Pending Hudson Bay Railway Lifts Mining Hopes Northeast of The Pas
Mining interest rises as Hudson Bay Railway nears completion drawing several companies to explore claims near the new line. Prospects for east of The Pas show activity with potential native silver reports in the triangle south of Oxford Lake and east of God's River, but access may be limited this year.
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Churchill
Pas
Mile
Ontario
Hudson's Bay Railway
God's River
Oxford Lake
York Factory
York
Mystic Triangle
Hudson Bay
Manitoba Power Resources Estimate Shock Propels Growth
Manitoba's power resources total about 5 million h.p with 308000 h.p in operation and 72 percent of Prairie water power located there. Winnipeg River sites could power 2.5 million residents and 300000 workers, yielding products worth about one billion dollars annually.
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Prairies
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg River
Winnipeg
Paris University enrollment rises to sixty five thousand nine hundred fifty
Latest figures show the University of Paris with 65 950 students an increase of 2 500 from last year. The campus plans large spending on additional lecture halls study rooms and laboratories.
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University of Paris
Rhode Island Red Leads In Dominion Egg-Laying Contest
At the Dominion Experimental Farm Ottawa the Rhode Island Red holds a seven point lead in the Canadian egg-laying contest as of week thirty-two. While 31 of 33 pens with fifty eggs are White Leghorns, the top individual layer is a Rhode Island Red with 14 eggs, heavier weight giving her the edge over Barred Plymouth Rocks. The contest shows continued yearly gains in production and is expected to yield outstanding records at its close.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Plymouth
Sisters head to Pekisko to join E. P. Ranch
Doris and Muriel Howe, Lancashire sisters, arrived in Canada aboard the Duchess of York and will start work at the EP Ranch near Pekisko Alberta. They await meeting their brother from Saskatoon and anticipate clerical or housework duties as their first jobs.
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Lancashire
Canada
Pekisko
Alberta
Doris
Muriel Howe
Carlyle
Prince of Wales’ Ranch
Saskatoon
Blackpool
Muriel
Fruit Crop Prospects For 1930 Improve In June Report
The Department of Agriculture reports 1930 fruit crops may approach 1929 totals with cherries up 9 to 34 percent depending on fruit type. Apples look strong and total production is expected to be near last year, averaging the 1925-29 period at about 3,178,124 barrels.
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Department of Agriculture
BC Canned Salmon Shipments Highlight Trade Role
British Columbia canned salmon from Vancouver totaled 1 213 697 tons of 48 pounds in 1929, underscoring the Pacific Coast industry as a major factor in Canada’s external trade. Australia led buyers, France next, then the British Isles, with 30 countries purchasing last year.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coast
France
British Isles
Gasoline Use Rises Across Forty-Three States in March
March gasoline consumption in forty-three states runs at 26 million gallons daily, up 7.1 percent from March 1929, suggesting the public still maintains spending power and mobility despite assertions of hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Union
Mail Carriers Rise in England Overwork Report
Report cites upwards of 1,500 postmen delivering mail across various parts of England. Union officials demand better pay and reduced workloads to address fatigue and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Variou
England
London Directory Names List Referenced
A London city directory excerpt cites individuals Goitched My Whitt Ohma Cope and Looney among its listed residents. The fragment notes these names appear in the directory’s index section.
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London
Goitched
My, Whitt, Ohma, Cope and
Looney
Alpine Club of Canada Camp Draws World Climbers to Jasper
The Alpine Club of Canada hosts its 1930 annual camp in Jasper National Park from July 28 to August 16. English medical alpine members join climbers to tackle peaks in the Maligne Lake region including Mt Sampson Mt Chariton Mt Unwin Mt Warren Mt Mary Vaux Mt Maligne and Mt Brazeau. The Maligne Valley features Medicine and Maligne lakes and the Maligne River canyon known for its deep narrow walls and ancient potholes. Subterranean streams reappear along the canyon likely fed by submerged Medicine Lake, quadrupling river flow within the gorge.
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Alpine Club
Canada
Jasper National Park
England
Maligne Lake
Mt. Sampson
Mt. Chariton
Mt. Unwin
Maligne
Medicine
Medicine Lake
Saskatoon Sees Big Building Year With Major Projects
Saskatoon hosts a burst of construction spending with a $200,000 apartment house, a $500,000 technical school area, and a Dominion Government grant of about $600,000 for grain elevator expansion. Power Commission extensions totaling about $1,000,000 run from Saskatoon to Rosetown and Outlook and toward Melfort and Tisdale.
