Maritime Commission Proposals Stir Debate Over Federal Aid
The Maritime Commission's report to Parliament urges 20 percent freight rate cuts for the Atlantic Division of the Canadian National Railway, subsidies to New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and a shift of costs from rail to the Dominion treasury. It also calls for higher tariffs on steel and closer U S Canada trade, while stressing provincial responsibility and potential union options for the Maritimes. The Western Provinces welcome measures aiding regional development and caution against favored treatment.
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Hts
Royai
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Palace Edward Island
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Free
Maritime Commission
Atlantic
Canadian National Railway
Dominion Treasury
CPR
Maritimes
Duncan Commission
United States
United
United States States
Ita
Commission
Ottawa
West
Talent pay and photo requests surge in radio era
Eddie Cantor earned 2000 dollars for a twenty minute broadcast and 100 dollars per minute. Eveready Battery Company funded the show after receiving 20,000 photo requests from that appearance. NBC paid Mary Garden and Will Rogers 2500 dollars each for first minute radio opera slots.
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Racio Ht
Eddie Cantor
Eveready Battery Company
National Broadcasting Company
Mary Garden
Will Rogers
Convicts Apply For Patent On Invention
Archie Wilcox and R. H. McCoy, inmates at the state prison in Salt Lake City, become inventive partners in the prison machine shop. They developed an improved bearing to eliminate motor knocks and have applied for a patent with McCoy notified it would be issued.
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Archie Wilcox
R. H. McCoy
Salt Lake City
McCoy
British Admiralty Probes Submarine Rescue Buoy Invention
The Admiralty examines a North country inventor’s device to locate and rescue submarines unable to surface. A buoy attached beside the conning tower rises when released, carries a telephone for contact with trapped crew, and includes rockets lighting gear and a signaling bell to attract passing ships.
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Admiralty
Nova Scotian Overcomes Back Pain and Chest Soreness
A Nova Scotian shares how she subdued persistent back pain and relieved a sore chest through a series of treatments and lifestyle adjustments. She details initial symptoms, steps taken, and eventual improvement over weeks.
Nerviline praised for sore throat and chest relief
Windsor Nova Scotia resident Miss Lacey Mosher extols Nerviline as best remedy for cold symptoms. Ad claims rapid relief after using three times daily and as gargle with a five cent bottle urged. Also mentions a Brooklyn radio amateur sending a message to Los Angeles and a 21 minute response time.
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Lacey Mosher
Windsor
N.S
N. A. McIntyre
Brooklyn
N.Y
Los Angeles
GBSL
San Francisco
Stomach trouble linked to thin blood promoted pills
An advertisement explains thin blood as a cause of stomach distress and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to enrich blood, improve appetite and digestion, and restore vitality. It notes pills cost 50 cents a box and can be bought locally or by mail from Brockville Ontario. A separate item reports Victoria Cross winners to escort the Duke of York during his Australian visit, with the conference urging government funding for the escort.
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Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Duke of York
Melbourne
International Milling plans 2500 barrel daily capacity rise
International Milling Co with plants in Calgary Moose Jaw Minnesota and Iowa plans to increase capacity by 2500 barrels a day from 17400. Financing is led by A E Ames and Co of Toronto. A suspended speech may stem from a lame excuse.
Saskatoon Fox Farm Flourishing Network of Silver Foxes
Five silver fox farms operate around Saskatoon, each holding 100 to 300 foxes in thriving conditions. The piece notes neighborly troubles and mentions readers and a periodical, though details are unclear.
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Saskatoon
Absentminded Painleve Delights Paris Dinner Guests
Paris correspondent recalls M. Painleve’s famed absent mindedness. He began a short journey an hour after leaving a political dinner and was found solving a caretaker’s son’s math problem in the lodge. He also forgot his Foreign Minister’s name, prompting laughter as Briand was finally named.
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Ee Sma
Sines Fleur Pase
France
Paris
London Sunday Times
M. Painleve
Monsieur
M. Briand
No Purchasers For Ex Kaiser's Letter
A Berlin to Doorn transfer devalued the ex Kaiser’s letter at auction. Letters of Schiller and Goethe drew 330,450 and 500,000 marks respectively in Germany. A Heine stanza sold for 1,440 marks. Bismarck letters ranged to 600 marks, Ludendorff 10 marks, yet the ex Kaiser's letter drew no bids.
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Berlin
Doorn
Germany
Schiller
Goethe
Heine
Bismarck
Ludendorff
Junkers
Ticket Fifty Years Old From Portland to Philadelphia
An 1876 railway ticket signed by Sir Joseph Hickson arrived in Montreal via Canadian National Railways. It proposed an excursion fare from Portland Maine to Philadelphia and hinted at a possible refund. J F Smith of Portland sent it. no refund occurred and the ticket was added to the Grand Trunk records in CN archives.
