Canadians see nation’s heat and labor needs amid events
In 1905 Canada had 391487 wage earners. The C N R plans a Dauphin round house. Winnipeg exhibition attendance reached 114000. Laurier welcomed in Quebec on arrival. Calgary beat Winnipeg Britannias for Canadian title. Ontario seeks workers with 25000 jobs for women. A grim tale of an Irishman deathbed craving ham ends with a wake twist. The Irishman queries ownership of hotels and rails, learning CPR rules.
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Canada
Dauphin
New York
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Tebec
Calgary
Britannias
Ontario
Bridget
Darlin
Frontenas
Quebec
C.P. R
Owen Sound
Fort William
C. IP. RR
C.P.R
Hivin
Domb
His Mother A Prayer For Her Wayward Son
A Chicago Post poem presents a bereaved mother speaking to a son lost to shame and ruin. The verse traces her steady faith as she prays for him, imagining angels and eternal light while a wrecked figure haunts her memory and love endures beyond years.
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Isis
Chicago Post
Unwritten Law hailed as crime wave in public fury
The piece argues that after Harry Thaw and three other acquittals on unwritten law grounds, violent sentiment spreads. It warns government action is needed to stop judiciary being overwhelmed by gun violence and mock murder trials, noting a Canada lesson in the "dementa Americana" fad.
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Harry Thaw
Stanford White
United States
Canada
Banks accused of diverting Canadian deposits abroad
Canadian businessmen express indig nation over chartered banks for cutting credit to legitimate domestic ventures while shifting millions of Canadian deposits to New York and other outside markets. Banks resist loans to western municipalities, favoring foreign investments for higher returns.
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Canada
New York
Banks
Absinthe Prohibition Moves Across Europe and Britain
Letters in the Victoria Times advocate banning absinthe in the British Dominions as Europe pushes toward prohibition. Belgium has halted sales, and bans spread through Vaud and Geneva in Switzerland, with Alsace France considering a similar move. A 33 member commission backs total prohibition and petitions rally nationwide. French consumption rose from 1.24 million to 4.49 million gallons yearly over twenty years. Noted figures link alcoholism to crime.
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Victoria Times
London
Europe
Belgium
Vaud
Geneve
Switzerland
Alsace
France
Galmys
M. Henri Robert
Bertillion
Dusty Road Stop Sparks Dry Inn Jibe
A tourist on a hot summer day pulls into a west Ireland inn and asks the survey about dryness. The host replies with a humorous local dialect line claiming extreme dustiness if back slapped.
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Ireland
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G. M. Shaw
Binscarth
Allan
Roen
Carl Brickson
SASK
York
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