Government to take over Canada radio broadcasting
Ottawa hearing on radio control questions explored government ownership versus private, with calls to eliminate ads and fund stations by licenses. Proposals favored Dominion authority through a new communications department and a broadcast board, plus broader Canadian culture goals and overseas program exchanges.
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Canada
Stewki
Dominion
Saal
Naval Commission On Radio Broadcasting Belt
Ottawa
John Aird
Comntesian
C. A. Bowman
R. Frigon
Uke
Britain
France
Germany
Cithen
All-Canadian Congress of Labor
Canadian Legion
Tampire Service League
W. T. Burford
Department of Marine
Dominion Government
Department of Communications
Radio Commission
Department of Commmunications
J. A. Biddlake
United States
Legion
Canadian Broadcasting Service
Arrangements Made for World's Poultry Congress Trip
F C Elford and H R Lewis announce Canadian Pacific Steamship Company will transport delegates from Canada and the United States. The group sails from Montreal July 12 1930 aboard a Duchess for the World's Poultry Congress at Crystal Palace London, then tours England Scotland Ireland the Irish Free State Wales and continental Europe. Nearly a thousand delegates expected.
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World's Poultry Science Association
Canadian National Congress
Harry R. Lewis
United States Congress Committee
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Canada
United States
Montreal
Duchess
Crystal Palace
London
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Wales
Holland
Denmark
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
France
Flour Production in Dominion Milling Sees Higher Wheat Demand
The Dominion milling industry reports stronger production of four and other cereals with a sharp rise in wheat purchases. By end of April the nine month grains year shows 72,521,270 bushels of wheat absorbed, about 6.6 million more than the prior year, while oats grinding reaches 8,838,172 bushels, similar to last year.
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Dominion
Financial Service
Safety devices urged to curb farm tractor injuries
An item urges greater use of safety guards on farm equipment noting frequent injuries as tractors, disc edges, and shredders cause maiming. It cites reduced tolls from shielded corn shredders and calls safety councils to action in safety on highways and factories.
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Amfely
Chicago's New Colossus Skyscraper Aims 1022 Feet High on Steel Logs
The proposed 75 story Chicago tower would reach 1 022 feet with 3 500 000 square feet of office space. It would stand on steel logs with the Illinois Central Railway running electric trains through the city. The project echoes ancient and mythic scales as a modern Babel-like ascent.
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Chicago
Ilingis Central Railway
Sta Jegs
Lloyd’s
Tower of Babel
Canada Gold Production 1928 Led by Ontario
Canada produced 39 million dollars in gold in 1928 placing third globally. Ontario led with 32 million, followed by British Columbia Quebec Yukon Manitoba Alberta and Nova Scotia.
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Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Yukon
Manitoba
Alberta
Nova Scotis
Topographical Survey Uses Camera for Field Mapping Decades
The camera has been used by the Topographical Survey of the Department of the Interior as a method to gather topographical data in the field for mapping purposes over the past forty years.
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The
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Welsh miner settles in Townsend farmstead with family
The experiences of William A. Pullman and Welsh family are cited as encouraging emigration to Canada. After working in the prairie harvest, Pullman moved with his wife and nine children to Egon Weir's farm in Townsend township under CPR plans. He praises the rich farming district and secure meals, hoping to later buy a farm and prosper while also countering westward miner complaints.
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William A. Pullman
Norfolk County
Pullmas
Prairie Provinces
Canada
C.P.R
Egon Weir
Townsend
Br. Pullman
H. Thomas
Pullman
Bay Line Opens In Fall Not Ready For Passengers
The Hudson Bay Railway will likely not carry passenger traffic before the end of October due to bush fires and sand extraction issues. Opening celebration may be delayed until next spring as 2000 workers and eleven trains push construction, with 1,000,000 yards of train fill still required for the line.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Department of Railways and Canals
Churchill
CPR Wins Railway Goat Contest In Tight 18 17 Victory
The Canadian Pacific Railway team edged Canadian National by 18 to 17 in the annual Railway Goat contest. The trophy, dubbed the CN R goat for now, will stay at CPR headquarters until next year’s race decides the keeper.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
C.P.R
C.N.R
Rapid Aeroplane Travel hailed as era of great marvels
The piece surveys Canada’s Farm Loan Board and expanding aviation facilities, noting five provinces plus federal participation, growing loan forms, and regional offices. It highlights a shift toward air travel with global links, pilot safety assurances, and pioneering flights by Lindberghs, Kingsford Smith, and others shaping a world of cross‑continent air routes.
Doom Of Mankind Warned By Dr Rae On Tsetse Threat
Dr Roderic H Rae of Indianapolis Public Schools warns the African tsetse fly will be mankind s Waterloo bringing sleeping sickness. He cites a Crawfordsville Ind death as a recent example and says there is no cure for the sting.
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Roderic H. Rae
Indianapolis
Rae
Dr. Rae
Crawfordsville
Ind
Loneliest Family Claims Isolation at Cape York
A tele grapher family led by Gunn at Cape York station on Australia’s northern tip says they are the loneliest in the world cut off by dense bush and shark infested seas. They report only about 20 visitors in three years and few contacts with the mainland.
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Australia
Gunn
Cape York Station
Alberta Wireless Stations Cost and Operation Report
A report details eight wireless stations in Alberta and the far north operated by the department of national defence. Stations at Aklavik Herschell Islands Dawson Mayo Fort Simpson Fort Sith Fort Resolution and Edmonton show total construction costs of $156 ae and annual operating costs of $98 253.
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Alberta
North
Department of National Defence
Aklavik
Herschell Islands
Dawson
Mayo
Fort Simpson
Fort Sith
Fort Resolution
Edmonton
Anglo American Contacts and U.S. Commonwealth Ties
A Kansas City Star opinion notes that America should prioritize solid friendship with the British commonwealth. It argues the first foreign relations task is to ensure durable, sound ties between the United States and the commonwealth.
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America
British Commonwealth of Nations
United States
British Commonwealth
Kansas City Star
How Lake Named The Committees Punch Bow
Lake in Jasper Park Alberta derives its name from old Northwest Company traders and voyageurs who met on its shores to trade furs and goods and to discuss fur trade issues in the era of exploration.
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Jasper Park
Alberta
Northwest Company
Luxury bath coach for Nawab of Bhopal completed
A British firm builds a motor chassis mounted bath room for the Nawab of Bhopal. The suite includes a full bath dressing table bed and drawers with bath water heated by car exhaust. A quoted exchange follows about a drum like heartbeat and a call to arms.
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Bhopal
Proposal Note From Berlin Man Sparks Family Debate
A Berlin source quotes Nagels Lustige Wek with a man professing love for a daughter and insisting the proposal is driven by affection only, while denying any other motive. The exchange hints at family approval tensions and social expectations reflected in the era’s rhetoric.
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Nagels Lustige Wek
Berlin
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