Gulf Stream Expedition Reports Northward Ice Recede
The U S patrol boat General Green reports the Gulf Stream has extended unusually far north this year due to high temperatures. Icebergs are scarce with 90 at Hudson Strait and 200 along the Greenland coast. Officers Ricketts and Olaf Mosby led 122 temperature and salinity recordings across 2000 soundings from Labrador to Greenland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Stream
United States
General Green
Ricketts
Olaf Mosby
Fridjot Nangen
Norway
Newfoundland Banks
Hudson Strait
Labrador
Greenland
Ivagatut
Courtauld
James M. Scott
Andrew Stephenson
Martin Lindsay
Birth of a Great Benefactor and the Pullman Car Legacy
One hundred years ago a man named Pullman was born. He died wealthy, leaving a lasting name and a transformative idea for rail travel. His comfortable, end-to-end gangway cars appeared in America decades ago and were soon adopted worldwide, including four imported by the Midland Railway in 1874.
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Pullman
America
Midland Railway Company
Great Britain
Maple Sugar and Syrup Production in Canada 1931
Canadian maple products from spring 1931 valued at 3,537,700 with sugar at 930,800 and syrup at 2,606,900. Production totaled 5,484,100 pounds of maple sugar and 1,314,700 gallons of syrup. Quebec led, followed by Ontario in provincial output.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Work Only Thing Needed to Cure the Depression
The passage urges that despite plenty in the country, food, and money, unemployment remains the sole fix for the nation’s malaise. It claims work alone will relieve the depression and restore normalcy.
Applause Delay Comment Sparks Stage Joke
A Cologne newspaper quotes a singer remark and audience banter about applause delaying a performance. The exchange highlights backstage humor during a live show in Lustige Kolner Zeitung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
Prairie Provinces Fish Hatcheries Again Set Records
A Department of Fisheries report from Ottawa shows record distribution by Prairie Provinces hatcheries. Manitoba distributed whitefish 130 million and pickerel 107 million, plus 195 thousand salmon trout. Port Qu Appelle sent 15.61 million eggs. Alberta distributed 103.25 million.
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Prairie Provinces
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
Manitoba
Port Qu‘Appelle
Sask
Alberta
Alberta wool grants span for local industry growth
Dr. Thomas Oliver editor of the Scotch Tweed Journal and staffer at the Scottish Woollen Technical College in Galashiels visited Calgary and urged Alberta to develop a native woollen industry noting Alberta wool grades are among the best in the world.
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Alberta
Thomas Oliver
Scotch Tweed Journal
Scottish Woollen Technical College
Galashiels
Calgary
Crepe and Woollen Jacket Suit Promotes Modern Comfort
The new jacket suit in flat crepe or light wool features a faux tuck blouse and scalloped collar with jabot, a full flaring hip skirt with a shaped yoke, and Style No. 623 in sizes 16 through 42. Materials include 39 inch crepe silk with contrasting white blouse, navy options, plus tweed, jersey, shanting and linen. Pattern price is 25 cents.
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Jersey
Canadian employment up in early August amid prairie construction boom
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics data show payrolls for 7,878 firms at 956,238 workers, up from July, with a 105.2 index. Prairie provinces lead gains driven by road work in Saskatchewan. manufacturing and trade ease, logging stays quiet, and declines appear in Quebec Ontario and the Maritimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Woman rises to head Brooklyn gas firm after early setback
Mary Dillon left a bath house job and started as an office boy at Brooklyn Borough Gas Company. After 22 years of steady promotions she became president in 1925, guiding a $12,000,000 company and urging married women to pursue careers for fulfillment. A welded steel brick dwelling was built in New York.
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Mary Dillon
Brooklyn Borough
Coney Island
Gas Company
Canada Sells Record Wheat Volumes Despite World Prices
Canada exported 258.6 million bushels equivalent in the year ending July 31 1931, up 72.37 million from 1929-30, selling 228.48 million bushels of wheat and 6.70 million barrels of flour amid competition from Russia and Argentina. A third of world shipments in that period came from Canada. Regina Daily Star.
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Russia
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Regina Daily Star
Five Billions In Gold The United States Near Historic Reserve
The United States is approaching a five billion dollar gold reserve as of August 26, with holdings at $4,992,000,000. Pending shipments from South America will push totals higher, including $4,255,000 from Argentina on the Western Prince and Uruguay's planned $5,000,000. Mexico contributed $965,000 to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
United States
South America
New York
Argentina
Uruguay
Mexico
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Tramp Steamers Fade as Ocean Liners Rule Global Trade
The article notes a shift from tramp steamers to ocean liners in world shipping, with cargoes and passengers increasingly moved by regular liner services. It discusses Saskatchewan cattle exports to Britain, calls for more local co op shipping points, and reflects on broader changes in seafaring and trade since prewar days.
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Saskatchewan
Great Britain
W. Waldron
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Ottawa
Waldron
Mr. Waldron
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
Quebec
London
Atlantic
Pacific
North Pacific
River Plate
Public Health Advances Yet Uneven Across Population
Dr W G Willoughby, president of the British Medical Association, warns that while public health has advanced this century longevity has not satisfied. He notes life expectancy rising by about 12 years mainly from lower infant mortality, but many deaths occur before 50. In 1929 one third of male and female deaths were under 50, with 40 656 deaths under 15 and 20 663 in the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Willoughby
Eastbourne
British Medical Association
Willoughby
Willoughbly
Lola of Moose Jaw Wins Aberdeen Angus Honors
The Aberdeen Angus cow Lola of Moose Jaw owned by W. J. F. Warren of Belbeck Sask claims premier Aberdeen Angus Association of Scotland awards at Saskatoon Moose Jaw and highest honours at Weyburn Estevan Portage la Prairie Dauphin Yorkton and Melfort. Warren’s herd also dominates Regina with nine first prizes four seconds two thirds one fifth and two sixths this season.
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Lola
Moose Jaw
Aberdeen
W. J. F. Warren
Belbeck
Sask
Priceless Furs From North Pass Through The Pas
A shipment of 75 bales valued near half a million dollars moves from the sub arctic barren lands via The Pas Manitoba toward Winnipeg and London. The pelts include silver fox white fox and select beaver skins.
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Pas
Manitoba
Winnipeg
London
England
Clever boy identifies friends by feet in chat
A lady receives a playful compliment from a boy who boasts he can recognize her by her feet. The exchange blends humor and gentle vanity as she probes his memory of her circle.
Rich deposits found west of Edmonton McLeod River area
Government assays from the McLeod development west of Edmonton show high grade silver and coarse gold with traces of platinum group metals. Placer deposits near Peers in Alberta were discovered in surface gravel and are deemed highly valuable for development.
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Edmonton
McLeod Development
Dominion Department of Mines
McLeod River
Peers
Alberta
Deportation Policy Limits Outline Canada Rules
Department of Immigration Ottawa explains deportation cannot be forced by willing or unwilling individuals. Regina report claims voluntary deportees exist, but laws lack elasticity to send people home. Many want deportation yet cannot be paid passages if not eligible. A final aside notes a deaf man who misses much but need not heed neighbors radios.
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Canada
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Regina
Sask
Department
Paper Dolls Across the Written Sheets
A quote from Kasper in Stockholm depicts a child making paper dolls by cutting from written sheets while a parent questions handling papers. The vignette captures domestic creativity and a playful exchange between father and child.
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Jack
Kasper
Stockholm
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Towa
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Alexander
Carol of
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Polo
Louis Mountbatten
King George
Cape Antibes
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Stephen Sanford
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Britain
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