Calamity in Sicily and Calabria Devastation of Messina and Reggio
Reports from Rome describe Sicily and Calabria as utterly ruined by a combined earthquake and tidal wave. Death toll could reach 150000 to 200000, with Messina and Reggio leveled and hotels like Hotel Trinacria lost. Survivors wander the streets amid fires and wreckage as Italy mourns.
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Rome
Italy
Permae
Rom
Ministry of Marine
Sicily
Calabria
Naples
Messina
Reggio
Calabrain
Bagnara
Palmi
Triniacria
Sappho
Trimacria
Aged Indian Died in North Vancouver At 100
Vancouver BC reports the death of August an Indian elder believed to be the oldest inhabitant of British Columbia aged about 100. His wife survives. Born and died in North Vancouver he recalled hunting fishing trips in the early 1800s when there were no whites on the coast. He had visited Nanaimo and Victoria as forts were established.
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Abe Ruef
San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin
Ruef
Lawlor
State of California
Reuf
Vancouver
B.C
August
British Columbia
North Vancouver
Nanaimo
Victoria
Heaton Sees Major Cable Rate Reductions Ahead
Henniker Heaton writes to the president of the Liverpool chamber of commerce that cable rates can drop 50 to 75 percent due to pressure on cable companies and foreign governments, plus imperial government steps toward state owned cables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henniker Heaton
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Lemieux Act Working in Atlantic City Visit
Ottawa official Prof. Shortt civil service commissioner travels to Atlantic City to discuss the Lemieux act before the legislation committee of the American Area of Labor. U S labor groups show growing interest in Canada’s labor law.
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Ottawa
Lake Named Military Adviser For Militia Council
Ottawa reports Major General Sir Percy H. N. Lake inspector general will also serve as chief military adviser to the minister of militia and sit ex-officio on the militia council. His term extended two years as militia reorganizations continue under his guidance. Other orders: Canadian Mounted Rifles to appoint provisional majors and veterinary captains, and retirements and transfers within the 5th British Columbia regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Percy H. N. Lake
Militia Council
Lake
India
Canada
Canadian Mounted Rifles
James Milne Harper
Russell Ilsley
King’s Canadian Hussars
G. P. Thompson
5Th ‘British Columbia” Regiment
Daniel Clifford Reid
H. D. K. Grimson
Emigration Probe in London Prompts Tour and Critique
W R Trotter says he has laid a statement before a parliamentary committee and sought reviews from the Union, Labor party, and government sources on emigration to Canada. He criticizes Salvation Army methods and cites letters from unemployed Toronto men sent out by the Army. He plans a kingdom tour between now and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W. R. Trotter
Union Congress
Labor Party
Canada
Trotter
Salvation Army
Toronto
Kingdom
Harvard Invites German Students for Ten Year Exchange
Berlin reports Bryn Mawr Academy invites German students to study in America at its expense under an exchange idea. Harvard has asked the Prussian minister of education to name five advanced German university students to accept hospitality at Cambridge each year for ten years.
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Berlin
Bryn Mawr Academy
Philadelphia
America
Harvard
Cambridge
Many Aeroplanes Sold in Paris Salon
Paris reports twenty eight Wright aero planes sold at the aeronautic salon closed after a week. Machines are bought mostly by rich amateurs at five thousand dollars each. They will be built by the French Society of Aviation at Dunkirk which has been formed. The society avoids fixed delivery dates but verbally promises to deliver all twenty eight by March 1 next.
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Paris
Wright
Aeronautic Salon
French Society of Aviation
Dunkirk
Heavy English Storm Strands Britain with Snow
The British Isles endure days of heavy snow with northern blizzards. Scotland’s train service halted for 25 hours and factories closed. English counties report blocked roads due to deep snow drifts.
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London
British Isles
Scotland
Germany Seeks Favor in New Tariff Act Talks
Washington reports indicate Germany will be among the first European nations to seek advantages in a deal with the United States to obtain minimum tariff rates under the provisions of the new tariff act.
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Washington
Germany
America
Swayne Returns from British Columbia Mission
Col. Swayne governor of British Honduras has returned to Ottawa from a trip to British Columbia where he urged the Hindu colony there to relocate to Honduras.
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Swayne
B. C
Ottawa
Col. Swayne
British Honduras
British Columbia
Honduras
Pentecost and the Spirit's Coming in Acts One to Eleven
The lesson reviews Jesus foretelling the Spirit's coming and the apostles' waiting in Jerusalem. It notes the baptism of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, the speaking in tongues, and the filling repeated over time. It emphasizes unity, love, and discernment of true Spirit work versus delusion. The text connects Joel's prophecy to Pentecost and future fulfillments in prophecy.
