Immense Value Of Canada Wild Life Stressed By Minister
The Minister of the Interior Hon. Thomas G. Murphy addressed the Provincia-Dominion Game Conference in Ottawa stressing wildlife’s immense value to Canada. He cited a provisional annual income of 53 million dollars from wildlife and highlighted the need to regulate and protect birds, waterfowl, and habitats through sanctuaries and enforcement, urging cooperation between officials and sportsmen to safeguard future generations.
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Canada
Interior
Thomas G. Murphy
Provincia-Dominion
Ottawa
Dominica
Murphy
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Northwest Territories
Quebec
Mr. Murphy
Alberta cowboy wins North American all round title at Calgary Stampede
Herman Linder of Cardston Alberta claimed the North American all round cowboy championship at the Calgary Stampede also taking the Canadian all round and provincial titles. Pete Knight of Crossfield Alberta won the bucking horse riding crown while his namesake Harry Knight of Banff rode Salle to the title. A new world calf roping record was set by Bob Vrossie of Enna New Mexico in 13 45. Smoky Snider of Kimberley BC won the bareback bucking Canadian championship. Stampede attendance topped 174676 for the week.
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Alberta
Calgary Stampede
Herman Linder
Cardston
Eddie Woods
Emmett
Idaho
Lincer
Pete Knight
Crossfield
Harry Knight
Banff
Salle
Bob Vrossie
Enna
New Mexico
Smoky” Snider
Kimberley
B.C
Brazil to extend three government railway lines
Brazil plans to extend three state railways, expanding government controlled lines. Officials say the project will improve cargo and passenger service, linking regional centers and boosting freight capacity across the network. Prospects include budgeted funding and oversight by the national transportation agency.
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Brazil
Champion Swimmer Warns Against Lone Beaching Dangers
Regina Leader-Post quotes Johnny Weissmuller urging strict water safety. He says even a champion would not swim far off without a boat nearby, comparing risk to placing a loaded gun to the head. The piece asks if ordinary people heed such caution and vows his advice should be remembered.
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Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller
Regina
Primary producer voices mood while shipping sheep
Alberta farmer L Selgerson of Standard believes a low mood prevails worldwide. He shipped 10 sheep to Calgary for 25 cents each and paid a $4.80 bill covering freight and commissions. He also spent 48 cents to sell the sheep, 23 cents more than he earned. A Port Alberni farmer says farming is a luxury for the wealthy after two bales of wool were sent to brokers and he received a $3.80 bill instead of a cheque.
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L. Selgerson
Standard
Alberta
Calgary
Port Alberni
B.C
Divorces by Province in 1931 Highlight BC Lead
British Columbia granted the most divorces in 1931 with 208, down 47 from 1930. Alberta had 154, Manitoba 94, Ontario 82, Saskatchewan 51, New Brunswick 20, and Prince Edward Island one, its second in province history. Most decrees were at the wife’s petition.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Repairman questions Armstrong about winning radio
A Cleveland man named Walter Armstrong reported a repairman who appeared days after he won a radio in a furniture company drawing took the set to fix. The man and the radio are being sought by police. Armstrong says the company had no repairman.
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Walter Armstrong
Cleveland
Ohio
Armstrong
How Times Have Changed In Seventeenth Century Smoke Opposition
A historical note contrasts seventeenth century authorities opposing tobacco with modern habits. Kings, popes and rulers punished smokers. Turkish edicts threatened death, Persian punishments included impalement, and bans persisted despite fierce penalties. Amid fear of fires and plague, some doctors even endorsed smoking to prevent plague, while students at Eton were flogged for not smoking in chapel.
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James I
Russia
Turkey
Murad the Cruel
Persia
England
Count Corty
Eton College
Amusing War Story Of Australian Army Discipline
In Cedric Hardwicke’s lets pretend reminiscences a British general learns an Aussie sentry questions recognition of a general’s car. The Australian commander coolly replies that the sentry could not know unless shown, highlighting blunt discipline contrasts between Australian and British norms.
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Cedric Hardwicke
Hardwicke
G.H.Q
Subotica Cuts Street Lighting for Economy
Subotica, once a wealthy Hungarian town, faced funding cuts after joining Yugoslavia. Public safety concerns rose as complete darkness boosted burglary, prompting the district governor to order gas works to continue supplying light despite funds shortages.
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Subotica
Jugoslavia
Ponce de Leon Dies of Poisoning from Indian Arrow
Ponce de Leon, famed discoverer of Florida, reportedly died after being poisoned by an Indian arrow. The claim, rooted in historical accounts, notes the explorer's demise followed a confrontation during early colonial expeditions.
