World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of global notes includes a 207 year old Mason in the United States and a two billion dollar annual traffic burden. Wales coal imports eyed during a Pennsylvania strike and the death of Sir J Jordan in London. A barefoot wagerer walks 416 miles. a Wilson likeness ramp planned by the post office. Soviet liquor limits take effect October 1, and Canada’s Toronto Horse Show invites French participation. Eight new U S air mail routes announced, with bids opened. A London dispatch quotes Fred Britten on Russia, and Trotzky predicts Britain’s revolutionary era.
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United States Post Office Department
French scientist Perrin claims 16 million volt sun-like reactor
Paris physicist Professor Perrin demonstrates a high voltage experiment, predicting direct current of up to 16 000 000 volts may replicate sun conditions. He envisions atom disintegration and hydrogen heavier atom formation, suggesting a future sun and potential energy for industry and cities.
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Paris
Jean Perrin
Frederic M. Delano
Popular Science Monthly
Perrin
Laboratory of Physical Research
University of Paris
Earth
London to Australia by airships to start 1927
The two British airships under construction in England promise inter empire service with the R100 and R101. Each ship boasts a capacity of 6,600,000 cubic feet and 20 tons, with 140 passenger capacity for the R101. Early speeds run about 75 mph, but future ships may reach 290 mph, reducing the Europe–Australia leg to four days.
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England
Australia
Air Services
Burney
Air Ministry
Europe
Asia
Empire
Wonders Of Radio Proto Transmitted By Radio Lecture Broadcast
At Grand Central Palace the fourth annual national radio exposition showcased radio tele vision potential with a live radio transmission of a photo of RCA vice president Davis Sarnoff while his lecture was broadcast. He predicted farmers could sit in on Covent Garden operas and voices could reach every home with radio equipped receivers.
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Proto
New York
Grand Central Palace
Davis Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Sarnoff
Covent Garden
London
Botanist estimates elm tree can yield millions of leaves
A botanist notes that a sizable foliage tree like an elm could produce at least seven million leaves with a combined surface area of no less than 200000 square feet.
Canada Has Delegates on League of Nations Committees
The Dominions and India are represented at Geneva on League of Nations committees. Canadians named include Hon. Philippe Roy in Paris on technical, financial and economic committees. Senator Hewitt Bostock of Kamloops on the armaments committee. and W. A. Riddell, Canada’s permanent representative, leading the Canadian Bureau on social and political questions.
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Dominions
India
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
Philippe Roy
Paris
Hewitt Bostock
Kamloops
B.C
W.A. Riddell
Canada
League
British Soldier Discharged After Uniform Incident In Bun Doran
A British soldier from Enniskillen entering Donegal Bun Doran in khaki with relatives was detained by Civic Guarda for an offence but released after exchanging his uniform for civilian clothes. He later reported back in civilian attire to resume his holiday. A hospital lunatic engineer is praised for saving the committee over £1000 with his cap ty. A long buried Chaldean city statue reveals workers carrying mortar up ladders.
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Enniskillen
Free State
Bundoran
Donegal
Civic Guarda
Civie
Ireland
Eclipse Fashions Gulasne Patters for Girls Dresses
Gulasne patterns show simple restrained dresses with belts as trimming. One piece cut, fullness over hips, short or long gathered sleeves, front opening, narrow collar. Sizes 6 to 14 years. Material required varies by size. Price 20 cents. Fashion Book offers advance home dressmaker styles at 10 cents per copy with a coupon for five cents off patterns.
Wembley Exposition Faces Big Deficit
The Wembley British empire exposition faces a large financial loss, possibly £3,600,000, based on attendance to date. With gates closing in October and only about 590,000 more visitors needed to reach a break even, London papers blame inexpert management and lack of a showman for this failure.
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Wembley
London
Manitoba Wheat Pool Reports Large Harvest Cost Efficiency
The Manitoba Wheat Pool handled nearly 8.5 million bushels of wheat last year at administrative costs of about 0.6 cents per bushel. Interest, insurance and elevator charges added just under 0.5 cents, totaling roughly 1.0 cent per bushel. At Winnipeg meeting, three $75 prizes were set for best essays on cooperation limited to rural high school teachers and college students. A unanimous resolution barred members of parliament and certain union leaders from serving as wheat pool directors.
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Manitoba Wheat Pool
Winnipeg
United Farmers of Manitoba
Farmers’ Union of Canada
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Order patterns by mail from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Include name address pattern number and size with payment of 20c coin or stamps wrapped carefully. Send to the union office for processing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Rust-Resistant Wheat Claim Tested as True by Scientists
Aberdeen reports that R. S. McFadden of South Dakota has developed a cross bred rust resistant wheat variety. Department of Agriculture scientists tested the claim and found it true. Experts say the rust resistant wheat could mean billions for global agriculture, rivaling major war and peace news in significance.
