Larger airships urged for commercial ocean flights
Wing Commander RK Colmore told the Canadian Club in Montreal that bigger dirigibles are needed for profitable ocean service. Major G H Scott recalled the R 34 trans Atlantic flight and noted the St Hubert mooring mast as the world’s most advanced.
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RK. B. B. Colmore
Montreal
G. H. Scott
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Colmore
Britain
St. Hubert
Scott
Rush For Homesteads In Prince Albert Ends Rush
In northern Saskatchewan a surge at the Dominion Lands Office in Prince Albert filed 70 homestead applications on the final day of Dominion control. total weekly filings reached 270 free grants as settlers rushed to beat takeover. many seekers found chosen parcels already claimed upon arrival.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Lands Office
Prince Albert
Dominion
Lands Office
Water Needs Of Trees Highlighted In Official Record
Official Record notes trees require large water amounts. An apple tree ten years old yields about a barrel daily in summer, a birch tree gives nearly two barrels on hot days, and an oak releases over 109 tons of water as vapor in one growing season.
Early 1799 Rail Trial With Tollable Carts
A fragment notes part of a proposed English railway in 1799 being built. Any cart with suitable wheels could be placed on the rails and drawn by a horse after paying tolls. A remark about identity and change appears, ending with a humorous exchange.
Keep Good Company
A Minneapolis Journal editorial argues three Kansas City men hanged for a policeman’s death deserve the fate due to first degree murder while not all were direct killers. It asserts bandit complicity makes all participants guilty and warns youths that accomplice actions can center on others’ gunfire.
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Kansas City
John Doe
Richard Doe
John Brown
Missouri
Minnesota
Minneapolis Journal
Labour Minister Backs Kitchen Cooks Gear
Margaret Bondfield, minister of labor in Britain, urged the Abbey Road Building Society annual meeting to provide labor saving devices in kitchens. She said women who cook have been treated scandalously and need workshop style kitchens and proper machinery to make cookery a pleasure not drudgery. She predicted husbands would help more when cooking was enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bondfield
Abbey-Road Building Society
Law Never Obeyed Says Dutton On Two-Trains Rule
William S. Dutton asserts one U S law has never been obeyed and never will be. He quotes a rule stating that when two trains approach a crossing both must stop and neither may move until the other is gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William S. Dutton
Reindeer Dies at London Zoo After Pin Swallowing
A reindeer at London Zoo died after swallowing a pin. Vets investigated the incident as part of routine zoo health checks and animal welfare monitoring.
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London Zoo
Mental Hygiene Urges Expanded Psychiatric Care
Dr. Baruch Silverman of McGill University cites 18 percent more patients in mental disease hospitals than physical ones and a one in 22 mental disease expectancy. He calls for psychiatric wards in general hospitals and scientific, environment based treatment for nervous children. He argues early, accessible care prevents lifelong hospitalization and stresses understanding causes before treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baruch Silverman
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
McGill University
Silverman
Prairie Cities Buy Plank Sidewalks For Wide West Walkways
Western Canadian cities spend heavily on plank sidewalks to cover vast open spaces. Regina Saskatoon Moose Jaw Edmonton and Calgary have ordered planks for new walks while Edmonton and Calgary exceed 100 000 in population and cities rival Toronto Montreal and Ottawa in acreage. The trend reflects spacious prairie urban design and nostalgia for frontier days.
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Prairie Canada
Rockies
Great Lakes
Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Edmonton
Calgary
Canada
United States
Alberta
Toronto
Montreal
Buffalo
Hamilton
Ont
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Ottawa
Feminine Viewpoint Stage Play The Searcher In London
Yelona Pilcher authored a World War II era production titled The Searcher created by an all female amateur company in London. The eight scenes portray a female nurse in an evacuation hospital sharing long soliloquies praising conscientious objectors and condemning the sacrifices as futile and cowardly.
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London
Amateu
Yelona Pilcher
Quackenbush Questions New Assistant’s Regular Habits
In a tense hall scene last night old Mr. Quackenbush questions his new assistant about his habits. The young man asserts he is regular, then admits this is one of them.
