Trade With England Boosts Canadian Apple Exports
Ottawa reports a sharp rise in Canada England trade as Leeds firms and Canadian apple producers expand direct dealings. Canadian apples reach 43000 barrels this year, with other Canadian goods entering more markets. London debates invasion risks and conscription amid foggy maneuvers off Scotland.
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Ottawa
J.B. Jackson
Leeds
Canada
England
J. Jackson
Eral
Thas
Chesley
Cape Town
Trade and Commerce Department
South Africa
Australia
Uncle Sam's New Gun Details of the formidable naval weapon
Washington reports outline a new 12 inch class naval gun planned to surpass existing powers. It would be five feet longer than current models with a 1300 pound shell and nine thousand yard range. Initial velocity is about 3100 feet per second, about 400 more than the present gun. Secrets on powder remain undisclosed.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Calgary Land Sale Signals CPR Expansion Near Calgary
The Canadian Pacific sold 50 000 acres near Calgary at 24 dollars an acre in small blocks to sustain cultivation. Soo stocks rise as lake navigation closes, increasing rail grain routes, boosting CPR and Soo business.
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Calgary
New York
Canadian Pacific
Soo
Honduras Governor Leaves Coast for Vancouver in Indian Removal Talk
Colonel Swayne, governor of British Honduras, after talks with government officials, departs for Vancouver as concerns rise over plans to move Hindus to Honduras. He is said to know Indian natives well and may resume negotiations on arrival.
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Honduras
Ottawa
Swayne
British Honduras
Vancouver
India
Ottawa Railways Seek Authority to Raise Securities
The Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific plan to ask Parliament for power to issue more securities. The Grand Trunk Pacific notifies its intention to seek an act authorizing further bonds or debenture stock, amount to be fixed. The Grand Trunk Railway announces it will apply for an act to sell additional consolidated debentures and four per cent stock, with amounts to be fixed.
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Ottawa
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Pacific
Grand Trunk Railway
Raymond Sugar Output Figures Season Total
Raymond Alta-The Sugar Co. reports finishing the season with about 6,000,000 pounds of sugar produced.
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Raymond
Raymond Alta—The Sugar Co
American Teachers Visit English Schools Aboard the Arabic
Aboard the liner Arabic from Liverpool American school teachers toured English public schools under the Alfred Moseley fund. They found methods differ but outcomes similar, noting English school buildings emphasize student comfort while U S teachers earn higher salaries.
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England
New York
Liverpool
Alfred Moseley Fund
United States
Railway Commission Orders Safety Measures Ottawa
Ottawa Ontario railway commission issues several safety orders for traffic. Daily inspection of electric bells at highway crossings requires flagmen when out of order. Freight cars on main line passenger trains must have air brakes steel tires and proper trucks. Future mail car clearance from crane centers set at seven feet. Fines up to fifty dollars for violations.
German Canadian Trade Association Proposed
Berlin reports a merchants industrialist association will be formed by representatives of industrial and commercial bodies to promote good trade relations between Germany and Canada. There is strong sentiment in Germany against hostile tariffs on German imports in Canada and a desire for a mutual arrangement between the two countries.
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Canada
Berlin
Germany
English Sovereigns to be Coined in Ottawa Mint
Montreal reports that English sovereigns will be minted at the Ottawa Canadian mint with British approval. Initial dies will be British, then Canadian dies. about 1,000 sovereigns will be struck at once, each bearing a hidden letter beneath the king’s head. Lt. Col. Rogers of Ottawa announced the plan in town.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Col. Rogers
Preference Would Disappear
London. Mr Bonnar Law spoke at Cambridge about Canada trading with Germany and the United States in addition to France. He warned that such treaties could erase preferential terms and end the prospect of a closer trade union with Canada.
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London
Bonnar Law
Cambridge
Canada
Germany
United States
France
Taming the Savage in Gilbert Islands Customs
A London white paper notes Gilbert Islands natives have softened their practice of fighting since annexation by Great Britain in 1892. They now seek redress from European officers rather than killing or maiming their opponents.
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Taming
London
Gilbert Islands
Pacific Ocean
Great Britain
White Man's Country Speech Stirs Canadian Debate
In London H J Mackinder told the Compatriotsan club that in British Columbia Chinamen were shaping the country. He said capitalists brought Chinese for economic reasons but Canada must be a white man's country and all agree on that.
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London
H. J. Mackinder
British Columbia
Canada
The Birth Of Christ In Bethlehem A Nativity Message
The lesson traces the virgin birth foretold by prophets fulfilled in Bethlehem. It notes Mary and Joseph’s humble manger scene, the shepherds’ quick faith, and the heavenly chorus, stressing Christ’s divine purpose and the call to reveal the good news to others.
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Solomon
God
Israel
Abraham
Joshua
Gideon
Manoah
Eden
Adam
Eve
Golgotha
Moses
Messiah
Malachi
Elijah
Gabriel
Heaven
Nazareth
Mary
Bethlehem
Judea
Holy Angels
Redeemed
Joseph
Simeon
Anna
Jacob
Immunizing Soldiers Against Typhoid
After hours of discussion the board of medical scientists at the war department endorsed vaccination as a preventive against typhoid. They stated anti typhoid vaccination is useful and harmless and recommended voluntary vaccination be introduced in the United States Army to reduce typhoid cases.
