Collapse of Quebec Bridge design sparks commission findings
Ottawa reports that the royal commission findings on the Quebec Bridge collapse fault the design for excessive middle span weight while confirming no material flaws. The chief engineer and designer face responsibility questions. remedy plans and financial liability remain unsettled. Also discussed are drastic liquor-license reforms and a plan to reduce saloons by population density.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission
Quebec
Minister of Railways
Council
Commons
Roer
Abso
Fai
Phoenix Company
Phoenix Bridge Company
Cooper
Ater
Aptal
German Emperor on Holiday at Corfu Villa
The German Emperor William II will leave Berlin March 21 for a rest at his Corfu villa. He plans a longer holiday away from England and will travel with a small escort aboard the Hohenzollern. Prince Fürstenberg is expected to join the travelling party as a close advisor.
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Berlin
William
Corfu
England
Constantinople
Turkey
Near East
Impeer Eee Hohenzollern
Genraich
Ionian Waters
Soneth
Prince Fuerstenburg
Possibilities of Carrot River Ottawa
Professor W McInnes of the geological survey told the agriculture committee the Carrot river valley could yield three million acres of converted marsh lands by drainage and Saskatchewan river channel lowering at Grandids and other points. He noted ten thousand square miles show strong vegetable growth and potential for farming.
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Ottawa
W. McInnes
Geological Survey
Committee On Agriculture
Carrot River
Pas
Nelson River
Saskatchewan River
Grandids
Italian ex-minister Nasi jailed for treasury speculation
Nunzio Nasi once minister of public instruction in Italy was sentenced by the senate acting as a high court to eleven months and twenty days in prison for continued speculation from the state treasury. The court found extenuating circumstances and granted permission. Nasi was acquitted on some counts of evidence.
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Rome
Nunzio Nasi
Senate
Sig
Vancouver Invites Admiral Evans Command Visit
City council Vancouver Tourism Association and American club jointly invite the Wee Ania command of Admiral Evans to visit Vancouver. The invitation emphasizes cordial relations and civic welcome from local officials and organizations.
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Fleet Vancouver
City Council
Vancouver Tourist Association
American Club
Wee Ania
Admiral Evans
Vancouver
Portuguese Plot Foiled by Treacherous Lieutenant
A Lisbon revolution plot to dethrone the monarchy and crown a republic was blocked when a young army officer betrayed the conspiracy after learning the king’s assassination. Signals from the national library warned ships and barracks but met no response as the plot collapsed.
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Lisbon
Carlos
Luiz
Was & Y
George's Hill
National Library
Edmonton Award Lets Forty Mile G P. Section Contract
Phelan and Shirley secure the contract for a forty mile G P. division from near Clover Bar through Edmonton to a western point. About 400 teams and as many men worked the spring grading and city work is included. The project will start along the division once access opens and trains are planned to run into Edmonton soon. Portions of the contract have been sublet.
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Edmonton
Phelan & Shirley
G P
Clover Bar
Canadian White Company
Public Ownership Debate in Senate on Utilities
Senator Mc Mullen moved a resolution opposing public ownership and operation of utilities in the Dominion. He warned of rising discussion, cited the Intercolonial as a caution, and said ministers failed to make it pay, predicting continued deficits until placed under an independent commission.
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Ottawa
Senate
McMullen
Canada
Dane funds first regular army motor corps
A wealthy Danish benefactor has designated his fortune to the government to form a motor cycle corps for the Danish army. The unit will be equipped with 100 motorcycles each carrying Gen. Madsen’s hand machine gun, firing 500 rounds per minute, marking the world’s first regular army motor corps.
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Motor Cycle Corps
Copenhagen
Madsen
Silent firearm patent granted to Hiram P Maxim
Inventor Hiram Percy Maxim son of Sir Hiram Maxim receives a patent for a silent firearm. Experts say the device could revolutionize arms as gun discharge becomes practically noiseless using various munition types from lead bullets to forged steel with smokeless powder.
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New York
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hiram Maxim
Marconi Predicts 20 000 Words Daily Soon
Signor Marconi told the Liverpool chamber of commerce that within about four months the latest apparatus would be ready and they should be able to transmit at least 20 000 words a day. The optimistic forecast came during his address on Telegraphy through science and its commercial applications.
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Marconi
London
Signor
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Bread of Life in John Six Sunday Lesson
In John chapter six the discourse on bread from heaven frames eternal life as a gift from the Father. The commentator explains belief as receiving Christ and coming to Him, contrasting earthly hunger with eternal sustenance, and notes how faith leads to forgiveness, life, and heavenly naming. The piece urges sinners to seek mercy and trust in Jesus as the risen, reigning Savior who saves and transforms.
Faith and salvation through Christ's sacrifice inspire eternal gratitude
A devotional reflection cites Romans 8 32 on God's generosity in giving His Son and urges believers to live by Christ in humility trusting His love. It emphasizes eternal life, a resurrection body, a kingdom and glory as gifts of grace to believers who remain thankful and faithful.
