World Happenings Briskly Told From Various Lands
Reports from Jamaica describe a heavy north easterly storm destroying 725,060 banana plants and causing damage. Seismic activity records 37 tremors in Jugoslavia over 45 hours with some fatalities and material loss. A memorial porch for Colt George Ham unveiled in Whitby Canada. Canada’s flag flown over the Washington legation on Victoria Day marking a first official display. Professor Hugh Edward Egerton, Oxford colonial historian, dies at 72. Lindbergh linked to Mackenzie King lineage. Milo Webster dies after a 4000 foot plunge in Muskegon. Aurora borealis prompts NRC Canada to study radio effects.
Seadromes to Anchor in Atlantic for Transoceanic Flights
Edward R. Armstrong announces start within 60 days on a test seadrome in the Atlantic to serve as a station for trans Atlantic air travel. Plans hint at a trans oceanic flying organization possibly led by Charles A. Lindbergh with eight full size seadromes envisioned if the test succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Philadelphia
Fee
New York
Extend Period of Aviation Agreement Between U S and Canada
The aviation pact allowing mutual flights by U S and Canadian pilots has been extended to October 31 by an exchange of notes between the State Department and the Canadian Legation. Since 1922 the accord requires advance notice to Ottawa’s Air Board with flight details for both nations.
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State Department
Legation
Canada
Canadan Air Board of
Ottawa
United States
Romance of Boer War Remembered in Welsh Widow’s Tale
The death of Mrs Catherine Vaughan recalls a Boer War romance. Her husband Col Owen Vaughan of Dinas Powis near Cardiff led British forces as a captain while a Boer post siege saw a young Afrikander woman ride to aid the besieged. Capt Vaughan shot the mare to halt her and found his surprise ally a woman. they later married. Vaughan, famed as Owen Rhosceury, died eight years ago.
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Catherine Vaughan
A. Owen Vaughan
Dinas Powis
Cardiff
Wales
Vaughan
Kruger
Col. Vaughan
Leq
Marrage
Owen Rhosceury
Attractive one piece frock pattern with two piece effect
Practical yet smart one piece dress pattern No. 1604 offers box plaited skirt joined to bodice with long gathered sleeves or short. Round collar and front buckle belt. Sizes 6 8 12 16 years. View A needs 1 yd 39 in plain and 1½ yd figured. View BE needs 2½ yd 3 in plain or 4 yd 3 in contrasting. Pattern 20 cents. Fashion Book 16 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipec Winnipeg
Pattern order details show Winnipec at 179 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern No. unclear in readable text.
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Winnipec Newspaper
Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Record of Early Transatlantic Flights 1919 1924
The clipping lists notable aviation milestones from 1919 to 1924. It mentions US Navy seaplane No.4 flying Newfoundland to Lisbon via the Azores in May 1919, Alcock and Brown flying St John’s to Dublin in 1919, the R-3 airship from Scotland to New York and back to Fulham in July 1919, US round the world fliers crossing Scotland Iceland Greenland in August 1924, and the Zeppelin ZR 3 Flight from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst in November 1924.
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United States Navy
Newfoundland
Lisbon
Portugal
Ping
Azores
Jane
Alcock
Arthur
Brown
St. John’s
Cltden
Tredand
Scotland
New York
Fulham
England
United States
Iceland
Greenland
Los Angeles
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lakehurst
Vanishing Race Myth Dismissed Indian Population Grows
Ottawa reports western Canada Indians number about 35,000 and no longer constitute a vanishing race. The piece praises Native peoples as the genuine native race of North America, noting origins from ancient nomads likely entering via the Orient and Bering Strait region.
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Wes
Canada
Ottawa
North America
Western Hemisphere
Orient
Bering Straits
Will of Lady Stratheona reveals Manitoba estate details
Probate filing shows total assets exceeding 27 million dollars with Manitoba holdings at 562677 chiefly in real estate and securities. Also notes survey plans for the Missing Link on the Trans Canada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke, plus Yorkton broadcasting station plans by Winnipeg Grain Exchange and the CICW call sign.
