Wireless telephony nearer across seas say experts
A Royal Institution lecture by Dr J A Fleming outlines how loading cables, aerial lines, and wireless systems have extended telephony range. He notes Pupin Heavyside methods, includes Paris Berlin Rome lines, and predicts speech transmission from England to America may be achieved someday with innovations in microphone design and loading techniques.
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England
America
Royal Institution
London
J. A. Fleming
P.R.S
Fecturer
Prof
Pupin
Oliver Heavyside
Columbia College
New York
Heavyside
Denver
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Berlin
Rome
Simplon
General Post
General Post Office
France
Belgium
Ireland
Suffolk
Holland
Pleming
Vanni
Fessenden
United States
Poulsen
Denmark
Colin and
Jeance
Goldschmidt
Germany
Ditcham
Marconi
Atlantic
Saskatchewan roads plan for 1.5 million expenditure
Saskatchewan highways commission discusses a 1,500,600 dollar road and bridge program for the season. By June 1 the staff expects about 1,006 workers at work, with pay at five dollars per day for men and fifty cents per hour for laborers. The High Level Bridge at Saskatoon is to be completed using reinforced concrete and the commission will spend about 100,000 on bridges.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Tarsak
Park for Coquitlam frees land grant by order in council
An order in council authorizes a free land grant for a park project in Coquitlam. The action transfers specified land parcels to the municipal authority for public recreation and community use, signaling government support for urban green space development.
World spread of tropical disease alarms officials
Dr. Ward P Strong head of Harvard Medical School discusses tropical diseases and the Panama Canal. He cautions the greatest peril to the United States and Western Europe is trade disruption from tropical illnesses, not high mortality, and warns yellow fever could move from South America to India while Asiatic cholera could arrive via exchange.
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Losa
Ward P. Strong
Strong
Government Biological Laboratory
Philippines
Manchuria
Harvard Medical
Peru
Seates
Panama Canal
United States
Europe
South America
Guayaquil
India
White men flee Africa for British Dominions
Thousands of whites, mainly Britons, left Cape ports from July to December, a blue book to the South African Parliament shows. General Smuts linked the exodus to labor agitation, warning the white ideal could be shattered. A magnate blamed anarchy and agitation for driving respectable men away, arguing fear of a native rising, not a strong government, spurring departures.
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South Africa
British Dominions
Cape Ports
General Smuts
Union of South Africa
Abor
Preserving Catsup Uses Benzoate of Soda Widely
Inland Revenue lab bulletin reports 14 percent benzoate of soda in tomato catsup samples and 38 percent containing dye. No national standards exist. quality varies and most samples are not condensed. Benzoate of soda cited as safe in minimal amounts with proper labeling, though some states ban its use.
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Inland Revenue Department
Canada
Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada and Home Rule Orange Order in Politics
The London Times Canada correspondent notes Orangemen in Canada place principles above party in key issues and reports intense Toronto activity. He cites about 25,000 members and says Ontario lodges influence public affairs with Ulster leagues growing in secrecy, ready to aid in a civil conflict.
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London Times
Canada
Orange Order
Toronto
Belfast
Orange Association
Ontario
Ulster Leagues
Ulster
Site of Roman Camp is Found
Professor Haverfield announced at the British Academy meeting in Burlington House that a Roman encampment has been located at Ithan Wells Abideenshire the farthest north. Fort walls along Pius between the Forth and Clyde have been fixed with three forts and wall lines. Chester garrison kiln and Wroxeter temple foundations in Italian style were uncovered. Roman rubbish pits were exposed during post office work and London Museum recently acquired a pet named Londinium.
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Great Britain
Haverfield
British Academy
Burlington House
Ithan Wells
Abideenshire
Pius
Forth
Clyde
Chester
Wroxeter
London Museum
Canadian Pacific to enter Philippine trade with Empress of Russia
Shipping circles buzz as Canadian Pacific announces entry into Philippine trade with the Empress of Russia making Manila a port of call on June 11. The line promises a 17 day Manila voyage, down from 28 days, boosting tourist traffic in Manila by carrying many European travelers aboard its Empress ships.
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Russia
Manila
Reed
Europe
Typhus Epidemic Strikes Spain Across Regions
An epidemic of typhus sweeps Spain causing rising deaths and disruption across multiple regions. Health authorities tighten border controls and issue warnings as hospitals face overflow and workers fall ill. Local governments call for quarantines and public hygiene campaigns to curb transmission.
