England Exults Over Taft Victory Impending Prosperity
British press portrays Taft win as sign America will enter a long era of prosperity. London observers say Taft’s election steadies the presidency amid Balkan tensions and war scares, with England likely to benefit from renewed American industrial vigor. The Times and other papers emphasize the lighter campaign aftermath.
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United States
London
W. H. Taft
Republican Party
Daily Telegraph
America
England
Times
Question of Army Desertions
In Paris the Taft election mood raised by financial optimism is dampened by Germany's Casabl anca dispute stance. German deserters from the French foreign legion prompt arbitration on the legal right to protect its subiscy. France rejects a fact-finding arbitration and maintains its position.
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Paris
Taft
Germany
Casablanca
Foreign Legion
Subicy
France
Intoxicants in Church Communion in Barrie Session
The provincial W C T U held its annual session in Barrie to discuss communion wine use. Mrs Hamar of Welland warned of danger as children seek the sacrament for taste. Mrs Barney of Rhode Island described wine smell as hell fire to new pledgers, amid concerns over cigarettes among girls.
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Barrie
W.c.1t.u
Hamar
Welland
Barney
Rhode Island
W.C.T.U
Dinamite Blast Kills Seven Italians and Foreman in Ontario Pit
In Dryden Ontario seven Italian workers plus the gang foreman died when dynamite exploded in a borrow pit near McLean contract works. All victims perished instantly. cause remains unknown though thawed or inferior dynamite is suspected as fatalities rise with approaching winter.
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Dryden
R. D. McLean
Geo. H. Webster
Here
Over Three Hundred Whales On West Coast Trip
The steam whaler St. Lawrence, sailing with Orion, arrived in port after a season along Vancouver Island. From Kyuquot the vessel claimed a world record by gathering over 500 whales, including 281 humpbacks, 66 sulphur bottoms, ten finbacks, and one sperm whale, as the season closed.
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Victoria
B.C
St. Lawrence
Orion
Vancouver Island
Kyuquot
G T P Holds Burrard Inlet Site Under Option
Vancouver reports that Heaps mill and the harbor at Burrard Inlet are under option to the G T P. It is believed the railway seeks to buy all steamers of the Union Steamship Company's coastwise fleet.
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G.T.P
Vancouver
B.C
Heaps
Burrard Inlet
G. T.P
Union Io Company
Roosevelt Declines Privileges For African Preserves
London report says the colonial office offered President Roosevelt access to Africa’s government shooting preserves. He declined, stating he wished to be treated only as a private citizen and did not desire special privileges.
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London
Colonial Office
Roosevelt
Africa
Spe
Britain plans world cruise of battle ships
London reports the British government considers sending a fleet around the globe after studying American navy maneuvers. Admiralty officials would not confirm any voyage with no information available.
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London
Admiralty
Europe
Great Britain
Atlantic
Dinner of Eagles Wings at Hotel Astor for Canadian Camp
The Canadian Camp hosts its semi annual dinner on November 13 at the Hotel Astor. Prof H C Bumpus will discuss hunting big game near New York. Will Carleton serves as toastmaster with several speakers planned on wilderness charm, hobbies, and a fish story evolution.
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New York
Hotel Astor
H. C. Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
Will Carleton
George L. Porter
John Achorn
Gilbert Evans
Elwood Worcester
D.D
Emmanuel Church
Boston
Trains Expected From Lake Superior Junction
Rail service near Fort William to reach the city within twelve days as Grand Trunk Pacific completes two trestles and six miles of steel. Divisional Engineer Knowlton stated work is nearing finish with seven days for the first trestle one day for the second and four days to lay the remaining six miles.
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Fort William
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Lake Superior
Knowlton
Grand Trunk Pacific
Roosevelt's Hunting Tour Sets Sail to Africa
Nine days after Roosevelt's inauguration plans show he will begin a nine day trip to Africa for big game. He will travel with son Kermit as photographer and will be joined by a Navy official and a Smithsonian professor. They depart on the Koenig Albert on March 13 and reach Naples on March 25 before heading to Africa.
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Roosevelt
New York
Africa
Kermit
Navy Department
Smithsonian Institute
Naples
Isthmian Canal Seen Finished by 1913
The Isthmian canal commission released figures indicating completion around 1913, not January 1915, with 53,788,593 cubic yards dug since May 1, 1904 and 88,211,407 cubic yards remaining. Engineers expect monthly increases in excavation to finish ahead of earlier forecasts.
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Washington, D. C
Goethals
Great Water Power Scheme Advances in Fort Frances
Work on the Fort Frances water power project has resumed with over 100 men employed and expectations for more. If conditions remain favorable, completion is anticipated within a year. Pulp mills saw mills and flour mills are planned for construction in the coming spring.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Preparing for War In Vienna Supply Trains Move to Front
War preparations widen as trains depart Vienna towards the Servian front with provisions tents and arms. Budapest and Olmütz dispatch additional supply convoys while frontier reports remain scarce and hint at serious conditions.
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Vienna
Budapest
Olmutz
Cable Rate Reduction Denied by Postmaster General
London. In the house of commons Postmaster-General Buxton said no proposal had been made by the Canadian government for a reduction of cable rates. Ambassador Reede, speaking at a banquet, wished success to a penny a word cable movement.
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London
House of Commons
Buxton
Reede
God governs rulers and hearts in kingly affairs today
The lesson outlines God’s sovereign rule over kings and events, noting that Adonijah’s usurpation failed despite support from Abiathar and others. It highlights faithful figures like Nathan, Zadok, and Benaiah who upheld Solomon, fulfilling God’s promise to establish David’s throne and foreshadowing Jesus as the true heir.
