Canada to Spend Fifty Million on Welland Canal Project
The Toronto Globe reports Canada plans a $50,000,000 Welland Canal to link east and west trade, enhance Niagara navigation, and rival Panama and Suez in scope. Engineer John Laing Weller leads survey and construction, aiming for 1918 completion with costs near but below the estimate.
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Canada
Canadas
Toronto
Welland Ship Canal
Welland Canal
Niagara Catara
Niagara Peninsula
Panama
Suez
Welland
Council
John Laing Weller
Globe
Imperial Service
Royal Military College
Kingston
Weller
Cobourg
Trent Canal
St. Lawrence
Cornwall Canal
St. Catharines
Fort Weller
Port Colborne
Cama
Prairies
Toronto Globe
Dairy Congress Return From International Session
Mr J A Ruddick of the Dominion dairy has returned from the sessions of the International Congress in Berne. Swit-
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J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Dairy
Berne
Russian Tailor Willis Faces Possible Protracted Travel Ban
A 30 year old Russian born tailor, Willis, living in England, is deemed an undesirable alien after defying an expulsion order. He has been barred from landing in Russia on two trips and may end up moving between America England and Russia or facing indefinite exile. Authorities worry he could become a permanent shoreless traveler if no country will accept him.
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Ike Willis
Uner
America
England
Russia
Engl‘st
Willis
London
Purcell
Russa
Engand
United States
Denunciation of Algebra Sparks National Education Session
Dr J H Francis superintendent of Los Angeles schools denounces the present system at the National Education Association meeting in St Paul. He says algebra harms girls souls and faults literature teachers as soulless and brainless. He claims progress is blocked by civic religious and political interests and criticizes teachers for immorality caused before high school.
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J. H. Francis
Los Angeles
Cal
National Education Association
St. Paul
Dr. Francis
Town Betterment Aims at Civic Improvement in Rural Areas
A Canadian Welfare League contribution urges country towns to form clubs and hold monthly meetings to tackle health, education, morals, and recreation. It cites a commercial club as a model and highlights clean-up days, health surveys, and community lectures to spur action and unity.
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F. M. Hansen
Des Moines
J Welfare League
Kamloops Opens Public Market In City
Kamloops British Columbia launches a public market with a morning crowd of citizens and farmers. Demand exceeds supply as produce sells quickly, encouraging more local growers to participate. The initiative aims to connect producers with buyers at a central market.
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Kamloops
B.C
Kaiser Stresses Mass Sport Over Records
The Emperor of Germany praised physical upbuilding for the general public at a Bruns-Butter-Koog dinner after the Lower Elbe regatta. He urged directing sport benefits to all people and lifting the masses to a higher plane rather than chasing top individual performances.
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Germany
Bruns-Buttel-Koog
Elbe
Osler Declares Most Attendees Tuberculous at Leeds
Sir William Osler, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, stunned a Leeds conference audience by declaring that nearly all present were tuberculous. He claimed that 90 percent would show a tuberculous focus if examined with a microscope and radium. He urged strict control of consumptives in the interests of the state.
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William Osler
Regius
Oxford University
Association For the Prevention of Consumption
Sir William
Eighteen Year Old Frozen Beef Exhibit Abroad
A hindquarter of beef frozen for eighteen years toured Smithfield as a example of refrigeration impact on food supply. Shipped from Australia in 1896 it was kept in Malta cold storage for experiments until the government assumed control of the warehouse recently. part has been eaten and the rest is still sound.
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Smithfield
Australia
Malta
Beneficial Effects of Forest Reserves and Watershed Protection
The report argues for conservation policy under government control to ensure perpetual timber supply and regulate river watersheds. It cites Canada’s Dominion actions, the Weeks Bill of 1911, and forest protection in the Appalachians and Trent watershed to prevent floods, soil erosion, and water-power loss.
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Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Plains
United States
Appalachian Mountains
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Carolinas
Canada
Trent River
Commission of Conservation
Trent Valley Canal
Avave
Militia praised by Brooke at Petawawa and marine camps
Lord Brooke lauds militia mobilization at Petawawa and training camps. He notes Canadian soldiers endure a tougher regimen, praises rail and staff harmony for rapid mobilization, and commends Col Hughes for cadet drills and officer exchanges. Duke of Connaught and Sir Robert Borden visit lifts troop interest.
