World Happenings Briefly Told
William Palein Atkinson, ARCA, a noted Canadian landscape painter, died in Toronto. Canada’s 1926 wheat crop is 245,676,060 bushels, down from 411,276,000 last year. One thousand and sixty-nine settlers reached Winnipeg on three trains from the Old Country and Europe. Franco says he will pursue his plan for world conflict next year, leaving Spain in April with his wife and Mechanic Rada. Seven hundred people died in New York last year from poisoned liquor, a warning issued by J. W. Quillen of the internal revenue bureau. Testimony at a treason trial in Angola claims Turkey was drawn into war by Enver Pasha despite cabinet opposition. John Henry Mears plans another globe-encircling attempt, leaving New York soon. An immigration report shows a 65 percent rise in Canada-bound arrivals in early 1926 versus prior year. Sheriff Colin Inkster, turning 83, celebrated in Winnipeg, noting a life expectancy of 100 and over 50 years on the bench. A basket drop fatality near Kempston, England, left three dead. Rt. Hon. John Merriman, a South African stateman, died in Capetown. born 1841 in England, he led government from 1908 to 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Palein Atkinson
ARCA
Toronto
Canada
Canadian Mayors to Visit New York for 1927 Exposition
After a Canadian Exposition executive meeting at the Hotel McAlpin New York plans call for mayors from Toronto Montreal Quebec Winnipeg Ottawa and other major cities to travel by special train for the January 1927 opening. The McAlpin will host officials and guests with maple leaf decorations and province specific entertainments while a Miss Canada will be showcased alongside a new Miss America.
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McAlpin
New York
Henry E Coleman
Manhattan Opera House
Arthur L. Lee
The
McAlipin
Canada
Thomas Foster
Toronto
M. Martin
Montreal
Queen
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Ottawa
Walker
Dominion Line
Dominion
Atlantic City
States Unite to Oppose Red Propaganda Across Regions
Following a London conference of secret service chiefs from British dominions, a united southern front from Egypt to India and China forms to counter red propaganda. Sir Charles Tregart will head Scotland Yard’s propaganda section for five years. Sudan’s governor resigned amid opposition in Egypt as Hedjaz ruler Ibn Saud rejects northern offers and Mesopotamia rejects interference.
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London
India
Turkey
Hindustan
Russia
Egypt
China
Charles Tregart
Calcutta
Scotland Yard
Sudan
England
Hedjaz
Sultan Ibn Saud
Belgium Leads Continental Sacrifices in Debt Offert
The article notes Belgium taking a lead in sacrifices to wipe out the national floating debt. King Albert orders holders of treasury bonds to exchange them for preferred stock of the Nations Railroad Company, which has taken over the state railways as a financial move amid Europe’s precarious finances. A hospital scene includes a joke about a convalescing patient and a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Europe
Albert
Nations Railroad Company
Autumn Tournament at Jasper Park Lodge Opens Entries
Announcement outlines the first annual autumn tournament at Jasper Park Lodge Golf Links from September 11 to 18 with invitations to all continental golf clubs. Trophies are described as unique and valuable, and entrants must provide full name club membership and address to C. Weldon, assistant secretary, Jasper Alberta. Additional sport options include tennis swimming riding hiking mountain climbing and motoring with possible fishing and hunting trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Park Lodge Golf Links
C. ®& Weldon
Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper
Alberta
New Frocks Feature Soft Fluttery Styles In Fashions
A fashion note describes no 1254 frock with a wide ribbon sash at the low waist and rippling skirt. Sizes 16 18 and 20 years offered. material details listed for size 18. Price 20 cents. The piece promotes home sewing and a Fashion Book priced 16 cents.
Making Yokohama Beautiful as Reconstruction Advances
Mr Marshall Martin of Yokohama, en route from Canada to England via Montreal, says Yokohama will be a new city when reconstruction ends. He notes one third complete, surveying and planning finished, with wider streets and modern buildings planned to make the city highly delightful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Marshall Martin
Canada
Montreal
England
Salvage Operation Aims to Recover Camera from Lake
Do minion forestry service engages diver Frank Stewardson and assistants to salvage the camera and instruments from Kashaboine Lake after the E Y wreck. The site lies in 54 feet of water and Stewardson expects to descend to recover the items, noting it could take months to duplicate the lost camera. The article also notes Africa has eight to nine hundred languages and dialects.
