Government ownership of railways viewed as solution
The piece argues government ownership could curb Canada’s railway deficit by accelerating settlement of western lands. It cites a 746.33 dollar annual value per settler to the railways, notes CPR’s role in colonization, and suggests a large immigration program could shrink the Canadian National Railways deficit as lands are populated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
C.P.R. Lane
Sead
C.P.R
Canadian National Railways
Canada’s Duty to Combat Radical Influences and Uphold Freedom
A column rails against radicalism and labor agitators, praising Canada’s heritage of freedom and progress. It argues unions aid workers but warns against alliances with Reds or radicals, urging citizens to defend national spirit and resist unrest spread from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Karl Rx
Jabo
Sir Arthur Gurrie Named Principal at McGill
The article argues Sir Arthur Currie, famed for war service, may lack scholarly credentials yet is considered a strong hire for McGill University. It notes his imposing stature and anticipates his appearance in academic gown as principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of McGill
Arthur@iitiel
Priparpal
Fie
David
McGill
Arthear Currie
The Children on the Farm
Excerpts discuss rural exodus to cities and question urban life versus farm living. The text notes supposed health and happiness of farm life and hints at analysis by a Rockefeller-linked figure, مطرح with critical stance on contemporary social trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PSOE
Rural children suffer health gaps. call for coordinated reform
The article highlights high malnutrition eye and anemia rates among rural children versus urban peers, noting long farm labor hours and poor dental hygiene. It urges organized municipal efforts to improve rural child welfare and a shift away from farm life for the young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Canada
New York
Two Reasons for the Sugar Shortage in Canada
The article argues sugar prices rise due to two factors: Europe’s beet producers curtailing output and nationwide prohibition driving higher sweet consumption. It dismisses hoarding theories and notes sugar demand boosts for West Indies trade, predicting eventual adjustment and fewer toothaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
Sugar
West Indies
Pussyfoot Johnson Visits Britain for Prohibition Crusade
Prohibition advocate Pussyfoot Johnson travels from America to Britain to promote a prohibition campaign. Some Britons objected leading to a fracas that injured him in the eye, yet he pressed on, drawing interest and a bolstered brewer and distiller campaign fund countering his effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pussyfoot
Johnson
Great Britain
America
Britain
Gentle warning on bank lending and cautious credit
The text urges banks to tighten up and scrutinize loan uses while permitting legitimate expansion. It notes Western dissatisfactions with Canadian banks during the 1914 crisis and warns bankers to reduce credits cautiously in a friendly, urging tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Banks of
Canada
Paper Shortage Impacts Western Newspapers Worldwide
A global paper shortage tightens supplies for Western publishers and Canadian papers. The issue disrupts conservative production, causing some publications to suspend issues and leave citizens with limited access to outside news.
Fire Devastates St. Quentin New Brunswick
A massive forest fire in St. Quentin Restigouche County nearly wiped out the village of 2000 on the CN rail line. Losses ranged 750000 to 1000000 dollars with 65 dwellings three mills two hotels a bank and many businesses destroyed. About half the population homeless relief trains ferried residents to larger centres. No lives were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Quentin
Restigouche County
N.B
C.N.R
Restigouche
J. E. Michaud
Canadian National Railway Station
Provincial Bank
St. Leonard
Campbellton
Angry Virginian Whips Farmer in Saskatchewan Vigilante Incident
Lorenzo Dow Pepper is hospitalized in Saskatoon after a beating by Captain Hersman of Clarksburg West Virginia who traveled with a bull whip to avenge alleged wrongs to his sister. Hersman was arrested by provincial police after the flogging in Perdue before town onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Dow Pepper
L. D. Jones
Saskatoon
Hersman
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Pepper
MacDowell
Perdue
Blind Reciter Ethel Squire Headlines Toronto Benefit
A Toronto Conservatory of Music hall recital featured Miss Ethel Squire, a blind operator from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, with violinist Castor Davidson and pianist Howard Simon. Her selections spanned simple pieces to verse by Noyes and Riley, earning praise and bouquets. Davidson’s violin and Simon’s piano also drew encores.
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Toronto Conservatory of Music
Ethel Squire
Blin
Nationa Institute For the Blind
Castor Davidson
Howard Simon
Dr. Drummond
Leetle Bateese
Henry van Dyke
R. A. Foley
Alfred Noyes
James Whitcomb Riley
Irish Leader Warns of Impending Battle
A quoted Irish leader urges courage asking if they will fight. The responding chorus initially vows to fight but then declines, prompting a wry acknowledgment from the speaker who expected hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
American visitor notes solitary sea lion in Irish zoo
An American visiting an Irish zoo shows fascination with a lone sea lion and asks a keeper where the animal’s mate is. The keeper replies the sea lion has no mate and that they just feed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Canada must develop pulp industry in British Columbia
The piece argues Eastern Canada’s pulp supply is declining and urges British Columbia to become the main source. It notes Americans are buying up resources, cites demand from China Japan and the Antipodes, and calls for Canadian capital and enterprise to harness BC forests and water power to export paper.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
China
Japan
Antipodes
Bia
Great Lakes
Columbia
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