Immigration Trends Boost Best British and American Settlers
Ottawa reports immigration in early year shows fewer arrivals via ocean ports to Canada, with a shift toward British settlers on land or farm labor and a slight rise in American settlers in the west. Nine months total arrivals down 46 percent from last year, while U S arrivals edge up slightly. Paper famine fears rise as strikes cut US output and Canadian mills face shortages.
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Ottawa
Immigration Department
Bonita
Ocean
Canada
United States
Canada Grain Yields Across Provinces Reported
Agricultural department reports place 1924 wheat yields in Manitoba at 51,748,000 bushels 17 bushels per acre Saskatchewan 35,940,000 bushels 15 per acre and Alberta 8,130,000 bushels 30 per acre The oat totals show Manitoba 50,267,000 bushels 38 per acre Saskatchewan 29,763,000 bushels 32 per acre and Alberta 25,451,000 bushels 49 per acre The wheat crop for Ontario totals 17,264,000 ashels and the barley crop stands at 21,570,000 bushels with hay and clover at 5,329,000 tons.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Agricultural Department
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Slave Gift Sparks Ottawa Montreal Railway Stir
A copper colored slave named Abu-el-Kadr was gifted to George Ham of the CPR by explorer M. De Conley in Montreal. The slave was told to obey Ham, causing embarrassment. Ham returned the gift to the Windsor Hotel noting CPR officials cannot accept gifts.
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C.P.R
Montreal
Abu-el-Kadr
George Ham
M. de Conley
Ham
Mr. Ham
Windsor Hotel
Premier Ward condemns militarism in New Zealand
London reports Premier Ward told a Wellington meeting that attempts to stir militarism in New Zealand must be resisted. He argued a volunteer system is needed to meet imperial suggested threats and warned the shadow of the east hangs over Australia.
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London
Wellington
N.Z
Ward
New Zealand
Australia
Young Toronto Musician Named Organist at Knox Church
The Knox Presbyterian Church on Spadina avenue offers the organist post to Ernest McMillan though under 16. He will start November 1. McMillan, son of Rev. Alexander McMillan, showed early musical promise and is a noted Toronto talent.
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Toronto
Knox Presbyterian Church
Spadina Avenue
Ernest McMillan
Alexander Mcc Millan
Presbyterian Church
Mimico
Duke of Marlborough Eyes Canada Cattle Import Views
London report notes the Duke of Marlborough will press the president of the board of agriculture for the government stance on importing Canadian cattle. The inquiry signals debate over cattle imports and policy direction.
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London
Canadian Associated Press
Duke of Marlborough
Board of Agriculture
Imperial Postal Orders Involving Canada and Australia
London Postmaster-General Buxton says he invited Canada and Australia to join an imperial postal order system but neither has yet agreed to adopt it.
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London
Buxton
Canada
Australia
Everybody May Fly Prediction From Balloonist
London reports Frank Hedges Butler, fresh from Le Mans after an ascent in Wilbur Wrights aeroplane, predicts aeroplanes will cost under 500 dollars within ten years. He envisions land lighthouses, night lamps on aircraft, speeds up to 200 mph, rapid cross channel travel, sea flotation, larger planes carrying more passengers, and exploration over the north pole, Central Africa forests, Australia, and the Sahara.
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London
Frank Hedges Butler
le Mans
Wilbur Wright
Butler
Trinity Board
North Pole
Central Africa
Australia
Sahara Desert
War Scare Persists as Balkans Tensions Mount
Paris reports nervous French officials over Balkans tension and a proposed international congress. Turkey shows impatience as Bulgaria has not officialized the Ferdinand backed assurance. Sofia says Malinoff refuses Ferdinand’s peaceful settlement advice and prefers war to indemnity.
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Paris
Balkans
Turkey
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Sofia
Malinoff
Explorer Baldwin Aims Roosevelt Pole Expedition
Arctic explorer E. E. Baldwin seeks President Roosevelt for an expedition to the North Pole. He plans to sail north in a steamship to ride drifting ice floes that he believes move from Behring Straits to Greenland, crossing the pole on the world’s top.
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Roosevelt
Pole
Washington
North Pole
E. E. Baldwin
Baldwin
Behring Straits
Greenland
Peary
Grand Trunk Pacific Plans Manitoba Alberta Line
Ottawa reports Reliable information that the Grand Trunk Pacific intends to build a new line to compete for wheat traffic. The route would start north of Brandon, enter Brandon, then west into southern Alberta reaching coal districts, a move to cover key territory.
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Ottawa
Ont
Grand Trunk Pacific
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Brandon
War in Near East Seen Inevitable Says Bay Pasha
Montreal reports Colonel Bay Pasha returned to Constantinople after a secret mission and declares in an interview that war in the near east is inevitable. He emphasizes the likelihood of broad hostilities and geopolitical tension affecting the region.
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Montreal
Bay Pasha
Constantinople
Near East
Kaiser Opens Parliament in Berlin Speech
Emperor William opened the Prussian parliament in Berlin and spoke on the Balkan situation. He said Germany seeks less aggression than other powers and favors a peaceful solution to the current difficulties.
