World Happenings From A Global Brief
Leipzig opens intensive tests for prospective motor drivers while England trains pilots in New Zealand under Chamber of Commerce plans. Supreme Leipzig court bans student rapier duels. British Admiralty orders a 10 000 ton cruiser to be built in Glasgow. Canada reports one death per 250 000 passengers on railways and one in 100 injured. Arandora, a 14 560 ton liner, launched for London South American service. 1927 solar and lunar eclipses and Mercury transit announced by McGill Observatory. U S Senate blocks Lausanne treaty with Turkey amid Democratic opposition. Willetts promoted to Ottawa headquarters with Broecke slated to succeed. Russia curbs vodka amid health and justice ministry proposals to seize chronic drinkers for hospital sobriety.
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Leipzig
Germany
England
New Zealand
Chamber of Commerce of
Taraaki
Supreme Court of
Glasgow
Railway Department
Blue Star
Arandora
Oith
Jas
London
South American
A. J. Kelly
McGill Observatory
Montreal
C. BR. E. Willetts
Winnipeg
Ottawa
M. RR. T. Broecke
Col. Willette
Russia
Commissariats of Health, Justice and the Interior
Sun spot cycles tied to great wars and world events
Professor A Tchiroreki of Moscow argues in a paper read to the AAAS meteorological section that major wars and pivotal global events have occurred during peaks of sun spot activity. He cites historic upheavals from 1306 to 1916 and predicts renewed intense human activity around 1927 1929 as sun spot maxima align with longer cycles.
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A. Tchiroreki
University of Moscow
Russia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Spain
America
St. Bartholomew's
Byzantium
Alaric
Richelieu
Washington
Persia
Churchill and charwomen dine in unusual office visit
The note describes Winston Churchill inviting a group of elderly charwomen to his office for a noon visit while Mrs. Churchill assists. The scene is portrayed as a playful, unusual episode reflecting his liking for offbeat events and humor despite his prominent role as Chancellor.
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Winston Churchill
Harrow
Mr. Churchill
War on Communism in British labor unions
The London Daily Express reports Britain’s leading moderate Labour figures will declare open war on the Communists in trade unions. The move follows an extremist minority campaign to undermine union leaders and will be launched after a conference of union executives later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Express
Great Britain
Sask Wheat Pool membership rises across acres
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool reports membership at 0 245 for 16 642 182 acres signed up. The Course Grains Pool shows 37 966 membership covering oats 1 800 766 barley 379 437 flax 51 250 and rye 315 569.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Course Grains Pool
Quote on laughter and sarcasm from a whimsical line
An old remark notes there is more fae philisooph in an inch of laughter than in a yard of sarcasm, suggesting merriment outweighs snark in value.
Fatal Self-Starvation Diet Case at Crowhurst
Inquest at Crowhurst into the death of Lieut. Col. Felix Cali formerly of the Royal Irish Regiment. He starved himself after adopting a restrictive diet, eating only a single orange and a few vegetables daily. Death due to heart failure from starvation. Coroner deeming the act self imposed and driven by a distorted belief.
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Felix Cali
Royal Irish Regiment
Glebe Farm
Crowhurst
Hastings
Cramp
Call
Men Make Best Cooks Says British Novelist Venner
Norman Venner, writing in the London Soroptimist, claims men are more interested in food and make the best cooks. He argues no woman should be a cook or captain a ship, nor lead drills or wrestle, but says women can pursue other work and hopes they advance in large numbers. He also criticizes politicians and labor leaders over coal industry mismanagement.
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Norman Venner
London
Soroptimist Club
Mr. Venner
Manitoba Butter Makers Win Prizes At Royal Winter Show
The Manitoba Government duplicated the prize money for sixteen successful Manitoba buttermakers at the Royal Winter Show in Toronto. Manitoba, in 1926, won twice as many prizes as any other province of the Dominion.
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Manitoba
Toronto
Canary Islands Route: Commanders Debate Safe Passage
A terse dialogue records a captain asking for the location and a mate’s map reply. A valet requests the bath be prepared, while Hawkins is told to take it and make it a cold plunge, in a scene narrated by a judge.
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Canary Islands
Hawkins
Labor Fights Communism In the New Year
Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor pledges continued battle against Communist elements in labor ranks. He praises past year gains in democracy, notes high worker purchasing power, and optimism for 1927.
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Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Adherent silhouette dress pattern with buttoned front details
Adhering to a straight-line sil houette this trim model suits sportswear or business. It features buttoned front from neck to waist patch pockets shoulder gathers gathered sleeves and a round collar. No 1236 for Misses sizes 16 18 20 years. Size 18 requires 35% yards 36 in or 2% yards 4 inch material. 20 cents. Our Fashion Book offers the latest practical styles, price 10 cents the copy.
