World Happenings Briefly Told
A government decree to fix minimum wage and maximum hours for maids and man servants is reported. The House of Commons read a Senate bill amending the Canada Evidence Act on bank books. Queen Alexandra’s private rooms at Marlborough House were distributed to charities per the late Queen’s wish. Dr W W Yen, premier of the Peking Government formed May 13 1926, has resigned. Admiral Tu Hei-Wei appointed premier pro tem. A commemorative table at Saint Nazaire marks the first Canadian troops landing, unveiled by Phillippe Roy. A 4000 factory German agricultural machinery pact aims to boost mechanization. Major D R MacLaren reached 16000 feet in a Curtis HS 20 flying boat, a possible Canadian record. Clogher Valley Ireland farmers complain early telephones disrupt telegraph use. Joseph L Ben Hurssell 78 buried at Saskatoon June 20. formerly fur trader at Fort Fitzgerald. A charge of fraud against Herr Jolly regarding chocolate cigarettes handed to him during a public fast. Railway wage talks to open July 15. demand for a ten percent raise.
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Queen Alezandra
Marlborough House
W. W. Yen
Peking
Tu Hei-Wei
Clogher
Ireland
Joseph L
Ben) Hurssell
Steele
Fort Fitzgerald
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Rocky Mountains
Herr Jolly
Berlin
Channel Swim Improbable This Year Amid Severe Weather
Weather conditions and a harsh winter make cross channel swimming unfeasible this year. English and French experts say a man or woman cannot safely attempt the voyage due to tides, waves, and dangerous seas as travelers aboard the docked boat suffer seasickness. The veteran crewman doubly rules out a female swimmer citing perilous conditions and the need for exceptional luck.
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English Channel
Coney Island
London
Winter Nears Says Student Inquisitive Class
A teacher asks how to know winter is near and a student remarks that days grow shorter. A report mentions a genius inventing a chair with a thousand positions for a child’s church seating. A remark stereotypes women as foolish and fearful of mice.
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Liithe Harry
Canadian dairy expert W A Wilson named to Imperial produce board
W A Wilson, an agricultural product representative for Canada in the United Kingdom, is appointed Canadian member on the official board directing marketing of empire produce in Great Britain. Lieut Col L C Avery will chair the board with seven British representatives and one member each for the dominions and colonies. Wilson has long led Saskatchewan creameries and dairy promotion, later joining the federal dairy branch and the Sask Co operative Creameries.
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W. A. Wilson
Canada
United Kingdom
Great Britains
Lieut Col. L. C. Avery
Dominions
British Isles
Colonies
Wilson
Federal Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries, Ltd
Opening Shop In Paris By League Of Nations
Twenty six nations of the League approve the plan for an international culture exhibition in the Palais Royal Paris. The International Institute of Intellectual Co operation will run the gallery and allot each member a shop window to display photos buildings books and cultural items. The aim is to foster international intellectual cooperation.
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League of Nations
Paris
Geneva Organization
International Institute of Intellectual Co
Palais Royal
League
Women Members of League Gather Notable Figures
The League of Nations gathers prominent women including Canadian Miss Charlotte Whiton who chairs the child welfare committee and belongs to the Canadian Women's Press Club. British Dame Rachel Crowdy also participates, focusing on opium studies protection of women and child welfare.
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League of Nations
Charlotte Whitton
Canadian Women's Press Club
League
Rachel Crowdy
Duff Nominated as Chairman of United Church Commission
The nomination of Rt. Hon. L. P. Duff, judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, to be commissioner under the United Church of Canada Act is announced in the Canada Gazette. Duff has been chosen as chair man of the commission to settle property disputes between the United Church and the continuing Presbyterian Church.
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L. P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
United Church of Canada Act
Canada Gazette
Justice Duff
United Church
Continuing Presbyterian Church
Printed silk frock with round neck and side fastening
The beauty of printed silks shines in a new model featuring a long panel and tie belt, round neck, and side front fastening. It has shoulder tucks, double inverted side-plaits, gathered sleeve bands, and is offered in sizes 16 to 20 years with 414 yards of 39 inch material for size 18. price 20 cents. Also advertised is a fashion book for 16 cents.
How To Order Patterns in Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order guide from the Winnipeg union at 175 McDermot Ave lists pattern numbers and sizes. The notice emphasizes printing method and ordering steps.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Crossword Puzzle From Old Paper Delivers Dense Clues
A dense crossword puzzle fragment presents horizontal and vertical clues across many common word themes. The mixed list includes definitions for verbs, nouns, adjectives, and pronouns, with several entries referencing grammar and basic objects.
German Airship Aims for Nonstop 22 Day World Flight
A vast airship at Friedrichshafen hopes to circle the globe non stop starting from Seville Spain. The plan uses fuel loaded to enable a 22 day voyage across Atlantic Pacific and back into an eastward air trend to Spain. German restrictions postwar limit construction prompting a Paris conference to modify limits.
