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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
8
The British Admiralty announces the Royal Naval Air Service with its own ranks and uniforms. Civilians may enter directly, all new officers graded from date of ranking, with pay similar to submarine service and an eagle insignia replacing the anchor on uniforms.
A French pew tax on all securities prompts foreign residents to consider leaving France or moving to Monaco. U S financier plans to live in a hotel as construction of his house stalls. Bankers fear being forced tax collectors while clients transfer securities abroad. The law aims to cut direct farmer taxes but adds burdens on investors.
The piece notes the 1912 opening of a vast Australian dam on the Murrumbidgee, forming a large inland sea and converting arid plains into fertile land. It cites a cost over 7.5 million dollars and praises imperial irrigation projects in Egypt India and Canada, contrasting with relief for native populations. It also mentions a Paris travel note and a Canadian boy seeking a prize in Edmonton.
The government has awarded nearly 17 000 ten dollar bounties and about 14 000 applications remain. Most pending filings come from Nova Scotia as officials continue review.
A Saskatchewan creamery founded four years ago faced market challenges two years in a row while farmers provided pork poultry eggs and butter from their own farms. Government forecasts 1914 dairy production reaching four million pounds beyond farm consumption. Saskatoon reports rapid livestock growth prompting plans for large stockyards and a unit system bylaw to fund and extend as development requires.
Bohemia reports a growing muskrat plague with an estimated 290000 individuals spreading across the province rivaling rabbit populations in Australia. Muskrats inhabit water streams and ponds tied to crayfish and carp farming, resist poisons and traps, prompting the ministry of agriculture to offer rewards for destruction.
The Ne Uon Transcontinental railway project advances with eastern division fill bricked up and engineers shaping reed-bed for traffic. About eleven thousand workers are on site. operation expected by October with the Leotard car ferry ready to move trains between Quebec and Levis, enabling through communication along the line.
Authorities rescinded 1884 and 1883 orders prohibiting sheep grazing in parts of Southern Alberta. The February 18 1914 regulations allow leases to sheep owners. The affected district lies west of the Belly and St Marys rivers, north of the South Saskatchewan, east to Assiniboia's western boundary, and south to the international boundary.
The government plans a new beacon station at Cape Race expanding range to at least 600 miles from the current 260. The upgrade will make Cape Race a prime communication point for ships to and from North Atlantic ports, with towers ready to operate next month.
Quartz-tube mercury-vapor lamps illuminate the railroad yards near Pittsburgh using 0.33 watt per candle efficiency. Lamps rated at 726 watts are mounted on 100-foot towers at intervals around the yard boundary, as reported by Electrical World.
Mr Harrison Martingale says his invention can run for 30000 years without adjustment. A glass vessel contains a radium tube with two silver strips that repeatedly touch the vessel sides as radium emits an electric charge every two minutes.
John T. Dwyer of 7 Wall Street New York says $5000 awaits Michael Jordan who left Ireland in 1847. His mother's maiden name was Helen O’Credit y. Last heard he would be at a Montreal Institute for the Blind. He was injured and may be in need.
The Montresee de Commerce issues a jet titled A Great Canadian Water Route in highlighting a proposed waterway linking Georgian Bay to broader trade networks. This advocacy underscores regional economic potential and strategic shipping advantages.
The Ontario Department of Agriculture issues a bulletin citing thirteen years of inquiry to validate a voice and utility. The fragmentary text references Mab ee te ee te ete et Oe eet et but provides limited readable details.
The article notes a six month tuberculosis test requirement for United States cattle before Canadian exhibition, criticized for hindering American exhibitors and reducing benefits. It cites mutual but restrictive rules and government action prompted by Canadian breeders.
Experiments claim radium residues in soil accelerate growth of wheat barley radishes and carrots sometimes doubling or more in weight and darkening leaves. The residue’s impact may last centuries though researchers urge caution until further confirmation and time tests.
