Census Tells Far North Population and Eskimo Life
A census bulletin outlines Canada's far northern population along Hudson Bay and Churchill districts, noting Eskimo counts and lifestyle. It describes age awareness, hunting economy, and trading practices, with remarks on shifts in culture and harsh living conditions.
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Canada
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Dominion
R. J. Renison
Mooconee
Taos
Courtlandt Starnes
Port Churchill
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Hadson Bay
Fort Churchill
Meville Peninsula
Es Eo
Sergt
Hayter
Fabien Vanasse
Arctic
Bernier
Baffin Island
Kilkenek
Port Burwell
Hudson Straits
Commission recommends broad widow pension system in New York
A winter appointed commission in New York urges a sweeping pension plan for widows who support their children. The report lauds widows for keeping families intact and notes private charity cannot cover the need, leaving thousands of neglected children in the city.
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Commission of Inquiry
New York
S Ie
Lady Survivor of Lucknow Dies in Edinburgh
The death is announced in Edinburgh in her 85th year of Mrs. Elizabeth Andersons, one of the few remaining lady survivors of the siege of Lucknow. Her husband, Dr. Thomas Anerson, served as a medical officer in India and was stationed at the time of the siege.
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Lucknow
Edinburgh
Elizabeth Andersons
Canada Imports 14 Million Eggs in Cold Storage
Canada imported 14 million eggs stored cold, with 5 dozen per shipment noted in initial reports. Authorities tracked source origins and port handling as the goods moved through supply channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Columbia
Railway Fire Protection Gains As Railways Tackle Forest Fires
The railway board notes closer cooperation with fire protection agencies and stronger lumbermen cooperative associations. Railways reduce hazards by debris disposal on rights of way, spark arresters, and dedicated patrols with staff trained to report and extinguish trackside fires, mainly starting in May away from rail lines.
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Lumbermen
Quebec
Railway Commission
C. L
Reducing Strength of Permanent Army Units
The minister of militia plans to cut the permanent force, focusing on the engineer corps and the army service corps. Current totals are deemed excessive. Colonel Sam Hughes aims to shrink them to a workable size. The army service corps is about one third the size of the British equivalent, though Canadian forces are larger in total. Transfers to other corps will be offered to those affected. Present strengths are about 160 for the army service corps and 300 for the engineer corps.
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Engineer Corps
Army Service Corps
Ies
Ofand
Engineering Corps
Color Variants of Foxes in Ungava and Fox Fur Values
Explorer Low notes diverse fox colors on Moose River Ungava in 1887 including red cross black and silver. Northern Ungava yields Arctic fox rare south of Lake Michikamau, with blue fox more abundant. Fox furs fetch large sums, single skins over 2000 and Ungava live foxes valued 5000 to 10000 each.
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Low
Moose River
Ungava
Quebec
Lake Michikamau
Nichicun
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Dr Mawson Recalls Electric Snow Experience in Antarctica
Dr Mawson told Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society about his Antarctic expedition 1910 13. He described landing on Adelie Land near Australia and the extreme winds. Snow drifted over the hut leaving only a small roof visible while frost and drifted snow carried an eerie pale blue electric glow.
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Mawson
Royal Geographical Society
Arelie Land
Australia
A Silent World Forecasts Rubber in Paving and Buildings
Sir Henry Blake paints a future where rubber dominates street paving and public buildings at the rubber congress held at the Agricultural Hall. He spoke of a coming silent world and its implications for industry and public works.
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Henry Blake
Agricult Hall
Crops Damaged by Insects Across United States Losses
Insects destroyed crops across the United States causing about 600000 dollars in losses. The blight affected multiple regions and crop types, reflecting widespread agricultural impact.
