Proposal To Build Channel Tunnel Returns To Consideration
The article reviews renewed interest in a Channel tunnel linking Great Britain to the continent. Engineers address military fears and show how a tunnel could enable rapid troop and supply movement, while supporters tout faster passenger service and new crossChannel traffic. Italy Belgium Switzerland France back project as rail links grow.
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English Channel
Toronto Mall
Empire
Wee
Great Britain
England
Marshal Foch
France
British Isles
Europe
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Paris
London
Scotland
Channel Passage
Elevators Added Boost Western Canadian Grain Capacity
New elevators year one add 3 566 000 bushels across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Fort William Port Arthur capacity rises to 86 000 000 bushels for 1927 28. Pacific coast ports gain 4 380 000 bushels while interior and private elevators bring total storage to the summed figure.
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Canadian National Railways
T. P. White
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort William
Port Arthur
Ont
Lakehead
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
Victoria
New Westminster
Prince Rupert
Dominion
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
Calgary
Edmonton
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Canada Holds Half of Standing Timber
The people of Canada through federal and provincial governments own about 50 percent of total standing timber. The majority of this ownership covers the less valuable timber stands.
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Canada
Misfit tries risky business Briers in daily chores
A fragment from a Parisian remark notes the folly of a man tackling an ill suited business and complains about the burden of daily washing tasks. The quip adds that such work is more troublesome than profitable and echoes a sharp sentiment about unsuitable duties.
Fashionable Marine Silk Dress for Women
Describes a marine silk crepe sports dress with front closing vestee, rolled collar, blue and white diagonal striped silk pique, and side plaited skirt fullness. Available in bust sizes 36 to 44 inches, made from 3 yards of 40 inch material plus 1 yard contrasting. Style No. 222 offered with practical fabric options and a 25 cent pottery price, plus 10 cents for a Fashion Magazine copy.
Ontario Wheat Pool closes first year of operation
Ontario Wheat Pool mailed cheques to 7000 growers for 1,750,000 bushels of wheat and closed its first year. General manager H B Clemes said Ontario wheat was sold at parity with Western wheat and yielded members a gross return of 1.321 for red winter grades and 1.30 for white and mixed wheats.
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Ontario Wheat Pool
H. B. Clemes
Ontario
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Winnipeg Pattern No. The notice provides ordering details and the mailing address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. It appears as a brief classified style line for pattern orders through the Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sacred bird of Japan on display at CNE poultry department
The Yokohama sacred Japanese bird, presented for exhibition in the Canadian National Exhibition poultry department, is shown with Frank M. Johnston, director of the department, holding the bird whose tail extends fifteen feet.
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Yokohama
Frank M. Johnston
Poultry
Alberta to 20 municipal hospitals with new Grande Prairie grant
Hon. George Hoadley says Alberta will have twenty municipal hospitals after completing Grande Prairie forty bed project and Stettler and smaller 14 bed hospitals at Vulcan and Elk Point. Grande Prairie vote counted 1 463 for and 678 against with a 107 majority over two thirds. Scrutineers from Sexsmith oversaw the tally.
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Grande Prairie
Stettler
Vulcan
Elk Point
Alberta
George Hoadley
Hoadley
Sexsmith
Vancouver Wheat Shipments Jump to 70 Million Bushels
Vancouver reports a seven year surge in wheat shipments from about 500 000 to over 70 million bushels. This rise reflects growing trade activity and expanded export capacity affecting regional agriculture and markets.
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Vancouver
Latent Wealth Of Canada Northland Hinted For Development
A Montreal interview with a leading Canadian milling authority argues that Canada’s northland holds latent wealth awaiting development. It notes English bread prices have fallen since last April as crops from Argentina and Australia influence markets, while Canadian buyers face higher past costs.
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Canada
Northland
Montreal
England
Australia
Rumor Denials on Wheat Pool Carry and Northland Vision
Alberta wheat pool headquarters dismiss rumors of a 70 million bushel carry over as inaccurate and say current carry will be near last year’s 10 million, possibly less. The piece shifts to Charlies Stewart’s Canadian Club talk urging youth to seek opportunity in Canada’s north, promising vast resource wealth and frontier growth.
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Alberta
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Supreme Court of Canada
Senate of Canada
Emily Murphy
Ottawa
Senate
Murphy
Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
Winnipeg
Chicago
United States
Charlies Stewart
Department of the Interior
Department of Mines
Dominion of Canada
Stewart
Canadian Club
James Bay
Portland Canal
Canada
California
Yukon
Vancouver Star
Penalty For Drunken Drivers In Ontario Set
Hon. W. H. Price the Ontario attorney-general declares drunken driving charges will be pursued rigorously. A drunk in charge leads to jail without a fine option. reckless driving may incur only a fine. First offence carries seven days minimum to thirty days maximum. successive offences carry three months to one year. The text also notes temperate zones offer better nourishment and height.
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W. H. Price
Ontario
Back Seat Brains Sparking Comment From Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes quip about irony in driving as a saying that sometimes more brains are in the back seat than at the wheel.
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Atchison Globe
Forage Survey Planned in Wood Buffalo Park
National Museum officers will conduct a botanical survey of forage plants and range conditions in parts of Wood Buffalo Park near Fort Smith Northwest Territories this summer. The study will involve collaboration with the Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior which administers the area.
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Wood Buffalo Park
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
National Museum
Ottawa
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Canada Cuts Net Debt On March 1 1928
Canada reports a net debt reduction of 87000000 as of March 1 1928 with eighty two percent of the holdings in Canada.
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Canada
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TSN
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Sacred Bird OF
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L. S. Gaspar
Colonization Department
Watson
Lillian May Little
Bristol
Madrid
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