Value of Great Crop Sees Six Million Wheat Acres
W R MacInnes CPR freight traffic manager reports six million acres of wheat at eighteen bushels per acre totaling 108 million bushels. Oats 2.6 million acres at 35 bushels yield 91 million. Barley 0.85 million acres at 28 bushels yield 23.96 million. Total value to the country 135 million dollars. Wheat gradings improve and prices are satisfactory. Receipts at western elevators run about one thousand carloads daily for shipment to Fort William and Port Arthur.
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Montreal
W. R. MacInnes
C.P.R
Egee
MachInnes
Oata
MacInnes
Winnipes
Canadian Northern
Fort William
Port Arthur
Increase in Wheat Marketed This September
Montreal reports a sharp rise in wheat marketed on the CPR system west of Winnipeg. From September 1 to 26 this year, 10.3 million bushels were shipped to elevators, versus just under 1 million last year. Wheat prices over a dollar a bushel attract farmers, with exports intensifying east of Winnipeg as well.
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Montreal
Department of the Fourth
C.P.R
Winnipeg
Defence Bill in Australia Voices 200k Guard Aim
In Melbourne the Defence Bill advances to second reading with Ewing arguing a national force of 200,000 trained men replacing 20,000 volunteers. Cost rises about £100,000, with wages as a possible payment method. Ewing says Britain’s navy protects the empire core while Australia builds its own guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Aus
House of Representatives
Ewing
Commonwealth
Australia
Britain
Defence Dominant Theme in Dominion Day Speeches
Wellington dispatch reports Dominion Day speeches focused on defence. The premier said New Zealand strives to aid the mother country in imperial matters but lacks expected support from home authorities. The inspector general of forces warned Britain is unprepared and has not faced a conflict since implementing compulsory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wellington
New Zealand
Inspector-General of Forces
Briain
Britain
Arctic steamer Arc tic reaches Etah and heads to Lancaster Sound
Message from Capt Bernier relayed to Hon L P Brodeur states the Arc tic arrived at Etah on Sept 19 and sailed north to Lancaster Sound the next day. Last government mails will go south by a coastwise steamer in a week or two and no Arctic news is expected until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Montreal
L. P. Brodeur
Alberta Pork Commission Returns From East to Report
The provincial pork commission members have toured pork packing plants in eastern Canada and Chicago. They will present a report to the Alberta government on pork conditions and the viability of a government packing plant. The commission includes R. A. Wallace High River Jas. Bower Red Deer and A. G. Harrison Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Provincial
Pork Commission
Canada
Chicago
Alberta
R. A. Wallace
High River
Jas. Bower
Red Deer
A. G. Harrison
Marconi Outlines Coast to Coast Wireless Plans
Signor Marconi announces plans for a Canadian network of intermediate wireless stations to transmit and receive messages across the country. He notes Montreal business has grown and foresees expanding news dispatches for newspapers from England and Europe while aiming for global wireless links within years.
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Marconi
Montreal
Canada
Signer Marconi
Signor Marconi
England
Europe
Globe
Australia
Canada Should Develop Nationality Says Mackinder
H J Mackinder spoke before the Canadian club on Britain's foreign policy and urged Canada to build its own nationality and assume duties within the Empire. He warned that without imperial support the despotic union of European nations could threaten Britain and its ideals, affecting Canada’s trade and emigration relations with Japan and the Monroe doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
H. J. Mackinder
London School of Economics and Political Science
Canadian Club
Great Britain
Japan
Gambling System Fails in Royal Roulette Contest
In London a duel between Sir Hiram Maxim and Lord Rosslyn tested a roulette system. Rosslyn claimed a win against the Monte Carlo bank using his method, while Maxim disputed it. The Piccadilly club match began with $50 000 in dummy money on each side, and after a volatile run the bank prevailed, exhausting Rosslyn’s funds.
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London
Hiram Maxim
Lord Rosslyn
Monte Carlo
Hiram
Piccadilly Club
Ramsay MacDonald on Imperial Policy
Ramsay MacDonald M P argues in the Standard that economic bonds cannot bind politics and the empire must reconcile nationalism across regions. He cites Canada where economic interests threaten British national spirit and urges imperial statesmanship to keep Canada intellectually and politically British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor Party
Standard
Ramsay MacDonald
M.P
Canada
Continental Midland Railway Survey Reaches Emerson Manitoba
Surveyors for the Continental Midland railway have reached Emerson Manitoba and begun work toward Winnipeg. The line will run along the east side of the Red River paralleling the Canadian Pacific into Winnipeg. Only sixty five miles remain to connect Galveston and Winnipeg. construction will start from St Louis in early spring and the road is expected in operation in 191.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Man
Continental Midland Railway
Winnipeg
Red River
Canadian Pacific
Galveston
St. Louis
Canadian Pacific chief speaks on emigration at Edinburgh
Ewan Moore of the Canadian Pacific told steamship passenger agents in Edinburgh that his company offered no inducements to mechanics, unskilled laborers, or clerks. If they went to Canada they must be ready to do any job and still may not secure passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ewan Moore
Canadian Pacific
Edinburgh
Canada
Regina Homestead Entries Record September Additions
At the Dominion land office 790 homestead entries were filed in September while customs collections totaled 42 903 83 dollars.
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Regina
Sask
Dominion Land Office
Mephibosheth and theKingly Kindness in Scripture
A devotional reading on Davids mercy to Mephibosheth as a type of Gods kindness toward sinners. It connects the Mephibosheth story with Christs salvation plan and the nearness of the king to the needy, urging repentance and faith while contrasts Lo Debar with the kings table. The piece ties in biblical cross references and emphasizes humble response and steadfast devotion to God.
