Trade With Mother Land Demonstrates Mutual Respect
The discussion highlighted Canada’s shift from a rural image to an industrial nation with a permanent seat at the International Labour Organization in Geneva. Canadian figures noted Britain’s model and Ottawa Ottawa agreements with the United States, urging broader understanding of each other’s social and economic progress and community life. Sir Howitt Skinner chaired the Canadian Chamber of Commerce event in London.
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Massey
Canada
International Labor Office
Geneva
Walter Riddell
Britain
United States
Ottawa
Howitt Skinner
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
London
Richest mineral area praised by Governor General at OtTA
Lord Tweedsmuir told the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that the Highly Organized Business Belief Cannon area would not exhaust for generations. He said mining is no longer a gamble beyond its initial stage, becoming an exact science. Colonel George C. Cole of Winnipeg was installed president of the institute.
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Otwa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Institute
Lord Tweedamulr
George C. Cole
Winnipeg
Mines Branch
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Harvard study sides with men as better drivers
An expert from Harvard traffic research asserts men excel in driving due to physical skill mental energy and training. The remark weighs against female drivers and suggests men are better equipped to handle emergencies, aligning with the controversy over who drives best. A Baltimore Sun quote reports the stance.
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Harvard
Baltimore Sun
Attitude of King Edward VIII Noted by Lord Metchett in London
Lord Metchett spoke at an Institute of Metals dinner in London noting King Edward VIII’s views on poverty and war. He cited the Queen Mary visit to Glasgow slums, praised slum clearance efforts, and suggested the King influenced League of Nations talks and Franco-German reconciliation for lasting peace.
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Lord Metchett
Institute of Metals
London
Edward VIII
Glasgow
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Baldwin
Peace Palace
Germany
France
Kipling Manuscript Sells After Boer War Auction
The original Rudyard Kipling poem The Absent Minded Beggar sold for £230 to Gabriel Wells of New York, a result tied to a national Boer War appeal. The poem, written during Kipling's peak, sparked mixed reactions among sponsors but generated substantial funds, about £100,000 in three months.
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New York
Rudyard Kipling
Gabriel Wells
Kipling
Lond Northelite
Northcliffe
Kennedy Jones
Land grant to Canada for cemetery at Vimy Ridge
A bill authorizes alienation of five acres of land contiguous to the Canadian cemetery at Vimy Ridge. The land is bought by the French state for perpetual presentation to the Canadian government to improve the cemetery. The article notes UK motor vehicle ownership ratios.
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Renew Enamper of Deputies
Vimy Ridge
Etymology of Apple Sauce as Slang Word
A famed etymologist traced the slang use of apple sauce to a long told tale from 30 or 40 years ago. The seven children and eleven apples distribution story explains why applesauce became a humorous shorthand for hooey baloney. The tale endures as the origin behind current slang usage.
Wolf seizes sapling to free snared wolf near Rock Lake
A trapper near Rock Lake Ontario found a wolf on his line that chewed through a three inch sapling to release itself and carried off the sapling and snare. The incident occurred while he was checking his trap-line and suggests a more substantial stake for wolf snares in the area.
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Rock Lake
Ont
Unclear script fragment about spider's web distance
Fragmentary text describes an ounce of a spider's web potentially extending 250 miles if straightened, with interrupted phrases and unclear subjects. No identifiable people, places, or events are conclusively stated.
Blind Earl of Dysart Left Wealth to Treasury
The late Earl of Dysart died at 76 after a life of blindness begun at 19. He inherited vast estates including 24,000 acres in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire and the Ham House mansion. He could not read Braille, owned large shopping property in Grantham, and was an amateur chemist with thousands of musical instruments at Buckminster. He was widowed for nearly twenty years and enjoyed music despite isolation.
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Earl of Dysart
Earl
Riser
Norfolk Street
Strand
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Ham House
Richmond
Buckminster Park
Grantham
Buckminster
Muslc
South African hailstorms and invading crabs
A note on winter hail in South Africa distinguishes soft hail from thunderstorm hail with frozen rain forming layers up to tennis ball size and lumps of ice. the storms are dangerous and casualties to Sisera's army are noted. A separate report mentions mittened crabs from China reaching European rivers and undermining river banks.
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South Africa
Sisera
Coutts Faces Frock Coat End as Royal Bankers Hold Line
The London bank Coutts and Co at 440 Strand preserves frock coats for staff, bowing to royal fashion shifts. Clients and directors fear losing the bank’s dignified historic atmosphere, with quill pens and a glass case of correspondence among famed patrons like the Earl of Chatham and Warren Hastings. The King’s court decree prompts questions, but Coutts’ secretary signals the tradition will endure.
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Coutts and Co
Strand
London
Coutts
Royal Bankers
Com‘missionaire
Earl of Chatham
Charles James Fox
Marquis of
Rockingham
Warren Hastings
Cavalsade
Paris Plans Massive Modernization Scheme Across 22 Mile Radius
A vast reconstruction plan for Paris and surrounding communes aims to modernize the capital and connect it with major French cities. Budget runs into millions, creating tens of thousands of jobs over years, with slum clearance in Montmartre and the Latin Quarter, enhanced traffic controls, and new schools and recreation spaces for children.
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Paris
Pari
France
Monmartre
Latin
Fast Trains Speed Up Service In United States
United States rail management reports twelve high speed trains operating about a year, drawing back passenger interest from air and road travel. Trains average over 60 mph on scheduled runs with stretches reaching 90 to 100 mph, creating a broader passenger market and renewed public attention.
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United States
Association meeting sets 25 26 city tour for coast events
The Canadian Clubs Association decided at Ottawa to hold the sequence of meetings on January 25 and 26 in Vancouver and January 27 in Victoria. The city choices were made at the Toronto conference two years earlier.
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orieu_ or we Association of Canadian Clubs
Ottawa
Sane
Vancouver
Jane
Victoria
Tornto
Woman quote sparks odd amusement in a village scene
A fragmentary exchange shows a woman lamenting a shaky marriage while a friend jokes about a chicken lifting a husband as a whimsical aside. The brief line hints at domestic tension and rural humor.
Sockeye fishing nets million dollar impact in British Columbia
The Sockeye season boosted commerce across Rivers and Smiths Inlets districts with merchants, manufacturers, and workers sharing about a million dollars in circulation. The five week fishing period yielded roughly 166 000 cases of canned fish, supporting Ashermen and other crews, while earnings vary with seasons and species.
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British
Smiths Inlets
British Columbia
Rivers and Smiths
King Edward VII Speech Style Praised in Observer Report
The London Observer notes Ideal Radio Speaker Broadcasting House approves the king’s direct, concise style. He writes his own addresses, follows his father’s example, and avoids ornament, adjectives, and adverbs except when essential, favoring short crisp sentences in the King’s English.
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Broadcasting House
London
Observer
Edward VII
New York Times
Advertising Heralds Progress In Business Success
Advertising plays a central role in business, likened to war news from the front. The Herald Of Progress asserts the hungry public desires concrete expressions of their desires and that ads tap self-interest. It claims advertising advances toward better living by aiding society.
Labor Department bill for monthly magazine printed
Sam Jacobs of Cartier Montreal opposed the $30 000 estimate to fund printing the Labour Department monthly magazine. He expressed the view in the House of Commons when Norman Rogers the labor minister sought approval for the expenditure.
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Sam Jacobs
Lib
Cartier-Montreal
House of Commons
Norman Rogers
Labor Department
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