Canada Labour Report Shows Wage Gains and More Disputes
The 1906 deputy minister of labor annual report details 17,446 Canadian workers receiving wage increases totaling 12,741 dollars weekly, and 7,955 fewer hours worked per week. It tracks 26,014 employees in trade disputes, 490,040 lost workdays, 17 strikes, and confirms Ontario as the hotspot.
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Ottawa
W. L. Mac King
Canada
Department
Dominion
Ontario
Compa
Fleet To Round World Voyage From New York Dispatch
Wireless Pacific fleet dispatch reports Admiral Khvans announcing officers that the fleet is bound for a round the world cruise and will return home via the Suez canal. The message states the fleet travels at ten and one half knots and expects to pass Anegada by noon Saturday.
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New York
Khvans
Suez Canal
Anegada
Ward Room
Admiral Evans
Roosevelt
Tributes Pour In For J. J. Tarte In Ottawa
News of the death of Hon. J. J. Tarte drew expressions of regret in Ottawa. In the House of Commons corridors many remarks recalled his long political role and his cabinet colleagues joined in mourning his loss. R. L. Borden paid a warm tribute to the late statesman.
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Ottawa
Ont
J. J. Tarte
House of Commons
R. L. Borden
Revolutionists Kill Colonel in St Petersburg House Fight
Colonel Kalchak and several subordinates were killed or wounded when revolutionists defended Vasili’s house in the island section of St Petersburg. Kalchak led the search and was shot on the threshold. An hour and a half clash followed. officers were routed and revolutionists escaped.
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St. Petersburg
Kalchak
Vasili
Strained Situation Persists in Tehran Amid Conflicting Factions
Report describes a tense city with limited violence outside isolated killings and robberies. Constitutionalists are calm yet ready to defend themselves if attacked while reactionary supporters, mainly from rural areas, arrive with few weapons.
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Teheran
Wheat Shipping Inquiry Promises Manitoba Grain Study
Ottawas Ontario Dr. Cash of Mackenzie gives notice of a resolution to appoint a five member special committee of the house to inquire into the shipment and marketing of grain from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta during the current session of Parliament.
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Ottaws
Dr. Cash
Mackenzie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Toronto Winnipeg Rail Line Aims Forty Hour Run
Winnipeg to Toronto services planned to cut travel to forty hours once the Toronto Sudbury link begins operation. Officials expect further reductions after completion of the double tracking project the following year.
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Toronto
Winnipeg
C.P.R
Sudbury
Canada Aims to Expand Flour Trade With Japan
Ottawa reports by W. T. Preston, Canadian trade commissioner in the Far East, outline the potential for a large flour trade with Japan. Obstacles are high Canadian flour prices and Japanese preference for lower quality. Japan’s wheat and flour imports rose eightfold in ten years, but Canada gains little unless Japanese demand shifts to better flour.
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Japan
Ottawa
W. T. R. Preston
Far East
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Police Expedition Leaves Dawson For Arctic Forts
North Ottawa expedition of the Northwest Mounted Police will depart Dawson for Fort McPherson and Herschel Island on the Arctic Ocean, north of the Mackenzie River, near the month’s end. Major Wood and Captain Wroughton direct preparations at Dawson barracks. Trails are unsuitable until late December, and the party must move steadily to return before spring and river ice breaks up.
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Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Dawson
Fort McPherson
Herschell Island
Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie River
Dawson Barracks
Major Wood
Growing Problem for Britain Warns on Two-Power Naval Standard
Secretary of State for War Richard Burdon Haldane spoke at Hanley about Britain’s growing difficulty maintaining a two-power naval standard against Germany and the United States, whose combined population nears 160 million. He warned that Britain may soon need to rely more on home defence forces than the navy alone.
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Britain
Richard Burdon Haldane
Hanley
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Berlin Contemplates Compromise in Har den-Von Moltke Case
A compromise is under consideration in the Har den-Von Moltke scandal with Berlin likely to settle to spare the principals’ health and avoid further controversy. Others closely linked to the case report severe nervous strain from recent trials and treatments aim to protect state interests.
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Berlin
Harden-Von Moltke
In Arctic Quest Harrison Sees North’s Rich Green Waters
A Harrison at the Royal Geographical Society presented In Search of an Arctic Continent describing the Mackenzie River voyage in a flat bottomed boat. He praised the vegetation and abundant water power while noting natural gas seeping along riverbanks and urged railway links to the waterway for regional benefits.
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London
Royal Geographical Society
A. Harrison
Far
Athabasca Landing
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Doctor proposes peanut banana diet to ease cooking burden
Dr. T. J Allen of Aurora says sixty days on peanuts and lemonade proved a simple diet can solve the servant girl problem by eliminating cooking. He plans a sixty day banana diet starting early January to continue the experiment.
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Chicago
T. J Allen
Aurora
Wireless Messages Between Berlin and Lyngby Station Reported
A report states that wireless telephonic messages were transmitted between the Weis sen Zee wireless station at Berlin and the Lyngby station near Copenhagen, a distance of about two hundred miles.
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Weissen Zee
Berlin
Lyngby Station
Copenhagen
Sunday School Lesson Overview and Samuel the Upright Judge
A compact study outline covering Christmas lesson themes in Samuel and Joshua leadership. It surveys key figures and events from Bethlehem to Jericho, Caleb, the cities of refuge, Gideon, Samson, Ruth, and the boy Samuel with moral exhortations and golden texts.