Saskatchewan Agriculture Reports Biggest Grain Year Yet
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture estimates total grain yield at 89,467,79% bushels for the province, far surpassing last year and the 1906 banner year. Wheat 43,539,608 bushels. oats 41,662,065. barley 2,695,113. flax 1,570,009. Hot July winds reduced potential by about ten million bushels.
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Regina
Sask
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Barlev
Vancouver Jap envoy urges move to western farming
Mr. Yada the Japanese consul hero tours the northwest writes to a Japanese newspaper urging Vancouver countrymen to enter openings for stock raising in Manitoba sugar beet farming in Alberta or dairying in Saskatchewan. He says the three provinces abound in opportunities for energetic young men and questions why Vancouverites neglect these fields.
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Vancouver
B. C
Yada
Northwest Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Boundary Markers Set Between U S and Canada
Crews from the United States and Canada work near Houston Maine to place boundary markers. J G Taylor of Washington represents the U S while E J Rainboth of Ottawa leads the Canadian side. Granite posts will be embedded below the frost line with U S and Canada inscribed on opposite faces.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Houston
Maine
J. G. Taylor
Washington
E. J Rainboth
Ottawa
U. S
Canada
No Curtailment of Preference London
The Standard discusses Lord Milner's Nineteenth Century Review article noting Canada could gain a reciprocal tariff with Britain by granting a preference on staple Canadian products. It warns against curtailing British preference to aid any Canadian manufacturers' section.
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London
The
Standard
Lord Milner
Nineteenth Century Review
Canada
Fires Do Enormous Damage Ottawa North Fires Devastate Mackenzie Shore
Inspector Jarvis of the Northwest Mounted Police at Fort McPherson reports a solid belt of flames from Two Island to Fort Providence along the Mackenzie river. Fires blamed on native carelessness threaten vast timber losses and prompt calls for stricter enforcement of fire regulations.
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Ottawa
Canada
Jarvis
Northwest Mounted Police
Fort McPherson
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
White
Two Island
Fort Providence
New York Leads the World in Tuberculosis Fight
Dr Robert Koch told the tuberculosis congress that New York leads the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Dr Biggs also addressed the delegates as the congress halls overflowed with visitors and delegates.
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New York
Washington
Robert Koch
Biggs
Commissioner to the Antipodes Ottawa
Dr. Coulter C.M.G. deputy postmaster general sailed for Australia and New Zealand as special commissioner of the Canadian government to confer with imperial Australian and New Zealand governments. The aim is a definite understanding on joint contributions to the All Red route project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Coulter
C.M.G
Australia
New Zealand
Suffragette push to clash with Parliament in coming session
Militant women plan Trafalgar Square demonstrations in London to press for votes for women. Flora Drummond warns of a “war to the knife” unless Asquith grants immediate access to Parliament, with banners and open-air rallies urging broad public support before October 15 opening.
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Trafalgar Square
London
Flora Drummond
Balkan Situation Again Serious
Constantinople reports Bulgaria has not replied to the grand vizier on the Oriental railway. Turkish ministers act with caution, facing increased responsibility. Turkey will not fight unless invaded, and if war occurs the army may be stronger than foreign reports indicate, with new material and international instructors aiding reforms.
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Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Shaftesbury Refuses Large Weekly Fee for U.S. Tour
Earl Shaftesbury declined a $5,000 weekly offer for a thirty weeks concert tour in America after recently performing a solo at St James Church Shaftesbury during the organ dedication. His tenor voice, long noted by friends, was publicly confirmed by the church appearance.
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Shaftesbury
London
Earl Shaftesbury
America
St. James Church
Gold Find At Sedgewick Promises Immediate Development
Samples from the gold bearing sand near Sedgewick Alta were sent to Montreal for assay and report shows twelve dollars per ton in gold with other minerals. A large gold bearing sand deposit and a coal seam northeast of town will be developed at once.
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Sedgewick
Alta
Assay
Montreal
Boers Sail for Canada Train for Canada and U S
Cape Town reports F B Smith director of agriculture in the Transvaal has sailed for Canada and the United States on a mission to develop Transvaal agriculture. Several Boer students also departed for Canada to study there.
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Cape Town
F. B. Smith
Transvaal
Canada
United States
Detroit and Mackinac rail line to run farm on right of way
The Detroit and Mackinac railway plans to operate a farm along the entire length of its right of way in Detroit Michigan. The project aims to attract settlers and prevent prairie fires along the corridor.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company
Fraser Monument Unveiled in New Westminster
In Vancouver area news Premier McBride unveiled a monument to Simon Fraser who discovered the Fraser River in 1608. The ceremony took place in New Westminster with community members in attendance.
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Vancouver
B.C
Simon Fraser
Fraser River
New Westminster
McBride
Women’s Chances in Canada Stir Controversy
Miss Bentile Clark argues in Quiver October issue that Canadian women face no comfort or decent bed care and only hardship for the helpless, reflecting harsh conditions and social critique.
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London
Bentile Clark
Canada
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Alberta Pork Commission
C.P.R. and British Emigration
D. M. Stearns
American Pross Association
David
Jonathan
Saul
Jerusalem
Mephibosheth
Egypt
Zec
Rom
Bethesda
Temple Gate
Johnny
Adam
Sochabar
Christ
Lodebar
John iv
Son
God
Israel
Mephbibosheth
City of Peace
Mephibesheth
Absalom
Antipodes
Balkan
Nevel Farm
Fraser
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