Increased Resort To London Of Canadian Borrowers Shows New Financial Trend
The New York Herald Tribune notes two provincial bond issues in London as a new market trend during financial strain. British Columbia issued £1.5 million of 5s in May, oversubscribed at 99, and Alberta £1 million at 84. The trend reflects London’s recovered poise, with expectations of Canadian dollar parity with the U S, aided by intermarket links and Canadian gold bonds held in the United States.
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London
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
British Columbia
Alberta
United States
Montreal
England
Sounds Reasonable Establishing City Man On Farm Might Not Pay
A prominent Pennsylvania citizen proposes state financing for unemployed city workers to buy farms, stock them with horses cattle chickens and pigs, and provide tools and seed. The plan aims to help back to the landers, but questions arise about city natives managing farming tasks and basic animal care.
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Pennsylvania
Alberta Beef Exports Reach 100 Million Pounds in 1931
A brief provincial report from the Livestock Commissioner states that Alberta exported 100 million pounds of beef in 1931. The figure highlights the scale of cattle commerce amid early depression era conditions.
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Alberta
Garlic Imports Reach 284000 Pounds Last Year
The United States imported 284000 pounds of garlic in the previous calendar year, reflecting steady demand in the culinary sector and ongoing trade activity across sourcing regions.
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United States
Conservatives Seek Tougher Empire Content Rules
In London the central council of the National Union of Conservative Associations with 500 delegates unanimously urged Britain to amend the Exspire-Content regulations. They argue current rules require 25 percent Empire content and that United States goods evade duties by flowing through Canada and the Irish Free State.
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Britain
Central Council
The
National Union of Conservative Associations
London
United States
Canada
Irish Free State
American Railways face heavy first four months loss
The Interstate Commerce Commission tabulation shows a net loss of 76,489,492 dollars for the first four months of the year among 164 major Class I railways, contrast to 959,610 dollars profit in the prior year. April alone logged a 20,682,727 dollar loss versus 2,623,005 dollars income in 1931.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
George E. Carter Wins Promotion at Canadian Pacific
George E. Carter is promoted to Assistant General Passenger Agent at Montreal effective July 1, succeeding the late George A. Walton who died at sea. The post will not be filled. the move trims executive ranks amid economy drives. Carter, a Saint John native, has a long record from stenography to district agent and Montreal A G P, with service in World War I and a European instructional trip. He belongs to the Traffic Club of Montreal and Kiwanis.
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Assenger
Montreal
R. G. McNeillie
George A. Walton
Carter
Saint John
Pata
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Traffic Club of
Kiwanis Club
Village shopkeeper helps touring traveler assemble spares
A tourist rushes into a village shop asking for a quart of oil petrol sparking plugs a five gallon paraffin can and four pie tins. The enterprising clerk replies and offers to have the traveler assemble them in the back room.
Tony Sarg Invented Toys From Village Resources
Tony Sarg the artist and puppet master grew up in an English village lacking a toy shop or gimcrack store. The absence of ready made toys spurred him to craft his own creations as a boy.
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Tony Sarg
Sarg
Weed Menace in Seed Crops Warned by Dominion Seed Branch
Roguing by hand is urged to keep seed crops pure. Bladder Campion Catch Fly Couch Grass Rib Grass Ragweed Ox eye Daisy and Perennial Sow Thistle are listed as troublesome weeds. Growers should police fields and resort to liberal roguing to ensure seed quality and market value.
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Dominion Seed Branch
Expedition May Seek Rich North Gold and Silver Finds
Captain James C. Critchell-Bullock of Vancouver plans a northward expedition to locate rich gold, silver and radium properties. He notes John Hornby first discovered the Great Bear Lake radium area and left samples, diaries, and maps to him. A Vancouver assay reported values of 136000 dollars per ton in free gold.
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James C. Critchell-Bullock
Vancouver
John Hornby
Arctic
North West Territories
Hornby
Great Bear Lake
Critchell-Bullock
Prepared For Emergency Grave Ready For Lighthouse Keeper
Bahamas lighthouse keeper takes duties at a remote beacon and learns his fate is a grave rock he cannot escape. E. H. Sayer, Imperial Lighthouse Service engineer, explains the novel death insurance during a furlough in Canada. He oversees 12 imperial government lighthouses in the Bahamas.
