Vast Reindeer Industry Expands Across Canada
The Dominion Reindeer Company of Vancouver plans a large Canada wide herd between the Athabasca and Great Slave Lakes north of Bention. They import 60 head from Alaska and aim to pack meat at Fort McMurray and ship to Edmonton. Meat may appeal in the U S with rising consumption. reindeer offer byproducts like leather and fur. Herds double every three years. Alaska hosts about 500 000 animals from an initial 1 280 in 1902.
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Canada
Dominion Iindeer Company
Vaescouver
Alacka
Athabasce Sod Great Slave Lakes
Fort McMurray
Edmonton
Casaia
United States
Alaska
Siberia
First Locomotive Whistle Origin Story From 1833 Eggs Crash
A 1833 crossing accident involving a farmer with eggs and butter led Ashland Baxter and Allen Grange to seek a warning device for locomotives. George Stephenson devised a steam horn attached to the boiler, producing a shrill sound now known as the locomotive whistle.
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E. W. Merderau
Maine Central Railroad
Merdereau
Lusinlg
Ashland Baxter
Allen Grange
George Stephenson
Stephenson
Islanders of Island Lake Reported Stunted by Portages
Dr J F Wright of the geological survey notes the Island Lake Indians in Manitoba are short in stature, tallest about five feet five inches, and heavily built from isolation and heavy portaging. Wright and Dr J C B Grant plan field work to study mining prospects and body characteristics for the national museum.
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Island Lake
Manitoba
Central
J. F. Wright
Geological Survey
Ottawa
Fromm
Lake Winnipeg
Hudson's Hay Company
Norway House
Wright
J. C. B. Grant
University of Manitoba
National Museum
Canada Defies Soviet Protest with Britain Unity
Canada will sever diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in a unified stance with Britain. The Cabinet confirms no reconsideration of Moscow’s breach and warns the Soviet to mind its own business while staying within the British Empire.
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Britain
Canada
Dominion
Montreal
Moscow
British Empire
Dominion of Canada
Commercial Planes For Atlantic Flights Within Five Years
Anthony Fokker predicts commercial Atlantic flights within five years with a great circle route. Non-stop services won't be common then, he says, as stops at Newfoundland Ireland and London will form the loop. He expects a 26 hour journey aided by engine improvements and better instruments to reduce weather dangers.
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Anthony Fokker
New York
Newfoundland
Ireland
London
Mystery in the Maid’s Silence at the New Household
A mistress hires a new maid who appears self-possessed and independent. On the first morning only silence greets the mistress, who rings and calls upstairs. The maid answers from the stairs with a curt, "Yes, rather," leaving the scene shrouded in intrigue.
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Mary
Whyt
Turkey to be Represented At World Poultry Congress
The article notes that an official delegate from Smyrna in Turkey will represent Turkey at the World Poultry Congress to be held here from July 27 to August 4. The International College at Smyrna is identified as sending the delegate. An accompanying caption references a lighthearted icebox joke about icebox chillers.
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The
International College
Smyrna
Turkey
Police Cars To Test New 80MPH Chaser Fleet
Scotland Yard prepares to test fast police cars on Brecklands track. Each car seats six and reaches eighty miles per hour. Two devices aid pursuits a metal fire belt under the bonnet and a illuminated movable Metropolitan Police sign to warn and deter suspects during raids in the suburbs.
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Order of Scotland Yard
Brecklands
Scotland Yard
Criminal Investigation Department
Metropolitan Police
London
French lawyers press for fee collection rights
Newly admitted Maurice Barreau challenges tradition by arguing lawyers should have the right to collect their fees like other debts. The Council of the Order resists, upholding ethics to keep the profession from becoming mere commerce where a businessman sues delinquent clients.
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Maurice Barreau
Council of the Order
Bar Association
Colored agent questioned by insurance official over state license
Forbes notes a colored agent summoned before the insurance commissioner who asks if life insurance can be sold without a state license. The agent replies with a pun about knowing he could not tell it but not the reason. The piece links to provincial youth stock breeders and fair events.
