Life Among Arctic Mounted Police Detachment
A detachment of twelve Royal Canadian Mounted Police travels to the eastern Arctic archipelago aboard the 55 Beothic. Corpral Jacobse and Constables Dersch and Margetts reach North Sydney first, followed by Constable Foster and Inspector Joy. The unit will patrol in pairs, live in igloos, and rely on Eskimo guides. their story notes Eskimo law, early infanticide suppression, executions, and rapid Arctic news travel via the mocassin route.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic Archipelago
Jacobse
Dersch
Margetts
North Sydney
Constable Foster
Fredericton
Inspector Joy
Boothic
Arctic
Side Hill Cougars The Myth Of Mountain Creatures Declared
Richard W. Westwood of the American Nature Association reports after a Jasper Park trail trek that side hill cougars and the wampus are myths. He notes no uphill or circling tracks but finds ground lodge chipmunks, inland seagulls, and nesting sites for four rare birds near Maligne Lake in a meadow above the lake.
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Richard W. Westwood
Washington, D.C
American Nature Association
Association
Jasper Park
Maligne Lake
Mr. Westwood
Jasper Park Lodge
Rockies
Navy plans retirement of three battleships under London treaty
Rear Admiral Hughes announced the fall retirement of the Wyoming Utah and Florida under the London naval treaty as an economical move. The Wyoming flagship will be replaced by the Arkansas, reducing fleet strength to 15 ships with personnel reassigned to other vessels. The gross saving is about 4 million annually, with net savings lower due to manpower redistribution.
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Hughes
U.S. Naval Operations
Wyoming
Utah
Florida
United States
Arkansas
Canada Leads in Aerial Photography Fleet Plans More Mapping
Canada continues to lead in aerial photography and survey work for the Dominion Government. Twenty six airplanes in thirteen detachments operate across the country, aiming to record another 100000 miles of territory on photographic negatives by season's end as the world's largest aerial photographic fleet undertakes map making and surveys of largely unexplored areas.
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Canada
Passing Of The Iron Horse
The Minnesota Journal notes the looming end of the steam locomotive era as electric engines gain speed and horsepower. Samuel M. Vauclain predicts a half century before the steam locomotive vanishes, while rail improvements extend the Iron Horse’s life amid possible earlier shifts in technology.
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Samuel M. Vauclain
Alleghenies
Iron Horse
Vauclain
Minneapolis Journal
Poultry Science Association Meets at MacDonald College
Delegation of poultry science teachers and researchers from U S and Canada held their annual convention at MacDonald College Montreal. One hundred fifty members attended as papers on various poultry industry topics were read.
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The
Poultry Science Association
United States
Canada
MacDonald College
Montréal
Man finds watched theft thwarted by arrest
A man told the police he had found his previously reported stolen watch yesterday. The superintendent informed him the thief had already been arrested, making the report unnecessary.
Central Australia to be Mapped by Aerial Photos
Australia plans an air photo survey of central regions to enhance mapping accuracy and support geographical records. Officials expect detailed imagery of terrain, routes, and features to improve national cartography and planning.
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Central
Australia
Northward push draws settlers to Saskatchewan fields
Regina Leader-Post reports a surge of Canadian settlers moving north into Saskatchewan. Thousands of homesteads are established as well watered lands north of the 53rd parallel yield Reward wheat and other crops. Towns like St. Walburg and Onion Lake rise in activity as Meadow Lake and Big Saskatchewan areas see strong farming. Experienced Prairie farmers are embracing northern pioneering in a new country.
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Saskatchewan
Katchewan
St. Walburg
Meadow Lake
Big Saskatchewan
Prairies
Regina
Sir Esme Howard Planned Bookbinding in Italy
After thirty six years in the British diplomatic service Sir Esme Howard, aged sixty six, plans to move to Italy to learn bookbinding. He admits no prior handicraft training but hopes to bind one book well and see it as adding a beautiful thing to the world. He says the world is happiest when many work with their hands as labor of love.
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Esme Howard
Italy
Sir Esme
Calgary Among Canada’s Top Eleven Manufacturing Cities in 1928
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Calgary produced goods worth 42,418,079 dollars in 1928, ranking behind Montreal Three Rivers Quebec Toronto Hamilton Oshawa Ottawa Kitchener London Winnipeg and Vancouver in gross output. Calgary stood with eleven cities surpassing its value in the national manufacturing landscape.
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Canada
Calgary
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
D. E. Black
Alberta Development Board
Montreal
Three Rivers
Quebec
Toronto
Hamilton
Oshawa
Ottawa
Kitchener
London
Ontario
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Language shift shown by Prince of Wales in global travels
The Prince of Wales speaks with a distinct accent diverging from royal English. F G Blandford notes a realm wide pronunciation shift influenced by travels to America, Canada and Africa. He adapts vocabulary to local speech while his French has a light trace of accent, unlike the King's view on speaking French well.
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Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
London
F. G. Blandford
England
Cambridge University
Blandford
America
Canada
Africa
Oxford
Australia
British Syndicate Eyes Lisbon De Luxe Hotel Project
A British syndicate contemplates building a four story luxury hotel in Lisbon’s Edward VII Park with about 420 rooms. Two representatives, Arthur Tester and Robert Eichenbroner, surveyed possible sites and the project may cost around 350000 pounds sterling.
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Lisbon
Arthur Tester
Robert Eichenbroner
Edward VII. Park
Benjamin Franklin Early Schooling Brief
A fragment notes that Benjamin Franklin attended school for about two years between ages eight and ten. The summary preserves the concise historical detail without embellishment.
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Benjamin Franklin
Wood properties by climate and region
The article explains that the world’s hardest and heaviest wood originates in tropical regions, while the softest and lightest wood comes from temperate zones, outlining how climate influences timber density and strength. The discussion emphasizes regional variation in wood types and inclusion of examples from tropical and temperate forests.
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Tropics
Automobiles Transforming American Travel Says Yale Writer
William Lyon Phelps of Yale writes in the New York Review Post noting a vast shift in transport as cars dominate towns and highways. He discussesrailways shrinking in Michigan towns while long distance trains improve and expresses hope for omnibuses replacing trolley tracks and reducing street noise.
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William Lyon Phelps
Yale Unversity
New York
Charles Merz
Henry Ford
Villare
Michigan
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Australian gold rush sparks field influx at Tranagulla
Discovery of a 30 ounce nugget at Tranagulla Victoria triggers a rush as over 250 prospectors reach the field and peg claims. Seven expeditions with transport equipment prepare to push into central Australia 1000 square miles of virtually unexplored territory. Donald McKay returns from Central Australia with maps and data for further prospecting.
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Australia
Tranagulla
Victoria
Centre of
Donald McKay
Central
McKay
Sydney
London move to universal automatic telephones advances
Britain expands its automatic telephone network with progress in London. The goal is 150 automatic exchanges serving about 750,000 telephones, while the country already has 330 automatic exchanges and last year’s telephone development spending reached 47.5 million dollars.
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London
Britain
Conversation Snippets Share Wit and World Views
Dialogues reveal aging perspectives and a remark about marriage. A remark on Hungary shows 25 000 shoe and boot makers owning small shops. Note of Paris automobile Salon planned for October. A humor line about a watch and thirst ends the fragment.
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Hungary
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Paris
Gutierrez
Madrid
Side Hill
Portugal
ST. Hubert
Cardington
States
Gaies
Yverdon
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