World Happenings Briefly Told
Believed killed in the battle of Jutland, John Evans, a stoker in the royal navy, was later found alive after being discharged in 1919. The grasshopper plague does not haunt Missouri farmers as they harvest pesta for winter poultry feed. Mrs. Lillian Dredge set a London to Portsmouth record for women on a bicycle, improving by 38 minutes. Norman Prior, 46, was bound over for a year in Battersea for theft of 12.50 from his daughter’s holiday money. Royal treasures from ancient times will be shown in an exhibition next April and May for coronation year. British Columbians spent over 14 million on alcohol in the year to March 31, according to the liquor board. Philip Wills set a new British gliding record of about 110 miles, up from 75. Wheat may be shipped to southern Alberta after years. Drouth districts may obtain seed wheat from a 12 000 acre Creston farm in B C. Tar sands deposits near Lac la Nonne, Lac Ste Anne, and west of Lacombe could pave many road miles, announced by Alberta’s W A Fallon.
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Jutland
John Evans
Stoker
Navy
Missouri
Norman Prior
Battersea
Eng
Philip Wills
British Columbia
Alberta
Creston
B.C
Drouth
Lac la Nonne
Lac Ste. Anne
Lacombe
W. A. Fallon
Canadians Honor German War Dead With Maple Wreath
Thousands of spectators along Unter Den Linden watched a Canadian official delegation pay tribute to Germany’s war dead. Dr. Ross Millar represented Canada while 30 Dominion Olympic athletes joined diplomats from the German foreign office and the British embassy. William Peden and Tom Allison led the parade carrying the wreath at the Frederick the Great palace site.
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Germany
Frederick the Great
Unter den Linden
Ross Millar
Department of Pensions and National Health
William ‘‘Torchy” Peden
Victoria
Tom Allison
BBC Faces Funding Gap For London Television Launch
The British Broadcasting Corporation plans October launch of television from London with three-hour daily programmes and a staff of 100 at Alexandra Palace. Officials say plans are complete but expenditures remain uncertain and the initial $900,000 grant has been exceeded.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Alexandra Palace
B.B.C
Rival Fansuche Brawl Ends With Quick Quip
After a tense game between rival baseball teams, an irate fan asked the umpire where his dog was. The umpire replied I have no dog. The fan retorted you are the only blind man I ever saw who didnt have a dog.
How to Remove Grass Stains on Clothing
Grass stains may be removed by washing in warm water with a teaspoon of ammonia. If the stain remains, cover with bicarbonate of soda and let stand until it disappears.
Remarkable Dame Henrietta Barnett dies in London at 85
Dame Henrietta Barnett founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb died at her South Square home aged 85. A friend of Queen Mary she helped launch Toynbee Hall by inspiring undergraduates to work in Whitechapel and supported social reform initiatives over decades.
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London
Dame Henrietta Barnett
Hampstead Garden Suburb
South Square
Queen Mary
Garden
Henrietta
A. Barnett
West End
Whitechapel
East End
Arnold Toynbee
Toynbee Hall
Millionaire Seeks Plans To Best Spend A Million
An anonymous Midwest man with bankers' backing plans to leave a million dollars to his city. He offers a $1000 prize for the best plan to maximize public good. The contest invites sane, workable ideas benefiting all residents and institutions.
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Atlantic Monthly
Solomon
Tugwell
Detroit
Two New Monuments Proposed to Mark Westward Settlement
The Historic Monuments and Sites Board in Ottawa, with Judge F W Howay of New Westminster B C, considers erecting two stone monuments. One near St Anne des Chenes to honor the Dawson road from Lake Superior to Winnipeg, possibly as a cairn for dedication this year. The second honors Fort Maurepas at the Winnipeg River mouth and emphasizes the site's trading importance.
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Historic Monuments and Sites Board
Ottawa
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
B.C
Winni
Dawson Road
Lake Superior
Winnipeg
St. Anne Des Chenes
Howay
Fort Maurepas
Winnipeg River
la Verendrye
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian elected president of American Poultry Judges' Association
George Robertson, Dominion poultry husbandman, was chosen president at the Topeka Kansas meeting. He is the first Canadian to hold the role in the association's 53 year history.
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Department of Agriculture
George Robertson
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
American Poultry Judges’ Association
Topeka
Kas
Robertson
Small Thanks For Favors in Editorial Practice
The piece reflects on the slow rate of public thanks to editors for favors and publicity. It argues space and circulation are publishers’ main commodities and notes many fail to acknowledge courtesies or recognize benevolent notices. The Toronto Mail and Empire cites a biblical ratio of ingratitude, with only one tenth showing thanks.
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Makeshift Tools Used In Eye Operation In India
Sir Henry Tri stram Holland recounted performing eye surgery on a Baluchistan patient under a juniper tree using crochet hooks hair pins embroidery scissors and other makeshift instruments. The double cataract case resulted in an excellent outcome. He later treated a native who fell from a palm tree and was transported 70 miles to a railway for hospital care, recovering perfectly.
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India
East India Association
Sir Henry Tristram Holland
Baluchistan
Quetta
Henry
Sugar Factory Nears Completion at Picture Butte
A million-dollar sugar factory in Picture Butte Alto is nearing completion and should be ready before September 15 as per the construction contract. It will process a large beet acreage in the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation district and surrounding areas.
