World Happenings Briefly Told
The King approves an alliance between Prince Albert volunteers and Bed fordshire and Hertford regiments. Atlantic airliners predicted as near by Byrd after transatlantic tests. Palestine casualties report 200 killed 356 seriously injured 375 slightly hurt. Toronto aviators plan a Canadian Aeronautic Association. Bristol Bay salmon run hurt by past volcanic eruptions. Dominion Airways seaplane arrives in Nelson for West Kootenay patrols. Irish Free State thanks PM for condolence on Kevin O’Higgins death.
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Colonial Office
Palestine
Palest
Toronto
Canadian Aeronautic Association
Dominion Airways Ltd
Vancouver
West Kootenay
Forestry
Nelson
Quebec
England
Irish Free State
W. L. Mackenzie King
William T. Cosgrave
Kevin O'Higgins
Russia mobilizes as Week of Defence ends in Moscow
Moscow reports War Commissar Voroshiloff sees popular alarm fading into resolve. He notes a strengthened Red army and fleet with officers better trained and morale high. Finance Commissar Bruckanov says peasants will fund wartime defence as the budget rises from 40 percent. A monster rally featured a gas attack mock battle and tank exercises.
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Moscow
Voroshiloff
Red Army
Bruckanov
Object To Word Foreigner at Saskatchewan school fair
Dr. G. F Inagan of Saskatoon told about 250 students and attendees at the St Julien school fair that using the term foreigner harms Canadians with Ukrainian ancestry. He said Canadians have built the country with brains and energy and that children regard Canada as their homeland.
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Canada
G. F Inagan
Saskatoon
St Julien
Canadian fliers compete for London flight berth in postwar recall
About eighty Canadian airmen vie for a spot in the London flight program. The piece notes Canada’s wartime air force contributions and argues the country still has many qualified pilots. It also mentions Francis J. Richards of Stamford Conn as a leading prolific inventor with around 1,000 patents, comparing him to Edison at about 1,260.
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London
Canada
Edison
Marking Graves Of American Soldiers In Overseas Cemeteries
The War Department orders more than 22 600 white Italian marble headstones for American soldiers in eight permanent cemeteries in France, Gelghi and England. Surcenes American Cemetery at Paris will first install. About 30 750 stones will be installed over four years with two designs the cross and the Star of David. Each stone lists full name rank regiment division state and date of death with decorations noted by MH DSC D S M. Unknown Dead stones bear here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.
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France
Gelghi
England
War Department
Surcenes
Paris
American Legion
Banbury Cross to be saved from demolition
The mayor of Banbury Oxfordshire announced a compromise to preserve Banbury Cross known as the Ride of the Cockhorse. Railings will be removed and lamps shifted to widen the road while motorists had pressed for its removal citing traffic concerns. Letters from America and the British dominions urged preservation amid the campaign.
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Banbury
Oxfordshire
Banbury Cross
America
British Dominions
Charmingly simple frock pattern No 1596 for misses
The pattern describes a shirred skirt and bodice dress with shoulder shirring and gathered sleeves, using contrasting bias facing and a full front panel. Sizes 16 18 20 cover busts to 36 inches, listing fabric yardage and materials, with price details for pattern and accompanying fashion book.
How To Order Patterns In Winnipeg Union Ad
The Winnipeg Pattern order notice lists Pattern No and Size with a contact at 175 McDermot Ave for the Union. It specifies how to place orders by providing pattern numbers and related details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Power by radio to power flight and farms per Tesla
Nicola Tesla predicts wireless power will drive aircraft and farm machinery from huge central stations. He says air travel will use light electric motors and that moisture and a powerful wireless force could melt enemy ships instantly. Tesla notes he proved wireless power can transmit half the globe with minimal loss.
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Nicola Tesla
Tesla
New York
Smiljan
Jugoslavia
Niagara Falls
Historic Sites Marked Across Western Canada
Historic sites and monuments board selects early marking for Brandon Old House 1794 near Brandon Manitoba and Fort Carlton in present Saskatchewan. Other memorial cairns go to Banfield Creek Vancouver Island Port Victoria Point Grey Sheena River Telegraph route and Atlantic cable project.
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Brandon House
Brandon
Man
Fort Carlton
Saskatchewan
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
Ottawa
Banfield Creek
Barkely Sound
Vancouver Island
B.C
Canada
Australia
Victoria
Port Victoria
Hudson’s Bay Company
Pacific
Point Grey
Vancouver
George Vancouver
R.N
Telegraph Passage
Sheena River
America
Europe
Bering Strait
Atlantic
Western wheat pools set aside eight million for security and projects
In three years the Western wheat pools have allocated about 8 million dollars through elevator and commercial reserves to safeguard the organization and fund its initiatives. About 3 million of the 1926 pool proceeds will go toward commercial and elevator reserves.
