The Thrilling Life of the Camera Man
The traveling commercial photographer faces wars, eruptions, and expeditions with nerve and skill. From Nogi diplomacy to near-fatal adventures, photographers like Ponting and Wille endure hazards, while Schillings battles elephants and rhinos, survives shipwrecks, submersibles, and battlefield chaos for striking images.
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Asia
India
Africa
H. G. Ponting
Asama-Yama
Wille
England
Alexander
C. G. Schillings
Anmal
Sia
Symonds
Montreal Star
Home farming contrasts Canada and New Zealand
Mr Harding notes stark contrasts between Canadian and New Zealand farming. He recalls his own 71 years ago when no trees stood on his farm and how he now grows and transplants seeds, surrounding his house with a scritable forest. He observes barns outweigh homes in western farms and reflects on seasonal differences with Canada in deep winter and New Zealand in essentially year round summer, praising Niagara district farming for its beauty and similarity to northern lands.
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New Zealand
Harding
Canada
Niagara
Exports to Canada and New Zealand Mentioned in Commons
John Burns of the Board of Trade states in the British House of Commons that exports to Canada totaled over £23 million in 2013 with about 84 percent wholly or chiefly manufactured in the UK. He notes £34,000,909 to unspecified recipients and £600,000 to New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
John Burns
Board of Trade
Canada
United Kingdom
Aunifella Aed
New Zealand
Limit Trade Disputes At London Meeting
In London a meeting of trades protection societies stressed the need to create machinery to limit trade disputes. The discussion highlighted mechanisms to curb conflicts and improve orderly commerce.
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Trades Protection Societies
London
Channel Tunnel Foresight as Passenger Traffic Grows
Estimated 1,206,000 annual passengers travel Britain to Europe with most preferring Dover Calais sea routes. Despite growth, authorities say a Channel tunnel would boost Eng land France movement. Southeastern and Chatham company maintains six daily services Paris to London with extra bank holiday trains. last year owned seven steamers of 54.40 indicated horsepower and 3,096 tons, plus eight boats under 250 tons. A new turbine driven steamer, Engandine Riviera, 1674 tons, 22 knots, 1,318 passengers, is being built.
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Bebt
Britain
Dover
Calais
Channel
England
France
Southeastern and Chathham Company
Paris
London
Engandine
Riviera
Welcome for Prince Alex The Standard of Empire
The article argues objections in Canada to Prince Alexander of Teck as governor general reflect old fears of a royal court in Ottawa. It asserts the office should be above party politics and held by nonpartisans. It notes critics misconstrue individuals, and welcomes the appointment despite debate.
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Canada
Alexander of Teck
Duke of Connaught
Ottawa
Aleaander
Bahama Islands for Sale in London Market Listing
A London seller asks 4000 for sovereignty over five Bahamas islands forming a group and 20000 for the lot. Great Whale Island spans six miles with a coconut plantation and a healthy 50 ft plateau. The owner, his wife, and two children have occupied the domain seven years, touting views described as the finest in the Bahamas.
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London
Christopher Columbus
Great Whale Island
Bahamas
New Superintendent Named for British Columbia Agriculture Education
Mr J W Gibson chosen as superintendent of agricultural education in British Columbia. He currently serves as science master and head of the school garden at Ottawa Normal School. A native of Osgoode, Carleton County, he earned an MA from Queen's University and studied at multiple agricultural institutions. Gibson has directed Carleton county school gardens and led Macdonald fund projects. He will start July 1, continues as a respected and energetic educator.
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British Columbia
J. W. Gibson
Ottawa Normal School
Gibson
Osgoode Township
Carleton County
Kéerptville
Ontario
Macdonald = fund
Carp
Galetta
Richmond
North Gower
Queen's University
New York State College of Agriculture
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
New York
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Clark University
Worcester
Massachusetts
Agricultural Instruction Act
F.W.D
Montreal Herald
Ancient King’s Keys Ceremony at the Tower of London
The Tower of London ritual, the King’s Keys, is performed nightly since around 1660 with the public barred. Curator Foulkes notes the ceremony unfolds in silent, shaded byways, free of modern publicity, ending with the warder’s blessing “God bless King George” and the guard’s Amen.
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Tower of London
Foulkes
Tower
Mr. Foulkes
King George
Senate panel to clarify treaty interpretations
The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee decided to prevent further misunderstandings over treaties involving the United States. A subcommittee was named to draft resolutions expressing the Senate's interpretation of the convention, referencing the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Senate
Hay-Pauncefote T
Get Ready for the Fair Prepare prize vegetables and stock
Farmers should plan year round for fair success. Extra cultivation, manure, seed, and ongoing care yield top vegetables and best bred calves lambs and colts. Clean quarters proper feed and grooming influence prize outcomes even without winning. A well fed groomed and handled animal reflects well on the owner.
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Tehm
Experimental cement injection under St Pauls Cathedral
At the old London Post Office site experiments to strengthen St Pauls Cathedral by injecting liquid cement into the subsoil have succeeded. Borings show cement permeating gravel sand and clay, promising future application under the cathedral. A Roman pottery deposit, bones, animal bones and coins were uncovered 26 yards below the surface during excavations.
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Greating
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Souvenir Found From Old Spanish Occupation Days
A two pound round shot was dug on the Dallas road property formerly owned by Senator Macdonald at the foot of a large oak tree. The Victoria Colonist notes it as a souvenir of the old Spanish occupation era, recalling brass guns used by Spaniards.
