British Empire urged to lead trans Atlantic airship link to Canada
Sir Dennistoun Burney pressed Ottawa to back a Great Britain to Canada airship service with 85 mph craft able to carry 100 passengers and 19 tons of mail for a 6,000 mile flight. He proposed a Canada committee to judge government and business backing, pledging possible 48 hour London arrivals from Toronto or Montreal in winter, before Germany–US plans move forward.
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Canada
British Empire
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Hugo Eckener
Dennistoun Burney
Denistoun
Ottawa
London
England
Sgaid
Aeet
Dennistoun
India
Australia
Bennett
King
Montreal
Sir Dennistoun
Toronto
Canadien
Woman Plans Revolver Attack On Husband
A distressed speaker tells police she intends to shoot her husband. She says he does not know her plan and questions the gun’s make, expressing no concern for his awareness. Authorities assess the threat and seek safety options.
Birds Reach West Indies Islands After Storms
Hurricanes in the West Indies bring unusual avian visitors to small islands as birds never seen before in the region arrive following storms, signaling shifts in local wildlife patterns and potential ecological impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Frozen-egg plants in Shanghai operate at capacity
In Shanghai, China, frozen-egg plants run at full capacity. A quoted worker, Payesa CGaies, laments missing a fortune as he preferred holidays before starting work, explaining that he chose holidays over a paid job. The exchange highlights labor tradeoffs and early wage expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Airship travellers weigh comfort gains and gas savings
Sir Dennistoun Burney told the Advertising Club of Montreal that shower baths are among future airship luxuries. The R-100, en route to Canada, collected 4.4 tons of extra water from rain and cloud moisture, saving about 12820.56 dollars in hydrogen loss. Helium is preferred to hydrogen for safety and efficiency. Canadian geologists note geology near Hudson Bay and Labrador suggests strong helium prospects, aiding Europe Canada airship service plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennistoun Burney
Advertising Club of
Montreal
Canada
Hudson's Bay
Labrador
Europe
Shaw's First Novel to Be Issued After 41 Years
George Bernard Shaw, early novelist turned playwright, will publish his first novel Immaturity from 41 years ago in September. The work, rejected by about 60 publishers, will appear in a collected Shaw set whose first five volumes publish in London and New York.
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George Bernard Shaw
William H. Wise
New York
Shaw
London
Wise
United States
Reindeer Restocking Seen For Western Arctic Fodder
The North West Territories and Yukon branch of the Interior Department study resupply of the Arctic using native moss and lichens to feed reindeer. A. E. Porsild and R. T. Porsild prepared by government for reindeer importation. 3,000 head bought from Loman Brothers, Alaska for delivery to Kittigazuit near the Mackenzie delta. Buffalo distribution cited as precedent for northern animal stock expansion. The project hinges on northern forage beyond the barren lands.
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Canadian Arctic
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
A. E. Porsild
Western Arctic
Hudson's Bay
Mr. Porsild
R. T. Porsild
Arctic
Loman Brothers
Alaska
Kittigazuit
MacKenzie River
North America
North West
Hudson Bay
Eskimos Play Golf Ancient Scottish Game Introduced To Natives
Reverend Donald Marsh, a Sas kattoon graduate and former Eskimo missionary, returns north after a break to introduce golf at Eskimo Point, 200 miles north of Churchill, bringing clubs balls and tees for the native players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Scotland
Donald Marsh
Emmanuel Theological College
Saskatoon
Mr. Marsh
Eskimo Point
Montreal Woman Named Principal at Tokyo International School
Miss Beatrice Shand of Montreal and Toronto has been chosen principal of the international school for foreign residents in Tokio Japan. She will begin duties at the fall term opening September 15. A graduate of Acadia College Wolfville N S and McGill University Montreal she also trained at Miss Hunters School New York in kindergarten methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Shand
Montreal
Toronto
International School For
Tokio
Japan
Shand
Miss Shand
Acadia College
Wolfville
N.S
McGill University
Miss Hunter's School For
New York
Minister McKenzie to Inspect Manitoba Fisheries Network
Hon. D. G. McKenzie Minister of Natural Resources for Manitoba travels north to inspect fisheries across lakes Winnipeg Manitoba and Winnipegosis and adjacent waterways visiting stations properties and fish ladders along shorelines to assess conditions and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Winnipegosis
You Are Not Young If You Still Crave Instruction Books
A remark challenges readers who seek out books merely because they are instructive. It argues genuine reading should satisfy curiosity beyond utilitarian aims and warns against reducing literature to a lesson plan.
