Declining Tourism Revenue Sparks Call for Action in Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics noted a 1938 tourism expenditure drop of about 21 million dollars in Canada, amid hopes the King and Queen’s visit and better cross border conditions will revive this key industry. Roads and truck traffic on western routes are flagged as factors, with federal help urged for highway rehab and job creation to restore growth in tourist income. Claude C. Bonter cites tourism as an invisible balance of trade benefiting the nation.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Dominion
George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
U.S
Claude C. Bonter
Norse Visit to Canada Proven by Lake Nipigon Finds
University of Toronto professor T F McIlwraith and the Royal Ontario Museum presented Lake Nipigon discoveries as indisputable proof that Norse explorers reached Canada about a millennium ago. A sword, shield handle fragment, and axe head turned over by a Port Arthur man were identified as 10th century artifacts.
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T. F. McIlwraith
University of Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum
Ontario Historical Association
Lake Nipigon
Canada
Mell- Wraith
Port Arthur
Two Scots Toss Coin in Quebec Divide Mount Murray and Murray Bay
Two 18th century Scots, veterans of General Murray, split Quebec lands by a coin toss at La Joie River. Malcolm Fraser received the east side and named Mount Murray, while John Nairne took the west and named Murray Bay beside Manoir Richelieu.
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Jacques Cartier
France
la’ Ioeaibal River
Quebec
General Murray
Malcolm Fraser
Mount Murray
John Nairne
Murray Bay
Teeth in ancient birds revealed by fossil study
Paleontologists describe fossil remains showing early birds from millions of years ago possessed toothy jaws. The discovery clarifies the transition from toothed dinosaurs to modern beaks and sheds light on dietary evolution in early avians.
Vegetable Origins Made Transfer Easy
An article in The Saturday Evening Post traces global roots of garden crops from ancient Southwest cliff dwellers to modern beans. It recounts how diverse origins shaped crops like beans onions tomatoes and melons and notes a London scheme where a German man uses forged stock certificates to reclaim £60 000 in London.
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Burpee
Saturday Evening Poat
Southwest
Palestine
Siberia
Europe
Peru
Persia
Africa
Egypt
China
Imperial Valley
New Jersey
Colorado
Florida
Ontario
London
England
Berlin
Overseas Daily Mail
Food shortage risk warned by Sir Herbert Matthews
Risk of a British food shortage at the outbreak of another war is higher than in 1914 said Sir Herbert Matthews of the Great War food ministry. He accused the government food defence committee of lacking food to control and of having no means to defend it if possessed and urged large purchases of Canadian wheat. He also noted oil capacity is vulnerable and should be spread nationwide.
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Herbert Matthews
Great War Food Ministry
Congress of Industrial Transport
United Kingdom
Government
Food Defence Committee
Herbert
Old Moores Almanac predicts European tension and peace
Prime Minister Chamberlain urged seeking Old Moore's Almanac for fall predictions. The oracle foresees September tension in Berlin then calm, and October sees foreign affairs remain pivotal as Venus peaks at Rome and Bertin. It cautions prospects for lasting peace through broad understanding.
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Europe
Chamberlain
Old Moore
England
Cardiff
Wales
Berlin
Venus
Rome
Bertin
Dog L P Tyndall Charges Rover With Appetite Change
Kingston North Carolina man Dog L P Tyndall states his dog Rover would have no charge account if not reasonable. Rover now displays a preference for frankfurters and hamburgers after sniffing beef at a butcher shop.
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L. P. Tyndall
Kingston
N.C
Rover
Locomotive in Russia Promises Large Baptisms in Canada
A Russian locomotive is claimed to use 40 percent less fuel and run 1000 to 1400 miles without water uptake. The text also foresees a very large number of Georges and Elizabeths baptized in Canada this year. The host delivers a jovial remark about whiskey and lemons on return.
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Russia
Georges and
Elizabeths
Canada
Escort ships Glasgow and Southampton join royal voyage fleet
The escort cruisers Southampton and Glasgow, 9100 tons with 700 crew, commissioned 1933 and 1934, speed 33 knots, armed with 12 6 inch guns and eight 4 inch guns, carry two airplanes and use oil power. Not capital ships. The Glasgow’s WWI escape at Coronel and later Falklands action are noted. admiralty aims to keep the name Glasgow prominent in the navy.
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Southampton
Glasgow
Coronel
von Spée
Falkland Islands
Admiralty
Cowhand Ropes Eagle Near Rincon Ranch
A Tucson cowhand on Rincon Ranch roped an eagle from horseback while the bird fed on a week-old calf it killed. The bird was too heavy to fly, according to Jose Romero. Italy orders Italian textiles to use Italian fibers where possible. England’s oldest windmill in Outwood, built in 1665, is still operational.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jose Romero
Rincon Ranch
England
Outwood
Women led bibliophile project aims Biblioteca Femina
Grace Thompson leads a National Council of Women effort to assemble Biblioteca Femina a global library of books by women with chapters on science sociology art and travel. Canada features prominently through Mrs Seton wife of Ernest Thompson Seton and potential inclusion of A Woman Tenderfoot in the Rockies.
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Grace Thompson
National Council of Women
Jesters
Biblioteca Femina
Canada
Seton
Dominion
Ernest Thompson Seton
Manitoba
Tenderfoot
Rockies
Jetters
Europe
Orient
Auxiliary Army Corps
United States field gun sets new long range record
The U S Army unveiled its longest range field gun a 155 millimetre weapon capable of hurling a 100 pound shell about 15 miles. In tests at Fort Bragg North Carolina the round traveled roughly 25 000 yards creating a 16 foot crater and marking the longest shot from a standard U S Army field gun. Colonel Ralph McT Pennell stated the weapon is now standard for long range bombardment of enemy reserves and supply dumps.
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United States Army
Fort Bragg
N.C
Ralph McT. Pennell
Field Artillery Board
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Marks 175th Anniversary
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph celebrates 175 years since its 1764 launch as the Quebec Gazette. The paper merged with the Morning Chronicle in 1874 and the Daily Telegraph in 1925 to become the Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
The
Quebec Gazette
Chronicle-Telegraph
Morning Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
New Guinea Tribe Report Sparks War and Color Lore
Reports from Rabaul describe a newly found New Guinea tribe where women wear bone bags of dead relatives and men engage in ongoing inter tribal fighting. The pigment range of the people spans brick red to near white and locals reportedly lead leisure filled lives.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
Japan issues eight million aluminum one sen coins
Japan has placed in circulation eight million new one sen coins made of aluminum to replace copper coins of the same value, aiming to save copper and maintain coinage value.
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Japan
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Old Moore’s Almanac
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Salep
Op Paper Products
Montar AL
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Ses
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Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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