Modern engineering vision of climate altering canals and dams
Geographical experts in London heard Leopold Amery describe a magic carpet tour of future projects. He proposed damming straits like Belle Isle and Bosphorus to alter water flows, drain swamps, and reclaim land from the Nile and Sahara for broader cultivation and settlement, all pitched as near-term engineering prospects.
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London
Leopold Amery
Dominions
Great Britain
Labrador
Newfoundland
Straits of
Belle Isle
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Canada
Geographical Magazine
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Black Sea
Caspian
Sea of
Aral
Abyssinia
Lake
Tana
Blue Nile
White Nile
Khartoum
Sudan
Egypt
Upper Nile
Upper Nile That Mr. Amery
Mesopotamia
Prairie
Hudson's Bay
Mr. Amery
Dead Sea
Palestine
Red Sea
Algiers
Sahara
Native Guyborough Man Tests Railborn Ambitions in Halifax
Louis Westhaver a 22 year old native of Guysboro county testified as a Crown witness after RCMP subpoenaed him to Halifax. He had long sought to see a train and a tramcar and rode both on a 150 mile round trip that was free with only a 10 cent street car fare.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Halifax
Louis Westhaver
Guysboro County
Nova Scotia
Canada marks 100th anniversary rail line plans
The Canadian Railroad Historical Association in Montreal is preparing plans for the 100th anniversary of Canada’s first railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, which ran between La Prairie and St. Johns in Quebec and opened July 21, 1836 by Lord Gosford.
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Canada
Canadian Railroad Historical Association
Montreal
Growing Excellent Grapes In British Columbia Vineyards
Kelowna and Sumas area farmers cultivate 100 acres with grapes rivaling California and Italy. Beltrame notes 40 acres, five to eight tons per acre, grapes sold in Vancouver and New Westminster at about 80 dollars a ton. Small holdings under 10 acres are favored as Fraser valley and Okangan regions prove fertile for wine production.
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California
Italy
British Columbia
Kelowna
Sumas
Fraser Valley
Okanagan
Central Wineries
Independence
United States
F. Beltrame
Lower Mainland
Sumas District
France
Sardis
Sumas Prairie
Sumas Mountain
Vancouver
New Westminster
Beltrame
Early Diagnosis Needed Urges Cancer Awareness
Dr R O Davison urged timely treatment as only one third of cancer patients receive care in time to cure. Saskatchewan officials cited ignorance as the patient’s greatest enemy and called for a Canadian branch of the British Empire Cancer Commission alongside a jubilee foundation. In a Saskatchewan clinic 200 examined cited neglect pain fear and cost as barriers to earlier examination. 543 practitioners were surveyed with 124 never seeing a cancer case.
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R. O. Davison
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Saskatchewan Cancer Commission
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Toronto Health League
British Empire Cancer Commission
King George V
Silver Jubilee Cancer Foundation
Milk Bars Could Quench Britain’s Thirst Nationwide
The Milk Marketing Board considers opening milk bars across Britain to provide nutritious refreshments for the touring public and school bars already exist. Vice-chairman Ben Hinds spoke at Pwilheli about establishing bars countrywide while Walter Elliot, Agriculture Minister, launched the scheme.
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England
Britain
Milk Marketing Board
Ben Hinds
Pwilheli
Walter Elliot
London Daily Mirror
Sir John A Macdonald Faces Mock Theft Charge in House
In Parliament an opponent accused Sir John A Macdonald of stealing part of the opposition's program. Macdonald rose and objected that he had been accused of petty larceny.
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John A. Macdonald
House of Commons
John
Georgia Declares Pine as Official State Tree and Brown Thrasher as State Bird
Georgia designates the pine as the official state tree and the brown thrasher as the state bird in a formal proclamation. The move highlights the species' prominence in state nature and culture.
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Georgia
Navajo Population Grows Significantly Since 1864
The Navajo people have increased from about 8 000 in 1864 to around 45 000 by 2103, indicating substantial growth over the period. This demographic rise reflects changing circumstances and continued presence in their traditional regions.
First British TV Station Planned At Alexandria Palace
The BBC seeks most of the south wing including the Masonic suite Pillar Hall and refreshment bar at Alexandria Palace for a television station. The Postmaster General said in Commons in February that London TV is planned for the latter half of this year though general use remains years away. A scold's bridle once used to punish talkative women sold in London for 40 dollars.
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Alexandria Palace
B.B.C
E. A. Cawdron
House of Commons
London
U S Senate Ratifies Canada Convention for Damages
The United States and Canada reach a settlement where Canada pays 350000 to the U S for sulphur fume damages in Washington caused by the Trail smelter prior to 1932 with a tribunal to judge post 1932 losses. The note also mentions ancient Egyptians practicing plastic surgery and deserts covering 24 percent of the earth.
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United States ‘Senate
Canada
United States
Washington
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
Trail
B.C
Enlarge Your Photos For Personal Gifts This Summer
Snapshot users have a gift edge through enlargements from negatives. Choose meaningful subjects and crop away distractions to produce larger, sharper prints. Landscapes and family scenes like grandmother in bloom or sisters with blossoms make memorable gifts.
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Fido
Cleo
Big Brother
Sister
Cynthia
Grandmother
John van Guilder
Reform urged on border immigration laws at social work meeting
Miss Mary McPhaedran from Vancouver urged reform before the national social work conference in Montreal. She highlighted cases of U S and Canadian families divided by immigration rules, noting dual nationality and deportation distress, while calling for federal state coordination and humanitarian exemptions.
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Mary McPhaedran
Vancouver
National Conference of Social Work
Montreal
Carrier Pigeons Lose Roles as Forest Patrol Lifelines
Manitoba forestry service plans to drop most carrier pigeons after experiments show they are unreliable for night flights and regular routes. Only a few birds will be kept for short-distance runs and limited fire reporting while air patrols take over.
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Manitoba Forestry Service
Thoughtless Adults Threaten Forest Fires
A Rotarian Magazine excerpt urges public education on safe campfire practices. It notes cars bring city dwellers to campsites, roads open scenic areas, and forest services prepare trails, but warns that adults leaving smoldering fires or discarded embers pose the main danger to forests.
Radio sets outnumber telephones in United States
The article notes 19,000,000 radios in use excluding car radios and multiple receivers per home, compared with about 11,000,000 home telephones, highlighting radio prevalence over phones in the nation.
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United States
Vancouver juvenile court seen as protective agency
Judge Helen Gregory MacGill, presiding officer, says the Vancouver juvenile court receives more children as the public views it as a protective service rather than punitive. She spoke in Montreal while attending Canada's first Penal Congress sessions.
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Vancouver
Earhart tomato or pota to debate sparks opinion
An old argument resurfaces over Amelia Earhart pronouncing tomato as tomayto. The piece notes dictionaries support tomayto and questions why potayto would be preferred, reflecting a light language dispute.
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Globe
Amelia Earhart
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Johnson
Percy Nobbs
McGill University
G. J. Wherrett
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Ottawa
Wherrett
Canadian Red Cross Society
Maritime Provinces
Canadian Life Insurance Officials Association
Europe
Manitoba
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