Harvest labor drive expands across three prairie provinces
Canadian Pacific officials plan a nationwide recruitment to harvest crops with a broad campaign across eastern Canada and the United States. They anticipate 30 000 harvesters from the east, aided by railways and special rates of about 12 dollars from the east to western points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Oeel
East
Grand Trunk
Duluth
United States
England
Old Country
Ontario
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Amazed at Crops From Prairie to Shoal Lake Tour
Brendon Brendon, a Manitoba ex Alderman, reports from Shoal Lake that crops look better than in thirty years. He traveled with John G Markness ex mayor of Cornwall Ontario and T A Milden division court clerk. They visited the experimental farm and leading wheat districts and praised conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brendon
C. Doran
Shoal Lake
John G Markness
Cornwall
Ont
T. A. Milden
Baby Douglas Smith Found Dead Near Clandeboye
In Clandeboye Manitoba the body of one year old Douglas Smith was found near his home after a night of searching. He wandered from the house in the afternoon and was located about nine the following morning under a culvert in shallow water, near his family farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clandeboye
Man
Douglas Smith
John Smith
Dynamite Explosion Injures Men Near Foxwarren
A serious accident occurred in the Foxwarren district eight miles from Birtle Manitoba when dynamite exploded injuring two men. Mr Laycup lost a leg below the knee after the blast while Fisher sustained severe leg injuries though not as grave.
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Birtle
Man
Foxwarren
Laycup
Fisher Wes Siew
Beware of the Beef Trust and Its Market Grip
The text warns that the United States Beef Trust could dominate Western Canada if reciprocity with Canada advances. It lists the major firms, notes the trust’s reach through 72 subsidiaries, and cites frequent anti trust court actions. It claims the big six control most meat slaughter and distribution in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Beef Trust
Canada
Beef Trust
United States
Chicago
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Fairbanks Canning Co
National Packing Company
Armours, Swifts
Morris
Swarzchild & Sulzberger
Cudahy & Co
New York
Boston
Providence
Beef Trust and Tariff Reform Debate in Canada United States
The text argues that imports last year began on March 7 and rose to around 000,000. It claims most came from the Beef Trust and contends that lowering tariffs on packing house products and granting free access to Canadian natural products would preserve a grave wrong and threaten Canada’s best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Beef Trust
June Wedding Records Shatter Winnipeg Totals
The June marriage month in Winnipeg set a record with 312 couples entering marriage, up from 262 last year. Births reached 425 (vs 378), with 215 boys and 209 girls. Deaths totaled 186 (107 men and 79 women), compared with 120 last year.
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Winnipeg
Winni
Holy
King Reviews Boy Scout Army in Windsor
The King presided over a review of thirty thousand boy scouts in Windsor with Baden-Powell in command. Canadian scouts and overseas corps received places of honor while Queen Mary the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary attended.
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King
Boy Scout Army
Windsor
Eng
Baden-Powell
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Saskatoon Building Permits Jump in June Boom
Saskatoon building permits totalled 779725 in June, up from 149 last year, with six month figures showing 2575441 for 1911 versus 1657131 in 1910, indicating a strong year to date rise in construction activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Sask
Safe and Sane Fourth Celebrations Across the Nation
A nationwide tally shows thirteen dead and thirteen injured in July 4 celebrations, with bans and strict limits in many large cities. The report contrasts current low casualties with eight years of rising deaths and injuries from fireworks related incidents.
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Chicago
United States
San Juan Hill
Heck
Deserted boat found sheds light on two missing people
A boat rented from a Port Arthur Ontario boat livery was found right side up on a bay shore with dry cushions. It suggests the couple who hired it left the boat and returned home by a shore route, resolving their mysterious disappearance.
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Port Arthur
Ont
New Union Station in Winnipeg Reflects City Growth
The recently opened Union of Fort Garry Station on Main Street at Broadway showcases Winnipeg's rapid growth. As the first Grand Trunk Pacific metropolitan terminal, it also houses the Canadian Northern, replacing the former Fort Garry station burned in a fire after years of expansion.