Motor Ships Proving Popular in Diesel Engine Era
British shipping shifts to diesel with rapid gains in speed and efficiency. Sir Frederick Lewis notes motor vessels as the fastest freight ships, cutting round-trip time from 95 to 40 days. In early 1925 26 orders reached half a million tons deadweight, with 133 oil engine vessels built in 1925 26 totaling 601 427 tons gross. Britain produced 46 ships totaling 227 129 tons.
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Sir Frederick Lewis
Prince Line
Great Britain
Women Bankrupt in Britain Highlighted in Returns
In Britain last year 441 women were listed as bankrupt with 47 in millinery and dressmaking the largest female sector. Other female trades include 27 drapers 33 grocers 21 clothiers and outfitters 20 lodging house keepers plus one woman doctor four schoolmistresses and one in horse dealing and training. Men led with 568 bankruptcies among farmers grocers 262 and builders 5235. Pawnbrokers and shipowners tied for bottom with four each.
Woman Leads English Organ Firm Despite 18th Century Style
Miss Jess Gray Davison becomes the sole female manager of an English organ manufacturing firm, a family business since 1750. She took charge due to her brothers’ illness, overcoming memories of earlier disapproval that long skirts could interfere with pedals.
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Jess Gray Davison
Miss Davison
England
Women Rule in Thibet
A world note describes Thibet as the sole country where women head households. Husbands must bring earnings home or be accounted for, and if their income falls short they risk divorce and expulsion. Tibetan women are portrayed as thrifty and more enterprising than men.
Pushback table edge exercise for water line control
An exercise to reduce a too exuberant water line involves placing both hands on the table edge and pushing back firmly. The text adds a proverb about luck being the trump card of a fool.
Statue of Laurier to stand on Parliament Hill Ottawa
The original statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, by Montreal sculptor Brunet now in Paris, will be cast after completion with work underway. Premier MacKenzie King made suggestions in Paris that improved the piece. Unveiling is set for July 1 during the Ottawa celebration with plans to plant two poplar trees and a replica bust may be presented to Laurier House by Senator Joseph M. Wilson.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Parliament Hill
Ottawa
Montreal
Brunet
Paris
MacKenzie Kine
L. A. Taschereau
Quebec
Phillippe Roy
King
Joseph M. Wilson
Laurier House
The Finest Sportsmanship and Public Morals
A column extols British sportsmanship as the Prince of Wales loses a squash match and urges fair play. It juxtaposes old values with modern wins at all costs and includes unrelated quips about marriage, insults, and a Weather joke, ending with the note on America’s $14 billion car bill.
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Prince of Wales
British Industries Fair to Open in London and Birmingham
The British Industries Fair will run from February in London and Birmingham through March 4. Despite recent industrial troubles, the event grows in size and importance with extensive overseas buyer interest. All space was booked months ahead, and a new Empire foodstuffs exhibit by the Empire Marketing Board spans 10,000 square feet with goods from British Guiana, the Gold Coast, Rhodesia, and East Africa.
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London
Birmingham
Great Britain
Empire
Firpire
Dominion
British Guiana
Gold Coast
Rhodesia
Gifted English calculators of the 19th century
The article recalls YJerah Colburn and GC J Tudder as gifted calculators who performed rapid mental math. Colburn multiplied large numbers instantly and solved roots quickly, while Tudder once defeated Colburn. A puzzle attributes a timing problem to Tudder, yielding 1 day 9 hours 14 minutes for a hypothetical moon earth distance and Waterloo noise.
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Yjerah Colburn
GC. J. Tudder
Colburn
Culburn
Bhider
Waterloo
Farmers Advised Against Burning Straw in Alberta
With the Straw Paper Company nearing operations, Alberta farmers are urged not to burn straw this winter. The firm expects straw in early summer 1927 and plans to bale and deliver during the season. Immediate needs total 12 900 tons.
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Straw Paper Company
Alberta
Blondes Said to Be Hardier by Surgeon Sir W Arbuthnot Lane
The famous surgeon Sir W Arbuthnot Lane says fair headed people have an enormous advantage over darkhaired ones. He claims blondes are hardier and better able to fight infectious disease. A mother cared for a child in a home recently tested by a radio.
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W. Arbuthnot Lane
Emily
No wife for Noah, quips Longon Tit-Bits satire
A witty quip from Longon Tit-Bits contrasts a child asking about Noah’s wife with a reply titled by a mock authority. The bizarre exchange illustrates humorous religious skepticism in light dialogue.
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Noah
Joan of Arc
Suburban Lying Turns into Overnight Town Stay
A reflective line notes the trouble of missing the last train from the suburbs and the unexpected need to spend the night in town.
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U.S
Senate
Turkey
Sun Spots
Mrs. Churchill
Manitoba Butter Makers
Crosse and Brecknell Limited
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Britain
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Henry
Eliza
Mandy
Alberta Company
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