World Happenings Briefly Told
Japan accepts the American anti war stance. Prince George to HMS. Durbana a French interpreter. P C Caverhils to Australia for BC forestry conference. Alaska adds landing fields and plans more. Premier King may attend Geneva as Canadian delegate to the League. Arab Congress leaders press for democracy in Palestine. Lord Plumer to raise issue in London. French lawyers protest US foreign divorce bill. Air mail stamp approved in Canada. North Shore sails to collect Premen for Quebec display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.b.lh
Prince George
HMS
Durbana
P. C. Caverhils
British Columbia
Australia
Alaska
F. C. Crawford
Fairbanks
King
Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Council of the League
Canada
Arab Congress
Lord Plumer
Palestine
London
United States
American Bar Association
P. J. Vennot
North Shore
Quebec
Greeniey Island
Long Point
Quebec City
Count Zeppelin Christening Marks German Airship Prowess
The LZ-127 christened Count Zeppelin becomes the world’s largest completed airship with record payload capacity and long range. Experts see it as a symbol of German aviation leadership and a step toward transocean mail, express, and passenger service. Britain and the United States pursue larger dirigibles for commercial aims and naval needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Germany
England
London
United States
Bernard River Named After 19th Century Guide Incident
Sir George Simpson and his Hudson's Bay Company party paused near Peace River in 1828 and were aided ashore by Bernard the guide who fell with the governor into the water. The Bernard River name was approved by the Geographic Board of Canada based on this event and the guide’s prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir George Simpson
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Peace River
Bernard
Geographic Board of Canada
Begging Prohibited In Lima And Callao
President Leguia issues order banning begging in Lima and Callao after the Lima Society of Public Beneficience completes a beggars asylum with capacity for 200. Anyone soliciting arms will be arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Callao
Leguia
Lima Society
Automobiles as Settlers Effects Tax Exemption Clarified
The Department of Justice clarifies that automobiles imported as bona fide settlers effects may be exempt from sales and excise tax. Cars still face Customs Division rules on ownership duration before and after importation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Revenue
Department
Department of Justice
Canada
Customs Division
Four Steps To Prosperity From Pioneer Publisher
George Brown urged a Presbyterian audience in a small town to buy from local merchants, uphold local manufacturers, fund schools and churches, and support the local newspaper. He claimed following these four steps would turn the town into a city, and the town did become a city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Toronto
Fashion patterns for girls and book on trends
The Winnipeg newspaper showcases two blazer views for a chic one piece frock in sizes 8 10 12 and 14 years No 1627 with fabric yardage details for size 10 and view B and a front plaited yoke trendy trock with neck options No 1542 in same sizes with fabric quantities The Fashion Book is advertised as newest practical styles priced 10 cents.
Patterns Order Address From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg newspaper union at 175 McDermot Ave offers pattern orders. Contact details listed for pattern requests and sizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
British tour highlights for Canadian farmers speakers and royal visit
Canadian farmers on a marketing tour tour London with praise for young workers and a bold plan to boost farm labor. Sir Samuel Baldwin hosts a Downing Street reception while the group meets wool industry leaders and publicize long wool sheep breeding. A Croydon flight aboard the Silver Wing marks a final imperial thrill as the visit nears its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
H. Betterton
Ministry of Labor
Weeting Hall
William the Conqueror
London
Downing Street
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Mr. Baldwin
Baldwin
Britain
Brandon
10 Downing Street
Frederic A. Ackroyd
Ackroyd
Arkell
United States
Institute
Dominion
Croydon
Westminster
Palace
Duchess of York
Elizabeth
George Robey
Princess Theatre
Robey
Imperial Airways
Captain Oley
Lilliput
Crystal Palace
Conventions Of Great Benefit For Poultry Industry Folks
A discussion of modern conventions shows they attract hatcherymen for entertainment, friendship, exhibits, and networking. Attendees form habits of yearly participation, gaining inspiration and up to date business insights from formal programs and informal sessions.
