World Happenings Briefly Told in One Column
A collage of international notes covers a world of topics. A famed wine venture in California sells for 25 dollars in a boom era, Gardiner aims to circle the globe in 24 days next spring, and a British naval squadron sails from Malta to Shanghai under Rear Admiral Boyle. The Montreal Produce Merchants discuss Australian and New Zealand butter in Britain amid Canadian trade growth of 35 million dollars for nine months. A Philadelphia hospital announces an experimental rheumatic fever serum by Dr. James O. Small. Submarines M17 and N82 collide in the English Channel with a perilous return to port. Siberian cold grips the Government of Sameera with dozens frozen. Seattle negotiates grain access with Canadian sectors while Latvians migrate to London as prelude to broader moves to Canada. Canadian Immigration Minister Forke notes no approval yet for heavy immigration from Rost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
End Mere
Leclie
Gardiner
George Lampeing
Port of Seattle Commission
Wheat Pool
Seattle
Eyetern
London
Latvia
London Daily Mail
Russia
Canada
Robert Forke
Rast
Sheep Breeders Elect Officers At Moose Jaw Meeting
The Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association reelected officers at its annual Moose Jaw meeting. Honorary president Hos. C. M. Hamilton. president J. J. Rushton Rocanville. vice-president W. C. Heron Huniorn. secretary J. G. Robertson Regina. directors H. Fullette Duval F E Bainton Sagathan Olaf Berg Loreburn Wa Darnbrough Lara J B Willkey Brough William Kerr Hatton. Rushton hailed sheep breeding as profitable and urged government support for imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association
Moose Jaw
Hos
C. M. Hamilton
J. J. Rushton
Rocanville
W. C. Heron
Huniorn
J. G. Robertson
Regina
Fullette
Duval
F. FE
Bainton
Sagathan
Olaf Berg
Loreburn
Wa Darnbrough
Lara
J.B
Rushton
Association
Reading
Fie
Dominion
German Cruiser Emden Draws Crowds at Capetown Hoax
An outer rush to board the German cruiser Emden nearly caused disaster at Capetown. The ship, launched at Wilhelmshaven in January 1925, invited public aboard but thousands thronged the quay, causing panic and fainting before a hose restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emden
Capetown
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Onc
Paden
Canberra’s Dry Bush Capital Paved by Duke of York Visit
Canberra, the bush capital, gains attention as Parliament nears opening in its new home with the Duke of York. Yarratumia Neane is turned into the Duke and Duchess of York residence during their visit. A note on Paleyms, a fast fish, said to swim five miles per hour in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Duke of York
Yarratumia Neane
Duke and Duchess of York
Mediterranean
Inland Fisheries Thrive in Western Provinces Expansion to Distant Markets
Alberta and western Canada report robust fish production with Lesser Slave Lake yielding 650000 pounds whitefish 168711 pounds pickerel 310162 pounds pike and other catches. Pinehurst Lake shipments reach 50000 pounds in a week to the US market. A 22000 pound trout car from Lesser Slave Lake to Minneapolis signals further consignments while 120 tons whitefish head to New York. Edmonton to host Canada’s first freezing plant outside BC under the Otteron process with a 15 ton daily capacity.
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Inlard
Canadian
Alberta
Lesser Slave Lake
Pinehurst Lake
Tae Ja Biehe
Unity in Canada urged by Dr Tory at Ottawa Club
Alberta University principal Henry Marshall Tory told the Ottawa Canadian Club that Canada must be a spiritual unity with fair play across regions. He urged a national basis for unity and warned against sectionalism, insisting Canadians should use national brains to solve problems and oppose pessimism about the country.
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Tory
Alberta
Canada
Henry Marshall Tory
Alberta University
Bdmonton
Ottawa Women’s
Canadian Club
Canada Attracts Global Attention Says Riddell
Dr. Walter A. Riddell told Stratford chamber that Canada’s exports have risen 307 percent since 1913, now reaching 56 countries and 29 dependencies. He said rapid foreign trade growth shows Canada’s expanding role in world peace and international relations.
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Canada
Chamber of Commetee
Stratford
Ont
Walter A. Riddell
Dominion
League of Nations
Britain Praises Palestine Progress in Mandate
The London Saturday Review lauds Palestine as the most successful mandated territory to date praising Zionism for funding and intellect. It notes no cost from Britain for Jewish settlers and claims Arab opposition is fading as the venture gains momentum.
