Opening Up Western Canada Drives Dominion Development
The opening of Western Canada is cited as the greatest factor in Canada's growth since Confederation. Agriculture, especially wheat, dairy, and field crops, underpins the economy and export power. The document notes wheat production rising from 15 million to about 10.9 million bushels and highlights the Canadian Wheat Pool as a major farmer cooperative. It urges farmers to secure good seed for next year and details steps for cleaning and preparing seed plots, harvesting, and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western
Dominion
Canadian Wheat Pool
Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Sask
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Halts English Stock Imports
Ottawa reports a new foot and mouth disease outbreak in Wiggington Tamworth Staffordshire England. The outbreak pauses importations of purebred cattle sheep and wine from Great Britain this season until England is disease free. Scotland imports will continue only if stock hasn’t been in England in 60 days and ships avoid English ports after loading.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
England
Wiggington Tamworth
Staffordshire
Great Britain
Scotland
English
Canada vital to world wealth despite small share
The report notes Canada provides large shares of asbestos nickel pulpwood lumber and fish while holding only a minor slice of world population. It cites sevenfold growth in national wealth since 1870 and adds a literary prize anecdote about Miss Gertrude Trevelyan, plus a remark on multilingual police in London's West End.
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Canada
Gertrude E. Trevelyan
Lady Margaret Hall
Oxford
Newdigate
Julia
Claudius
Mias Trevelyan
Plan for Developing Empire Settlement
The British Empire League issues a brochure urging mayors across Great Britain to cooperate with their namesake towns and other dominions to promote Empire settlement. Lieut Col. L. C. Amery, secretary of state for the Dominions, calls population distribution in the Empire a top priority, insisting mutual sympathy of Dominions and Britain.
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British Empire League
Great Britain
Dominions
L. C. Amery
British Isles
Spectacular Field to Golden Alpine Trans Canada Drive
A vivid account of the Field to Golden segment of the Canadian Rockies highway. The route parallels the Kicking Horse Valley, climbs from meadow to mountain ridges, with the railway visible below and the Columbia River widening into a sweeping valley. The 17 mile Leandell to Golden stretch promises thrills and grand scenery.
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Canadian Rockies
Kicking Horse Canyon
Field
Golden
Columbia Valley
Calgary Vancouver
Kicking Horse
President Range
van Horne Range
Leandoll
Columbia
Leandell
Widow Receives Police Notice On Deceased Husband
The widow of Charlottenburg merchant Erich Waldow, who died recently, has received a police notice saying her husband gave up his Windscheidstrasse business without reporting it. She is asked to explain the neglect to police headquarters.
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Erich Waldow
Charlottenburg
Windscheidstrasse
Many Difficulties Faced By Surveyors
Government surveyors faced severe weather and terrain while marking the Interprovincial Boundary in the Miette Pass between Alberta and British Columbia. Snow eight days straight, deep valley and hillside snow, snowbound horse trails, cold temperatures, and frozen gravel required hot water concrete and hot rocks. Despite these conditions, angular readings at exposed stations remained within normal limits.
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Alberta
British Columbia
Miette Pass
Canada’s 1926 gold output hits new high record
Canada’s gold production in 1926 set a fresh high of 1 754 228 fine ounces, valued at 36 263 110 dollars more than 1925, with Ontario producing 1 497 215 ounces. Canadian youth savings rose to 907 862 dollars on deposit in the Penny Bank, up 112 708 dollars from last year, highlighting thrift values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Branch
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Spelling Bee Finds Rich Men Misst spelling Errors
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce spelling bee showed high salaried men made many mistakes in spelling but could likely spell success correctly.
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Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Boston Transcript
Woodstock Mayor Visits Ontario Jubilee and Reunion
His Worship Joshua Steele, Mayor of Woodstock England, arrived in Woodstock Ontario aboard the Mont Royal to join Diamond Jubilee events and the Old Boys' Reunion. He represents one of England’s three Royal Boroughs founded in 929 with a storied past tied to Henry II and Marlboro, and famed in literature by Sir Walter Scott and Herne the Hunter.
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Woodstock
England
Ontario
Joshua Steele
Canada
Steele
Betty Steele
Henry
Great Duke of
Sir Walter Scott
James
Herne the Hunter
Dunning Explains Aerial Expedition On Hudson Strait
Hon C A Dunning outlines the object of a government aerial expedition to Hudson Strait for data gathering. He notes plans to develop a port and railway to the bay, extend navigation, and create a new transatlantic route aided by scientific navigation discoveries.
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C. A. Dunning
Hudson Strait
C. A. Punning
Hudson Bay
Dunning
Stratt
Canada
Government of
Bay
Hmit
Strait
North Atlantic
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Cheese Mishap Sparks Harder Phonograph Discs
An Italian laborer tossed cheese at a coworker and the dropped piece fell into a plating bath for phonograph discs. The organic matter in the cheese hardened copper, increasing record hardness. Manufacturers now add the cheese-derived material to plating solutions to stamp more discs from molten wax.
Russia buys horses for cavalry from Canada
Russia purchases 1400 Canadian horses including Western mustangs for its cavalry. Ten Russian purchasing agents scouted in British Columbia and Alberta to select the animals. The mustangs’ stamina and prairie running traits make them suited for long rapid travel as the Soviet government funds transport from Canada.
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Russia
British Columbia
Alberta
Prairies
Canada
Wolves Slaughter Thousands of Livestock in Russia
The Commissariat of Agriculture reports last year wolves killed 20 000 cattle and over 6 000 small domestic animals in Russia. Despite hunts and high bounties, the wolf population rose by more than 50 000. In contrast Canada’s wealth per person rose from 1100 in 1903 to 2525 in 1925.
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Russia
Commissariat of Agriculture
Canada
Winter Rye Grows in Saskatchewan Crop Trend
Nationally 9,296,000 bushels of winter rye were produced on 561,569 acres with an average yield of 16.6 bushels per acre. Saskatchewan yielded 3,736,000 bushels from 201,966 acres at 18.5 bushels per acre. Ten years ago 20,000 acres grew rye. this year 216,300 acres are sown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
Airplane sightseeing cheaper than taxi rides over New York
A brief note compares prices for an air route over New York City with city taxi fares, finding air travel at five dollars versus six point ten by taxi. The dialogue touches on nerves and marriage, ending with a wry remark about reputations and freckles.
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New York City
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West End
London
Britain
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Nicly
View
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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