Narcotic Drug Ring Broken Up
A federal health official reports major progress against narcotic trafficking. In two years 300 traffickers have been deported, mostly Chinese and Americans, with a Montreal led ring controlling about 75 percent of Canada’s traffic. Authorities credit cross border police effort and compulsory treatment programs underway in several provinces. A Geneva conference on world production and control is planned for November.
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Narpathes Division
Federal Department of Health
Droge
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Canada
Haywood
General Hospital
Federal
Department of Health
Social Service Council
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ponoka
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
New Brunswick
Prince Hidward Island
United States
U.S.A
Geneva
Campaign to save child lepers in India
The British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, led by secretary Frank Oldreive, launches a campaign to aid child lepers in India. He cites thousands of afflicted children, with 490 to 500 in Mission to Lepers asylums and many more visible in leper settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
Leprosy Relief Association
India
Frank Oldreive
Antelope Near Extinction Warned By Game Guardian
Fred Bradshaw, Saskatchewan Chief Game Guardian, warns in his annual report that western Canada antelope herds are doomed to extinction with only about 250 head remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Canada
Fred Bradshaw
Saskatchewan
It Is Always Well To Have Friends You Can Trust
A reflective line on the value of reciprocal trust in friendships, noting that those who place faith in you are especially sought after and valuable in social networks.
Trench Silo Costs in 1923 Dominion Report at Swift Current
The Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Current Sask reports a trench silo eighty by nine by fourteen feet built at the station cost 25 with 160 man hours at 26 cents and 240 horse hours at 10 cents plus wire and straw roof. The trench was dug with teams and scrapers with minimal hand work and has a capacity of 156 tons. Mr J G Taggart notes upright silos of equal capacity would cost five to seven times as much and be less easy to fill or empty unless cemented.
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Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Sask
J. G. Taggart
Targart
Beekeeping Interest Grows in Saskatchewan Farms
Beekeeping in Saskatchewan draws farmer interest as the Provincial Department of Agriculture promotes apiculture. Hundreds of bee packages from the south have been imported and distributed to farmers across the province this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Stalkness Potato: Newest Discovery by Elmira Botanist
August Voissin, Elmira Ontario botanist and gardener, claims a new underground potato plant that has no stalk. He says the potato bug’s death and extinction are the aim of experiments now at a successful conclusion. Adoption of this plant could force the bug to perish or retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Voissin
Elmira
Ont
Cows Sacred in India Stir Hindu Mohammad Conflict
The article notes cows are sacred to Hindus in India and not eaten, while Muslims are described as meat eaters who kill cows. It claims Hindus view cow killing as a greater crime than harming a Mohammedan, highlighting religious tension between the two communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Demand for Liver From Heartless Figure
A tall proud girl asks the white robed figure if he has a heart and receives a blunt no. She then demands ten cents worth of liver, a stark exchange that frames a dark whimsy.
Sign My Report Card Sunset at 1791 Capitol Plan
The exchange ends with a joke about signing a report card. The article notes the White House site was chosen by George Washington and Major Peter AEnfant when the capital was laid out in 1791.
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White House
George Washington
Peter. Aenfant
Soft Maple Sugar Takes Root in Saskatchewan Farms
George Cross of Kipling Saskatchewan tapped maple trees planted twenty five years ago and produced maple sugar. The sugar reportedly good in quality though darker than eastern hard maple sugar. Western soft maples are contrasted with eastern hard maples in sugar production.
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Saskatchewan
Prairies
Toronto Globe
Manitoba
Quebec Woods
George Cross
Kipling
Two Jewish Men Stranded at Sea See Ship But Need Samples
A ship sinks leaving passengers in the sea. Two Jewish men cling to a spar. After two days one spots a distant ship and exclaims I see a sail. The other quips that they have no samples, implying no proof or cargo to attract aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ikey
Bread Request for Blind Lady Reveals Bakery Choice
A customer asks for bread with no preference between white or graham, saying the loaf is for a blind lady. The exchange centers on a simple, unusual service request and highlights a small act of kindness in a bakery setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mater
Geese Experiment Aims at Permanent Flight Line
Dominion Poultry Husbandman G C Elford reports from 1923 on geese sent to Ottawa by Jack Miner. Four wild geese were fitted with new bands after a wing clipping and nine birds, including five hatched on site, were released without pinioning. By January 1924 none of the nine had left the farm, though they flew locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
G. C. Elford
Poultry Division
Ottawa
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Washington
Poultry
Miner
New York Woman Surgeon Treats Birds with Noted Skill
A New York woman earns a good income as a surgeon and doctor for all kinds of birds. She studies bird ailments and performs skilful operations on feathered patients, successfully treating rheumatism fever and indigestion.
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New York
Port Arthur Hatchery Yields Heavy Fry Production
The Port Arthur hatchery reports year to date output of 57.95 million fish fry deposited in district lakes and streams. The mix includes 450 thousand speckled trout 2.5 million salmon trout and 55 million whitefish fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Cartier Mountain Lookout Near Revelstoke Aims To Foil Fires
A Canada forestry service lookout sits atop Cartier Mountain six miles south of Revelstoke at 9000 feet. Built in 1924 after a nine mile trail, the 20 foot stone building houses a ranger whose duties include fire detection with radio links to Revelstoke. Tourists are invited to visit for the grand Selkirk and Rocky Mountain views while crews maintain the goat path ascent and supply the peak by windlass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H.C. Anderson
Cartier Mountain
Revelstoke
Canadian Pacific Railway
Columbia River
Canada
Forestry Service
Cartier Mountain Lookout
Shamons
Selkirk Range
Selkirks
Rockies
Arrow Lakes
Gold Range
Begbie
Eagle Mountains
Eagle Peak
Canada’s Banking System Is Superior
The Montreal Herald notes a stark contrast between Canadian and U.S. banking. It cites 1,078 bank failures in four years in the United States data from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, while Canada reports only two failures in ten years with depositors largely unaffected in one case.
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Canada
United States
St. Louis
Montreal Herala
Paper-made circular saws for veneer and furniture
The article notes circular saws crafted from compressed drawing paper in England used for veneer and fine furniture. These saws cut wood so precisely that little planing is needed, and they were shown at an English exposition powered by an electric motor. Experiments in the U S tried paper wheels but did not rival steel wheels, with some advantage seen only in veneer laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Falkland whaling boom fuels profits and waste
The Falkland Islands drive a thriving whaling industry with floating factories processing blubber, while most of the whale carcass is discarded. South Georgia boats reportedly killed 5,000 whales in a year, yielding oil enough for about 200,000 barrels and a fleet value exceeding $2,000,000 at current prices.
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Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Falklands
South Georgia
War on Wolves Faces Northern Alberta Hunt
Government wolf hunters head north for the season to battle timber wolves preying on caribou herds. B. Loranger leads the expedition from Fort Smith NWT to the Lockhart River area, where large caribou migrations cross and wolves were previously reduced. Canoes are being built for the patrol.
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Alberta
Great Slave Lake
B. Loranger
Fort Smith
N.W.T
Lockhart River
Mounties Fifty Year Arrival Celebration at Fort Macleod
The fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police arrival in Western Canada and Fort Macleod’s founding was celebrated in Macleod Alberta. About 25 000 visitors from Canada and the United States attended the event and took part in the festivities.
The Homeric Boiler Fire Incident
The Homeric liner’s boilers are heated by fires as officials note the engine room heat source aboard the transoceanic vessel. The description suggests boiler operations are central to the ship’s propulsion and safety considerations.
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Maeve Geen
J. G. Shearer
N. U
Brother
Billie
Lookout Ranger
Cartier Peak
U.S
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