Gulf Stream Expands As Arctic Waters Retreat North
The General Green expedition reports Gulf Stream reach extended to near 46 west on Newfoundland banks with water 20 degrees warmer than last year. Ice observations show few icebergs, 90 in Hudson Strait, 200 along Greenland coast. 122 temperature salinity readings and 2000 soundings logged between Labrador and Greenland. Three Courtauld expedition members joined the voyage after traversing 400 miles on ice caps. Commander Ricketts notes good weather and health. initial findings await headquarters.
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Gulf Stream
United States
General Green
Ricketts
Olaf Mosby
Fridjof Nanpen
Norway
Newfoundland Banks
Hudson Strait
Labrador
Greenland
Ivagatut
Courtauld
James M. Scott
Andrew Stephenson
Martin Lindsay
Great Benefactor Pullman and His Sleeping Cars
A centennial reflection on George Pullman born a hundred years ago. He devised comfortable railway cars with full-length gangways and passenger tables. His first cars appeared in America between sixty and seventy years ago, and in 1874 the Midland Railway imported four, assembled on arrival. Pullmans eventually became widespread on railways worldwide.
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Pullman
America
Midland Railway Company
Great Britain
Maple sugar and syrup production in Canada 1931
In spring 1931 Canada produced an estimated 5,484,100 pounds of maple sugar and 1,314,700 gallons of maple syrup with a total value of 3,537,700 dollars. Maple sugar led with 930,800 dollars, syrup 2,606,900 dollars, while Quebec topped production followed by Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Work Only Thing Needed to Cure the Depression
The message notes abundant money, food, and goods nationwide but widespread unemployment. It urges work as the sole remedy for the era’s malaise, suggesting economic revival hinges on labor and employment rather than policy or relief.
Prairie Provinces Hatcheries Set New Fry Distribution Record
A Canadian report shows record fry distribution by Prairie Provinces hatcheries last year. Manitoba distributed 130 million whitefish and 107 million pickerel, plus 195 thousand salmon trout. Port Qu Appelle Sask sent about 15.61 million eggs while Alberta reported 103.25 million.
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Prairie Provinces
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
Manitoba
Port Qu‘Appelle
Sask
Alberta
Alberta Wool Opportunity For Development Of Woollen Industry
Dr. Thomas Oliver editor of the Scotch Tweed Journal and staffer at the Scottish Woollen Technical College in Galashiels visited Calgary. He praised Alberta wool grades as among the best in the world and urged development of a native woollen industry for processing local fleece.
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Alberta
Thomas Oliver
Scotch Tweed Journal
Scottish Woollen Technical College
Galashiels
Calgary
New Crepe and Woollen Suit Patterns Gain Popularity
The jacket suit in plain or printed flat crepe or light woollen is highlighted for its comfort chic and practicality. Style No. 623 offers sizes 16 to 42 inches bust with detailed yardage for fabric. Red and white crepe silk ensembles and navy blue combinations are noted as smart youthful options with tweed jersey shantung and linen also suitable. Price 25 cents in stamps or coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Employment In Canada Shifts In August Payrolls Rise
Employment in Canada at the beginning of August rose with 956,233 workers across 7,878 firms, payrolls up from July. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes large gains in construction mainly for Saskatchewan relief works, and increases in mining, services, and transport, while logging remains quiet and manufacturing and trade slip. Prairie provinces show the strongest gains, boosted by road projects in Saskatchewan, with overall employment indices near 1926 levels.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Woman Climbs to Presidency of Gas Company
Mary Dillon rose from passing bathing suits to become president of the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company, a 12 million dollar firm, after 22 years of steady promotions starting as an office boy. She urges married women to work, arguing a career alone cannot satisfy emotional needs and affects performance.
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Mary Dillon
Brooklyn Borough
Coney Island
Gas Company
Steel brick dwelling erected in New York
A dwelling of welded steel and brick has been constructed in New York city, signaling ongoing housing development. The project showcases modern steel framing and brick exterior work as part of urban construction activity.