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Lord Brooke
Petewawa
Brooke
Col. Hughes
Col Hughes
H.R.H
Duke of Connaught
Sir Robert Borden
Grand Trunk Pacific builds near 1000 miles of track
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway completed nearly 1000 miles of main and branch lines in the last twelve months aided by track laying machines. One machine laid five and a half miles of steel in a single day, marking a notable achievement in railway construction.
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Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Exhibits of Experimental Farms at Canadian Fairs
The Dominion experimental farms will show a special exhibit at major Canadian fairs. Six exhibits illustrate farm progress and practical use of farm information, with main displays designed at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. Each 72 foot wide exhibit uses twelve panels, with two panels reserved for local branch farm exhibits.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
J. F. Watson
Dominion Farms
J. H. Grisdale
German farm youth fit for military service in 1912
The 1912 statistics show 58.9 percent of farmers and 31.8 percent in Berlin proper are fit for service. Wilmersdorf, a Greater Berlin municipality, furnishes 48.2 recruits, the lowest death rate among large German cities.
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Germany
Berlin
Wilmersdorf
PRARIES PRAIRIE RAIL FEED LINE TO FARM DOORS
The C P R plans a large scale motor wagon system to bring railway service to barn doors across prairie provinces. Stations become depots for 4 wagon sets, with 12 to 20 cars at key hubs. Cars handle about one sixth of a railway carload, focusing on grain transport and farm supplies year round to aid homesteading.
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Prairies
C.P.R
Prairie Provinces
Reforms Put Into Effect At Kingston Penitentiary
Reforms from a commission investigation are being implemented by the justice department. Kingston inmates will receive an evening meal and new eating implements. The flogging rubbing method is to be reduced, a visiting physician may join staff, and outside work programs are expanded toward government-ward furniture manufacturing.
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Kingston Penitentiary
Department of Justice
Kingston
Wireless Signals From Trains Prove Reliable in Tests
The Lackawanna Railroad reports wireless telegraph signals between moving trains and fixed stations as reliable and ready for routine use. Supervisor T. Foley notes signals can be set from stations to trains and vice versa, eliminating unnecessary stops and enabling direct dispatch communication during emergencies and freight runs.
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Lackawanna
Scranton
T. Foley
Lackawanne
Foley
Raiload
Mountain Division
Lackawanna Railroad
Binghampton
Lackawanna Limited
Absinthe Craze Spreads Across Europe and Beyond
A growing longing for absinthe sweeps across the continent and England while Switzerland strictly bans its sale. Despite being Europe’s largest producer, Switzerland exports every drop under tight state control. Smuggling from France occurs as Morocco bans production and import at General Lyautey's request. Travelers warn of the drink’s terrifying effects, with caravans reported moving absinthe inland from the coast.
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Continent
England
Switzerland
Europe
France
Morocco
General Lyautey
Fez
Forestry as utilitarian science and crop replacement
The text defines forestry as the utilitarian management of forests with wood crops as the object, distinct from esthetic landscape concerns. It emphasizes the duty to systematically replace harvested forest crops, differentiating forestry from mere lumbering.
Lord Wimborne Sells Cardi Estate in South Wales
Lord Wimborne who brought back the polo cup from America sells his Cardi estate in South Wales for 500060 dollars.
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Lord Wimborne
America
South Wales
Fur Farming in Canada revised edition issued
The Canadian Commission of Conservation issues a new edition of Fur Farming in Canada to meet demand for guidance and up to date information. The volume expands beyond fox farming to cover Karakul sheep Persian lambs raccoon mink marten fisher muskrat beaver and other fur bearing species with notes on fur trade world markets and approximate prices.
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Canada
Commission of Conservation
Cable to link New York and Panama in vast underaking
Work to lay a 2,500 mile telegraph cable from New York to Panama begins in October. Cost about $5,000,900. Telegraph Construction Co of London and the cable ship Colonia will execute the project at roughly seven knots per hour.
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New York
Panama
Telegraph Construction Co
London
Colonia
Capital Crimes and Foreigners in Dominion Death Sentences
The justice department reports 11 recent death sentences with no British subjects among the condemned foreigners. The statistic highlights the share of capital crimes attributed to non British residents.
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Dominion
Justice Department
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Dairy Congress
J A Ruddick
Francis
Kaiser
Leeds
Royal Commission
Commission On Conservation Issues
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