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Mr. Quackenbush
Canadian Clover Seed Progress In Dominion Report
The Seed Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture notes Canada produced a record red clover seed output in the latest quarter century. Imported southern seed often suffers winterkill. however Canadian brown seed, acclimatized, yields hardy plants able to survive northern winters. A good supply is available.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Spider Thread Used In Surveyor’s Telescope Sighting
In constructing surveyors instruments for mapping the country, various materials are used and the most novel is the spider thread placed in the optical system of the telescope to aid sighting definite objects.
Hawaii Sugar Output Near 900000 Tons This Year
Hawaii expects sugar production to reach about 900000 tons this year, reflecting strong field yields and stable refinery operations. The forecast highlights continued importance of sugar crops to the islands' agricultural economy.
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Hawaii
Infant Mortality in Canada Aims to Cut Losses
The Child Hygiene Section of the Canadian Council on Child Welfare reports that 21 195 infants died in Canada in 1928 at twelve hour intervals totaling thirty deaths every twelve hours. It cites ignorance and lack of ante natal care and proper postnatal feeding as major causes and offers free prenatal and postnatal letters in French and English via provincial health departments or the Ottawa address.
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Canadian Council On Child Welfare
Canada
Departments of Health
Department of Health
Plaza Bidg
Ottawa
Ont
Radical cures for a stalled economy warned by Herald
The London Daily Herald warns that empty stomachs and growing unemployment signal a radical disease in the economy. It urges turning need into purchasing power to match rising production, warning that failure could trigger wars and civilization’s collapse.
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London Daily Herald
Old Hunting Ground of Cree in Saskatchewan Park Region
The Cree Indians historically hunted in what is now Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan. A peaceful Cree band lives on a reserve east of the park and preserves ancient traditions and beliefs. Their mythic tales of supernatural beings are shared at Montreal Lake campfires during long winters.
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Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Montreal Lake
First North American sighting of European gull reported
A black headed gull from Europe was found among Newburyport native gulls near Boston. It is the first of its species in North America, likely crossing the Atlantic after being blown to sea. The bird was captured and placed on exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Boston.
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Europe
Newburyport
Boston
U.S.A
North America
Atlantic
Museum of Natural History
MacMillan to Return to McGill After Election
Hon. Cyrus MacMillan, named Minister of Fisheries under premier Mackenzie King, is expected to resume his duties as a McGill University English professor next fall after losing in the Queens constituency, Prince Edward Island.
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Cyrus MacMillan
W. L. Mackenzie King
McGill University
MacMillan
Queens
P.E.I
McGill
Spoor Announces Stereoscopic Film Breakthrough
George J. Spoor, pioneer in motion pictures, announced after fourteen years of experimentation that he perfected a process to give the screen the natural stereoscopic effect of vision.
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George J. Spoor
Interest In Polar Areas
Edward P Warner spoke at the Institute of Politics on Arctic and Antarctic sovereignty noting that air routes will likely run over the Arctic someday and bases such as Wrangel Island Spitzbergen Northern Greenland and Iceland may become contested. Dr Laura Martin argued British and U S claims on Wrangel Island and urged renewed polar observations ahead of a proposed polar year with stations to be re established, especially in the Soviet Union, to advance meteorological understanding.
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Polar
Edward P. Warner
Aviation
the Navy
Arctic
Antarctic
Wrangel Island
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Iceland
Laura Martin
Washington, D.C
Stefansson
A Sure Refuge Reflects On Women’s Strength In Adversity
William Lyon Phelps writes of women’s steadfast support for men facing job loss and insecurity. He notes the silent endurance of wives and mothers as a source of consolation and resilience amid economic fear.
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William Lyon Phelps
King George Starts Holiday Cruise From London
The King and Queen left London for a fortnight cruise off the Isle of Wight aboard the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The monarch is expected to spend Cowes Regatta week aboard the racing cutter Britannia with the Queen accompanying him.
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London
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
Isle of Wight
Cowes
Britannia
New York Fire Department unveils high capacity water tower
The New York City Fire Department debuts a water tower with four nozzles that can spray 28 000 gallons of water up to 175 feet. The top nozzle extends 65 feet above the tower.
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The
Fire Department of
New York City
Swiss Scientist Builds Clock Driven by Thermal Expansion
A Swiss scientist has constructed a clock that runs on the expansion and contraction of a material in response to temperature changes. The device demonstrates a practical use of thermal expansion in timekeeping.
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Switzerland
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