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Jerusalem
Mary
R.V
God
Matthias
Peter
Jesus
Joel
Mimic Warfare in Venezuela at Macuro Clash
Twenty killed and over fifty wounded as a Gomez Castro feud sparked fighting between the gunboat Miranda crew and about 500 Castro supporters near Macuro on the Venezuelan coast. The Miranda attempted landing, fought four hours, then withdrew to Port of Spain.
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Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Gomez
Castro
Macuro
Miranda
Torres
Spain
la Guayra
Roosevelt invites Canada to forestry conference in Washington
Clifford Pinchot chief forester of the United States formally conveys President Roosevelt’s invitation to Canada to send delegates to a Washington conference opening February 18 to discuss forest conservation in North America. Canada will be represented by R H Campbell and Dr Judson F Clarke, with Pinchot addressing the Ottawa Canadian Club alongside His Excellency and Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Clifford Pinchot
United States
Wilfrid Laurier
Earl Grey
Roosevelt
Canada
Washington
North America
Wilfrid
Pinchot
Tuberculosis Beds Shortage Reported Across U S
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis warns that only 15 000 beds serve 600 000 destitute consumptives, with over 100 000 advanced cases lacking hospital care. Isolation of advanced patients could save about 100 000 lives annually.
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United States
New York
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
National Association
Survey Western Lands Opens Rich Homestead Area West of Edmonton
A. E. Farncomb Dominion land surveyor returns to Edmonton with twenty men to subdivide seven townships west to within 18 miles of the Rockies. The surveyed region along the proposed GTP and CNR lines between McLeod and Athabasca rivers is now open for homestead entry. The expedition left Edmonton last May, traveled 200 miles by pack trail from Lac Ste. Anne, and took ten days to reach Edmonton after completing the survey.
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Edmonton
Alta
A. E. Farncomb
Dominion Land Surveyor
Rocky Mountains
Farncomb
McLeod
Athabasca
G.T.P
C.N.R
Lac Ste. Anne
Edmeonton
Japs Are Identical Tokio Emigration Agreement Debate
The Juji disputes official denials of a separate emigration pact and criticizes the government for public skepticism tied to its denial of the entente. It calls for amending the agreement to include labor immigration under most favored nation terms and argues Japan may seek voluntary limits and naturalization rights for its subjects.
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Tokio
Juji
Japan
Railway Commission Dates Set for Western Circuit
The approximate sittings for the railway commission across the western circuit are announced. Winnipeg will host February 1 to 10 with a 1 30 p m departure on February 10. Regina February 11 and 12. Calgary February 17 and 18. Edmonton February 19 and 20. Vancouver February 23 to 26. Victoria February 27. Nelson and Lethbridge dates to be fixed later.
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Ottawa
Railway Commission
Winnipeg
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Victoria
Nelson and Lethbridge
Roosevelt Urges Canada to Join U S in Resource Conservation
Gifford Pinchot chief of the U S forestry service addressed the Canadian Club in Ottawa with a Roosevelt letter urging Canada and the United States to cooperate on conserving continental natural resources. Earl Grey praised the talk, pledging government cooperation and naming officials for future work. Laurier and Borden echoed support for the initiative.
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American Forestry Branch
Ottawa
Canadian Club
Roosevelt
Canada
United States
Ont
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry
Government Service
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Charles Fitzpatrick
John Hanbury Williams
Col. Swayne
Pinchot
Canadian Forestry Association
Earl Grey
Wilfrid Laurier
Cer Rens
R. L. Borden
White Christmas Brings Snow Chaos to London Streets
London endures a rare heavy snowstorm with 21 auto omnibuses stranded by frozen fuel and carburetors. Volunteers and police push horse-drawn buses up Trafalgar Square’s incline as residents lament disrupted business and daily life across England and Scotland.
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London
Oxford
Piccadilly Circuses
Trafalgar Square
England
Scotland
Made Sons Drunkards Suit Files for Damages
Sterling Illinois parents sue Stockton saloonkeepers for 10000 dollars claiming the defendants made their sons ages 17 and 18 habitual drunkards. Plaintiffs are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman in county court.
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Sterling, Ill
Gottlieb Speth
C. F. Berry
E. D. Gates
Fred Ferry
James McCarthy
Dan D. Donohue
A. Dales
Charles McCarry
Stockton
Charles Bowman
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Lemieux
Gen. Lake
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
American Press
Christ
Joe iii
Israel
Survey Western Lands
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