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Western Wheat Pools
Golf Champion to defend Open title at Moose Jaw
The Minaki Lodge Course professional, holder of the Western Canada Open crown, prepares to defend his title at Moose Jaw this month under the Canadian National Railways banner.
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Minaki Lodge
Canadian National Railways
Western Canada
Moose Jaw
Children from Stepney Visited Buckingham Palace
About four hundred pupils from London's East End, students of St. Thomas School Stepney, rode to Buckingham Palace in ten General Omnibus Company buses. They were entertained by King George V and Queen Mary after earlier missing the royal visit. The youngsters received hot buns cakes lemonade and other drinks with uniformed attendants.
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London
East End
George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
St. Thomas School
Stepney
Palace
General Omnibus Company
Willingdon Harbor Name Announced on Governor General Visit
A harbor on McMaster's Island across from Saint Andrews by the Sea in New Brunswick will be named Willingdon Harbor after Canada's Governor General. The name was announced during an address read to Viscount Willingdon during his vice regal visit. An artist drew in Lincoln Park as two youths watched and mused about a white sheet of paper now gone.
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Alite Harbor
McMaster's Island
Saint Andrews
N.B
Canada
Willingdon Arbor
Viscount Willingdon
Lincoln Park
George
New White Star Liner Laurentic Launched
The Laurentic of the White Star Line was launched at Belfast and will be completed early winter for Mediterranean cruises. She will enter the Canadian trade next spring, sailing Liverpool to Montreal, and will be among the largest cabin liners on the St. Lawrence route with 1,600 passenger berths and hotel like amenities.
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White Star Line
Belfast
Liverpool
Montreal
Star
Albertic
St. Lawrence
Canada at sixty: a vast empire with growing wealth and strong ties
The Chicago Daily News extols Canada on its sixtieth anniversary noting its vast land, rising population from 3 to 9.5 million, and substantial wealth. It highlights agriculture, forests, fisheries, hydro potential, minerals, and petroleum with Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec as key cities and strong Canada United States friendship.
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Canada
Europe
Atlantic Coast Line
Pacific
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
Vancouver
Dominion
Great Britain
United States
Dead Artist Haunts Chelsea Studio Belief Stirred
The ghost of John Singer Sargent is believed to haunt his former Chelsea studio where he died. Alfred Orr, now renting the place, and Mrs Orr report footsteps and a turning bedroom door knob resembling Sargent. Orr, a noted London artist, recalls hearing Pop Sargent respond to calls.
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John Singer Sargent
Chelsea
Alfred Orr
Orr
London
Mr. Orr
Pop
Pop Sargent
Alfred the Great in the Modern Age Essay Speculation
A playful classroom quip imagines Alfred the Great surviving today and finding views on life worthless due to extreme age. A street encounter shows a young woman chasing a man who tried to kiss her, while a doctor jokes about patient survival in an opera operation. A patient asks for his hat. A aphorism notes excuses for thirst and honesty's value.
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Alfred the Great
Byrd Foresees Weatherproof Ocean Planes
Commander Byrd predicts ocean crossing aircraft will resemble the Fokker America and be airworthy like ships seaworthy. He envisions nine tens of years for regular ocean flights and planes that start and fly in storms without weather reports.
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Byrd
America
Southampton
New York
Canadian Pacific Railway hailed as a premier private transporter
A Wood Struthers review notes Canadian Pacific as the world’s greatest privately owned transport system. It highlights a 6.7 percent average dividend since 1883, 10 percent for 17 years, a strong book value, and extensive services from rails to ships, telegraph, and hotels. The report credits wartime and postwar resilience, solid security for debentures, and potential for continued prosperity beyond prior peaks.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
Canadian Pacific
New York Investment and Banking House of Wood, Struthers & Co
Dominion of Canada
British Columbia
Dominion
India Not In Market For Groats And Shoes
The article notes India's large population and area, but the majority go barefoot or wear native sandals. With average incomes around $15 per year, shoe purchases are beyond most people's means due to limited buying power.
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India
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Prince Albert Volunteers
Prince Albert, Sask
Bedfordshire and Hertford Thre Regiment
British Army
Bristol Bay
Behring Sea
Russia
Francis J. Richards
Stamford, Conn
Thomas Plison
Farecus
Clakms
Mr. Tesla
Ned McKenna
King George
London's
Buckingham
Willingdon
White Star
Laurentic
Chicago Daily News
Gress
Sargent
C.P.R
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