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United States
Shoals of Herring Wasted in Pacific Coast Fisheries
Article argues British Columbia fishing industry should expand beyond salmon packing to canning abundant herring shoals in Nanaimo Pender Prince Rupert Quatsino Sound and along the coast. It notes yearly massive waste of stranded fish and advocates year round canning to stabilize work in winter and reduce labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Dus
British Columbia
Immigration Act Revision Faces Seasion Revisions
The Canadian Immigration act will be revised next session to tighten powers. Proposals include holding ship owners liable and even selling the vessel if they transport Hindu migrants, with other penalties to stiffen the law and better reflect national immigration aims.
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Canada
Japan
Gurdit Singh
Displaying Whale Bones In Ottawa Yard
In Ottawa at the corner of Queen and O’Connor streets a yard shows a remarkable whale skeleton. The bones hang on a clothesline with fins vertebrae and a long skeleton mounted on an iron pipe. The 45 foot skeleton comes from the North Atlantic and will be assembled for display.
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Queen and
O'Connor Streets
Ottawa
Dominions
North Atlantc
Railway fence standards debated by Dominion commission
The Dominion railway commission is urged not to set fixed fines for railways, as differing fence designs by companies like Grand Trunk Pacific Grand Trunk Northern and others show varied practices. The engineering department notes the variety of fences across lines.
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Dominion Railway Commission
A. Cartwright
Engineering Department
She Board
Grand Trunk Pacific
Grand Trunk Railway
Northern
Insects Cost Canada Millions in Crop Damage
A statement in the Agricultural Gazette notes crop losses due to insect pests cost Canada about fifty million dollars annually. The report urges stronger measures against birds and pests, citing a high infection rate affecting overall yearly damage.
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Canada
Agricultural Gazette
Department of the Ofim
Yukon Railway to Link BC Yukon with Alaska Rail Lines
Dr. Alfred Thompson MP predicts a future Grand Trunk Pacific route through northern British Columbia to join a US Alaska system. The plan would connect Vancouver to the Behring Strait via Yukon and open vast northern territory for trade, aided by US Alaska rail spending and Yukon gold output totaling about 6 million dollars this year.
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British Columbia
Yukon
Vancouver
Behring Gea
Alaska
Canadian Northern Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific Railways
Alfred Thompson
Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific
United States
Sydney
C.B
Behring Sa
Dr. Thompson
Franklin K. Lane
Washington
Richard Mcsiride
Ratiwa
Yukon Territory
Pulpwood Consumption and Industry Growth in Canada
The annual pulp industry bulletin reports 48 firms operating 65 mills in Canada up to 1919, with pulpwood consumption over 4 million cords, up 24.1 percent from 1912. More than 800 thousand tons of pulp were produced, over 70 percent ground-wood. Quebec leads production, British Columbia rising, spruce remains main source though balsam fir and hemlock grow in use as spruce tightens.
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Canada
Forestry
Interior Department
Quebec
British Lumbia
Vince
British Columbia
United States
Tose Opera
Survivors of Chillianwala Remembered Across Continents
Geffers de Berry of Rochester marks his 1st birthday as one of three living Chillianwala survivors. Drum Major Joan Harvey in Manchester is 88. W. D H Haillie of Wellington nears 90, a former subaltern under de Berry in India. The 1845 battle, pivotal in the Sikh War, saw the 24th Foot later known as the South Wales Borderers bear heavy losses and seize 20 yards of ground. General de Berry was commended in despatches for gallantry.
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Geffers
de Berry
Chillianwalla
Rochester
Joan Harvey
Manchester
W. D H Haillie
Wellington
New Zealand
de Erry
India
Chillianwalls
Punjab
24Th Foot
South Wales Borderers
Quebec Inheritance Paradox Highlighted By Court Ruling
In Montreal Justice Demers of the superior court issued a decision on a case from Mrs. Virginia Bradiecy Giroux seeking separation from her husband. The suit revealed a curious law anomaly: a man may marry his deceased wife’s sister, but a woman cannot marry her late husband’s brother. The judgment discussed this provincial peculiarity in the context of the couple’s marriage.
