New Canadians urged to help settle Western Canada
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service invites new Canadians and interested settlers worldwide to request information about Canada. It argues large-scale immigration could fill prairie farmland, support industry, and provide homes for millions, with mailed outreach via Western Canada settler networks and friends abroad.
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Canada
Perth
Ealarty
Ofereps
United States
Prairie Provinces
Uheir
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Westernanada
When Wood Gets Scarce Time Coming
Canada views a future wood shortage as forests dwindle and prices rise. The National Resources Intelligence Service notes metals substitute for some uses, yet demand grows while consumption exceeds commercial use. Industries consider replacements as wood becomes scarcer and more costly.
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Canada
Natiornal Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Northern Alberta Fishery Preparations Ahead of Winter Runs
Northern Alberta prepares for winter fishing on the big lakes. Dominion Fisheries office in Edmonton issued 550 commercial permits this season up from 460 last year, with 70 more expected. Last year’s Northern Lakes catch reached about 1,500,000 pounds of dressed whitefish. this year it is hoped to equal or surpass that total.
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Alberta
Dominion Fisheries
Fice Ian Edmonton
Butter Output Surges in Saskatchewan for October
Saskatchewan dairy data show October butter production exceeding 1,900,000 pounds for the first time in the month. Total October output reached 1,129,019 pounds, up sharply from a year ago, with nine month cumulative production at 12,189,360 pounds, a 25.9 percent rise from 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Alberta farmer Nick Chyrette wins alfalfa title at Chicago show
Norse American Nick Chyrette from Montana wins the alfalfa championship at the Chicago show after five years of farming in Alberta. He cultivates on the Mow Slope in the CPR irrigation district of the Dreeka area and has conducted a special study of alfalfa.
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Vier
Alberta
Nick Chyrette
Montana
Chicago
Chyelte
C.P.R
Tragic Death From Falling Tree at Nipigok Strait Camp
A man named Sullivan, a bush worker, was violently killed at a lumber camp on Nipigok Straits when a tree fell. The accident was reported to Port Arthur by a ranger who walked three days to reach the settlement.
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Join Sullivan
Nipigok Straits
Port Arthur
Cardston farmer nets $10,336 from 162 acres wheat crop
Special correspondent describes Parker Ellis of United Irrigation District Cardston who bought land in the U S for 34 per acre in 1922 and harvested 6,899 bushels of wheat in 1924 netting $1.52 a bushel. After paying land taxes water rates and land price he ends with a $1,606 cash surplus from a 162 acre parcel. This showcases why U S land draws demand.
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Lethbridge Herald
Cardston
Alberta
Parker Ellis
United Irrigation District
U.sd
U.S
Ontario Mines Forecast Ontario Output Near 75 Million
Hon. Charles McCrea told the Empire Club in Toronto that Ontario's mine output for the year should total about 74.0 to 75.6 million dollars. He emphasized rising gold production and predicted Ontario would exceed the United States in total gold output by 1928. Northern Ontario reached a new November gold high, with Porcupine and Kirkland Lake producing around 2.3 million dollars for the month, about 27.9 to 28.0 million dollars annual rate.
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Empire Club
Toronto
Charles McCrea
Ontario
United States
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Clover seed production in Kapuskasing yields study
Red clover seed trials at Kapuskasing Ontario compare first and second cuttings. Second cut yields are almost nil and unreliable in average years. Broadcasting seed performs as well or better than row sowing, with wider margins for 24 inch spacing showing less advantage.
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Kapuskasing
Ont
Market For Asbestos Cement In India Report Cites Growth
A Calcutta sourced report to the Department of Trade and Commerce notes a growing market for asbestos cement roofing in India. The tea industry’s expansion and failures of iron roofing on tea estates push a shift from Indian tiles to asbestos cement despite costly handling issues.
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India
Canada
Calcutta
Department of Trade and Commerce
Million Dollar Baldwin Order Sealed Over Phone
Samuel Vauclain, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, took a $36,000,000 telephone order for 375 Decapods from the Pennsylvania Railroad. Estimated profit was $3,000,000 and the entire transaction took only three minutes.
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Samuel Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
Poland Negotiating US Loan Reported by Finance Ministry
The Polish Ministry of finance confirms talks to obtain a U S loan in the United States. The amount is reported to be around thirty to forty million dollars with figures varying in early reports.
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Ministry of Finance
Poland
United States
Ricin Threat Could Break Poison Records, Say Scientists
Scientists warn ricin the toxic principle of castor beans threatens record strength. Researchers emphasize danger and seek stricter controls as exposure risks rise.
Space body reveals iron composition of two moons
Spectroscopic data gathered during a close Earth approach indicate the object’s two moons are composed primarily of iron, suggesting a dense metallic makeup and informing theories about its origin and structure.
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Earth
Germany Seizes Global Coffee Market Amid War and Loans
The article notes Germany's rise as a dominant coffee hub through large imports and storage, profits by banks from price differences, and a shifting exchange of goods for payments under Versailles terms. It cites a reliance on foreign banks and in-kind settlements with Brazil and the United States, with dried fruits and canned goods becoming collateral.
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Brexit
Germany
Brazil
United States
San Francisco
Lord Selkirk Highway Work To Be Proceeded With Immediately
Manitoba deputy minister of highways announces immediate gravelling of the Lord Selkirk highway from St Norbert to the international boundary. Estimated total cost to complete the route is 320000 dollars and it will connect with four major southbound highways at the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Selkirk
Manitoba
United States
St. Norbert
Man
Canadian Flour Exports Show Slight Rise in Four Months
Wheat flour shipments from Canada in the four months ending November 1924 totalled slightly over 23,060,060 barrels, up from 19,260,618 barrels in the same period in 1922, per a Bureau of Statistics bulletin.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Bootlegger’s Donation Refused by Prisoners Relief Society
A New York draft for 1000 dollars sent by a man who called himself a bootlegger was refused by the Prisoners Relief Society in Washington. He wrote I may need your assistance some time and I am going to pay in advance.
