Prospectors Head North to Seek Lost Peace River Gold
Reports of a fabled old river bed near the Peace River spur prospectors from Edmonton and Alaska. Miners push north of Clear Hills to test claims of rich gold along the ancient waterway once carried by the Peace, while Engineer Lynch’s Upper Peace work draws keen interest from hopeful claimants.
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Peace River
Fort St. Ioho
Battle River
Edmonton
Jack Turner
Yukon
Goldields
Alaska
Clear Hills
Fort St. John
H.B.C
Upper Peace
Klondyke
Lynch
Plymouth Rock Hen Seeks Largest Egg Title
A Plymouth Rock hen owned by Lewis Laporte of Somerset enters the race for the largest egg. The Winnipeg Free Press reports a specimen measuring 934 inches in circumference and 74 inches around the hull.
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Lewis Laporte
Somerset
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadians Advance as Empire Builders in West Africa
Canadians play key role in British West Africa development. Major General Goggisberg, Ontario native, governs Irold Coast and leads a film of observers. General Stewart, former France transportation chief, wins harbor and railway contracts at Tagordi. Some 30 Canadian engineers and officials depart for Africa to oversee three to six year project. The Gold Coast region rich in manganese iron, mahogany, cotton, rubber, gold, and oil.
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British West Africa
Goggisberg
Irold Coas
Oakville
Ont
Lloyd Harris
Canatian
London
Guggisburg
Stewart
France
Tagordi
Africa
Gen
Hate
Gold
London Free Press
Negress Wins Big Suit In Louisiana Land Claim
Lillie Taylor declared owner of a large land tract in Claiborne parish New Orleans with rich oil and gas deposits. The case hinged on illegitimate inheritance rules Article 238. Attorneys expected fees around 450 000.
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Lillie Taylor
United States
State Supreme Court of
Louisiana
Claeborn Parish
New Orleans
Captain Saves Esperanza From Deadly Waterspout
Captain Avery of the Ward liner Esperanza reports a waterspout sighted about a mile behind the ship between Progresso Yucatan and Savannah. For two hours the spout stayed close and on the ship’s tail as Avery blew the steam siren at full pressure, the whistle vibration causing the spout to drop into the sea and the vessel was saved.
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Avery
Ward
Progresso
Yucatan
Savannah
The Water Spider: An Aquatic Dwelling Spider
A correspondent explains a peculiar aquatic spider that spends most of its life underwater. It builds silk nests among pond weeds, fills them with air, and lays eggs inside. In autumn it forms a deeper nest, sleeps until spring, and reemerges with an air bubble giving the spider a silvery look.
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Country Life
On Its Way Egg Lesson Provokes a Quick Lesson
A missionary tests a pupil’s English. The boy defines an egg as a chicken not yet, prompting a brief exchange about knowledge and growth. The anecdote highlights language learning and curiosity in a simple classroom moment.
Physician Claims People Can Live Without Stomach
Dr. Victor Panchot announces a startling discovery that the stomach is redundant and reports a successful removal from a fifty year old woman who purportedly lives in perfect health and is cancer free. He says digestion relies on the small intestine pancreatic juice and bile with a light diet, making the stomach dispensable.
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Victor Panchot
Academy of Medicine
Panchot
Prince Henry Charts Military Path for Future King
Prince Henry third son of the King and Queen reaches majority and eyes a military career. Noted for popularity and athletic build, he trained at Eton and Sandhurst and was last August gazetted a second lieutenant of the King's Royal Rifles. He is presently attached to the Thirteenth Hussars at Aldershot.
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Prince Henry
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Eton
Sandhurst
West Point
Thieves Steal 1.5 Ton Church Bell in France
In Essais Church ruins near Lille a large bell weighing one and a half tons was stolen by a group of motor bandits. They hauled it onto a lorry before the night watchman confronted them and was bludgeoned. the thieves escaped with the prize.
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Essais Church
Lille
France
Urges Development of Peat Resources in Canada
A. Anrep of the geological survey told a parliamentary committee that Canadian peat can replace coal for heating nationwide. He noted 37,000 square miles of peat bog and that peat yields heat comparable to coal per ton. Peat could be sold at nine dollars per ton, with potential agricultural use after extraction.
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A. Anrep
Geological Survey
Special
Canada
Dominion
United States
Little Talk On Life from a Westminster Gazette quote
A Westminster Gazette quotation frames life as a tailor’s craft. It compares life to fabric given to each man to fashion a coat suitable to his cloth, noting that one must cut accordingly and wear it, whether long or short, patterned or plain.
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Westminster Gazette
Seizure of Liquor Tops Forty Thousand in Sydney Campaign
Sydney Nova Scotia reports a fifth day in a dry campaign with liquor seized valued at $11,000. Since May 2 the Sydney district total now reaches $40,000 in seized liquor.