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Union Station
Winnipeg
City of
Union of Fort
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Canadian Northern
Fort Garry
Beef Trust Controls Eastern Markets Highlighted by Rail Ties
Indisputable evidence shows Rural Eastern districts depleted as the Beef Trust dominates 50 to 95 percent of meat trade in large eastern cities and much of the West. It extends influence by controlling railroads and raw supply, with Armours and Swift Co. owning thousands of refrigerated cars and dictating rates.
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Beef
Chicago
Canada
Beef Trust
Ripley
Santa Fe Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Armours
Swift Co
Deer
Brandon seeks foreign labor to secure harvest help
A Brandon Manitoba joint meeting of city council the board of trade and the commercial bureau formed a plan to guarantee ample harvest labor. A committee was named to pursue hiring 500 workers from Britain and the United States with passage funded in advance. Delegates will be sent to St Paul to talk with the railway company and arrange further steps.
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Brandon, Man
Brandon
Board of Trade
The
Commercial Bureau
British Isles
United States
Fleming
Cater
England
Old Country
H. L. Patmore
James Gibson
Mayor Fleming
Alderman Hughes
Messrs
Willmot
Watson
Hyndman
Robinson
St. Paul
Immigrant Baby Killed in Ontario Train Accident
Sadie Faenberg a 2 year old daughter of a Hebrew immigrant family on the move from Newark New Jersey to Winnipeg was killed when she was caught under the wheels of a Grand Trunk Railway train during a care change in Hamilton Ontario.
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Hamilton Ont
Sadie Faenberg
Newark
New Jersey
Winnipeg
Lost Toddler Search Continues in Ketepwe Saskatchewan
In Ketepwe Saskatchewan on July 4 a two year old boy, Antony McLellan, vanished while playing near his home. A 150 strong neighboring posse scoured the area all night. By Sunday three mounted police from Indian Head and Balcarres joined the search but no trace has been found, with locals fearing the child may have perished in the surrounding deep coulees.
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Ketepwe
Sask
John McLellan
Antony
Dubue
Indian Head
Balcarres
Bridgeman Killed in Port Arthur Accident
Port Arthur Ontario bridgeman Richard Parent of the CPR at Jack Fish died instantly when he fell 14 feet from a bridge hitting his head on a bolster. A Quebec native, 32, he leaves two brothers in Chapleau.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Richard Parent
C.P.R
Jack Fish
Quebec
Chapleau
Washout delays CPR line west of Perdue Sask
A washout on the CPR line a mile west of Perdue blocked a westbound passenger train and four freight trains for several hours. The failure occurred on a thirty foot high bank beside the bridge after two weeks of nightly rain.
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Perdue, Sask
C.P.R
Perdue
Guelph Man Appointed Utilities Manager in Port Arthur
Port Arthur Ontario names J Hackney of Guelph as utilities manager at a salary of 5000 dollars per year. The appointment expands city administration with a notable Ontario figure taking charge of city utilities.
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Port Arthur
Ont
J. ©. Hackney
Guelph
Weekly Market Review Prices From Grain to Dairy
A dense summary of home and international prices across farm goods. Dairy butter and eggs show mixed figures. potatoes, poultry, meats, and wool list varied per unit. Grain details cover oats, corn, bran, shorts, and hay values. fish and flour markets show regional price ranges.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Ottawa LCR to Expand Rolling Stock With New Locomotives
The LCR board will place orders for twelve locomotives, twelve passenger cars, three diners, three express and postal cars, and five hundred freight cars to handle rising traffic. Parliament registration will follow, with leases on several branch lines and major track renewals planned.
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Ottawa
Lc.r. Board of Management
Government Railway
Census Work Incomplete At Brandon Office Hours
George Bawden, in charge of Brandon census work, will open an office at the commercial bureau and remain there from seven to nine each evening until further notice to add names of residents missed by enumerators.
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Brandon
George Bawden
Commercial Bureau
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Mary
Prairie
North Country
Beware OF the Beef Trust
Safe and
Bridgeman
Weekly Market Review
C. ST Liverpeel
Board of Management
1.C.R
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