World Happenings Briefly Told
Ontario considers higher timber taxes on crown lands. A. B. McLay of the University of Toronto wins a $1 200 fellowship from the National Research Council. Col J Obed Smith sails for Canada to spend months there. Austen Chamberlain says Britain will not send troops to Tangier. Toronto records its first June without motor deaths in 11 years. Since 1914, June fatalities totaled 42 with seven in 1922 and seven in 1924. Niagara Falls immigration data show 91 Canadians returned from the United States in June. 71 other nationalities entered. 196 rejections occurred. Dr Forbes Godfrey returned from Geneva impressed by Henri SpahMager tuberculosis serum work. Miners Federation predicts England nationalizes coal to save mining. The Prince of Wales helped extinguish a fire at a Rhodesian show saving all the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
National Research Council At
Ottawa
A. B. McLay
University of Toronto
Col
J. Obed Smith
London
Canada
Col. Smith
Dominion
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tangier
Morocco
Toronto
Ont
Niagara Falls
United States
Forbes Godfrey
Geneva
Henri Spah- Mager
England
Miners’ Federation
Scarborough
Prince of Wales
Kafua
Rhodesia
Faafua
Urge Marines To Revolt As British Fleet Visits Oslo
Norwegian communists circulated inflammatory propaganda directed at the British fleet visiting Oslo. Messages urged bluejackets and marines to revolt rather than obey orders against Russia. The Norse government and British officers resented the propaganda, which Moscow is believed to have inspired.
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Norway
Oslo
Bluejackets
Russia
Moscow
X ray surgeon Dr T H Sanderson Wells faces operation
Weymouth physician and noted surgeon Dr T H Sanderson Wells, longtime X ray researcher, has retired from practice to undergo a life risking operation in London nursing care. Chronic injuries from early experimental work left him in pain and crippled, though he remains a renowned figure locally. Meanwhile a Lakehurst naval test reports clear short wave signals to Constantinople surpassing 5 300 miles, extending prior reception to Honolulu.
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T. H. Sanderson Wells
Weymouth
London
Wells
Constantinople
U.S
Navy Department
Lakehurst
N.J
Honolulu
Dusting the British Museum shelves a monumental task
Thirty workers constantly dust three million books in the British Museum library. South Africa issues special air mail stamps for the Capetown Durban route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
South Africa
Capetown
Durban
Paris Zoological luncheon features exotic delicacies
Whale steaks seaweed jelly and sharks fins were among the delicacies served at a recent luncheon of the Paris Zoological Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Zoological Society
British Dominions Land Settlement plan to aid settlers
A British firm the British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation Limited launches a land settlement program in Vermilion Alberta. With six million pounds and a generous financing plan the company offers 15 year land terms and 2:1 aid for equipment and livestock. It targets married applicants with families and provides ongoing supervisor support and even early food and shelter. The Vermilion region becomes its first Canadian project with 262000 acres and rail links expanding via CN and CPR lines.
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British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation
Vermilion
Alberta
British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation Limited
Financelal
London
England
Dominion
Canada
Duke of Sutherland
Newton Moore
K.C.M.G
Western Australia
Arthur Grifith Boscawen
Edward Manville
Daimler Motor Car Organization
Robert Lynn
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
British Commons Corporation
English Boy With Peculiar Skin Identifies Dock Head Schoolboy
A Dock head schoolboy has unusually receptive skin that preserves any mark or word pressed onto it for ten to fifteen minutes. Doctors report marks appear when the skin is slightly stroked, enabling handwriting to be written or traced briefly on the skin. One explanation notes the person might be “one skin short.”
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Dockhead
Substitute For Glass Opens New Optical Material
A new organic compound acts as a substitute for glass with higher strength and lathe workability. It offers adjustable refractive index for optics and may replace costly telescope and microscope glass. It shows exceptional transparency to ultraviolet and infrared light.
Antarctic Flight Aims for Continuous Coastal Map
Captain G H Wilkins plans an Antarctic flight to photograph the coastline from King Edward VII Land to Graham's Land. The expedition seeks a continuous map as a prelude to an international Antarctic meteorology program. Wilkins is noted for wartime photography and daring feats.
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G. H. Wilkins
Australia
King Edward the Seventh Land
New Zealand
Graham’s Land
Cape Horn
Wilkins
Will Build Big Flour Mill in Calgary
Overseas Limited announces plans to spend 800000 dollars on a flour mill in Calgary exclusive of machinery and other equipment. Construction will start as soon as possible according to managing director P. Lloyd Tanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillers Overseas Limited
Calgary
P. Lloyd Tanner
Early numeral systems in Phoenicia and Babylon
A note on ancient notation describing a shorthand estimating method once used in Phoenicia before Greek emergence and possibly in Babylon, indicating early numeric practices and the long history of symbol-based counting.