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Aberdeen
R. S. McFadden
South Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Fort Avorth
Seventy Year Old Christening Robe Returns to London
A historic lace robe once worn on a 70 year old christening in Scotland during a mid Atlantic voyage reappears in London Ontario as Marion Jane Fleming, granddaughter of Alexander Fleming, is christened. The ceremony is led by Col. the Rev. Dr. William Battie and mirrors the infant's great grandfather’s baptism.
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mid-Atlantic
Scotland
Canada
Alexander Fleming
Crampton
Ont
Marion Jane Fleming
Edgar Fleming
Galt
London
Wiliam Beattie
British and German Radio Talks Fail on East Coast Frequencies
Negotiations led by Britain with France to end 450 and 300 metre wave use by Canadian ships and stations off eastern Canada have stalled as Paris cannot comply. Meanwhile Germany agrees to the request and has issued instructions to German-flag vessels.
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Canada
Salvage Plan Targets Armada Treasure Off Irish Coast
Salvage experts outline operations to recover all sunken treasure from the era of the Spanish Armada. The total estimated value reaches one billion pounds, with first work to begin off the coast of Ireland.
Baldwin and His Pipe Brings Pause to Miner Negotiations
Premier Stanley Baldwin pulled a pipe during a coal dispute with miners, owners, and government officials. The symbolic act defused tension and helped move talks toward a provisional agreement within an hour.
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Stanley Baldwin
State fair carnival broadcast planned by St Paul station
A St Paul radio station plans to broadcast live carnival sounds from the Minnesota state fair grounds for the first time. The program will feature vendors, rides, animal sounds, racing track noises, car sounds, and hurdy gurdy performances to capture the fair atmosphere.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Locusts Rise Then Ground Devours All Flora
A historical note compares locust swarms to domestic relations with witty contrasts. It describes swarms rising high to cover wide areas, then settling to consume vegetation, and jokes that nice clerks do not fix marriages, implying few matrimonial failures.
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Historic Page
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues appears, including entries for colors, numbers, actions, body parts, and common words. The grid references and partial answers hint at a large, mixed set of definitions typical of a newspaper puzzle page from a bygone era.
France’s Painleve Praises Canada in UN Assembly
Painleve, retiring chairman of the League of Nations Assembly in Geneva, lauded Canada as a model for handling minority issues and noted Canada as a common ground for British and French views. He praised Senator Raoul Dandurand for his statesmanship and juridical knowledge.
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Canada
Paul Painleve
France
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Raoul Dandurand
M. Painleye
Dandurand
M. Painleve
British Show Receives Manitoba Butter Shipment for Dairy Show
Six boxes of Manitoba butter are entered in two classes at the 47th annual Dairy Show of the British Dairy Farmers Association at the Royal Agricultural Hall Islington London. Entries come from Crescent Creamery Winnipeg Gallagher Holman Manitoba Co operative Dairies Shoal Lake Creamery City Dairy. Show runs October 20 to 23. W A Wilson reports strong improvements and good potential for Canadian exhibits.
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Manitoba
England
British Dairy Farmers’ Association
Royal Agricultural Hall
Islington
Loenion
Crescent Creamery
Winnipeg
Gallagher, Holman Company
Manitoba Co-operative Dairies
Shoal Lake Creamery
City Dairy
W. A. Wilson
Dairy Products
National Woman Memorial Hall Site Granted by Dominion
Ottawa Woman's Club says the Dominion Government granted a site for a national woman memorial hall after a January privy council visit by a women’s delegation. The hall will serve all national women’s groups regardless of race or creed, with a prominent capital location expected. Five gallons of gasoline equal 418 pounds of dynamite in explosive power.
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Dominion
Ottawa Woman's Club
Privy Council
C N R Tourist Traffic Sets New Record
At a Western region meeting held at Jasper Park Lodge officials reported Canadian National Railways passenger traffic this year on rail and steamship services surpassed all previous records. The Alaska trade grew, the Triangular Tour linking Vancouver Jasper Park and Prince Rupert drew more tourists to the Northern Canadian Rockies.
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Canadian National Railways
Jasper Park Lodge
Canadian National
Alaska
Vancouver
Jasper Park
Prince Rupert
Canadian Rockies
May Prove Successful Cure Found for Sarcoma
A Lancet report by Dr Thomas L Mundsen of the Lister Institute claims a potential cure for sarcoma, tested only on rats. Of fifty rats treated, two per cent reportedly cured, with efficacy unproven beyond animal trials.
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Lancet
Thomas L. Mundsen
Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
Mundsen
Pacific Coast Lumber Exports Rise to Japan
Official figures show increased exports of logs timber and lumber to Japan over three years. In 1922 shipments reached 568 438 000 feet flagging 192% growth while 1923 rose to 742 821 000 feet and 1924 surged to 839 751 000 feet.
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Japan
Pacific
Buckinghamshire Builder Claims World Time House Record
G Holt Thomas and four workers raised a four room wooden house in ten hours and forty five minutes, establishing a claimed world time record for construction in Buckinghamshire.
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G. Holt Thomas
Buckinghamshire
Thomas
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