a large Calgary fortune. McLaren has a limited time to claim his legacy and secure the inheritance.
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Calgary
Alex. McLaren
Vancouver
Battle for a Battleship Endgame Moves in Congress
Washington debate over the four year budget for the battleship plan resumed with a vote to permit the battinahit program and allow the champions to vote in the electoral process for the vessel. A rare calm prevailed as a 5 to 1 result pushed the recession resolution, signaling possible Senate agreement and stronger bipartisan support to authorize the warship as the largest fighting craft ever laid down.
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Washington
Lemotrate
Bate
Senate
Friends of the Navy
Fast Atlantic Service Proposed By Ottawa Syndicate
Ottawa considers early review of a plan to set up a fast Halifax to Blackhead Bay service with government aid. The offer, renewed in London by Sir Thomas Trowbridge and partners, seeks Halifax and Pacific routes and aims to act immediately if approved this fall.
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Ottawa
Atlantic
Rt. R. L. Borden
London
England
Borden
Thomas Trowbridge
Halifax
Blackeed Bay
Pacific
Deakin Seeks Imperial Reply Over Panama Canal Toll Ruling
Alfred Deakin asked the Prime Minister in Parliament if Australia would press the Imperial Government regarding the U S Senate decision to exempt American coastwise shipping from Panama Canal tolls. Premier Fisher lamented the move, citing it as contrary to the Anglo American treaty and noted he had already raised the issue.
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Melbourne
Australia
Alfred Deakin
Edmonton Winnipeg Canal Project Readied for Fiscal Review
Official sources report Engineer Voligny of the Public Works Department has completed surveys for a proposed six foot barge canal from Edmonton to Winnipeg. A cost estimate will reach the Government early this autumn, with a vote expected in the next session. The project is seen costing several millions, though water power development along the route could lessen the final outlay.
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Ottawa
Voligny
Department of Public Works
Carnal
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Navy funding urged across party lines by British MP
London reports F E Smith, unionist MP for Walton Liverpool, en route to Canada, argues that a strong navy should be nonpartisan. He says Canada is wealthy and would supply funds when asked by a trusted minister, noting Canada may help redress the maritime balance of the Old World.
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London
F. E. Smith
K.C
M.P
Walton
Liverpool
Canada
Lord Sackville Visits Canada in Ottawa
Lord Sackville of Seven Oaks England visits Chateau Laurier Ottawa as a guest. He is not on a mission but tours the country, plans hunting and fishing. The Conservative peer opposes Irish Home Rule, backs a large navy, and warns Anglo German tensions are not overblown. He supports Canadian naval contribution and praises Lloyd George insurance bill though dislikes its current popularity.
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Ottawa
Lord Sackville
Seven Oaks
England
House of Lords
Chateau Laurier
Rogers Cancelled London Visit Due to Pressed Duties
Hon. Robert Rogers, returning to Ottawa from Winnipeg, states he will not make his planned trip to England this year because of heavy departmental duties and the early return of Premier Borden and colleagues. Also unsure about Aldershot plans.
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Rogers
London
Ottawa
Robert Rogers
Winnipeg
England
Borden
Aldershot
Irish population declines 1.2 percent 1901 to 1911
The Registrar General for Ireland reports a 1.2 percent population drop from 1901 to 1911, far less than the 6.2 percent fall of the previous decade. The 1911 births were about 4,000 below the decade's average.
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London
Registrar General For
Ireland
Churchill attacks Bonar Law over Ulster unrest and Carson
The Dundee Advertiser reports that Churchill accuses Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson of inciting Ulster to revolt and warns the government may act if disturbances arise. Churchill labels Carson the moving spirit of a conspiratorial group and says indictments for treason are being prepared.
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Locmion
Dundee Advertiser
A. Bonar Law
Edward B. Carson
Frederick E. Smith
Advertiser
Winston Chevré
Churchill
Ulster
Sir Edward Carson
Timues
Edward Carson
Bonar Law
Sir Edward
Unionist
Dundee
William FP. Bytes
Salford
Attorney-General
Canada New Zealand trade ties eyed by official report
The Canadian trade commissioner in New Zealand reports reciprocal tariffs and subsidized shipping help trade between the nations. Demand exists for high quality dairy cattle and boots and shoes, with Canada mainly exporting less iron fittings and considering a lumber push from British Columbia. Butter exports to Canada rose, while thirty men claiming to be Canadian farmers chose to settle in New Zealand.
