Survey complete on Hudson Bay Railway to Fort Churchill
Winnipeg reports the Hudson Bay Railway line surveyed to Fort Churchill after four months. Major J L Chartes and H R Wilkinson lead CN Rail recon team returning to Winnipeg. The crew traveled by dog team 442 miles from The Pas, then by horse and rail, noting a mild winter and only six of 60 dogs remaining.
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Fort Churchill
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay
North Country
J. L. Chartes
Canadian National Railways
H. R. Wilkinson
Penny of
Winnipee
Viscount Cave Dies After Resigning Lord Chancellor Post
Viscount George Cave who resigned as Lord Chancellor due to ill health died March 29 at Burnham Somerset. Born 1856, he served in the British government from 1915, became solicitor general in 1915, home secretary candidate for Lloyd George, and was created a Viscount in 1915 after a career in Parliament and the Bar.
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Hl Health
Burnham
Somerset
Eng
George Cave
Viscount Cave
First Coalition
Lloyd George
Home
Parlament
Canadian students praised by Times co proprietor
John Walter of the Times London told a Canadian club luncheon that Canada is a land of cold winters and warm hearts. He cited the exodus of Canadian students to the United States as proof that Canada’s educational system is thorough and valued by U.S. institutions.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canada
John Walter
the Times
London
Eng
United States
Walter
Hudson Bay Railway Construction Starts After Snow Clears
Donald Grant, superintendent for Stewart Cameron Company, says work on the Hudson's Bay Railway will begin as soon as snow melts. The remaining 154 miles await construction with 200 to 300 men currently on site and about 1,200 expected by the end of May.
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Charles
Team Road
Pas
Winnipeg
Churchill
St. Patrick's Day
Eskimo Point
Department of Railways and Canals
Hudson Straits
Stewart
Cameron
Donald Grant
Stewart and Cameron
Deer River
Hudson's Bay Railway
Stewart Cameron Company
Ottawa railway charters seek 3333 miles beyond CN and CPR
Railway committee hears applications for 4230 miles of charters in Canada and provincial bids pushing total mileage toward 4400 with costs estimated around 242 million dollars. Government notes CN and CPR may handle most work but committee will review other proposals. F S Cahill re‑elected chairman. A M Young deputy chairman. Bills include export power licensing and Western Canada rail projects Highwood Western Railway and Calgary and Fernie extensions.
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Ottawa
Dunning
Railways
Canalis
House of Commons
Canada
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railtays
Canadian Pacific Railways
F. S. Cahill
Pontiac
A. M. Young
Saskatoon
H. A. Stewart
Leeds
Western Canada
G. G. Coote
U.F.A
Macleod
Highwood Western Railway Company
Calgary and
Fernie
F. W. Gershaw
Liberal
Medicine Hat
Insurers Back R-100 Dirigible Flight Across Atlantic
A Lloyds syndicate agreed to insure the British airship R-100 for its upcoming transatlantic voyage. The rate, about 20 guineas per hundred, reflects confidence in the ship’s ability to complete the flight. If the ship is damaged at sea the underwriters pay repairs. if lost, they cover to the policy limit. The R-100, with six 700 hp engines, a top speed near 60 miles per hour, and a 5000+ mile range, seats 100 passengers and carries 10 tons of mail.
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London
Lloyds
Atlantic
Lindbergh Withdraws From Public Life
Washington reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh ends public life to pursue a normal citizen existence. The famed aviator seeks a quieter future, weary of ceremonies and honors, and notes he does not yet know his next steps.
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Lindbergh
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Maxces
Lindy
Death of London solicitor Sir Charles Russell at 65
London mourns the death of Sir Charles Russell a prominent solicitor aged sixty five He served as solicitor for the Dominion of Canada and represented the British Government in the Behring Sea arbitration between Great Britain and the United States in 1893
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London
Charles Russell
Dominion of Canada
Great Britain
U.S
Red Cross Leader Dr Bohny Dies in Basle
Dr Bohny president of the International League of Red Cross Societies is dead in Basle Switzerland. During the war he directed exchange and transport for wounded prisoners of all armies in Switzerland.
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Basle
Switzerland
Bohny
International League of Red Cross Societies
Not Feasible For Canada US Bank System Says Governor Harding
Governor W. G. T. Harding of the Federal Reserve Bank Boston told the House banking and commerce committee that a Federal Reserve style bank system would be almost impossible in Canada. He said the U S board is not a bank and cannot loan money but oversees twelve Federal Reserve Banks and sets guidance on securities without forcing loans.
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Dominion
Harding
Ottawa
U.S
Canada
W. G. T. Harding
Federal Reserve Bank
Boston
Banking and Commerce Committee of
House
Federal Reserve Board of the
United States
Federal Reserve
Experiment With Fertilizer Moves Across Prairie Provinces
Manitoba joins trials using Trail smelter superphosphate as a fertilizer. J H Evans deputy minister of agriculture notes six cars of by product shipped to prairie points. Saskatchewan and Alberta also receive shipments to test fertilizer effectiveness across a wide area.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Trail
Winnipeg
British Columbia
J. H. Evans
Prairies
Evans
Ontario Board Will Handle Alberta Coal
The fuel controller's office in Ontario will oversee Alberta coal shipments to Ontario. A new board will ensure proper coal type and distribution, with an Ontario representative as fuel controller. Premier Ferguson urged railways not to ship coal without board approval and proposed Alberta establish a distributing centre and information office in Ontario. Ottawa reports note British Columbia coal not yet asked for entry.
