World Happenings Briefly Told From Toronto June
June in Toronto brought no motor fatalities for the first time in eleven years. Since 1914 June deaths by autos totalled 42, with seven in 1972 and seven in 1924. Immigration officials report 93 Canadians returning from the United States in June along with 71 other nationalities arriving and 196 rejections. Hon. Dr. Forbes Godfrey toured Henri Spah-Hager’s tuberculosis serum work and was impressed. A Miners Federation conference at Scarborough predicted coal nationalization to protect the industry. The Prince of Wales helped extinguish a fire at a Paafua Rhodesia show, rescuing all the children.
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Toronto
Ningard
Henri Spah- Hager
England
Miners’ Federation
Scarborough
Prince of Wales
Kafua
Rhodesia
Peculiar Skin Marks Boy for Identification
An English Dock head schoolboy has unusual skin that, while normal in color, can retain any mark or word written on it for ten to fifteen minutes. A doctor noted the skin shows definite marks when lightly stroked, allowing the name to be written and remain briefly. Several explanations were offered, including a quip that the boy is "one skin short."
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Dockhead
Norwegian Protest Sparks Revolt Call Aboard British Fleet
Norwegian communists urged Marines to revolt during a British fleet visit to Oslo. Secret appeals urged bluejackets to resist orders to wage war on Russia. The propaganda drew strong resentment from the Norse government and British officers, with Moscow cited as the source of the inspiration.
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Oslo
Bluejackets
Russia
Norway
Moscow
X ray pioneer Dr Wells near death in London operation
Weymouth surgeon Dr Sanderson Wells, an X ray martyr, has left practice for a London nursing home as he undergoes a life threatening operation. He battled burns from early experimental X ray work that left him with long standing pain and disability. He remains a prominent figure in the region's medical history.
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Sanderson Wells
Weymouth
London
Wells
MacMillan Explains Arctic Expedition Morale
Donald B. MacMillan describes the Arctic expedition's isolation as exhausting resources. He notes crews avoid talking about personal matters to preserve morale and minimize friction as they endure long distances and limited contact.
Would Use Dirigibles On Trans-Arctic Route
Soviet officials see a feasible trans Arctic air route from Lenin grad to Alaska and Japan via Murmansk Obi Bay Lena River and Bering Strait. Capt Brouns of Germany and Dr Fridtjof Nansen present plans to the council of commissioners. Experimental Arctic flight is planned for 1927 with a 160000 cubic metre airship for exploration.
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Europe
Pacific
Council of Commissioners
Brouns
Germany
Fridtjof Nansen
Leningrad
Alaska
Japan
Murmansk
Obi Bay
Lena River
Bering Strait
Cape Barrow
Alaskan
Arctic Sea
Wealth Of Britain Amid Labor Struggles Yet Strong Income
The Glasgow Herald notes that despite a weak labor market and restricted plant operations, Britain's aggregate income from all sources remains sufficient to support the entire country including the unemployed. It frames this as a factual position shown by exchange and gold movements.
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Glasgow Herald
Will Build Big Flour Mill Spiders Overseas Limited
Spiders Overseas Limited plans to spend 800000 dollars to construct a flour mill in Calgary excluding machinery. Work will begin as soon as possible, says managing director P Lloyd Tanner. The note ends with an unrelated proverb about not laughing at a broke man.
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Spiders Overseas Limited
Calgary
P. Lloyd Tanner
British Firm Plans Vermilion Alberta Land Settlement Scheme
The British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation Limited outlines a grand scheme to settle small farming families in central Alberta. It offers land on fifteen year terms with three years no cash, plus matching funds for equipment, livestock and shelter. The plan targets married workers and farmers, backed by prominent British directors and a 262000 acre Vermilion region footprint. The area features rolling hills, black loam soil, and proximity to Vermilion and the Saskatchewan River system.
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Vermilion
Alberta
British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation Limited
Tormed
London
England
Dominion
Canada
Duke of Sutherland
Newton Moore
KC. M.G
Western Australia
Arthur Gridith Boscawen
Edward Manville
Daimler Motor Car Organization
Robert Lyon
A. G. Cousins
O.B.E
Mervyn Brown
United Kingdom
Corporation
Robert McKay
Allan, Killam & McKay
Winnipeg
W. H. Carter
Carter, Hall & Aldinger
W. P. Dutton
British Dominions Corporation
Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Making Paper From Asphalt Process
Heavy paper is now made using asphalt to waterproof and reinforce sheets. After pulping fibers and forming sheets, a thin asphalt pulp layer with clay and water is inserted between sheets. The asphalt layers yield waterproof, stronger fiber board about twenty percent tougher than standard paper of the same thickness.