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Ottawa
New Zealand
W. A. Beddoe
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Wheat futures decline as Canadian crop prospects dim
Winnipeg reports a week of lower wheat futures with declines of 2 to 3 cents for September and October. Outlook favors a record Northwestern crop but Manitoba and Saskatchewan yields look below last year, risking late crops and frost. Bullish world supply data contrast with domestic weakness, while cash demand remains solid for higher grades.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
United Kingdom
France
United States
Aeaties
North America
Europe
Minneapolis
Chicago
Fort William
Port Arthur
N.W
Was Hounded Out of Army London Case of Lieut Sutor
The case of Lieut Allen Sutor who was sentenced to twenty one days imprisonment for throwing a stone at a police station window is cited by radical papers as evidence of punishment for opposing the upper class in England. He left the army two years ago after publishing a book about pink tea and criticising officers. He remains poor and has lost every position he obtained, now near starvation.
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Army
London
Allen Sutor
England
Sutor
Weete
Italy to Use Motor Driven Warships First Says Telegraph
London correspondent for the Daily Telegraph reports that Italy is likely to be the first nation to employ motor driven warships. The statement notes technological advances and strategic implications for naval power dynamics among European states.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Italy
Cadets Welcome in Melbourne After Sydney Slur
Canadian cadet contingent arrives in Melbourne with warm hospitality as Victorians cover all stay expenses. Earlier Sydney reception drew complaints and public debate, now resolved as locals pledge generous hospitality and cordial visits.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Sydney
Nazareth Reads Jesus Scroll Then Recoils From Nazareth
In Luke 4 reading from Isaiah the townsfolk hear Jesus claim the scripture today is fulfilled in them. They scoff at a local carpenter’s son, remembering his youth while Elijah and Elisha aided outsiders. Jesus notes Israel’s failure to believe and cites miracles given to Sidon and Syria, provoking their anger.
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Canan
Samaria
Mats. xiii
Nazareth
Carpenter
Mary
James
Joses
Juda
Simon
Luke
Matthew
Mark
House of God
Isaiah
Nehvili
Son of God
John
Israel
Zion
Capernaum
Elijah
Elisha
Israe
Sidon
Syria
Mounteds Recruit 30 Men From England For Canada
Inspector C H West of the North West Mounted Police arrives back from England on holiday and brings 30 men to join the force in Canada. Many applicants wished to come but could not pay transport to Regina. Most recruits have regular army experience and some carry discharges.
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Montreal
C. H. West
North West Mounted Police
England
Fostering German Trade Montreal
Dr. Hans Hammann, secretary of the German-Canada Economics Association, arrives in Montreal on a mission to foster trade between Canada and Germany. He will visit Ottawa and Toronto and the west, meeting German business men to form a Canadian counterpart to keep the German parent informed of opportunities and developments for profitable trade.
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Montreal
Hans Hammann
German-Canada Economics Association
Canada
Germany
Ottawa
Toronto
West
Laborer Shortage Hits CPR Across System
The Canadian Pacific Railway faces a shortage of at least 2000 laborers on various CPR sections with little near term relief. Montreal agent Bailey sought help from Ottawa's immigration commissioner but returns offer little hope. Wages for construction work run from 1.90 to 2.25 a day as immigration limits bite.
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C.P.R
Montreal
Bailey
Ottawa
Sedition in Egypt Nipped by British Campaign
Police in Cairo launched a campaign against anti British literature. Native printing offices newspaper offices and book dealers shops were placed under surveillance. The crackdown follows evidence from a case where three Egyptians were sentenced to fifteen years each for seditious books and pamphlets used to plot against Lord Kitchener.
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Cairo
Sifips
Lord Kitchener
Tenders Called for Hudson Bay Railway East Section
Tenders have been called for the east section of the Hudson Bay Railway up to Tidewater with a deadline of September 12. The notice seeks bids for works extending to the tidewater end of the project.
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H.B
New
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Tidewater
Banquet Planned for Premier Borden in Ottawa
Preparations are under way for a large banquet at the Chateau Laurier in honor of Premier Borden upon his return to Ottawa from England. The date has not yet been fixed.
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Ottawa
Chateau Laurier
Borden
England
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