Canada Gets the Best Class of Immigrants for 1909
Winnipeg reports Ottawa expects a large influx of top settlers from the United States and Europe this spring. Immigration commissioner J. Bruce Walker cites improved quality and higher capital among newcomers, plus open lands under the 1908 Land Act and strong government propaganda.
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Winnipeg
J. Bruce Walker
Europe
Boards of Guardians
Great Britain
Dominion
United States
Prairie
Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
Ohio
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Texas
Southwest
Notable attractions at Walker Theatre Winnipeg
Winnipeg manager C P Walker of the Walker Theatre announces upcoming bookings including The Right of Way and The Wolf. Lillian Russell returns in Firefly, with The Gingerbread Man and Brewster's Millions among other notable engagements. Also scheduled are A Stubborn Cinderella Girls Merry Widow The Red Mill and The Girl Behind the Counter with Lew Fields and company.
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Winnipeg
C. P. Walker
Walker Theatre
Canada
The
Leld
Gilbert Parker
Eugene Walters
Washington
Lillian Russell
Automobile Troops Tested In Mass War Transport
The War Office plans a large scale experiment on March 17 to move a battalion of infantry from London to Hastings and back in motor vehicles. Several hundred cars will carry officers, men, and gear over about 150 miles, with machine guns, ammunition, medical stores, and camp equipment. The effort follows prior successes with motor buses and aims to expand use of taxicabs in national defense. government subsidies cover 2,000 taxis with plans to raise to 4,000.
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London
War Office
Hastings
Automobile Association
Standard Oil Co Wins Not Guilty Verdict Retrial
Judge Anderson ended the retrial of the Standard Oil company of Indiana and ordered a verdict of not guilty on all counts. The suit had involved a lower court fine of over 29 million dollars. The Taft administration repudiated past blunders in the department of justice in the Standard Oil cases. A public statement was prepared in the Attorney General’s office and approved by President Taft.
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Chicago
Anderson
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Washington
Taft
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Standard Oil
White House
Wickersham
French Treaty Limits French Tariff to Canadian Cattle
Ottawa reports the revised supplementary convention with France to parliament lists Canadian products under the minimum tariff as oxen cows bulls bullocks steers and heifers, excluding fat animals. Animal condition must be sworn by French agriculture agents. The treaty takes effect after ratifications exchange and lasts ten years with one year notice allowed for termination.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
France
Captain Stirling Wins Absolute Divorce in Edinburgh
The court of sessions granted Capt. Alexander Stirling an absolute divorce from Clara Elizabeth Taylor, a noted American stage beauty. Custody of their child was awarded to the captain. Mrs. Stirling’s counter petition alleging love for Mrs. Atherton was rejected. Her lawyers plan an appeal.
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Edinburgh
Court of Sessions
Alexander Stirling
Clara Elizabeth Taylor
Acts and the Apostles Study Guide Lesson Series 1909
A condensed lesson series by Rev. D. M. Stearns covering Acts chapters 1 through 9. Golden texts accompany each lesson, focusing on the ascension, Pentecost, Peter and John miracles, early church life, persecution, Stephen’s martyrdom, and the spread to Samaria and beyond with Philip, Aeneas, and Dorcas.
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D. M. Stearns
American Press Association
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Christ
Peter
Joel
Jesus Christ
Simon Peter
Israel
David
John
Moses
Abraham
Cain
Abel
Heaven
Jesus
Stephen
Samaria
Philip
The
Aeneas and
Dorcas
Aeneas
Sonsa
Canada endorses Imperial General Staff plan
Ottawa reports Sir Frederick Borden laid before the Commons the correspondence on Canada accepting the War Office proposal for an Imperial General Staff. The Army Council notes dominions may lack definite guarantees for contingents, yet loyalty may aid rapid decision in war. An order in council February 10 confirms Canada’s endorsement while keeping the Canadian section under national control.
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Ottawa
Frederick Borden
Commons
Canada
War Office
Imperial General Staff
Colonial Conference
Imperial Army Council
Army Council
Se Ili
General Staff
Minister of Militia
Russia Arms for Possible European Clash
The regime voted 5 million dollars to prepare the Balkan fleet and 20 million to restore army stores and munitions depleted since the Japanese war. Deputy Guchkoff accused the cabinet of unpreparedness and questioned whether Russia’s commanders are fit to lead if war breaks out. Stolypin and Iswol sky urged suppressing further exposures to avoid hastening crisis.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Balkan
Guchkoff
Stolypin
Iswolsky
Kaiser seeks newspaper advice to govern empire
The Kaiser plans to use six state departments to distribute clippings from newspapers. He believes that public opinion is misrepresented by court officials and wants an independent check on information flows to curb biased reporting.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Letters Claim Canada Faces Massive Unemployment Problem
In London a Montreal writer argues in the Morning Leader that tens of thousands in Canada lack work or homes. Frank J. Robinson of Westmount says Montreal alone has 20,000 to 30,000 unemployed while ships still bring new immigrants, accusing English papers of concealing the truth.
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London
Canada
Frank J. Robinson
Westmount
Montreal
Morning Leader
Robinson
Rush of Settlers Begins in North Portal
The rush of settlers has fairly started for the season with about twenty cars of effects and stock arriving daily. Distribution is even between Alberta and Saskatchewan as 40 cars recently arrived and passenger trains remain heavily loaded.
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North Portal
Sask
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Government Bill Aims Rail Crossing Protections
Hon. Geo. P. Graham explains a government proposal to create a Railway Grades Crossings fund with 200 000 yearly for five years. The plan limits federal aid to 20 percent of each crossing and up to 5 000 per crossing, expanding the Railway Commissioners’ powers.
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Ottawa
Geo. P. Graham
Dominion
G. P. Graham
Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners of Canada
Graham
Board of Railway Commissioners
Federal Treasury
Railway Commission
Government Can Tax Railway Lands in Alberta Decision
Chief Justice Sifton of the Alberta Supreme Court held the province may tax CPR lands for local improvements and school purposes. The ruling covers about 196 quarter sections, with back taxes dating to 1903 in some cases. The government aims to tax all CPR land in Alberta, signaling momentum in the case.
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Edmonton
Alta
Sifton
Supreme Court of Alberta
Province of Alberta
C.P.R
C. and E. Land Company
R. B. Bennett
Calgary
C. & E. Land Company
Woods
Alberta
Man revived by new respirator in Norfolk incident
Moses Goodman was pronounced dead after gas asphyxiation in his Norfolk home. Professor F. Poe invented the respirator used to revive him, marking its first human trial after prior animal experiments. The device delivered large quantities of pure oxygen to his lungs over several hours to restore breathing.
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Norfolk
Moses Goodman
Eighth Ward
F. Poe
Goodman
New Pacific Steam Line Aims at Nicaragua Trade
New York investors plan a Pacific steamer line rivalling the Jebsen route. They secured concessions from Nicaragua and intend to mirror United Fruit’s Atlantic success. Initial service may run San Francisco to Corinto with potential expansion to Puget Sound and British Columbia.
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Victoria
B.C
North Pacific Coast
Nicaragua
Jebsen
New York
Pacific
United Fruit Company
Atlantic
San Francisco
Corinto
Puget Sound
British Columbia
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Dead Man
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