Big Hydro Developments Across Canada in 1931
A review by Ontario Minister Kon T. G Murphy notes 1931 brought 516,650 new horsepower from hydro installations, lifting total to 6,666,000 hp with an estimated 110 million dollars spent. Quebec led with 382,200 hp. BC, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia added smaller totals. Major projects include Powell River, Ashcroft, West Kootenay, Bridge River in BC, and Seven Sisters Falls and Slave Falls in Manitoba.
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Canada
Kon T. G Murphy
Interior
Dominion
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Powell River Co
Lois River
Ashcroft Water, Electric and Improvement Co
Bonaparte River
West Kootenay
Corra Linn
Bridge River
Mexican President's Sons Visit New York From Montreal
Fernando Ortiz Rubio and Guillermo Ortiz Rubio, sons of Mexico's president, stayed with friends in New York during the holidays after studying at McGill University in Montreal. Fernando, pursuing civil engineering, focused on the Beauharnois power project while the brothers spoke fluent English and shared impressions of Canada.
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Canada
New York
Montreal
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Fernando Ortiz Rubio
Guillermo
McGill University
Fernando
McGill
Beauharnois
Gold Output by Provinces and Yukon in 1930
The report lists 1930 gold production by province and territory: Nova Scotia 1,272 fine ounces, Quebec 141,747, Ontario 1,736,012, Manitoba 23,189, British Columbia 164,331, and the Yukon 35,517. It notes half of world tin production is consumed in the United States, a figure the paper calls conservative.
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Provinces
Yukon
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Seaside Visit Ends With Bad Dinner in Berlin
A traveler recalls enjoying the seaside but condemning the food at a Berlin lodging. He notes his wife insisted on cooking, and he mentions a Dorfbarbier in Berlin as a detail.
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Dorfbarbier, Berlin
New Use For Electric Eye In Canada Museum
The National Museum of Canada uses an electric eye with ultra violet rays to classify incomplete stone age specimens from Dr. Ami. By linking chemical signatures revealed under UV light to known areas Ami studied, archaeologists recover geological origin data without damaging artifacts. The method is slow but yields valuable information previously lost.
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National Museum of Canada
H. M. Ami
Canadian School of Pre-history
France
Dr. Ami
Savant
Man Pays Homage To Hogs After Cashing Paycheck
A Saskatchewan livestock truck unloads at a small abattoir where a German‑born farmer from near Strasbourg cashed a little over one hundred dollars. He tips his hat to the hogs, saying they have saved him in tight times and will likely continue to do so.
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Saskatchewan
Strassbourg
Waste Of Rust Industry mobilizes metals in chemists war on rust
Waste Of Rust Industry mobilizes chromium copper brass and other copper alloys and aluminum as allies in the campaign against rust. Nickel is highlighted as a major ally on the non rust battlefront.
Car Talk Turns Sour as Spouse Learns to Drive
A terse exchange hints at marital friction over driving lessons. A husband jokes about buying a new car after consenting to teach his wife, suggesting a light domestic tension tied to a soon to be acquired vehicle.
Lions in Captivity Grow Better Manes than Wild Lions
A report notes that lions kept in captivity develop fuller manes compared with wild counterparts, suggesting environmental factors influence mane growth and appearance.
Charitable Shriners Turn Metal Scraps Into Holiday Goods
Shriners across Canada collect metal scraps including toothpaste tubes and tinfoil to fund a convalescent home for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. A Montreal foundry melts the scraps into novelties for the Christmas trade, with support from banks and a major Knights of Columbus order for book ends.
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Toronto
Vancouver
Halifax
Canada
Montreal
Shriners’ Hospital
Knights of Columbus
Shriners’ Hospital Fund
Canada Seeks Explorers for 1982 Solar Eclipse Route
The Dominion Observatory announces preparations for two English scientific expeditions to locate within the totality belt in Quebec for the August 31 1982 solar eclipse. More groups may follow. The event draws wide public and professional interest.
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Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
England
Quebec
Discovery at McGill on infantile paralysis treatment
Dr Maurice Brodie of McGill presented a finding at the American Bacteriologists meeting in Baltimore. He reports that antibodies in blood of healthy adults resemble those in convalescent patients, implying widespread exposure to infantile paralysis germs and that normal adult serum may have therapeutic properties.
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McGill University
Maurice Brodie
McGill Department of Bacteriology
Society of American Bacteriologists
Baltimore
Brodie
McGill
Scientist Wins AAAS Award for Nerve Growth Discovery
The American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded Dr Carl Caskey Speidel of the University of Virginia a $1000 prize for a landmark discovery showing a nerve’s growth from birth to maturity. He resolved debates on whether nerves form like a chain or from a single cell by enabling direct observation.
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American Association For the Advance of Science
Carl Caskey Speidel
University of Virginia
Speidel
British Columbia Lumber Trade Promotes Industry Returns
British Columbia lumbermen state the industry will lead Canada out of depression with rising demand in England and Empire markets. Empire wood favors in London and Glasgow, increased Australia shipments, strong growth in Australia and China, Egypt purchases rising, and low prices aiding a postdepression rebound.
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Canada
British Columbia
England
London County Council
Empire Lumber
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Empire Wood
Inverness
Australia
China
Egypt
International Aerial Pageant Planned by Air League
The Air League of the British Empire plans an international aerial pageant for mid summer at Heston Aerodrome near London with military and private planes. Canada’s representation is doubtful due to distance and financing a long overseas journey for planes and pilots.
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Air League
British Empire
Canada
Ottawa
Heston Aerodrome
London
Dominion
Composers Life in Church Tunes and Ancient Soybean Use
An eighty year old composer has written over three hundred church tunes. The text notes soybeans long used in China since early agricultural ages under Emperor Shen Nung. A stray dialogue line from Lustige Kölner Zeitung quotes a dismissive remark about marriage and visiting.
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China
Emperor Shen Nung
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Joe
Eclipse Path
Studdy
Air League of British Empire
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Cologne
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