Metis Tr Facing Major Prairie Province Crisis Reform Plan
The Metis of Saskatchewan formed a first annual convention and drafted a 15 point reform program for the federal government. They seek cross province solidarity with Manitoba and Alberta groups to address a neglected, poverty stricken population living largely in rural areas. A joint federal provincial approach is urged, with consideration of northern reservations to enable self care and relief from systemic neglect.
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Saskatchewan
Praine
Manitoba
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Federal Movernent
Prairie
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Angie
Odd Details From English Taverns And Spiders
A fragment notes the common house spider with six spinnerets and liquid silk that hardens in air. It recalls old English taverns selling ale by the yard, with Yard-o'-ale glasses that are long tubes ending in a bulb holding about two pints.
Two Men Predict Uranus Location Independently
Two men worked separately and independently to calculate Uranus position and reached identical conclusions. The planet was found where they predicted. Litvinoff, once Russia’s foreign commissar, appeared in an opera box in Moscow recently, with luck surpassing some former associates who were seen in smaller boxes.
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Uranus
Litvinoff
Russia
Moscow
Trips To Mars Dismissed By Edmonton Professor
Dr J W Campbell told a Montreal gathering that interplanetary travel is physically impractical. He calculated that a rocket the size of Mount Robson would be needed to lift Earth dwellers to the Moon and that mass required for speed control would dwarf any mission.
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St Profesor Pats
Planets
Mars
Moon
Jules Verne
HG Wells
Edmonton
Royal Society of Canada
Montreal
J. W Campbell
Mount Robson
Utopia
Masa
Apbell
New Walnut Shelling Method by UC Uses Explosion
A UC developed method shells walnuts by machine in stages. A circular saw makes an opening in the shell, a gas air mixture explodes inside, and a flame bursts the gas to remove the shell without damaging the kernels.
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University of California
Scientino
British Rule Praised After World Cruise Impressions
Rev Father Wilfrid Langlois, chaplain on HMS Empress of Britain, reviews his world voyage highlights. He praises British governance in Egypt and India, noting orderly native populations and the spread of education, medical care, and science as signs of beneficent rule and progress.
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World
Wilfrid Langios
Egypt
Dia
St Rose de Lima
Britain
India
Fr Lilois
Fr. Langlois
Windsor Tar
Robins Build Nests in Airplanes at Buckinghamshire Airfield
A Denham Buckinghamshire report states robins persistently nest in airplanes on the local airfield. The piece speculates on whether this reflects advanced education among birds or a plan to make their offspring more air minded, while noting the amusing notion of staying home yet seeing the world.
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Denham
Buckinghamshire
Christian Science Monitor
Magnificent Gift from Viscount Numeld to Morris Motors
Magnificent gift from Viscount Numeld, noted automobile magnate and philanthropist, offers 1,000,000 Morris Motors shares valued about 6.05 million dollars as a permanent memorial to universal service. The donation, detailed in a letter to War Secretary Herehart, supports militia and territorial facilities and is to be managed by Ludovico, Duke of Milan.
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Viscount Numeld
Morris Motors
Herehart
Lord Nuffield
Oxford University
Empire Hospital
Britain
Thas
Newsboy Charged With Disturbing Peace In Street
South African newsvendors urged restraint in selling papers as a newsboy faced charges for shouting in the streets. The item notes velvet prices can reach up to $100 a yard due to value variation.
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Loktop
Kobac
Ken
TIN
Australia
St Lawrence
Quebec
Robins
England
Elizabeth
America
Viscount Nuffield
Ludovico
Milan
C.J.R.C
Industrial Development Board of Manitoba
Py and Paper Products
Appleford
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
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