Taft Sees Canada Trade War as Harmful to United States
President Taft and aides argue a Canada US trade clash would hurt American commerce more than Canadian. They cite the Aldrich Payne tariff and the minimum and maximum duty provisions, with the U S aiming to avert a punitive exchange as Ottawa pursues retal iatory moves and Canada negotiates treaties that may favor Britain France.
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Washington
United States
Canda
Taft
Canada
France
Canaan
Ottawa
Dominion
Unie
Fragmentary OCR on US Canada trade shares noted
Incomplete text discusses approximate yearly estimates of value and trade shares between the United States and Canada. Mentions imports and exports and comparisons to other countries, but details are garbled and unclear.
Woman Contracted Leprosy From Switch in Pittsburgh Store
A young Pittsburgh woman claimed a hair switch bought from a department store caused her leprosy. Doctors diagnosed the disease and urged isolation. She pressed for U S government involvement to trace the switch to its origin, believed linked to an island ornament shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Nyery
Yale
Goklen
United States
Lumber Price Increase Signals Market Shift in British Columbia
Reports from coast mills of British Columbia announce a $1 per thousand feet hike in rough lumber with delivery pricing set higher and a possible further rise. Traders note prior price suppression due to a three cornered trade, and mills may trim back orders as the year ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonsabina
Coast Mills
British Columbia
France to Build 23 000 Ton Dreadnought Class Ships
The Matin reports France plans a naval expansion with two 23 000 ton battleships for Parliament in January. Each ship will reach 9 knots, carry a major battery of eighty guns, and be among the most powerful battleships of its time. Three ships of the dreadnought type are slated over three years, with twelve total by 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Matin
France
Germany
Berlin
Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Ostfriesland
Helgoland
Voice of Empire and Imperial Labor Policy Notes
Fragmented text describes imperial unity, colonial life benefits, and wartime labor shifts. Mentions Lord Dundonald addressing veterans, urging focus on agriculture near garrisons and Canadian settlements for mobilized forces. References draft likely near Atlantic seaboard.
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Lowa
Lord Dundonald
Veteran's Club
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Suffragette Sentences for Acid Attack on Ballot Box
London militants Mrs Alice Chapin and Miss Alison Neilans targeted a Bermondsey ballot box. Chapin received seven months in prison for hurling corrosive acid at the box. Neilans got three months for a similar, lighter attempt.
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London
Alice Chapin
Lng
Bermondsey
Alison Neilans
Senate Ques lower court ruling in Fleischuetz case
Fragmentary text shows the Senate quashing a lower court ruling in a case involving Fleischuetz the first to appear for darts practice. Limited readable details and names suggest a legislative review of a municipal or court decision.
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St. Petersburg
Senate
Canada Wins Honors At International Live Stock Show
Canadian sheepmen exhibit large numbers of blooded wool-bearing animals at the International Live Stock show. Ontario Agricultural College Guelph takes second in cattle and sheep judging amid keen rivalry with Town students taking first. John Graham of Carberry Manitoba reports Western bias in horse judging and freight rate issues affect western entries. Prof Rutherford of Saskatchewan lauds the show and Canada’s stock prospects while noting investment interest in Europe.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Chicago
Guelph
Oatario
W. J. Rutherford
Saskatchewan
Rutherford
Greta
Emecia
John ‘Graham
Carberry
Manitoba
Graham
Canada
Mr. Graham
Fort William Demonstrates Wireless Telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy operated in Fort William with operator Howart Fenning sending and receiving messages on the steamer Ope for two hours. The event produced the first wireless message to cross from Fort William to Duluth, relayed to the Duluth Evening Herald via the Morning Herald.
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Fort William
Ont
Howart Fenning
Morning Herald
Evening Herald
Duluth
New Western Canada Rail Steel Miles Report
Western Canada railways laid over 1000 miles of new steel this season. Canadian Pacific 404 miles, Canadian Northern 250 miles, Grand Trunk Pacific 408 miles, totaling 1057 miles. Great Northern added some BC work though exact figures are unavailable.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
Great Northern
British Columbia
Worker killed by electric wire at Vancouver bakery delivery
Charles Pearce of Hoy & Son’s bakery died instantly in Vancouver when a broken telephone wire struck his wire basket as he delivered bread at Glencoe Lodge on Georgia Street. The live contact caused a fatal electric shock during the back yard entry.