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Zeppelin
Friedrichshaven
Seville
Spain
Atlantic
Central America
Pacific
Paris
Arctic Continent Dream Debunked by Polar Flight Sightings
A report from the Norge crew states no land or continent was seen near the North Pole as it neared the pole from the Arctic seas. Earlier explorers Peary and Byrd had conflicting findings with ice and water characteristics, prompting claims that the Arctic continent is non existent and that polar aviation bases may be unlikely.
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North Pole
The
Norge
Com
Byrd
Pole
Peary
Point Barrow
Arctic
New York Evening Post
Youngest Paris Salon painter is 13 year old Tony Ricou
Tony Ricou thirteen year old son of Georges Ricou director of the Opera Comique in Paris has a still life accepted by the National Society of Fine Arts for this year’s Paris Salon. He paints Sundays and Thursdays when no school.
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Paris
Tony Ricou
M. Georges Ricou
Opera Comique
Tony
France
National Society of Fine Arts
Making Maps From Air Proves Faster Than Land Surveys
Air based cartography shows rapid progress with Burma's Irawadi delta mapped in about nine weeks for 1,350 square miles. Ground surveys of such difficult terrain would take roughly five years. The article notes a university student to every 300 people in the United States.
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Irawadi Delta
Burma
U. 8
New York Luncheon Club With Nine Men Nine Men Club
In New York a unique luncheon group named the Styx Clubd gathers weekly with nine male members and invites exactly one woman guest each time.
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New York
Styx Clubd
Mackenzie King Promises Pensions Bill Reintroduction
Premier Mackenzie King told a delegation from the Canadian Federation for the Blind that the Old Age Pensions Bill, killed in the Senate, would be re introduced at the next session. He said a provincial conference would strengthen the bill and pledged to sponsor legislation benefiting blind persons.
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Mackenzie King
Canadian Federation For the Blind
Senate
House
Should Show Courtesy American Tourists Fail to Display Canadian Flags
Canadian authorities urge American visitors to show courtesy by displaying Canadian flags on cars. The Brantford Examiner editorial stresses cordial welcome and mutual goodwill, noting Canadians expect prompt respect for flag display as a sign of good breeding.
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Canada
United States
Brantford
Tor
Call for nationwide stop rule at rail crossings in Canada
Gerald Ruel legal vice-president of the Canadian National Railways told Montreal claim agents meeting that a law requiring every driver to stop before crossing railway tracks should be passed and enforced across all provinces to protect motorists. The gathering represented CN regions nationwide.
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Gerald Ruel
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Rhodes memorial lectureship founded at Oxford
Sir Otto Bell announced at the Rhodes dinner the creation of a memorial lectureship valued at about £500 yearly. The foundation aims to bring to Oxford a highly distinguished man or woman from another country, especially the United States, to provide special learning at the university.
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Rhodes
Otto Bell
Rhodes Trust
Oxford
United States
Safety First He Would You Say Yes If I Asked
A cryptic dialogue fragment features a couple negotiating marriage through a twisted exchange about asking and answering. The exchange centers on hesitation and affirmations within a playful, circular question chain. The fragment emphasizes uncertainty and rhetorical questioning.
Economy Versus Extravagance Cited in Editorial Note
An editorial argues that restraint can be wiser than excess, noting that prudent budgeting contrasts with lavish spending and urging readers to weigh long term costs against short term appeal.
Tourists Flock to Canadian Rockies Early Season Drive
Traffic into Banff Lake Louise and Jasper National Park has surged as the Calgary Banff highway opens the season. American visitors note an unusually early Rocky Mountain summer, three weeks ahead of the Eastern United States and Canada.
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Rocky Mountain
Calgary- Banff
Banff
Lake Louise
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
United States
Canada
Inexhaustible fuel turbine promises 500 mile range
Toronto physics student FL J Taylor claims a new turbine engine can propel a vehicle 500 miles for $2 using an inexhaustible fuel. He says it delivers 90 horsepower at half the normal revolutions and eliminates carbon monoxide poisoning though he will not reveal fuel details.
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FL J. Taylor
Toronto
Taylor
Tribute to Britain voiced at Kiwanis gathering
Dr Wise of the New York Free Synagogue praised Great Britain at a Kiwanis convention saying the Commonwealth embodies all nationalities and faiths. The Kingston Standard quotes his assertion on Britain’s justice toward diverse peoples. Nearly 2,000 animals have been destroyed in government gas poisoning experiments in London since May 1923.
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Wise
New York Free Synagogue
Great Britain
British Commonwealth
Kingston Standard
London
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Saint Nazaire
Phillippe Roy
D. R. MacLaren
Vancouver
Railway Association of Canada
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Order of Railway Conductors
Bobbies
WN. OU. OG
Britain
Child Welfare
Asia
Paris Salon
Wm. Roberts
Cardiff
Wales
Roberts
Liverpool
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