World Happenings Briefly Told
Great Britain divides into 100 districts for air raid warnings. Orillia police record a jewelry store theft solve with 42 watches stolen and 43 recovered. Dr W C Graham to become president of United Colleges Winnipeg October 1. Bulgaria postwar army limits seen as step toward Balkan entente. Buckingham Palace says no Canada trip planned for the King. Convicted spy Kurt Law commits suicide in Marseille before 16 year term. European wheat crop estimated 45.5 million tons worth about 1.665 billion bushels. Mussolini adds two naval units the destroyers Ascaro and Fuciliere launched at Leghorn and Ancona.
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Great Britain
Home Office
Orillia
Ont
W. C. Graham
University of Chicago
United Colleges
Winnipeg
Bulgaria
Buckingham Palace
Canada
Kurt Law
Marseille
France
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Soviet
Russia
Mussolini
Ascaro
Leghorn
Fuciliere
Ancona
Profit On Illicit Drugs Rivers Through Canadian Trade
Official records from the department of national revenue reveal the scale of narcotics traffic in Canada. In 1919 more than $850,000 of cocaine morphine and crude opium entered via customs intended for legal use. Customs figures show about $42,210 declared value last year and $34,652 the year before. Seventy five percent of entries were straight narcotics and twenty five percent used in narcotic preparations. Authorities say no narcotics may be imported for patent medicines. The narcotics branch with RCMP and pensions department enforce the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of National Revenue
Department of Pensions and National Health
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
New Engine Powers Long Flight With Steel Crankcase
Wright Aeronautical reveals a new engine using a steel crankcase replacing aluminum alloy to boost power. On How ard Hughes round-the-world flight the motor produced 2200 hp for take-off with heavy loads, versus 1000 hp without the steel crankcase. Four hundred motors are ordered to equip 200 high-speed bombers for the British Air Ministry from Lockheed.
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Howard Hughes
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Hughes
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Cal
British Air Ministry
Earliest Fortifications Unearthed at Armageddon Site
Archaeologists uncover ancient Armagddon fortifications dating to about 3000 B C. The residents reportedly doubled a 12 foot thick wall, illustrating that war is as old and costly as history suggests.
Five in ten autos bought on installment plans, statistics show
A historical note reports that three of every five new automobiles are purchased on the installment plan according to statistics.
Dog plate law passed in Saragossa Spain for all dogs
A new ordinance in Saragossa requires every dog to wear a member plate. The measure mandates identification plates for canine residents to aid enforcement and city records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saragossa
Spain
Inherited Wanderlust: Livingstone’s 80 Year Old Daughter
Mira Livingstone Wilson, 80, daughter of the missionary explorer David Livingstone, travels with no home and lectures mission societies. She kept her father’s diary, even stitching together newspaper margins when ink ran out, and recalls his wanderlust and a famous plaster statue likeness at the Victoria Falls model in Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mira
Livingstone Wilson
David Livingstone
Glasgow
Victoria Falls
Humor In Court: Two Magistrates Swap Roles
A BBC Listener tale from Nottinghamshire relates two magistrates fined for speed violations in a built up area. With humor, they swap places on the bench and witness box to test each other, then each is fined five and thirty shillings respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hopkin
J.P
Nottinghamshire
No. 2
No. 1
B.B.C
Insect Destruction Causes Global Food Loss and Losses
The article cites massive insect-caused losses from 1915 to 1926 in Canada, the United States, and India, totaling billions of dollars and millions of lives. It notes Dr. A. S. Neave of the Imperial Institute of Entomology estimating ten percent of world food is destroyed or lost to insects.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
India
A. S. Neave
Imperial Institute of Entomology
Czech Defences Stand Firm Across 2500 Mile Front
The article notes Czechoslovakia's three defensive lines spanning a 2500 mile front with 150 miles of friendly Romania. It cites strong fortifications and skilled forces, arguing that any invasion would incur a heavy cost despite the small army. Analysts say Germany could penetrate but at a terrible price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Vang
Europe
Germany
Austria
Wood-Clad Lead Pencils and Pencil Material Debate
J. C. K. argues in Marketing that wood clad lead pencils may yield to metal or celluloid casings. A California national park could supply enough trees to produce 15,000,000 board feet for pencils, ensuring wood clad pencils remain available for the writer's lifetime. He prefers wood clad pencils, citing greater tolerance for losing a 5 cent lead pencil than a propelling pencil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California National
Doctor brings alleged germ photographs to Harvard inquiry
Dr Herbert Rogers resident pathologist at North Middlesex Hospital London arrived on the steamship Nova Scotia to confer with Harvard medical authorities. He claims to have discovered what he calls the dread streptococcus germs four months ago while examining the blood of a 30 year old woman patient. He says the germs normally enter the bloodstream but are seldom located.