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Frank Stewardson
Dominion Forestry Service
Kashaboine Lake
Stewardson
Sunday School Vans Sweep Prairie Children From 1920
Two English women trained in Sunday School work began restric ted ministry in Saskatchewan. A van system started in 1920 to reach dispersed prairie children with religious instruction. Miss Bosanquet donated 15000 to start a girls school in Regina under the Sisters of St. John the Divine at St Chad's College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Regina
Qu'Appelle
Sisters of St. John the Divine
Church of England
Canada
St. Chad's College
Canadian Legion Charter Granted By Letters Patent
The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League has been incorporated by letters patent issued to The Canadian Legion. The Charter enables provinces districts and local commands and branches in Canada and elsewhere, and allows formation of ladies auxiliaries. The move unifies Canadian veterans organizations following Earl Haig’s visit. A royal charter by parliament was abandoned due to dissolution. a charter under the Companies Act was sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Legion
Canada
Field Marshal
Earl Haig
Alberta to Exhibit At State Fair in Sioux City Iowa
Alberta will be represented at an interstate fair in Sioux City Iowa during the week starting September 19. The exhibit will feature grains and grasses in sheaf and threshed forms coal tar sand and illustrative material. It will be displayed in the government exhibition tent at a favorable location on the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Alberta
South Dakota
Nebraska
Condensed Milk Credited With Fighting Tuberculosis
A London Daily Mail item notes condensed milk as health guardian in the London Zoo study. Antelopes, prone to bovine TB, improved after replacing fresh milk with tinned milk, stamping out tubercle in paddocks. Eagle Brand condensed milk, from Borden, is praised as pure infant food.
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London Daily Mail
London Zoological Society
Borden Company Limited
Eagle Brand
East African Changu Nation Noted for Cannibal Reputation
A Western report describes Changu in East Africa as notorious for cannibal tribes. Bankora natives allegedly carve teeth to points and raid neighbors. The region around Lake Edward is said to be sparsely inhabited due to raids, disease, and tsetse fly.
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Lake Edward
East Africa
Changu
Bankora
Kikurei
Zeebrugge Mole tablet unveiled by Prince Charles
A tablet on Zeebrugge Mole was unveiled by Prince Charles to honor British sailors in 1918. Mrs Gibbs, mother of the commander who died in the raid, laid flowers beneath the tablet as part of the ceremony linking empire by radio. New beam transmitters will connect London with Canada and South Africa by May with Australian and Indian circuits ready by July.
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Mole
Zeebrugge
Prince Charles
Albert
Belgium
Gibbs
London
Canada
South Africa
Department of Commerce
Crossword puzzle clues and grid readout
A list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers and definitions covering topics from vehemence and marsh grass to sacred figures and chemistry terms. The mixed entries include archaic words and abbreviations with several theme-oriented hints and cross reference notes.
Early Shipping Between Britain and British Columbia
Captain R G Parkhurst recalled in the Vancouver Province that as early as 1868 ships sailed directly from Great Britain to Victoria and Vancouver Island. Bills of lading show Spirit of the Age carried freight to Victoria, and some cargoes traveled via London to Victoria through Aspinwall with connections through the Panama Railway and Pacific Mail routes.
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Great Britain
British Columbia
R. G. Parkhurst
Vancouver Province
Royal Mail Steam Packet
Victoria
Vancouver Island
London
Aspinwall
Panama Railway
Pacific Mail
North Pacific Transportation Company
Longest mileage advice for tire placement on cars
The article explains placing the two best tires on the rear for maximum mileage. It argues front tires may be better for reducing blowout risk, but this is considered negligible. The spare should replace the more worn rear tires after thousands of miles, and on new cars fronts may stay front for several thousand miles before moving to the rear.
Water power surge reshapes coal industry outlook
Bankers Trust reports a rapid rise in water power use from 23 million hp in Europe in 1920 to over 35 million hp by 1923, as coal output stalls at about 1.256 billion tons yearly. Lower maintenance, minimal wear, and cleaner operation drive the shift to water power amid growing demand for heat and electricity.
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Bankers Trust Company of New York
British Information Service
Europe
New CN Turtleford Branch Sidings Named
Sidings on the Turtleford southeastern branch of the Canadian National Railway are named Martwell Livelong Fairholme Glasn Robinhood Medstead Glenbush Bourneemouth Rabbit Lake.
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New Turtleford
Canadian National Railway
Martwell
Livelong
Fairholme
Glasn
Robinhood
Medstead
Glenbush
Bourné Émouth
Rabbit Lake
Splendid Safety Record On Canadian National
Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways receives a congratulatory letter from Chas. K. Newcombe, Manitoba Workmen's Compensation Board commissioner, praising CN safety. Six months to June 30 1924 had 1 084 accidents with 3 fatalities, 872 in 1925, and 775 in 1926, indicating improving safety performance.
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Canadian National Railways
Manitoba Compensation Board
Italian Immigrants Among 576 Landed at Quebec
A group of 150 Italian immigrants arrived aboard the Ascania, the largest Italian contingent among 576 third class passengers landed at Quebec. Most will work on land in Ontario, the prairie provinces, and British Columbia, with the rest mainly Poles Hungarians and other central Europeans headed to western provinces. The remainder included several humorous classroom exchanges and a courtship tale involving a suitor and a father.
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Quebec
Ascania
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
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Winnipeer
Old Country
Continent
Franco
Spain
Rada
New York City
Eaid
J. W. Quillen
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Angola
Enver Talsat
John Henry Mears
Linton Wells
Edward S. Evans
Mears
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Colin Inkster
Legislative Council of
Manitoba
Kempston
Bedford
John X. Merryman
Capetown
Somersetshire
N.Y
Joe Brown
larBe J Sami
Winnripeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Etm Eee
Africa
Algy
Letters
Guardian of Health
Ence
Cook
New England
Memphis
Qir
Victoria, B.C
Pany
Tommy
Daugh
Ter, Sir
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