Canadianizing the Foreigner in Western Calgary
Calgary's night English classes for adult foreigners, run by the city under the technical education branch, teach Berlitz immersion to 407 students across five groups. Debates on prohibition, suffrage, and urban life show rising fluency as students from Scandinavia, Slavic, Teutonic, Latin backgrounds study civics and Canadian government, culminating in a notable closing program of recitations and speeches.
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Charles Stokes
Atlantic Seaboard
March of Civilization
Black Hand
Universal Association of Workers
Calgary
Superitendent of
JT. B. Kidner
Berlitz
Alberta
Dominion of Canada
British Empire
Retain Freedom on German East Africa Serfdom Policy
A British paper notes a German governor's reply to a Reichstag motion on abolishing serfdom in German East Africa by 1920. The plan draws criticism from Socialist and Centre deputies. colonial secretary Soïf supports delay. The piece claims native births after 1905 are free, and serfdom is a legacy of tribal warfare and Arab conquest. About 185,000 serfs exist, with numbers shrinking. extinction expected in about fifteen years.
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German East Africa
Protectorate
Reichstag
Centre Party
Soif
East Africa
Zanzibar
Government to Act Saskatchewan Wool Market Policy
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture will act as selling agent for wool growers this season. Wool shipments may be sent in carload lots to Regina in June. The farmer pays shipment, local freight, grading, twine and sacks. the department bears no charge for selling. The aim is to promote quality wool and bulk marketing and to support sheep farming amid 600 flock owners in the province. A bulletin about the policy will be mailed to every wool grower.
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Saskatchewan Department
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Regina
Results of Dominion Experimental Farms grain trials 1913
Summary bulletin No 4 presents the 1913 season results from Dominion Experimental Farms across Canada. It compares varieties grown in Ottawa central farm and other stations, lists recommended varieties and production methods, and highlights Marquis wheat for large yields, good straw, and rust resistance. Copies available from the Department of Agriculture Publications, Ottawa.
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Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Mathematical Genius at Cambridge Readies Ramanujam Adanced Student
Cambridge to admit Ramanujam, Indian mathematical prodigy, as an advanced two year student. Despite flashes of inspiration, he lacks formal training and will not pursue a degree. Authorities aim to develop his gifts while focusing his time on research.
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Cambridge
Ramanuan
Ramanujam
Limit Bag of Wild Ducks to 200 Birds in Ontario
The fish and game committee of the Ontario legislature set the bag limit for wild ducks at 200 birds per season, rejecting Dr. Anderson’s 100 bird proposal. Hon. J. O. Reaume also said he would seek federal action to bar export of wild fowl from the province. Anderson argued the bill targets pot hunters harming the St Disir flats and Rondeau park on Lake Erie.
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Fish and Game Committee
Ontario
Anderson
Southssex
J. O. Reaume
St Disir Flats
St Rondeau Park
Lake Erie
Radium Advised Abandoned as Cancer Cure by Leading Surgeons
A meeting of the American Society for the Control of Cancer heard top physicians declare radium failures outnumber cures 100 to 1. Dr William Mayo of Rochester urged operation as the only sure cure, with radium as a temporary palliation when surgery is impossible. Dr Wood of Columbia University noted no progress and little hope, while J Collins Warren of Harvard Cancer Commission warned progress is slow but progress is possible.
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American Society For the Control of Cancer
William Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Wood
Columbia University
Mayo
J. Collins Warren
Harvard Cancer Commission
Railway building plans in western Canada scaled up
The 1914 railway program outlines extensive grading and track laying across Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan. CPR advances 25 miles from Sterling East and a 15 mile Moose Jaw southwest extension with steel this year, plus 72 miles Monitor Robert, 87 miles west of Weyburn, and 126 miles east from Bassane. GT Pacific concentrates on Prince Albert and Brandon branches, while CN outlines lines to Peace River, Oliver to North Battleford, and light expansions toward Calgary Lethbridge and Swift Current regions.
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Mary
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
C.P.R
Sterling
Sterling, Sask
Weyburn West
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Crow's Nest Pass
Kettle Valley
Monitor-Kerobert
Weyburn
Coronation
Bassane
Ig 206
Saskatchewan River
Grand Trunk Pacific
G.T P
Prince Albert
Young, Sask
Treaty renewal renews arbitration pact with Britain
The 1908 arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain was renewed by exchanged ratifications at the state department. Secretary of State Bryan signed for the United States and Sir Cecil Spring Rice for Britain. The treaty remains in force for five years from ratification and keeps the original form.
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United States
Gre
Britain
State Department
Bryan
Great Britain
Cecil Spring Rice
Senate
Cross Atlantic Flight Feat Predicted in 15 Hours
The article cites Claude Grahame White predicting a 15 hour Atlantic crossing in a luxurious aerial Pullman with dining and sleeping facilities within twenty years. C B Hucks supports the claim noting 140 mph flights and sixteen hour durations by a German pilot, forecasting a rapid sequence of attempts and many following aviators.
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Claude Grahame White
Atlantic
C. B. Hucks
Lowver
St. Petersburg
Hucks
American Wants Seat Among Lords
There is a strong chance the question of whether Lord Fairfax may sit in the house of lords will be decided soon. Fairfax has previously sought a seat among Scottish peerage for the Lords and is again a candidate after the Earl of Leven’s death. His election may not resolve eligibility but could force a formal decision.
