World Happenings Briefly Told
Germanys May reparations total 105 160 000 marks while the Free State backs Ireland as a tourist draw. Olympic attendance reached 589 254 with 150 681 deadheads. Henry Cockshutt becomes director of the Canadian Pacific Railway, succeeding the late Sir Edmund Osler. The first Baron MacDonnell dies in London aged 81. Paris denies reports of German cadet officers bound for Morocco. Logan resigns from the Paris reparations commission. Latvian law bans alcohol sales in schools theatres and transit venues. Belgium plans a July debt funding mission to Washington. Sing Sing allows radios in cells. roughly a dozen have them. Saskatchewan senate race results: T D Brown defeats J F Bryant for Regina seat. Irish home industry protections show mixed early results in the budget test.
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Henry Cockshutt
Ontario
Canadian Pacifc Railway
Edmund Osler
Baron MacDonnell
Swinford
London
Ireland
Anthony MacDonnell
Paris
Morocco
Abd-el- Krim
James A. Logan
Reparations Commission
Kellogg
Decrease in Drug Addicts in Canada Reported
A paper by F. W. Cowan of the federal health department, presented at the Chief Constables Association of Canada, notes a distinct drop in narcotic addicts over two years. It challenges the belief that narcotics drive crime, suggesting many addicts would be nonaggressive thieves, and urges medical treatment over imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
F. W. Cowan
Federal Health Department
Ottawa
W. C. Crabb
Welland
Ont
Chief Constables’ Association of Canada
Cowan
Cost Of Shipping Minerals To Market
Sir John Davies of Swansea urged British Columbia mine directors to detail shipping costs as the key factor in attracting capital. He said clear cost estimates determine the pace of prop erty development and mineral resource exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davies
Swansea
Great Britain
British Columbia Chamber of Mines
British Columbia
Invalid man wheels from Clovis to New York
James Thompson an invalid for 16 years travels across the country by wheelchair from Clovis New Mexico to New York. On reaching Indianapolis he says he sometimes covers 35 miles a day with help from passing trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thompson
Clovis
N.M
New York
Indianapolis
Anslow to Attend C W N A Convention in Winnipeg
Down By The Sea editor H B Anslow and CW N A director for the Maritime Provinces will attend the C W N A Convention at Winnipeg on June 24 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Anslow
Cw.n.a
Maritime Provinces
The
Graphic
Campbelltown
N.B
Anslow
C.W.N.A
Winnipeg
Canada backs Washington talk to outlaw poison gas
At the arms conference in Geneva Canada supports a Washington conference to outlaw poison gas in war. Dr. W A Riddell recalls Canadian troops at Ypres in 1915 to emphasize the need for a prohibition. Boncour and Burton push for an immediate protocol, with signatories open to all nations. If not feasible the US president may convene a special Washington conference.
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Canada
Geneva
Washington
T. E. Burton
United States
W. A. Riddell
Burton
Ypres
Paul Boncour
France
War Widow Reunited With Long Missing Locket From War
A Winnipeg widow, Mrs. S. J. Bevan, receives a worn gold locket from France that carried her husband and infant daughter’s photos. The locket, found on a battlefield, was sent via the Dominion department of national defence after being located by the imperial graves commission. The father served with the Ist C MLR and fell at Vimy Ridge.