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Bahamas
E. H. Sayer
Imperial Lighthouse Service
Canada
Imperial Government
Berlin Inventor Proposes Mountain Side Advertising Project
A Berlin inventor envisions a projector capable of casting advertisements on mountain sides. The concept would use light projection to display promotional images over large outdoor surfaces, potentially reaching vast audiences in rural and tourist areas.
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Berlin
United States and China Lead Poultry Production
The United States and China together produce the largest shares of poultry, dominating global output and shaping industry trends through large-scale farming, export volumes, and evolving regulatory standards.
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United States
China
Canadian United States Peace Park Dedicated
Photographs capture the dedication ceremony of the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park under Canadian and U S authority. Sir Charles A Mander delivers the address as he joins E T Scoyon and H Knight in a hand clasp. The Rotary Clubs of Canada and the United States backed the project begun by Cardston Alberta Rotary. Chief Two Guns White Calf elevates Lady Mander to Princess Shining Star during post dedication rites.
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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
United States Congress
Charles A. Mander
England
E. T. Scoyon
Glacier National Park
H. Knight
Waterton Lakes National Park
Rotary Club
Cardston
Alberta
Rotary Clubs of
Canada
United States
Mander
Eminent French Professor Denies Gulf Stream Existence
A columnist notes rising accidental deaths in Ontario and cites Professor Georges Le Dannois of the French Sea Fisheries Bureau who controversial ly asserts there is no Gulf Stream. The piece mocks the claim while recalling Franklin’s era belief in the current and its imagined mythic role.
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Georges le Dannois
French Sea Fisheries Bureau
New York Sun
North Atlantic
Sargasso Sea
Gulf Stream
United States
Europe
Hydrographic Office
le Dannois
Benjamin Franklin
France
Richard
Hundred Acres Of Roses Blatna Endures Hard Bohemian Climate
In Blatna, southwest Bohemia, Jan Boehm established a plant of over one hundred acres of roses that now draws a summer pilgrimage from central Europe. He introduces two new roses yearly such as Masaryk Jubilee, Bozena Nemcova the thornless rose, Briand-Paneurope and Krasna Uslavanka. Despite 1300 feet elevation and cold winds from the Bohemian Forest, his hardy varieties thrive while he grows German French English and Dutch roses.
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Blatna
Bohemia
Pisek
Strakonice
Europe
Jan Boehm
Masaryk
Boehm
Blatna Les
Bohemian Forest
Christian Science Monitor
Advertising Boost by Major Cereal Firm Announced
The head of one of the largest cereal manufacturers declares a one million dollar increase to the company advertising budget for the current year. Most of the raise will go to newspapers, challenging the view that advertising does not pay.
Silk exports from Japan rise in 1931 shipments
Raw silk exported from Japan last year weighed nearly 20 percent more than the 1930 shipments, signaling a significant increase in production and export activity. The data highlights a stronger demand and a rebound in silk trade after the prior year.
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Japan
Tariff Pleasantries End Trade Hopes Between Nations
Colonel W L McGregor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce denounces Smoot Hawley tariff measures and looming lumber and copper export limits in a San Francisco convention. He argues the United States started the fray and Canada cannot rely on buying from a nation unwilling to purchase. The Montreal Star quotes his blunt view on bilateral trade, noting the age of Canadian access is ending. Bobby jokes about a schoolyard comparison between father and son, highlighting light, unrelated humor.
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W. L. McGregor
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
American Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Canada
United States
Montreal Star
Tokyo Officials Seek Ways to Cut Bicycle Car Collisions
City traffic officials in Tokyo seek methods to reduce the high rate of bicycle and automobile collisions. They aim to improve safety through measures such as infrastructure changes, rider education, and enforcement, targeting a drop in incidents across urban areas.
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Tokyo
Japan
Diamonds never occur in mass formation and single crystals
The flying tank is a new fighting machine described as a compact combat vehicle. It is presented as an innovative weapon with potential battlefield utility, emphasizing its armored design and mobility.
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Stockholm
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