Radium Abandoned As Cure By Leading Surgeons
A national cancer meeting of the American Society for the Control of Cancer reports radium therapy as largely ineffective with cures outnumbered by failures by about 100 to 1. Dr. Mayo and Dr. Wood call surgery and early intervention the only real options, while J Collins Warren of Harvard Cancer Commission sees slow but hopeful scientific progress ahead.
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American Society For the Control of Cancer
William Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Wood
Columbia
Pelther
Mayo
J. Collins Warren
Harvard Cancer Commission
Scientific Commission
Aield
New Line of Exelda Handkerchiefs On Sale This Week
Local retailer announces a fresh stock of Exelda handkerchiefs arriving this week. Shoppers can find assorted patterns and fabrics with promotional prices during the sale period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exelda
Calgary classes teach foreigners English citizenship skills
Calgary school board ran special evening classes for foreign-born adults to learn English and civics. Using the Berlitz method, teachers guide beginners to reading and writing and discuss city life, government, and civic duties, with 407 attendees across eleven classes last season.
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Calgary
Westermost
Prairies
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
Black
Universal Association of Workers
T. B. Kidner
Beritlz
Berlitz
Dominion of Canada
Saskatchewan Department Sells Wool Growers Agents Policy
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture will act as selling agents for wool growers. Shipments of wool may be made in carload lots to Regina by June, free of charge to farmers who cover shipping and grading costs. Deductions include twine and sacks. The move aims to boost wool quality and market bulk and to encourage grain farmers to raise sheep. About 600 flock owners exist in the province. A bulletin will be mailed to every woolgrower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Regina
Marquis Wheat Highlighted In Dominion Farm Bulletin
Dominion Experimental Farms report the 1973 season findings across Canada with selections from Ottawa bred varieties. Marquis wheat is noted for very large yields, sturdy straw, and rust resistance, and the bulletin promotes copies via the Publications branch in Ottawa.
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Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Ramanujam to Enter Cambridge as Advanced Student
Cambridge prepares to host Indian mathematical genius Ramanujam who will read for a degree. He lacks formal training and explains most solutions by intuition. his general education is weak. He will study for two years to devote himself to his mathematical gifts.
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Cambridge
Ramanujam
Limit on Wild Ducks Set by Ontario Legislature Committee
The Ontario legislature committee on the Anderson bill decided to cap the bag of wild ducks at 200 birds per season. Treasurer J. O. Reaume, presiding, said he would seek federal action to ban export of fowl from the province. The aim was to curb pet hunters and wholesale hunting in state and national parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leh and Game Committee
Ontario
Anderson
South Essex
J. O. Reaume
St. Ate
St A
Treaty Renewal Extends Arbitration Pact Five Years
The 1908 arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain was renewed by ratifications from the state department. Secretary Bryan signed for the U S and Sir Cecil Spring Rice for Britain. The treaty remains in effect for five years from ratification with no changes to its original form.
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United States
Ogree Britain
State Department
Bryan
Great Britain
Cecil Spring Rice
Senate
Railway construction plans across Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan
The 1914 program details extensive grading and tracklaying by CPR and other lines. Projects include 75 miles east from Sterling Sask toward Weyburn, 206 miles in Alberta, multiple extensions near Moose Jaw, and new routes via Crow's Nest Pass and Kettle Valley. Work spans Monitor Robert, Suffield, Weyburn area, Coronation, Bassane, Prince Albert, and Peace River regions.
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Mary
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
C.P.R
Sterling
Sask
Eel
Winnipee
Winn Couver
Crow's Nest Pass
Kettle Valley
CPR
Monitor Kerobert
Suffield
Weyburn
Coronation
Bassane
Baehkatehewaniver
Tronkc Pacifice
G.tp
Prince Albert
Young, Sask
Wrandon
Nanttobe
British Columbia
Canadian Northern Railway
Peace River
Saskatchewan River
Oliver
Ronnie Weet
North Battleford
Calgary
Alegek
Neh
Are the Prairies Permanent in Tree Cover
An analysis argues that prairies are unlikely to remain treeless due to settlement and forestry expansion. It notes the Dominion Forestry branch planting over 4000100 trees and the Indian Nursery Station’s limited capacity, prompting a Saskatoon branch nursery. The piece surveys theories of prairies' past treeness and cites wind and fire practices by Indigenous peoples as factors.
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Dominion Forestry Ranch
Shelieriella
Saskatoon
Prairies
Alberta
United States
Treelers Land
Coast Defence Trains Anew Mobile Battery On Rails
The French propose coast defence by mobile batteries mounted on railway trucks. They claim cost efficiency and rapid redeployment to threatened points, using military railways that double for civilian use in peace. An observation car rises about 40 feet for vantage.