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Picture Butte
Alto
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District
Milkman Choice Law in New Zealand Sparks Debate
New Zealand imposes strict milkman rules with the Milk Council selecting the supplier. If a resident sacks the designated milkman, they risk going without milk, a policy highlighted amid broader discussions on milk supply controls in the region.
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Britain
Auckland
New Zealand
Milk Council
Duelist William Clair Celebrates 70th Birthday in Budapest
Hungarian code author William Clair, famed for his duel manual and 68 recorded duels, marked his seventieth birthday in Budapest. He is described as hale and hearty and never struck in battle.
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William Clair
Budapest
Kettle Steam Question Sparks Family Quip
A father asks his son why steam escapes a boiling kettle. The son fires back with a playful jab about reading letters before the father receives them, ending the exchange with a light domestic joke.
New Knitted Coat and Hat Pattern for Children
Simple coat with matching hat in stockinette and checkerboard yoke cuffs and hat band. Uses sport yarn for durability and low cost. Pattern 5678 offers coat and hat in 4 6 8 year sizes with stitch diagrams and material list. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Color Conferenc e Unveils Scientific White at MIT
David L. Macadam of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented findings after a three year study on white pigments. He described three categories of white from nature to industrially produced tones, arguing no perfect white exists on earth.
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Earth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David L. Macadam
Sunday School Lesson on Galatians Be Not Deceived
devotional reading from Galatians 5 16 24 emphasizes living by the spirit not the flesh. The lesson Galatians 6 1 10 urges restoration with gentleness, bearing each other’s burdens, sowing to the spirit, and reaping eternal rewards.
Harvest Parables and Gentle Correction Teach Steady Work
The text blends biblical verses from Galatians and Luke on sowing and reaping with exhortations to deal gently with trespassers and to do good. It links disciplined effort in daily toil to eternal rewards, citing Moffatt and Malcolm McLeod to emphasize patience, mercy, and steadfast industriousness as spiritual harvest.
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Schaffi
Moffatt
Malcolm MccLeod
Fidues Among Mayors: Bennett and McGeer In Vancouver Jubilee
Rt Hon R B Bennett praised Mayor G G McGeer as fidus Achates for a week after they met at Vancouver's golden jubilee. A July 3 Port Moody photo shows Bennett, McGeer, and the engineer and conductor of the first transcontinental train 50 years earlier. Bennett called the image historic and noted the unlikely reunion 50 years later on the same route.
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R. B. Bennett
G. G. McGeer
Vancouver
McGeer
RAF announces volunteer reserve for air force expansion
Viscount Swinton told the House of Lords the Royal Air Force will create a civilian volunteer reserve to supply pilots for the expanded service. About eight hundred pilots are needed each year, up from 60 previously, with entrants aged 18 to 25 and an annual retaining fee of 25 dollars.
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Viscount Swinton
Air
House of Lords
Royal Air Force
Had His Objections
An old fellow crossing the Atlantic is tapped by a information fiend who asks if flattening the earth would leave the sea miles deep. The man replies that if anyone flattens the earth they should be shot so he can avoid drowning.
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Atlantic
Education committee to open classes for visually impaired in Manchester
The education committee will establish special classes in schools at Manchester for children with impaired vision. The plan targets accessible schooling and inclusive support for students needing visual impairment accommodations.
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Manchester
England
Dutch designer unveiled two storey sleeper plane F-56
From Holland comes news that Anthony Fokker designed a two storey passenger plane the F-56 to carry 66 passengers with sleeping accommodations and dressing rooms. The F-36 already in service on the London Amsterdam Berlin route carries 32 passengers and tests show reliable performance with cruise speeds around 200 mph.
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Holland
Anthony Fokker
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brandon Sun
Germany Reclaims Warship Scrap for Modern Navy
Germany buys back decommissioned battleship steel at Scapa Flow and sends plates and guns for smelting into new warship armor. The process fuels German steelworks as reclaimed metal returns to naval use. Queen Mary and Mauretania components traced to resmelted German battleship steel.
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Scapa Flow
Germany
Mauretania
Race of the century ox teams set for Labor Day
Halifax district trades and labor council officials announce a race of the century for ox teams on Labor Day September 1 in Nova Scotia. One entry from Preston with ox-cart Gee-Haw will compete. Course length and time limit undecided. participants may choose any pace.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
Trades and Labor Council
Preston
Bluenose Trials Under Power After Engine Installation
The Bluenose, the international champion fishing schooner, completed its first powered trial with 300 passengers aboard. Captain Angus Walters reported nine mph under power and noted the ship could revert to sail gear once engines break in.
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Cross Island
Angus Walters
Braille Mail Aids 75,000 UK Blind Readers
The Braille Mail, issued in Braille by the National Institute for the Blind, is published weekly for 75,000 blind readers in the United Kingdom. The joke line notes cheap notoriety as an expensive luxury.
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National Institute For the Blind
United Kingdom
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Portsmouth
Lillian Dredge
Liquor Control Board
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U.S
Putney
St. Dunstan's
Sir Ian Fraser
Captain Baker
East India
Alice Brooks
Kait
Achates
Aeneas
Bluenose
Madge
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