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Winnipeg
France
S. J. Bevan
Harriet
Vimy Ridge
Dominion Department of National Defence
Imperial Graves Commission
Ottawa
Bevan
Mr. Bevan
Ist. C.mlr
Monoplane crash lands at Ruby Alaska injures none
A monoplane operated by the Fairbanks Aeroplane Corporation, carrying three passengers and two crew, turned over during a recent landing at Ruby, Alaska. En route from Fairbanks to Nome, the craft damaged but all aboard continued by gasoline launch along the Yukon River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks Aeroplane Corporation
Ruby
Alaska
Fairbanks
Nome
Yukon River
American Born Canadians and Tax Change Report
The latest Canadian census shows 874,024 residents born in the United States with 227,994 naturalized Canadians. Western Canada holds 244,966 American-born residents. Newfoundland abolishes income tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Western
A Nightgown Pattern For Home Sewers
Practical and dainty lingerie pattern No 1029 offered for sizes 36 40 and 44 inches bust. Gown features neck edge armholes finished with binding shoulder ribbons and optional bertha lace. Requires 31 2 yards of 36 inch material without bertha and 3 more with bertha.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders are requested via a 20c coin or stamps. Send to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Include Pattern No Name Town and wrap the coin carefully. Address and province details are required for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
World’s Most Unique Motor Highway Proposed For Hudson Bay Line
Winnipeg engineer R M Haultain suggests tourists drive their own cars on the Hudson Bay railway using flanged rims and light derailing shoes. He envisions reserved north and south traffic days, minimal upgrades, and increased freight revenue as the line becomes a northland tourist artery for the Canadian National system. He plans to present the idea to railway authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland
Hudson's Bay Line
R. M. Haultain
Winnipeg
Haultain
Ambitious Mushroom Splits Nantucket Walk Surface
A mushroom grew through two inches of solid concrete on Independence Lane revealing a five inch specimen. The sun loving fungus appeared after a hump was noticed in the concrete path and the surface subsequently broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantucket
Independence Lane
Birds Build New Homes Each Spring Instead of Carrying Ashes
A brief note observes birds constructing fresh nests every spring rather than transporting furnace ashes elsewhere, highlighting avian adaptability and cycle of renewal.
Move of grain board debated in Commons committee
The Canadian Grain Act residence clause was amended to move the board of grain commissioners from the Head of the Lakes to Winnipeg. Dr R J Manion protested, arguing Winnipeg is only an exchange and grain is inspected there, while Mr W R Motherwell and Mr T A Crerar urged locating the board in Winnipeg to reduce disputes.
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Board of Grain Commissioners
Lakes
Winnipeg
Agriculture Committee
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
Fort William
Head of the Lakes
Manion
W. R. Motherwell
Motherwell
T. A. Crerar
Auto Plane Is New Racer
A London exhibition unveils a miniature automobile aeroplane hybrid racer aimed at setting world land speed records. The craft combines a car front with two wheels and a rear flying appendage with vertical rudder and horizontal elevators. Powered by a front engine, it gains lift as rear elevators pressurize air beneath, lifting the tail for airborne travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U S Bars Canadian Indians From Crossing Border
U S Immigration officers in Victoria announce that Canadian aboriginals are not eligible for American citizenship and thus cannot enter the United States. The rule, relayed from Washington, suspends a long standing cross border mobility. Indian commissioner Ditchburn alerted Ottawa and sought formal representations to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
United States
Canada
Washington
Seattle
W. E. Ditchburn
Ottawa
New Grain Inspection District Planned for Moose Jaw
The federal government plans a new grain inspection district at Moose Jaw joining existing points in Winnipeg and Calgary. A third site is expected to open in Moose Jaw this autumn. Estimated cost not less than $80 000 with annual salaries driving most expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Calgary
Trade ties urged by Field at Empire Day speech
F W Field His Majesty's trade commissioner in Canada and Newfoundland urged closer intimate business relations between Britain and Canada and more British capital invested in the Dominion during a Victoria Square Empire Day celebration speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
Dominion
F. W. Field
His
Newfoundland
Victoria Square
Australia Signs Warship And Submarine Contracts
Contracts for two 16 000 ton cruisers and two submarines have been placed in Great Britain totaling £3 506 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Great Britain
Envy Motive Hint In Critical Audience Remarks
A terse reflection notes that people rarely praise unless they envy and that envy targets those deemed inferior. The line suggests social judgment motivates silence or critique rather than admiration.
