Release of British Capital Fore Shadows a New Era in Canadas Economic Development
Canada welcomes a potential surge of British capital as London signals readiness to fund Canadian enterprises. President Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway predicts extensive development when exchange parity returns. The article argues Britain’s loans could rival U S investments, spurring a brighter era for Canadian growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sterling
Erith
FE. W. Beatty
Ketfic Railway
Europe
Nated
England
London
Great Britain
Dominion
United States
England's Oldest Waterway Rates Removed After 400 Years
A 400 year old Exeter canal rate was removed while an 1100 AD stone weir in Britain was repurposed to power Chester. The Foss Dyke linking the Trent and William navigations is partly Roman work from the era of occupation in Britain.
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Exeter
England
Great Britain
Chester
Trent and William
Foss
Petiain
Wheat Board Surplus To Manitoba For Research Funds
Manitoba receives 128000 as its share of the wheat board surplus for 1919. The provincial treasurer Hon John Bracken will place the money in a trust fund, with revenues devoted to agricultural research work, under Ottawa order in council and Premier Braecken's plan announced in the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
John Bracken
Canadian Wheat Board
Ottawa
Braecken
Ottawa Inspector Finishes British Columbia Education Survey
Dr. J. H. Putman senior inspector of Ottawa public schools and Prof Weir of the University of British Columbia completed a province wide survey in British Columbia. They travelled 9500 miles largely by automobile visiting 250 schools and held 215 conferences with public organizations. The report will be presented to the British Columbia Government. One chapter evaluates completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
J. H. Putman
Ottawa
Pr. Weir
University of British Columbia
Ewalting
Fragmentary court note on a named defendant and speech
A garbled OCR snippet shows a complaint about a waste or Kadner with a speaker Fale asking for a one ney. A terse exchange questions a pet and boast of ancestors. it notes no major beasts due to a corporal father.
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Dad
Settlers from Texas Find New Life in Alberta Frontier
L Reeder of Ellscott Alberta recalls an ambitious 1921 trek from Texas to Canada with his wife and eleven children. From a ford truck start in May 1921 to Edmonton by July 1930 the family settled a homestead, built a house, planted crops, raised cattle hogs and poultry, and grew self reliant. They describe meat, roots, and vegetables, steady work, and plans to expand with their own home and machinery powered by Ford.
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Alberta
Edmonton Journal
L. ¥. Reeder
Ellscott
Canada
Texas
Edmonton
Wittern
Saskatchewan
Port Nelson
Panama Canal
Manitoba
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Great Waterways
Air Force to Lead Wide Survey and Photo Project Across Canada
The Royal Canadian Air Force will conduct surveys covering about 9 000 square miles this year in cooperation with the Interior Department to map terrain and photograph historic sites. The program, the largest yet, excludes Prince Edward Island and extends patrols across Northern Manitoba and the Rockies flank into the Clearwater reserve.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Department of the Interior
Air Force
Provinces
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Pas
Lake Winnipegosis
Rockies
British Columbia
Old Legends Linked To Poppies At Cenotaph Rite
The piece recalls legends connecting poppies to fallen heroes from Flanders and Waterloo. It notes the dragon slain by Saint Margaret and how ancient calendars tied poppies to memorials. Today wreaths are laid on the Cenotaph as the custom endures.
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Flanders
Waterloo
Ely
Margaret
St Margaret
Saskatchewan Prosperity and Pioneering Spirit in 1925
The article highlights Saskatchewan as a rising province with vast lands and growing industry. It cites 1924 production tallies across wheat, coal, lumber, minerals, and factory output totaling about 38 million dollars, plus a population emphasis on education, birth rates, and public services. It notes 1,690 homesteads started in 1924, the open landscape, and the enduring pioneer heritage fueling future growth.
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Rgmorg
Cate
Saino
Bowser Iy
Sialaiere
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Roger W. Babson
Ays
Ottawa Board of Trade
Lord Strathcona
Labrador
Dominion
Red River
Continental Limited
Manitoba Building Stone Ships East to Quebec City
Reading notes that Garson and Tyndall quarries near Winnipeg supply Manitoba building stone shipped across Canada. The stone known as Garson or Tyndall is used in Montreal and Quebec structures, with Ottawa and Regina also cited. The article highlights growing domestic stone use and compares Canada’s imports to 1920s output.
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Manitoba
Canada
Montreal
Manitobba
Metropolis
Dominion
United States
Quebec City
Winnipeg
Garson
Tyndall
Lac du Bonnet
Ontario
Winnipes
Regina
Law Courts
Fort William
Sault Ste. Marie
Toronto
Quebec
Ohio
Canadiens Owner Dandurand Portrait At Windsor Station
Publisher notes Leo P Dandurand and Mrs Dandurand photographed in western regalia at Windsor station. They were gifted wardrobe by friends with a playful itinerary to Calgary on the condition they wear the costumes upon arrival in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo P Dandurand
Canadiens
Dandurandé
Windsor Station
Calgary
Montreal
Western Dairy Association Formed by Western Canadian Dairymen
The Western Canadian Dairymen's Association has been formed by dairy men of Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with 106 000 followers. Its objects are to improve conditions for dairymen secure markets particularly exports and secure increased dairy production of high standardized quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canadian Dairymen's Association
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Britis Columbia
Scientist Invents Queer Whistle for Dogs
An English scientist has created an adjustable whistle that can be tuned to shrill vibrations beyond human hearing. The device reaches speeds that elicit rapid ear-absent vibrations for people, while a dog can still hear and react by leaping toward its calf.
Society Institution Controls Golden Horseshoe Boxes
A New York society institution owns stock shares and leases of Metropolitan Opera House boxes held by family lines. The Henry C Frick box remains property of the Frick estate and is rented only to those within the circle. A brass plate names each owner and a private maid service serves the boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Opera
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Henry C. Frick
Gardens Of England Praise By Lord Lambourne
Lord Lambourne told the Worshipful Company of Gardeners that England now leads world horticulture and that both cottage and manor gardens stand as beautiful examples. The group works to improve slums by bringing nature into places of hardship, distributing bulbs and plants to over 1,000 East End gardeners last year.
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Lord Lambourne
England
East End
London Times
Palace of Constantinople Reimagined as Treasure House
The 16th century imperial palace in Constantinople is repurposed as a muse and storage for national treasures, serving as a cultural repository and tourist draw.
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Constantinople
Imperial
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B.C. Educational Survey
Ottawa Public Schools
Kadner
Fale
Ww. N.C
Walter P. Davisson
Olympic
Acre
Confederation of the Dominion
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Lesus
Lttle
Qu’Appelle
Thomas Kavanagh
Ireland
Paris
University of Saskatchewan
Blac
Chicago
Guelph
Niost
Western Dairy Association
the Gardens of
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