Loew Eyes Northwest Canada Vaudeville Theatre Chain
Marcus Loew, owner of Vancouver Winnipeg and Toronto theatres, contemplates a Northwest Canada theatre chain linking Vancouver to Winnipeg and Toronto. He plans Calgary Edmonton Saskatoon Prince Albert Regina Brandon Moose Jaw and Winnipeg to stage a loop from New York to San Francisco then back through Canada. Financing this project would require millions, but Loew is portrayed as master of millions.
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Marcus Loew
Northwest
Canada
Loew
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
States
Mr. Loew
New York
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Iwew
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Regina
Brandon
Moose Jaw
Buffalo
Rochester
Alberta Coal Output Surges in 1913 with Crow's Nest First
Alberta's 1913 coal production reaches 4,306,346 tons, up 859,997 from 1912, a 500 percent rise over eight years. Crow's Nest district leads with 1,849,435 tons, followed by Lethbridge, Edmonton, and Calgary. 8,608 miners employed, increasing use of machinery and electricity in some mines, plus new mine rescue stations and first aid training. 28 fatal accidents reported, mainly in smaller mines.
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Edmonton
Dominion
Crow's -Nest Pacs
Alberta
Crow's Nest
Lethbridge
Calgary
Coleman
Burmis
Will the Lights be White Willcy Warman Poem
The last poem of Cy Warman, the Poet of the Rockies, written in Philadelphia two weeks before his death, is titled Will the Lights be White. Read aloud at the Bellevue-Stratford before the West Branch YMCA Bureau of Commercial Economics, it contemplates death and fate as an engine and rail journey, the lights signaling safety or danger along the line and at journey’s end.
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Cy Warman
Rockies
Philadelphia
Iodine Endorsed for Diseased Cattle by French Academy
The French Academy of Science backs iodine as a radical cure for cattle diseases including anthrax. Professor Parrier notes that cattle showing eruptions or sores should receive iodine applications, suggesting systemic use to treat infections.
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French Academy of Science
Academy
Porrier
More Land For Indians At Morleyville Reserve Expanded
An additional 12 742 acres were added to the Stomey Indian reserve at Morleyville to secure bay for raising, expanding the reserve as part of the stated government action.
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Stomey
Morleyville
Columbus Governor Grants Yearly Stay in Death Case
Governor Cox of Columbus Ohio grants a respite of one year and a day for Leslie Humphries who is under a death sentence to die in the electric chair. The stay allows Humphries to live in prison with wages turned to his dependents and sets a precedent for future governors if he maintains good conduct. Humphries killed Samuel S Kelly of Lanark West Virginia after robbing him of several hundred dollars and later claimed the killing occurred during a fight.
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Cox
Columbus
Ohio
Leslie Humphries
Humphreys
Humphries
Samuel S. Kelly
Lanark
W.va
Outline of Peace Commission Treaty With Britain
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Secretary Bryan discussed the outline of a peace commission treaty binding the United States and Great Britain to submit unsettled issues to a commission. The convention will take time to perfect before applying to Britain's five great colonies Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Newfoundland for consultation.
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Cecil Spring-Rice
Bryan
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Newfoundland
Trade Commissioner to Canada for British Exhibition Tour
Subscriptions in London are sought to fund a British trade commissioner’s tour of Canada. The aim is to study trade opportunities with the Dominion in light of the Panama Canal opening. It is hoped at least one hundred firms will subscribe £25 each to support the venture.
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Canada
London
Dominion
Panama Canal
Queen Mary arranges English china and laces at royal homes
Queen Mary has organized a private English china museum at Windsor Castle with Wedgewood as her favorite and the collection cataloged. She is also arranging and cataloguing her English laces collection at Buckingham Palace, reflecting a royal focus on decorative arts.
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Queen's Museum
Queen Mary
Windsor Castle
Wedgewood
England
Buckingham Palace
Cunard Chairman Predicts Lower Canada Traffic At Sea Meet
At the Liverpool annual meeting the Cunard chairman forecast a decrease in freight and passenger traffic to Canada this year. He noted that recent direct sailings to New York appeared unfriendly to Queenstown but affirmed the line would preserve its valued through relations and service.