Viscount Willingdon Announces Canadas Arts Competition
His Excellency Willingdon plans prizes totaling 1000 for a national arts competition in music drama painting and sculpture across the Dominion. Music offers 200 first and two 100 awards. drama 200. painting 200. sculpture 200. The awards aim to stimulate talent and regional participation, with hope the west will contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willingdon
Dominion
Iris Excellency
Canada
Negina Post
Admits Of No Argument About Advertising Success
The article notes John Wanamaker’s early retail venture and the first day receipts of 24 dollars 67 cents with 24 dollars and 67 cents spent on advertising. Arthur Williams of the New York Edison Company suggests advertising was key to Wanamaker’s ultimate business success, a point not argued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Williams
New York Edison Company
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
The Stamp Clerk Weighs Other People's Words
A concise prose item notes a stamp clerk who weighs what others say, using a metaphor for judgment and nuance in everyday exchanges. The piece mixes light humor with a reflection on communication and perception in public life.
Proposed U S Legation at Ottawa
American architects drew plans for the new Ottawa legation to be built on a site near Rideau Club facing Parliament Hill. The property cost 104000 dollars with building expenses around 350000 dollars, not including ministerial residence. The plan allocates floors to consular staff, ministerial staff, and the commercial attache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ottawa
Rideau Club
Parliament Hill
Wash
Ington
Canada
Washington Legation
Washington
Nery Building
Hudson Bay Railroad Under Construction Spurring Northern Growth
Newborn settlements rise across Northern Canada as mining at Cranberry Portage Cold Lake and Flin Flon and western prairie demand push a government led Hudson Bay Railway project. Stores hotels and townsites rapidly appear to serve a rising population expected in the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Cranberry Portage
Cold Lake
Flin Flon
Western Prairies
Hudson Bay
Canadian National Railways
Through the Heart of the Rockies Road Trip Highlight
The Banff-Windermere Highway can be driven coast to coast in a single day. The route traverses virgin wilderness but offers rest camps camping grounds bungalow camps and service stations to guarantee lodging for a leisurely journey through the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart of
The
Rockies
Banff Windermere
Canadian Rockis
Canada metal production climbs from 1923 to 1927
Production of lead tin and zinc products in Canada rose from 2,181,000 in 1923 to 35,119,000 in 1927, reflecting substantial growth in the metal sector over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Memory Of Explorer Honored By Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company honors Henry Hudson with windows in Saint Etheburga church in London. Hudson led three Arctic voyages, discovered the Hudson River, and spent a winter in Hudson Bay before a mutiny left him and seven crew members adrift. The name Hudson echoes through Canada, the UK, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's Bay Company
Henry Hudson
Saint Etheburga
Bishopgate Street
London
England
Northwest Passage
Arctic Ocean
Dutch East India Company
Hudson River
New Amsterdam
New York
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Canada
Motherland
United States
Homestead Entries Rise in Alberta Under New Ottawa Rules
Homestead entries in Alberta surge due to Ottawa regulations allowing proved up homesteaders before 1925 to file for a second claim. Grand Prairie reports 289 June entries, 722 in three months. Peace River 400 in June, 1,040 in three months. Northbound trains from Edmonton bring prospective settlers aiming for homesteads or farm lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ottawa
Commissioner of Dominion Lands
Grand Prairie
Peace River
Edmonton
Irishman in Court Weighs Jury in Frank Exchange
An Irish prisoner in court eyes the jury with resolve and jokes about boxing the stout juror in the corner. The incident shows his poised, defiant demeanor as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Smoking ban tied to powder factory caution
A witty snippet notes a man asking why smoking is forbidden where a powder factory operated. The reply cites danger from the factory, but remarks that even after an explosion the notice remains intact, reflecting the era’s caution and bureaucratic humor.
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Japan
Junier
Farmers’ Marketing Tour
Great Britain and
Denmark
Viscount Willingdon
U. S
H.B.R
Tory
Meggendorfer Wlaetter
Munich
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