Alberta's Road Programme Moves Toward 1928 Completion
Alberta's road building push from Slave Lake to Medicine Hat advances under Hon. O L McPherson. Crews refresh earth work on Edmonton Lloydminster and Jasper highways while gravelling and resurfacing progress across multiple routes with millions allocated for first coarse gravel and surface treatments.
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Leaner Slave Lake
Medicine Hat
Vermillion
Jasper
Kananaskia
Alberta
O. L McPherson
Peace River
Smith
Sawridge
Edmonton-iloydminster
Fort Saskatchewan
Chipman
Mundare
Vegreville
Innisfree
Vermaillion
Edmonton-South
Cooking Lake
Camrose-Wetaskiwin
Drumheller-Munson
Lethbridge-Macleod Highway
Macleod
Cardston
Lethbridge-Sterling Highway
Jasper Highway
Death of Missionary After Torture in Henan
A London Daily Mail dispatch from Hankow reports Monsignor Froewis, prefect apostolic of the Catholic mission at Sin Yang Choz in Southeast Henan, feared dead after being tortured by brigands two weeks ago. The Austrian missionary was 64.
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London Daily Mail
Hankow
China
Monsignor
Froewis
Sin Yang Choz
Henan Province
Winnipeg to Get Hinde and Dauch Paper Plant
Plans are underway for a million dollar paper mill to be built by Hinde and Dauch in Winnipeg. The project was outlined to J. M. Davidson, secretary of the Manitoba Industrial Development Board, at a meeting of the new industries committee.
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Hinde and Dauch Paper Company
Winnipeg
J. M. Davidson
Manitoba Industrial Development Board
New Industries Committee
Two Friends Debate Work Versus Privacy
In a fragmented exchange, Isaac asks a friend if he can float alone. The reply urges suspending business talk and suggests meeting at the office the next day. The dialogue hints at personal boundary and work separation.
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Isaac
That doesn’t matter I only came up to get warm
A brief remark attributed to Moustique in a wartime diary fragment notes someone seeking shelter and warmth, with reference to Char beres. The words capture a lone, terse moment amid hardship.
Australia dépends on Canada for timber, says expert
Australian forestry expert W. S. Leigh warns self sufficiency in timber is impossible with only 1.29 percent of land growing trees. He cites Sweden Austria and the United States as benchmarks and notes world timber consumption outpaces renewal with Canada the Empire’s export option.
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Canada
Leigh
Commonwealth
Mr. Leigh
Australia
Sweden
Austria
United States
British Empire
Compulsory Egg Grading Eases Farmer Opposition
At a farmers meeting District Poultry Promoter T A Benson explained egg grading. After clarifications, only one dissenter remained as the crowd recognized grading helps producers receive full value and expands markets through higher egg consumption.
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T. A. Benson
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Benson
Queen Mary Receives Radio On Royal Train Journey
In the redecorated royal train Queen Mary has a radio set fitted to enjoy London music during the trip from Buckingham Palace to Balmoral Castle Scotland. Meanwhile a dialogue shows two children discussing attic books with one eager to discard them and the other insisting they be kept.
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Queen Mary
London
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Mackenzie River Length Across Canada Cited
A description asserts the Mackenzie River and its tributaries span 2 500 miles, equaling two thirds of Canada’s width. It notes pins used for 440 years and needs for forty centuries.
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Canada
Mackenzie
Cost Of War In Canada Prompts Fiscal Reflection
Prime Minister Kings Saskatchewan speech notes every dollar raised by the Dominion Government goes to pay war expenses. He recalls low prewar military outlays, cites the Great War cost exceeding a billion dollars, and stresses pensions for veterans will extend for decades. He argues war is costly and supports the League of Nations to reduce wars as a financial imperative.
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King
Saskatchewan
Canada
South Africa
League of Nations
Japan’s coronation may spark motorized royal procession
J A Langley Canadian trade official in Tokio says modern Japan’s car and accessory shipments are rising with potential coronation on November 9. He notes future coronation processions between Tokio and Kyoto could be largely motorized, contrasting with past use of ox teams and slow travel to the ancient capital.
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Kingdom
Japan
J.A. Langley
Tokio
Victoria
Ottawa
Mr. Langley
Kyoto
Aerial Sightseeing Flight Around Statue of Liberty Inaugurated
Visitors to New York can now view the city from the air as an aerial sightseeing service launches with a flight around the Statue of Liberty. The venture uses metal cabin seaplanes carrying five passengers in an open cockpit for the tours.
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New York
Roads Underway Transform Sicily's Transport Network
Construction projects accelerate across Sicily adding new automobile routes. Authorities report multiple road works improving connectivity between key towns and regional centers. Local crews engage in paving, bridge work, and safety upgrades to support growing traffic.
Life Was Not Made for Ease Says Arthur Keith
A Kansas City Star column quotes Sir Arthur Keith arguing life must be lived boldly. It asserts safety is overrated and risk accompanies marriage, parenting, and work, with worthwhile rewards for those who embrace danger and adventure.
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Arthur Keith
Kansas City Star
Caribou Study Expedition Heads Toward Canadian Wilderness
A team led by To Study the Caribou Count Dia Tolstoy with Captain Horace Ashton and William Cassell travels from Sturgeon Landing toward Lac du Brochet to document Canadian caribou. The American Museum of Natural History sponsors the trek with Major Ashton already reporting an Andes air survey. They are advised by Del Simon and guided by William Jones as they move toward northern hunting grounds.