Ottawa MPs weigh moves to boost pay after A Lancaster MP vows not to seek reelection due to email sessional indemnity. Current allowance stands at 2 500 dollars. Past push for 4 000 dollars failed. government may balk before the next general election.
Germany’s leading surgeons abandon radium for cancer and pivot to Roentgen therapy. Berlin’s University Women’s Clinic reports several cures, while Professor Bier, surgeon general of the German army and head of the Berlin university faculty, also endorses the shift away from radium.
A Dr Siberts kioskhydro undersea pavilion at Karl's Court lets visitors observe life through portholes. The Queen's Court is transformed into miniature sea with up to 26 000 living fish netted in the North Sea and Mediterranean, shipped to London in tanks. Five hundred fish over six feet long arrived by special train and steam jet from Bologna, Italy, alongside an equal number of large eels. Daily Mister.
In its annual report the Hamburg Shippers' association calls for continued strong diplomacy to blunt U S congressional efforts opposing German ships. It argues German vessels should be governed by German law and standards.
Reports warn Aoba in the New Hebrides group is in imminent danger of collapse due to ongoing earthquakes. Earlier, Ambria was struck by violent volcanic activity in December with lava flows burying villages and causing 500 native deaths.
Ontario education minister R A Pyne will chair the Imperial conference in Toronto in 1916. The plan was unanimously accepted by union teachers at Caxton London. Hughes noted that travel and timing issues were under discussion.
Postmaster General Hobbeouse stated in the device recently that the precent rates of postage on British newspapers magazines and journals sent from the United Kingdom to Canada would remain in force until December 31. He added that the position would soon be retained as conditions of the service.
The Grand Pacific Glacier shifts along the sea slope near Skagway, intermittently closing the Canadian coast from Alaska’s panhandle. Professors Lawrence Martin and B W Brock exchange notices as the ice returns toward British Columbia, suggesting a long term landward drift and possible relocation.
A German company bought four sections near Rosser Manitoba to build a major machinery plant, employing about 12 440 workers in construction and aiming to establish a German settlement in the area. Building to start soon.
A wave of alarm sweeps through May Put Ltd and many financiers profiting from the city’s famed nightlife as authorities consider citywide closing at midnight. The interior ministry in Prussia governs licensing laws and is weighing drastic curbs.
The Department of the Interior will install an irrigated farm miniature in Park, Lethbridge, to determine proper water amounts for hay and cereals crops. The project aims to assess irrigation needs and optimize water application for local agriculture.
The cabinet decided to renew the elevator lease by accepting the Grain Growers' offer for the storage period.
A Canadian Rockies region souvenir booklet titled Just a Sprig of Mountain Heather explains the significance of reserves and the Domision's natural heritage of beauty. The piece notes a real purple heather cover from Alpine meadows and outlines moral arguments for preserving precious landscapes.
Canada will advertise its water power resources at the Panama Exposition in a semicircular display at the Canadian building. Gibson Catlett of Toronto will paint an 86 by 9 foot bird’s eye view of the Dominion, highlighting the Winnipeg and How rivers. The Association of British Engineers may visit Winnipeg to inspect water power.
May homestead entries across four western provinces show declines from 1913 figures. Manitoba rose from 227 to 318 while Alberta increased from 1938 to 1193. Saskatchewan fell from 1472 to 876. British Columbia also declined from 111 to 52. Across Canada, 4 786 patents covered 287 895 acres, led by American settlers with 345 entrants. other nationalities are listed, including Japanese, Chinese, African, and Europeans.
The parcel post along with the poet office department shows rising traffic and satisfactory operation. Inaugurated in February with a five pound limit the restriction was eventually removed for parcels up to eleven pounds. The system is more popular in cities than rural areas and appears to be paying its way fulfilling its intended purpose.
The Wolfe statue memorial project gains backing from the Duke of Connaught who calls it an inspiring theme and pledges support. Canon Sects note the movement gathers momentum as a coordinating committee forms under church leaders with the Bishop of Wilceden at its head.
