Hudson Bay railway to unlock Great mineral and farm wealth
Prof. Brock says northern country along Echimamish belt holds mineral and water power potential with railway access. Agriculture north of Lake Winnipeg exists, but prairie dominates. Construction of Hudson Bay and Pacific line from Prince Albert to begin soon, Attwood confirms staff will stay and survey continues.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
KR. W. Brock
Geological Survey
Ear
Grey
North Country
Prof. Brock
Echimamish
Lake Winnipeg
Hudson Bay Railway
Brock
Ontario
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario
Prince Albert
Hudson Bay and Pacific Railway
Hudson Bay and Pacific
George Attwood
London
Attwood
GANG OF ROBBERS ON RAIL AND HOTEL OPERATIONS REVEALED
A vigilant observer reports a bold criminal gang operating between Ashcroft and Montreal. They have robbed hotel guests and railway travelers of substantial cash and valuables during the tourist season, with western headquarters at Ashcroft and heavy losses recorded across multiple points.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ashcroft
Montreal
Dominion
Canadian Delegate Tears Union Jack at Plumbers Convention
At the United Association convention in Saint Paul J E Bruce of Toronto caused an uproar by tearing down a local banner and displaying a large British flag to protest the treatment of the Union Jack. He presented the banner to President Alpin amid cheers from the Canadian delegation.
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St. Paul
Minn
United Association of Journeymen
Cas
United States
Canada
J. E. Bruce
Toronto
Alpin
Canadian Credit Men's Association to raise fund for fraud prosecutions
At the sixth monthly dinner in Winnipeg the Canadian Credit Men's Association adopted a plan to raise $10,000 to pursue criminal action against fraudulent debtors harming wholesale trade. President H. H. Piggott chaired with U. R. Wilson as vice president. The association will investigate cases with a special committee and has appointed Campbel, Pithlaco & Co as solicitors.
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Credit Men's Associaton
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Winnipeg
H. H. Pigott
U. R. Wilson
Creait Men's Association
Gengrepublic
Messrs
Campbel
Ross rifle deemed a mere toy by Queen's Own unit
Camp Aldershot England reports the Ross rifle failing in service drills with rusted barrels twisted sights and cracked stocks. Officers mock it and soldiers curse it as the weapon proves unsuitable for real combat tasks. The regiment anticipates discard upon returning home.
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Queen's Own
Queen’s Own
Camp
Aldershot
Eng
England
Terra Firma
O.K
H B Directors Coming Sail to Canada October 7
Thomas Skinner CP R director and new Hudsons Bay deputy governor along with Richard Burbidge Harrow Stores managing director sail the Empress of Britain October 7 for Winnipes. It is inferred the aggressive policy set before the July annual meeting is about to take effect.
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Thos. Skinner
Richard Burbid
Canada
Montreal
Thomas Skinner
CPR
Hudson’s Bay Company
Richard Burbidge
Harrow Stores
Empress of Britain
Winnipes
Fort Wayne Rail Crash Kills Forty-Two in Collision
A high speed collision on the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley line near Kingsland, Indiana kills 42 and seriously injures seven. A southbound Fort Wayne car and a northbound extra car clash at a sharp curve, apparently from misunderstood orders. Conductor Spiller escaped injury and aided others as wreckage was rushed to Fort Wayne and Bluffton hospitals.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Kingsland
Spiller
Ram
Indianapolis
Buffton
Fct
Trade expansion talks between Canada and Australia heated
W H Ross Canadian trade commissioner in Victoria Tasmania and Southern Australia presses for a Vancouver based Australian trade officer to boost commerce with Canada He met with Minister of Customs Tudor who favors sending an Australian to Vancouver but will seek cabinet approval before action The matter will be placed before ministers for decision.
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Canada
Australia
Melbourne
Aus
W. H. Ross
Victoria
Tasmania
Ross
Customs
Vancouver
Tudor
Commonwealth
Plot Death of Mikado Sparks Japan Outrage
A Hochi Shimbun report claims a plot by Japanese subjects to assassinate Emperor Matsuhito. Arrested conspirators face death sentences after trials before a secret court, marking the first time a sovereign’s life was allegedly plotted by his own people.
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Tokio
Matsuhito
Vancouver to Winnipeg road plan discussed by motorists
Vancouver Automobile Association held a meeting last Friday electing delegates to confer with Winnipeg motorists. They seek government financial support to build a Vancouver to Winnipeg roadway aiming for completion by the opening of the 1914 world's fair.