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Mandated
Palestine
Appointed to Responsible Post
W. M. Campbell named assistant to the general superintendent Ontario district of the Canadian Pacific Railway. At 38 he becomes the youngest official to qualify for such a post on the eastern lines. He joined the company as a stenographer in 1909 and has spent the last nine years as chief clerk in the general superintendent’s offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Campbell
Ontario
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mr. Campbell
Dresses and patterns for children and patterns catalog
Extremely dainty dress for a small girl with tucks and scalloped edge in crepe de chine or wool. No 1073 in sizes 1 2 and 4 years. size 2 requires 1 1 2 yards 32 or 26 inch material. price 20 cents. Boys two piece suit No 1140 in sizes 2 4 and 6 years. size 4 requires 1 1 2 yards 2 inch material and 4 1 2 yards contrasting. price 20 cents. Fashion Book with newest styles available for 10 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern Neosists was Town 24 A few good misses in the chorus are apt to aid the opera in making a hit.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winnipeg
Sound Conveyed By Light Beams
A Cambridge MIT physicist Dr Donald Stockbarger demonstrated transmission of sound via flickering invisible ultraviolet light beams. He projected radio voices through the beam to a fluorescent screen and described future auto and street lighting becoming colorfully illuminated by such rays by 2000 A.D.
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Cambridge
Mass
Donald G. Stockbarger
Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stockbarger
Thundreds
Sun Spots Observed From Dominion Observatory
Two sun spots were observed at Little Saanich Mountain near Victoria B C by Dominion Observatory staff. The larger spot measured about 50 400 miles in diameter and was near the sun’s meridian at roughly 40 degrees north latitude while the smaller spot lay near the equator east of the 40 degree meridian.
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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Little Saanich Mountain
Victoria
B.C
Prohibition Proclaimed in Yakutsk District
The last autonomous republic of Yakutsk in the USSR declares prohibition after locals spent heavily on vodka, hindering tax payments. Natives, likened to Eskimos, react with consternation as they formerly traded reindeer and even wives for vodka.
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Yakutsk
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Alcoholism Deaths Rise in Canada Report
The Statistical Department of Metropolitan Life reports a 14 percent increase in alcoholism deaths in 1926 over 1925. Ontario accounts for more than half of such deaths in Canada, with an estimated 6,000 deaths attributed to alcoholism that year. Love may be blind, but it usually manages to find an eye opener.
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Statistical Department of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Canada
Ontario
Rural Adversity And Its Compensations
The article argues adversity strengthens farming by forcing cost cuts and quality improvements, comparing Canada to Europe to gauge relative troubles. It predicts a recovery through disciplined farming, better management, and eventual immigration increasing Canada’s agricultural vigor.
Novel dairy department house delights children
Helen Campbell of the Dominion Government's Dairy Department in Ottawa builds a fanciful house from foods and breakfast staples. The stucco is rolled oats, shutters are brown bread, window sills dates, walls graham wafers, milk bottle chimneys, and a rice path edged with nuts. Macaroni pillars support a lettuce curtain porch.
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Mise Helen Campbell
Dairy Department
Ottawa
Shedd on replacing top staff with internal promotions
The Marshall Field store faced a high salaried executive departure and president Mr. Shedd answered by saying he would hire another office boy. He promotes from within to fill vacancies, a policy he credits with keeping business prosperous and the staff moral high. The Youth's Companion cites this as a model of internal advancement.
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Marshall Field
Shedd
Foreign governments seize control of global commodities
The report states that foreign governments now control the price and distribution of key global goods including coffee, rubber, long staple cotton, iodine, camphor, nitrates, mercury, potash, and sisal, shaping world markets.
Date marking proposed for butter and cheese packages
Dominion Dairy Commissioner Dr J A Ruddick reports at Ontario Dairymen conventions a trend toward date marking on butter and cheese. Denmark, Australia and New Zealand already use dating to curb storage speculation and preserve freshness. UK interest grows as trade widens. careful study will address labeling confusion and ensure market confidence.
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J. A. Ruddick
Dominion Dairy
Ontario
Austalia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Birmingham Assocaton
Ruddick
Mystery of the Hermes Aircraft Carrier
A British navy vessel the Hermes is described as a sea-going aerodrome with twenty machines on depots and lift systems. It highlights its shielded operations and the revolution in warfare by carriers able to project air power beyond shore defenses and strike inland or at distant ports without risking its hull.
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Hermes
Yangtse
Hankow
Les
No Fear of Influenza Outbreak In Canada Says Doctor
Sir Charles Hastings, Toronto medical officer, says Europe’s influenza outbreak will not invade Canada and could be checked if it reached. he notes heavy tourist and immigrant traffic to the United States could allow spread to that country. Lisbon introduces uneven trolley cars for mountain routes. Some girls never discover their hearts until after they are lost.
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Europe
Canada
Charles J. O. Hastings
Toronto
United States
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Malta
Shanghai
China
W. H. P. Boyle
Britain
Montreal Produce Merchants’ Association
James O. Small
Philadelphia Repr
Teo
English Channel
Portlans
Sameera
Puracheyo
Volga River
Saskatchewan
Ww. x. U
Boots
Ee Sea
B.C. Observatory
Tance
Lisbon
Portugal
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