The minister of militia seeks to slim the Canadian engineering and army service corps longtime viewed as too large. The army service numbers 160 and engineers 206, about a third of the corresponding British corps. A workable reduction plan will be pursued and officers and men may transfer to other corps.
Germany and the Netherlands reach a formal agreement ending two years of delicate negotiations. The accord acknowledges a harbor site near the British coast as part of Germany's naval base plans, marking a significant shift in the regional security dynamic.
Witnesses describe children as young as 5 to 15 sewing artificial flowers, wires, and ribbons for underpaid factory work. George Hall notes a 14 year old girl made 576 flowers for wreaths earning about two dollars weekly. Other cases cite 6 to 7 dollars weekly with long hours before and after school.
Obituary notes Joby Crowthers of Peterhead, a master mariner who died in Glasgow. He sailed with explorer Leigh Smith on the Mira expedition, which struck ice and sank in 1841. The crew saved provisions, lived in a hut on Franz Josef Land, and endured shortages aided by a retriever dog gifted by Robert Stephen. The dog fed the party until rescue, returning safely to Peterhead for a celebratory dinner.
Records show 10 150 killed and over 196 000 injured on U S railroads in the year ending. The ICC notes rail deaths exceed wartime losses and urges action as rail operations pose grave risks to families insurers and the railroads themselves.
The department of immigration issues a circular declaring intentions to warn agricultural laborers and domestic workers against coming to the Dominion. It states that even a promise of employment will not save a person under restrictive sections of the immigration rules. The department holds that taking such a job deprives unemployed locals of work.
W A Shepard of Winniper preserves a birch bark letter written during a 1870 trek to the Mod river settlement. The writer mailed pages to his mother at Helleville, and a brother later sent the letter to Shepard after their mother’s death. The bark has aged but the writing remains clear.
J Foster Stackouse leads a British Antarctic expedition set to sail from London in December. The plan aims to gird the world with an oceanographical survey, surveying about 100 miles of Antarctic coastline and charting over 150000 miles following the opening of the Panama Canal, with return projected by the end of 1939.
The annual Limoges hair fair gathered buyers and sellers in leading cloth stores. About a dozen buyers attended including one English and one Belgian, with the rest Parisian. Roughly 6009 pounds of hair of many colors sold at 100 to 130 francs per kilogram. The most sought items were those with satiny curl.
Government outlines to locate three wireless stations in the Hudson Strait and at the bay entrance, two lighthouses to begin this year. Charting by the steamer Acwlla, soundings by other vessels, lighthouse construction near Port Nelson, and a railway link from the mouth to the National Transcontinental with $1000 appropriated for surveys.
The narrative cites Teinrich Geberich, Humboldt, Gaydamene, Wilbur Wright, Glaisher, Tincandier and Orlerich among early aviators and balloonists. It notes record heights from around 18 090 to 29 400 feet, compares pilot consciousness at altitude, and contrasts aviation progress with mountain climbing and balloon flights as spectators observe French aviators near Paris during a celebration.
A government census by the Department of Agriculture and bird lovers nationwide aims to count birds of specific species in definite areas. The study seeks to assess the effectiveness of federal and state laws, track trends in insectivorous birds, and estimate potential savings from bird conservation. Farmers face losses from insect ravages. increasing bird populations could help.
Maw Kuodasheva, a Cossack adventurer, rides solo from Vladivostock to St. Petersburg three thousand miles on horseback. The czar gifted an Arabian stallion Krit in return. She crosses China and Turkestan with her horse, pursuing a perilous journey and hoping to return to St. Petersburg in triumph.
A London auction fetched five thousand six hundred dollars for a collection of autograph letters and documents. Notable items included forty nine letters from Beau Brummell and sixty nine related notes by contemporaries such as Tom Moore and Samuel.
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