German Aerial Expedition Plans Arctic Route
The German airship LZ 127 aims to circle the Arctic this spring with support from Germany and Russia. Capt Bruns of Aero Arctic disclosed aims to map regions, study sea depths and weather, and consider establishing regular Arctic air routes linking points from Leningrad to Nome via the Aleutians. Officials weigh sending a Canadian scientist aboard.
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Arctic
W. Bruns
Aero Arctice
Interior Department
Leningrad
Aero Arctic
Arctic Circle
Yokohama
Vancouver
Aleutian Islands
Kolan
Murmanks
Franz Joseph Land
Nome
Alaska
Wrangel Island
Polar Basin
Canada School Attendance Report Totals 2.29 Million Enrolled
The Intest survey shows 2,291,720 students in Canada with 2,022,729 in ordinary public day schools and 300,149 in secondary or higher grades. Expenditure on public education for 1928-27 amounted to $125,876,375.
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Canada
Fox Ranching Report Suggested For Island Model
The Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa provides the first report of the Experimental Fox Ranch in Prince Edward Island. The three year operation is described as a model to follow with practical guidance on exercise feeding parasite control and animal health.
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Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Prince Edward Island
Cable Used During War Dismantled at Peterhead Line
The post office cable from Peterhead to Russia that served during the War has been dismantled. At its peak a staff of forty five handled messages at Peterhead, but numbers dwindled as the service fell into disuse.
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Peterhead
Russia
Foolish schemes and a loud speaker purchase
A fragment reflects a boast about fooling a man while a discussion turns to buying a wireless set with a loud speaker. The exchange questions whether to proceed given an elder presence.
Mighty Battle Unearthed In Africa Between Giant Buffalo And Primitive Man
Road workers near Pretoria, South Africa, uncover bones suggesting a primordial clash in which an extinct giant buffalo killed a large primitive man. Both species show violent deaths. museum director says they likely died almost simultaneously. The man is described as exceptionally large and not closely linked to Negroid races.
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Africa
Springbok Flats
Pretoria
South Africa
Johannesburg
Cash bonuses distributed to Saskatchewan Wheat Pool farmers
Cash bonuses totaling 1 420 781 were paid to Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevators Limited members, farmers delivering grain through Pool elevators or terminals received 1.5 and 1 cent per bushel respectively. This third cash surplus refund follows earlier payouts of 476 000 in 1925 26 and 1 372 000 in 1926 27. The 1927 28 surplus totaled 1 430 791 96 and was distributed at the annual delegates meeting in Poowina last November.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Flevators, Ltd
Saskatchewan Pool
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Poowina
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited
Money Needed For Montreal Harbor
A bill to authorize a loan of 10 600 000 dollars to the harbor commissioners of Montreal for harbor extension received first reading in the House of Commons. Hon P J A Cardin explained the loan is not a gift. Hon R B Bennett raised concerns about business curtailment from the Hudson Bay Railway construction and possible shift of traffic to Winnipeg. further discussion to follow at second reading.
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Harbor Commissioners
Montreal
House of Commons
P. J. A Cardin
Bennett
Scond Reading
January Immigration Figures for Canada in January 1930
Canada welcomed 4164 immigrants in January 1930, up 13 percent from a year earlier. British arrivals rose from 771 to 1183, U.S. immigration increased to 1572, while other nations declined to 1458. Canadian returnees from the United States totaled 1767, not counted in the official totals. Canada plans to exhibit about 1000 live birds and an educational display at the July 1930 World Poultry Congress in London. The League of Nations set World War cost at 362.5 billion pounds 72.5 billion dollars.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Crystal Palace
London
England
League of Nations Committee
Alberta School System Sees Enrollment Rise and New Districts
Alberta reports 160000 total enrolment with 4,706 added in 1928 and high schools absorbing about 37 percent of that increase. Eighty-one new one room and fifteen two room schools, 3,497 districts, 5,148 departments, and stronger demand for technical education are noted along with honors earned by 149 students and new agriculture textbooks.
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Alberta
Department of Education
Perren Bater
Thanan
Canada
Sea Power and U S Naval Policy Debate
The piece argues Great Britain would renounce naval power under certain conditions to gain a friendly accord with the United States, but rejects the idea that sea power must be renounced under all possible conditions, noting the American navy would be limited in wartime by any such terms.
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Great Britain
United States
United States Senate
Illness and Anesthetic Echoes in Humorous Retort
A humorous anecdote recounts the wife of a prominent English bishop saying while waking from anesthesia, Am I in Heaven? Am I in Heaven? No, there's John. The tale preserves a curious glimpse into medical recovery and social naming.
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Englisi
John Smith
John
Gentlemen drivers enter Eastern International Dog Sled Derby
Two gentlemen drivers enter the Eastern International Dog Sled Derby, adding broad appeal to a sport long linked with pure love rather than commercialism. The forty mile course over three days tests stamina for musher and dog as mushers race malamutes and huskies bred for show points, with no whips used.
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Arthur Beauvais
Kinship of Plant and Animal Life Supported by Experiments
The piece notes airmen earning modest respect rather than fame and cites Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose and the Boyce Thompson Institute. It reports experiments showing vegetables respond distinctly to artificial light with radish and lettuce thriving under extended daylight while tomato tires and wilts, preferring normal hours.
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Jagadis Chandra Bose
Lose Research Institute
Calcutta
Boyce Thompson Institute
United States
Wwe
Air Mail Plans In Canada Move Forward Despite Cuts
The cabinet trimmed the post office budget for air mail by about 200000, but the Winnipeg to Calgary service remains slated for approval once parliament passes estimates. Officials must craft tight plans and private contracts as the prairie leg spans a projected 400000 available, with operations likely starting next autumn.
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Post Office Department
Dominion
Winnipeg
Post Office
Winnipeg-Calgary
Prairies
Morning stroll leads to sudden jury duty reminder
A Kansas City man pauses before a fishmonger’s window and is struck by the dead eyes of fish. He then hurries away, exclaiming he must address a special jury this afternoon.
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K.C
Toothless Birth Predicted by British Scientist
A British scientist forecasts future births without teeth. We once believed such traits were always inherent from birth, revealing our ignorance on human development.
Lexicon Differences Stir Debate Among Language Buffs
Readers debate nuances among slang terms like hooey hokum baloney applesauce and banana oil. Linguists note shifting usage across regions and eras as cultural attitudes shape meaning.
Blinks and Jinks Duel Over Timekeeping Comment
A light exchange between Blinks and Jinks centers on punctuality. Blinks asks about his wife's timeliness while Jinks recalls a humorous moment when she sat on his watch.
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Jinks
Trains Choose Not To Wait Here
The station master rushed from his room after a crash on the platform finding a disheveled young man sprawled amid overturned milk cans and a scattered traveling bag. A boy asked if he was trying to catch the train and the boy replied he did catch it but it got away again.
Geographical Society Urges Bachelor Status for Explorers
The Geographical society suggests explorers should remain bachelors to stay abroad. Critics question what would keep them overseas without family ties or domestic obligations.
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The
Geographical Society
Chicago Adopts Crocus as Civic Emblem
Pratt notes Chicago has adopted a flower for civic identity. Simpson asks for the emblem. Pratt confirms the chosen flower is the crocus.
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Pratt
Chicago
Simpson
Insect Powder Trade Clash on Pages Gales,Yverdca
A brief conflict between a commercial insect powder traveler and a local force, summarized from a fragment about deliberate crushing by thumbs. The passage references Pages Gales and Yverdca as locations or identifiers, indicating a regional trade or confrontation context.
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Gales
Yverdca
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