Boring a Tunnel Through Selkirks in Canada and America
The Canadian Pacific plans a pioneer bore tunnel under Rogers Pass in the Selkirks, aiming to finish by 1916. A small parallel shaft will be bored from both ends to accelerate progress and keep material moving, with the bore also serving as a ventilation shaft. Local drill crews push ahead despite demanding conditions and heavy equipment use.
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America
Hoorac
New York Central
Hince
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mountains
Sunt Columbia
Regere’ Pass
Selkirken
Selkirk Range
Selkirks
C.P.R
Rogers’ Pass
Plerefog
Canadian Pacific
Spain Seeks Return of Sephardic Jews to Madrid Center
The Spanish government advances a project to establish a centre of Jewish learning in Madrid aimed at bringing Sephardic Jews living in eastern Europe back to Spain. It notes aristocratic pride in "purity of blood" and long histories of Jewish communities in Spain and beyond.
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Spain
Madrid
Europe
Spanish Navy Seeks Nine Year Shipbuilding Credit
The Spanish Navy proposes a bill by Admiral Miranda minister of marine to grant an annual credit of 7.2 million dollars for nine years dedicated solely to constructing warships. The measure aims to accelerate naval capabilities and expand fleet strength.
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Miranda
Unclear fragment hints at Moskva Seabee incident
Fragmentary text mentions a Moskva related event and Seabee haul details, but lacks clear facts, dates, or names. The record cannot determine a coherent incident or outcome from the provided words.
Track of 25 000 mile and 60 000 houses per hundred miles
The piece discusses a proposed high speed rail concept using propeller driven passenger cars like aeroplanes. It forecasts London to Manchester in 48 minutes and London to Glasgow in 75 minutes, citing cost estimates and tests. The Express notes the idea sounds fantastical yet could transform transport if proven viable.
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London
Manchester
Ae Eee
Glasgow
Bachelor
The
Express
Horseshoes as talismans through history and myth
The text traces horse superstition from ancient Greece and Rome to modern times. It notes horseshoes as protective charms against witches and misfortune, cites Nelson and the Victory, and contrasts ancient footwear practices with later horseshoe use, including Nero and various peoples.
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Nelson
Great
Palma
Greece
Rome
Nero
April War Coincidences Noted At Washington
Historians observe an April alignment of wars with Spain and other conflicts. The Atlantic fleet heads to Tampico marking the sixteenth anniversary of the 1898 declaration of war. Governors and leaders recall the Locke war era as U S forces quelled uprising.
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Washington
Tampico
Spain
Congress
McKinley
Victor M. Locke
Oklahoma
Locke
United
Fort Sill
Wax Baths touted as new nerve cure by Dr de Sandfort
Medical circles show increasing interest in a wax bath treatment developed by Dr Barthe de Sandfort and described in the London Telegraph. The doctor claims it offers a tonic effect and may cure nerve troubles including neuritis and sciatica, outperforming other thermal therapies.
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Barthe de Sandfort
London Telegraph
de Oe
Egyptian adviser Dr. Waltos leads McGill law faculty dean
Dr. Frederick P. Waltos, adviser in Egypt, has spent the past year in the country assisting the dean of the law faculty at McGill University. He contributed to academic exchange and legal education initiatives during his assignment abroad.
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Egypt
Frederick P. Waltos
McGill University
Canadian Assimilation Debate and Imperial Ties
A historic letter argues immigration reshapes Canada toward an independent republic or continued empire. It notes a shift in Canadian papers toward British news over American, countering claims of a rising Americanised press and noting imperial loyalty remains mixed among Canadians.
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United States
Times
Canada
Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle Reported in the United Kingdom
Sir Sydney Pocock reported statistics to end of September showing 8,162 cows tested with 220 milk samples tuberculous. He argued public fear over milk was unfounded and noted administration costs of £11,998 with only £3,246 paid as compensation after slaughter.
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United Kingdom
British Dairy Partners
Sydney Pocock
Association
Board of Agriculture
Canadian Militia Leader Warns of External Threats
At the Royal Grenadiers sergeants annual dinner in Toronto Major General Sir William Otter warned the country is unprepared for external danger. He said danger will come and Canada lacks numbers and matériel. He urged definite, continued preparation to avoid losing national identity.