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Sydney
N.S
Wicker Weaving Traces History Across Five Millennia
The craft of wicker weaving stands as a hand industry with a history exceeding 5,000 years, reflecting its enduring role in cultural and practical woven works. It highlights long traditions of basketry and furniture making.
Fort Norman Oil Discovery Called Outstanding Event
The department of mines predicts the Mackenzie River oil discovery near Fort Norman could be one of Canada’s mining industry’s outstanding events. Officials caution against indiscriminate stock buying in mushroom oil firms and warn that many claimed prospects are for speculation and may leave investors with heavy losses. Sir James Lougheed announces a revised departmental report on the Mackenzie basin and notes global inquiries.
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Department of Mines
Fort Norman
MacKenzie River
Canada
Department
James Lougheed
MacKenzie River Basin
Suitable Jap Alliance Is Quite Feasible
The Observer and the Sunday Times urge a new Anglo Japanese alliance as a workable topic for the empire premiers conference in London in June. The Observer warns that an anti American move could split the British Empire as dominions resist supporting Britain against the United States for Japan. The Sunday Times echoes a similar cautious view.
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London
The
Observer
Sunday Times
Japan
United States
Dominions
Daily
Last Offence Like Her First
London's oldest shoplifter, who has spent over half of her 82 years in prison, received the mildest punishment allowed by the home office. Convicted 30 to 40 times, she was sentenced to twelve months with hospital custody. Her first and last offences were both for stealing a piece of silk.
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London
Home Office
Presbyter ian College at Saskatoon Postponed
The Hamilton Herald notes that high building costs force delaying the planned Presbyterian College in Saskatoon. This postponement reflects a widespread trend of postponed construction projects across many areas.
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Presbyterian College
Saskatoon
Hamilton Herald
Demand grows in British market for Canadian cattle
John Burns of P Burns Company notes rising demand for fat Canadian cattle in England despite high freight costs and embargoes. Western Canada faces tighter supply as farms consolidate, shifting toward smaller herds and year round marketing to stabilize prices for farmers, packers, and consumers.
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Western Canada
Fogland
John Burns
P. Burns Company, Ltd
Burns
Seaboard
Atlantic
England
Canada
Mr. Burns
Calgary
Propellers Built From Crude Materials Aided by West Hudson Diversion
W A Johnson, a Fort Simpson Hudson's Bay Company steamship engineer, improvised propellers from dog sleigh boards and moose hide glue after two Imperial Oil airplanes broke propellers returning from Simpson to Peace River. The Beaver Magazine describes the emergency repairs that saved both aircraft from stranding until Slave Lake navigation opens. The first crash damaged both props. the second aircraft, with four men aboard, made a hard landing on a snowbank after a ski failure, but no one was injured.
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W. A. Johnson
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Simpson
Sub
Arctic
Imperial Oil Company
Simpson
Peace River
Beaver Magazine
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Norman
Johnson
Slave Lake
Unemployed Juveniles in London Targeted by New Regulations
The Idle Young: an effort to lessen the grave danger of many unemployed youths in London. Some 107,600 young persons are registered as unemployed in the United Kingdom. The Minister of Labour issues rules making attendance at approved instruction courses a condition for unemployment benefit.
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London
United Kingdom
Minister of Labor
British coolness to right British troubles
Among Meta gama passengers arriving from Canada Pacific steamship were Sir George and Lady Parkin. Sir George said Britain has no cause for alarm but national coolness and stable temperament should reflect to right the nation’s troubles.
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Sir George
Lady Parkin
Great Britain
New Governor Appointed and Northwest Oilfield Plans
D. N. Finnie revealed plans for Winnipeg area oilfields in Northwest Canada. The scheme would retain three quarters of discovered oil for the crown. Finnie also announced Oswald Sterling Finnie as administrator of the territories, effectively governing the vast wilderness.
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Winnipeg
Northwest
Canada
D. N. Finnie
Oswald Sterling Finnie
Territories
Germany protests Allied Rhineland customs zone action
Germany condemns the Allied move to create a Rhineland customs zone as a violation of the Versailles Treaty and vows to enforce the treaty at all costs according to the Kansas City Star.
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Germany
Rhineland
Kansas City Ste
Chinese Nationalist League Holds Vancouver Convention
Three hundred Chinese delegates from 67 branches in Canada and the United States gathered in Vancouver for a convention. The league declares no political activities in Canada and runs an aviation school at Saskatoon Saskatchewan.
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Chinese Nationalist League
Canada
United States
Vancouver
League
Saskatoon
Sask
Giant four foot Alaska crab weighs fifteen pounds
A native Alaskan garter reports a remarkably large crab measuring four feet from tip to tip and weighing about 15 pounds when mature.
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Negress
Archibald Sterrock
C.P.R. Western Lines
Sheffield Royal Infirmary
University of Sheffield
Royal Infirmary
Liverpool
Wilberforce
Frozen North
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