World Happenings Briefly Told
A rapid digest notes disasters and fortunes across 1926 headlines. A western Japan flood drowned thirty and damaged thousands of homes while royal and political moves unfold including visits to Apetrana and Camberra.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
6
Alberta Leads Coal Output in Canada for 1925
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada produced 13,134,968 tons of coal in 1925 valued at 49,261,951 dollars. Alberta tops with 5,569,031 tons, 679,202 more than 1924. British Columbia gains 2,842,252 tons. About 25,032 workers, including 1,542 salaried, earned 33,200,309 in salaries and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
British Columbia
Cable Letters Delivered Next Morning for Britain Ireland and Holland
Announcement from the Anglo American Telegraph Company via Canadian National Telegraphs states cable letters to Britain Ireland and Holland will be delivered the morning after filing or as soon as transmission is complete up to 1 pm. Rates are 1.10 for the first 20 words to Britain and Ireland and 1.60 to Holland, with excess words at six and eight tenths cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
Holland
Greenwich
Canadian National Telegraphs
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Britain
Vancouver Island fur farmer brings chinchilla stock home
Mr J H C Palmer, a Vancouver Island fur farmer, spent a year in England studying the chinchilla rabbit and fur use. He returns with 24 animals valued at $1,000 to establish a breeding stock on his farm. A small man ends a small dog or I was ferocious behind a fence. Some spider webs are so strong that Birds can be caught in them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. C. Palmer
Vancouver Island
England
Plain Truths on Congo Slavery Face Belgian Audience
The Belgian public and monarchy prepare to hear unvarnished reports on Congo conditions at the International conference on the Christian mission in Africa in Le Zoute on Sept. 14. Missionaries from Britain France and Portugal will attend to scrutinize colonial policies and government actions. The King asserts colonization must serve native welfare and moral progress to justify colonial undertakings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Conference On the Christian Mission In Africa
le Zoute
Belgium
Congo
British Columbia road signs to warn travellers
Official warning signs will soon mark roads across British Columbia. Signs under preparation will warn motorists of dangerous curves and grades and mark stopping points before main highways. Railway crossings where buses stop will also be marked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Simple lined frock pattern No 1359 for sizes 38 to 48
The pattern No 1359 offers a semi fitted bodice and flared skirt in printed fabrics with a plain color trim. It targets sliming the large figure and lists yardage for size 40 plus a plain contrasting piece. The price is 20 cents. A fashion book explains materials and construction with a chart and clear steps.
Canadian voyage links historic Beauharnois line to modern visit
A descendant of Duke Dmitri Leuchtenberg Count de Beauharnois arrives in Canada to join cousin Marquis di Albizzi on a thirty day tour of the Canadian Rockies. The trip includes a grand Pow Wow in August at the Ptarmigan Valley and a journey from Cherbourg aboard the Melita to the CPR route through Quebec. The party recalls La Verendrye’s founding of Fort William and preserves a birch bark French and Indian letter thanking Beauharnois for care of his Iroquois children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmitri
Leuchtenberg
de Beauharnois
Charlres
Marquis de Beauharnois
Canada
Louis XV
Marquis di Albizzi
Canadian Rockies
Ptarmigan Valley
Cherbourg
Mining In Russia Soviets Relax Law for Foreign Seekers Of Gold
The Soviet council of work and defense reported by Moscow Investia eased entry rules for foreign gold prospectors. Permits will cost 3 gold rubles, entrants must prove proletariat origin, and applicants with more than a grammar school education are barred from Siberian prospecting. The government restricts wealth accumulation and requires foreigners to work under Soviet laws with limits on gold export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Council of Work and Defence
Moscow Investia
Russia
Siberian
Wireless telephone for German airliners nears full tests
Rushing airliners of the German air service will soon enable passengers to use wireless telephones. Experiments show pilots on night routes and landing fields can talk to subscribers in large German cities despite engine roar. A Stockholm flight linked with Templehof Berlin for five minutes during a thunderstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Stockholm
Sweden
Templehofer Field
Berlin
Remarkable Stamp Collection To Pay French War Debt
A vast postage stamp hoard known as the Von Ferrary collection, confiscated by France after World War I, has raised over 50 million francs from sales to fund the French war debt. Arthur Hinds of Utica bought a rare 1856 British Guiana cent stamp for 1 075 000 francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
British Guiana
Arthur Hinds
Utica
N.Y
von Ferrary
Switzerland
Postal Museum of
Berlin
M. Gilbert
Marquis of Reading and his maritime rise remembered
The Marquis of Reading recalls a sea career beginning as a ship’s boy on the Hooghly and later returning to England after his viceroy and governor general tenure. He notes learning at sea surpassed Oxford, then moved through law and finance before attaining wealth. A small Western town garage sign contrasts genuine parts with a joke about a wooden leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian River
Hooghly
India
Earl of
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Pattern ordering guide printed by Winnipeg Pattern Union at 175 McDermott Ave outlines how to request patterns and provides pattern numbers for catalog access. The notice specifies mailing instructions and payment details to obtain sewing patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
CrossWord Puzzle Listing with Many Clues
The page shows a crossword puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues ranging from 1 to 44 and beyond. Clues cover a mix of common words including hat dealers, exclamations of regret, tropical plants, animal terminology, measurements, and various objects.
