Fisher Sees Big Proposals For Western Farms And Winnipeg World Fair
Canadian Minister of Agriculture Mr. Fisher returns from a west tour impressed by soil fertility and rapid western development. He urges Parliament to fund several new experimental farms beyond Brandon and Lacombe and supports crop rotation research. He views Vancouver as rising beside Montreal and backs a planned Winnipeg world’s fair, expecting the project to pay off.
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Winnipeg
Canada
West
Fisher
Pacific
Brandon
Indian Head
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Beloven
Vancouver
Orient
Alberta
Europe
Montreal
Dominion
Seattle
Italy Aims To Open Talks On Canada Trade Pact
Rome reports Italy plans to negotiate a trade treaty with Canada similar to France and Canada. The aim is to prevent Italian goods, especially silks, from lagging French imports. The government supports the accord and expects a steamship line between Italy and Canada.
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Canada
Rome
France
Ampellous
Italy
Ita- Han
Ae G
Alberta Delegation to Billings for Exposition Arrival
J W McNic e of the Lethbridge Board of Trade will arrive in Billings ahead of the International Dry Farming Exposition to supervise the installa tion of a large exhibit. The display will feature dry farming districts from Alberta Canada and involve a carload of Albertans. An Alberta delegation will travel to Billings for the event running October 25 to 29 with related Dry Farming meetings October 26 to 28.
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Billings
Montana
J. W. McNice
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Alberta
Canada
McNicol Eae
Flag Improperly Flown At U S Consulate
In Victoria B C authorities investigate an incident where the U S flag was found flown upside down from the U S consulate while a Canadian flag fluttered overhead. Police believe a drunken night squabble led two young men to the roof to raise the U S flag in that position.
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Victoria
B.C
United States
States
Saskatchewan Farming Congress to Meet at Billings Billings Iona
The fourth session of the Saskatchewan Farming Congress will be held in Billings Iona on October 35 24 with Hon W R Mowell and the agriculture commissioner expected to attend and address the meetings. Mr Rutherford reports record grain yields with wheat up to 70 009 000 bushels and total crops of wheat oats barley and flax nearing 200 000 000 bushels. Motherwell, a pioneer dry farmer and agriculture authority, will share experience and insights during the congress program.
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Saskatchewan
Ingrishre
Saat
Billins
Iona
Aesford
Congress
W. R. Mowell
Agriculture
Saskaton
Billlings
Rutherford
Motherwell
Indian Head
Dominion of Canada
Battleships as Peace Safeguards in New York
Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, aboard the Inflexible flagship, argued that battleships deter war by showcasing naval strength. He stressed growing international harmony and the bond between Britain and the United States, noting closer ties and shared identities across the oceans.
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New York
Edward Hobart Seymour
Hudson
Otis Pemcee
The
United Kingdom of Great Britain
United States
Admiral Seymour
Germany Launching Dreadnoughts at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven
Germany unveils its first super dreadnought the Heli land at Kiel with a 1000 crew and twelve inch guns. The Oldenburg will be launched at Wilhelmshaven this week as Germany completes seven large gun ships in nineteen months amid claims each costs about 12 million dollars in capital.
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Germany
Berlin
Kiel
Heligoland
Oldenburg
Wilhelmshaven
Radium Output and Sale Plans from Joachims Mines
Vienna reports that ten grammes of radium chloride from Joachims mines were produced over eighteen months by guarded operations. Officials will ship the material to Vienna, supply hospitals and science bodies free, with the remainder offered for sale at 75 000 dollars per gramme.
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Vienna
Joachims
Italian astronomer records giant sun spot
Signor Baronyi, a renowned Italian astronomer, reports a massive sun spot larger than any observed before. He believes it caused the recent intense electrical disturbances, predicting violent demonstrations may follow.
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Rome
Signor Baronyi
Four Die As French Dirigible Explodes Over Morvlins
While flying over the national road from Paris to Antibes at an altitude of 500 to 600 feet the French military balloon Republique exploded and crashed. All four aboard were Sain Marchal Lieut. Phaure Sub-Lieutenants Vincenot and Reux.
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Morvlins
France
Paris
Antibes
Republique
Sain Marchal
Lieut
Phaure
Vincenot and
Reux
Antarctic Quest Begins as Scott Chooses Terra Nova
Captain Robert F. Scott has selected officers and the Terra Nova for the South Pole expedition with a July start. The ship, the strongest old Scottish whaler, will sail from Newfoundland to England, aiming to plant the Union Jack by year’s end. French rival Charcot pushes south, while British fundraising continues to support a polar voyage.
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Antartic Explorer
South Pole
London
R. F. Scott
Admiralty
North Pole
Franz Josefland
Globe
Newfoundland
England
Thames
Antarctic
Peary
Robt. F. Scott
Scott
Aneig the Pole
Jean Charcot
Paris
Alexander Land
Dr. Charcot
Whitney says Peary blocked bringing Cook instruments
New Haven sportsman Harry Whitney telegrams New York Times claiming Commander Peary refused to allow any Cook belongings aboard his ship and Whitney cached the instruments in a northern ice area. Whitney asserts Cook reached the North Pole and asked him to withhold Peary’s rival claim details.