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Herbert Rogers
North Middlesex Hospital
London
Nova Scotia
Harvard
Rogers
Prophetic of Tailored Trends Pattern 4749 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams unveils pattern 4749 a chic tailored dress and skirt set with optional puff sleeves and self or contrast collar. Available misses and women sizes 14 to 42 priced at 4 dollars 20 cents with an included sewing instruction a Winnipeg orders address 1 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg reUnion
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Professor Demonstrates Low Cost High Voltage X-ray Machines
May reduce expense as Prof. John W. Dorsey of the University of Manitoba shows Winnipeg two inexpensive X-ray units. One delivers 100000 volts and the other 40000 volts. The devices resemble tubes and small transformers in oil and use vacuum tube rectifiers costing about 1.50 each, replaceable at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
John W. Dorsey
University of Manitoba
Dorsey
Yellowstone Prospector: Northern Canadian paper debuts
The Yellowstone Prospector is printed with four mimeograph machines and edited published and distributed by two former Edmontonians Charles Jerkins and Larry Alexander. Both are University of Alberta graduates. Its maiden edition appeared Wednesday July 18 and two editions weekly are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Yellowstone Prospector
Sandhil cranes Reach Nearly Twice a Man Height
Readable notes describe Sandhil cranes nearly as tall as a man, with measurements around 2267 units. The fragment notes offer no further context about location or purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Television telephone patent by Alexander Nicolson
New York inventor Alexander Nicolson patents a television telephone to see a person while talking. He envisions inter office use in a single building and long range radio television links. The device features a bell shaped horn with scanning devices for sending and receiving along with a radio microphone and loudspeaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Nicolson
New York
Nicolson
Arbitrator Chief Schemesley Calms Fray Over Half Dollar
Police Chief Schemeley of Franklinville New Jersey settled a street clash between two men arguing over a half dollar. He confiscated the coin and gave both men a brief economics lecture. The pair left arm in arm as the officer returned to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schemeley
Franklinville
N.J
Paternal Exhortation to Walk in the Ways of Righteousness
A devotional reading urges steadfast life in wisdom, citing Proverbs and Thessalonians. It contrasts the wicked path of violence with the steadfast, dawnward life of the righteous, urging watchfulness, sobriety, and readiness for the Day of the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rom
God
G. Campbell Morgan
I. Thessalonians
Paul
Christ
James Denney
Jesus
Crime Does Not Pay Says U S Government Bulletin
The government bulletin shows last year the average robber earned 89.36, the average burglar 59.19, and the average larcenist 29.27 dollars. It notes that many young men still gamble on risky crime for such small returns despite the danger of death or long imprisonment.
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United States
Columbus Dispatch
Queen Mary Praised as Ideal Queen and Mother
Crowds line the Thames cheering Queen Mary as she visits London. The Queen Mother has earned an imperishable place in the affection of the British people and is described as a finer Queen, wife, and mother who inspires popular acclaim.
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London
Thames
Queen Mary
Danish Girl Completes Baltic Sea Swim Painful 25 Mile Feat
Jenny Kammersgaard, a 17 year old from Denmark, swam 25 miles across the Baltic Sea from Denmark to Germany in an unofficial 40 hours 20 minutes. She believes she is the first to swim the Baltic.
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Jenny Kammersgaard
Baltic Sea
Denmark
Germany
Baltic
Food Spending in the United States Reaches 50 Million Daily
A figure shows Americans allocate about 50 million dollars each day to food purchases. The estimate highlights daily consumer demand and national dietary expenditure patterns.
Dulse Seaweed Used as Food in British Isles and North Nations
The article notes that dulse, a seaweed, is consumed as food in the British Isles and other northern countries, highlighting its culinary use across regional diets.
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British Isles
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles Access
Readers are told they can obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The message directs patrons to request the full collection.
Protecting Wild Life by Lance Connery
Jack Miner, hailed by Irvin & Cobb as the greatest practical naturalist, has long studied wildlife in Kingsville. At 73, he focuses on practical conservation to provide food and shelter for endangered birds, running a low‑cost program from his sanctuary with minimal help.
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Irvin & Cobb
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Seven Ages Of Elephant Charted In Letters To The Times
A London Times letter notes that Indian elephants reach major life milestones at roughly the same ages as humans, ranking high in intelligence. Burmese captive elephants leave mothers at age three to four, resemble mischievous youths until fourteen, mature around twenty one, are in their prime 50 to 80, then age toward threescore and ten. Working elephants in Burma are aged at fifty. wild elephants may live longer with tusk advantages.
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London Times
Burma
Prefer Home In China Yet Germans Recall Doubts In Naziland
German officers recalled from China face uncertainty about their future in Germany. Some married non Aryan wives and fear promised jobs may not materialize. Insiders warn recall will be difficult. A Czech recognizes identity as Czechoslovak not Czech and resents policy terms.
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China
Japan
Naziland
Germany
Brandon Sun
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Ned Hanlan
Bob Pearce
Evans Paddon
Australia
Hanlan
Elwood Hughes
Paddon
Pearce
America
The
Thessalonians
U.S
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Lance Connery
Eccles J. Gott
M.P
South Essex
House of Commons
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Poland
Lithuania
Sir Walter Scott
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