Buffalo herd culled at Buffalo National Park in Alberta
The Department of the Interior plans to slaughter 1 560 buffalo this fall at Buffalo National Park near Wainwright Alberta to bring herd size in line with grazing capacity. Since 1923 thousands have been moved or culled to reduce the population.
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Department of the Interior
Buffalo National Park
Canada
Wainwright
Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Wood Buffalo Park
Fort Smith
W.W.T
Glider Men Set Altitude and Flight Time Records
In Elmira New York two men in a frail motorless glider rose 2 400 feet and stayed aloft two hours 13 minutes despite a snowstorm and blustering wind. The flight set unofficial altitude and roaring time records for their craft.
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Elmira
New York
Essence for tincial pearls from herring scales
A substance used to manufacture tincial pearls is extracted from the scales of herring. The discovery notes the source as herring scales and outlines its application in pearl production.
Histories challenged by Yorktown tale of Clinton’s blindness
New York Times style brief notes a Yorktown Sesquicentennial reveal that temporary blindness during stress may have affected Sir Henry Clinton's decisions, potentially altering the Yorktown outcome. Dr. Randolph G. Adams presents Revolutionary papers from Clement's Library, suggesting Clinton's affliction influenced the siege and surrender dynamics.
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Yorktown
Sir Henry Clinton
America
Lord Corninwallis
Clinton
New York
Cornwallis
Washington
Richmond
Virginia
Randolph G. Adams
Clement
University of Michigan
Adams
All Weather Highways through historic Rocky Mountain passes
The National Parks Branch of the Interior builds all weather highways through passes once crossed by early explorers like Sir James Hector and David Thompson. The mountain regions remain as grand as in the early nineteenth century while some doubt prosperity returning.
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Rocky Mountains
National Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Sir James Hector
David Thompson
Markets For Canadian Furs
The fur trade in Canada has transformed with railways widening reach Vessels navigate larger waterways and competition grows Fur farming gains value with ranch bred pelts making up about 12 percent of output London New York are key markets For 1930 Montreal led as an international fur auction center with 2 328 977 pelts sold worth 5 387 400 Winnipeg and Edmonton also host sales Dressing and dyeing furs remains an important industry in the country.
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Canada
Dominion
London
New York
British Isles
United States
Montreal
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Corriedale Sheep Shipment From Christchurch Arrives
The R M S Niagara docked at Vancouver from Australia and New Zealand ports with 11 Corriedale sheep from Christchurch destined for the Canadian Governmental Station at Lethbridge Alberta among 1500 tons of cargo.
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R.M.S. Niagara
Vancouver
Australia
New Zealand
Christchurch
N.Z
Lethbridge
Alberta
Newspapers as a classroom tool in education
A Midland Free Press essay urges teachers to allocate part of the day to reading newspapers with students over ten, commenting on current events without bias. The piece argues newspapers are a modern college, fostering informed opinions, alertness, and usefulness to employers, citing a former Canadian minister as an example.
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Midland Free Press
Greece
Rome
Canada
Toronto Mail
Empire
Far North Love Lifts and Eskimo Life in News
Col. Jim Cornwall reports on life in the far north where Eskimo brides keep traditional dress as radio and new ore prospects reshape society. He notes changes in copper, silver, and radium hopes while social dances fade to radio and gramophone provided gatherings.
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Paris
Uglak
Cheekake
Tenderfoot
Col. Cornwall
Miles of Wire Power Empress of Britain Ship
Modern liners depend on extensive wiring for phones light signals and power. The Empress of Britain contains over 200 miles of electric wire with Henley cables totaling 175 miles installed throughout the vessel.
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Henley
Hatchet buried in France and Germany sparks doubt
In Travaso Rome a dialogue ponders Franco German reconciliation and whether memories linger. A doctor asks about a holiday and a client reveals his wife and mother-in-law have.
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France
Germany
Travaso
Rome
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Sir J. Arthur Thomson
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Paul Stadwick
Gordon Brawner
Elmer Palliser
Brawner
Stadwick
Captain Palliser
Sacramento
Michelfelder
Lonely Isle
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