Western Branch Lines Drive New Canadian Rail Links
Parliament was told by Hon. Charles A. Canning that the Canadian National Railways plans three years of extensive branch line construction in the West to feed main lines, connect north south routes, and link with the Hudson Bay Railway nearing Hay terminal. The goal is to open a western outlet to Europe, boost prairie traffic, and shift northern goods through Canada, with Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta key to the network.
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Canadian National Railways
Charles A. Canning
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Prairies
Hne
Hudson Bay
Europe
m'Rions
Western Grain
Pacific
Hudson Bay Railway
Saskatel
Ewan
Ay Road
CNR
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Albera
Minneapois
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Canadian National
Bay
Prairie
Hudson Bay Outlet
Immigrant Hum Bing You Wins Deportation Case
Hum Bing You of Montreal, a Chinese Canadian, twice faced deportation actions by immigration authorities and four prior lawsuits. He secured liberty under an old habeas corpus order from Justice Bruneau, invoking a statute dating to Charles II, allowing him to remain in Canada.
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Hum Bing You
Montreal
Bruneau
Superior Court
Canada
Modern Culture Prompts Daughter's Moral Trials
A mother laments guiding her daughter through elite education and travel only to see her depart briefly with a mix of modern temptations. The quote appears in the New York Sun, illustrating concerns about cultural influence and lifestyle signals.
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New York Sun
Indians Are Good Farmers in Prairie Provinces
Indians in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta produced about one million bushels of grain last year with wheat making up roughly 456 thousand bushels. The region holds fertile land, about 5,050 Indians live there, and they cultivated some 7,008 acres. They own around 25,060 cattle and 35,006 horses of good type.
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Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Antisemitic Torture Case Shocks Soviet Town
Three Communist Party members arrested near Moscow on charges they tortured a Jewish boy named Bagrach at a factory. They allegedly applied electric wires to the boy and nearly strangled him once, surfacing a broader wave of antisemitism in the Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union
Communist Party
Ivanove Vornesensk
Moscow
Bagrach
Hima
Nervilene Promises Relief for Swollen Joints
Kingston resident Amos F. Fleury recalls crippling pain before trying Nervilne recommended at McKay's Drug Store. The ad touts Nervilene for rheumatic pains and joint stiffness with claims of lasting satisfaction after one bottle, sold widely.
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Rhen Mallam
Amos F. Fleury
Kingston
McKay
Lighting Increases Egg Production For Laying Hens
The article discusses using lights to boost winter and yearly egg output. By lighting from September 1 to November 1 fall laying can be sustained. Early hatched pullets reach production with less moult when exposed to lights, and slow maturing pullets mature faster. Property installed lighting raises annual bird labor income.
March Weather Dangerous to Baby
By noting sudden temperature swings in Canadian March weather mothers are urged to keep babies indoors to prevent colds. The article promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative to regulate the stomach and bowels, aiding fever relief and overall fit babies. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brock
Port Royal Naval Base Shift Considered by British
British government reportedly weighs moving the naval base from Bermuda to Port Royal in the Caribbean Sea. The plan envisions Port Royal becoming an air and submarine base with Bermuda reduced in status as a key naval station. The route would place a station south of Guantanamo and along the Panama Canal corridor, with locals manning forts.
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Bermuda
Caribbean Sea
Port Royal
Atlantic
Great Britain
Guantanamo
Panama Canal
Reduced Strength of R C M P Fewer in Number But Work Has Greatly Increased
Commissioner Starnes reports to the Minister of Justice that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have fewer officers than before yet face a sharp rise in workload. In 1926 the force had 876 members handling 28 000 cases, down from 1 500 officers and 10 000 cases in 1920. He calls for new posts in Ballin and additional detachments among aboriginal communities, noting northward expansion nearly triples force size and citing emergency demand from the customs department. He also notes over 72 000 dollars in revenue collected by the force for various government agencies.