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Quebec
Montreal
Justice Demers
Superior Court
Joseph Giroux
Virginia Bradiecy
Fearless Women Divers of Japan Work in Icy Waters
The article describes shellfish hunting by Japanese women near Toba. Women swim to depths of about 25 feet to gather shellfish and seaweed, resurfacing with catches. Observers note their long underwater periods and distinctive vocal preparations for diving.
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Japan
Toba
W .D. Cameron
American coal ships win large Mediterranean trade share
The article notes American coal shipments capturing a major portion of Mediterranean trade and strengthening Welsh ports. Cardiff reports a 300000 tons annual Italian state railway order and expanded Wayotiac and other railways buying American coal, reducing Wales share. Freight costs and high Welsh prices drive shifts to American supply and irregular future orders.
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Mediterranean
Uheir
South Wales
Cardiff
Wales
Wayotiac State Railways
America
South Water
Archduke Francia Ferdinands Prize Theft Tale
The murdered Archduke Francia Ferdinand was said to possess a Swiss banknote worth about one hundred francs given by an American tip. He was an Alpine climber and hunter who kept a roughing lodge at Mumbachtal Tyrol and once guided three Americans lost near Nernina pass, receiving a banknote as thanks, which he had framed.
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Francia Ferdinand
France
Mumbachtal
Danish schooner Hans Waede brings Arctic explorer from Greenland
The Danish government schooner Hans Waede entered Lerwick harbor carrying Arctic explorer Koud Rasmussen who completed a 1290 mile sledge trip in one month. He found a 16000 pound meteorite valued at about half a million pounds and plans to take it to Copenhagen. Also aboard were four Eskimo men and one Eskimo woman.
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Hans Waede
Lerwick
Greenland
Copenhagen
Koud Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Hans Egede
Earl Grey Testifies on Imperial Bar Scheme at Dominion Commission
Earl Grey, giving evidence at the Dominion's Royal commission, said no one connected with the Aldwych site scheme worked benevolently. The building was meant to display Dominion produce, not function as a bar. The commission will meet again in London in November after visiting Canada.
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Earl Grey
Dominion
Royal Commission
Aldwych
Beneft
London
Canada
Tree Planting in France Watershed Campaign Costs 55 Million
France has spent fifty five million dollars on a watershed tree planting program. The project targets important streams with extensive planting efforts to improve water quality and ecosystem health.
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France
Vast Free Homestead Lands Still Open in Prairie West
The article notes 174 706 free homestead grants across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta totaling about 27 962 960 acres with 142 262 near the Canadian Northern Railway. It argues many lands remain unsettled especially in Manitoba offering timbered, watered sites suitable for mixed farming and potential population growth.
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Prairie West
Canadian West
Maniioim
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Oak Point
Dominion
Winnkpee
Praiie
Canadian Northern Railway
Panama trade aims to boost lumber exports after canal opening
The trade commissioner reports Panama will expand lumber trade with the West Indies after the canal opens. British Columbia Douglas fir and western pine are under inquiry for tropic suitability, with samples requested from British Columbia authorities. Samples will be shown to traders and sent to Trinidad Jamaica Huntieh Gulf and northern islands for comparison with Eastern Canada and US pine.
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Harbardees
Department of Trade and Commerce
Panama Canal
British Columbia
West Indies
Harbadoes
Tropics
Maestern Canada
United States
Trade Department of
Brit Iat
Columbia
Trinidad
Jamaica
Huntieh Gulane
Islands
Government Buys Cattle For Farmers In Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan livestock branch purchased over 200 head of cattle this season at a cost about 922000 to aid farmers in regions including Loydminster Duval North Battleford and Lumeden. The cattle, pure bred males and high grade females, were shipped from eastern sources to buyers across the province. The policy aims to boost farming and respond to rising demand as head numbers increase.
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Gaskatchewan Livestock Branch
Loydminater
Duval
North Hattleford
Lumeden
Dutch invitees to form third conference program
The Dutch government invites nations to participate in a second peace conference to appoint delegates for a convention. The aim is to formulate a definite program for the third conference and the committee is to assemble at The Hague on June 1, 1936.
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The
Hague
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Panama
Gaskatchewan
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