World Happenings Briefly Told Across Continents
General Sir James Willcocks, governor of Bermuda 1917 to 1922, dies in Maueriapsr India. Mennonite colony of 206 migrates to Puerto Cacabo Paraguay. Saskatchewan Poultry Pool seeks incorporation by special act. Saskatoon passes rule requiring milk in sealed bottles at all public eating places after March 1. Lincoln Elleworth awarded Grand Cross of St Olav by King Haakon. Three hundred Chinese coolies die en route to Manchurian border. bodies returned to Kalean. Armistice Day to become a national holiday. F Wfiershaw pushes proposal. Western radio certificate recipients listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Puerto Cacabo
Paraguay
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool
Saskatoon
Lincoln Elleworth
Roald Amundsen
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Alaska
Haakon
Royal Order of St. Olav
Suyuan
Kalean
Shanshi
Medicine Hat News
Ottawa
F. W. Fiershaw
Medicine Har
Immigration Magnet Hailed By Editorial On Grain Show
An editorial from a Chicago show lauds Herman Treille of Wembley Alberta for winning world championships in wheat and oats. It argues Peace River District will produce the best grain and become a major immigration magnet for Western Canada with vast virgin acres and cheap land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merman Trelle
Rternational
Chicago
Vancouver
Herman Treille
Wembly
Peace River
Alberta
Canada
Brandon Claims Honor In North American Youth Cast Competitions
Brandon speaker J. D. McGregor notes the first event of its kind was held in Brandon and credits the competitions with boosting livestock breeding and public interest. The notice reports 650000 members in the boys and girls cast competitions across North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
J. D. McGregor
Brandon
China’s Chief Exports List in Historical Brief
The document lists China’s chief exports including beans bristles for brushes chinaware earthenware pottery cotton fireworks fish fruit hemp hides mats and matting medicinal herbs oil paper silk vegetables straw braid sugar tea tobacco and wool. A later adage notes a debtor’s creditor power and a cynical line on human nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
French Winter Temps Hint at Gulf Stream Shift
Scientists warn that mid-Atlantic earthquakes have cooled Atlantic water and shifted the Gulf Stream, potentially turning Iceland into a winter resort and leaving much of France frigid in winter. A further shift could cut central heating from nature and plunge France into Siberian temperatures.
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France
mid-Atlantic
Gulf Stream
Atlantic
Iceland
Tropics
Greenland
French
Channel Islands
French Atlantic Coast
Florida
Rivera
North Sea
Siberia
World's Poultry Congress to Open in Ottawa 1927
The World's Poultry Congress in Ottawa runs July 27 to August 4 1927 occupying over two hundred thousand square feet. Educational exhibits cover fifty five thousand square feet with about ten thousand live birds. Commercial displays include an incubator maker taking seven thousand square feet. Nations attending include Germany Romania Italy Russia Denmark Poland Belgium Holland Spain Latvia. The event aims to foster international friendship among Europeans English speaking peoples and Latin America.
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Ottawa
Agrentre
Germany
Romania
Italy
Russia
Denmark
Poland
Belgium
Holland
Spain
Latvia
Europe
Old and New World
South America
Settler from Illinois praises Westlock Alberta after 23 years
W M Garrison moved from Cisne Illinois to Westlock Alberta 23 years ago with 100 dollars. He now owns 800 acres, 500 cultivated, valued around 40000 dollars. In a letter to Eximonton Board of Trade he praises Alberta taxes, rural schooling, and soil fertility. He says determined workers living modestly can succeed in Western Canada.
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W. M. Garrison
Westlock
Alberta
Cisne
Ilinois
U.S.A
Eximonton
Board of Trader
Garrison
United States
Western Canada
Record Salmon Pack Sets New 1926 BC Benchmark
Salmon pack in British Columbia is expected to total about 1 900 000 cases for 1926, beating 1924’s 1 700 000. By species the breakdown includes sockeye 323 815, spring 65 993, cohbee 149 207, pink 249 456, blueback 19 314, chum 595 123, and steelheads 1 779. A quoted joke follows about misattributed professions and a proverb on company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Amber Deposits Highlight East Prussia's Wealth
The article notes that East Prussia holds the greatest and most valuable amber deposits in the region, underscoring their immense economic importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prussia
Future of Aviation Highlighted in Cobham Address
The Toronto Globe notes Sir Alan Cobham’s civic reception on Saturday praising aviation’s future. He foresees private small aircraft common soon, air travel augmenting but not replacing sea and rail, and supports aero clubs across England Australia and Canada to train pilots and expand air routes.
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Sir Alan Cobham
Sir Alan
Alan
Aero Clubs
England
Australia
Canada
Dominion
Alan Cobham
British Empire
Jtoronto Lobe
Baby Travels 6000 Miles Alone Across Ocean and Land
A Vancouver Scot born infant, Andrew Knight aged one year seven months, travels alone from St John to Vancouver. After losing both parents, he sails on the C P liner Montclare and then the CPR railway with Salvation Army aid. The journey spans 6000 miles and costs five dollars, documented on a Glasgow pier photo with Captain Spicer.
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Andrew Knight
Scotland
Vancouver
Andy
Atlantic
C.P
Montclare
St. John
C.P.R
Glasgow Pier
Andrew
Captain Spicer
The
Salvation Amy
Women on Juries Face The Strain and The Fact
The London Daily Mail argues that women jurors should stand the strain as part of equal citizenship. It notes rare lapses are outweighed by the value of a female perspective in difficult cases and cites Sir Robert Wallace on jurors remaining level headed. Exemption remains available if a juror cannot endure the ordeal.