Link Lakes With Europe Steamer Helsa Demonstrates Lake Sea Route
The Helsa, a Norwegian flag steamer of 240 feet, anchored at Sarnia for boiler repairs before a Duluth voyage. It proves lake to sea traffic is feasible, joining six ships crossing between Europe and the Great Lakes under Capt Nettleland. The Agga, sister ship, carried clay to Duluth this year.
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Helsa
Sarnia
Ont
Duluth
Dushtu
Lakes
Europe
Great Lakes
Nettleland
Bergen
Agga
Devoted Worker for the Blind Dies at 75
Sir Frederick Fraser emeritus superintendent of the Halifax School for the Blind has died at age 75 after a week of critical illness. He championed free education for the blind and free Braille postage, earning public thanks from Nova Scotia in 1913 and a 1915 knighthood for his lifelong work to uplift the visually impaired.
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Sir Frederick Fraser
Halifax School For the
Ilind
Halifax School For the Blind
Nova Scotia
School For the
George
Hia
Rail lines expand as settlers push CN and CPR branches
The text notes CN Rail extends its St. Paul de Mens branch across the northern part of the company's property while CPR extends its Lloydminster branch westward. This reflects influx of settlers shaping railway expansion in the area served by CN's south and north lines.
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Canadian National Railways
Canadian Natonal Railways
St. Paul de Mens
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lloydminster
Plan for Trans Atlantic Seaplane Service
A new company proposes daily air services from London and Paris to New York using steel aero planes with forty passenger capacity. Station ships will gather data on weather to guide seaplanes, enabling storms avoidance and ship transfers. Mail at 12 cents per letter could reach New York in under two days, with profits cited for freight moves.
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London
Paris
New York
Trans- Atlantic Air Service
Queer Discoveries By Oil Searchers
A Southern California oil prospect hit clear cold water at 300 feet containing arsenic causing severe pain. In Texas a bore at 470 feet pierced a cavity with sand water and live tiny shellfish that were eaten as supper.
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California
Texas
Explorer Finds White Indians in Brazilian Jungles
Dr. Alexander Hampton Rice reports discovering a group of so called white Indians at the Parma River headwaters in Brazil. He describes their nude, plant based diet and their skill with bows and poison arrows. They move silently among trees and speak a distinct language.
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Alexander Hampton Rice
Brazil
Brazilian
Parma River
Orinoco
France's defence plan urges total resource requisition
Premier Painiere forwards a council crafted plan to the Chamber of Deputies. It grants the state power to requisition material and intellect, outlining automatic national response to war and preventing the errors of prior conflict. It covers labor, materials, transport, and munition production.
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Premier Painiere
France
Chamber of Deputies
Council of National Defence
M. Boncour
Planning Antarctic Flight by Australian Explorer
Captain G. H. Wilkins plans a continuous photographic map of the coastline from King Edward VII Land to Graham's Land. The mission aims to precede an international Antarctic meteorology program. Wilkins, war photographer, returns from an eighteen month northern Australia expedition and has a record of daring feats.
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G. H. Wilkins
Australia
King Edward the Seventh Land
New Zealand
Graham's Land
Cape Horn
Wilkins
Eclipse Fashions Exclusive Patterns For Blouses
Lace edgings and narrow tucks detail the tailored blouses of today. A white crepe de chine model features front and back tuck groups, a round collar, long sleeves with cuffs, and a center-front opening. Sizes 34 to 42 bust. 214 yards of fabric for size 38. price 20 cents. Our Fashion Book offers patterns and a five cent coupon.
How To Order Patterns Pattern No. Name
Advertisement item urging pattern orders with town and province details. It lists pattern name, pattern number 46, and requests 20 cents in either coin or stamps. Readers are instructed to wrap the coin carefully for mailing.
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid Revealed in Historic Page
A dated crossword puzzle appears with numerous horizontal and vertical clues across areas labeled Area 19 and others. Entries include Merry hemp made substances and verbs, with categories covering pronouns, beverages, and household terms.