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Vancouver
B.C
Charles Pearce
Hoy & Son
Glencoe Lodge
Georgia Street
Pearce
Ambassadors Change Sways in Madrid Report
London dispatch reports that Sir Debunsen Brite Faurice, ambassador to Madrid, is set to replace Ambassador Bryce soon. The shift signals a major diplomatic transition affecting U K and Spanish affairs.
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London
Sir Debunsen
Brite Faurice
Lah Susbassador
Madrid
Bryce
Baseless Rumor on Allan Line Chief in CPR Denied
A rumor claimed Hugh Allan of the Allan Line would become CPR vice president, denied by Alfa Bane and CPR. Hugh Allan already served as vice president of the Grand Trunk Pacific, making a switch unlikely. the Atlantic fleet purchase claim was unfounded.
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Montreal
Hugh Allan
Allan Line
C.P.R
Alfa Bane
CPR
Hianna
Allan
Grand Trank Pacife
Canadian Pacific
Atlan
Aulurtic
Electricity for Steam in Montreal Railways Plan
The Canadian Pacific Railway will switch trains entering Windsor station from steam to electricity at Montreal Junction. The transfer time is expected to be under two minutes, reducing the smoke nuisance associated with steam engines in the city.
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Montreal
Pasific Railway
Montreal Junction
Windsor
Quebec Bridge Tender Notice In Montreal Office
The Minister of Railways will call tenders for the new Quebec bridge early next year. Contractors are invited to visit the Montreal Board of Engineers office on January 3 to obtain plans and information for the project. The plans cover the roadway span and overall design specifics.
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Quebec Bridge
Ottawa
Minister of Railways
Orly
Acd
The
Board of Engineers of
Montreal
Trade pact fuels new transatlantic passenger route
London reports the Pat t that the Compagnie Transatlantique will launch a Franco Canadian service using the new treaty to sail between Canada and France.
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London
Campagnie Transatlanticue
Canada
France
Mackenzie Returns From Europe as Canada Rail Lines Expand
President Mackenzie arrives after five weeks in Europe where he hosted Canadian Northern railway bond discussions. He says Edmonton to Vancouver work is ready to proceed once provincial legislation passes, with construction to extend the line from Edmonton toward the Rockies. He notes healthy regional growth and confirms branch lines totaling over 400 miles.
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Mackenzie
Europe
England
Northern Railway
Old Country
British Columbia
Meliride
Edmonton
Vancouvs
Rei River
Rockies
Mackensie
Japan
Maine
Montreal
Minnesota
Grand Trunk
Moneton
Prince Rupert
Canadians Granted Citizenship in 1908 Report
The year 1908 saw 125000 people become Canadian citizens with 95,731 taking out naturalization papers. Settlers from the United States formed the largest group, Australians 3,908, Russians 8086, Italians 1808, and Galicians 1088, as diplomats reported to the House. During the year 1908, 368 new companies with capital of 119,324,875 were incorporated by the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Beto
Pilots of the Air Club Propose Pilot Licensing Rules
In New York the Aero Club of America drafts a rule set for licensing aviation pilots. Applicants must meet age and flight criteria, with three flights required under the Contest Committee and Board supervision for eligibility.
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Aero Club of America
Glenn H.nds
Wilbur Wrigh
Board of Directors
Imarle
Board of
Immigration totals rise in October reaching record gains
Immigrants entering Canada in October totaled 9,280 from the United States, more than twice October 1908. Ocean port arrivals reached 8,088, up 78 percent from last year. For April 1 to October 3 the total stood at 138,284 versus 108,568 in the prior period.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Ocean Ports
Canadian Telegraph Firms Seek Change in Word Counting
The Canadian association appealed to the Railway Commission against a proposed change by G N W Os PR and Western Union Telegraph Co to count words in domestic messages by five letter words. The board barred effect until the complaint is disposed of likely on Feb. The move would affect routes to Vancouver Victoria Westminster and points in the Okanagan Valley Kootenay from Ontario west of Arthur and Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadiasesociation
Comemmission
Bex
G.nw
Os PR
Western Union
Canadian Pacific Railway
Inn
Droener Tanaan
Vancouver
Victoria
Waleminster
Okanagan
Valley Kootenay
Ontario
Arthur
Robny Bankatchewan
Iiss
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Voice of Empire
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Gopentagen
Geo New York
Tapiatty
Humber
Eoapee Raver Scurney
Bernier
la Lorraine
Bartholmy
U.N
Pacific Coast
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