Judges Named to Award Progressive Prairie Competitions
Canadian National Railways selects outstanding men and women to judge five year prairie competitions in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Prizes of 1000 500 and 250 will be given annually in each province. Judges include Dr John Mackay Dr W C Murray Violet McNaughton and others with ties to universities colleges and farm groups. The winning community will be chosen for top schools health welfare arts and agricultural progress and cooperative efforts.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian National Railways
Manitoba
John Mackay
Manitoba College
Joseph Fink
Provencher School
St. Boniface
David Watt
Birtle
Saskatchewan
W. C. Murray
University of Saskatchewan
W. J. Rose
Dartmouth College
Hanover
Wn.h
Mra
Violet McNaughton
Women's Grain Growers’ Organization
Western Producer
Saskatoon
Alberta
R. C. Wallace
Alberta University
W. H. Fairchild
Experimntal Farm
Lethbridge
R. B. Gunn
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan fur farms surge to 222 in province
A provincial game department statement shows 222 registered fur farms in Saskatchewan, including 101 fox farms. Under the Game Act these farms require government permits. Species counts: fox 101, badger 64, mink 59, muskrat 41, raccoon 13, coyote 13, rabbit 8, others small. Four leases in operation and 20 pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Aprovincial Game
Dialogues in a Snappy Conundrum of Dreams
A humorous exchange features Riley and The Interpreter debating the meaning of dreams. Riley asks what dreaming of a bachelor signifies for a married man, and The Interpreter brashly answers with a wry, fatefully disappointed forecast.
Carlsbad Caverns Reclassified From National Monument to Park
The Carlsbad Caverns site has been redesignated from a National Monument to a National Park. The change elevates protections and management status for the area, reflecting its significance and natural value.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Philippines Average Income Stated At 35 Dollars Yearly
A report claims the average income of Philippine residents is thirty five dollars per year. The piece cites a general economic condition and mentions national living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Phillipines
Canada Stakes Arctic Claim and Seed Gate in Royal Fair
Canada pledges to guard Arctic zone between mainland and North Pole while advancing seed policy at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto from November 19 to 27. New class for inspected 50 bushel seed lots boosts certified grain sales, with 80 prizes across winter wheat, oats and barley. Dean P. E. Corbett of McGill argues Canada will assert rights over discoveries and potential polar routes, urging vigilance against foreign designs in an envisioned Arctic regime.
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Canada
Toronto
Marquis Group
Garnet
Reward
Huron
North Pole
P. E. Corbett
Law School
McGill University
Institute of Politics
Dean Corbett
Arctic
Antarctic
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Polar
Raspberries Grow As A Major Canadian Crop
Horticultural experts from the Dominion Department of Agriculture call the raspberry the most important bush fruit in Canada after strawberries. Annual production is about 2.5 million quarts valued around 500000 dollars. Plantings total near 2500 acres with BC leading production and Ontario close behind. Raspberries are cultivated profitably in every province and grow wild across coast to coast and up to the Mackenzie delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Mackenzie River
How We Spend Our Time Says a Frenchman on Leisure
A French observer counts how a typical man allocates life to work, sleep, recreation, church, and shaving. At seventy, about nineteen years are spent working, twenty-three in bed, nine in amusement, one in church, and two shaving. He calls shaving a waste, yet shaving less may not yield better use of time, says New Outlook.
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Lfe
Man protests court loss of overcoat during hearing
In a court hearing a man caused a disturbance by clattering chairs in the back of the courtroom. The judge, famed for irony, quipped that people often lose whole suits there, while the man explained he had lost his overcoat, prompting further witty exchanges.
Czecho Slovakia Develops Air Express Service
Czecho-Slovakia is developing its air express service. Roanoke, Virginia, hosts the largest ray op plant in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czecho-Slovakia
Roanoke, Va
Value Of the American Hen Poultry Industry Shows 10 Percent Share
The cow, the sow and the hen drive farm income, with poultry contributing about 10 percent of total American farm earnings in 1928. Egg sales reached 717 million dollars, and chick sales 458 million, totaling 1.175 billion for poultry versus 11.827 billion for all farms. Farm consumption on premises likely adds seven figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Health of Animals Branch work draws international interest
The Health of Animals Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture earns global attention for tuberculosis control and Bang's Disease eradication. British Medical Association members visiting Canada this summer will tour the new Animal Diseases Research Institute laboratories in Hull, P.Q.
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Health of
Dominion Department of Agriculture
British Medical Association
Canada
Animal Diseases Research Institute
Hull
P.Q
Belgium weighs tax cuts amid fiscal review
Belgium eyes a tax reduction program as part of a broader fiscal review. Meanwhile Oxford University in England reports a rising popularity of wrestling among students, sparking campus activity and club formation.
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Oxford University
England
In Berlin, Father and Son Debate Love for Lottie Motte
In a brief Berlin exchange, a father recalls loving Lottie Motte in his youth while expressing concern for his son's feelings. The remark captures a lighthearted, old world tone as two generations discuss romance.
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Lottie Motte
Wahre Jakob, Berlin
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Tafcony
Eskimos
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Tokio School
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Three Prairie
Saskatchewan Fur Farms
Riley
Banff Springs Hotel
Yeh-Wah Monee
Lone Walker
Umbiska Weh-Zhee
Lone Eagle
William Thomson
Peggy Dalgieish
Mainland
Pole
Belgium
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