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Sir Joseph Hickson
Portland
Maine
Philadelphia
Montreal
Canadian National Railways
J. F. Smith
Grand Trunk
Canadian National Archives
First Year Wins in New Irrigated District North of Lethbridge
A farmer threshed a $6 000 crop in his first year in the irrigated district north of Lethbridge. He paid $2 800 on land, $1 600 on operating equipment, and cleared a $400 loan. The Lethbridge Herald notes $4 800 in debts wiped off and a comfortable bank balance remaining.
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Lethbridge
Lethbridge Herald
Parliamental hurdle to change King title across realms
The Manchester Guardian reports that the change to the King's title requires identical acts in the Irish Free State Parliament and every Dominion Parliament, not just British approval, before the new designation can take effect. The proposed form drops United Kingdom and shifts to George by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith Emperor of India.
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United Kingdom
George
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Manchester Guardian
London
Saskatchewan contractors finish 450 miles of graded roads
Saskatchewan road program advances with 122 contractors completing about 450 miles this year at an estimated cost of 400000. The project aims for 7000 miles of trunk roads as 2000 miles are mapped and 7000 more planned, with work spread across high-need areas.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Highways
Impossible To Deny Finger Print Evidence In German Murder Case
Fingerprints found on a window frame in the Bad Oeynhausen murder case led to Otto Seinicke being linked to the 1925 shooting of Robert Bicker. After a new police exam matched prints to Seinicke, he confessed following re-arrest, with Heinzlch Kreuger previously acquitted.
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Otto Seinicke
Bad Oeynhausen
Germany
Robert Bicker
Oeynhausen Spa
Seinicke
Heinzlch Kreuger
Hugh
Winnipeg to get a beet sugar refinery
Pioneer resident A. E. Allison, just back from Montana, says Winnipeg will host a new beet sugar refinery with joint American and Canadian capital. Promoters consider Winnipeg the ideal site for the project.
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Winnipeg
A. E. Allison
Montana
Saskatchewan Exhibitors Sweep Royal Winter Fair Prizes
Exhibitors from Saskatchewan won a record 165 prizes at the Royal Winter Fair. The total includes 133 livestock prizes, 28 seed grain high honors, and four poultry prizes. Saskatchewan captured 10 championships 21 reserve championships 27 first prizes 16 seconds and 59 other awards in livestock.
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Saskatchewan
Oil work by dog teams in Ribstone field Alberta
Hudson's Bay Marland organization plans to use dog teams until winter to prosecute oil development in the Ribstone field of north eastern Alberta. The effort traces back to a favorable report by Dr G S Hume, head of the Dominion Geological Survey. A Swedish castle built in 1499 is noted for a central heating plant with basement conduits.
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Hudson's Bay-Marland Organization
Ribstone Field
Alberta
G. S. Hume
Dominion Geological Survey
Dense Population Densities Across Nations Noted
The report lists population densities per square mile for multiple countries and regions including Egypt Belgium Halland Great Britain Japan Italy Germany Austria Switzerland France and Russia. It also notes a seventy seven year old missionary in Formosa translating the Old Testament into the Away dialect and predicts completion in three years. A household reminder promotes Minard's Liniment.
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Egypt
Belgium
Halland
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
Russia
Europe
Asia
Formosa
Berlin Unveils Murder Auto for Rapid Crime Detection
Berlin police debut a new auto equipped with cameras searchlights and a specialized crew to aid investigations by reaching crime scenes quickly. Detectives say prompt arrival helps preserve clues and speed up solving cases. Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil advertises burn and scald relief with immediate soothing effect.
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Berlin
cMcers
Wonderful Future For Radio Prediction by William Marconi
On the eve of the twenty fifth anniversary of his invention Marconi predicts dramatic progress in radio over the next 25 years. He foresees major advances in directional wireless transmission and reception and suggests power transmission over moderate distances may be developed with television possibly becoming a reality.
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William Marcon
Northern Dog Derby Sparks Winter Carnival Fever
Citizens in northern Manitoba await the tenth annual dog derby as part of the Winter Carnival set for January 25 to 27. Leonard Sapella leads a famed mamalute team aiming for the $1,000 prize with Emil Stoddard, The Pas musher, chasing the course record and 40 miles of racing each day.
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Manitoba
Leonard Sapella
Mamalutes
Emil Stoddard
Large Rose Bush Order Hits Pacific Coast
I M Eddie of Sardis British Columbia the rose king of Canada has secured an order for 50 000 rose bushes from Eastern Canada The shipment will go out in 1928 two carloads and is the biggest order of its kind ever received on the Pacific Coast
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I. M. Eddie
Sardis
B.C
Canada
Pacific Coast
Egg record held after man eats seventy-two eggs in nineteen hours
An Ohio man reportedly set a 72 egg in 19 hour record fifty years ago. A roadside tombstone nearby reads Gone but not forgotten as a monument to the feat, with the marker noting the man is no longer alive.
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Ohio
Minard's Liniment Frightens Sore Back Yet Fails
A brief note warns that neglecting Minard's Liniment for a sore back may worsen pain and lead to severe outcomes, implying health risk and urging timely treatment.
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Minard
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