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Robert Wallace
County of London Sessions
London Daily Mail
Des fashion frock with moire fabric and smart lines
Dignity and smartness blend in a moire frock with a joined bodice and skirt. Features include a deep V opening shawl collar and plaited apron tunic with a contrasting vestee and sleeve section. Sizes 56 38 40 42 and 44 bust. size 38 needs 3 4 yards plus 4 yards contrasting. Book price 16 cents.
Smoke Ties Pneumonia Deaths to Air Quality in Pittsburgh
Dr. William White of the U S Public Health Service calls Pittsburgh an ideal test case to prove smoke increases deaths from pneumonia and other acute respiratory diseases. He cites Pittsburgh’s high pneumonia mortality and notes denser smoke correlates with higher death rates.
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Pittsburgh
William ©. White
United States Public Health Service
Washington
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
White
John Bull Very Much Alive and Facing Heavy Postwar Boom
The piece argues Britain endures twelve years of troubles and will meet a long, hard era ahead yet remains confident. It highlights a post coal strike industrial boom with orders worth hundreds of millions in engineering shipbuilding and dam building, stressing reliable firms will endure competition and thrive fed by continued contracts.
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John Bull
Great Britain
Immigration to Canada rises in October 1926
An official Department statement reports October 1926 immigration to Canada at 10 018 up 30 percent from October 1925. Ten months to October total 122 848, up 63 percent year over year, with 3 654 from Britain, 1 799 from the United States, and 4 560 from other countries. Also 4 05 Canadians returned from the United States during October with intent to stay in Canada, 42 026 since April 1.
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Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
British Steel Testing Machine for Sydney Bridge
A new British steel testing machine built for the Sydney Harbor span can exert 1,250 tons and tear a 6 inch thick steel bar with ease. The device will be housed in Middlesbrough workshop and test compression and strain for girders destined to Australia.
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Sydney Harbor
New South Wales
Australia
Midlesbrough
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg publication lists Pattern No and Name with town details. The text suggests a freedom theme, mentioning Queens and bandits, framed as a civic note in a newspaper paging.
Big Wheat Yields Reported by Alberta Agriculture
The Alberta Department of Agriculture released more high wheat yield figures from Patricia district. A Smart 41 bushels per acre, H Hendrickson 62, N Sitz 63, J A Morrow 64, R Tupper 64. A P Williamson of Vauxhall reports 46 and W N Flewelling of Lacombe 50 bushels per acre.
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Alberta Department of Agriculture
Patricia
A. Smart
H. Hendrickson
N. Sitz
J. A. Morrow
R. Tupper
A. P. Williamson
Vauxhall
W. N. Flewelling
Lacombe
Selfish Man and Elephants in Aesop Style Metaphor
A whimsical comparison likens a selfish person to a ball of twine wrapped in himself and notes that a full grown elephant can carry a two ton load. The text uses playful metaphor to explore burden and self preoccupation.
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Nelf
Agriculture and Transport The price of farm goods and transport costs
The article argues that farm prices hinge on supply and demand and cannot be stored. Transportation costs both ways cut into farmer profits, with world markets and foreign competition setting prices. It urges increased agricultural settlement in Canada and a vigorous colonization policy as the remedy to transportation burdens.
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Alberta
Windsor
Liverpool
Canada
Verdun’s feathered hero pigeon dies at old age
One of World War I’s famed carrier pigeons died of old age after serving to save Verdun. The wounded bird bore a leg band, had a government pension, a home and larder, and carried a 1916 message that helped hold Fros-Deterre Hill. An Army order cited its front line communication when humans failed. The pigeon will be mounted for the Verdun Museum.
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Verdun
Fros-Deterre Hill
Polar Legion Forms At New York Dinner
The Polar Legion, led by Capt Roald Amundsen Lincoln Ensworth and Commander Richard Byrd, convened at the Metropolitan Club New York to honor polar explorers and elect Admiral Peary and Captain Scott as members. An emblem bearing a standing polar bear gripping the polar star was announced and sent to Mrs Peary and Peter Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar Legion
South Pole
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Ensworth
Richard F. Byrd
Metropolitan Club
New York
Captain Amundsen
Admiral Peary
Captain Scott
North Pole
The Bullet-Proof Shirt Test At Court
A tense scene unfolds as an ant announces a man in a bullet-proof shirt awaits the emperor. The inventor defends his garment, claiming exhaustive testing including steam laundry. Startled by the potentate's questions, the inventor quietly exits the room in embarrassment.
Bank of England Founder Dies Poor in Scotland
A Scotsman who established the Bank of England ended his life in poverty. The article notes his crucial role in creating the central bank and contrasts his rise with his final hardship, highlighting the paradox of fortune and destitution in his later years.
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The
Bank of England
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James Willcocks
Bermedi
Maueriapsr
India
Ireland
Donaghmore
Cork
Department of Marine and Fisheries
W. J. Meaumont
Lethbridge
J. Ai. Macleod
Calgary
A. R. Mawbey
Black Lake
R.C
Peace River District
World’s Poultry Congress
Illinois
Baby
Des Fashion Go
Immigration
United
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
C. W. Peterson
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