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Cook
New York
Peary
Jeanie
Utah
Harry Whitney
New Haven
North Pole
Land of
Ice
Whitney
Strathcona
Indian Harbor
Marconi Wireless
Race
New York Times
Roosevelt
Dr. Cook
Anuotok
Mars South Pole Viewing by Prof Fox
Prof Philip Fox director of Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University reports an unusually clear observation of Mars south pole. He notes the pole appeared as a white peak with surrounding ice and a cap resembling Earth polar features. The distance to Mars is about 35 million miles.
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Chicago
Philip Fox
Dearborn Observatory
Northwestern University
South Pole
Mars
Earth
Fox
Protest at Bank of England over women clerks
London report notes a shareholder at the Bank of England half year meeting declares women clerks should not work there arguing they cannot keep a secret. The remark highlights gender bias at the bank and in the governance discussions.
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London
Bank of England
Court of Governors
Kingston Opinion Favors Refusal of Canada Reciprocity
A Kingston Jamaica cable despatch to The Sun states the New York community strongly opposes reciprocity with Canada. It notes residents reject the treaty due to fear of American reprisals and hostility toward the proposal.
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New York
The
Sun
Kingston
Jamaica
Canada
Bandits Rob Glenwood Bank For Ten Thousand
Three unmasked bandits robbed the Citizens National Bank at Glenwood Springs Colorado of 10000 dollars at 3 PM. They calmly tied horses, forced cash from cashier E E Drach, and escaped westward ahead of a mounted posse after Deputy Sheriff Devildiss fired on them.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Citizens’ National Bank
E. E. Drach
Drach
Deuty
Devildiss
Immigration’s Big Increase in Canada from U S Farmers
Will J. White, head of Dominion immigration in the United States, says Canadian immigration is up thirty percent this year and about 118000 Americans may come to Canada next year. He notes farmers selling good U S land for about 125 dollars an acre are moving north for land, bringing currency and seeking opportunities for their families.
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Winnipeg
United States
Canada
Will J. White
Dominion Immigration Agencies
White
States
Montreal to Build Warships With English Backing
Hon L P Brodeur, returning from England, says Canadian shipyards need foreign capital and expertise to construct war vessels at east and west coasts. He notes firms like Vickers and Maxim could finance yards and supply top naval know how for Canada to build cruisers and dreadnoughts locally.
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Montreal
L.P. Brodeur
England
Brodeur
Vickers, Maxim & Co
Canada
Immigration policy allows Canadian workers to cross river daily
Daniel J. Keefe, commissioner of general immigration, informs the Niagara Falls New York common council that no law prevents 660 or more Canadian men and women who reside in Canada from coming to the United States each day to work in American shops and offices.
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Canada
States
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Dominion
Daniel J. Keefe
General Immigration
Common Council
Robins Company Eyes Western Colonization Scheme
Frederick B. Robins a Toronto based realty firm leader and J R Nelson visited Winnipeg to plot a large scale colonization plan along the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern railways. They aim to buy up to 500000 acres, parcel land into farms, build houses, invite settlements from Europe and bring in settlers paying over years.
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Toronto Company
Winnipeg
Frederick B. Robins
Robins Limited
Toronto
Hamilton
New York
Buffalo
London
Eng
J. R. Nelson
Grand Trunk Pacific
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Grand Trons Pacific
Cahediwn Northern Railways
Europe
F. B
Mr. Robins
Canada
Vika
Berlin
Germany
B. Foster
The Rat Plague in Gretna Manitoba Controversy I
Rats have become a severe and growing pest in Gretna Manitoba with concerns over the proper use of a virus. A request was made to the department of agriculture for an expert to conduct tests but currently no suitable staff is available. Local druggists or a trained man fluent in reserve languages are proposed to oversee the work. A recent rat bite on P. O Hara at Neche underscores the danger.
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Polds
Pasteur Institute
Metchnikoff
Lawrence
America
Paris
Spetus
Stacy
Orient
Europe
Gretna
Department of Agriculture
Neche
P. O'Hara
Unclaimed Treasure Rumors From Messina Ruins
A Rome dispatch reports large unclaimed deposits of treasure from Messina ruins including 2 million in coin 6 million in bonds and 1 million in jewels plus 4 million in sealed packages and 1000 strangers. Excavations resume October 1 and survivors often cannot establish claims, benefiting the state.
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New York
Sun
Rome
Messina
Historic Steamer Marquis Burns on Saskatchewan River
The old steamer Marquis once used in 1885 to haul troops from Battleford was burned recently on the riverbank at Prince Albert. Built in Grand Forks, the vessel was brought to the site by ater Swinford and destroyed by fire attributed to incendiary work.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Marquis
Battleford
Grand Forks
Ater Swinford
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