Indians Advance In Education In Canada
Canada’s Indians progress in education reported by Thomas G. Murphy, highlighting rising enrolment from 13,872 in 1923-24 to 17,445 last year and attendance from 11,188 to 13,352. In 1928-29, 345 schools operated including 254 day and 79 residential. expansion at Lebret Saskatchewan and Moriey Alberta schools for Stony and broader Indian communities. Emphasis on language, domestic science, manual training, agriculture. vocational training in half-day courses. medical, dental care and balanced diet support pupil health.
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Thomas G. Murphy
Minster of the Interior
Indian Affairs
Dominion
Warde Canada
Presbyterian
United Churches
Lebret
Qu'Appele Valley
Saskatchewan
Rutumn
Moriey
Alberta
United Church of Canada
Urubuat
Australian states agree on 3d per bushel wheat bounty
The Australian government completes arrangements with New South Wales Victoria South Australia Western Australia and Tasmania to distribute the six cent per bushel bounty on last season's wheat crop. Canadian turkeys enter Croat titan free of duty.
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Federal Government of
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
British Isles
Mount Elvas Russia to Launch New Public Projects
Report notes Mount Elvas plans to unveil public works to address local concerns with a focus on communal care measures amid rising regional activity. Officials indicate the initiatives aim to improve infrastructure and services for residents.
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Rinktad
Climbing Plants Add Beauty to Canadian Homes
The article notes many hardy native climbers available in Canada to enhance dwelling exteriors. It recommends preparing loamy soil with well rotted manure, improving ground around buildings, and choosing climbers suited to climate such as Virginia creepers clematis peas honeysuckle climbing roses wisteria and more.
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Canada
Dominion
Central
Ottawa
Virginia
Woodpecker Adolphus Causes Morning Disturbance in Chicago
The Mervyn C. Phillips family on Pleasant avenue Chicago says a woodpecker named Adolphus keeps beating a drain pipe at sunrise. Neighbors report sleepless mornings as the bird arrives to drum on the copper pipe despite tar coatings as a proposed deterrent.
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Adolphus
Mervyn C. Phillips
Pleasant Avenue
Chicago
Phillips
Phillipses
Timbered props for British coal mines could rise at home
Britain spends about £6,000,000 yearly on timber for coal mine props, roughly seven pence per ton of coal. Most wood is imported now, but afforestation has planted 350,000 acres, signaling more homegrown timber. A designer predicts curve-free tracks could push trains at 150 to 200 mph.
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Britain
McGill Professor Praises Women Teachers
Prof. John Hughes of McGill University lauded women teachers at the annual meeting of the Association of Headmistresses of Canada in Montreal. He cited their understanding and sympathy as key to progress in juvenile and adult education and noted the importance of the women’s institutes in the broader push for education as a humane, insightful process.
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McGill
John Hughes
AicGill University
Association of Headmistresses of Canada
Montreal
Hughes
Reindeer Herd Settles After Arctic Crossing
Canada's herd of 2370 Alaska reindeer, driven by Andy Bahr across the Arctic rim to Kittigatuit near the Mackenzie River, has settled on a new land. Wireless messages to the interior department report 600 fawny born and more expected, showing the trek survived and supporting the Eskimo food and clothing project. The herd was purchased in December 1929 and spent five years on the road.
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Canada
Alaska
Andy Bahr
Arctic
Kittigatuit
Mackenzie River
Interior Department
St. Bernard Rescue Ends in Chicago Quarry
Mrs Irene Castle icLaughlin watched as Frank Ballou a detective bureau marksman ended the suffering of a St Bernard stranded 500 feet down a quarry ledge in Chicago Rescue was impossible and a crowd of animal lovers looked on.
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Irene Castle icLaughlin
Frank Ballou
Detective Bureau
Chicago
Meeting the Author in Neon Phoenix Cactus Scene
A young woman tells a novelist it’s interesting to meet him. She confesses she’s been reading his recent work and hopes the last novel is the one she has. Phoenix, Arizona, features a tall living cactus outlined in neon lights as a town sign.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Candlefish Said To Be Good Substitute For Candles
A Canadian Fisheries report notes the culachon or candlefish Thaleichthys pacificus found in British Columbia waters. The fish yields abundant pale oil, has a pale white to dark marked exterior, and is used by Indians and commercial fisheries alike. When dried its oil serves as lamp fuel and cooking fat.