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Saskatoon
Dominion
Rosetown
Outlook
Melfort and
Tisdale
Saskatchewan Power Commission
New Mail Box Installations Planned in Stockholm
A new type mail box is being installed in Stockholm under the supervision of Sweden's postmaster general Anders Orne. The box provides an information chart showing collection times, nearest post office or stamp machine locations, postal rates, and departures of main trains for Sweden and abroad.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Anders Orne
Parisinspired Reconservative Frock Features Plaited Skirt
A fashion description outlines a reconservative printed crepe silk frock with lingerie collar and organdie cuffs. It highlights hipline shaping with a lengthened movement, a waist-nipping leather belt, and a two-piece skirt design for a box pleat effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Canada Wheat Flour Quality Shown In Rigid Tests
The Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada reports that blending 20 to 50 percent Canadian flour with weaker foreign flours increases loaf volume. Tests used Russian, French, Australian, German, Canadian, Argentine wheats. 20 percent Canadian boosts loaf by 11 to 43 percent. 35 percent improves size further. Cameron Lake Forest in Vancouver Island slated for provincial park status with an immediate forest cruise ordered by Premier Tolmie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Lake Forest
Vancouver Island
Tolmie
Canada
Cameron Lake
Forestry Service
Mount Arrowsmith
The
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
Women's Institutes Grow Worldwide Since 1897
Ontario reports 1150 Women's Institutes in rural districts with over 40000 members. The non sectarian, non party movement promotes social ties and community welfare especially for women and children. Originating at Stoney Creek in 1897, it has become international and a Vienna conference gathered delegates from major countries.
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Ontario
Stoney Creek
Vienna
Austria
Destructive Wheat Disease Takes Heavy Toll in Canada
Dominion Botanist warns Take-All foot-rot is the most destructive wheat disease. Losses exceed those from other fungi, yet it appears only intermittently. Canada remains spared from severe outbreaks thanks to careful farming and Western farmer support.
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Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Four Tax Bags Survive Wreck Washing Ashore in Shetland
Only four of 130 mail bags from a steamer wreck reached Shetland shores and one bag remained usable containing Income tax papers. The gag involves the irony that once returned the authorities cannot tell ocean salt from owners’ tears.
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Shetland
Scotland
Indian Traits Study by Four French Scouts in Banff
Four French scouts, college students from an organization akin to the Boy Scouts of Canada, arrived at Banff in the Canadian Rockies to study Indians for the ethnographical museum in Paris. The group includes painters Paul Cauza and Gabriel Eyudinet, naturalist Raymond Gid, and photographer Leon Chaix.
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Boy Scouts of Canada
Banff
Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Ethnographical Museum of
Paris
Paul Cauza
Gabriel Eyudinet
Raymond Gid
Leon Chaix
British Empire spans quarter of Earth's habitable surface
The article notes the British Empire controls about one quarter of Earth's habitable land and its population surpasses a quarter of the world’s total. This highlights imperial extent and demographic reach of the empire.
Manitoba Telephone Building to Start 15-Storey Exchange
The Manitoba telephone system plans a 15 storey exchange this year with an estimated cost near 2 million dollars. Tyndall stone will be used. An Italian delicatessen dealer repaints his shop above an old mine shaft to use incoming cold air for preserving perishables.
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Manitoba Telephone System
Canadian Tobacco Growers Interest Lead to British Shipments
Hon. James Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce, said the government would appoint a special commissioner in England if needed to protect Canadian tobacco growers. He stated Canada is in close touch with the industry and with trade agents in Great Britain, expecting substantial Canadian tobacco shipments to Britain this year.
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England
James Malcolm
Malcolm
Great Britain
Produces Better Eggs From Heavier Hens
Do minion Department of Agriculture poultry experts report body weight closely links to egg production. A 3 pound hen averages 137.9 eggs yearly, 23 ounces per dozen, while a 4.5 pound hen lays about 206.6 eggs yearly at 24.5 ounces per dozen. Farmers with poultry flocks gain from this.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ornamental shrubs aid Canadian farmyard landscaping
The Experimental Farms and Stations of the Dominion Department of Agriculture work on hardy perennials shrubs and ornamental trees for all Canada. Reports from the nearest farm or station indicate varieties suitable for diverse and desolate climates and local use.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
St Martin’s church a sanctuary for the cold and hungry
The door of St Martin’s in London is never locked as the church serves as a sanctuary for those cold, wet, penniless, and hungry, in addition to its role as a place of worship. Airplanes are used in Peru in the fight against insect pests.
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St. Martin's
the Fields
Londons
St. Martin’s
Peru
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Hudson Bay Railway
Power Resources of
Signor Marconi
Marconi
N. UL 1846
Rhode Island
E. P. Ranch
Professor Carlyle
B.C
Maligne Gorse
feauTiFut
Maurine Lace
Sner National Park
Colm
New Provincial Park
Women’s Institutes
Manitoba Telephone Building
Madrid
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