Policy change on leased school lands to curb abuse
The interior department proposes a new policy affecting cultivated school lands abandoned or relinquished in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The plan ends indefinite holds by selling returned lands immediately or leasing only temporarily to stop settlers gaining first lease rights. Prime mover Hon Charles Stewart has secured provincial consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Interwr
Charlies Stewart
Stewart
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Interior Department
Missed Kiss at Blarney Castle Frustrates Cork Crowds
The Sultan of Muscat kissed the Blarney Stone during a Cork visit but skipped the customary embrace of the first maiden. Spectators noted disappointment as the ritual did not continue, while the crowd pondered the now famous moment. A stray quote from Lastige Blachter in Berlin closes the piece.
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Muscat
Blarney Castle
Cork
Young Ambassadors Form Club to Preserve Canadian Contacts
The Young Ambassadors of Empire Party have formed a London headquartered club to sustain ties with Canada. Frank L. Lescot directs the effort behind the empire travel program, while 50 members from the recent Dominion tour become charter members led by Jein Hackman of London University as general secretary.
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Canada
Dominion
Young Ambassadors of Empire Party
London
Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Frank L. Lescot
Allied Newspapers
Britain
Allied
British Empire
Jein Hackman
London University
Hag
Dominion of Canada Revenue Rises Five Month Total
The Dominion of Canada reports ordinary revenue up by 14,350,201 for the five months ending August 21. On August 21, total ordinary revenue stood at 201,118,541, up from 186,762,250 in the prior year. The net debt declined by 6,106,593 in August, compared with an 11,230,727 drop in August 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Finance
Dominion
Flying clubs grow as Canada expands aeronautics
Increased aviation activity in Canada spurs flying schools by commercial firms to train air engineers. The Department of National Defence backs these efforts to popularize aviation and support flying clubs in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Plaza
Air Engineers
Department of National Defence
Dominion
Difference Of Altitude In Southern Alberta
The Topographical Survey maps southern Alberta from the International boundary to township 42. Elevations use contour lines every 200 feet and 1000 feet above 5000 feet. Red Deer River at Empress marks the lowest point under 2000 feet. Mt. Columbia on the west boundary peaks at 12,294 feet, a rise over 10,000 feet across the province.
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Department of the Interior
Alberta
International Boundary
Township 42
Red Deer River
Empress
Mt. Columbia
Sodium sulphate production grows in Western Canada
Production from Western Canada deposits is in its infancy with a steady market for about 40,000 tons of cast cake in the pulp and paper industry. Eastern Canada remains the largest consuming region, and current freight rates from deposits to markets heavily influence the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Five Men Barred by Immigration Board Over Liquor in Lunch Pails
Five men commuting from Canada were arrested by U S customs inspectors after liquor found in their dinner pails. They were ordered excluded from the United States for one year by a board of special inquiry, as they crossed the Detroit river border to work.
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Canada
U.S
Detroit River
United States
Immigration Board of Special
Ancient Mummies Found by Arctic Expedition in Montreal
Nine members of the Stoll McCracken Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History arrived in Montreal from Prince Rupert aboard the Continental Limited. They recovered four well preserved Stone Age mummies on a barren Aleutian island, including a chieftain, hunter, seamstress, and child, with ancient tools and a hunter’s head. The artifacts, along with Arctic mammals and birds, will be housed at the American Museum.
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King Tut
Stoll-McCracken
American Museum of Natural History
Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Prince Rupert
B.C
Effie M. Morrisey
Charles Stoll
New York
Harold McCracken
H. E. Anthony
American Museum
Mey Isl
Point Barrow
Aleutians
Arctic
Bonaventure Station
McCracken
Poultry Ration Test Finds Fishmeal and Skim Milk Superior
A Fredericton New Brunswick station feeding test compared beef scrap, fishmeal, and skim milk in 15 Barred Rock pullets over six months. Skim milk yielded the highest egg value at 3.44 per bird, with fishmeal 3.26 and beef scrap 2.76. mortality ranged from 10 to 43 percent. The study, published by Ottawa’s Department of Agriculture, notes skim milk and fishmeal provided better egg production and profit than beef scrap across three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Foreign Born Should Respect All Nationalities The Calgary Convention
The Toronto Star notes the Canadian clubs convention in Calgary urged against slurring non-British citizens. It argues no race holds a monopoly on merit and that foreign-born people have contributed greatly to Canada, urging fair consideration and restraint in speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
Toronto Star
Edith Questioned After Tea Party Misconduct
Edith returns home and denies taking liberties at a tea party. Her mother asks about behavior, games, and the tea itself. Edith confirms she behaved like a proper little lady with no liberties taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Mamma
Gold sources in Canada detailed by region and ore type
The chief gold sources in Canada are Porcupine and Kirkland Lake Ontario gold quartz ores, copper-gold sulphide ores and quartz icing in British Columbia, and Yukon placer deposits. Minor placer gold comes from British Columbia. lode gold is recovered from quartz veins in Nova Scotia and Manitoba and as a by product of copper ore treatment in Quebec.
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Canada
Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Ontario
British Columbia
Yukon
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Quebec
Taken In Brings Quick Blow to Man’s Pride
A brief quip notes how realization of being deceived ends a man’s confidence and slows his stride as self deception is shattered.
Suspend Class Rate On Tea By Railway Board Decision
The Board of Railway Commissioners ordered the cancellation of a 1926 tariff plan that would have placed Vancouver tea under a close rate, replacing the longstanding commodity rate. The ruling, issued in Ottawa, maintained the old $1.50 per cwt carload and $2 per cwt less-than-carload charges for tea from Vancouver to prairie points, after hearing western boards of trade and eastern importers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
Ottawa
Boards of Trade
Eastern Canada
Prairie Points
Education proves value of schooling in income study
A national professional commerce fraternity studied over 7,000 men and found a clear link between education level and income. While exceptions exist, the data show education generally raises earnings even when not the primary goal. The cynic’s view weakens as evidence accumulates.
Invention May Bring Fortune for Desert Rat George Campbell Carson
San Francisco reports that George Campbell Carson, once a desert prospector, may collect around 20 million dollars from his smelting furnace patent after years of litigation with copper companies. His attorneys caution that financiers who backed his claim must be paid, so the final amount may be reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Campbell Carson
San Francisco
Automatic post offices to be built in London and towns
Automatic miniature post offices will permit stamps and letters to be bought and posted with telephone access inside. Fifty boxes are planned, evolving from existing telephone kiosks, with an automatic stamp machine and pillar box placed outside.
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London
Weather Man Delivers On Forecast After Three Years
A witty remark on accurate forecasting traces a joke about hats and timing. The lines reference a quote about predicting weather and a man updating his hat each year, ending with a restaurant visit in year three. The vignette appears in Pages Gaies, Yverdon.
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Department of Interior
Young Ambassadors
Dick Eloff
Potchefstroom
South Africa
Mr. Floff
Kruger
MR. W. Irving Smart
Western Region
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