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Dia Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Horace Ashton
Richmond
Virginia
Geographical Society
William Cassell
New York
The
Pas
Wilds
Sturgeon Landing
Lac du Brochet
American Museum of Natural History
Major Ashton
Andes
South America
del Simon
du Brochet
William Jones
Conditions praised after Great Lakes lighthouse tour
A Johnston deputy marine official declared conditions excellent after inspecting lighthouses and life saving stations on the Great Lakes with P J Gardin aboard the Lady Grey. They covered stations up to Sault Ste Marie during a ten day Canadian government voyage. The piece also includes a light side about remarks from well known people and a note on England and Wales population and death rate trends since 1838.
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A. Johnston
Great Lakes
P. J. Gardin
Sault Ste. Ma
Heaps Warns on British Miners Seeking Canada Work
A. A. Heaps, MP for Winnipeg, spoke in Montreal on the influx of unemployed British miners. He urged a land settlement scheme to relocate them as permanent settlers in Canada, warning of destitution and the need for financial aid. He noted limited winter work and that absorption into Canadian industries is unlikely after harvest season ends.
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Great Britain
Canada
A. A. Heaps
Winnipeg
Heaps
Montreal
England
British Commonwealth Labor Conference
Mr. Heaps
Cardiff
Calgary
Telegraph link between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay announced
The August 10 50 Years Ago column in the Toronto Globe notes telegraph communication will link Winnipeg and Thunder Bay in six weeks. It laments that predicting future rapid advances such as telephones wireless radio flights and horseless carriages would have cost the writer his job.
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Toronto Globe
Winnipeg
Thunder Bay
Port Arthur
Millionaires in Canada by Province and City
A recent report counts 272 Canadian millionaires with Quebec hosting 91 and Ontario 138. Montreal holds 76 of Quebec’s, while Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island have none. Across Manitoba and western provinces 70 to 80 percent of farmers own homes.
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Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Road Warnings Quiz In Wales Reach England
Witty danger signs crop up around Cardiff as the American road signs charm England. Slogans warn drivers to slow down, be prudent, and avoid costly fireworks with quips such as a car on the road is worth two in the ditch and life is short.
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England
Cardiff
Excellent fishing in Waterton Lakes Park Alberta
National Parks of Canada offer fine angling with Waterton Lakes Park in Alberta noted for its trout. Fishermen have reported trout specimens weighing up to fifty pounds from the waters of Waterton Lakes National Park.
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National Parks
Canada
Waterton Lakes Park
Alberta
Waterton Lakes National Park
Tart Inquiry Over Pudding Leaves Couple at Odds
A fragment shows George and a partner quarrelling about a pudding made yesterday. The line reveals tension as one accuses the other of indifference while noting sleepless thoughts from the prior night. The source captures a domestic moment with sharp dialogue.
Canada to Establish Air Mail Service Across Country
Canada plans an expanding air mail network linking Montreal to Albany, Toronto to New York, and eastern routes to Hamilton and Windsor. A western prairie service and northern landing fields are planned as navigation opens on the St Lawrence and across the Rocky Mountains. Canada aims to keep pace with U S air mail growth and serve remote mining camps and distant towns.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Canada
Montreal
Albany
Toronto
Schenectady
Dominion
Hamilton
Windsor
Detroit
Buffalo
Halifax
St John
St. Lawrence
Lower St. Lawrence
Ottawa
Dominion Post Office
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Vancouver
Lake Superior
Alberta
British Columbia
Christian Science Monitor
Has Healthy Appetite Ivan Krasnoglazob Doubles Wage
The Turkestan Sibir railroad worker Ivan Krasnoglazob famed for enormous appetite and seven foot height caused officials to double his salary. He reportedly eats 10 to 15 pounds of bread per meal and lobbied the local economic commission, which ruled his labor cheap at half the price and ordered a raise.
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Ivan Krasnoglazob
Ivan the Red Eyed
Ivan
Turkestan-Siberian
Local Economic Commission
Solar reflections blamed for blaze at Andover store
Strange fire cause cited after sunlit reflections from a dresser mirror through four windows ignite a blaze in Dr R Be dell Company Ltd general merchants shop at Andover Nova Scotia. The store is reported destroyed with only a safe recovered. French statisticians estimate two percent of Americans visiting France are millionaires. Americans spend 230 million dollars yearly in France.
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Dr. R. Bedell Company, Ltd
General Merchants
Andover
N.S
France
Chronic kicker sparks attention amid wedding talk
In a Spanish humor line, a controversial figure draws more notice than a quiet man as a wedding rumor unfolds. The exchange touches on high society pressures, a possible marriage to a millionaire's son, and the social spotlight around unions.
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Calgary-Edmonton Main Highway
Calgary-Airdrie
Missionary I
Flowery Kingdom
Sicily
North Country
American Museum
Rie
England and
Wales
Odel
Jack Loughnar
Europe
Montcalm
Fort Grant
Michigan
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Croydon
Ance
Millionaires
Waterton Lakes
George
Air Mail Service
Government of Canada
the Times
Madrid
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