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New York
Prisoners’ Relief Society
Washington
Royal Mint Output Totals 287 Million Coins in One Year
The Royal Mint of England produced 287,500,151 silver and bronze coins in a single year, reflecting a large minting operation and high coin circulation.
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Royal Mint of
England
Air Force joins fight against rust in 1925 research push
Ottawa plans a government driven rust research campaign for 1925 with the Royal Canadian Air Force aiding. Research indicates rust spores travel by air and reach high altitudes. Dr. J H Grisdale announces the Army of scientists and airmen will operate mainly from Winnipeg Manitoba to study rust dispersion.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
Department of Research
Tust
Air Force
Ottawa
J. H. Grisdale
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Blacksod Bay could host new trans Atlantic port plan
A proposal seeks to develop Blacksod Bay on Irelands west coast into a major trans Atlantic port to shorten voyage times between Britain Canada and the United States. If realized travelers would pass near Achill Islands dramatic scenery offering notable views along the way. Farther north Killala Bay recalls General Humberts 1798 landing with French troops before Castlebar.
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Blacksod Bay
Ireland
British Isles
Achill Island
Killala Bay
Humbert
Castlebar
Junior Farmers Clubs Spread in Britain From Calf Clubs
Britain is expanding junior farmers clubs, first formed in Devon in 1921 as calf clubs for high breeding calves. The movement, popular in Canada, has grown quickly with the Ministry of Agriculture guiding new branches into other agricultural activities.
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Junior Farmers’ Clubs
Britain
Canada
Great Britain
Devonshire
Ministry of Agriculture
Yukon and Western Regions Boost Canadian Gold Output
The Yukon and British Columbia have surged as major gold producers, with Yukon placer workings producing about 75,000 crude ounces noted by the Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Department of the Interior. The article argues Yukon is undercredited for Canada's gold output.
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Ontario
British Columbia
Yukon
Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Memorial in Stanley Park to symbolize US Canada friendship
Kiwanis clubs plan two granite and bronze memorials in Stanley Park Vancouver to honor the late President Harding and to symbolize enduring US Canadian friendship. Architects Twizel and Twizel, with Charles Marega, designed the sculpture approved by the International Kiwanis Council after their Chicago meeting.
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Harding
United States
Canada
Kiwanis Clubs
Stanley Park
Vancouver
B.C
Twizel
Charles Marega
International Kiwanis Council
Chicago
Memorial Seat and Monument for Harding at Stanley Park
A combined seat and monument 37 feet wide and 11 feet high will stand before towering firs in Stanley Park. The design features a central granite tablet with a bronze relief of Harding and a Vancouver speech excerpt, flanked by bronze figures of Canada and the United States and ending with bronze eagles, symbolizing friendship and international good will.
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Stanley Park
Harding
Granite Island
Vancouver
Canada
United States
Kiwanis
Western Canada Homesteads and Soldier Grants Totals
In 1924 up to September end, four Western provinces reported 626,560 acres of free grants. Manitoba recorded 4,131 homesteads and 59 soldier grants, Saskatchewan 1,318 homesteads and 260 soldier grants, British Columbia 865 homesteads and 163 soldier grants, and 172 homesteads with 23 soldier grants in total.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Princess Marguerite launched on Clyde for Pacific service
Photographed aboard the Canadian Pacific Coastal Service S S Princess Marguerite after its launch on the Clyde. Attending ceremony was Marguerite Shaughnessy daughter of CP's late chairman. The ship will serve Vancouver Victoria Seattle, with sister ship Princess Kathleen due early 1925.
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Canadian Pacific Coastal Service
S.S
Princess Marguerite
Clyde
Marguerite Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
Atlantic
Lady Bell
Thomas Bell
John Brown's Shipbuilding Company
Lady Fisher
Samson
John Brown's
Miss Simms
Thomas Fisher
G. M. Bosworth
Canadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd
Miss Bell
Or’ Mercer
Major Duffy
Scotland
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Princess “Kathleen
Seed Oats Shortage In Saskatchewan And Manitoba Notes
A seed oats shortage of about 1 209 000 bushels is reported in 34 Saskatchewan provincial districts mainly north of the CPR line, with no other seed shortages. Surpluses total 140 000 bushels. Manitoba reports 181 000 bushels short in northern districts and 7 000 surplus in southern areas, 20 000 stored in Winnipeg elevators. Dominion Seed Commissioner George H. Clark proposes lowering No 3 grade standards to absorb No 2 oats for seed on land infested with wild oats.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
George H. Clark
Dominion Seed Commissioner
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Hungarian Farmers Set for Saskatchewan Settlement
About 100 Hungarian families will sail from Europe to Canada on April 1 as part of a spring move to Saskatchewan. F J Malongal of the White Star line says the group will settle on land secured from the government and private purchase.
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Saskatchewan
F. J. Malongal
White Star Dominion Steamship Line
Canada
Finland Bonds Offer to Redeem Historic Honda Debt
May Rebuy Bonds Finland submits binding offer to France to redeem Finnish Government bonds dated 1898 1901 and 1903 worth about thirty million francs per unofficial reports from Hekingfors.
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Finland
France
Honda
Hekingfors
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Northern
Ww. N. OU
Clover Seed
Lord Selkirk Highway
Western Provinces
Pacific Coast Service
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