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      Three volumes of public library accession books published by Melvil Dewey pertaining to the Waterloo Public Libary starting in August 1905 and ending in approximately 1936. These volumes contain title, author, publisher and date of publication, and call number where appropriate. The beginning of each volume contains explanations, illustrations and …

      An assessment roll is a public record of taxable property. The headings for each column on a page is listed under full text.

      Resolution passed by the shareholders and Directors of the Dominion Life Assurance Company at its annual meeting on February 11, 1905 recording their sympathy on the death of Christian Kumpf, President.

      Succession Duty Act in the matter of the estate of Mary Waldie Source: Unknown Acquired: February 2008

      Hardcover book with 372 pages, which include illustrations, maps, and portraits, as well as an index.

 Jebb, Richard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 27 Oct 1905, 22-33     The issue of Imperial consolidation. One feature of the movement which is associated in England with the name of Mr. Chamberlain. Chamberlain's proposal. A desirable form of Imperial unity, or at any rate a practical form of Imperial unity. The effect of Mr. Chamberlain's campaign: making the people arrange their …

 Hughes, J.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 2 Nov 1905, 34-43     Progress in the field of education. Reference to the cadet work in the Schools; establishing a true relation between the young men of the Empire and the Empire as a whole. The importance of developing the mind and the moral nature along with the body. New development in education, centred …

 Beale, Octavius C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 9 Nov 1905, 44-53     The whole aim and scheme of the working of civilization to go from chaos to cohesion. Our British Empire established and grew in a kind of irregular unforeseen chaotic manner, with illustrative instances. The word "Empire" and what it does and does not convey clearly. The loyalty to the British …

 Crosby, Ernest Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 15 Nov 1905, 54-61     The lack of fortifications and troops between Canada and the United States, contrasted with countries in Europe. Bringing the nations to which we belong to the point of good manners as we have reached between individuals. The actions of the President of the United States in the direction of peace. …

 Borden, R.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 22 Nov 1905, 62-72     The development during the past two centuries in Great Britain. On considering the system of government which we have today, remembering that the idealists of the 18th Century were aiming at exclusion from Parliament of those invested with executive power. The aim of the English statesmen of the 18th Century …

 Heaton, E.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 30 Nov 1905, 73-85     Dollar figures with regard to real and personal property insured against loss by fire in companies licensed to do business in Canada. Cash paid out for losses sustained by fire. Fire Insurance as the offspring of a great calamity. The fire of 1666 in London, England. Clubs started for granting …

 Stewart, D.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 14 Dec 1905, 86-96     Some general comments about the banking business. A duty owed to the public to disseminate accurate information regarding this subject, as it is one upon which the commercial, agricultural and industrial prosperity of the Dominion is vitally dependent. The detriment to any country and demoralization to its people if there …

 Mosely, Alfred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 20 Dec 1905, 97-106     The question of tariff reform which affects us one and all. The present conditions of the workers in Great Britain. The wish by the British to work, to extend commerce, to give education. The concept of "dumping" and what it means. The precarious position of manufacturers. A review of the …

 Nicholls, Frederic, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 19 Jan 1905, 139-165     The development of electrical power at Niagara Falls. Stupendous engineering problems that have been already overcome; those which are in the process of being solved. Romantic tales and thrilling narratives of the Niagara region. Much written by scientists in reference to the early geographical history of Niagara Falls; a presentation …

 Southworth, Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 26 Jan 1905, 166-175     The extent and resources of Ontario, with reference to what has been and is being done to develop those resources. Ontario's size in comparison to other parts of the world. Ontario as a business proposition. The people of the Province as Ontario's shareholders. The extensive and varied business carried on …

 Hughes, Colonel Sam, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 2 Feb 1905, 176-184     No possible defence of the Empire that does not involve a full partnership union of Great Britain and all her colonies. Ways in which the geographical position of Canada precludes the idea of either independence or annexation. The need for the full partnership union with Great Britain and all her …

 Coleman, Professor A.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 9 Feb 1905, 185-195     The mineral wealth of any country, dependent on its geological features. The two rather distinct parts of the geology of Ontario. The limited fuel resources from a mineral standpoint in Ontario. The vast peat deposits of Ontario. Our uncomfortable experience with peat. Our most unscientific way possible of heating our …

 Goggin, D.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 23 Feb 1905, 196-213     The essential feature of the new Autonomy Bill. The North-Western Territories, known as Rupert's Land prior to 1870. The comparatively small section of this area with which the present Autonomy Bill deals. Some historical background of the area. The acquisition of the West by the Dominion, and reasons for it. …

 Wickett, S. Morley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 2 Mar 1905, 214-221     The figure of 1,800,000 Canadians who have moved across the border into the United States during the 50 years ending in 1900. This exodus as one of the notable facts in Canada's history. Canada now forging ahead by leaps and bounds, attracting population from Europe as well as from the …

 Clark, J.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 23 Mar 1905, 222-227     Treaty-making power as a large and important matter of very special interest to Canada at the present stage of her national development. Definitions of the word "nation." Ways in which Canada is not a nation. How the possession of full Treaty-making power is involved in the very idea of territorial …