World Happenings Briefly Told
A roundup notes a $1000 loss recovered in a Vancouver train incident. Canada marks Washington’s birthday with a hunting strip and flag change to Union Jack. Winnipeg donor funds a new Canadian history fellowship. Edio de Janeiro enforces collar and tie dress on streetcar riders. A conductor stabbed a passenger over attire rules. Lady Maude Hoare named dame commander of the Order of the British Empire for Indian air voyage. Sir Samuel Hoare debuts as radio speaker in Ottawa. A Labor Party document in Sydney claims Communist plotting. US leads Russia trade with $17 million in Q1 shipments. Germany, England, Poland follow. Irish radio to regularly relay US programs. London will switch off when reception is good.
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Edio de Janeiro
George
Maude Hoare
Order of the
India
Air
Sir Samuel Hoare
Uritich Alr Tininderer
Labor Party
Sydney
A. ¢. Willis
United States
Russia
Moscow
America
Germany
England
Poland
Pritich Broadcasting
London
Airplane singer performs above New York using new voice device
John Charles Thom as a concert baritone entertained a ground crowd from a plane at about 4000 feet in Columbus Circle. The Plane Speaker Corporation showcased a ground to air communicator enabling direct spoken messages from aircraft to people below. Industry leaders, including Major General John F. O'Ryan, predicted commercial use on the New York to Boston and New York to Chicago routes with town to town messages.
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John Charles Thomas
Columbus Circle
New York
Voice of the Sky
Mr. Thomas
Plane Speaker Corporation
Philadelphia
John F. O'Ryan
Colonial Air Transport Company of
Boston
Chicago
Sandusky
Flag Mace of Fe ers Made of Others or Birds
An oversized Italian flag is said to have been presented to Signor Mussolini by a missionary who departed Rowe for British New Guinea eleven years ago. The missionary supposedly left behind a bitvele a cuddle and the flag as gifts, with Mussolini receiving the relic.
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Birds of Paradise
Signor Muscolini
Rowe Ihven
Ritish New Guinea
Mussolini
Dialogue Snippet Sparks Interruption at Church Meeting
A chaotic exchange unfolds with Jerry claiming he was warned by EW about smoking. Jean questions why he did not quit. The Deacon pleads for forgiveness as Mia watches. Casey jokes about swatting him to ease the tension.
Cascarets Promote Quick Relief for Digestive Ailments
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for costive bowels headaches colds and biliousness. It claims the tablets cleanse the stomach remove sour fermenting food ease liver congestion and gently evacuate bowels overnight with no griping, promising a clear head and healthy digestion by morning.
Old Locomotive At York Museum After Tour
One of the world’s oldest locomotives once famous as the Heston Colliery engine has arrived at a York railway museum after a long exhibition tour. Built in 1822 and rebuilt in 1857 and 1882, it resembles the first passenger engine Locomotive No. 1 and marks a historic preservation milestone.
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England
Heston
York
McGill Professor Warns of Low Wages for Canadian Women
Professor W W Gefarth of McGill University told an Ottawa audience that 16 000 to 16 600 women in Canadian industries earn less than four figures a year, a bare living wage. He described efforts in Canada and elsewhere to legislate a living wage and warned of perils for lawmakers. He supported the theoretical desirability of a minimum wage for all workers.
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McGill
Canada
W. W. Gefarth
McGill University
Professional Institute
Geferth
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre design contest announced
Plan Shakespeare Memorial Architects from Canada England and the United States invited to compete for Stratford upon Avon theatre design. Qualifying entrants receive 500 premium toward detailed design. Applications close March 31 Archibald Flower announces. Preliminary sketches due June 15. Governors set aside five hundred thousand dollars for the project.