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Starnes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Customs Department
Revenu
Farm of the Future Advocates Vegetables Over Animal Farming
Dr J H Kellogg of Battle Creek envisions a farm of the future with no animals except a horse for riding and decorative fowls. He promotes soy beans and peanut crops replacing milk eggs and meat, noting gradual adoption and labeling most live stock as a hazard to the farmer due to high feed use and low food return. He has practiced a vegetable diet for years. A separate note describes a legless motorcyclist navigating New York traffic in a sidecar, starting and stopping with signals.
Heart Palpitation Bizzy Sinking Spell
Mrs M A Gagnon of Donatville Alte describes a nervous period with sleeplessness dizziness and heart palpitations. After trying medical care without relief a friend advised Mi a or. After using several boxes she recovered and highly recommends it to others suffering heart trouble. Price 50c a box.
Noiseless construction in Sharon marks steel frame milestone
A five story factory in Sharon Pennsylvania is erected with electric arc welding eliminating hammering rivets. Sixteen welders joined beams with intense heat, saving about 100 tons of steel and promising quieter skyscraper construction. The method, once used to repair ships in wartime, may influence future building costs and techniques.
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Sharon
Ato 4
Gazeles
Dar Iling
Are
Fivestorey
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
An advertisement promises instant relief from indigestion and stomach discomfort after meals. A tablet or two of Pape's Diapepsin supposedly ends heavy pain heartburn gas and sour stomach with a money back guarantee from the druggist.
Radio Telephony Links Coast to Fogland and Wales
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company announced an Atlantic expansion connecting California and other western states to Fogland Scotland and Wales. The report notes direct intercontinental telephone service, highlighting nationwide reach and practical implications for communications.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
United States
Fogland
Scotland
Wales
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Queen Wilhelmina Rescues Woman Near The Hague
While motoring on the dunes near The Hague Queen Wilhelmina saw a woman struggling in the sea. She ordered rapid pursuit by her chauffeur and with a lady in waiting helped pull the woman from danger. The rescued person was taken to a hospital and quickly recovered. The incident followed by an asthma remedy advertisement.
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Hague
Wilhelmina
Hidden Quiz on Electricity by Lord Kelvin Tale
A Glasgow University professor recites a joke about a class that claimed to know electricity. Lord Kelvin gently notes the student is unique in knowing all about electricity, adding that only God Almighty truly knows it, while the student has forgotten.
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Lord Kelvin
Glasgow University
Thompson
Winnipeg Builders Prepping Record Home Surge
Winnipeg enters a peak home-building year with plans for 143 residences totaling about 1 million dollars. Construction will start promptly when frost clears, signaling a major local expansion driven by contractor plans and regional demand.
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Winnipeg
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Color Makeovers
More People Dyeing. Diamond Dyes promise deep rich colors on fabrics and drapes with simple directions. Free Cyclopedia at Cyclingstore or write for Color Craft book Diamond Dyes Windsor Ontario.
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Diamond Dye Cyclopedia
Windsor
Ontario
Stamp Laundry Mystery Shocks French Merchants
The French secret service uncovered a stamp laundering scheme in Italy where authentic stamps from four denominations were washed and regummed, erasing cancellation marks. A Paris shop faced a one thousand franc bill paid in stamps, prompting a Surete Generale inquiry into a large operation centered in Italy.
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Secret Service
France
Dales
Paris
Surete Generale
Fxhans
Maly
A Power of its Own Dr Felectric Oil
Dr Thomas Felectric Oil is praised for its subtle power used by many years as a leading remedy for man and beast. It is widely kept by users for its claimed healing properties and versatility.
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J. ‘Kellog
Thomas
Proposal to study unemployment insurance in House
A Winnipeg North member A A Heaps will introduce resolutions in the House to instruct the committee on industrial and international roles to investigate and report on establishing a system of insurance against war, sickness, and invalidity. The move aims to create a wartime social protection framework.
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House of Cou
A. A. Heaps
Winnipeg
North
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