British Cattle Embargo Aimed at Protecting British Interests
The Royal Commission report on importing Canadian cattle into Great Britain is public. It concludes that allowing Canadian cattle for purposes beyond immediate slaughter would raise meat supply and cheapen meat, aid milk production, and protect breeding while noting potential challenges for Highland crofters and Irish farmers. Canada could supply over 200 000 cattle yearly. sheep admission was debated though largely separate.
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Royal Commission
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Britain
Highlands
Ireland
Canada
Noiseless Room at Utrecht Advances Sound Research
The University of Utrecht reports a nearly noiseless seven and a half foot square room in its physiological institute. The chamber, on the top floor, uses layered air gaps and sound deadening materials to exclude external sounds. It can be ventilated and lit, with sounds produced inside or introduced via a copper tube.
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University of Utrecht
Physiological Institute
Centenarian Isaac Lamb Brightens Surrey With Flying Interest
Isaac Lamb of Ash Surrey is 103 on Sept 14 and remains keen on flying. He boasts expert airplane knowledge, claims excellent sight, and teeth preserved by chewing tobacco. He proudly displays a Brazil nut broken with his teeth.
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England
Isaac Lamb
Ash
Surrey
Lamb
Progress of Civilization in Motor Transport
The piece recalls Toronto's first motor car from twenty years ago, a one cylinder buggy capable of eighteen miles per hour, and contrasts it with today’s high power cars. It questions whether civilization has genuinely progressed, noting urban danger and the uneasy pace of modern streets, with a reflective tone on public safety.
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Toronto
Alan
Woodstock
Arctic Expedition Ahead Of Schedule Near Fury Hecla
Bowdoin led by Donald B. MacMillan enters Hudson Bay on August 1 nine days early and aims to reach Fury Hecla Straits in ten days. On board coordinates report 64N 76W as last mail chance with home contact hoped by April or May. MacMillan and six crew say they are well and confident while census notes British centenarians mostly female.
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Schower
MacMillan
Commissioner Appoints Hazen to Probe War Loss Claims
Sir Douglas Hazen chief justice of New Brunswick is named commissioner to examine claims of individuals in Canada who suffered losses of life and property due to enemy illegal warfare. He will also assess damages from breaches of contracts blocked by the statutory list of neutral country treaties deemed illegal.
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Douglas Hazen
New Brunswick
Canada
Indian Rulers Entertain Royalty At Baroda Court
The Prince of Wales enjoys his first exposure to the opulence of Indian princes as guest of the Gaekwar of Baroda whose vast resources and immense yearly income create a display of splendor unmatched by any modern monarch.
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Prince of Wales
Gaekwar
Baroda
Red Jacket mine shaft depth dwarfs five Eiffel towers
The Red Jacket copper mine shaft in Northern Michigan reaches a depth that would not be matched by five Eiffel towers stacked high. About 1.5 million cubic feet of material were removed in sinking this shaft.
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Red Jacket
Michiigan
Arctic Ice Plant Planned by Winnipeg Company
The Arctic Ice Company of Winnipeg plans a new plant with one million dollars capital to produce artificial ice at a 200 ton daily capacity, supplementing their natural harvest. The piece notes prevailing notions of popularity and remarks on a so called martyr wearing a homemade shirt.
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Arctic Ice Company
Winnipeg
Germans Seek Halt to Foreign Buy of 1921 Wine
Foreign buyers mainly French Belgians and Dutch have nearly bought all of Germanys 1921 wine as the mark falls. Officials move to prevent loss of domestic supply and push for higher prices or export restrictions to keep wine for Germans.
Remarkable potato yield in Marcelin plot near Saskalehwan
E Kuntze of Marcelin Saskatchewan reports 1918 1922 yields from a potato plot that has produced higher yearly outputs each season. The 1921 yield reached 858 bushels and Mr Kuntze hopes to harvest 1000 bushels per acre in 1922.
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E. Kuntze
Marcelin
Saskalehwan
Saskatchewan Co Op Elevator Company profits announced
The Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company held its annual meeting and announced profits of 279 413 dollars. The Commission Department reported handling 27 125 418 bushels of grain during the year. The item includes details on company earnings and grain throughput.
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Saskatchewan Co-Operative Elevator Company
Commission
Direction Finder Saves Ship Bearings On Rough Atlantic Voyage
Captain Jarvis of the SS Lord Antrim credits wireless direction finders with saving the freighter from wreck near the Virgin Rocks off Newfoundland. A fierce gale forced the ship to heave to as bearings from wireless stations guided a vital course to safety at Montrea l.