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Rom
Will Place Inspectors Along Boundary
The Dominion government plans a new boundary immigration system with twelve inspectors from the coast to Ross. A Canadian officer at Seattle will examine ticket buyers for Canadian cites. Twenty five Italian laborers on a railway project near Cloverdale were ordered deported after violating alien labor law. They reentered the U S via Blaine and were shipped back, showing why Blaine needs an immigration official.
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Boundary Vancouver
B. C
Dominion
Rossand
Seattle
Cloverdale
Canada
Bellingheon
Blaine
Seslers Complaint on Behring Sea Sealing Crisis
Joseph Boscovitz of Victoria Canada presses James Bryce to unite Dominion Imperial and U S efforts to curb Japanese sealing in Behring Sea. The Pars award limits not followed by Japan allowing near monopoly and rapid extermination. Canada’s fleet dwindled from fifty to five with others idle near Victoria.
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Seslers
Ottawa
Pacific Coast
James Bryce
Joseph Boscovitz
Victoria
B. C
United States
Behring Sea
Canada
Hill plots parallel to CPR line from Brandon to Calgary
J J Hill has mobilized hundreds of engineers along a fourteen hundred mile stretch from Brandon to Calgary and plans to parallel the CPR system across that distance. Two years ago he prepared for the project but withdrew due to low mood. He owns extensive land in three provinces, with headquarters at Medicine Hat and lines extending to Edmonton.
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C.P.R
Winnipeg
J. J. Hill
Brandon
Calgary
Hill
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Vancouver finds hill of gold at Wreck Bay
Victoria reports a bank of sand 100 feet high at Wreck Bay rich in gold. Walter Myles, Yukon miner, assays show five to fifteen cents per pan and yields from 43.20 to 104.40 dollars per ton. The land spans millions of tons as Myles files eight claims. Colorado capitalists show interest and development begins immediately.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Wreck Bay
Walter Myles
Yukon
Myles
Colorado
Senators Laud U S Navy After First Inquiry
Washington senate committee on naval affairs reports satisfaction with the first day inquiry into battleships and cruisers. They deem Reuterdahl critics in a monthly magazine unwarranted and say the United States Navy ships are among the best in the world.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Reuterdahl
United Or Navy
Harvester Firm Sees Hiring Boom If French Treaty Adopted
The International Harvester local office confirms the country would double output here if the French treaty is adopted, gaining $7 to $9 per binder and $6 to $8 per mower. It plans to add about 1,800 workers to the payroll.
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Hamilton
International Harvester Company
Couny
Petition Seeks Navy Budget Limit to One Battleship
Senator Hale presents a petition signed by Bishop Henry C. Potter and clergy urging naval funding be limited to one battleship, opposing the plan to spend over 60 million dollars on four new battleships.
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Washington
United States Navy
Senate
Hale
Committee On Naval Affairs
Henry C. Potter
New York
Turkey Faces Possible War Over Macedonian Tensions
Constantinople clutches at fear as Sir Edward Grey and other powers press for action in Macedonia. The sultan and advisers show a readiness to fight rather than yield, while German support and Metternich’s London speech influence expectations of fast reforms and a regional explosion.
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Constantinople
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Macedonia
Great Britain
Levant
Europe
Prince Bulow
Speaing
Reichstag
Germany
Jin
Ambassador Metternich
London
England
Seed Testing Boom Presses Ottawa Lab
The seed division of agriculture reports a historic surge in demand this spring after an early frost affected grain vitality. The government seed testing lab has processed 4800 samples and now issues 100 to 120 daily reports with germination percentages weed seeds vigor and advice on sowing profitability.
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Ottawa
Seed Division of Agriculture
Northwest
Discordant Note in Anglo German Talks After Naval Debate
Berlin notes a new discord in Anglo German relations as British parliamentarians and publicists react to naval estimates. German naval men praise modest proposals while officials feel resentment at English remarks portraying Germany as a world peace threat. Conservative papers also fear Germany is cast as a mischief maker.
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Berlin
England
Ambassador Metternich
London Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Hudson Bay Line Progress Near Etomami
The Canadian Northern reports a large winter workforce on the Hudson Bay line from Sask toward Pas Mission at the Saskatchewan and Carrot rivers junction, about 100 miles south of Etomami. One-quarter of the line is finished with Fort Churchill survey at 425 miles from the start.
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H. B. Railways
Etiomani, Sask
Canadian Northern
Hudson Bay
Prince Albert
Pas Mission
Saskatchewan
Carrot
Etomami
Fort Churchill
Ottawa officer to wear two foreign decorations
Commander William Ba four Macdonald of the royal navy, son of Senator Macdonald of British Columbia, has received the king's permission to wear two recently bestowed foreign decorations one from the king of Sweden and the other from the emperor of Germany.
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Ottawa
William Bafour Macdonald
Royal Navy
Macdonald
British Columbia
Sweden
Germany
Ontario Liquor Law Amendment Aims Local Option Cut
The Ontario government plans to amend the liquor license act to lower the local option disability from 60 percent to 55 percent. The move has temperance support and is favored by a government majority.
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Toronto
Ontario
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