Work Progress on Hudson Bay Railway Line Near The Pas
The Hudson Bay railway construction from The Pas toward mile 110 proceeds with 1,000 workers and plans to add up to 2,000 more this summer. Nathaniel K. Boyd cites 13 locomotives soon, 160 Hart cars, and daily mixed trains Le Pas to mile 116. Rails aim to reach Manitou Rapids by fall, with camps every 10 miles and supplies cached 110 miles out.
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Hudson's Bay
Falls
Winnipeg
Hudson May Railway
Nathaniel K. Boyd
Findsee Bay Construction Company
Boyd
Government
Pas
Mile 110
Kingston
Ont
Hudson Bay Railway
le Pas
Elson River
Manitou Rapids
Mr. Boyd
Bay
Manitou Falls
Hudson Bay
Railway Lne
Winnipeg Telegram
Fur farming expanding in British Columbia
Two fur farming firms from Eastern Canada have obtained BC summer trapping licenses to breed black and silver foxes. Atlin Trading Company led with permits, sending fencing and fox stock for pens. Hyland and Prendergast, PEI veterans, operate a subsidiary plans, while a third group eyes Fort Fraser with ranching for clients under expert Northern Canada guidance.
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Canada
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Atlin
Atlin Trading Company
Princess May
Messrs. Hyland and
Prendergast
Fort Fraser
Life size Venus statue found near Cyrena Greece era relic
Excavators near Cyrena in North Africa uncover a life size Parian marble statue of Venus dating to the Praxitelean century. The work, once adorning Apollo's home, lacks head and arms but is hailed as a Greek masterpiece with hopes of transport to Rome for the national museum.
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Venus
Cyrena
North Africa
Praxiteles
Apollo
Rome
National Museum
Alberta Fox Export Taxes Detail New Levy
Alberta plans export taxes on fur animals including silver and black foxes at 100 dollars per animal while other fox varieties and fur farm animals face 15 dollars each. Muskrats would be taxed at one dollar per dozen, as officials pursue revenue from the industry amid fiscal pressures.
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Alberta
Jas
Migratory Bird Treaty Prospects Win Senate Support
The American Game Protective Association reports the May 12 senate approval of a 59000 dollar appropriation to enforce new migratory bird protection laws. James B. Burnham says a Canada United States treaty soon faces ratification, backed by broad public and press support and a strong conservation coalition.
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Canada
Republic
Dominion
American Game Protective Association
James B. Burnham
United States Senate
Thep
Senate
Burnham
Government to investigate Hudson Bay fisheries three-party plan
Government will organize three expeditions to assess Hudson Bay fisheries. Two overland parties will study the James Bay west and east coasts from Cochrane, while the schooner Burley will sail for deep sea work once straits navigation opens. Leaders are J E Melville, A R M Lower, and Napoleon A Comeau.
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Hudson Bay
Cochrane
James Bay
Burley
J. E. Melville
Edmonton
Fisheries Board
A. R. M. Lower
Toronto University
North Country
Napoleon A. Comeau
Fisheries Department
Gulf of St. Lawrence
International Irrigation Congress sets Calgary dates
Darcy Rowe reports plans for the 1914 International Irrigation Congress to be held in Calgary October 5 to 9. Delegates from 2 000 to 3 500 plus foreign officials and hundreds of agriculturists are expected, with total visitors near 16 000. Sessions move to the Calgary horse show buildings with land show displays, including 25 exhibits and government showcases, aiming for about 10 000 attendees.
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Darcy Rowe
Calgary
Exhibition Grounds
United States
General Wolfe Monument gains momentum in London drive
Field Marshal Lord Roberts V C endorses the Wolfe memorial effort and offers assistance. About 23 000 has been raised in Canada for a Greenwich monument to General Wolfe. Governments and private donors from Winnipeg Toronto and Vancouver contributed 4200 with the rest from private subscriptions. The Dominion government may contribute, a 15 000 request from two years ago remains in view. The Vancouver Canadian club queries Canadian clubs to help complete the work.