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New York
Canada Sells Record Wheat Exports Amid Global Competition
The Regina Daily Star reports Canada sold 72,370,675 more bushels of wheat in the 1930s year than 1929-30 despite Russia and Argentina pressure. One third of world shipments in the year ending July 31, 1931 came from Canada, with exports totaling 228,480,403 bushels of wheat and 6,701,663 barrels of flour, equivalent to 258,637,887 bushels.
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Russia
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Regina Daily Star
Five Billion Dollar Gold Reserve Seen for U S
A survey projects U S gold holdings surging past five billion dollars soon, with August 26 reserves at 4.992 billion and shipments from South America expected to push past the milestone. Argentina plans $4.255 million to New York on the Western Prince, Uruguay about $5 million, and Mexico sent $965,000 to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Uncle Sam
United States
South America
New York
Argentina
Uruguay
Mexico
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Tramp steamers yield to liners in changing ocean trade
Saskatchewan shipments show 789 head of beef cattle exported to Britain in the year ending August 20. WW Waldron notes room to expand exports with northern feed, water, and grain. calls for more local cooperative shipping points. Liners now dominate world tonnage, reducing tramp activity and altering seafaring work.
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Britain
Saskatchewan
Great Britain
WW. Waldron
Dominion Live Stock Branch
Ottawa
Waldron
Mr. Waldron
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
Quebec
Public Health Advances Yet Seen As Incomplete
Dr. W. G. Willoughby told the British Medical Association in Eastbourne that despite century gains in public health the nation should not rest. He cited a 12 year rise in life expectancy and a drop in infant mortality as main factors, but warned of many deaths before 50 and only about 55 years for men and 59 for women in the 1929 summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Willoughby
Eastbourne
British Medical Association
Willoughby
Lola of Moose Jaw wins premier Aberdeen Angus honours
Belbeck Sask bred cow Lola of Moose Jaw owned by W J F Warren adds top Aberdeen Angus awards from Scotland Saskatoon Moose Jaw plus Weyburn Estevan Portage la Prairie Dauphin Yorkton and Melfort. Warren’s herd also songs nine first prizes four seconds two thirds one fifth and two sixths at Regina during a very successful season.
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Lola
Moose Jaw
Aberdeen
W. J. F. Warren
Belbeck
Sask
Priceless Furs From North Pass Through The Pas
A shipment of 75 bales worth nearly half a million dollars travels from sub Arctic barren lands through The Pas Manitoba to Winnipeg and London England. The pelts include silver fox white fox and select beaver skins.
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Pas
Manitoba
Winnipeg
London
England
Footwear Clues Reveal Friendships in Brief Exchange
A woman asks a boy if he knows all of his mother’s friends. The boy replies that he cannot name them all but can identify people by their feet, delivering a humorous moment of social recognition.
Rich Mineral Find at Pears Alberta McLeod River
Government assays west of Edmonton reveal rich deposits of gold silver and platinum near Pears Alberta in the McLeod River gravel. High grade sliver and coarse gold measured at 298 cents per cubic yard with platinum-group traces. Officials call the site ideal for placer development and indicate historic Yukon style rushes as prospectors move to the area.
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Edmonton
Yukon
McLeod Development
Dominion Department of Mines
McLeod River
Peers
Alberta
Deportation Rules Limit Readiness to Remove Immigrants
Department of Immigration in Ottawa states deportation does not hinge on individual willingness. A Regina report about lists of voluntary deportees shows laws are not elastic enough to repatriate people merely by request. Officials note many willing nondetainable individuals cannot be sent home under existing provisions. The final line references a deaf man missing much but not listening to neighbors radio.
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Canada
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Regina
Sask
Department
Paper Dolls In The Written Sheets Scene
In Stockholm Kasper notes a child stubbornly protecting papers while dad cuts out paper dolls using written sheets, capturing a small domestic moment with Nordic flavor. The exchange reflects family interaction and creative reuse of printed material.
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Jack
Kasper
Stockholm
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Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
Western Fish Hatcheries
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taft
By Annette
McDermot Ave
Mariana
Jugoslavia
Alexander
Carol
Roumania
Polo
Louis Moustbatten
King George
Caps Antibes
France
Stephen Sanford
Lady Mountbatten
Atlantic
Pacific
North Pacific
River Plate
Hners
Pears
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