Pale Western Cutworm Courses To Be Followed To Deal With Infestation
The pale western cutworm now affects western Canada with Alberta reporting its appearance fifteen years ago. Entomologist H. L. Seamans notes a slate gray larva with a yellow head and two black facial gashes, capable of devastating thousands of acres in outbreaks. Cultural controls include early field work and thorough cultivation to reduce weeds, with a published free pamphlet from Ottawa or laboratories outlining steps to treat current infestations and prevent recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
H. L. Seamans
Lethbridge
Dominion Entomological Laboratories
Saskatoon
Sask
Treesbank
World’s Non Stop Flight Record Set Paris to Omsk
Captain Junier and Lieut Cordil lers established a new world's non stop flight record flying 2940 miles in 29 hours from Paris to Omsk Siberia. They faced storms along the route and nearly exhausted gasoline on landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junier
Lieut
Cordillers
Paris
Omsk
Siberia
Arrachart Brothers
Training Farm Extension Opens at Goudhurst Kent
Sir George McLaren Brown, general manager of Canadian Pacific Railways, opened a new 31000 extension to Fegan's training farm in Kent. The 267 acre facility trains 150 orphans and destitute boys for emigration to Canada or local farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McLaren Brown
Canadian Pacific Railways
Fegan
Goudhurst
Kent
England
Canada
When a Man Is Sick He Groans For Family Attention
A short saying notes that when a man is ill he expects the rest of the household to halt all activity and heed his groaning. The line reflects a humorous view of family dynamics during illness.
Mexican Decree Forces Churches to Close Services
Mexican government issues a new religious decree that largely bans holding services and penalizes clergy. Foreign churches face closures as protests arise and diplomats plan steps to protect nationals. The decree also dissolves some religious orders and allows confiscation of church properties amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Mountain Crumbling Near Cordova Amid Glacial Pressure
Reports describe a mountain near Cordova Alaska breaking apart under glacier pressure. An initial eruption scare gave way to dust and rock slides as chunks weighing 500 to 2000 tons thunder into the valley below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Alaska
England’s microphone magnifies watch ticking to engine blast
A newly invented English microphone makes the tick of a watch sound like the roar of a gasoline engine, startling listeners and showcasing the device’s extreme amplification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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Queen Alexandra
Tuke
York
King George
Apetrana
Nea
Camberra
Bill Smith
East Bay
Red Lake
Guggenheim
New York
A. J. McLean
Public Works
George Lane
Bar "U
Joseph Samuel Barker
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company of Canada
Anticosts
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Senator Menier
Ronald Lindsay
Ronald
Constantinople
Geo. Russell Clerk
Prague
Viscount Willingdon
Baron Byng
London Gazette
Waldron
Gerald
Atwater
Spy Hill
Chinchilla
Soviets
the Marquis of Reading
Oxford
Stock Exchange
Prairie Nurseries
Estevan
J. F. Creighton
M-L.a
A. M. Tasey
T. C. Davis
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Saskatchewan
E. J. Campbell
Estevan Board of Trade
Thos, M. Molloy
Gret
Medieval War Club
Indian Memorial Post
Loa
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