World Happenings Briefly Told
A compact roundup notes Baron Howard of Penrith for Britain, philosopher Stein dies at 70 in Salzburg, Canadian wheat shipments dominate Great Lakes trade, Britain and allies celebrate shipbuilding holiday, Chicago teachers face $6.5 million back pay, Massachusetts marks three years with Sir Ronald Lindsay's greeting, Canadian tax expert Jones arrives in Canberra to discuss sales tax, unemployment in Britain rises to 1,933,500 with weekly gain.
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Feme Howard
United States
Baron Howard
Penrith
Ludwig Stein
Salzburg
Austria
Great Lakes
Lake Shippers’ Clearance Association
France
Italy
J. Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Chicago
Massachusetts
Ronald Lindsay
G. W. Jones
Canberra
Australia
Government of
Commonwealth
Electrical finger can detect rail stress for safer steel work
A miniature electrical finger devised by J P Shamberger and J G Ritter attaches to rails to measure bend under a locomotive's weight and curvature. The device translates minuscule slidable movements into electrical signals, enabling practical use tests beyond laboratories and improving construction safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Shamberger
Pittsburgh
J. G. Ritter
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Churchill Sees First Large Female Influx This Summer
On Hudson Bay’s shore at Churchill four women now reside as this port marks its largest female population. Three newcomers arrived on the Muskeg Limited in May: Mrs S Martin and her daughter Margaret, wife of a United Church missionary, and Mrs Claude Johnson wife of the CN Railways division engineer. They will stay until autumn.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
A. Gibson
Church of England
Muskeg Limited
S. Martin
United Church Missionary
Margaret
Claude Johnson
Canadian National Railways
Canada Sees Rapid Rise in Gold Output Surpassing U S
Canada has surged in gold production far faster than the United States with last year’s Canadian output reportedly exceeding U S gold mined. Engineers say U S figures may shrink while Canadian properties raise output, predicting Canada could soon lead in gold production.
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Canada
United States
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Fortune Made From Linoleum by Lord Ashton
News of the World states Lord Ashton amassed thirty to forty million pounds from linoleum endowments. His father, a Lancaster house painter, started a shop with a picture-framing side business. The cork-backed linoleum invention boosted their wealth and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ashton
Lancaster
America
Girl Fire Warden at 8000 Feet Tracks Forest Blaze
California girl works as a forest fire watcher on Black Mountain in the San Jacinto range. From a stiltsupported log cabin she signals smoke and flame to rangers, aided only by an Alsatian named Mina. Food is carried by mule, water drawn after a climb.
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London Daily Mail
Black Mountain
San Jacinto
Mina
Forestry Service
Grain Stocks Show Large Week Decline in 1930
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports stock totals for the week ended June 27, 1930, with a national decrease of 3 277 506 bushels. Wheat 13 73 712 oats 9 927 331 barley 22 639 184 flax 512 382 rye 8 241 089 total 172 155 698. Declines also listed for wheat oats barley flax and rye. Last year’s week total was 148 620 622 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
California wedding tragedy sparks family violence case
After a ceremony, Smith visited his father in law Daniel Roney's house where his mother in law struck him and his father in law fired twice with a shotgun. Police suspect the Roneys opposed the match. The paper also notes Candymaking has low accident risk and British airplanes carry 22 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Smith
Daniel Roney
Roneys
Fashionable cotton shantung dress in Buddha yellow color
A slimming straight one piece dress in Buddha yellow cotton shantung with white pique collar and belt detail. It features front panel lengthening the figure, inverted side insets for fullness, and bias cut accents. Sizes 16 to 46 bust, pattern No. 3489, 27 yards fabric, pattern price 25 cents.
Mantua Park to Honor Virgil With Plantings Oasis
In Mantua Italy a Virgil memorial wood plans to plant plants named in the Latin poet s works. The project, born a century ago, faced wars and delays but has been revived toward completion as both 2 000 years of his birth and his legacy are celebrated worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantua
Italy
Napoleon
Empire Trade Extends Markets for Empire Agriculture
Information from Ottawa shows 208 carloads of bananas were shipped into Western Canada from the British West Indies in the past year. The first shipment of oranges and lemons from New South Wales arrived in Vancouver on July 15. Canada also exports apples and onions to the Antipodes and reciprocates with West Indies settlements.
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Canada
Ottawa
British West Indies
New South Wales
Vancouver
West Indies
Antipodes
Air travel motives and odd science notes in one item
Air travellers reveal motives for flying with 568 passengers logged. Business trips dominate, followed by joy rides and personal preference. The piece also mentions a trap door spider’s tunnel cover and a smart perfume-filling device that rejects imperfect bottles.
Canadians Spend More on Meat in 1929
Reports from the Live Stock Branch show a rise in meat quality and consumption in Canada. The home market absorbed 676 million pounds in 1929, up from 648.6 million in 1928, increasing beef by 28 million pounds and about 2 pounds per person. Lamb and mutton reached 70.5 million pounds in 1929, up from 62.2 million in 1928, a gain of 8.3 million pounds about 1 extra pound per capita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Pat Hurley Defines Oil Operators and a Durham Property Rent
Col. Pat Hurley of Oklahoma, a lawyer with oil and real estate ties, offers a sharp definition of oil operators as men unsure if they are near a million dollars or far from it. He notes a property in Durham, England, held for a rent of three grains of pepper annually.
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Durham
England
Man Outtakes King Of Birds At Sheep Ranch Near El Paso
A flock of eagles raided a sheep ranch near El Paso Texas and were shot down by an airplane with a shotgun passenger. In eight hours the aircraft accounted for nine birds, while a rancher had spent a year attempting to shoot them from the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Paso
Texas
White pine dominates North American pattern making
White pine accounts for about 90 percent of patterns in North America due to ease of workability, soft texture, strength, durability, and minimal shrinkage that preserves shape after manufacturing. Sir Harry Lauder’s last annual farewell tour of 1931 promises to be seen by audiences who recall his first appearance.
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North America
Harry Lauder
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FARM
Accert—Automosa
Ons
Ccckrcus
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Wallace
Bega
Een Baer
Neots Cooe
Provinse Ial
Gwen Reg
White Pine
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
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Prooder
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