World Happenings Briefly Told From Across The Globe
The report lists events including US flyers arriving in Paris after a 15 935 mile 115 day journey with 239 hours lying time. Sir Sidney Russell Wells heart specialist and Conservative MP for London University dies July 14. A memorial is planned at Karihorst racecourse near Berlin for jockeys and riders who lost their lives in the war. The Prince of Wales departure date for Canada set for Aug 23 aboard the Berengaria. Narcotics valued over 1 009 000 seized in New York with nine seafarers detained. Emeralds and cartridge shells found in a Minneapolis market hen. A fishing agreement between Hebrides fishermen and British Columbia is near. Andrew Jenkins famed rope cyclist who rode Niagara Gorge in 1869 dies in Galt Ontario aged eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Russell-Wells
London University
Karihorst
Berlin
Huer Dullio
New York
Betty Smilow
Minneapolis
New fish freezing plant planned at Lesser Slave Lake
A modern facility with 150000 pounds of fish capacity will be installed at Lesser Slave Lake to advance the fishing industry in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesser Slave Lake
Immigration Law Shifts US Quota Effects Toward Canada
United States new immigration quota law takes effect July 1. It cuts global quotas and requires a five year Canadian residence for non Canadian born entrants, with visa and head tax. Estimates show steep drops for European nations and higher Canadian migration relevance as routes shift and lines adjust. The piece notes Canada gains, US visa costs apply, and Canadian born remain exempt from quotas. A final joke furnishes local humor about a boy seeking a scooter after worn out shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman S. Bankis
Canada
United States
Dominion
France
Canadian
Royal Mail Steam Packet
U.S
Austria
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Denmark
Firlana
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Roumania
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
Jugo-Slavia
Turkey
Co operative marketing plan eyed for Alberta farms
Pool Farm Products preliminary steps toward forming a province wide cooperative marketing body for all farm products were discussed in Calgary by the United Farmers of Alberta cooperative marketing committee. Formed at the last UFA convention, the group cited Pincher Creek's success where nearly all farm goods are sold through the cooperative system as a model, though no official statement was issued and only preliminary work had been done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
United Farmers of Alberta
U.F.A
Pincher Creek
The Pace That Kills and Modern Thrills
A Kansas City Star excerpt warns that speed mania and craving for thrills grip youth and adults. It argues plain living and reasoned moderation are essential under modern conditions and cites President Coolidge on duty to pursue balanced living despite sensational pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Kansas City Star
Canadian Wheat Crop Estimate For This Year
Preliminary figures from the Bureau of Statistics put Canada’s wheat crop at 318,640,000 bushels this year, down from last year’s 474,199,999. Estimated yields across wheat oats barley and flax seed are shown for Prairie Provinces and All Canada with totals, and note that figures may change with area revisions and seasonal effects from June 30 to harvest.
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Bureau of Statistics
Prairie
All
Canada
War Explosives Used by Farmers Across States
War surplus picric acid has cleared 250000 acres and stump land on 86000 acres with 45000 plus American farmers in 28 states using it. The US Bureau of Roads reports nearly 8000000 pounds applied and a savings of 750000, expanding cultivable land and aiding small farms. No child should suffer worms without relief from a simple remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chemical Society
United States Bureau of Roads
Wireless stations to spark northern communication shift
Government officials travel toward Fort Simpson and Fort Herschel to set up wireless stations, launching a northern wireless system that will replace the moccasin telegraph. The Bay of Dengal mystery is noted as a sudden appearance and disappearance of a new arrival last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Simpson
Fort Herschel
Edmonton Bulletin
Araken
Bay of
Dengal
Polish Boy Scouts adopt total ban on alcohol and tobacco
The Polish Boy Scouts have introduced a complete prohibition against alcohol and tobacco within their organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Man Gains Practical Experience From Poverty in Ten Days
A proverb notes that a man learns more from poverty in ten days than from wealth in ten years, stressing rapid lessons from hardship over long riches.
