U. S. Abrogates 1912 Russo-American Treaty
St Petersburg report that the United States will abrogate the 1912 treaty with Russia on January 1, 1913, under Article XII. Curtis Guild Jr. delivered notice to Mikhail Sazonoff. Russia acknowledged receipt. The move is framed as ending Jewish agitation and paving new negotiations, with Russian press commenting on trade and national honor.
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St. Petersburg
Anv
Curtis Guild, Jr
United States
M. Sazonoff
Russia
Taft
Fin Ambar Guild
Novoe Vremya
America
House of Representatives
Milukoff
Hudson Bay Route Study Advances For Rail Line Probe
Ottawa minister Frank Cochrane seeks information on a Hudson Bay Railroad route including rough country, harbors, and potential steamship support. Fort Churchill appears safer than Port Nelson while ice conditions challenge plans. a private line may need incentives and government backing for railway and harbour construction.
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Ottawa
Frank Cochrane
Hudson Bay
Stanley
Port Nelson
Fort Churchill
William J. Stewart
Cochrane
Alberta Rolling Mills Company to Open in Medicine Hat
A J Pollock of Winnipeg announces the Alberta Rolling Mills will start in Medicine Hat with about 60 workers and potential expansion. The new venture, organized last year, draws English and American investors impressed by The Hat as an industrial site and gas furnace opportunities. Local publicity work notes many prospects have decided to locate there in the coming year.
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Rolling Mills
Medicine Hat
Alta
A. J. Pollock
Rolling Mills Company of
Winnipeg
Alberta Rolling Mills Company
Medine Hat
Hat
Postmaster General Abandons Flying Post Mail Train
Ottawa officials announce the Flying Post mail train will be discontinued at a cost of 40 000 dollars yearly. It primarily delivers the Toronto Globe to Western Ontario by 6 a.m. with Toronto departure at 2 a.m. The funds will be redirected by Hon. Mr. Pelletier to improve the Canada postal service.
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Ottawa
Flying Post
Toronto Globe
Ontario
Toronto
Londion Free Press
Pelletier
Canada Postal Service
Hudson's Bay Railway Bridge Work Resumes
Orders sent to Messrs MacKenzie and Mann at the Pas direct them to resume construction on the Hudson's Bay Railway bridge near Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Messrs MacKenzie and Mann
Pas
Hudson's Bay Railway
Fort Garry National Museum Faces Secretive Hiding Move
Ottawa government orders rare preservation steps for Lower Fort Garry site while resisting public access. Officials cite conservation concerns as reasons for limited visibility and media access.
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Fort Grry
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Rare
Lower Fort Garry
National Museum
Uniformity in Uniforms in Militia Rifles and Cavalry
Ottawa moves to standardize militia uniforms under Hon. Sam Hughes. A fixed color and approved cloth standard will be used in manufacture. Uniformity aims to avoid color and texture differences that spoiled parade appearance across rifle, cavalry, and other regiments. An expert will supervise production to ensure consistency.
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Ottawa
Sam Hughes
Militia Department
Ian
Winnipeg exhibition to become permanent institution
Industrial commissioner Charles F. Roland and the trade expansion committee report progress toward turning Winnipeg’s annual exhibition into a permanent institution. Local manufacturers have pledged 35 600 dollars and contracts cover most of the space. A 1000 square foot Western Canada natural resources section will feature Dominion Government representation. Efforts will seek farmer support for the exhibition.
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Winnipeg
Man
Charles F. Roland
Industrial Bureau
Western
Canada
North Battleford Trade Board Seeks Line Clarity
The North Battleford Board of Trade corrects a mis understanding over a proposed Canadian Pacific line from Asquith to Battleford crossing the river to North Battleford as with the GTP. Officials anticipate stimulus to building and real estate as both roads approach the town. Publicity by the board has grown this year.
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North Battleford
Sask
Canadian Pacific
Asquith
Battleford
Board of Trade
British boosters for Canada in immigration drive
Ottawa reports the Immigration branch plans to use British born residents in Canada who travel home on holiday as advertising mediums. Booking agents will record their destinies and arrivals to align with the distribution of immigration literature to their friends prompting inquiries.