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Royal Grenadiers Sergeants
Toronto
Wm. Otter
Canada
Olter
Japan to Attend Naval Review and Panama-Pacific Trip
The Japanese government informed Washington's state department it has appropriated 3,363,262 for warships to participate in the International Naval Review at Hampton Roads early next year and for a voyage via the Panama Canal to the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco.
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Japan
State Department
Washington
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
Sad -Fraxeleco
Do Light Rays Create Different Germ Forms
Dr. Roux of the Pasteur Institute in Paris reviewed Mme Victor Henri and husband’s ultraviolet ray experiments on anthrax microbes. Prolonged exposure altered some microbes morphologically and produced a different, toxigenic illness in inoculated animals, suggesting microbes may evolve from limited primitive forms under light.
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Roux
Pasteurs Institute
Paris
Academie Des Sciences
Mme
Victor Henri
Colonial Mining Declares 1913 Dividend Despite Losses
The Colonial Mining Company announces a 2.5 percent dividend for 1913, down from 3.4 percent the prior year. Despite setbacks, the firm, the leading German enterprise formed to exploit diamond finds in German Southwest Africa, will have paid four years of dividends since its inception.
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Eof
Germany
Colonial Mining Company
Shith
Deapite
Uct
Africa
Eskimos Turn to Fur Trade as Whalers Observe Change
Archdeacon Whittaker notes a revolution among far northern Eskimos with 500 baptized at Mackenzie River delta and rising fur incomes. He warns the far north may be reserved for fur bearing if animals are conserved, while detailing Eskimo camps, language, and missionary efforts toward Blonde Eskimos in Victoria Land.
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Mackenzie River
Delta
Stefanason
Archdeacon Whittaker
W. Henry Pry
Herachell Island
Victoria Land
Fry
Faror
Spiritual Healing Endorsed by Medical and Clerical Leaders
Bryce Duckworth and Sir Douglas Powell along with a dean and a famed alienist affirm the efficacy of spiritual and mental processes in aiding recovery. The committee urges equal recognition of spiritual ministration with medical care while rejecting unqualified independent treatment of disease.
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Bryce Duckworth
Durham
St. Paul's
Douglas Powell
From the Farm to the Table parcel post plan
A Boston official circulated hundreds of copies listing farmers ready to trade produce via parcel post. Titled From the Farm to the Table the plan classifies offerings under clear headings. Immediate results show direct dealing and post office support for the scheme.
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The
Boston
Mass
Toronto World
Revelstoke National Park Declared in British Columbia
A national park order sets aside 95 square miles in the railway belt near Mt. Revelstoke in British Columbia. The Revelstoke National Park will border the Mileike wnet river and showcases glaciers high peaks and waterfalls.
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Ing
British Columbia
Mt. Revelstoke
Revelstoke National Park
Mileikewnet River
Catania Deepen in Sicilian History and Peril
The article notes Catania Sicily as the island’s largest city with about 146000 residents and describes its long history from ancient foundation around 729 BC to later disasters. It mentions earthquakes lava floods and near-misses that shaped the city including events in 1169 1693 and 1869.
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Catania
Sicily
Messina
Etna
Bleily
Lloyds List to Be Published Daily as Global Shipping Paper
Lloyds to become a daily newspaper with twenty four pages and about 4000 shipping items per issue. Semaphone telegraph and wireless will feed the world wide maritime news, aided by foreign government agreements. The birth of the publication traces to 218 years ago with Edward Lloyd of Lombard Street.
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Lloyd's
Lloyd’s List
Wepage
Edward Lloyd
Lombard Street
London
Government Irrigation Plans In Alberta Plains
The Dominion irrigation commissioner H Peters based in Calgary announced that about 400000 acres in southern Alberta will be put under irrigation by the Calmpion government or by municipalities gaining rights from the government to operate irrigation systems. The move is planned for the near future across various districts.
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Alberta
Calmpion
H. Peters
Dominion
Calgary
Italy to join Panama Pacific Ex position ratified
Secretary Bryan reports Italy formally accepts participation in the Panama Pacific exposition after approval by the Italian parliament. The note underscores sympathy as a safeguard against selfishness in public life.
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Bryan
Monoplane Aims at Transatlantic Flight by Gustave Hamel
Gustave Hamel plans a long distance Atlantic attempt with a 63 foot wingspan monoplane built by Martin, similar to the Antoinette design. The 250 horsepower craft requires ample fuel and navigation gear to reach 24 hours of flight with a target speed over 80 mph. hamel hopes the machine will set records and win a transatlantic crossing.
