Lords Debate Asiatic Question Delves into Imperial Unity
In the House of Lords Lord Ampthill questions whether recent Canadian and Transvaal actions on Asiatic immigration prove colonial governments would welcome further discussion. Lord Elgin says a new conference is unwise so soon after the last, but government supports unity and may promote a conference if a real chance arises. Also notes Morning Post on white labor importation and Sweden Norway tensions over neutrality and Aaland isles.
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House of Lords
Lord Ampthill
Transvaal
Lord Elgin
Canada
Morning Post
British Columbia
New Governor of Finland St Petersburg
Despatches report General Von Boeckman named Finland governor and trigger of upheaval among revolutionists and terrorists. Many flee to Sweden as Finland is cleared, aiding Russian efforts to protect figures in St. Petersburg. Police uncover revolutionist headquarters and address lists in Helsingfors. Arrests follow in Helsingfors and Viborg.
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Finland
St. Petersburg
von Boeckman
Sweden
Helsingfors
Viborg
Russia Proposes New Navy Plan for 1917 Budget
Russian admiralty representatives presented a naval program to the national defence commission of the Douma. The plan, to be completed in 1917, covers battleship construction and hydrographic work across several ports. Expenditures rise from 43.5 million in 1908 to 125 million in 1914, then fall to 85 million in 1919 and beyond.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Commission On National Defence
Douma
Russia
Vast Fertile Lands Promised North of Prairie Provinces
Ottawa reports six million acres of good fertile clay land north of the prairies proven to yield wheat. Railway routes to Fort Churchill could foster settlement and local traffic along the line.
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Ottawa
R. E. Young
Department of the Interior
Prairie Provinces
Fort Churchill
Battle With Moors Near Fedala Reported By French Navy
Despatch from Vice Admiral Philibou, Moroccan front commander, details a February 16 and 17 clash 4 point eben fifteen miles southwest of Fedala. French losses include two officers and several soldiers killed, three officers and twenty men wounded. Moorish casualties described as heavy.
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Paris
Philibou
Morocco
Point Eben Fifteen Mes
Fedala
Doukhobors Seek Farms in Western Canada Exiting Veregin Rule
Large numbers of Doukhobors arrive on the British Columbia coast and take jobs in lumber camps and road work while seeking farmland. They denounce Peter Veregin as tyrannical and say their people have been deceived by him.
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New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Iroad
Peter Veregin
Veregin
Premier Scott to Return Home From Saskatchwan
Premier Scott of the Saskatchewan government will return home on March 7. His health is excellent, but he aims to keep it after arriving. A busy House session is expected later this month as the cabinet prepares for a strenuous season.
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Scott
Regina
Saskatchewan
Georgian Bay Canal Scheme and Yukon Railway Bill Update
The railway commission reported a bill on the British Yukon railway with no opposition to extend its lines. Chairman Killam could not give a definite opinion on rates. A bill extends construction start for the Montreal Ottawa and Georgian Bay canal to 1910 and includes a government possession clause with arbitration for costs.
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Georgian Bay Canal
Ottawa
Railway Commission
British Yukon Railway
Graham
Killam
Montreal,Ottawa and
Immigration Rush Expected To Persist In Montreal
Reports received by shipping men indicate the coming immigration season will be as active as last year despite higher passenger rates. Canadian Pacific Railway agents in England report each vessel will be able to handle the expected business, with March sailings for St John heavily booked in second class and steerage.
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Montreal
Tapcherry
Europe
Canadian Pacific Railway
England
C.pr
St. John
Salvation Army Emigrants Set for British Columbia
Salvation Army officials report 500 of 800 emigrants from here will sail to British Columbia under an agreement with the province. General Booth defended the migration policy and stated the Army would continue its program. Officials are considering placing 3,000 to 6,000 men on railway construction projects.
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London
British Columbia
Salvattion Army
Booth
Salvation Army
Vation Army
Washington Denies Interference With Japan Manchuria Tensions
A Washington rumor claimed the United States would protest to Japan over Manchuria. The State Department issued an unequivocal denial. Officials acknowledged complaints and trade losses in the Orient but argued other causes besides Japan’s stance are mainly responsible.
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Washington, D
Japan
Manchuria
State Department
Hart
Department
Orient
Government Ownership Move Promised in Senate
Ottawa Ontario Senator Davis of Saskatchewan will soon introduce a senate resolution urging government ownership and operation of both the telegraph and telephone systems nationwide.
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Ottawa
Davis
Suskatchewan
Senate
Lions Gift Arrives for Pope in Vatican Garden
Two lions presented by the Emperor of Abyssinia arrived and were placed in a cage within the Vatican garden. The Pope admired the gift and seemed to appreciate the gesture.
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Rome
Abyssinia
Vatican Garden
Feeding the Multitude Lesson Refocuses Believers on Christ
In John 6 1 21 the lesson stresses that God reveals Himself in Christ and works through believers to feed the hungry. The miracle of the lad with loaves and fishes shows God’s sufficiency, not human abundance, and calls followers to trust and act. The story links to mission and church work as a civic business of feeding the world with the bread of life.
