Amending the British North America Act Could Redraw Canada
Provincial attorneys general urge a cooperative approach with Canada to draft an entirely new constitution. A constituent assembly would be formed from senate, Commons, and provincial legislatures to draft a Winnipeg meeting charter, with no government side in the body and minority rights excluded from debate.
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Canada
Hon
T. C. Davis
Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Davis
House
W. J. Major
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Constituent Assembly
Arthur Beauchesne
Senate
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Winnipeg
Beauchesne
House of Compans
Choosing Fertilizers Provincial Councils Aid Farmers
Eastern Canada and Dominion agriculture officials praise provincial fertilizer councils for guiding farmers. Councils include agricultural chemists, farmers, and manufacturers and publish crop specific analysis recommendations to improve economic returns.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Reduced Cargo Insurance Rates On Hudson Bay Route
Lloyds grants a 25 percent cut in cargo insurance rates for freight via the Hudson Bay route and extends the open season by one month and five days. Rates apply at 0.75 percent from August 10 to October 10, with prior-year rates for the extension. Announcement from Regina cites Hon. W. J. Patterson. Open season change seen as boosting binder twine traffic for Western Canada harvests.
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Hudson Bay
Lloyds
Regina
W. J. Patterson
Natural Resources
Hull
Ottawa
R. H. Cook
Lloyds of London
Canada
Switzerland Uses Winter Storage To Shield Bridge From Avalanches
A major Swiss railway bridge can be stored during winter to guard against avalanches. The measure preserves essential rail links while winter conditions pose avalanche risks.
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Switzerland
Dust storms sweep Peiping from distant Gobi sands
Peiping suffers frequent dust storms described as the world's dustiest city as winds carry particles from the Gobi desert. Reykjavik features a modern hospital with 100 beds, illustrating contrasting urban development in Iceland.
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Peiping
China
Gobi Desert
Iceland
Reykjavik
Western Royal livestock show planned across western Canada
Promoters form a trans provincial livestock show rotating among Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with inter provincial breed competitions. The plan assigns provincial associations and clubs the task of curating top exhibits to spark rivalries and showcase western Canada's finest stock to the public.
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Scotland
England
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Toronto
Western
Canada
Historic plaque on martzburg tree marks 1842 Natal decision
A 1935 ceremony near a crowned mimosa tree in a Marttzburg garden commemorates General A W S Pretorius, Volksraad members, and Natal burghers who chose to accept British rule on July 5 1842. A plaque at the tree base records the event.
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Marttzburg
Natal
A. W. S. Pretorius
Volksraad
Natal Republic
Interplanetary Forecast From American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society released a set of 100 year forecasts stressing technical advances and social changes. Dr. Thomas Midgley predicts advances in home automation, health, and long life, plus future interplanetary travel and enhanced meat production through synthetic hormones and atmospheric control.
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Mars
Venus
Thomas Midgley
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
American Chemical Society
America
Midgley
Queen Marie Credits Her Role in Romania’s War Alliance
In her autobiography Ordeal The Story of My Life Dowager Queen Marie of Romania recounts how she helped bring Romania into the Allied ranks and keep it there through the Great War, even as the nation grew exhausted.
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Marie
Rumania
Springtime in the Zoo Snapshot Guild
A guide urges photographers to dust off cameras and capture animals in natural zoo settings during early spring. Emphasizes using environment, avoiding bare cage shots, and exploiting better light, with tips on framing, distance, and enlargement to produce standout animal pictures.
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Mickey
Irish claim: Irish found America centuries before Columbus
Arctic explorer Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson tells the Pennsylvania Historical Association that Irish monks may have reached America by 820 A.D. and that Vatican records show Greenland becoming a separate bishopric in 1126 with a continuous line of bishops to 1528. He cautions the name of the discoverer may never be known but insists he was Irish.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
America
Christopher Columbus
Pennsylvania Historical Association
Greenland
London Receives First Successful Meat Cargo from Australia
London welcomed its first successful meat shipment from Australia in 1880 marking a milestone in trade. The consignment arrived amid growing ties between Britain and Australian producers, signaling a new supply channel for meat staples.
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London
Australia
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Bay
Western Livestock Men
Maritime Provinces
Dominion
United States
Queen Marie
Dr. Stefansson
New World
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