World Happenings Briefly Told
Freight carried by air from the Netherlands to London totals 12 tons in a recent month. Victoria BC debates beer parlors as it may vote again soon. Northern France faces a general textile strike near Roubaix and Hamquin affecting about 100,000 workers. CN Rail earnings for ten days to July 31 total 6,519,504, down from 8,224,994 last year. Conrad Aiken sails for England amid a 1930 Pulitzer win. Macquisten charms the British House of Commons in a Shantung silk suit. 18th century parliaments favored colorful attire. European news reel plans include Arctic talkies and sound-film cameras. German-Swedish firm to use dog sleds and a steamship for Arctic-era cameras. Sudbury celebrates city charter with a parade and Mines Minister McRea presents the seal. German aviators Hirth and Weller abandon their Iceland flight. Hirth heads to Montreal, companion to return to Germany.
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Netherlands
London
England
Victoria
British Columbia
France
Roubaix
Hanquin
Canadian National Railways
Conrad Aiken
United States
Macquisten
House of Commons
Nationalize Coal Mines Speech Promises Govts Next Step
Rt. Hon. William Graham speaking at Durham said the coal bill is a parliamentary step toward nationalizing the mines. He claimed the government is pledged to nationalize mining royalties and hopes to pass the bill in the next session. The audience mostly farmers welcomed the statements.
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William Graham
Board of Trade
Durham
England
Graham
Must Wear Home Products Law Repurposed in Persia
A new Persian law requires all government officials to wear clothing exclusively of Persian manufacture with penalties for violations. The measure mirrors historic English precedents and assigns penalties from minor to severe for noncompliance.
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Persia
England
Dinner bill joke recalled in Madrid cafe humor
A quip from Buen Humor in Madrid recalls a customer paying for his dinner but forgetting the waiter. The exchange ends with a witty twist about eating the waiter.
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Madrid
Interesting Exhibits The City of New York Antarctic Expedition Tour
The City of New York flagship of Rear Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition will tour as a floating Antarctic museum to cover a deficit of over 100000. Captain Ashley C. McKinley announced the exhibit will travel from New York to Boston and other New England cities then south along the Atlantic seaboard. The ship opens 10 am to 10 pm at Ninety-sixth Street pier with models of Little America Floyd Bennett city and camping scenes and hundreds of souvenirs.
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City of
New York
Byrd
Ashley C. McKinley
Admiral Byrd
Ninety-sixth Street
North River
Boston
New England
Atlantic Seaboard
McKinley
Little America
American Museum of National History
Floyd Bennett
South Pole
Aviators Repair Engine Trouble North of Churchill
Two Royal Canadian Air Force pilots EF Hickson and M B Barclay ferried A E Porsild to the far north to collect data on reindeer pasture. After an engine cylinder lock forced a sea landing they repaired the Fairchild at Vavane and resumed the mission toward the barrens 150 miles west.
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Churchill
Royal Canadian Air Force
Cormorant Lake
Hudson Bay Railway
EF Hickson
Fairchild
M B. Barclay
Bellanca
A. E. Porsild
Eskimo Point
Hudson Bay
Chesterfield Inlet
York
Vavane
Dominion Explorers
Barrens
Alex Nicholson
Record Flight Radiophone Link Sets 14000 Mile Distance
Advices from Buenos Aires report Captain Lewis Yancey in flight at 5000 feet establishing a transcontinental radiophone connection to Sydney Australia. The 14000 mile link traveled Buenos Aires Madrid Spain French Channel England Rugby and then Sydney via beam wireless.
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New York
Buenos Aires
Lewis Yancey
Sydney
Australia
Madrid
Spain
English Channel
England
Rugby
Lady Willingdon Accepts Honorary VP Post in Barnardo’s Canada
Her excellency Lady Willingdon has accepted the honorary vice presidency of the Canadian branch of Dr Barnardo's Homes, announced by Canadian headquarters. She is daughter of the late Lord Brassey, former Barnardo's president in England and a friend of Dr Thomas Barnardo. Her father supported migration of children to Canada.
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Lady Willingdon
Dr. Barnardo's Homes
Lord Brassey
Barnardo's Homes
England
Thomas John Barnardo
Canada
Printed crepe evening dress pattern description
A detailed description of a printed crepe silk dress pattern no 2574 with a straight silhouette low fullness hip yoke circular skirt and open V neck. It lists fabric options chiffon voile shantung crepe silk linen and batiste plus sizes 14 to 42 and a pattern price of 25 cents from the Pattern Department.