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Ottawa
Department of the Interior
Bere
Canada
Old Country
Hindus in Canada to Bring Wives Could Be Allowed
Ottawa dispatch outlines possible relaxation of immigration rules on Hindus in Canada and their families. Ministerial plans hinge on F C Blair's coast visit and subsequent report, with limits likely by class and ongoing payments.
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Immigration Department
Canada
Sunder Singh
Blair
Dr. Singh
West
Ottawa hearing on live stock shipment regulations
At the Railway Commission a western case seeks approval of rules for shipping live stock in Canada. J. G. Rutherford backed a Stevens draft. Alberta’s livestock contractor pushed for mandatory car order records, while railways argued records are unnecessary given small Alberta shipments and high costs.
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Ottawa
Railway Commission
J. G. Rutherford
Canada
W. J. Stevens
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Stevens
Westth
Century of Anglo American Peace Celebration Gains Support
London reports broad English support for a peace centennial in Montreal. The Morning Post proposes converting the Bush Bagot accord into a treaty to remove armed forces on the Great Lakes and urges a special day of prayer to win Senate approval for the treaty.
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Montreal
the Star
London
Morning Post
Great Lakes
Post
Senate
United States
Reforms for Yukon Focus on Roads Wireless Stations and Survey
Ottawa notes Dr. Thompson member for Yukon plans to press for interior Yukon road building with wireless stations to prevent tragedies like the R.N.W.M.P. incident. He also urges a geological survey to inform prospectors about districts they will explore.
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Ottawa
Dr. Thompson
Yukon
R.N.W.M. P
Canal diggers record for November on Isthmus
The Panama Isthmus excavation totaled 2,559,024 yards in November with two fewer working days, down from 2,231,678 yards in October. Concrete laid also fell to 107,872 cubic yards in November from 143,304 in October.
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Washington
Panama
No Restrictions Yet on In-Person Mail or Telegram Access
The passage notes that access would be allowed in person by mail or by telegram, with objections from the companies and no current restrictions in place. It records the absence of prohibitions and the dispute over access methods.
Canadian Pacific to Ship 300 Wheat Cars Daily
General Superintendent Wallace of the Canadian Pacific says 300 wheat cars will be sent by rail each day, clearing elevators of two million bushels per week. About thirty vessels will store grain this winter at Port Arthur and Fort William, providing three million bushels of capacity. The Port Arthur elevator manager expects a busy winter as grain moves east by rail.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Wallace
Canadian Pacific
Porthur
Fort William
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada to Be Represented at Washington Meetings
Ottawa reports that Hon. W. B. Nantel Minister of Mines has secured Canada’s representation at the Geological Society of America meeting in Washington between Christmas and the New Year. Canada will also send representatives to the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Washington.
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Ottawa
W. B. Nantel
Canada
Geological Society of America
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Saskatchewan Land Deal Near Prince Albert Sold
A large tract of farming land in northern Saskatchewan near Prince Albert has been sold by the Canadian Northern Railway for colonization. The buyer is the North Saskatchewan Land Company and the parcel covers eight townships in the area.
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Toronto
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Canadian Northern Railway
North Saskatchewan Land Company
The Sunday School Lesson on Malachi and Return
Commentary by Rev. D. M. Stearns surveys Malachi chapter 1 and 3, linking God’s love to Israel with adherence to His word. It notes Israel’s failures, the faithful remnant, and the coming Day of the Lord, culminating in the promised restoration and future glory in Jerusalem.
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Levi
Ili
Israel
Fii
John the Baptist
Eltian
Terael
Jerusalem
Jesus
Can adian Northern work begun east and west of North Bay
Work on the Canadian Northern Railway has started east and west of North Bay. The project aims to improve rail connections in Ontario and facilitate freight and passenger movement. Local officials expect economic benefits and faster transit timelines as construction proceeds.
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North Bay
Canadian Northern Railway
North Per
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U. S
Hudson’s Bay
Department of Interior
J. S. Rutherford
Railway Board of New Regulations
M.P
The
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
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