Proposal to Build Tunnel Under the Channel Reconsidered
The Toronto Mail and Empire reports renewed talks to tunnel under the English Channel. Engineers cite solvable engineering and financial hurdles while military concerns recede. proponents foresee faster cross-Channel travel and strategic value in future wars.
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English Channel
Toronto Mail
Empire
England
France
British Isles
Europe
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Paris
London
Scotland
Channel Passage
Alberta Women Seek Privy Council Leave to Appeal Senate Decision
Magistrate Emily Murphy and other Alberta appellants announce they will apply to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for leave to appeal Canada Supreme Court ruling that a woman is not a person under the British North America Act and thus cannot be appointed to the Senate. They praise Ottawa despatches suggesting next session amendments to allow women to sit in the Senate and note the government will not oppose the Privy Council application as a means to obtain a definitive interpretation of the word person in Section 24.
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Alberta
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Supreme Court of Canada
Senate of Canada
Emily Murphy
Ottawa
Senate
Murphy
Privy Council
Canada
California
Yukon
Vancouver Star
Elevators Expanded Across Canada Boost Grain Storage
Canadian National Railway reports 108 new elevators adding 3 566 000 bushels capacity across the Prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Fort William Port Arthur head 86 000 000 bushels, Vancouver area 14 175 000 more, interior government and private facilities total 23 192 000, overall storage capacity summarized.
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Canadian National Railways
T. P. White
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort William
Port Arthur
Ont
Lakehead
Pacific
Vancouver
Victoria
New Westminster
Prince Rupert
Dominion
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
Calgary
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Canada Owns Half of Timber Stands
The people of Canada through federal and provincial governments own about 50 percent of the total standing timber. The ownership covers the less valuable stands.
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Canada
Man Tackling Ill-Fitting Business Faces Trouble
A quotation notes that a man who undertakes a business unfit for him will incur more trouble than profit. It adds a wry remark about washing something daily and cites Moustique, Charterol as the source of the lines.
Fashionable Sports Dress Patterns for Women Styles No 222
Effective in marine silk crepe with front closing ves tee and rolled collar. The dress features blue and white silk pique cuffs with diagonal stripes and attractive front plaits at the skirt sides. Sizes 16 to 44 bust. 34% yards of 40 inch material required. Several fabric options include sheer wool with silk crepe and shanting. Pattern price 25 cents. add 10 cents for Fashion Magazine copy.
Ontario Wheat Pool closes first year after cheque mailing
The Ontario Wheat Pool distributed cheques to 7,000 growers for 1,750,000 bushels, closing its first year. General manager H B Clemes called the results satisfactory noting parity with Western wheat and returns of 1.52 dollars for high grade red winter and 1.30 percent for white and mixed wheats.
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Ontario Wheat Pool
H. B. Clemes
Ontario
Grande Prairie to Get New Municipal Hospital and Others
Alberta minister of health Hon. George Hoadley announced plans for a new forty bed hospital in Grande Prairie and a municipal hospital at Stettler with tenders called, plus smaller fourteen bed hospitals at Vulcan and Elli Point. The Grande Prairie vote passed by 1,463 to 678 with a 107 majority above the required two thirds. Two scrutineers from Sexsmith oversaw the court amid some local opposition.
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Grande Prairie
Stettler
Vulcan
Elli Point
Alberta
George Hoadley
Hoadley
Latent Wealth Of Canada's Northland Prompts Development Talk
A Montreal interview with a Canadian milling authority discusses latent wealth in Canada's north and argues development is needed. The piece contrasts bread prices in Canada and England, noting England's loaf costs at 16 cents due to harvest-driven supply, while Canada must cover higher purchase costs and stored wheat.
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Canada
Montreal
England
Australia
Rumors Denied on Wheat Pool Carryover and Northland Promise
Alberta Wheat Pool officials at Calgary rejected reports of a massive 70 million bushel carryover this year, saying estimates were overblown and that carryover would be no larger than last year’s about ten million and could be less. The piece also previews a Canadian Club address by Hon. Charles Stewart praising Canada's north as an era of opportunity for youth.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
Winnipeg
Chicago
United States
Rich Beyorth
Charles Stewart
Department of the Interior
Department of Mines
Dominion of Canada
Stewart
Canadian Club
Canada
Great Northland
James Bay
Portland Canal
Vancouver Wheat Shipments Jump Amid Regional Growth
Vancouver shipments of wheat surged from about 500 000 bushels to over 70 million bushels in seven years reflecting expanding export activity and regional agricultural output.
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Vancouver
Penalty For Drunken Drivers In Ontario
Ontario Attorney General W. H. Price orders strict prosecution of drunk driving. Conviction for being drunk at the wheel carries jail time with no fine option. Reckless driving may incur fines. First offences carry seven to thirty days. second offences at least three days. subsequent offences three months to one year.
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W. H. Price
Ontario
Height Variations Across Global Zones Tied to Diet
Observations suggest people in Equatorial and Arctic zones remain shorter due to limited nourishment while inhabitants of fertile temperate zones enjoy better diet. This dietary contrast correlates with taller statures in temperate regions.
Car Wisdom Quip Highlights Back Seat Brains
The Atchison Globe notes a saying that sometimes there are more brains in the back seat than at the wheel, reflecting on cautionary humor about driving judgment.
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Atchison Globe
Botanical survey of Wood Buffalo Park forage
National Museum Ottawa officers will survey forage plants and range conditions in parts of Wood Buffalo Park near Fort Smith Northwest Territories this summer with co operation from the North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior.
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Wood Buffalo Park
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
National Museum
Ottawa
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Canada Cuts Net Debt By 87 Million On March First 1928
Canada reports a net debt reduction of 87 million dollars as of March 1 1928 with eighty two percent of the debt held domestically in Canada.
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Canada
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Women and the Senate
Supreme Court
West
Janus
Moustique, Charterol
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TafRiory
McDermot Ave
Jennie
Jeanette
Sacred Bird OF
Japan
Yokohama
Frank M. Johnston
Northland
L. S. Gaspar
Colonization Department
Watson
Lillian May Little
Bristol
Madrid
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