Alberta Road Programme for 1928 Progress Report
Alberta's road programme from Lesser Slave Lake to Mexlotme Hat and across the province progresses toward completion before the season ends. Engineering crews advance on the Peace River highway and Edmonton Lloydminster route, with substantial gravelling and new asphalt surface treatments underway across multiple sections including Calgary Edmonton and Jasper highway preparations. Total project costs run into tens of thousands of dollars with contracts expanding to speed up construction.
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Lesser Slave Lake
Mexlotme Hat
Vermillion
Jasper
Kananask
Alberta
Te Senser
O. L. McPherson
Peace River Highway
Smith
Sawridge
Edmonton-Lloydminster
Fort Saskatchewan
Chipman
Mundare
Vegreville
Innisfree
Edmonton-South
Cooking Lake
Camrose-Wetaskiwin
Calgary-Edmonton
Calgary-Airdrie
Lethbridge-Macleod Highway
Macleod-Pincher
Macleod
Cardston
Lethbridge-Sterling Highway
Jasper Highway
Death of Missionary Feared in Chinese Bribe Attack
A dispatch from Hankow to the London Daily Mail reports that Monsignor Froewis, prefect apostolic of the Catholic mission at Sin Yang Chor in Southeast Henan, is feared dead after torture by brigands who captured him two weeks ago. The Austrian missionary was 64.
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London Daily Mail
Hankow
China
Monsignor
Froewis
Sin Yang Chor
Henan Province
Winnipeg mill plan eyed by Hinde and Dauch Company
Plans are underway to erect a million dollar paper mill in Winnipeg. The project is reported to J. M. Davidson, secretary of the Manitoba Industrial Development Board, and discussed at the new industries committee meeting.
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Hinde and Dauch’ Paper Company
Winnipeg
J. M. Davidson
Manitoba Industrial Development Board
New Industries Committee
Isaac Ask Friend to Float Alone in Bathing Talk
A fragment shows a casual exchange where one asks if Isaac can float alone and another directs to avoid business talk, suggesting a future office call tomorrow. The wording hints at a personal, informal moment between friends.
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Isaac
That doesn’t matter I only came tim to get warm
A terse line attributed to Moustique in Char reflects a brief moment of seeking warmth. The quotation captures a traveler’s minimal claim amidst context not provided. No further details available in the fragment.
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Tim
Moustique
Char
Australia must reforest to curb timber imports
Forestry expert W S Leigh warns Australia cannot be self supporting in timber. He notes only 1.29 percent of land suitable for forests and urges a vigorous reforestation policy as world timber demand outstrips replenishment. He cites Sweden Austria and the US as benchmarks.
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Australia
Canada
W. S. Leigh
Mr. Leigh
Sweden
Austria
United States
British Empire
Compulsory Egg Grading Sparks Farmer Vote Shift
At a farmers meeting District Poultry Promoter T A Benson explained egg grading clears up misunderstandings and boosts market demand. Initially many farmers opposed grading but after his talk only one dissenter remained, as grading proven benefits to producers through full value and wider consumption.
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T A. Benson
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Benson
Queen Mary Receives Radio On Royal Train
The royal train recently redecorated carries a radio set for Queen Mary to enjoy London music during the journey from Buckingham Palace to Bamoral Castle in Scotland. Also noted are Canada’s Mackenzie River at 2,500 miles and historical pins versus needles usage.
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Queen Mary
London
Buckingham Palace
Bamoral Castle
Scotland
Canada
Mackenzie
War costs and Canada’s postwar burden in King speech
Prime Minister King, in a Saskatchewan address, notes that 4544 cents of every dollar raised by the Dominion goes to war expenses. He recalls Canada’s limited past military outlays, the Great War debt now being repaid, and pensions for veterans lasting decades, urging the League of Nations to curb future wars as sound finance.
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King
Saskatchewan
Canada
South Africa
League of Nations
Japan Takes To Automobiles Modernized Coronation Talk
J A Langley Canadian trade commissioner in Tokio and wife sail home after ten months in Ottawa. He predicts coronation ceremonies on November 9 and expects the procession from Tokyo to Kyoto to be largely motorized, contrasting with the past use of ox teams for royal travel.
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Kingdom
Japan
J. A Langley
Tokio
Victoria
Ottawa
Mr. Langley
Kyoto
Aerial Sightseeing Service Opens Over New York
Visitors will be able to see New York from the air as an aerial sightseeing service begins with a flight around the Statue of Liberty. The firm uses metal cabin seaplanes carrying five passengers in an open cockpit.
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New York
Roads Under Construction Transform Sicily Travel
Authorities report extensive road building across Sicily, with new highways and improved routes linking major towns. The projects aim to ease travel, boost commerce, and reduce congestion as crews work on highways and secondary links.
Life Not Made For Ease Says Sir Arthur Keith
A Kansas City Star column quotes Sir Arthur Keith, arguing life requires risk for true rewards. It contends safety is illusory, as marriage, parenting, and career demand bold choices, with personal growth and achievements arising from adventurous living.
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Arthur Keith
Kansas City Star
Caribou Expedition Heads North From The Pas
Ilia Tolstoy Captain Horace Ashton and William Cassell travel from Sturgeon Landing to Lac du Brochet and beyond to study Canadian caribou. The American Museum of Natural History sponsors the party with Major Ashton bringing recent Andes air survey experience. Del Simon guides from Du Prochet with scout William Jones as local adviser.