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Vancouver
B. C
Vancouver Automobile Association
Winnipeg
Osing
Warship Controlled From Land Stirring Naval Circles
A new land controlled warship by Wirth Beck and Keanvuss of Nuernberg astonishes naval experts. Tests at Detzendreich saw a 30 knot boat move forward backward and in place while firing mines and torpedoes, all controlled from shore without crew aboard.
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Berlin
Messrs. Wirth, Beck and
Keanvuss
Nuernberg
Detzendreich
Heavy immigration to Canada London
In August 1953 immigrants left for Canada. During the past eight months 146,817 immigrants have come to Canada from the United Kingdom.
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Canada
London
Unite Kingdom
Dry Farming Congress Exposition Promises Value
The Fifth Annual Dry Farming Congress will be held in Spokane Washington from October 3 to 6. Leaders in agricultural development will share methods and experiences to improve next year’s crop, with low rail and hotel rates offered to attendees.
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Wash
United States
Canada
Spokene
Convention City
Subway Ordered For Regina Under CPR Tracks
Regina Sask station records a railway commission order to build a Broad Street subway under CPR tracks. Plans due in sixty days, cost sharing to be decided after submission. The Bran subway, possibly the west’s largest, will carry nineteen tracks in a 400 foot structure using about 959000 pounds of steel. Estimated cost near a quarter of a million dollars.
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Regina
Sask
R ‘Bwey Commission
C.P.R
Broad Street
Reiiwey Company
Ti Bran Subway
Canada
Chanaissih
J. A. Schwitzer
Peat BURNS WELL at Government Plant Alfred Ont
Demonstration at Alfred Ontario shows peat fuel produced by the government plant burns well. Hundreds of tons are to Ottawa and sold at 3.25 a ton delivered, matching coal cost under six dollars per ton. Canadian Peat Society plans Ottawa meeting in December to discuss commercial manufacture nationwide.
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Alfred
Ont
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Mines
Otteveen
Canadian Peet Society
Canada
Girl 16 Confesses Killing Two Brothers in Oklahoma
Ebby Shepard, 16, confessed to slaying her father J W Shepard and his brother Tay lor Shepard in Newhirh Oklahoma last Friday. She said the motive was as punishment after being whipped by the men. She produced the axe used in the killings and was described as feeble minded.
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Kansas City
Arkansas
Ebby Shepard
J. W. Shepard
Taylor Shepard
Newhirh
Okla
Enterprising Crook Nearly Finishes House From Stolen Goods
Ottawa resident Joseph Brisbois has been arrested after police say he stole materials from lumber yards and other buildings to almost complete a house started two years ago. He allegedly collected tools and interior fittings under cover of darkness and had enough material on hand to finish the structure.
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Ottawa
Joseph Brisbois
Brisbois
Brishois
Naval military tournament to tour Canada in 1912
London reports a naval military tournament planned to tour Canada in 1912. The event will showcase ships and personnel in a series of demonstrations across Canadian ports, highlighting maritime cooperation and defense readiness.
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Canada
London
Five Men Captured After Western Manitoba Robbery Spree
Police in Brandon and Oak Lake, Manitoba, captured three suspects after a bold pursuit and exchange of fire. A large jewelry haul and weapons were recovered. two suspects remain at large. The case ties to multiple store robberies across western Manitoba with ongoing investigations into a larger gang led by a man alias Newton Cole.
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Oak Lake
Main
Hamiota
Cameron
Glass
Hemiote
Manitoba Hardw
attorney+ general’s department
R. E. Hunter
Brandon
Brownlee
Smith
Osk Leke
Seventh Street
Carson
Johnston and
Thompson
Brandon Parks Board
Boulevard
Mertel’s
James Carson
John Newtom
Dan Welsh
Manitoba
Onk Lake
Portage la Prairie
Newton
Welsh
Merkle
Portage
Cole
Forgetful Mason Returns as Becker After Amnesia
Conway Springs Kansas learns James Ester, a brick mason, is actually George Becker, former mayor and grocer of Stoughton Wisconsin, who lost memory two years ago. He traveled to Madison, then disappeared until a local discovery by W H Gound rekindled recognition with a nephew aiding return. Becker’s wife, told of his death, collapsed and became a paralytic.
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Conway Springs
Kan
James Ester
H‘strowe
Stoughton
Wis
George Becker
Madison
W. H. Gound
British Princes To Tour World in Autumn
London reports the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert likely to tour the world this autumn visiting major dominions. The plan signals an extensive royal goodwill mission through several lands and seas.
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London
Prince of Wales
Prince Albert
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DRY Farming Congress
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