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Canada
Cunard Company
Liverpool
New York
Queenstown
Manitoba Farm Boys Beef Prize Offer for 1915 Show
J D McGregor of the Manitoba Winter Pair association announced a $1,000 prize fund for beef animals shown by boys under 17 at the 1915 Manitoba water fair. The Canadian Bankers' Association matched this grant, creating an all-Canada youth competition with 20 prizes from $100 to $25 and a gold medal for the first prize winner.
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J D. McGregor
Manitoba Winter Pair Association
McGregor
Smale
Winnipeg
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Helfers
Manitoba
Canada
Wolverine added to Banff Zoo in a major mountain capture
A prized wolverine, described as the oldest denizen of the mountains, arrives at Banff Zoo after being trapped by Joe Smith. The specimen, housed near the river in a coyote cage, is noted as vicious and difficult to capture, with a history of killing many deer. it remains shy and untamed, with no known case of taming after capture.
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Banff Zoo
Joe Smith
C.P.R. Construction
Joe
Castle
Banff
Defence Conference Depends On Canada
A British imperial plan seeks a defence conference among Great Britain and dominions. Australia and New Zealand push for Pacific focus and dominion safety, wary of relying solely on the Anglo Japanese alliance. Canada’s consent is sought. debate centers on imperial fleet, naval commitments, and self governing dominions’ role.
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Great Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific
Dominions
Japan
France
Germany
Hiana
United States
Maurice Fitzmaurice
Commonwealth
Ian Hamilton
London
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
William Fergusen Massey
Greymouth
Antipodes
J. H. Cook
Commonwealth of Australis
South Africa
Write Anywhere Sir Gilbert Parker Works
The Canadian novelist Sir Gilbert Parker, author of about twenty five books, notes that he can write under varied conditions. He cites that silence can be painful and that a hand organ nearby is a relief, but he writes usually with ease, dropping works that fail to seize him and continuing when absorbed. He mentions finishing chapters on a railway, and writing others during long journeys between cities.
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Gilbert Parker
Sir Herbert Tree
Sir Gilbert Parker
London
New York
Magnan’s winged machine aims to imitate birds in wind
A new flying device described in Paris by Dr A Magnan seeks to mimic birds by using wind only for propulsion. It features a continuous velplane like a bird with a spreading tail and two tapered wings capable of staying stationary. Mastery of control requires practice, akin to riding a bicycle, with expected difficulty and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the Society of Savants
Paris
A. Magnan
Debrigues Lebailif Claims Inventing Air Brake Not Westinghouse
A 72 year old Frenchman Debrigues Lebailif asserts he invented the compressed air brake in 1868 and that Prince Jerome Bonaparte offered backing. He says his father declined the offer and the device became public domain while Lebailif later profited from other inventions.
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Westinghouse Company
Debruges Lebailif
George Westinghouse
Prince Jerome Bonapart
Lebailif
Surge in Saskatchewan Motor Vehicle Licenses
In Regina the Saskatchewan government reports a rise in motor vehicle licenses. During March 17 percent of licenses were issued and 625 renewals. Last year 101 new licenses were issued with 254 renewals.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Maron
Saskatchewan Approves Small Wool Shipments via Dept of Agriculture
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture announced in Regina that settlers in the province may dispose of small consignments of wool through the department. The move aims to promote mixed farming growth across the region.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Regina
Department of Agriculture
England and Sweden plan joint Antarctic station in 1915
England and Sweden are negotiating a new Antarctic venture likely to begin in 1915. The enterprise would be international in character with a scientific station planned in Graham Land to explore the surrounding area and study southern whale populations.
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England
Sweden
Graham Land
Immigration to Canada fiscal year 1914 totals
Immigration to Canada reached 384,867 for the year ended March 31, 1914, with 142,62% British, 167,530 American, and 134,715 from other countries. The previous year 1913 totaled 402,432 with 150,542 British, 19,000 American, and 112,881 from other nations, a decrease of about 4 percent.
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Canada
Queensland Sugar Product 1913 Employment and Value
Refined sugar worth about £5,060.06 was manufactured in Queensland in 1913. The sugar season employed roughly 40,000 hands in the industry.
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Queensland
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Panama
Harvard Medica
Africa
C.P.R
de Ra
Spain
Western
Britain and
Wolverine
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