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Ilia Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Horace Ashton
Richmond
Virginia
Geographical Society
William Cassell
New York
Pas
Northern
Wilds
Sturgeon Landing
Lac du Brochet
American Museum of Natural History
Ashton
Andes
South America
del Simon
du Prochet
William Jones
The
Canadian officials inspect Great Lakes lifesaving stations
Deputy minister A. Johnston announced conditions are excellent after a ten day inspection tour of lighthouses and life saving stations on the Great Lakes with Hon. P. J. Gardin. They traveled aboard the Canadian Government ship Lady Grey and surveyed stations up to Sault Ste. Marie.
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A. Johnston
Great Lakes
P. J. Gardin
Sault Ste. Marie
Engaged Wife Confronts Famous Husband Over Love
In a pointed exchange the wife of a famed figure accuses him of loving her more during their engagement. The well known man replies that he never cared for married women, revealing a candid, publicized marital dispute.
England and Wales Population Grows While Death Rate Drops
The population of England and Wales has more than doubled since 1838 while the general death rate fell by about half. The statement contrasts demographic growth with improved longevity over the period.
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England and
Wales
Heaps Urges Canadian Land Settlement For Miners
A. A. Heaps, Labor MP for Winnipeg, argues unemployed British miners could become permanent settlers in Canada if a land settlement plan and adequate financial aid were provided. He notes demand for work beyond harvest season and expresses doubt about lasting benefits from miners excursions. He is returning from the British Commonwealth Labor conference in England.
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Great Britain
Canada
A. A. Heaps
Pariament
Winnipeg
Heaps
Montreal
England
Telegraph link Winnipeg and Thunder Bay in six weeks
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle cites a 1905 Toronto Globe column predicting Winnipeg Thunder Bay telegraph in six weeks. It notes the imagined future of radio speech, telephone links, and fast horseless carriages between Winnipeg Port Arthur, with speeds from thirty to seventy miles per hour on paved roads.
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Toronto Globe
Winnipeg
Thunder Bay
Port Arthur
Millionaires in Canada by Province and City
A report counts 272 Canadian millionaires with Quebec home to 91, including 76 in Montreal. Ontario has 138, BC nine, NB five, Alberta four, NS four, while Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island have none. Home ownership rates are high in farming areas of SK, AB, and MB.
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Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Road Warnings in Wales Reach English Countryside
Witty danger signs appear around Cardiff with phrases like A car on the road is worth two in the ditch Fatal accident here Better be slow than sorry Be wise in time Remember the fireworks must be paid for Life is short Don’t make it shorter by scorching when you didn’t ought er The items reflect American style humor influencing local signage and safety messages.
Excellent fishing in Waterton Lakes Park Alberta
Visitors can fish in Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta where trout weighing up to fifty pounds have been caught in its waters, highlighting the park as a premier fishing destination in Canada.
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National Parks
Canada
Waterton Lakes Park
Alberta
Waterton Lakes National Park
Pudding Mystery Sparks Remark in Tit Bits
A fragment from Tit Bits shows a line where one character accuses another of indifference while recalling a puzzling pudding made the previous day. The exchange hints at domestic intrigue and a missing clue about the recipe.
Canada to Open Air Mail Service Across Dominion
Canada plans a widening air mail network matching U S routes from coast to coast. Montreal Albany link underway with Toronto New York expansions anticipated via Schenectady. Western prairie service to Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton planned for next spring.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Canada
Montreal
Albany
Toronto
Schenectady
Dominion
Hamilton
Windsor
Detroit
Buffalo
Halifax
St. John
St. Lawrence
Lower St. Lawrence
Ottawa
Dominion Post Office
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Vancouver
Lake Superior
Alberta
British Columbia
Christian Science Monitor
Has Healthy Appetite Ivan Krasnoglazob Forcing Pay Rise
Ivan Krasnoglazob, a seven foot tall Turkestan-Siberian railroad worker nicknamed the Red Eyed, reportedly ate 10 to 15 pounds of bread per meal. officials raised his salary after noting his output exceeded that of other laborers and judged his work cheap at half the price.
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Ivan Krasnoglazob
Ivan the Red Eyed
Ivan
Turkestan-Siberian
Local Economic Commission
Strange Sun Mirror Fire Destroys Andover Store
Fire at Dr R Bedell Company Limited general merchants in Andover Nova Scotia destroyed the store with only a safe recovered after sun rays reflected by a dresser mirror passed through a window and ignited contents.
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Dr. R. Bedell Company, Ltd
General Merchants
Andover
N.S
Millionaire Americans in France and Spending Hit France
French statisticians estimate two percent of the roughly 250000 Americans visiting France yearly are millionaires. Americans spend about 230 million dollars annually in France.
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France
Golden Wedding Invitation Sparks Millionaire Son Match
A Madrid humor segment notes a sharp contrast between the disliked figure who draws attention and the meek man. It highlights an invitation to a “golden wedding” ceremony, where a woman agrees to marry the son of a millionaire, prompting commentary on social ambitions.
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Madrid
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Jack Loughnar
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Fort Grant
Michigan
E W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific
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Millionaires
Waterton Lakes
George
Air Mail Service
Government of Canada
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