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Canada
England
United States
Stratford-on-Avon
Archibald Flower
Smart Bolero Dress Pattern No 1476 for Home Dressmakers
This pattern features a bolero attached at the side seams with a front bodice, an inverted plaited front skirt, and a one piece back. Contrasting collar and bodice front, long gathered sleeves, and a wide girdle with a buckle. Sizes 34 to 42 with yardage and prices noted. book also sold.
Prairie provinces expansion eyed by McRae for B C coast
General A D McRae MP for North Vancouver argues prairie advancement boosts British Columbia by supplying Alberta wheat through Vancouver port. He cites potential prairie cattle and produce shipments via the Panama Canal aided by new cooling systems on Pacific ships.
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British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
A. D. McRae
North Vancouver
McRae
Alberta
Vancouver
Panama Canal
Pacific
Moment When Newton Felt Gravity’s Grip
The record notes Sir Isaac Newton reacting to an apple striking his head as gravity's pull becomes clear that day. The anecdote frames Newton's early insight into gravitational force and the moment of realization.
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Sir Isaac Newton
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg paper lists address 175 McDermot Ave. Includes pattern number and available sizes. Provides contact method for ordering and notes on regional distribution.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Airplane visits planned for mining conference in Winnipeg
Empire and United States mining leaders will fly to the Central Manitoba mining area during the Empire Mining conference in Winnipeg next September. A local committee is arranging aircraft from Ontario and Dominion governments. The Mining and Metallurgical Congress meets in Montreal in August with delegates from 79 countries and 500 reservations already made from 18 countries.
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British Empire
United States
Manitoba
Empire Mining Conference
Winnipeg
Ontario
Dominion
Mining and Metallurgical Congress
Montreal
Lecture Prompt Sparks Humorous Exchange About Horsepower
A professor asks for questions after a lecture. A student asks how to calculate horsepower in a donkey engine. An exiled frog with winking eyelids appears in the scene.
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M. E
Blind Immigrant’s Home Opens For Sightless Jews
Sheftel Needleman, a Jewish immigrant who became blind abroad, rose from newspaper peddler to founder of a printing company and later planned a home for blind Jews. After Ellis Island detention he pledged a bond, and in 1912 began building a facility that grew from his boyhood hardship at an industrial home in Brooklyn.
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Sheftel Needleaan
America
American Jewish Association For the Blind
Ellis Island
Needleman
Llind
Brooklyn
Canadians to buy cars cheaper after 20 percent tax cut
The federal budget cuts sales tax rates by 20 percent, reducing retail car prices by about 5 to 15 dollars or roughly the cost of the automobile license. The tax applies to the dealer’s cost or duty paid value plus freight and excise tax.
Prisoner Works At Trade Inside Prison Wardens Policy
Warden explains it is customary to allow prisoners to work at the same trade they did outside. A prisoner admits to being a traveling salesman. Minard's Liniment for rheumatism is referenced in the dialogue.
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Eclipses of the Moon and Sun Set for 1927
Popular Mechanics predicts five eclipses in 1927 two lunar and three solar along with periodic comets. The standout event is the June 29 total eclipse visible in England in the morning and the June 15 lunar eclipse observable across the United States and Canada. The December lunar eclipse is not visible locally.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Mmch
England
United States
Canada
Milford woman overcomes breathlessness with remedy
Mrs. Nelson Moore of Milford Ontario describes heart and nerve trouble and severe breathlessness that made housework impossible. A friend recommended a treatment that helped her, restoring her energy and easing her nerves.
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Nelson Moore
Milford, Ont
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Tg Scotts
Washington
Kieen
Bir Jamen Aikens
Governor-General of
Ottawa
Ottawa Council
Dog Scout Association
CNR
Singer
Jerry
Jean
Mia
Casey
Shakespeare
B.C
Prairies
Coast Province
iMinard
T. H. Estabrooks Co., Limited
Toronto
Calgary
Edmonton
Saint John
Imperial Mining Conference
Sas
W. K. Buckley
Lied
Matwal St. Toronte
Buckel
Minard
T. Milburr Co., Limited
Ont
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