Canal Deepening Advances with 30 Foot Minimum
Announcement notes the Baeg canal now reaches 29 feet depth along its 100 mile length from Port Bald to Base after dredging. Earlier 26 feet was planned, and 40s dredging added 1 foot. six years ago work began to reach 30 feet with further dredging proposed.
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See Seepest
Orient
Port Bald
Panama Canal
Remounts for War Purposes Authorized to Lands
Government empowers National Livestock Exchange to lease 66 000 acres north of Med ichina and south of Red Deer river for remount production. Annual rent set. company to supply halfbred mares and horses aged three and a half years for militia use. War office rights and breeding retention clauses included. public interest asserted.
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San Hughes
National Livestock Exchange, Limited
Medeine
Red Deer River
Government of Canada Ie
War Office
Cheat
Hichain Way
Coleone
Cross Atlantic Flight Feat Eyed In Fifteen Hours
Claude Grahame White predicts a luxury airship era with dining and sleeping facilities to cross the Atlantic in fifteen hours. aviators like B Muchs and Low se ven note 140 mph speeds and a German pilot’s sixteen hour flight, arguing the milestone will quicken after the first successful attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Grahame Wilte
Poseille
Atlantic
B Muchs
Low Sven
Uwle
Warie
Mr. T
American Seeks Seat Among Lords Amid Eligibility Debate
Lord Fairfax, an American citizen, may face a decision on his eligibility to sit in the House of Lords. He has previously been a candidate for seats allotted to Scottish peers and could win Earl of Leven’s former seat soon. His election would settle the underlying question of his eligibility for the peerage.
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Lords
Lord Fairfax
House of Lords
Lord Pairfaxs
Scotland
Earl of Leven
Fairfax
Herrings Attract Gulls Over Port Arthur Market Grounds
Gulls gather on Port Arthur market grounds drawn by a fat herring pile left by a lake. Fishermen hauled many fish for fertilizer and winter and spring feeding drew flocks. Mild fall weather kept herrings from freezing, forcing relocation to the salting ground to clear the decks.
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Port Arthur
Imported Ruthenian Church Dedicated in Toronto
A basilica style Ruthenian church said to be the first of its kind in the Americas was dedicated in Toronto by Bishop Mudka of Winnipeg. The imported building dates to the fifth century and cost about $46,060. Austrian and Polish members form the congregation.
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Toronto
Mudka
Winnipeg
Gelfein
Party Visits New Island Near Japan Coast
A visiting party observed a small island off the Tonle group with white cliffs and pumice deposits. The land was dangerous to approach due to constant rockfall and high pumice seas, with a red glow and flames visible at night on the eastern side, and smoke obscuring the area.
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Pew
Whiel
Japan
Hae Ber
Hefoo
de Eeribe
Meen
Ava
jJourne
Normoun Clowia
Winckemouke
Japanese Prince to Attend Oxford After Vacation
The crown prince of Japan will be sent to Oxford after the vacation to study at the university. The note follows reports that other Oriental royals, including Siam's King, have been educated at Oxford.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Japan
Siam
Interprovincial Highway Plan Gains Broad Support Across Canada
A proposed Canada wide interprovincial highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific draws strong interest. The Dominion Highways Association and provincial leagues push for construction with Saskatchewan and Manitoba showing active backing. The route would run straight between cities with provincial and federal cooperation to promote tourism and freight flow across provinces and into the United States.
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Atlantic
Thia
Titsabeig
Ufip
T. J. Wilby
Dominion Hildawaye Association
Canada
Dominion Highways Association
Materiata
Saskatchewan Motor League
Regina
Saskatchewan
Comet
Copal
United States
States
Lake Superter
Cro
Detroit
Port Foran
Atlantic Ocean
Wilby
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Willi
Hesina
Howleon
Moose Jaw
Hogina
Ettior
Huehatihewan
Bastelchewan
Conallderathon
Provines
Hoife
Manhopel
Pellellwey
Heeind
Monee
Hegina
Mwee
Prom Swift
Alberta
Incomplete Record of Government Bored Reports and Exchanges
An OCR fragment notes a May inauguration and a government board inquiry examining tides of movingPeter file. It mentions average depth around 46 000 feet and daily rejections or purgings, with references to Canadian boards and reciprocal exchanges.
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Teay
Offer for Anbury Castle Negotiated by Nobles
The article reports a wealthy bidder making a large offer for Arundel Castle and nearby properties. It notes potential negotiations involving the Duke of Norfolk and Duke of Cumberland to secure the sale, with attention on the Abbury (Abbey) area and related estates.
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Castile _ Peerhurrh
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