Pending Completion Of Hudson Bay Railway Sparks Mining Interest
The Hudson Bay Railway’s nearing completion boosts exploration in the York Factory triangle and along the Churchill corridor. Prospectors push north of The Pas amid regulatory limits while hopes rise for new silver deposits and a possible second cobalt in the vast Hudson Bay region.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson Bay Fairway
Bay Line
Mew
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Ontario
Ifus
Pas
Hudson's Bay
God's River
Oxford Lake
York Factory
Mystic Triangle
Manitoba Power Resources Overview in Prairie Provinces
Manitoba holds about 5,000,000 hp in power resources with 308,000 hp in operation. It accounts for 72 percent of Prairie Province water power. Winnipeg River sites could supply Winnipeg for 2.5 million people and employ 300,000 industrial workers, producing goods worth about one billion dollars annually.
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Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg River
Winnipeg
Paris University enrolls 65980 students in latest figures
Registration figures for the University of Paris show a total of 65 980 students, up 2 500 from the previous scholastic year. The administration plans large outlays for additional lecture halls study rooms and laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Paris
Pastiche exchange prompts confession after return
A wife asks her husband if he knows what he did as they return from a pasty. He admits it was wrong and questions what the act was.
Setting Pace In Egg-Laying Contest at Dominion Experimental Farm
Canadian egg-laying contest data from the Dominion Experimental Farm Ottawa show egg production up 2.7 percent from last year and 3.4 percent from 1929 for the period. Thirty-two pens near or past fifty eggs this week with 21 of 33 pens being White L lenders. Rhode Island Red leads among individual layers, with Barred Plymouth Rocks sharing top pen status. Heavier Rhode Island Red slight weight edge gives a seven-point lead over the next rival. The contest likely to again post rising egg yields since 1919 with potential new records at close.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Rhaide Island
Two Lancashire Sisters Arrive for E P Ranch Work in Canada
Dor s and Muriel Howe, sisters from Lancashire, arrived in Canada aboard the Duchess of York en route to Pekisko Alberta to begin work at the E P Ranch. They expect clerical or house duties and look forward to meeting their brother from Saskatoon. Doris formerly worked in a Blackpool grocery firm office and Muriel in the Blackpool public library.
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Canada
Hiner
Duchess of York
Pekisko
Alberta
Dor’s
Muriel Howe
Carlyle
Prince of Wales’ Ranch
Saskatoon
Doris
Blackpool
Muriel
Fruit Crop Prospects For 1930 In June
The Department of Agriculture reports on June 1 1930 that fruit crop prospects are encouraging with cherries up to 34 percent higher and plums rising substantially Apples show good promise while total output should be near 1928 levels though below last year. The five year average yield is about 3 175 124 barrels.
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Department of Agriculture
BC Canned Salmon Industry Drives Canada External Trade
Shipments of British Columbia canned salmon from Vancouver to destinations outside Canada in 1929 reached 1 215 687 cases of 48 pounds each. The Pacific Coast canned salmon trade underpins national external commerce with Australian buyers leading, France second, and the British Isles third among thirty importing countries.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Canada
France
Brith Isles
March consumption figures refute hard times claim
The report notes 26,000,000 gallons daily of gesolime used across 43 states, up 7.1 percent from March 1929, arguing that consumer power does not show a recession signal. It adds about 1,500 women mail carriers work in England, and a London directory lists names such as Gotobed and Whiff.
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Union
London
Gotobed, My, Whiff
Obuo
Cops
Laoney
Alpine Club of Canada Camp In Jasper Park 1930
Alpine climbers from around the world will gather for the Alpine Club of Canada's 1930 annual camp in Jasper National Park from July 25 to August 1. English medical Alpine members join the event, exploring Maligne Lake region peaks including Mt Sampson Charlton Unwin Warren Mary Vaux Maligne and Brazeau in a setting famed for canyons lakes and giant river pot holes. The Maligne Canyon features subterranean streams linked to Medicine Lake and a river volume about four times its canyon flow.
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Alpine Club
Canada
Jasper National Park
England
Maligne Lake
Mt. Sampson
Mt. Charlton
Mt. Unwin
Mt. Warren
Maligne
Medicine
Medicine Lake
Saskatoon gets major building boom with new apartments and schools
In Saskatoon a $200 000 apartment house and a $500 000 technical school begin construction while Dominion Government allocates about $600 000 to extend its grain elevator. Contracts totaling around $3 000 000 cover extensions from Saskatoon to Rosetown and Outlook and from Saskatoon to Melfort and Tisdale for the Saskatchewan Power Commission.