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Bii
Samuel
Ron
David
Christ the Lord
Israel
Bethlehem
Sarael
Ammerican Press Association
Joshua
Josh
Red Sea
Egypt
Jordan
Christ
Jericho
Caleb
God
Jesus
Christ Jesus
Gideon
Samson
Ruth
Ruth i
Ittal
Elisha
Elijah
Laymen's Movement in Western Canada Gathers Support
At a Winnipeg meeting a Baptist minister described a western laymen movement to evangelize 690,000 non English speaking residents. He cited 105000 pledged for three years and 3407 from Calgary in one Sunday, noting the effort concentrates within the Baptist body to reach diverse communities.
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Toronto
Winnipeg
Stackhouse
West
Canada
Calgary
Northwest
Canadian
Grand Trunk Pension Plan For Montreal Employees
Grand Trunk introduces a new pension scheme to be run by the company with no worker contribution. All staff from Charles M. Hayes onward will participate with benefits for those incapacitated or discharged. A $200,000 nucleus was set at the last meeting, with expectations of at least $75,000 more annually. effective January 1, 1908, the plan targets 35,000 employees.
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Grand Trunk
Montreal
Charles M. Hayes
Belgian King Leopold Under Pressure Over Ailing Affairs
Brussels reports Belgian socialists demand abdication as Leopold dallies with a French affair. The monarchial press campaigns against the aged ruler who is ridiculed as a senile Lothario. Court circles doubt his condition while doctors cite nervous disorder and guardianship may be considered.
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Brussels
Leopold
France
Monuments to Montcalm Planned in Paris and Quebec
Paris press reports two monuments will honor Montcalm the French commander against Wolfe. One statue will stand at his birthplace and the other in Quebec. Promoters tally support from the French senate and chamber presidents and various Canadian notables.
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London
Paris
Montcalm
Wolfe
Quebec
Senate
Chamber
Mass Meeting Calls Boycott of British Manufacturers
A Chinese mass meeting denounces the British flotilla patrolling West River as overbearing and launches a boycott on British manufacturers. It also vows a strike by Chinese workers employed by Englishmen if the ships are not withdrawn.
Cuba Is Perilous Washington Dispatch Reports Fever Ended
Governor Ma goon of Cuba cables the War Department that yellow fever is stamped out and quarantine raised. Census reports total population of 2,300,232, a 29 percent rise from 1899.
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Cuba
Washington, D. C
Magoon
War Department
Britain and Russia Move to Settle Persian Crisis
London announces coordinated action by Britain and Russia to intervene in the dispute between the Shah and the Persian parliament. The parliament issues a manifesto detailing the crisis and appeals to the world for help.
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Britain
Russia
London
Great Britain
Parcel Mail to Britain Nears Holiday Arrival Date
The heavy parcel mail to Great Britain is nearly back to normal. Mail should reach the old country between Christmas and New Year.
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Winnipeg
Great Britain
Arance
Old Country
Retention of R. Poole in Canada For Two-Year Term
The admiralty approved the retention of R. Poole RM in Canada for a term of two years.
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Canada
London
Admiralty A
R. Poole, R.mc
Trade Returns Show Dull Market
Ottawa reports tightening finances as trade results for eight months ending in November show a net rise in Canada’s aggregate trade of 22.79 million dollars, driven by imports. Exports fall by 4.87 million, with domestic exports down about 2 million and imports up over 27 million. Mining output drops by about 1.75 million, agriculture and forestry decline, and fishery, forestry, and animal product trade show reduced imports and exports versus November 1906.
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Ottawa
Canada
Wild Bird Protection Plea At Ornithologists Meet
Ernest Thompson Seton urged creating government reserves on uninhabitable islands in lakes and rivers to shelter wild birds. He cited Canadian governor general backing cooperation with the U S and Dominion governments and spoke of musk ox photography and the beauty of the Barren Lands noted during his seven month tour north of Great Slave Lake.
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Philadelphia
American Ornithologists’ Union
Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton
Canada
U. S
Great Slave Lake
Rojestvensky Sees Atlantic Fleet Cruise Viability
Admiral Rojestvensky discussed sending the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific, saying the voyage is practicable and would weld the fleet into a homogeneous weapon. He noted its strategic value in tempering Japanese jingoism and assessed Japanese personnel as more efficient than Americans, though the U S Navy is stronger overall.
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Rojestvensky
St. Petersburg
Japan
Janese
Pacific
Young Worcester Inventor Wires Lights Without Cables
Harry M. Grout, a 19 year old Spencer boy, claims to operate electric lights and motors by electro magnetic waves at distances of 900 feet and more. He demonstrated to Worcester Polytechnic Institute authorities that this feat surpasses prior wireless power tests. Grout plans two wireless stations three miles apart to transmit power.
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Worcester
Mass
Harry M. Grout
Spencer
Marconi
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grout
Polish author appeals to world luminaries over Polish lands
Paris Echo de Paris publishes an appeal by Henry K. Sienkiwicz Polish novelist to eminent figures in arts science and literature urging protest against Prussian expropriation schemes to settle Germans on Polish lands.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
Henry K. Sienkiwicz
GTP Engineers Push Direct Route From Yellow Head to Coast
Prince Rupert reports engineers for the G T P are pursuing a direct route from Yellow Head Pass to the coast rather than via Hazelton and the Skeena River valley.
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Vancouver
B. C
Prince Rupert
G.T.P
Yellow Head Pass
Coast
Hazelton
Skeenas River
Westminster For Kelvin London Church Petition
The Royal Society plans to petition Westminster Abbey to bury Lord Kelvin, the renowned scientist and former president, in the historic church. The move highlights Kelvin's stature and ties to London.
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Westminster
Kelvin
London
Royal Society
Lord Kelvin
Deastor
Vanderbilt to Drive Public Coach in England Route London to Brighton
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt plans a public coach venture in England with sixty horses. The route runs from London to Brighton daily from May 11 to June 16 next year.
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Vanderbilt
Newport
R. I
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
England
London
Brighton
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