Canada poised for record foreign investment in 1923
The article outlines a surge in American investment in Canada in 1922 and anticipates renewed British capital in 1923. It notes Canada as a stable, sound market drawing U.S. funds and British capital, with three British firms planning Vancouver branches and a broad shift toward sustained international capital fostering Canadian development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Great Britain
States
Britain
United Kingdom
British Isles
Dominions
Vancouver
The Earth's Menace and the Slow Drying of Our World
The author argues that Earth is gradually drying due to heat and water cycle changes. As the crust cooled water condensed, seas filled hollows and evaporated, carving terrain. Water cannot penetrate overly hot rock, making mining hard and pumps necessary. The piece warns of progressive drying threatening land and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Generslty
Phais
Walter
Will Bend Warehouse to be built in Regina this spring
The Waterman Waterbury Manufacturing Company will erect a warehouse and office on Regina's northside near the Eaton Company building. The project is estimated at $40,000 and is now in the rounds of planning and approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman Waterbury Manufacturing Conpany
Regina
Eaton Company
Flight Of Five Thousand Miles Reaches Rio De Janeiro
Hinton and four companions complete a 300 mile plus journey arriving in Rio Janeiro after leaving New York on August 17. Their route included Cuba where their first plane was wrecked and they were saved by the USS Denver. They then faced motor troubles before resuming via the West Indies and Trinidad to Georgetown and down the South American coast. Lieut Hinton is noted for prior Arctic and balloon exploits with a U S crew.
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Hinton
Rio Janeiro
New York
Sampaio Correla
Cuba
United States
Denver
West Indies
Trinidad
Georgetown
British Guiana
Lieut
United States Airen
Moose Factory
Ontario
Archaeologists Report Another Ancient Temple Find
Archaeologists from the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum announced a large ancient temple discovery in Ur, dating about three thousand years before Christ. The site, begun by Adranan in Babylonia and later altered by King Nebuchadnezzar, is in early stages with more history expected to emerge.
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Pharoah
Frederick Kenyon
British Museum
United States
Gordon
Sir Frederick
Nebuchadnezzar
Meeteums
Publishers Convention Set for Halifax in June
The annual convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association will be held in Halifax in June this year. The decision was made at the directors meeting in Toronto. Publishers and proprietors from the western provinces will gather in Toronto and proceed to the convention city.
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Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Halifax
Toronto
Provinces
Flash in the Pan Implying Illumination Misjudged Sayings
A proverb notes that many men imagine themselves as lasting lights while their influence fades quickly. It cautions against overestimating transient fame and highlights humility in achievement. The line reflects common wisdom on enduring value versus fleeting notoriety.
Drifted buoy from St Lawrence puzzles shipping men
A whistling buoy marked made in Ottawa washed ashore at Scilly Islands and sparked discussion among eastern shipping men. Officially, no such buoys exist in the St Lawrence, though some drift from the Gulf and Halifax. The buoy’s estimated value is $4,000, with a Canadian ship likely to recover it.
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Ottawa
Hryher
Scilly Islands
St Lawrence River
Mien R A Wiallard
Department of Martine
St. Lawrence
Gulf
Halifax
Hay
Mundy
Allantic
Vancouver Island
Cocu
Gulf Stream
of Fundy
Willard
Canada
Irrigation Projects to Bring 130000 Acres Under Ditch
Two major irrigation schemes in Southern Alberta will be brought under the ditch this year. The Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District covers about 220000 acres with 105000 irrigable. The United Irrigation District lies west of Cardston in the foothills, adding 24000 irrigable acres. Together they will bring 130000 acres under irrigation, roughly six townships in area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Lethbridge
United Irrigation District
Cardston
Increase in Homestead Entries in Recent Year
The annual report by Deputy Minister of the Interior W. W. Cory shows homestead entries rose by 1 960 in the last fiscal year from 7 349. Manitoba posted the largest percentage gain, more than doubling the previous year’s figure.
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W. W. Cory
Manitoba
Britain must not police the world says Bonar Law
In a pre election stance the British public is urged that Britain cannot bear the entire cost of imperial duties and world policing. Mandates in the east and debt remissions in the west must be scaled to national capacity after the strains of war.
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Europe
Near East
Moeul
Iraq
United States
Bonar Law
Arthur Conan Koyle
Korosko
Egypt
Asia Minor
Great Britain
Sugar Beets Attract Alberta Farmers For Revival
May revive sugar best industry in southern Alberta as farmers show renewed interest in sugar beets. A Raymond sugar factory once existed but failed due to labor shortages and other factors, though revival prospects remain. Meanwhile Bergen Norway plans produce 100 tons of metallic magnesium yearly from seawater using electric power.
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Alberta
Raymond
4Ast
Bergen
Norway
World's Chief Granary Was Vast Wilderness Forty Years Ago
United Press specialist J. W. T. Mason reports from Europe that recovery may come sooner than feared, with calls for Franco German settlement. He notes French and German fears over Ruhr policy and names key figures like Bonar Law, Clemenceau, and Tardieu. The piece then shifts to Manitoba, Canada, describing vast development from 40 years ago when settlers arrived to today’s modern prairie provinces, railways, cities, and a thriving grain economy.
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Europe
America
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Mason
Great Britain
Germany
France
Ruhr
Premiser Bonar Law
Bucher
Georges Clemenceau
M. Tardieu
Gergson
Western
Prairie
Jo Sanderson
Portage la Prairie, Mall
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. D. Scott
Dhan
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Brandon
Calgary
Smonton
Regina
Saskatoon
Moore Jaw
Hudson's Bay
Vancouver i
Pacife
Prairies
Western Canada
Canada
Calgary Board of Trade Hosts Alberta Growers’ Chicago Sweep
Alberta grain and hay growers swept the International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago winning more prize money than any other state or Canadian province among a field of over 4,000 entries. The Calgary Board of Trade banquet celebrated the achievement. The Russian alphabet contains 35 letters.
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Calgary Board of Trade
Alberta Grain and Hay Growers
Chicago
Alberta
Union
Canada
Calgary Grain Shipments Surge in January Traffic
Grain shipments through Calgary in January reached 1 367 cars more than the same month last year. Statistics from the Calgary Grain Exchange show 2 227 cars inspected in January, versus 20 cars in January 1922, marking a dramatic year over year rise.
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Calgary
Calgary Grain Exchange
Plan to Protect Ontario Forests Proposes Tourist Licensing
The Ontario government plans a forest protection measure requiring all visitors to obtain a license and inform a forest ranger of their location. The proposal aims to minimize large forest fire losses across the province.
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Ontario
Man Learns Self Control Failing as Enemy
A historical quick adage notes that a man remains his own worst foe unless he restrains temper and keeps self discipline.
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