Canada Names Last Wednesday In October As Fish Day
A Canadian Fisheries Association resolution designates the last Wednesday of October each year as Canada’s Fish Day. The group aims to align the date with calendars and seek calendar cooperation. A second resolution requests creation of a separate fisheries department with a deputy minister in charge.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Rockefeller to Sell Real Estate in East to Son
John D. Rockefeller Sr. sold his estates at Pocantico Hills and Lakewood New Jersey and his New York town house garage and Ormond Florida winter home to John D. Rockefeller Jr. for more than 3 million dollars. The sale removes a home from the world’s wealthiest man and would reduce potential inheritance taxes, though a family representative said tax avoidance was not the objective.
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John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Pocantico Hills
Lakewood
N.J
New York
Ormand
Fla
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John D., Jr
Pageant of Canada Planned in Montreal 1927 Jubilee
Plans move forward for a national pageant in Montreal 1927 to mark Confederation's diamond jubilee. Prominent citizens including railway chiefs and Hon. L W David support the scheme, with the Prince of Wales possible to open the event.
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Montreal
Canada
Railways
L. W. David
Prince of Wales
Regina Plans 420000 Public Works Additions and Extensions
Regina will allocate 420000 for public works additions and extensions in the year. The plan includes installing another electric light and power unit with a complete new turbine generator costing 130000.
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Regina
Ore strike at White Water mine deeper than expected
Mining circles in the Slocan district British Columbia celebrate a successful hit at the White Water mine at a depth of 1600 feet. The find proves ore bodies extend deeper than previously proven signaling potential for richer deposits in the gezion.
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Slocan
British Columbia
White Water
Gezion
Insulin Tube Exhibits Highlight Wembley Exhibition
A small insulin tube on display in the Wembley exhibition’s chemical section draws interest, noting that 1,009 oxen were slaughtered to obtain it. A woman with a sorrowful expression captivates onlookers, though curiosity lingers as she is poised to reveal more.
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Wembley
Mistakes In London Statues Attract Noted Commentary
A magazine highlights odd statue errors in London. The Wellington statue lacks Spurs, Gladstone’s trouser seam misleads Saville Row, Cromwell wears Spurs upside down. It notes archery misplacement at County Hall and a war memorial soldier’s rifle handling. It also questions Prince Consort at Holborn Circus raising his hat in salute.
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London
Duke of Wellington
Royal Exchange
Gladstone
Saville Row
Cromwel
House of Commons
New
County Hall
Prince Consort
Holborn Circus
Primitive Human Skull Found in Tabgha Cave
A primitive human skull was unearthed in a Tabgha cave near Tiberias among Mousterian flint deposits. Discovered by a British archaeologist and an Oxford student, the skull features prominent supraorbital ridges and a low forehead resembling the chimpanzee, and it fits Neanderthal European type not previously seen in Asia. Professor Garvand of the British School of Archaeology, Jerusalem, witnessed the find and affirmed its scientific value.
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United States
Tabgha
Tiberias
Oxford
Asia
Garvand
British School of Archaecology
Jerusalem
Substitute For Glass From Organic Chemistry Breakthrough
A new organic material acts as a glass substitute with higher strength and machinability. It can be lathe shaped, colored, and its refractive index varies widely enabling use in optical instruments. It promises greater UV and IR transparency than traditional glass for telescopes and microscopes.
Greenland Ice Age Snow Formed Floating Icebergs
Scientists determine that the snow that compacted into icebergs in the north Atlantic originated from Greenland around five thousand years ago, shedding light on ancient Arctic climates and sea routes.
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North Atlantic
Greenland
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Durban
Parte Zoological Society
MacMillan
Mach
Donald
Lord Settlement Corporation
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Titan
Frederick Frater
Halifax
Premier Baldwin
Geoffrey Dawson
the Times
Sir Douglas Hogh
E.R. Peacock
Rhodes Scholarships Trust
Rudyard Kipling
Constantinople
U.S
Navy Department
Lakehurst
Honolulu
Phoenica
Babylon
Plan Trans-Atlantic Seaplane Service
Jungies
Dr. Rice
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
International Correspondence Association
Greedilly
Syria
Plan Pageant of
B.C. Mining
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