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Lords
Lord Fairfax
House of Lords
Scotland
Earl of Leven
Fairfax
Are the Prairies Permanent The Prairie Treelessness Debate
The article argues prairies are no longer treeless due to Forestry Branch reforestation. It notes 24,000,000 trees planted, a Saskatoon branch nursery due to demand, and that fires by natives historically expanded treeless areas. It concludes Manitoba forests are returning and trees will be common across the prairies.
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Canada
Dominion Forestry Branch
Indian Head
Saskatoon
Prairies
Alberta
United States
Manitoba
Forestry Branch
Herrings At Port Arthur Draw Birds To Nuisance Ground
Flocks of gulls fed on discarded herring along the lake shore at Port Arthur and a nearby market garden. The owner had hauled much fish there for fertilizer as birds thickened through winter and spring. Mild fall weather left herring piles unfrozen forcing water loads to haul fish to the nuisance ground due to limited salting facilities.
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Port Arthur
First Ruthenian Church Dedicated in Toronto
A basilica style Ruthenian church believed to be the continent s first of its kind was dedicated in Toronto by Bishop Budka of Winnipeg. Imported from Galicia, the church dates to the fifth century basilica design and cost about 40000 dollars. Austrians and Poles comprise the church s membership.
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Toronto
Budka
Winnipeg
Galicia
The
Churel
Mobile coast defence batteries mounted on rails proposed
French military authorities tout coast defense by railway mounted batteries to secure long coastlines with economy. Mobile guns on wheels cost less than permanent fortifications, can be moved to threatened points, and rails serve peacetime commercial use. Guns include 7.87 inch 6 inch and 4.7 inch howitzers with armored cars. An observation tower rises about 40 feet above rail tops.
Suez Canal Deepened to 29 Feet Across Entire Length
Announcement proclaims the Suez Canal now maintains a 29 foot depth from Port Said to Suez after dredging since the early eighties. Proposals already consider a further dredge to reach 30 feet. Panama’s 50 mile route costs far more yet remains 40 feet deep and 3800 feet wide, narrower and sea level.
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Suez Canal
Orient
Port Said
Suez
Panama Canal
REMOUNTS FOR WAR PURPOSES LEASE AGREED
Hon. Colonel Sam Hughes is authorized to lease 65 000 acres in three townships north of Medicine Hat to the National Livestock Exchange Limited. The lease covers half-bred remounts for military use with annual rent of two cents per acre, requiring at least 1 500 remounts yearly after 1916. The government may purchase horses at up to 250 per head, with Britain’s office reserving rights on remaining stock. The exchange may keep fifty fillies and fifty colts for breeding. The plan aims to boost horse production for war needs.
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Sam Hughes
National Livestock Exchange, Limited
Fourth Meridian
Medicine Hat
Red Deer River
Government of
Canada
War Ofifice
Great Britain
Colonel Hughes
Party Visits New Island Off Bonin Group
A party from the steamer Chefoo examined a newly risen island near Japan's Bonin group. They describe a white, pumice‑covered surface with black cliffs about 200 feet high, surrounded by pumice in a three mile sea. Volcanic activity was observed with black smoke, red glow at night, and a poisonous eastern crater. The captain predicts the land will erode, leaving a central lava mass.
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Bonin Group
Japan
Chefoo
Japanese Crown Prince to Study at Oxford After Vacation
The crown prince of Japan will be sent to Oxford after the summer break, joining two Siamese princes already studying there. The move reflects a rising trend of Oriental royalties pursuing education at Oxford or Cambridge in recent years.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Japan
Siam
Planning for a Canadian Highway Scheme Takes Hold
Interprovincial highway spanning from Atlantic to Pacific gains strong backing from Dominion associations. Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon Motor League supports the plan, with Regina and Moose Jaw to upgrade the Regina Moose Jaw segment. Federal and provincial governments show interest as routes to Lake Superior and onward to the Atlantic are mapped. Trucking and tourism are expected beneficiaries.
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Dominion
Atlantic
Pacific
H. J. Wilby
Dominion Highways Association
Canada
Saskatchewan Motor League
Regina
Saskatchewan
United States
States
Lake Superior
Detroit
Port Floron
Atlantic Ocean
Wilby
Sault Ste. Marie
Fort William
Moose Jaw
Swift Current
Canadian Pacifc
Alberta
Quebec censor board ships films across Canada
Since May 1 last year the Quebec board of censors has examined more than 2,000 miles of moving pictures. About 40,000 feet of film are passed or purged of objectionable features daily. Half as many pictures are condemned now as a year ago. Approved and censored films are exchanged with other Canadian boards for reciprocity.
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Quebec Board of Censors
Boards of Censor
Wealthy English man makes £500000 bid for famous castles
A likely the richest Englishman offers £500,000 to acquire a historic castle or manor with notable architecture and ample bedrooms. He targets Warwick Castle Penhurst Place in Kent Lake of Norfolk and Arundel Castle, seeking Duke of Northumberland to negotiate for Abb ury Park.
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England
Warwick Castle
Penchurch Place
Kent
Lake of Norfolk
Arundel Castle
Duke of Northumberlande
Eare
Abbury Park
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Coast Defence
New Island
Pacific Coast
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