Greater assistance to the coal industry of western Canada urged
FES Clarry Alberta trade commissioner urged the Dominion government and the National Railways to aid western coal to compete in the Ontario market. He cited Alberta’s vast reserves, Ontario and Quebec import dependence, and the need for a fuel policy ensuring province independent supplies despite US disruptions.
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Western
Canada
Fes Clarry
Alberta
Dominion Government
National Railways
Clarry
Ontario Associated Boards of Trade
Ontario
Quebec
Mr. Clarry
Nova Scotia
United States
Prohibited Weed List Aims to Halt Canada's Spread
Canada restricts seed sales to curb weed invasion. The Seeds Act revision adds a prohibited list including field bindweed, dodder, Johnson grass, hoary cress, leafy spurge, and Russian knapweed. Some are locally established. others barely present. Additions may follow to block new introductions. Wife says she’s out of work and stays in bed. gossip quips about unemployment.
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Canada
Europe
Ranching For Women: Sheep Raising An Interesting Careers
Kathleen Nielsen, secretary treasurer of the Montana Wool Growers Association, urges intelligent Eastern college women to move west and try sheep ranching. She notes Montana women already do it, has started with pure bred sheep on a southwestern Montana ranch, and hopes her daughter Virginia may take interest. She mentions a Montana wool buyer praised by wool men.
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Montana
Virginia
Sioux Falls
S.D
Noisy Motorcycles to Be Barred by Makers
The British Motorcycle Manufacturers Union has pledged to the Ministry of Transport that motorcycles producing offensive noise will not leave factories, with racing and speedway bikes exempt. The Brockville Recorder and Times notes Canadians would welcome similar assurances from local producers and hopes for noiseless motor trucks as well.
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Ministry of Transport
British Motorcycle Manufactures’ Union
Brockville Recorder and Times
Hampton Court tenants vie for royal suites
The palace offers vacant suites to eligible ladies including Mrs. Theodore Woods widow of Dr Woods former Bishop of Peterborough who died at a Cenotaph service. Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia may join Frogmore Cottage residents as a close relative of the King. Lady Haig resides above the State rooms and has use of the palace lift. Lady Maude widow of General Sir Stanley Maude lives in the Tudor wing.
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Hampton Court
Theodore Woods
Woods
Peterborough
Xenia
Russia
Frogmore Cottage
Lady Haig
Lady Maude
Sir Stanley Maude
Bagdad Fame
Tudor
Five teachers sue liner Prince David for seasickness damages
Five school teachers filed in New York Federal Court seeking 125000 dollars claiming great distress and anguish from seasickness on the Prince David voyage from New York to Hawaii and Alaska. One teacher reportedly disembarked at Vancouver.
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New York
Prince David
Hawaii
Alaska
Vancouver
Australia Singapore passenger air service doubles in months
Passenger air service between Australia and Singapore has doubled in recent months reflecting stronger cross border demand. Authorities note rising traveler volumes and resumed routes with several carriers expanding capacity and frequency.
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Australia
Singapore
Hamiltons Kremlin Replica Made Of Sugar Glass And Wood
The Hamilton sugar Kremlin in Thomas H. Hammell's home stands six feet long and tall, built as a hobby after a lifetime of cake decoration. An architecture expert praised its proportions while Hammell plans to showcase it in Callander to the quintuplets next spring.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Moscow
Kremlin
Ivan the Terrible
Thomas H. Hammell
Leinster Avenue
Mr. Hammell
Jack Hammell
Hollywood
City Hall
Cologne
Callander
Hammell
Dignity Wins Case Over Water Glass Challenge
Gen Charles B Goddard of Zanesville Ohio, a lawyer of dignity, refused to drink a glass of water in court during a contamination suit. Opponent offered one dollar to induce drinking, but Goddard declined and the verdict went to the other side. A Middletown church is funded by Captain Kidd’s bequest, and a quip notes some are born tired while others tire others.
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Charles B. Goddard
Zanesville
Ohio
Goddard
Gen. Goddard
Population boom may drive world economic strains
The article surveys a global population surge, projecting 2100 total at about 2.65 billion and noting today’s 2.07 billion with a one percent annual growth. It cites Johns Hopkins researchers Pearl and Gould, highlighting urban crowding, land use, and distribution challenges as civilization strains rise with population.
Japan Hen Aims At Record Egg Output
In a Peterborough Examiner clipping the idea of a hen in Japan laying more than 360 eggs in a year is discussed. The piece notes some hens exceed 200 eggs annually and jokes about aspirations of one egg per day or even two, while warning against impractical expectations and comparing to a .400 batting average. It adds a side remark that some giraffes have three horns, while others have two.
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Japan
Peterborough Examiner
Germantown
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Preservation Of Democracy Urges Democratic Press Power
Dr Percival R Cole of the University of Sydney told the Southern Inter scholastic Press Association that preserving civilization depends on a free democratic press. He warned European nations allow the sword to dominate and restrict peace and adverse facts.
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Percival R. Cole
University of Sydney
Australia
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Illinois Woman Lives With Half a Brain Five Years
An Illinois woman has survived five years with only half a brain, a feat described as remarkable by some but paralleled by drivers who manage with none.
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Illinois
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N.J
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South Coast
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George
Raymond Pearl
Sophia A. Gould
John Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Pearl
Gould
Brooks
Alice
Alice Brooks
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