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Washington
War Department
United States
O’reilly
No Division of Battleship Fleet Under U S Policy
Washington announces a new naval policy that there will be no division of the battleship fleet between the Atlantic and Pacific until the total number of first class ships is so large that half would match Japan's battleship force. The plan replaces the earlier rule to shift ships between coasts after returning to Hampton Roads.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Japan
Hampton Roads
Railway line to Athabasca Landing from Edmonton
A railway extension of the C N R from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing is planned to open before next summer. The Athabasca Landing board of trade, with support from the Edmonton board, seeks government bond guarantees. D Mann of C N R states Morinville line extension will occur next summer if bonds are guaranteed.
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Athabasca Landing
Edmonton
Alta
Athabasca
C.N.R
Western inflation and values cited by Nelson Montieth
Edmonton observer Hon. Nelson Monteith of Stratford ex minister of agriculture calls western values inflated and predicts a leveling period where goods are valued commercially not philosophically. He remains impressed by western agricultural potential and says people focus on money over aesthetics.
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Edmonton
Alta
Nelson Monteith
Stratford
Whitney
Ontario
West
Laurier Letter on Woman Suffrage Mentioned in Ottawa Meeting
At an Ottawa W C T U meeting a letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the woman suffrage question was read. The premier said he would leave the decision to provincial legislatures before it is considered by the Dominion government.
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Laurier
Ottawa
Object to Treaty Sparks Senate Customs Hearing
Paris reports the Customs committee of the Senate heard M. Cruppi on the Franco-Canadian trade pact. The committee, while seeking a commercial accord with Canada, refused to commit on key points and voiced serious objections to the agreement.
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Paris
Customs Committee
Senate
M. Cruppi
France
Kitchener Expected to Become Field Marshal Next Year
London reports strong expectation that Lord Kitchener will be promoted to Field Marshal. The move would assign him the role of coordinating imperial land forces and liaising with the colonies for possible large scale warfare.
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Kitchener
London
Lord Kitchener
Empire League Flourishing Report At Annual Meeting
London notes at the annual League of Empire meeting Sir F Pollock reports the organization is flourishing A teachers interchange scheme is in operation and an imperial text book will soon be ready Doctor Parkin urges unification of all imperialistic bodies.
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Empire League
London
League of Empire
F. Pollock
Parkin
Passage aid limited for immigrants under Ward policy
London dispatch reports Premier Ward stating Imperial government has instructions that assistance for immigration will not be provided to any persons including small farmers and domestic help.
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London
Wellington
Ward
Imperial Government
Army Council Proposal Aimed at Coordinating Empire Forces
Ottawa reports rumors that Sir Frederick Borden may discuss an imperial army council with General Head of Australia. The move, raised at the London imperial conference, envisions British and colonial troops operating together and exchanges of officers across Canada India and Australia expanding to strengthen regimental corps.
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Ottawa
Sir Frederick Borden
London
Australia
Sir Frederick
Canada
Civil Servants Face Slow Move Toward Act Compliance
Ottawa reports indicate civil service classification under the recent act will be delayed. The treasury board has dropped attempts at uniform classifications and returned the issue to the council. The civil services commission may be asked to undertake the task, expected to take about a year, with salary questions likely postponed.
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Ottawa
Treasury Board
Cabinet Corned
Civil Services Commission
Quarantine Tightened at Ottawa Frontier Over Foot and Mouth
Canadian officials at the Niagara frontier impose strict measures to block foot and mouth disease from the United States. Automobiles are refused crossing and pedestrians must undergo hoof disinfection before entering the Dominion. The Buffalo outbreak led to destruction of a herd of 23 150 animals.
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Ottawa
United States
Niagara Frontier
International Bridge
Dominion
Tenders for National Transcontinental railway shops urged
Ottawa reports tenders soon for construction of the National Transcontinental railway shops near St Boniface. The commission plans to call for tenders for the whole plant after its engineer advised better figures, with existing contract for part of the plant to be cancelled.
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Railwayv
Ottawa
National Transcontinental Railway
St. Boniface
Kelly
Winnipeg
Not Ready for Union Conference in Toronto Fails to Reconcile Doctrines
The fourth church union conference adjourns with no progress toward merging Presbyterian Methodist and Congregational churches. The doctrinal committee cannot reconcile Calvinistic Calvinist dogma and the Westminster confession with free will in Wesley's writings, delaying union.
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Toronto
Fourth Church Union Conference
Presbyterian
Methodist
Congregational
Wesley
Lord Carrington rejects cattle port closure request
London report says Lord Carrington refused the Scotch Chamber of Agriculture plea to close ports to live cattle from the United States and Canada. He argued it is unhealthy to rely solely on dead meat trade.
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London
Lord Carrington
Scotch Chamber of Agriculture
United States
Canada
Battle Bridge Over Battle River Near Wainwright Completed
The G. T. P. bridge over the Battle river near Wainwright is finished and the traveler dismantled. Steel on trestles has started, and the track laying machine with material is ready to speed steel to Edmonton.
Possible successor to Lord Strathcona named in rumor
The Daily Mail reports no appointment yet for Lord Strathcona's successor in London though Sir Mortain Allan is said to have been offered the post and is not required to decide immediately.
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Lord Strathcona
Secessor
London
The
Daily Mail
Mortain Allan
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Britain
the Herald
Lord Roberts
Finnis
Dover
North Sea
Yee
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
American Press
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