New Year Call for Peace and Unity in Canada
The piece urges Canadians to adopt tolerance and goodwill at the New Year, warning against demagogues who fuel prejudice. It cites Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and Hon. R. B. Bennett, urging unity and equal rights for all citizens regardless of race or creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Confederation of Canada
Sir John A. Macdonald
George Brown
George Cartier
R. B. Bennett
John Macdonald
Saskatchewan
Peace Tower
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
War crisis costs League of Nations telegraph bill
The South American war crisis cost the League of Nations its largest telegraph bill, as officials sent the full correspondence on the Paraguay Bolivia dispute to nearly sixty governments. The total exceeded $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Council
Paraguay
Bolivia
Pheasant Experiments Thrive in Southern Alberta
Experiments on R. Bray’s ranch suggest ring-necked pheasants will thrive in Southern Alberta. The Alberta Fish and Game Association bought forty breeding chicks last spring, and two young birds are on display in a Medicine Hat store window drawing attention from shoppers.
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R. Bray
Alberta
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Medicine Hat
Mystery Solved in Arctic Skeleton Find
Two whitened skeletons found in northern Siberia are linked to the 1916 1919 Roald Amundsen Polar Expedition. Tessem and Knudsen, crew of the Maud, left for Port Dixon with letters maps and scientific data but vanished. Their remains provide closure after a decade long mystery.
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Siberia
Roald Amundsen
Tessem
Knudsen
Amundsen
Chelluskin Peninsula
Port
Dixon
Students to receive radio sets in Cuban classrooms
A Cuban report states every school room will be equipped with radio receiving apparatus to tune in educational programs. Students plan to build their own sets as part of this national effort.
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Cuba
Losing Money Growing Prize Wheat
Herman Trelle of Wembley Alta and three time wheat world champion says he must abandon experimental seed work and farm wheat commercially unless Canada provides support. He explains he is going broke growing prize wheat after investing heavily in registered seed and notes large past earnings from commercial wheat are nearly vanished.
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Herman Trelle
Wembley
Alta
Wheat World
Canada
Winnipeg
United States
Mr. Trelle
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise to Help Pale Girls
A pamphlet urges mothers of pale girls to use Dr Williams Pink Pills to combat anaemia from overwork and overstudy. It cites Miss Claire Sullivan of Pincher Creek Alberta whose weakness, poor appetite, and backaches improved after taking the pills, with mail order available at 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Claire Sullivan
Pincher Creek
Alta
Miss Sullivan
Formal Talks Urged on International Problems and Naval Limits
Washington dispatch reports Chairman Britten proposes frequent formal discussions between national representatives to avoid war. He sent a letter to Commander Kenworthy, opposing secret treaties and urging equality at sea and a U S defense policy. Senator Gillett urged Britain to cut armaments or boost the U S Navy, warning against ignoring potential hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britten
House Naval Committee
Washington
Interparliamentary Union
Joseph M. Kenworthy
House of Parliament
Great Britain
United States
Senate
Gillett
Massachusetts
United States Navy
Fwo
Canada Imports Swell in Match Industry Despite Local Output
Demand outstrips supply as Canada imports matches valued at 90 985 dollars in the last fiscal year, up from 35 346. Sweden provides most imports with UK and US also buyers. Exports fall from 18 470 to 8 491. Canada ships match splints and related goods abroad, yet domestic use dominates. Six plants reduced to three by 1926 amid rising capital and employment totals.
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Canada
Dominion
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Irish Free State
Patten Estate to Benefit Charity After Widow's Death
The Patten estate valued at about 15 million dollars will largely go to charity after the widow dies. The Chicago Title and Trust Company as executor plans to divide one fourth to the son one fourth to the daughter and one half to seven charities, with the remainder directed to other heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Patten
Wheat King
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Manitoba Industry Output Up Across Most Sectors
The Industrial Board reports Manitoba production rising in most sectors since 1925 with gains ranging from 10 to 50 percent. Flour mills up 18 percent, meat packing 14, bread 10, brewing 15, coffee and spices 20, printing 15, paper 45, stone 25, apparel 22, and iron and steel 50 percent. Estimated 1928 gross output reaches $159,252,000, about 20 percent higher than 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Industrial Board
Britain Our Best Customer for Canadian Trade
Canada’s trade with Britain, though smaller in volume than with the United States, is structurally favorable as Britain buys less from Canada than she sells to Canada. Relative to population, Britain is effectively Canada’s best customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Britain
Projections on European car growth and U S comparison
The note predicts a decade ahead Europe will have one automobile for every 20 people while the United States now averages one car for every four residents indicating rising mobility and different adoption rates between regions.
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Europe
United States
Survey of natural resources along railways planned
A summer survey of natural resources was completed in the north country along the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway. Next year a smaller survey will cover territory near the Alberta Great Waterways line under the Natural Resources Research Act.
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Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia
Alberta Great Waterways
Natural Resources Research Act
Cobalt Production in Canada From Northern Ontario Mines
Canada produces cobalt mainly from arsenical residues at Cobalt South Lorrain and Gowganda silver camps in Ontario. A smaller portion comes from low-silver high-cobalt ores. Prisoner sentenced to life hard labor. criminal asks to sit for five minutes before starting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Cobalt
South Lorrain
Gowganda
Ontario
Canada Dairy Products Total Value in 1926
The total value of all products from Canadian dairy factories in 1926 was 133,353,076 dollars.
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Canada
Barclays Bank to Enter Canadian Field as Barclays Bank Canada
Barclays Bank Limited plans to form a bank in Canada under the Canadian Bank Act to be named Barclays Bank Canada. The London bank, one of the world’s big five with about 1.8 billion dollars in resources, is expected to have Sir Robert Borden as its president.
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Barclays Bank, Limited
England
Official
Barclays Bank
Canada
London
Sir Robert Borden
Navigation Closed Without Any Mishap
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence navigation closed successfully per the department of marine and fisheries. Lower St. Lawrence equipment including buoys and floating lights were stored for winter without losses. Ocean-going boats reached the sea, and lake and river craft were laid up safely for winter.
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Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Lower St. Lawrence
Department
Seasonal canned foods reshape Canadian eating patterns
The canned food industry of Canada has altered how people relate to seasons. Fruits and vegetables stay flavorful and available year round, in or out of season. An exchange over price contrasts a five shilling per yard claim with a three shilling per yard counter, ending with a bold assertion that the sale is regardless of cost.
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Canada
England
London exhibitors study museum shows for new ideas
Manufacturers from steel gates to jewelry send representatives to the London museum to observe exhibits and gain ideas for product development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Museum
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Cuticura
Minard
Anata
Austria
Patten
Chicago Wheat King
Manitoba Industrial Progress
Survey of Resources
Barclay’s Bank of England
Holloway
Price
f.C.b
Toronto
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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