New Hydro Power Additions Reach Dominion Total in 1921
Canada increased hydro electricity capacity to 6 646 000 horsepower in 1921 with 544 65 horsepower new installations and 110 million dollars spent. Quebec led with 382 200 horsepower while Ontario Manitoba and British Columbia added significant units at Seven Sisters Falls Corra Linn and other sites. Projects progressing in Quebec Ontario and BC may add over 1 400 000 horsepower in 2 3 years with more than 280 million needed for completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
T. C. Murphy
Dominion
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Powell River Co
Lois River
Ashcroft Water, Electric and Improvement Co
Bonaparte River
West Kootenay
West Kootenay Power and Light Co., 57, 000 Horse-Power At Corra Linn
Bridge River
Mexican President’s Sons Visit New York U S
Fernando Ortiz Rubio and Guillermo Ortiz Rubio, sons of Mexico’s president, visited New York during the holidays. They are McGill University students, Fernando engineering and Guillermo commerce, speaking fluent English and sharing impressions of Canada’s hospitality and a harsh early winter in Montreal. Fernando emphasized the Beauharnois power project as highly important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montreal
New York
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Fernando Ortiz Rubio
Guillermo
McGill University
Fernando
McGill
Beauharnois
Manchester Chamber Sees Canadian Tariff Burden Rising
A Manchester Chamber report argues Canadian government tariff protection for cotton mills is excessive and contributes to Britain's shrinking trade with Canada. It cites three factors for reduced trade: the tariff, Canadian industrial growth, and global competition. The tone criticizes tariffs as the main obstacle to trade recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Home and Overseas Dominions
Britain
Seaside Visit Spoiled by Poor Food and Lodging
A traveler recalls enjoying the sea air but condemns the meals as awful and notes dissatisfaction with accommodations. The dialogue hints at ire and stubbornness over cooking at Dorfbarbier in Bertin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertin
Electric Eye Classifies Prehistoric Tools For Museum
Canada’s National Museum uses ultraviolet light to color code stone age implements. Researchers match chemical signatures revealed by the electric eye with areas Dr. Ami studied in Europe to infer geographic origin without damaging the artifacts.
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National Museum of Canada
H. M. Ami
Canadian School of Pre-history
France
Dr. Ami
Savant
Man Gives Thanks To Hogs For Quick Cash
A Saskatchewan farmer stops to tip his hogs after a load of bacon type hogs is weighed. He says his pig pen has saved him many times when cash is tight and that he will always keep hogs on his farm. The anecdote ends with the farmer joking about the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Strassbourg
Canada Forest Lands Foremost Resource Wealth Of Dominion
Canada’s forests are the most profitable use of about one third of the land, with the Forest Service of the Department of the Interior noting commercial forests can be grown on 555 million acres. Another 182 million acres are largely inaccessible or valued for climate, water control, erosion prevention, and scenery.
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Canada
Dominion
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Gold Output by Canadian Provinces and Yukon in 1930
Five provinces and the Yukon report total gold production for 1930. Nova Scotia 1,272 fine ounces, Quebec 141,747, Ontario 1,736,612, Manitoba 23,189, British Columbia 164,331, and the Yukon 35,517 fine ounces.
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Provinces
Yukon
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Lions In Captivity Grow Brighter Manes Says Report
A report claims lions kept in captivity develop fuller manes than their wild counterparts. Researchers note nutrition and controlled environments influence mane growth in captive lions.
Charitable Shriner Metal Scheme Nets Convalescent Home Support
Shriners across Canada collect metal scraps for a Montreal foundry to melt and form Christmas novelties. Proceeds fund a convalescent home for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Banks and Knights of Columbus back the effort with wholesale orders.
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Toronto
Vancouver
Halifax
Canada
Shriners
Montreal
Shriners’ Hospital
Knights of Columbus
Shriners’ Hospital Fund
Freak Egg Within An Egg Stuns Saskatoon Hen
R. B. McLeod, a Saskatoon contractor and sportsman, reports a white Leghorn laid an egg inside an egg during supper. The giant interior egg measured more than twice the size of a normal daily batch, with inner and outer shells intact. The odd discovery follows berries, blossoms out of season, and mentions of others attempting similar feats. An eighty year old composer has penned over three hundred church tunes.