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Forbes Magazine
Provincial Cattle Association
Alfalfa as Survival Crop for Dry Ranch Lands
Dominion experts urge Saskatchewan and Alberta ranchers to plant alfalfa to cope with overgrazing and drought. Circular No 53 explains where irrigation or shallow water tables allow alfalfa growth, soil prep, seeding, harvest, and maintenance.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
McRostie
Dominion
S. F. Clark
Ottawa
Population growth and future world totals
Population has doubled since the early 1800s from under 850 million to about 1.3 billion. At 1 percent annual growth, world population would reach roughly 2.27 billion by 1970, about 4.59 billion by 2020, and at least 1.457 billion after a century. Epidemics have greatly diminished, causing little impact on long term growth.
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League of Nations
Invasion of Canada by Western Farmers Enriches Settlement
The influx of American settlers to Canada for farming is expected to rise this season, with migrants from midwestern and northwestern states. Reports say around 50 Michigan farmers are scouting Canadian West prospects this year.
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Canada
Middle-Western
Northwestern States
Michigan
Carpenter Discovers Bomb in Chapel. Curio Collectors React
A carpenter found a bomb in Chapel yesterday and showed it to curio collectors. He discarded the device on the ground and vowed not to handle any more bombs, while collectors declined further curios. The report warns that the bomb acts when treated roughly.
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Shanghai
London Policemen and the Knowledge Test for Constables
The New York Herald Tribune notes remarks on police recruits in London, from appearance to global topics, and a psychology search question about nature versus nurture in crime, highlighting Inspector Sir Leonard Dunning's call for no tips to policemen and the literacy of traffic controllers.
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London
Third International
Bbritish Legion
Whitley Councils
Fascisti
Lord Allenby
Mr. J. H. Thomas
E. Hendren
Mark Twain
Signor Mussolini
Marie Coretl
Jack Dempsey
M. Trotsky
Leonard Dunning
New York Herald Tribune
Good Country for Canoeist in Canada
A nostalgic portrait extols Canada as a canoeist’s paradise where travelers launch at rail stations and steamboat landings to roam vast wilderness. Time slows to meals and sleeps as moose calls and loon cries replace modern sounds, and city fatigue yields to peaceful wilderness slumber.
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Canada
Longest canal tunnel opens linking Marseille to Etang de Berre
The new canal tunnel connects the Port of Marseille with Etang de Berre, forming direct water communication with the Rhone. It is four and a half miles long, 47 feet high and 70 feet broad, allowing seagoing vessels to pass through.
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Marseilles
France
Finland
Etange-deberre
Rhone
Doubles of the Prince of Wales Reported in London
The piece notes many Prince of Wales look alikes in London and warns that some impersonators overcharge by billing the Household for meals and other items the real prince never visited. It suggests the prince may have seven or eight doubles and jokes about gossipers feeding on such material.
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Prince of Wales
London
Warning To Bolshevism and Soviet Propaganda
United States Ambassador Myron T. Herrick denounces paid Bolshevik propaganda spreading worldwide from France. He asserts America will defend itself against Bolshevism, urges orderly society, and condemns Soviet leaders as tyrannical while reserving no attack on the Russian people.
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United States
France
Myron T. Herrick
Suresnea
Soviet Russia
Herrick
Russia
Eskimos Enjoy Radio Concerts From Aklavik Nights
Lieut Kluff reports from Aklavik that radio reception reaches Eskimos 1800 miles from Winnipeg on clear aurora nights. Local inhabitants gather to dance to orchestral music and eagerly welcome broadcasts from Canadian stations. The Eskimos, skilled at adapting, enjoy the modern dances and tunes produced by white musicians.
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Aklavik
Arctic Circle
North West Territories
Winnipeg
Lieut Kluff
Manitoba
Leutenant
Lieut
Kjuft
Timber crop only lands vast Canada area
The Forest Service of the Department of the Interior notes that three-eighths of Canada is best used for growing a timber crop. This land, unsuitable for agriculture, could be protected and managed to ensure a perpetual raw material supply for wood industries.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
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