Wonderful Yukon Valley Report Prompts Explorer’s Dream
Vancouver mining engineer Frank Perry describes a tropical valley in the Yukon region with hot springs, abundant wildlife, and rich mineral deposits including gold copper and coal. He planned to return by airplane, noting vast unknown areas remain for explorers in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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Frank Perry
Vancouver
Yukon
Lizard
Fort Nelson
Perry
Valley of Fire
Alaska
Canada
Northwest Territories
Terra &Rma
St. Thomas
Growth of Dominion's Capital City Ottawa Population Growth
Ottawa shows rapid expansion with 1922 city directory listing 150 106 in city limits and about 35 000 in suburbs. The capital spans 6 295 acres with private buildings assessed near 139 million dollars, up from 1900 values of 24.475 million and population 58 195.
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Dominion
Ottawa City
Quick Service Customer in Bookstore Dialogue
A brief exchange unfolds with a clerk replying "TYes, air" and Zythum adding "yYale" as an interest or punchline in a quirky bookstore moment.
Norseman Discovers Greenland and Establishes Settlement
A Norse explorer is credited with discovering Greenland near the end of the 10th century and founding a settlement there, marking early Norse exploration of the region.
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Greenland
Marquis Wheat and Related Varieties Shaped Western Canada
Dominion cerealist P Russell Cowan notes Marquis wheat originated in 1902 and expanded in 1909. He explains its economic impact in North America, with billions of bushels produced and multi million dollar gains. Comparisons follow with Prelude Pioneer Ruby Red Bobs Kitchener and Early Red Fife, plus maturity traits and regional suitability in Western Canada and the northwestern United States.
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Experimental Farms
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian West
North America
Canada
Marquis
North Dakota
Prelude
Pioneer
Kitchener
Experimental Farms Branch
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Western
Prairies
Northwestern States
P. Russell Cowan
Dominion Cerealist
Agricultural Research In Great Britain
The oldest agricultural research institution in the world sits on an extensive site in Britain founded over eighty years ago by private donors. It advanced crop work, manures, soil treatment, and pest control and has gained state support. The Royal Agricultural Society now invites landowners and farmers to test its results with more offers than it can accept.
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Great Britain
Royal Agricultural Society
British firm unveils self-sharpening mowing machine
A British firm introduces a new mowing machine featuring self sharpening knives that cut grass very close to the ground. The article notes standard machines miss very low grass and struggle with long growth, implying the new design offers a significant improvement.
Sporting Duke Aims Atlantic Crossing In 12 Ton Ketch
The Duke of Leinster, after winning £3000 by beating an express train, plans a solo Atlantic crossing in a 12 ton ketch starting from the West Coast of Ireland to New York. A 50 foot, ribbed craft with a 2 horsepower engine will rely on sea planes for initial coverage and liners for possible aid, with no time limit. He defends his record voyage as cautious, not reckless, noting open rural roads and clear conditions.
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Duke of Leinster
Drumblair House
Aberdeenshire
Edinburgh
Atlantic
Mid-Ocean
Ireland
New York
Devonshire
French scholar lectures on Bolshevik ruin at Williams College
Raymond Recouly, a French scholar, lectures at the Institute of Politics linked with Williams College in Williams town Maas. He argues Bolshevik rule has set Russia back four to five centuries and may require generations to recover to four or five years ago as Leanne and his followers are named as chief ruin makers.
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Raymond Recouly
Institute of Politics
Williams College
Williamstown
Maas
Russia
Leanne
Fredeed
Modern Institute for the Deaf Opens in Winnipeg
Manitoba inaugurates a new 1,000,000 school for the deaf in Winnipeg this month. The facility includes a theatre for motion pictures and pantomimic teaching, a printing shop for boys, and dressmaking for girls. Reading devices and speech training are installed along with leather accommodations.