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American Press Association
Jesus
Japan
China
India
South Africa
John the ‘Baptist
Apestles
Jerusalem
Wwe
Tlim
Philip
Andrew
Zech
Israel
Ordéfiy
Kather
Matthew
Mark
John
Anarchist Plot Across St Petersburg Leads to Mass Arrests
Secret police rounded up over fifty men and women in St. Petersburg suspected of a widespread terrorist plan to assassinate Emperor Nicholas and Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch. Suspects were armed and fought fiercely. ten officers were injured and one killed during arrests near the grand duke's palace. A hotbed of conspiracy yielded firearms dynamite and explosives.
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St. Petersburg
Emperor Nicholas
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Grand Duke’s Palace
MacLean Endured Harsh Torture in Raisuli Capture
Reports from London describe Kaid Sir Harry MacLean, the Scotch commander under Morocccan sultan, subjected to brutal captivity by bandit Raisuli. He endured a fever, starvation, and psychological torment, kept awake by a two-string fiddle played to prevent sleep, leaving him weakened at sixty and likely to require months to recover.
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Fez
Mac‘Lefin
Raisuli
MacLean
Roosevelt Letter on Railroad Wage Reductions Sparks Debate
President Roosevelt asks the interstate commerce commission to investigate railroad wage cuts. Business and financial circles discuss potential economic impact. Labor groups praise the move while some railroad executives including Mr. Harriman warn of harm.
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Roosevelt
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
England's Latest War Opens On Northwest Frontier
London reports a British expedition under General James Willcox from Rhawalpindi to punish the Zaxkakhels, a feared Afridi tribe. On February 5 the force surprised the enemy in Bazar rail and routed them, killing their leader. British troops then destroyed fortified towns, while Zakkakhels wounded three officers and four men.
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England
London
K'James Willcox
Rhawalp
Ndi
North West
India
Bazar Raile
Premier Bannerman in London as PM Campbell-Banner man seriously ill
Health reports on Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, premier of the United Kingdom, dampen government life in London. Dr Thomas Barlow, physician to the king's household, joins Sir Henry's own doctor for consultation while bulletins offer no decisive improvement. Cabinet member describes the condition as very ill.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Thos. Barlow
Henry
Sir Henry
Western Canada railway expansion debated in Parliament
Ottawa discusses extending construction time for several eastern and western Canada lines. A finance clause proposes a $19.25 million capital increase to $50 million with no share calls above 10 percent. Bills cover the Edmonton Yukon & Pacific railway and Canadian Northern projects with Western branch lines from Humboldt to Calgary and beyond, including routes to Lethbridge and up to the Peace River or Yellowhead passes.
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Ottawa
Edmonton, Yukon & Pacific Railway
Canadian Northern Project
Rocky Mountains
Vancouver
McLeod
Brazeau
Yellow Head
Peace River
Canadian Northern
Frosted Grain Concerns at Ottawa Committee Hearing
Dominion seed commissioner G. H. Clark told the agriculture and colonization committee that only about 12 percent of farmers from Port Arthur to the Rocky Mountains faced real hardship from frosted crops. He said western crop failure was unlikely and urged using damaged seed grain and wheat that germinates at least fifty percent, with oats needing four bushels per acre.
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Ottawa
Committee On Agriculture and Colonization
G. H. Clark
Dominion Seed Commissioner
West
Clark
Port Arthur
Rocky Mountains
Withdrawn British Troops Signal Tibetan Peace Bid
The British legation reports withdrawal of British troops from the Chumbi valley in Tibet ahead of a promised Anglo Chinese treaty on Tibetan trade. The move is seen as goodwill to facilitate the agreement. The Dalai Lama, who fled Lhasa in 1904, is expected at Wu Tai in Shansi province, and an envoy delivered Tibetan greetings to power representatives.
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China
Chumbi
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Lassa
Col. Younghusband
Wu Tai
Shansi
Timber Lands Reservation Questions in Ottawa
In the senate Macdonald of British Columbia asked about western timber areas to protect settlers from lumber prices. Scott replied western timber limits were estimated at 150000 square miles in 1903, with 10904 reserved and 8179 disposed of. He added the Natal act by BC had been referred to the justice department for a report.
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Ottawa
Macdonald
British Columbia
R. W. Scott
Lougheed
Scott
Americans May Buy Times London
The Daily Graphic says the London Times may fall into American hands as a syndicate bids $4 250 000 cash. C A Pearson of the Standard and Express had negotiated but withdrew from terms after the American group outbid him.
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Times London
Daily Graphic
London Times
C. A. Pearson
Standard and Express
The
Times
Thunderer
Graphic
United States
Pearson
Unique BC bill bans hiring without wage ad in Gazette
The Socialists introduced a novel measure in British Columbia making it unlawful to hire an employee or domestic servant without first advertising wages and job reason in the British Columbia Gazette. The proposal has no Canadian precedent.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
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