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Gustave Hamel
Carta Handadyn
Frm
Guatar Hamel
Dee Er Benahe
Martin
Hubert Latham
James Gordon-Hennett
Nelmont Park
N.Y
Hamel
trane-Atlantic Crows
Apples for the Prairie Provinces Varieties by Saunders in Ottawa
The horticultural division in Ottawa reports prairie hardy apple crosses from Dr. William Saunders. Flat crosses resemble large crab apples and have spread across the prairie provinces. Named varieties include Jewel Charles Silvia Prince Tony Robin Misa Alberta Columbia Ruby Northern Queen and Eve. Some crosses bore fruit in 1912 and earlier. two and a half inch apples are being propagated for hardiness.
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Prairie Provinces
Wm. Saunders
Horticultural
Department of Agriculure
Ottawa
Jewel
Charles
Silvia
Prince
Tony
Robin
Misa
Alberta
Columbia
Ruby
Eve
New Edible Mushroom Developed by French Botanist
Eminent French botanist Prof. Matrachot evolves a new edible mushroom from wild autumn fungi. Cultivated in Paris observatory cellars, the specimen grows year round with an eight inch stem and four to six inch head. Initial specimens show purplish color fading with extended cultivation, described as trichoforma nudum in taste.
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Matrachot
Paris Observatory
Forest Waste Felt Abroad Destruction of American Trees
The German pencil and vehicle industries feel forest decline as U S red cedar and hickory shortages strain supply. Cedar comes mainly from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas, raising questions of substitutes. The German army has long bought U S hickory for gun carriages, but future availability looks uncertain.
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Germany
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Texas
Saskatchewan Government Tests Hard Carbons in Keevan
The government of Saskatchewan conducts carbonizing experiments at Keevan to harden coal for fuel use. Commissioner H Anderson Cameron notes the process yields a hard carbonized gas and briquettes may be produced, aiming for market availability soon.
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Saskatchewan
Keevan
H Anderson Cameron
Board of Trade
Sharon
Sale of Autograph Letters From Beaumont Career
A damaged excerpt notes a September 1405 letter to Nelson from the Victory describing the sale of a Ko kin sutograph item for 1060. It mentions a collection of manuscripts and autographs illustrating Beaumont the chevalier who posed as both man and woman, sold for 850.
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Nelson
Lady Hamilton
Victory
Broughet
J. BE. Kokin
Beaumont
Railway Land Grants Since 1878
The report shows railways in Canada received federal land grants totaling over 30 million acres since 1878. Major patenting occurred between 1906 and 1964, with a surge from 1900 to 1908 totaling at least 26.3 million acres, about one fifth of all grants since 1878.
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Canada
Fedeal
Western Canada’s Growth Through Railways and Settlement
The piece compares Western Canada’s rapid development to the U S midwest, noting railway expansion, growth of towns, and migration from Britain and the United States. It contrasts frontier hardships with modern opportunities in farming, mining, and commerce, highlighting travel through British Columbia and the Stuart River region and settlers’ progress.
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Joe Tord
Western
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Prairies
Middle West
Western Canada
Trobe
Central
Stuart River
North America
Winnipeg
Chicago
Renton
Theaseettlers
Wil
Ile Farm
Walleo
Congo Free State Rubber Profits Stir Colonial Moves
Private advices say Belgium will sell Congo Free State rubber plantations to settle debts with France, amid Britain and Germany talks. The plan could reshape Africa’s colonial map as Leopold's wealth from forced native labor becomes central to new deals.
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Beranee
Rerat Eoet
Congo
Belrian
Léopold
Balire Donnert
Geor ki Exiled Russian Novelist Geor ki In Capri Tale
The article recalls Maxim Gorki exiled from Russia after arrest in 1645 for involvement in a revolutionary plot. He faced court martial and likely execution but was spared by international protest, leading to his exile in a distant land.
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Telandy
Capri
Maxim Georki
Gorki
Petree Paul
Trepor
Rosia America
To Establish Peace Library at Berlin Endowment Announced
Announcement reports an endowment of 2006 dollars for establishing a Peace Library in Berlin. The note highlights funding source and aim to create a lasting library space for study and reflection.
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Beriin
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