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Ponce de Leon
Florida
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern details from Winnipeg Pattern No Name Town appear in a fragmentary notice. The address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg is listed, with partial guidance on ordering patterns and pattern numbers.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sunspots Linked to Grasshopper Peaks Across Years
Grasshoppers fluctuate with the eleven year sunspot cycle and peak at sunspot minimum. Dominion Observatory Ottawa finds a strong link in Manitoba data from 1895 to 1929. A sunspot minimum nears, predicting many grasshoppers in the Prairie Province this year and in 1933 amid a locust plague in South Africa.
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Dominion Observatory
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Prairie
South Africa
Sweden to Build Turkey's First Rubber Factory in Istanbul
Sweden organizes a rubber plant in Istanbul Turkey as the first in the country. Gosta Gislow, head of the Gislaved plant, leads the project with the Swedish Co-Operative Association. Engineer Gosta Korner directs operations while all workers will be Turkish.
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Sweden
Turkey
Istanbul
Gosta Gislow
Gislaved
Gosta Korner
British Columbia Woman Leads Aid Network in Los Angeles
Elsie MacCleave, a Penticton native, heads the British Benevolent Association aiding 100,000 British in Southern California with pensions, immigration issues, and relatives abroad. In Canada, plans for a St Lawrence waterway spread over seven years starting next year with a net national outlay near 38 million dollars and a US contribution of 243.7 million. The project includes dams at Crysler and Barnhart Islands and a 27 foot channel to the Great Lakes headwaters managed by a joint Canada United States commission.
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Los Angeles
Elsie MacCleave
Elsie Craig
Penticton
B.C
British Benevolent Association
Daughters of
British Empire
California
MacCleeve
Klondike
Berlin
England
Godfrey Fisher
Canada
St. Lawrence
Washington
Dominion
Beauharnois Canal
Ontario
United States
Welland Ship Canal
Crysler
Barnhart Islands
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence International Rapids
International Rapids
Crysler Island
Barnhart Island
Upper Lakes
Mystery Station Puzzle Broadcast Baffles New Zealand Officials
Mystery radio broadcasts plague New Zealand listeners with nightly greetings of arloo arloo and hilu hilu as officials hunt the source. Some broadcasts feature English and Ammonese phrases with hard to understand English due to foreign accent, with suspicions pointing to a powerful Saigon Indo-China station.
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New Zealand
Arloo
Saigon
Message From the Sea Seaman's plea surfaces after 1898 voyage
A bottle message found at White's Cove Digby Neck Nova Scotia recounts Oscar Lawrence A B bailing out after 33 days 40 nights at sea off Africa. He states one loaf of bread one pint of water and dwindling strength with no clear chance of reaching land. The note dates January 17 1898 and asks for aid and rescue.
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Africa
Austin Carty
White’s Cove
Digby Neck
N. S
Oscar Lawrence, A.B
Rail fares push shoppers to buses in Albania
Railway rates in Albania are driving more travelers to bus services as commuters seek cheaper transport options. The shift affects urban and rural routes, with passengers noting longer travel times but lower fares and increased service options on bus networks.
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Albania
Stone Age Statuettes Found At Gagarino Camp
Archaeologists uncover five mammoth bone figures in a paleolithic camp at Gagarino in Tam bov Province Central Russia. The artifacts, about 25 000 years old, indicate Stone Age artistry as Cro Magnon people inhabited Southwestern Europe around that era. Fragments of mammoth bone and other post glacial remains are also present at the site.
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Gagarino
Tambov
Russia
Europe
Canada Wood Pulp Production Dominated by Spruce and Fir
Canada’s wood-pulp output in 1930 totaled a large share from two species, spruce and balsam fir, comprising about 93 percent of the total. The rest came from hemlock jack pine and poplar with a few smaller kinds, according to Dominion Bureau of Statistics and Forest Service figures.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Old Wedding Gown Shown in Oshkosh by Clara Lem
A 125 year old Chinese wedding gown, worn by Clara Lem, displays in Oshkosh, brought by Clara, daughter of John and Mrs Lem, who immigrated from China in 1910. The gown has passed through five generations from Clara's great great grandmother.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Clara Lem
John C. Lem
United States
China
Clara
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Verdon
James Fiett
Chicago
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Asheville
North Carolina
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Asien
Batiste
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Amiss
Loch Lomond
Great Britain
Mary
Stockholm
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