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Wolfe
Lord Roberts
V.C
F. G. Wade
K.C
Vancouver
Winnipeg
General Wolfe
Montcalm
Plains of Abraham
London
Canada
Greenwich
England
Toronto
Dominion
Duke of Sutherland Estate Sold to Vancouver Contractor
The Duke of Sutherland has petitioned Scottish courts to allow completion of the Ayrshire estate sale to J W Stewart of Vancouver, a Foley Welch and Stewart partner who built much of the Grand Trunk Pacific mountain section and is overseeing a CPR tunnel project. Stewart plans to take possession this summer with tenants making preparations.
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J. W. Stewart
Vancouver
Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
Ayrshire
Duke
Foley, Welch and Stewart
Grand Trunk Pacific
C.P.R
Selkirks
Sun Power Plant Near Cairo Yields Low Output
Editorial note on Frank Shuman and a large sun power plant erected near Cairo Egypt. Tests reported in London show seven eight s of an acre produced at most 19.1 horsepower. Despite the scientific value, the venture appears commercially impractical given the space and cost.
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Frank Shuman
Engineering News
Shuman
Cairo
Egypt
London
Society of Gineers
A.S. E. Ackermann
Hungarian Pheasants Arrive for Release Near Calgary
A shipment of Hungarian pheasants arrived in Calgary from Pennsylvania on April 22 and will be released on several ranches nearby. Arranged by the Alberta Fish and Game association, the birds are expected to thrive in the province. Pheasants have been imported yearly for five years and are multiplying rapidly. partridges are also being introduced in Alberta. The pheasants will be protected until 1916 with continued imports planned afterward.
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Calgary
Pennsylvania
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Alberta
Settlement on CPR Lands Under New Colonization Plan
Settlement of CPR lands grows under new colonization terms with 17 165 acres taken by 74 families in March. Average farm size 232 acres, mixed farming focus including stock raising and dairying, with 20 year contracts aiming for permanent residency. On April 16, 85 English Scottish and South African farmers arrived for a 26 year plan near Saskatoon Regina Acme Lougheed and Carmangay bringing substantial capital and expertise in stock raising.
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C.P.R
C.P.R. Department of Natural Resources
Canada
Saskatoon
Regina
Acme
Lougheed
Austrians Register 304 Homesteads in Winnipeg April
In April Winnipeg registered 304 homesteads with 995 people moving to them. Austrians took 81 homesteads housing 354 people while Canadians ranked next with 77 homesteads and 220 residents.
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Winnipeg
Canadian cropland still only a third of cultivable area
Census branch figures show Canada’s nine provinces total land at 1,401,316,415 acres with 109,777,085 acres in farm use. Estimated cultivable area is 440,951,000 acres or 31 percent, leaving vast lands forested or swamp or unexplored with potential for future tillage.
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Cersus
Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Comet Signals War Predictions in Capricornus
A historical note links Kritzinger’s March discovered comet in Capricornus with forecasts of war and bloodshed. It recalls 1912 Balkan war timing tied to a Schaumasse comet in Virgo and a 1911 Virgo appearance noticed in Russia, suggesting astrological fate impacting Turkey and regional conflict.
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Kritzinger
Capricornus
Turkey
M. Schaumasse
Nice Observatory
Russia
M. Beljawsky
Buffalo Increase Fast at Wainwright Alberta Herd Soars
The Dominion buffalo herd at Wainwright Alberta has grown to 1500 animals as government efforts to propagate animals surge. Since securing the herd years ago the number has doubled and 152 animals were added by natural increase last year alone.