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Montreal
Virgin Rocks
Newfoundland
Jarvis
Freichter
Speckled Trout Seen In Northern Rivers Prospecting Northbound Stocking Talks
A Northern Ontario speckled trout population parallels Nipigon River fish. Reports from Kettle Rapids on the Nelson River confirm identical trout, boosting calls to stock Clearwater and lure anglers. A former hatchery worker who caught them asserts they are the same species, plentiful and large.
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Ontario
Manitoba
Nipigon
Kettle
Nelson River
Hudson's Bay
Hungarian by Extraction Joke Sparks Courtroom Banter
A Pennsylvania lawyer argued for a Hungarian client and impressed with knowledge of Hungary. The judge teased that the lawyer cannot claim Hungarian status. The lawyer quipped he has profited from Hungarians, prompting the judge to suggest naming him a Hungarian by extraction.
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Pennsylvania
Hungary
Lost cash found in Paris omnibus saved by conductor
A black satchel with $55,000 was found on a Paris omnibus by a bank messenger who forgot it. The conductor delivered it to the lost property office where it lay with umbrellas and gloves awaiting reclamation.
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Paris
Diamond the Cat Honored as War Hero on Amiens Front
The French press salutes a war hero cat named Diamond that attached to French troops near Amiens, threading through trenches daily. After armistice, Diamond was given a comfy home and later died at an animal home. Separately, Manitoba and Saskatchewan wool grades lag due to poor breeding and handling, with two main faults bur y and seedy and dark. A Regina conference issued farming recommendations to eliminate burr y and seedy wool, including better feeding, yarding, and selective breeding for dense fleeces.
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Imamond
Amilena
Diamond
Pollus
Yurkevich
Neully
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
Departments of Agriculture
Regina
Breaking Up Stone Walls of Samoa
Ancient Samoan stone walls spanning miles are being torn down for road metal. They formed large enclosures likely 600 or 700 years old, built with previous labor as grim reminders of cannibal days. Cannibalism ended about 150 years ago, and these structures housed captives from neighboring islands.
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Samoa
Trapping Season Bright in Northern Saskatchewan
Reports to the chief game guardian indicate a strong trapping season in Northern Saskatchewan with more licenses issued than last year. Musk rats have rebounded after wartime scarcity, foxes should be plentiful, but beaver catches are expected to be small.
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Saskatchewan
Canada Controls 38 U.S. Railroad Lines Say W L Clark
W L Clark of the Pacific Steamship Company testified before the United States Shipping Board that thirty eight U.S. railroad lines are controlled or influenced by Canada. The claim framed a discussion on foreign influence in American transportation during the meeting.
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W L. Clark
Pacific Steamship Company
United States Shipping Board
United States
Canada
Spend Your Money at Home Supports Local Merchants
Citizens urged to shop locally to boost town economy and sustain small businesses, reinforcing community resilience and neighborhood commerce with every purchase.
A Grand Old Sea Empress Sails Pacific Record Keeper
The Empress of Japan began her 155th voyage from Vancouver to Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Shanghai and Hong Kong via a 14 582 mile round trip. She has logged 2 500 000 miles in Canadian Pacific service and 30 years without a mishap.
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Vancouver
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Japan
Naval Construction and Armaments Company
Barrow- on-Furness
Lloyd’s Register
Atlantic
Pacific
Bridget Flaherty Loses Letter of Recommendation At Sea
Bridget Flaherty left Ireland with a strong letter of recommendation from her former mistress but it sank in the voyage. Unable to obtain work without it she asked a friend to draft a new one for her, which began To the General Public. Bridget Flaherty had a good reputation when she left Ireland but lost it on the way over.
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Bridget
Ireland
Bridget Flaherty
Government to Use Full Force to Vindicate Law in India
Lord Reading replying to a commercial deputation said recent events required the government to exercise full strength to vindicate the law and preserve order and to offer fullest protection to all law abiding citizens. The Salvation Army has a deaf and dumb corps attached to London.
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Reuter
Delhi
Lord Reading
India
Salvation Army
Jlondons A
Deaf and Dumb Corps
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Rdea
Marcelin Farmer
Johann Strauss
Frau Strauss
Lord Antrim
Honest Paris
Cat
Amiens
U.S
Orient
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