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Toronto
Alberta
Ontario
Ferguson
Ottawa
British Columbia
A. W. Neill
Comox-Albernia
McPhail withdraws peace department motion in House
After a lengthy debate in Ottawa, Miss Agnes McPhail withdrew her motion to create a department for the promotion of peace. She urged the government to set up an agency before the next session to inform the public about peace efforts and argued for women's voices in Parliament. Sir George Perley lauded the League of Nations and urged broader public education on its aims.
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Ottawa
Agnes McPhail
Miss McPhail
Miss MacPhail
George Perley
Argenteuil
League of Nations
League
Canada
League of Nations Society
Hockey Titles Come West as Prairies Win Allan Cup
Manitoba University defeated the Montreal Victorias 1 to 0 to lift the Allan Cup and move the trophy west with the O H A Memorial trophy joining it. Regina Monarchs captured the O H A trophy by beating Ottawa Gunners, completing a clean sweep of titles. Meanwhile 10500 dozen British Columbia eggs arrived in Auckland on the liner Aorangi, pressing egg prices down in New Zealand.
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Ottawa
West
Manitoba University
Montreal Victorias
Regina Monarchs
Ottawa Gunners
Varsity
B.C
New Zealand
Auckland
N.Z
British Columbia
Aorangi
Princess Elaine joins Royal steamship fleet for Pacific service
The Princess Elaine, newest member of Canadian Pacific Railways Royal fleet, sails from Clyde to Victoria via Panama Canal. She will operate between Vancouver and Nanaimo across the Straits of Georgia, 40 miles, and also between Seattle and Skagway. Capacity about 1200 passengers, 2000 tons gross, speed 18 knots, equipped to carry automobiles with a turntable for car reversal. On Clyde trials she exceeded 19 knots.
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Princess Elaine
Canadian Pacific Railway
Royal Family of Steamships
Victoria
Panama Canal
Clyde
Scotland
Vancouver
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Straits of Georgia
Seattle
Skagway
Princess Jaine
Communist Activities in Canada Questioned in Senate
The Senate debated Communist propaganda in Canada with Senator Beaubien urging action to curb perceived threats. He cited 40 communist schools with 2009 children, labor temples hosting meetings, and immigrants exposed to doctrines as RCMP and government leaders pledged close monitoring and potential deportation measures.
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Senate
Ottawa
Canada
C. P. Beaubien
Geaubien
Gresback
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Success Attends Spring Threshing in Alberta and Western Canada
Snowed-up spring wheat in Alberta is grading higher and fetching better prices than last autumn. T. O. F. Herzer of the Canada Colonization Association notes improved yields for farms, including a 13,000-acre Alberta estate, despite earlier cutting limits. Since 1925 the association, now under the Canadian Pacific Railway, has placed 2,433 families on about 13,380 members’ land, with 81 families settled on 17,771 acres by March 20 this year.
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Montreal
Alberta
Calgary
T. O. F. Herzer
Canada Colonization Association
Winnipeg
Herzer
Canadian Pacific Railway
Department of Colonization and Development
Canada
Canada and U S Join to Fight Rust Menace
Representatives from four Northwest spring wheat states and three Canadian prairie provinces form the hard spring wheat conference in Fargo to develop rust resistant wheat. Dr John Lee Coulter is named president with Andrew Bush as vice president and L R Waldron as secretary. The group seeks 85000 from the Federal Government plus state funds and appoints a program committee with both U S and Canadian members to guide research and collaboration. Canadian delegates include W T G Weiner Winnipeg Dr J S Harrington Saskatoon Dr Robert Newton Edmonton and Dr C H Goulden Winnipeg.
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Fargo
N.D
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Prairie
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
John Lee Coulter
North Dakota Agriculture College
Andrew Bush
University of Minnesota Farm School
L. R. Waldron
North Dakota Agricultural School
Northwestern
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Provinces
Dominion of Canada
W. T. G. Weiner
Win
Bill Proposes New Grades for Spring Wheat in Canada
Parliament moves to amend the Canada Grain Act to create new grades for white spring wheat and update oats and barley standards. Introduced by Minister James Malcolm, the bill sets weight and kernel requirements for Nos 1 through 6 grades, allowing certain percentages of red varieties and excluding specific durum wheats.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prairie Provinces
James Malcolm
Propose General Smuts For Defence Minister
Commander C Bellairs suggests General Jan Smuts be appointed Defence Minister in Britain if a three-force integration is adopted. Bellairs notes Smuts is an eminent statesman and soldier and could lead the defence ministry, provided he is freed from the need to sit in Parliament locally.
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London
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
House of Commons
C. Bellairs
Maidstone
Bellairs
Smuts
Grain Growers Withdraw From Canadian Agriculture Council
The United Grain Growers Limited and the Grain Growers' Guide announced they have withdrawn from membership in the Canadian Council of Agriculture. The move ends long standing ties with the national agricultural body.
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Winnipeg
United Grain Growers, Limited
The
Grain Growers’ Guide
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Council
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Robert Newton
Monton
C. H. Goulden
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