Labrador sale: Newfoundland offer rejected by Canada
Historical notes recount Newfoundland’s 1931 proposal to sell Labrador to Canada for 110 million dollars. Ottawa tabled correspondence showing Canada would assume debt and pay more, while Newfoundland’s vast resources and size were highlighted. No move to accept.
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United States
Alaska
Russia
Newfoundland
Labrador
Canada
Dominion
Quebec
Privy Council
Ontario
England
Scotland
Wales
Niagara
Grand
McLean
Hamilton
More Accidents But Fewer Fatalities
The 1931 rail accident toll in Canada shows 2,997 casualties, up 68 from 1930. Killed numbered 317, down from 420, with 2,680 injured versus 2,512. Passenger deaths fell to nine while passengers injured reached 426. employee deaths were 51 and injuries 1,531.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
House of Commons
Noted Georgian Tale Teaches Dancing in Brighton
Miss Eva Moore recalls teaching dancing in Brighton as a young woman earning a pound a week. Among her pupils was a small red-haired boy, Winston Churchill, who she says was the naughtiest boy in the class and perhaps the world.
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Winston Churchill
Succeed With Livestock Western Indians Boost Stock Raising
Indians across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta increased cattle counts to 23000 24000 on reserves in 1931. About 1400 steers sold and 1000 head slaughtered for reserve use yielding a net gain around 2000. High quality stock and ongoing herd improvements boosted market prices and revenue. Milking cows rose indicating healthy growth despite pasture concerns. late rains and heavy rains aided forage. Indians stored roughly 75000 tons of hay and green feed in 1931.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Department of Indian Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
Doomed man led to execution through mountains
A man being led to execution complains about the cold as soldiers march him through a freezing landscape. A soldier retorts that they must march back. The text notes a lunar Apennines range over 400 miles long on the mountains of the Moon.
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Lunar Apennines
Avoid Late Cutting Of Alfalfa To Prevent Winter Kill
L E Kirk, Dominion Agrostologist, Ottawa, warns that late cutting fosters winter-killing in alfalfa. First season no cutting. if very weedy cut weeds early fall with mower high. In following years one or two hay cuts may occur, but a second cut should be early to allow strong fall growth.
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L. E. Kirk
Dominion
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Urban shift in Canada from farm life to cities
A 1921 to 1931 census shows growth of urban living across Canada. Prince Edward Island remains most rural with over 75 percent on farms, while Quebec and Ontario shift toward city living. New Brunswick edges rural with 67.9 to 68.4 percent urban, and overall Quebec leads urban growth.
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Canada
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Ontario
Quebec
Burly farmer derides free education and social change
A rustic voice rails against free education calling it harmful to work ethic and blames educated women for altering job prospects. The piece contrasts with a data note that Seaford logged 1,690 hours of sunshine, naming England's sunniest city.
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Johnson
Green Swan
Seaford
England
Grow More Alfalfa in Western Canada
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa notes a trend toward expanding forage crops in Western Canada. Alfalfa, though historically small in area and prone to trial failures, can be valuable with proper site conditions and careful management.
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Canada
Dept. of Agriculture
Ottawa
Four Points In Bee Keeping For Spring Success
The Dominion Apiarist in Seasonable Hints outlines four factors for max brood production. A prolific queen heads each colony, ample stores feed current bees and young, enough brood nest expansion space, and strong protection from cold capricious spring weather.
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Dominion Apiarist
Praise For Great Britain In Depression Warfare
The Cleveland Plain Dealer praises Britain's resilience after the 1929 crisis noting gold shipments from India to London, early debt repayments, and eased exchange restrictions. It argues Britain’s stance against the gold standard and coalition government showcased national resolve and inspires American hope.
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Atlantic Cabies
Great Britain
India
London
England
America
France
Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Farmers Account Book Encourages Better Farm Finances
The Dominion Experimental Farms publish a simple account book to help farmers track receipts, expenses, and inventory at year start and end. By recording each farm department, farmers can identify profitable areas and those not paying, with the booklet available from Ottawa for ten cents.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Argentina Exports Surge in First Seven Months of Year
Exports from Argentina in the first seven months rose 74 percent in volume compared with the same period last year. The remark likens the contrast to a heavy ulster on a warm day, implying unusual gains in outward trade.
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Argentina
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