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Shantung
Fruits on crisp lettuce with orange lemon syrup
A bed of crisp lettuce holds a mound of mixed fruits cut small such as oranges pineapples apples grapes and peaches. Berries watermelon and cantaloupe may be added. Top with sweetened whipped cream and drizzle with a syrup of four teaspoons sugar dissolved in juice from two oranges and one lemon.
Swedish Spritz Cookie Recipe Summary
A Swedish spritz cookie recipe lists one cup sugar and butter with eggs, four cups flour, a teaspoon baking powder, four cups sweet almonds. Mix, form rings or S shapes, bake quickly in a hot oven.
The Great Light of Relativity by Logus Philosophus
W Donald Mitchell with the pen name Logus Philosophus announces The Great Light of Relativity claiming a weightless earth and new definitions of weight and energy. He asserts counter to Newton and Einstein and presents philosophy axioms and memory theories as a new standard for science and education, inviting critique.
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W. Donald Mitchell
Logus Philotus
Mr. Mitchell
Pembroke
Ontario
Peking Man Reinterpreted as Two Skulls Unveiled
Canadian paleontologist Dr. Davidson Black announced a second ancient skull found in the same Chinese cave. He says the first skull is that of a girl and the new skull belongs to an adolescent male, suggesting the Peking Man was not a single individual but two distinct remains.
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Davidson Black
Black
Grape Juice Duty Imposed by Order in Council
The Canada Gazette announces an order in council setting a new tariff for concentrated grape juice. A base duty of 25 cents per gallon applies with an extra 3 cents per gallon for each .01 rise in gravity above 1.074. The duty takes effect immediately.
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The
Canada Gazette
Colorful Scenes At Indian Treaty Visit At Nelson House
The Cree trading post on Burntwood River Northern Manitoba hosted a treaty party and a week of celebrations. Native dances football games and a beauty contest showcased the event. About 425 natives received five dollars each from the Federal Government.
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Nelson House
Burntwood River
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
W. G. Tweddell
Arch. Richardson
Mr. Tweddell
R. W. B. Wengal
Winnipeg
Sergi. J. Nelson
R.C.M.P
Pas
G. W. Jones
Provincial Game Department
Prohibition Chief Calls for Steady Pressure on Violations
Prohibition Director Amos W. Woodcock announced a policy to maintain steady pressure against large commercial violators of U S. dry laws. He rejected focusing on minor cases and said enforcement should target commercial operations, not sensational methods.
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United States
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Woodcock
Survey of wood waste in British Columbia mills
The Vancouver Forest Products Laboratory of the Forest Service conducts a survey of wood waste in British Columbia sawmills to aid the industry in profitable utilization of currently wasted wood.
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Vancouver
Salesmen Learned Not to Ask Women Size Shoe
A long history of marketing missteps shows salespeople once pressed women for shoe sizes, prompting a shift toward more respectful, inclusive questioning and product guidance. The author argues progress reflects broader changes in consumer relations and gender awareness.
No Loss From Pool Guarantees
A Ottawa despatch reports from Winnipeg that Canada’s prairie provinces faced no loss on Wheat Pool guarantees. The three governments backed banks against pool advances early in the year, but final returns show the pool sold enough wheat above the dollar price to cover losses. Andrew Cairns, pool statistician, heads to Russia to assess wheat and possible European export impact.
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Pool
Winnipeg
Prairie
Wheat Pool
Canada
Andrew Cairns
Russia
Cairns
Mediterranean Mail Service Ties Eastern Canada to the Med
The new monthly service from eastern Canadian ports to Gibraltar Malta and other Mediterranean ports will be inaugurated aboard the David Livingstone sailing from Montreal on about September 10 with a follow by the S S Benguela around October 10. The service uses motorships with cargo and 10 to 12 passenger accommodations. New York gains air patrols with four planes for police surveillance. The pimento tree of Jamaica provides allspice.
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Gibraltar
Malta
Mediterranean
David Livingstone
Montreal
S.S
Benguela
Department of Trade and Commerce
Halifax
Canada
Socialite Bulldog Pussy Willow Featured in Phone Directory Debate
In Chicago, Pussy Willow Thornton, an aristocratic bulldog, is listed in her own name in the telephone directory. Her mistress Mrs. B. Thornton argues animals deserve listings, claiming animals are as human as people. The piece ends with a quip about motorists.
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Pussy Willow Thornton
Chicago
Pussy Willow
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Sudbury
Charles McRea
Hirth
Weller
Iceland
Germany
Ploating Museum of
Antarctic
Port Churchill
South America
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
Betty Barclay
China
United States Prohibition
Mediterranean Service
Jamaica
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
McDermot Ave
Twee
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