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Institute For the Deaf
Manitoba
School For the
Winnipeg
Armenian Revenge and The Fate of Enver Talaat and Djemal
A 1915 plan by Enver Talaat and Djemal to annihilate Armenians led to their exile after World War I. Talaat was killed in Berlin, Djemal died in Tiflis, and Enver hid in Turkestan while Armenians pursued payback for mass killings. The Times overview notes the shifting justice and lingering threat to Enver.
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Turkey
Enver
Talaat
Djemal
Mustapha Kemal
Berlin
Afghanistan
Kabul
Tiflis
Turkestan
New York. Times
Curious Facts About People of Sikkim
A compact look at Sikkim under Indian rule. Farming dominates a land with no towns and many lamas. Monasteries perform elaborate rites with bone bead aprons and striking hair knots.
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Sikkim
Himalayas
Thibet
India
Birds Aloft Heights Reported By Aviators
French aviation officer records show swallows favoring 2000 feet while other birds fly higher. In March he encountered plovers at 6500 feet, the highest altitude observed for bird groups. Wild ducks migrate near 5000 feet.
Starch Plant Planned in British Columbia
Fraser Valley surplus potatoes will fuel a new company Pacific Starch Products Ltd to open a plant in South Westminster. The firm will produce potato flour starch and dextrin and aims to start by October 1 with about twenty workers.
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B.C
Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Tit Pacific Starch Products, Ltd
South Westminster
No Time to Talk Tramp Dialogue Exchange
A brief street encounter shows a wary tramp and a polite woman exchanging terse lines about time and civility. The man declares urgency while the woman notes she has no time for small talk.
Surplus of Women Widens Across Europe After War
Official Berlin statistics show Europe now has about 25 million more women than men, up 15.5 million since before the war. Ratios shifted from 1,033 to 1,111 women per 1,000 men, with Russia most affected and several nations noting notable rises and declines in surplus.
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Europe
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Austria
Jugoslavia
Great Britain
Luxemburg
France
Italy
Upper Silesia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Ypres League Formed by Earl French Appeals for Memorial
Earl French of Ypres launches an appeal to ex service men relatives and friends to join the Ypres League. The aim is to build a lasting memorial to the four battles of Ypres and the men who died in the salient seen as the Allied line’s strategic position. Application forms are available from 23 Henrietta Street Cavendish Square London W1.
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Ypres
Earl French
Salient
League
Henrietta Street
Cavendish Square
London
Grasshopper Battle Wanes in Saskatchewan Farms Learn Lessons
Regina Leader notes that after four years of pest warfare with grasshoppers, southeastern Saskatchewan saw fewer outbreaks this year. Officials credit poisoned bait programs and proactive farming practices. Deep plowing to destroy eggs, avoiding late action, and keeping stubble weeded reduce future losses as summer fallow and clean fields show resilience.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Regina
Milk Tank Cars Trail Oil Cars with New Dairy Design
Tank cars for milk debut in Pittsburgh with two 2,500 gallon steel tanks per car. Tanks have a glass lining fused into heavy welded plate steel and cork insulation. Each tank holds a motor driven agitator for five minutes before discharge and preserves a milk temperature of 38 to 40 degrees without extra refrigeration. Similar tanks are mounted on wagons and trucks to move milk from rail to dairy or along roads.
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Pittsburgh
Germany Secures Large Ore Deliveries From Wabana
Germany orders three quarters of a million tons of iron ore to Rotterdam from Wabana Newfoundland for canal transshipment to Germany. Twelve steamers of 11 000 tons monthly will sail to Rotterdam from now to December. Ore shipments from Wabana have been almost nil since 1914 and the new contracts are expected to revive pre war prosperity in the Wabana district.
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Germany
Rotterdam
Wabana
Newfoundland
Alberta Big Game Harvest Report From The Province
The chief game warden reports Alberta hunters killed 1016 moose 68 caribou 108 mountain sheep 47 mountain goat and 1120 deer in the past year. Licensed hunters numbered 5209. Low early season snow reduced hunting success.
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Alberta
Population Density Noted For England
A historical report states that England averages 701 people per square mile highlighting rural and urban settlement patterns and the distribution of population across the country.
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Iroquois
Ontario
Maurice Frayne
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