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American Press Association
Earth
Herod and Pilate
Israel
Christ Jesus Our Lord
David
Adouijah
Solomon
Joab
Abiathar
Adonijah
Absalom
Nathan
Zadok
Benaiah
Jehoiada
Bathsheba
Judah
Jesus
Jerusalem
Mackenzie King Named Canada's Delegate to Pekin Opium Conference
Ottawa reports W L Mackenzie King M P representing North Waterloo in the Commons as Canada's delegate to the quinquennial conference in Pekin in January on opium traffic suppression. He led a Vancouver inquiry and backed a Canadian bill, and will depart at month end for Pekin, likely staying till March.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
M. P
Canada
Pekin
Ottawa
North Waterloo
Commons
King
Vancouver
United States
Washington
Wilfrid Laurier
Imperial
Taft Cabinet Forecast by Friends Revealed
Taft's announced cabinet list includes Frank H. Hitchcock as postmaster general Elihu Root as secretary of state George Von L Meyer as secretary of the treasury Luke E Wright as secretary of war William Loeb Jr as secretary of the navy James Rudolph Garfield as secretary of the interior Frank B Kellogg as attorney general James Wilson as secretary of agriculture Oscar Strauss as secretary of commerce and labor The forecast, though not ethically endorsed, gains credence as the likely lineup from Taft's close circle.
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Chicago
Ill
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
Elihu Root
New York
George von L. Meyer
Treasury
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
William Loeb, Jr
Navy
James Rudolph Garfield
Ohio
Interior
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
James Wilson
Iowa
Oscar Strauss
New
Sun Focused Ore Extraction Invention From Johannesburg
An Johannesburg inventor unveils a solar ore extraction method. A metal cylinder with a carbon crucible is aimed at the sun to concentrate rays, melting metal pieces inside at a reported temperature of 2 450 degrees.
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Johannesburg
Testing New Gun in Park Demonstrates Besobausoff War Engine
In St Petersburg a military test of the Besobausoff war engine was conducted in a large park with the public barred. Initial silent projectiles flew several miles but missed targets. later pellets showed improved accuracy. Experts say with further refinements the device could replace existing heavy artillery.
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St. Petersburg
Will Rush Work On New Elevator
A new $500000 elevator project for Port Arthur with 1 500 000 bushel capacity will be built by the Thunder Bay Elevator company. Principal promoters are W Williams C B Piper and Nicholas Rawlf of Winnipeg. Construction starts immediately and the city grants twenty years tax exemption.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Thunder Bay
W. McWilliams
C. B. Piper
Nicholas Rawlf
Winnipeg
Fisherman alert as rogue Liverpool buoy roams Atlantic
A wind driven buoy from Liverpool has broken its moorings and drifts across the Atlantic sounding a shrill whistle. Captains and mariners fear its ear piercing noise signals shoal water and may tempt them to abandon their course or fear grounding.
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Liverpool
Atlantic Ocean
Immely
Calgary Land Entries See Busiest October on Record
October saw 602 land entries granted by the local land office averaging 26 days with 106000 acres released to settlers. A large tract will hit the market toward November end, signaling another rush. October customs returns reach 37015 in the local office.
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Calgary
Ocal
Uneasy Silence Over Casa Blanca Incident Between France and Germany
Berlin faces ominous mutterings amid the Casa Blanca affair with no war talk, but diplomats warn of strategic aims by Chancellor von Bülow. French Ambassador Cambon urges caution as ambas sies weigh expressions of regret and arbitration.
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France
Germany
Berlin
Casablanca
von Bulow
Cambon
Casablancs
Vancouver halibut fishery faces severe depletion
The Vancouver Board of Trade urged Ottawa to protect Pacific coast halibut. H H Watson warned the stock is depleted with fish now weighing ten to twelve pounds, down from fifty to sixty pounds, while about 130 American poachers operate in Canadian waters. Canadian catches reached 39,000 tons shipped east from Seattle, compared with 13,000 tons from Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Board of Trade
Ottawa
Pacific Coast
H. H. Watson
Seattle
Weather Delays Ocean Liners and Pilot Plunges to Sea
Severe storms off Quebec delay ships as Ionian leaves Montreal. A river pilot could not land at Father Point and is believed to be en route to Glasgow after abandoning the approach.
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Montreal
Quebec
Ionian
Father Point
Glasgow
Naturalist Halkett Visits White Bear Lake for Stocking Survey
Carlyle.A. Halkett of Ottawa’s marine and fisheries department conducts an official inspection in western Canada. Accompanied by Councillor G. A. Marsh, he tours Carlyle’s White Bear Lake, noting its great depth, clear waters, and favorable conditions for stocking with new fish species.
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Western Lake
Carlyle
A. Halkett
Marine and Fisheries Department
Ottawa
Canada
G. A. Marsh
White Bear Lake
Nine Hunters Milled
Bangor dispatch reports Maine woods fatalities surpass past seasons with nine killed eight seriously wounded and many others injured as hunting season continues.
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New York
Bangor
Maine
Penny Word Cable Rate Delegation to Conference
Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux leaves Ottawa as Postmaster General to attend a imperial conference in England. Delegates from Imperial and Colonial governments and cable firms will discuss a penny a word rate within the Empire.
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Penny
Empire Cables
Ottawa
Rodolphe Lemieux
England
John Henniker Heaton
Alberta Railway and Irrigation gains fourer cent dividend
The Alberta Railway and Irrigation company reports a four and a half percent dividend on ordinary stock for the first time for the year. The line extends south from Lethbridge through the Mormon country where irrigation has boosted cultivation.
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Alberta
Prosperous
London
Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company
Lethbridge
Mormon Country
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