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R. B. McLeod
Saskatoon
McGill Discovery Links Polio Immunity to Normal Blood
At McGill University and Baltimore meeting, Dr. Maurice Brodie reports that antibodies found in healthy adults mirror those in convalescent polio patients. He argues most individuals have been exposed to polio germs and that serum from normal adults may treat infantile paralysis.
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McGill University
Maurice Brodie
McGill Department of Bacteriology
Society of American Bacteriologists
Baltimore
Brodie
McGill
Dr. Brodie
Scientist Receives 1000 Prize for Nerve Growth Breakthrough
Dr Carl Kaskey Speidel of the University of Virginia wins the annual 1000 prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for making a nerve grow so its development from birth to maturity can be observed. He resolves debates on nerve growth origin by showing its process. The report notes concurrent tin production claims and roadside summer scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advance of Science
Carl Caskey Speidel
University of Virginia
Dr. Speidel
Canada Fifth Largest World Trader Says Trade Chief
In a survey of Canada’s 1931 economic position, Minister H. H. Stevens states Canada is the fifth largest world trader based on calendar year figures. He notes Canada’s per head exports outpace the UK and outstrip Germany, France, and the United States, and predicts stabilization and fuller employment in 1932. He cites public finances showing over-subscription to a new $215 million five percent loan after converting $650 million in bonds to a lower rate.
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Canada
H. H. Stevens
British Isles
United States
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
Dominion
Wheat-Rye Hybrid Raises Hope For Poor Soils
British officials note Cambridge University School of Agriculture has evolved a wheat-rye hybrid under Sir Rowland Biffen that promises good grain in poor soils at low cost. The hybrid could extend wheat cultivation to lands not normally suitable for wheat, potentially expanding available arable land.
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British
Ministry of Agriculture
Cambridge University School of Agriculture
Sir Rowland Biffen
Spain Enacts Law For All Farms To Stay In Production
A new law requires Spanish farms to operate all units productively to cut agricultural unemployment and reduce reliance on imports. The measure targets boosting domestic food production and stabilizing the rural economy.
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Spain
Secret French Plane Aims For 500 MPH and 15 Mile Altitude
A French project claims a mystery aircraft built on a new principle may reach 500 miles per hour and altitude beyond 15 miles. The pilot and mechanic would operate in an airtight metal tank with oxygen, enabling normal breathing at extreme speeds. Italy is said to run secret trials on Lake Garda.
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France
Italy
Lake Garda
Eclipse Chasers Prepare for Aug 31 Totality in Canada
The Dominion Observatory reports preparations underway for two English scientific expeditions to seek the path of totality in Quebec for the August 31 eclipse. More parties may join later.
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Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
England
Quebec
British Columbia Lumber Trade Gains With Strong International Demand
British Columbia lumber leaders expect the industry to drive Canada out of economic dip as softwood gains favor in England Glasgow and Inverness plan to prefer Empire wood. Australia imports rise with 75 percent BC share and July to Sept exports leap to 20,188,658 board feet. China and Egypt purchases grow while surplus stock dwindles and prices stay low aiding industry recovery.
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Canada
British Columbia
England
London County Council
Empire Lumber
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Empire Wood
Inverness
Australia
China
Egypt
International Aerial Pageant planned by Air League
An international aerial pageant planned by the Air League of the British Empire aims for mid-summer near London at Heston aerodrome with both military and private planes. Canada’s representation is doubtful due to distance and cost of financing planes and pilots for the long voyage overseas.
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Air League of
British Empire
Canada
Ottawa
Heston Aerodrome
London
Dominion
Waste Of Rust Industry mobilizes metals against rust
The piece notes chromium copper brass and copper alloys and aluminum aiding the fight on rust with nickel listed as a major ally. A humorous aside closes with a father son exchange about a visit and lost change.
Early Soybean Use Traced to Shen Nung Era in China
The text notes soybeans date to the start of China's agricultural age under Emperor Shen Nung. A quoted exchange appears about marriage and visiting a house, included from Lustige Kolner Zeitung in Cologne.
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China
Emperor Shen Nung
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
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Canadian West
Canada’s Forest Lands
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joe Primeau
Joe
Studdy
Avery
Christian Science Monitor
Air League of British Empire
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