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Lady Stratheona
Mount Royal
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Trans-Canada Motor Highway
Golden
Revelstoke
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Columbia River
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Yorkton
CICW
Remarkable Heartbeat Amplified At Medical Convention
The American Medical Association heard a heartbeat amplified ten trillion times in the Washington auditorium building. Spectators described the sound as a giant tread through the hall while the device, an early electric stethoscope, aimed to aid heart disease treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Medical Association
Washington Auditorium
Old Chinese Custom Moves 400 Remains to China
Toronto Chinese community raises funds to exhume about 400 buried in Ontario for reburial in China as part of ancestral worship. Mr. Mark of a publishing house estimates at least 200 from Toronto, with total cast near $12,600. The practice reflects belief in ancestral spirits tied to the skeleton and ongoing veneration.
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Toronto
Ontario
China
Mark
Prefers Coffee to Bone Boston Terrier in New Canaan
Alien Burdick of the New Canaan Police Department reports his Boston terrier Sunday behaves as a coffee hound. The dog insists on coffee with a touch of sugar before taking a bone, a quirky habit noted in town.
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Alien Burdick
New Canaan, Conn
McKim's Directory of Canadian Publications 1927 issued
The twentieth edition of McKim's Directory of Canadian Publications has just been issued and is expected to be welcomed by national advertisers in Canada and the United States. First issued in 1892, the work aims to be more complete and dependable than prior editions and is widely used as a reliable source of Canadian information and statistics throughout the year.
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McKin's Directory of
Canada
United States
All Times
Edmonton Stockyards Secure City Land Option in Saskatoon
The Edmonton Stockyards Limited secured an option from the City of Saskatoon on 22 acres along Canadian Pacific Railway lines. They expect operation to begin by the end of August.
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Edmonton Stockyards, Limited
Saskatoon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Strange Light in Berlin Steeple Left in Basement Since 1734
An 18th century incident left St. Peter's Church steeple buried in a basement after a 1734 collapse. A new steeple and house repairs followed while the cellar remained with its cargo locked away. Also notes the Sas katchewan egg pool starting April 11 and storage implications for eggs and payment.
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Lin
St. Peter's Church
Katchewan
McGill University to Offer Complete Canadian History Course
McGill University will introduce a third year course in Canadian history after a prior study of the Western Hemisphere. The program aims to give students broad knowledge of trans Atlantic conditions to fit them for citizenship and understanding of Confederation ideals and modern Dominion challenges. The move is praised as timely and wise for shaping informed citizens.
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Dominion
NeGill University
Department of History
Canada
Western Hemisphere
Baldwin Urges Unity to Strengthen Empire
Premier Stanley Baldwin delivers a Victoria Day address calling Britons from Tory Liberal and Labor ranks to unite to make the Empire a powerful force for righteousness. He envisions easy movement within the Empire from Glasgow to London and to New Zealand Australia South Africa and Canada and says the Empire is a spiritual inheritance held in trust for all nations.
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Baldwin
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Canada
Glasgow
London
Bristol
Newcastle
Stanley Baldwin
England
British Empire
Signs of True Prosperity: Wealth Through Production
The piece argues true national prosperity lies in tangible production. It contrasts luxury homes with growing crops, livestock, forestry, mining, and sawmilling as indicators of wealth creation rather than hoarding or grand buildings.
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Mildonn
Actress insures smile for 250000 in first of its kind deal
Fay Marbe an American actress now in this city has insured her smile for 250000 with a British firm. The policy pays if within ten years her smile loses charm due to accident or illness. Premium amount not disclosed. The rest are odd quips and anecdotes about police whisky wit and proberty.
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Fay Marbe
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Island
Jamaica
Jugoslavia
Canadian Women's Press Club
George Ham
Whitby
Ont
Victoria
Vincent Vascey
Hugh Edward Egerton
Oxford
Egerton
Toronto Star
Charles Lindbergh
Willam Lyon Mackenzie
New York-Paris
Mackenzie King
Charles H. Lind
Simcoe
Milo Webster
Muskegon
Mich
Webster
National Research Council of Canada
Council
Parliament House
Canberra
Turkestan
Siberia
Hudson Bay
Lacombe
West Says
U.S
Je Deag
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tain
T. E. Chester
Sas Katchenan
Regina
Chester
Canadian Pacific
Empress Hotel
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Atlantic
New Broadcasting Station
Cupig
Suimuier
Saskatchewan
Freddie
Regina’s
P. R
McKim’s
Directory of Canadian
Mary
Berlin
Ber
Sas
History of
Confederation
McGill
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