Crossword Puzzle Word List Scramble
A compiled list of crossword clues with numbers and hints, including definitions for contemptible male cat bell system form of to be shallow receptacle for articles electrical particle requests labor for breath punctuation mark behold those who melt something exist finish changes distant situation merit beseech ascended strange preposition pertaining to the side pronoun strong breeze toward the lee have manuscripts open space first a woman measured merry declaimed in extravagant language devils vertical combat wind dross of metal therefore threefold kind conjunction currency Noahs vessel an assay is accomplish edible tuber stupid fellow storage house for arms attack convise exchange excavate froi one who bathed noted by details obliterated hinders meadow narrow valley hence plural of ovum thoroughfare pronoun prefix meaning separation
Algarsson Abandons North Pole Flight Plan
Commander Worsley says Grettir Algarsson has abandoned the current North Pole flight due to late airship delivery. The team will instead proceed to Spitzbergen for geographical and meteorological work in preparation for a possible flight next year. Additional funding is needed to ensure any future expedition proceeds.
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Grettir Algarsson
North Pole
Worsley
Spitzbergen
Communists in Britain draw mixed reactions in Glasgow congress
Coverage contrasts lurid press reports from Glasgow with others claiming only 5 000 British Communists. The piece notes ordinary workers’ tolerance and union leaders’ scorn while speeches echo familiar lines. A Greenock boy of 12 led his peers declaring they were the vanguard of a revolutionary army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Great Britain
Greenock
Eating Up Our Income in North America
The article notes a shift in spending with 27 percent of earnings used for food and beverages, up from 20 percent a decade ago. Dr. Paul H. Nyström, head of the Retail Research Association, cites a 68 billion dollar continentwide income last year, with almost half spent at retail stores and over 18 billion on food, tobacco and soft drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Nystrom
Retail Research Association
Vancouver World
Illuminated Animals At Wembley Animate Lawn Exhibit
The illuminated animals at Wembley on the lawns present a quaint innovation featuring a crocodile with electric eyes, huge toads, and glowing squirrels. Young visitors are drawn to the friendly white rabbit who invites hugs, unlike the sharper looking crocodile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wembley
Olive Trees Over 1000 Years Old Found on Majorca
Ancient olive trees exceeding a millennium were discovered on the island of Majorca. The find highlights enduring cultivation and raises interest among botanists and historians studying Mediterranean flora and agricultural heritage.
New Mounted Police Post to Lead Northern Arctic Expedition
George P. MacKenzie, formerly Yukon gold commissioner, will head the party sailing north this summer aboard the Arctic under Interior direction. The vessel will visit northern outposts and relieve patrols in the north. administration of northern islands continues and a new post may be set up on Hillsmore Island.
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George P. MacKenzie
Yukon Territory
Department of the Interior
Arctic
Hilsmore Island
Fish Culture Funding Passes House of Commons
A vote of 370000 dollars for fish culture was carried in the House of Commons. The approved items include 30000 for building fishways and clearing waters 95000 to aid in deep sea fisheries conservation and development 2000 for the fisheries intelligence bureau maintenance and 10000 for investigations into practical and economic fisheries problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Fisheries Intelligence Bureau
One-Fourth Share in Harvest Dispute Over Corn
A landlord and a Black neighbor discuss a share of corn from a plot rented for one-fourth. The renter claims three loads were harvested and his share, while the neighbor asserts only three loads existed, contradicting the agreed one-fourth.
Ontario cuts farm loan interest aid saves farmers money
Ontario farmers will save about $42,500 yearly due to a provincial government reduction of farm loan interest from 6 to 6.5 percent. The policy affects farm loans totaling roughly $5,560,000 in principal.
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Ontario
French Doctor Performs Fourteen Animal Blood Transfusions
A French physician administers fourteen transfusions using animal blood in an experimental procedure. The effort reflects early medical attempts to explore cross species transfusion amid limited human donor supply.
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Sing Sing
T. D. Brown
K.C
Regina
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
J. F. Bryant
Free State
Is Advocated
B.C
Down
Hudson Bay
Auto Plane
U.S
New Grain Inspection District
Anassayer
Algarsson
British Isles
Jorea
Mer
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