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Berlin
William
Balkan
Germany
David and Absalom Clash and a Nation in Mourning
A Sunday School commentary on 1 Samuel 18 24 33 and Romans Philippians and Isaiah themes portrays David’s retreat from Absalom the ensuing battle and Absalom’s death. It links Ahithophel’s betrayal to divine sovereignty and urges believers to heed watchmen tidings and share the gospel with urgency.
Menace to Canada immigration debate in The Times
The Times correspondent warns that southeastern European immigration threatens Canadian politics and questions granting voting rights to immigrants. He notes Western Canada imitates U S models, laments Canada’s lack of humor, and describes Canadians as rigid.
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London
Times
Canada
United States
Secrets of Wall Street Gambling Pools Revealed at Morse Trial
In New York the Morse trial exposes how Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis allegedly used National Bank of North America funds to gamble in stocks. Prosecutors detail vast stock pools of 1905 and 1906 funded by depositors without their knowledge through dummies and bogus loans.
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New York
Wall Street
Charles W. Morse
Morse
National Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
Curtis
United States
Stimson
Advocates Visit to Canada
The Saturday Times editorial notes fault with Englishmen abroad but defends tours by British statesmen to overseas dominions, arguing there is merit in such visits and highlighting the British emphasis on national pride and engagement.
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London
Eng
Vancouver
Saturday Times
the Times
Cape Delegates Debate Unification at Durban Convention
At Durban Natal a Cape delegation splits over unification with many favoring a compromise between unification and federation to avoid wrecking the convention. The colored vote issue prompts a suggestion to abolish the color line and raise the franchise standard, though many whites could be excluded.
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Cape Town
Durban
Natal
Cape
South Africa
Veterans' Land Scrip Issued for South African Volunteers
The department of the interior announces readiness to issue warrants to over one thousand South African volunteers who applied for land bounty under the act. Applicants should promptly inform the department whether they want land or cash scrip. once advised, scrip will be issued.
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Ottawa
Department of the Interior
Department
Canada’s Political Ideal Emphasized by The Standard
The Standard argues in an editorial that Canada should follow the old country rather than imitate the United States in public life and administrative honor, acknowledging some U.S. ideals but insisting the Dominion’s best path lies with imperial heritage.
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London
the Standard
Canada
United States
Dominion
Walker's BankingIdeas Praised by Times Editorial
The Times editorial l usage warmly notes B. E. Walker's suggestions at the Bankers' Association convention. It commends his careful stance on Canada as a model, even before a learned audience of bankers.
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Walker
London
The
Times
B. E. Walker
A Bankers’ Association
Canada Sends Tribute to Nelson Monument
London observers note a maple leaf tribute from the Esquimault branch among decorations for the Nelson monument during the Trafalgar Square commemoration of the University of Trafalgar being held.
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London
Eng
Trafalgar Square
University of Trafalgar
Esquimault
Arable Land in North Brings Hope of Farming Route
William McInnes of the Geological Survey reports a clay belt suitable for cultivation extends about 100 miles north from Nelson river to Churchill river along the Hudson Bay route. He notes Lac La Rouge shows copper gold and silver claims. samples await assay results.
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Geological Survey Department
Hudson Bay
Ottawa
Hudson’s Bay
Sagketchewan
Churchill River
William McInnes
McInnes
Lac la Rouge
Great Britain Rules Out Turkish Concession at Near East Talks
A semi official London statement outlines Britain stance on a Near Eastern conference. Britain agrees to no measure endangering Turkey's constitution or integrity and rejects any plan not approved by Turkey. The Dardanelles issue is not to be raised and Crete's fate will be settled by the four powers with Turkish consent.
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London
Great Britain
Turkey
Dardenelles
Russia
Crete
Princess of Wales Presents Banner to Toronto University
Incidental to the honorary degree ceremony for Lord Milner at Toronto University, the Princess of Wales sent a banner through Sir Mortimer Clark. The banner marks appreciation for messages from the Prince on behalf of Canada and will be placed in Convocation Hall.
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Toronto
Lord Milner
Toronto University
Princess of Wales
Mortimer Clark
University
Quebec
Canada
Convocation Hall
Deportation from Oshawa Ties Family Hustle to London
A man with a wife and seven children sought police court aid claiming deportation from Canada five weeks earlier after two years of work there. The magistrate asked why he was expelled and he said he was ordered to quit suddenly for lacking permanent employment. Investigations are ongoing.
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Canada
London
Oshawa
Ont
British House Questions Balkan Situation
In the house of commons Sir Edward Grey said communications among powers continue to seek an agreement on the programme for the proposed conference. The foreign secretary noted active exchanges aim to secure a workable path to the Balkan talks.
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London
House of Commons
Balkan
Edward Grey
Salvation Army urges empire aid for unemployed
London reports Commissioner Nicol of the Salvation Army proposes the British government cooperate with Australia South Africa and British Columbia to send troopship loads of honest and healthy poor to those countries as relief for unemployment.
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London
Nicol
The
Salvation Army
Australia
South Africa
British Columbia
Canada ought to have faster mail service to Great Britain
G. B. Hunter of Mauretania builders favors the St. Lawrence route and hints Canard may re-enter the Canadian line. He cites business and sentiment urging faster mail service to Great Britain.
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Montreal
G. B. Hunter
Mauretania
St. Lawrence
Canard Company
Canada
Great Britain
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