Divers Battle Seaweed Jungle At Scapa Flow Wrecks
Divers salvage German ships scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1918. They cut through seaweed tangles of wrist thick stalks and 18 inch leaves to reach doors and portholes. Barnacles were removed with axes. Hindenburg interiors remain intact including champagne bottles. No fish inhabit the area. crabs and lobsters are common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scapa Flow
MacKenzie
Hindenburg
Pact Accepted By U S on Tangier Convention
The United States informs Britain France and Spain of willingness to accede to the Tangier convention signed in Paris December 18 1923 under conditions. These would require detailed interpretation of provisions affecting U S rights in the zone and show the open door policy and joint administration taking responsibility for American interests.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Spain
Paris
Tangier
Aid To World Peace Commonwealth Urges Expanded Support
The British Institute of Foreign Affairs, in a three year old program, aims to cement unity within the Commonwealth and boost a shared purpose toward peaceful civilizational progress. It seeks additional support to expand its work and open new fields of activity.
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British Commonwealth
British Institute of Foreign Affairs
Manchester Guardian
Miller's Worm Powders Delight Children and End Worms
The preparation is described as sweet and palatable to youngsters with no hesitancy in taking it. It is promoted as a strengthening medicine that corrects digestion disorders caused by worms and imparts a healthy tone to aid development.
Floral Medal Awarded for Best New Florists' Plant Variety
The Canadian Horticultural Council will award a gold medal annually for the best new florists' plant variety recorded with the council each year. The medal is donated by the Canadian Florists' and Gardeners' Association. The council's Registration Committee will judge the entries.
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Canadian Horticultural Council
Canadian Florists’ and Gardeners’ Association
Cruelty To Animals Across Different Viewpoints
The article cites Arnold Bennett’s view on bullfighting in Spain and horse racing in England as examples of differing standards of cruelty. It argues that no nation should judge another while its own treatment of animals, including Canadian fox trapping and British horse racing, is questioned. It also notes the Ottawa Citizen praising London authorities for addressing animal cruelty and urging kindness at home.
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Arnold Bennett
Spain
Canada
Canadians
London
Ottawa Citizen
Clock of Death legend at Hampton Court linked to a death
The famous Henry VIII clock at Hampton Court Palace stopped on June 13 and an elderly resident, Miss Jane Cuppage, was found dead that night. The clock resumed next morning with no explained cause. Palace officials note two prior deaths within hours of stoppages. The clock records time day date sun position days since year and London Bridge high water mark.
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Henry VIII
Hampton Court Palace
Palace
Jane Cuppage
Burke Cuppage
Waterloo
London Bridge
British Columbia Mills Benefit From Japanese Lumber Orders
British Columbia lumber mills reap early gains from a revival in Japanese orders. Purchases resumed with about 1.5 million feet of large square stock bought. Japanese buyers demand fresh cut larger shares, fitting mills as BC stocks run low.
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British Columbia
Noiseless Airplane Experiments Prove Highly Successful
Recent tests by the United States Air Service indicate that noiseless airplanes are practicable and promise a great boon to aviators, offering substantial advantages in future flight operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Service
Unidentified Raid Responders In German Shelter Home
Police raided the Asylum for the Shelterless in Germany finding 1280 locals with no identifying papers. Of these, 157 had active warrants for theft burglary murder or swindling and 22 forged papers. Three men previously reported dead were found alive. A 27 year old shopkeeper bankrupt and living with his father vanished after his father left civil service.
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Germany
Worn bench talk on advice from two wrecks
Two battered old wrecks sit on the common bench. One says he never took advice from anybody. The other quips that he followed everybody's advice, prompting a quick reply from his companion.
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Prince of Wales
Prince
Berengaria
Hebrides Islands
T. D. Pattullo
Andrew Jenkins
Niagara Gorge
America
Galt, Ont
de Ipee
Callours
P.O
Montreal
T. Thome
Freming. Lesk
Ft” H. XII
Olsen
Edgerton
Alta
Jaye
Jimmy
Minarc
Alberta
Commonwealth
Ogden's
B. Tin
Ogden
Liverpool
Aero Cushion Inner Tire Agency
Limited
Hargrave St
Winnipeg
Man
Wingham, Ont
B.C
Minard
Sinimen
Dominion Express
Gatien Siekal
Vores Cave
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