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British Columbia
Department of Fisheries
Oregon
Alaska
Elephant snares policeman at Lea Bridge Zoo
An English policeman learning how to handle emergencies found himself grabbed by an elephant at Lea Bridge Zoo. The crowd laughed as the officer wrestled free from the elephant trunk until the keeper arrived to coax the animal away.
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Lea Bridge
England
Zoo
Son of the Sea Cartoon Quote in Punch
A Punch magazine joke parses a seafaring quip about flying over an ocean with a speaker asking the value of having an ocean if you cannot fly over it. The caption reflects maritime humor and playful skepticism.
Canada gains from rising silver prices boosting national wealth
The Ottawa report says Canada, a leading silver producer, will gain as the U S price climbs to 1 29 per ounce. Annual output and earnings rise for silver, lead, zinc and copper producers with a spillover to gold mines. last year Canada produced 146 441 000 ounces worth 7 803 000 dollars.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Ottawa
Rilver
Quebec Chronicle- Telegraph
Accident-Free Driver Highlights Safer Roads
The Ottawa Journal notes Charles Whalen, an Owen Sound bus driver, has driven 800000 miles in eighteen years without an accident. GM uses the tale in ads to stress personal responsibility and that car builders cannot guarantee safe roads or control drivers actions.
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Charles Whalen
Owen Sound
General Motors
Ottawa Journal
Scout officer recalls Maori aid tale from war
Sir Alfred Pickford recalls a war story where Maori chiefs offered to supply British forces with ammunition after learning English firepower was weakening. The anecdote highlights cross culture aid during conflict and mutual aid under wartime strain.
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Alfred Pickford
England
Boy Scouts
Six Nations Council Extends Loyal Congratulation to King George
The Six Nations Indian Council in Ontario sent a resolution of congratulation to King George and Queen Mary on the silver anniversary of their accession. The message affirms continued loyalty to the Majesties and to the flag, recalling joint military service with Imperial troops.
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Six Nations Indian Council
George
Queen Mary
April 1935 Pedigree Certificates Registered
The total number of pedigree certificates registered by the Canadian National Livestock Records, approved by the Dominion Minister of Agriculture, during April 1935 included 277 horses, 3002 cattle, 249 sheep, 306 swine, 760 foxes, 581 dogs, 51 poultry, and one Saanen Goat.
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Canadian National Livestock Records
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
The Princes Of India In London Jubilee Attendee Wealth
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes that over 100 princes and courtiers visited London for a silver jubilee. Their jewels and retinues are vast, with creatures, cooks, and livestock accompanying some, while Indian society accepts stark contrasts between wealth and poverty as belief in reincarnation endures.
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London
Jubilee
Scotland Yard
Patiala
Mahbaranee
Kashmir
Hyderabad
Abdul the Damned
India
Bikaner
Savoy Hotel
St. Thomas
Reforestation Scheme Proposed For Saskatchewan Drought Areas
Senator A Marcotte proposes a Dominion funded reforestation plan for drought zones in Saskatchewan. The scheme, costing over 2 million dollars at start, would be financed by the federal government and extend eight to ten years. Relief labor could be used but not at relief wages.
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Saskatchewan
Drouth
Dominion
A. Marcotte
Ponteix
Senate
Marcotte
Dominon
Plebiscite Protests Spread Across Saskatchewan Communities
Plebiscite requests against beer licenses reach one city and 27 towns villages and a hamlet in Saskatchewan led by Swift Current and including Bredenburg Cabri Carlyle Carnduff Eston Grenfell Lanigan Lumsden Milestone Vonda Govan Wadena Big River Birch Hilla Borden Canwood Denzil Eybrow Eatonia Fillmore Gainsborough Glen Ewen Imperial Kincaid Lake Lenore Neville Yelly St Bricyx Nileburg. Planning for voting begins at once. A medical adage appears in the text urging a cure for rheumatism with a testimonial claim from Mr. X who allegedly used it for twenty years.
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Swift Current
Bredenburg
Cabri
Carlyle
Carnduff
Eston
Grenfell
Lanigan
Lumsden
Milestone
Vonda
Govan
Wadena
Big River
Birch Hilla
Borden
Canwood
Denzil
Eyebrow
Eatonia
Fillmore
Gainsborough
Glen Ewen
Imperial
Kincaid
Lake Lenore
Neville
Yelly
St. Bricyx
Nileburg
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Russia
Wequer Protcre
Prince OF Wales
Chelsea Barracks
Austria
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Taner
B.C
Foreien Legion
Camads
Prive Rinse
Ontario
the Princes of
Heer Ebensen
Sasaktchewan
Mr. X
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