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Dallas
Senator Macdonald
Victoria
International Postal Rates To Be Lowered In 1915
The Triennial Conference of the Postal Union in September plans a three cent letter rate, with many nations backing world penny postage. Sir John Henniker Heaton advocates penny postage. Britain and the United States already link at a penny rate, while France remains at five cents. King George supports world penny postage, but officials delay action. most countries move to the three cent rate in 1915. Heaton declines to attend, citing opposition from other governments. He hopes to see universal penny postage and penny telegrams in his lifetime.
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of Postal Union
London Standard
the Union
John Henniker Heaton
British Empire
Great Britain
United States
Britain
France
King George
Paris
Hobhouse
Australia
Australian Commonwealth
Andrew Carnegie
John Wanamaker
Europe
Sir John
A Hunter Naturalist in the Brazilian Wilderness
Theodore Roosevelt recounts piranha behavior in the Brazilian wilderness. He notes that piranhas avoid motionless targets unless blood is present and that splashing attracts them. The article details how dead or wounded animals attract these fish and that a naked Indian was mauled while struggling in water.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Scribner’s Magazine
American Navy Seeks All American Bunting for Warships
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt declares only American bunt ing will be used for navy ships despite lower bids from English firms. He met with Representative Rogers of Massachusetts who noted Lowell firms dominate bunting production and cited bids from B Brook Company in Bradford, England at 34583 dollars, New England Bunting Company at 44625 dollars, and United States Bunting Company at 43095 dollars.
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Roosevelt
Rogers
Massachusetts
Lowell
Italian Engineer Tolivi Advances Ultraviolet Explosives
Milan dispatch to the London Daily Chronicle reports Giulio Tolivi, the young Italian engineer, achieving further remarkable progress with ultraviolet rays. Tolivi claimed to have proven his device can fire explosives over several miles, but British experts remained skeptical of his demonstrations after observing tests in France.
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Milan
London Daily Chronicle
Giulio Tolivi
Ulivi
Ree
France
Jim
Cxth
Timber Royalties in Canada Include Progressive Share of Timber Value
The Timber Royalty act of Canada imposes a government share on timber sale value after 1920, starting at 25 percent and rising to 49 percent over 25 years. Earlier, 1889 and 1898 used a 5 percent royalty and then a fixed stumpage rate. auctions and borug sales aim to secure fair revenue while allowing adjustment with lumber price increases.
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Oea Columbia
Dominion
Western
Canada
Daylight Saving Idea Gains Ground in Western Towns
The West witnesses rapid adoption of daylight saving with Calgary Weyburn Melfort Regina embracing the plan. Regina reports benefits during summer as long evenings aid activities, including baseball, following Regina's successful experiment.
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Calgary
Weyburn
Sask
Regina
Melfort
Roosevelt Responds to Markham on Brazilian River Discovery
Col Theodore Roosevelt replies to Sir Clements Markham criticizing his Brazil river find by saying maps misrepresent the region. He claims the Cyparana and Juruena affluents are mischarted and mountains on maps are largely imaginary. The river’s lower reach was known to rubber gatherers as Arponan and upper part as Castanho but unmapped prior to his descent.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Clements Markham
Brazil
South America
Cyparana
Juruena
Bartholomew
Cavalry Horse Ranch Lease in Alberta Ratified
The lease of 65 120 acres in Alberta south of the Red Deer River to the National Live Stock Exchange Limited of Montreal for breeding cavalry mounts is ratified. The firm, led by M J O'Brien and F W Rouse, will raise at least 1500 remounts yearly after 1916, with Canada and the British War Office retaining preemption rights on priced horses. Annual rent is 1203 dollars at two cents per acre.
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Red Deer River
Alberta
National Live Stock Exchange, Limited
Montreal
War Office
National Livestock Exchange
M. J. O'Brien
F. W. Rouse
With Open Eyes The Sights and Sounds of the Months
Oliver Wendell Kolmes notes that many attend numerous performances without truly perceiving the scenery music or actors. He laments busy people especially women who focus on work or knitting and miss the experience of the season.
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Oliver Wendell Kolmes
Duke of Argyll and Canada Emigration Pioneer Remembered
The Duke of Argyll, former governor general of Canada from 1878 to 1883, died after a brief illness. He helped spark emigration interest to Canada, founded the Royal Society of Canada with Princess Louise, and promoted Canadian culture and ties with Britain.
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Canada
Duke of Argyll
Dominion
Lord Beaconsfield
Queen Victoria
Duke of Sutherland
Stafford House
London
Marquis of
Lorne
Windsor
Winchester
Oxford
Worcester
Michael and George
Disraeli
Marquis
Lord Dufferin
Rideau Hall
Princess Louise
Royal Society of Canada
Royal Canadian Academy of Art
Duke
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Manitoba History Commission Appoints Local Scholars
Lieut Governor Cameron names Professor Chester Martin C N Bell of Winnipeg and Hon James Johnson of Boissevain to the Manitoba history commission. The group will assess plans to secure and organize early provincial sources and determine which materials should be copied from Ottawa archives and preserved across Manitoba and western Canada.
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History Commission
Chester Martin
C. N. Bell
Winnipeg
James Johnson
Boissevain
Manitoba History Commission
Cameron
Manitoba
Ottawa
Canada
Free Press
European Bookings Normal Amid Shifting Passenger Traffic
Immigration declines have been less severe than anticipated as shipping reports show bookings from Great Britain near normal. Canadian Pacific notes a notable drop in passages booked from European ports, signaling uneven demand across regions.
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Canadian Pacific
Great Britain
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