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Dominion
Wainwright
Alberta
Dr. Roche
Labrador
Wilfrid Grenfell
Fort Smith
Peace River County
Fiies
Roche
Alberta Farm Exports Swing East Swine Lambs and Eggs Shift
Western Canada for years drew farm products from the east but shipments are reversing. Alberta sent 4,400 swine to Toronto and lambs to Ontario with good prices. Eggs left Alberta for Ontario for the first time in history. In April, Edmonton district butter traveled to eastern provinces and five carloads of dressed beef were sent daily to U S markets.
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Canada
Alberta
Toronto
Ontario
Edmonton
United States
Sweden plans expanded armed forces and new battleship builds
The government’s defence bill in parliament calls for 3 million kroner yearly for the army and 20 million kroner for the navy. It envisions eight Sverige type battleships and sixteen destroyers, plus a new defence levy expected to raise 75 million kroner, largely borne by the wealthy.
Secret British safety aeroplane guarded by War Office
The British government aims to keep the new safety aeroplane secret as a military asset, despite debates on humanity’s interests in air conquest. King George is enthusiastic after Aldershot demonstrations. Colonel Seely cites joint efforts from National Physical Laboratory, Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, Royal Aircraft Factory, and experimental flyers. The machine is inherently stable by design, can be flown by a novice, but safe landings remain the main unsolved problem.
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War Office
War Department
Aldershot
Seely
National Physical Laboratory
Th Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Royal Aircraft Factory
Experimental
Fair Play in Dairy Herd Shows Individual Cow Merit
The article argues against relying on herd averages to judge cows. It cites a 12 cow herd averaging 3780 pounds milk and 144 pounds fat, with top 10 cows averaging 6 pounds milk and 221 fat. It notes a 3475 pound difference between those groups and 6195 pounds between best and worst cows, stressing individual records for fair valuation and profit.
The Face-Watcher Retiring From Liverpool Police
After sixteen years as a face watcher Detective Inspector Bell leaves the Liverpool police. He studied passengers on ships to trace criminals fleeing England and says no one evaded his watch. Bell processed 150 memorandum pieces in 26 years and notes criminals often attempt exits within a month of a warrant.
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Bell
Liverpool
England
Liverpool Force
What the Parrot Said Amusing Story From Vienna
An elderly Emperor Francis Joseph and heir Archduke Francis Ferdinand are said to clash. A parrot found near the Belvedere palace insulted officials with royal names and curses, ending with hell ive to be a hundred. Vienna rumor says the bird belonged to the Belvedere.
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Francis
Paris
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Francis Ferdinand
Belvedere
Cruss
Mawson's relief voyage personal account released
Percival Gray of the Aurora gives the first person narrative of the relief expedition to Mawson's Antarctic base. After crossing pack ice from Hobart, the relief ship anchored in Commonwealth Bay and landed the seven Mawson party members, who were alive and well.
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Antarctic
Mawson
Aurora
Explorer
Percival Gray
England
Hobart
Macquerie Island
Mr. Gray
Commonwealth Bay
Davis
Dr. Mawson
Lieut
Ninnis
Dr. Merz
Homestead Map 12th Edition Issued For Western Provinces
The Homestead Map 12th edition from Ottawa shows land status in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as of January 1 1914. It illustrates quarter sections by color and includes details on Indian Reserves Timber Berths Grazing Leases Post Offices Railways and more. Free copies available by applying to F C Lynch superintendent of railway lands Ottawa.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
F. C. ©. Lynch
Potato Diseases Transmitted by Unsound Tubers
Ottawa publishes Farmers' Circular No 4 detailing potato diseases including canker, powdery scab, hollow heart, brown streak, dry and wet rot, common scab, and stem end rot with color images. It warns prosecutions under the Canadian pest act and invites growers to send samples to the Central Experimental Farm and request the free folder from Ottawa Publications.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
H. T. Gussow
Department of Agriculture of
Canadian Nationality and Future Canadian Identity
The Montreal Star envisions a time when Canadians no longer identify as British or American but as Canadian. It argues settlers from both sides will coexist, work together, intermarry, and shape Canadian views until a unified national outlook emerges.
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Canada
Montreal Star
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