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Mike
Saskatoon
Wnds
Dominon
Rosetown
Outlook
Melfort and
Tisdale
Saskatchewan Power Commission
New Mail Box Introduced in Stockholm with Guide Chart
A new type mailbox is installed in Stockholm under Sweden's postmaster general Andera Orne. The chart shows when the box is emptied the nearest post office or stamp machine location postal rates and train departures for Sweden and abroad.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Andera Orne
Paris Styled Semi-Sport Frock With Plaited Skirt
A conservative printed crepe silt frock with lingeria collar and cuffs in organdie features diagonal seaming for hip fit and lengthened movement. It uses 3% yarde 88-inch material with 6% yard 80-inch contrast and comes in sizes 18 to 42 bust with options in blue, parrot green, navy, and orangey red accents.
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Paris
Aecinth
Canadian Wheat Flour Proves High Milling Quality in Tests
Canadian flour shows high milling quality with rigid tests by the Board of Grain Commissioners. Blending 20 to 50 percent Canadian flour with weaker foreign flours increases loaf volume by 11 to 43 percent. The largest loaf used only Canadian flour. Russian, French, Australian, German, Danubian, Argentine wheats tested. Canadian share boosts loaf size across all comparisons.
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Research de Partment
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
Women's Institutes Grow Worldwide in Ontario Province
Ontario now hosts 1150 Women's Institutes with over 40000 members in rural districts. The movement promotes community welfare, especially for women and children, through cooperative effort and is nonsectarian and nonpartisan. Originating in Stoney Creek in 1887, it has become international, with a recent conference at Vienna attended by delegates from major nations.
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Ontario
Stoney Creek
Vienna
Austria
Destructive Wheat Disease Affects Canadian Wheat
The Dominion Botanist warns Take-All or foot-rot is the most destructive wheat disease yet notes it appears only once in a series of years. Canada has avoided widespread establishment due to careful practices and strong Western farmer support.
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Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
When Fate Was Cruel On a Steamer Wreck off Shetland
A wreck on a Shetland steamer left 130 bags lost at sea with only four washed ashore. One bag retained its contents in good condition, a set of income tax papers. The joke is that authorities will struggle to distinguish the salty stains from tears of recipients.
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Shetland
Four French scouts study Indian traits in Banff
Four French college scouts arrived at Banff in the Canadian Rockies to study Indians for the ethnographical museum of Paris. The group includes painters Paul Cauza and Gabriel Kyudinet, naturalist Raymond Gid, and photographer Leon Chaiz.
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Boy Scouts of Canada
Banff
Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Mayseum
Paris
Paul Cauza
Gabriel Kyudinet
Raymond Gid
Leon Chaiz
The British Empire's Vast Global Reach
The British Empire occupies about a quarter of the earth’s habitable surface and its population accounts for about a quarter of humanity, highlighting its extensive territorial span and demographic weight.
Manitoba Telephon Building Expansion Plans
Manitoba Telephone prompts a 15 exchange construction this year to serve 3,000,000 residents. Tyndall stone will be used in the building.
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Manitoba Telephon
Manitoba Telephone System
Delicatessen Built Over Old Mine Shaft For Cooling
Talgin delicatessen owner Gealer constructed his shop above an ancient mine shaft to channel cold air from the shaft and keep perishable goods chilled during service. The setup aims to reduce spoilage and extend freshness for meat and dairy items.
Canadian tobacco growers to be aided if needed
Hon. James Malcolm Minister of Trade and Commerce said Canada would appoint a special commissioner in England to protect tobacco growers interests if necessary. He noted close government contact with the industry and ongoing efforts to connect British manufacturers with Canadian growers for this year.
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England
James Malcolm
Malcolm
Great Britain
Produces Better Eggs from Heavier Hens
Do minion Department of Agriculture poultry experts report a strong link between body weight and egg production. A three pound hen averages 137.9 eggs yearly, 23 ounces per dozen, while a four and a half pound hen averages 206.6 eggs and 24.5 ounces per dozen. This finding helps farmers with flocks.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ornamental Shrubs and Hardy Plants Under Federal Farm Program
Developments at the Experimental Farms show hardy shrubs perennials and garden towers adapted to all parts of Canada. Reports from nearby Stations indicate varieties suited to local conditions and the report will guide adoption.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Boor Plever Locked The Door of St Martin's on the Fields
The door of St Martin's in the Fields remains unlocked as a sanctuary for the cold hungry and needy, while Peru employs airplanes in anti pest campaigns.
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T. Martin's
the Fields
London
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Marconi
Marcon
Siertricity Company
Guerin
Meachino
Mitac
Rhode Isisad Red Han
E. P. Ranch
B.C
Marion Gor
Alpinists
Jasper National Pra
Platis
New Provincial Park
Cameron Lake Forest
Vancouver Island
Tolmie
Cameron Lake
Mount Arrowsmith
Women’s Institutes
Peru
Gutierrez
Madrid
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