White Brazilian Indians Hide in Jungle Like Jaguars
Dr. Alexander Hampton Rice reports discovery of a primitive Brazilian tribe near Parma River headwaters 75 miles from Orinoco. The small, pigment streaked group speaks a distinct language, uses bows and poison arrows, avoids meat, and lives amid trees unseen by outsiders.
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Alexander Hampton Rice
Brazil
Brazilian
Parma River
Orinoco
Dr. Rice
Mistakes In London Statues Peculiar Errors Noted
A magazine article items curious statue gaffes in London. The Duke of Wellington at the Royal Exchange lacks spurs while Gladstone shows a trouser seam and Cromwell near the Commons wears upside down spurs.
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London
Duke of Wellington
Royal Exchange
Gladstone
Saville Row
Cromwell
House of Commons
New
County Hall
Prince Consort
Holborn Circus
Smart two piece frocks with l ace edged blouses
Fashion notes describe white crepe de chine blouses with narrow tucks and center front openings, paired with separate skirts for smart two piece frocks. Features round collar full sleeves with cuffs, perforated pattern for short sleeves, and optional hip band. Sizes 34 to 42 inch bust. Price 20 cents. Our Fashion Book offers patterns and a five cent coupon.
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Historic Page
The page presents a large crossword with numerous horizontal and vertical clues. Entries cover a range from Merry to exist to sobriquets including terms for pronouns and common objects, with several abbreviations and thematic wordplay typical of early 20th century puzzle pages.
Canada Sets Last Wednesday of October as Fish Day
The Canadian Fisheries Association resolves that the last Wednesday in October each year will be Canada fish day. It also plans to coordinate with calendar makers and seeks a separate fisheries department with a deputy minister to lead its affairs.
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Canadian Fisheries Association
Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Rockefeller Announces Estate Sales to Son for Over 3 Million
John D. Rockefeller Sr sells his Pocantico Hills Lakewood New Jersey New York City townhouse garage and Ormond Florida winter home to John D. Rockefeller Jr. for more than 3 million dollars. The sale removes his private residence while avoiding heavy inheritance taxes, a claim disputed by a family representative.
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John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Pocantico Hills
Lakewood
N.J
New York
Ormand
Fla
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John D., Jr
Primitive human skull found in Tabgha cave near Tiberias
A British archaeologist and an Oxford student unearthed a primitive human skull in a Tabgha cave near Tiberias among Mousterian flint deposits. The skull shows prominent supraorbital ridges and a low forehead, resembles Neanderthal European type, and marks a new Asian continental finding. Prof Garvand of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem confirmed its value.
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United States
Tabgha
Tiberias
Oxford
Asia
Garvand
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern ordering details list the Winnipeg address 175 McDermot Ave. The notice references Pattern No and Size for customers to request specific sewing patterns from the newspaper service.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Insulin Tube At Wembley Exhibition Cost 1009 Oxen
Exhibit in the Wembley exhibition’s chemical section features a small insulin tube displayed as part of a costly supply. The describing note claims 1,009 oxen were slaughtered to obtain the insulin.
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Wembley
France Plans to Requisition All Resources in War
Premier Painleve has sent a defence plan to the Chamber of Deputies granting the government power to requisition all resources including material intellectual and scientific. Prepared by the council of national defence under M Boncour it outlines automatic wartime actions to prevent confusion and details labor labor and munition production transport and distribution systems.
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Premier Painleve
France
Chamber of Deputies
Council of National Defence
M. Boncour
Plans for Montreal 1927 Pageant Of Canada
Montreal in 1927 rings with plans for a Pageant Of Canada to celebrate Confederation's diamond jubilee. Prominent backers include chief executives of two railways and provincial secretary L W David. If shapes form, the Prince of Wales may be asked to open the pageant.
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Montreal
Canada
Railways
L. W. David
Prince of Wales
White Water Mine Deep Strike Excites Slocan District
In British Columbia the Slocan district celebrates an ore strike at the White Water mine after reaching 1,600 feet. The discovery suggests ore bodies extend deeper than previously proven, boosting optimism for lenders and investors.
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Slocan
British Columbia
White Water
Regina Budget Plans City Public Works Expansion
Regina will spend 429000 during the year on public works additions and extensions. The program includes installation of another electric light and power unit with a complete new turbine generator costing 130000.
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Regina
Snow Crystals Origin of Greenland Icebergs Traced
Scientists trace the icebergs drifting in the north Atlantic to snow that solidified into ice about five thousand years ago near Greenland. The finding links iceberg origins to ancient snowfall and climatic conditions of that era.
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North Atlantic
Greenland
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Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Canadian National Railways
St. Paul de Meds
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lloydminster
Phoenica
Babylon
Jungies of
Clipse
International Correspondence Association
Syria
John D. Rockefeller
Colin
Plan Pageant of
B.C. Mining
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