Flying Comes Here To Stay In Canada Conquest Of Air Continues
Canada embraces aviation as permanent with Canada leading in aerial surveying and police of airspace. Laws will require pilot licenses for transatlantic hops and licensing of air stations and signals. Royal Canadian Air Force veterans transition to civilian roles while expanding mapping, fire detection, and smugglers’ boundaries work. Government funds air development and aims for a transcontinental route linking Britain and the Empire.
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Canada
Casnélan
Dominion
Atlantic
Royal Canadian Air Force
Civil Department of Government
Canadian
Great Britain
Empire
Post Office Department
Girl in Epinal Denied Marriage License for Missing Birth
A girl in Epinal France was refused a marriage license after officials found no record of her birth. Her birth was never registered by her parents, so she cannot obtain a birth certificate required for marriage. The wedding is postponed.
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Epinal
France
Alberta Fisheries See Slower 1927 Activity Despite Strong 1926
Alberta fisheries were subdued in 1927 compared with 1926 when a 7.5 million pound catch yielded about $749,000, up $290,000 from 1925. Projected 1927 harvest is near six million pounds with prices similar to 1926. Manitoba lake output largely drives Alberta demand, with New York and Chicago as main markets. A whitefish hatchery was built at Lesser Slave Lake, complementing Lake Athabasca as key supply sources.
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Alberta
Manitoba Lakes
New York
Chicago
Manitoba
Lesser Slave Lake
Lake Athabasca
Air Taxi Offered On Transatlantic Cruise Ship Columbus
Passengers sailing from New York aboard the North German Lloyd liner Columbus may take side trips by a Junkers hydroplane named Globe Trotter. Pilot Walter Hagen, a German airman, helms the craft docked between the ship’s funnels. Fares for the air route are expected near $14 per minute.
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New York
Columbus
West Indies
Bremen
Junkers
Walter Hagen
Globe Trotter
Hammond
Parisian model pattern No 1702 in Creme de Menthe chiffon
Winnipeg Newspaper Union One highlights Parisian pattern No 1702 with a creme de menthe chiffon design. It features a sleek bodice with a back open neckline, a loose back bolero, silver shoulder straps, and a three tier skirt with picoted edging. Sizes range from bust 16 to 42 inches. Yardage and lace details are noted with prices for the pattern and the fashion book.
How To Order Patterns in Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order details sent to Winnipeg Union at 176 McDermot Ave list pattern number and size the text is incomplete but indicates a pattern request process through a local union office.
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Innipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Pledge Strong Cooperation
E. W. Beatty and Sir Henry Thornton voiced full cooperation between CPR and CNR at a Montreal dinner. They praised joint effort toward Canada's growth and said railways will unite to promote national welfare and protect transportation revenues.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Canada
E. W. Beatty
C.P.R
Sir Henry Thornton
C.N.R
Engineer's Club
Montreal
Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress
Beatty
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Henry Thornton
Dominion
Denison Calls for Cooling War Talk Between Britain and U S
Sir Hugh Denison former Australia commissioner in the United States urged the English Speaking Union to ease tensions between Britain and the United States. He dismissed Chicago Mayor Thompson's anti British stance and warned against overstating US sentiment. He cited Rear Admiral Plunkett and urged exchanges between statesmen and industrialists to improve relations.
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Sir Hugh Denison
Australia
United States
Great Britain
Mayor Thompson
Chicago
Hugh
Thompson
U.S
A. J. Cook
Miners’ Federation
England
Plunkett
Borah
Canadian trade push hampered by manufacturers' market visits
H. R. Poussette, trading commissioner in Calcutta, notes Canadian exports to India are slowed by manufacturers' reluctance to send representatives to Indian and Ceylon markets and the broader Middle East. Similar complaints are echoed by other trade officials.
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H. R. Poussette
Calcutta
India
Ceylon
Middle East
Astral Thought Experiment on Austria in the Atlantic
The line imagines Austria transplanted into the Atlantic Ocean to fill the space between the United States and Great Britain. It presents a curious scale joke, highlighting geography and national size in a humorous, hypothetical comparison.
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Austria
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Great Britain
Columbus Burial Claim Sparks Americas Debate
Senor M A Cocco at a Pan American convention argues Columbus ashes lie under Santo Domingo Cathedral in the Dominican Republic, challenging the widely held claim of Seville Spain. He cites a 1542 transfer petition by Doña Maria de Toledo, wife of Diego Columbus, and notes royal permission to move remains.
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Christopher Columbus
Seville
Spain
Senor M. A. Cocco
America
Santo Domingo
Senor Cocco
Diego Columbus
Charles V
Valladolid
Hispania America
Ten Thousand Snowshoers Meet in Montreal
Around ten thousand snowshoers and friends gathered in Montreal for the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Snowshoers Association from February 3 to 6. The American Snowshoers Association with over 1500 members joined, along with Manitoba and St Henri Club participants, unattached snowshoers from Canada and the U S. The event featured a carnival and the world grand snowshoe championship under the Montreal United Snowshoers Clubs. Mayor Martin patronized the celebration with a City Hall banquet on February 5, and many travelers came from distances up to 300 miles with CP rail excursions offering reduced rates.
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Montreal
American Snowshoers’ Association
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Manitoba Snowshoers’ Association
St. Henri
Canada
United States
United Snowshoers’ Clubs of
Martin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Sheep Breeders View The Future With Confidence
Canadian Sheep Breeders at Toronto annual meeting express strong optimism for population gains in the coming year as 120000 more sheep join the flocks. Manitoba officials push loans to place flocks on farms to clean weeded land, citing robust sales and high prices for lambs and rams.
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Canada
George Gordon
Osk Lake
Manitoba
Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Manure Rotting and Freshness Guide for Crops
A 1920s bulletin explains when rotted manure or fresh manure benefits crops. Fresh manure improves heavy soils and long season crops, while rotted manure suits light soils and short-season marketing. Keep large heaps compact to reduce losses. obtain the bulletin from Ottawa.
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F. T. Shutt
Dominion
L. E. Wright
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Daphne carnation gleams with aging color at London show
A carnation named Daphne that improves with age stood out at the Royal Horticultural Society show. The medium mauve bloom, striped with heliotrope, shifts to a delicate French grey as it matures. Also featured was Daphne Indica Rubra, touted as the world's sweetest smelling flower.
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London
Royal Horticltural Society
Aviator's Wife in Tears Over Cat Plunge Threat
Mrs Smith, widow of the aviator, pleads in tears as she reveals Jim has spent a week trying to kill their cat. He allegedly took the pet up 2000 feet in his plane to drop it, and he remains missing while the cat is safe at home.
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Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Smith
Jim
Reading for a Job and Cultural Notes
A narrator mentions seeking a vegetarian assistant and an engagement. She says she has attended her church all her life. The film Annis Laurie was shot in England and Scotland. My Old Kentucky Home was composed by Stephen C Foster.
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Annis Laurie
England
Scotland
My Old Kentucky Home
By Stephen C. Foster
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Snowshoers’ Association
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