World Happenings Briefly Told
Robert W. Babson predicts five to six months of brighter US prospects. Winnipeg health data show death rate halved since 25 years ago. Kingston Jamaica meetings praise Britain against Italy at the League. Moscow reports eight storey collapse kills sixteen and many injured. Jasper Park rider Stamp wins cowboy saddle break at Madison Square Garden. US deputation claims Mexico aims to abolish religion. Mellon donates over 10 million for Washington national art gallery site and building. Dominion fire commissioner says Canada needs 15 million for new equipment.
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Robert W. Babson
United States
Winnipeg
Health Department
Kingston
Jamaica
Great Britain
Italy
League of Nations
Moscow
American Committee On Religious Rights and Minorities
U.S
New Motorship Canada Arrives On Maiden Voyage
The motorship Canada of the Danish East Asiatic Line arrived from Europe to the Port of Vancouver on its maiden voyage. Commanded by Captain C Knudsen, the ship features 75 000 fruit boxes and 55 passenger accommodations with luxury rooms, a built in swimming pool, dining room, smoking saloon, ladies lounge, dance foyer, cocktail bar, children's dining room, air conditioning, outside staterooms, and private baths in seventeen of twenty five double staterooms.
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Motorship
Canada
Danish East Asiatic Line
Europe
Vancouver
C. Knudsen
Companys Amerika
Pacific Coast
Riberhold
Denmark
Fredensborg Castle
Axel Johansen
Secret of Stradivarius Varnish Remains Unsolved
The exact composition and application of the famous violin varnish used by Stradivarius remains a mystery. Researchers note the varnish is soft in texture and shows shading from red to orange, with no decisive discovery to date.
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Stradivarius
Exports Hit Over 100 Million Buttons from Philippines
Philippine shipments this year surpass the 100 million mark as buttons are exported to multiple markets. Officials cite growing manufacturing demand and stronger foreign orders.
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The
Philippines
Quote on governance and quiet power
A concise aphorism notes that those who wield the most control tend to speak least, implying restraint and steady influence over loud accusation. The line highlights governance as a realm where action often speaks louder than words.
German Engineer Designs Whale‑Inspired Ocean Liner
A Pirna engineer proposes a windless propulsion ship with a whale mouth opening that intakes waves and ejects water from side spouts to drive the liner. A diesel powered fan and suction pump push water through nine propulsion points. Model tests planned on the Elbe near Dresden.
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Germany
R. J. May
Pirna
May
Elbe
Dresden
Saxony
Canadian business conditions show slight September rise
McConnell Baxter Eastman index for September hits 813 per cent of normal, up from 81.2 per cent revised prior month and 79.7 per cent in September 1934. Three of four components rise with car loadings and construction awards up, electric power output at a record 100.9, bank debits down two tenths.
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McConnell, Baxter & Eastman
Car
Hee Ee Wee Eee
Bank
Steem Eee Weer Erestseser
Convicts to Pay Their Keep Under New Michigan Law
The Legislature enacted a law requiring convicts who can afford it to reimburse the state for the cost of maintaining them in prison. Modeled after statutes in Michigan and New York, the measure allows proceedings after admission and permits collection over the full confinement period to cover both old and new inmates.
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Michigan
New York
Literary Digest
70-year-old saddler writes 1741-word Horsham history
William Albery of Horsham England, aged 70, created a rhyme history of Horsham inside a circle marked by a Canadian 25-cent piece. He penned 7770 letters in 1741 words and included eight pages of Saxon and Norman era poetry. Viewers see a greasy thumb print with a strong lens revealing the writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Albery
Horsham
England
Organist Wins Prize For Canadian Composition
Walter MacNutt A.T.C.M. organist and choir director at Trinity Anglican Church in Barrie Ontario wins first prize of 50 dollars in a national competition by the Assiniboine chapter 10.C.E. of Winnipeg for the best Canadian composition. MacNutt titled the piece Take Me To A Green Isle and the song will be used in fall concert work in Winnipeg, per Mrs. Lillian J. Edward Winnipeg chair of the musical committee.
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Walter MacNutt
A.T.C.M
Trinity Anglican Church
Barrie
Ont
Assiniboine
10.C.E
Winnipeg
MacNutt
Green Isle
Lillian J. Edward Winnipeg
Tender Steak Order and the Mean Manners Echo
A comic exchange centers on a waiter and patron over a bill. The patron cannot recall his order, acknowledging he ordered a tender steak while the waiter repeats questions. The quip suggests that harsher personalities mask a desire to appear courteous.
Death rate in Skopije cited as world highest
Statistics published place Skopije in Southern Yugoslavia as the source of the globe’s highest death rate. Twenty four per 1000 people die annually there, double the European average. Causes include poor infant hygiene and a broad bovine tuberculosis problem.
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Skopije
Yugoslavia
Europe
Split Home Tax Dilemma Plagues Van Couvert Authorities
Van couver Washington officials grapple with taxing Earl Mancle Smith whose home sits partly in the city and partly in the county. The split jurisdiction creates a dispute over which taxes apply and how much each side can charge.
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Vancouver
Washington
Earl Mancle Smith
Smith
Prisoner Tatsushi Joryo Granted Extra Six Months
Report from Kobe Japan states Tatsushi Joryo defended a warder who rebuked a prisoner in Kobe prison two months ago. Three other inmates attacked Joryo in a prison corridor. He used a pair of sandals making scissors, wounding one inmate in the stomach and two others in the arm, earning an additional six months.
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Kobe
Japan
Tatsushi Joryo
Joryo
Admiral returns medals over 1902 04 Africa aid
Rear Admiral Gailiano Pini announced he was returning his British medals awarded for Italian aid to British forces during the 1902 04 African campaign. He said current British statesmen made the act necessary.
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Gailiano Pini
Moose and Caribou Lead Canadian Game Meat
Moose and caribou are the principal meat producers among Canadian game animals according to regional hunting and wildlife trade notes. The statement highlights the species' roles in sustenance and economy.
Belshazzar’s Feast and the Handwriting on the Wall
The Sunday school lesson reviews Daniel 5 interpreting the writing Mene Mene Tekel and Upharsin and Belshazzar’s fate Nebuchadnezzar’s humbling and the night of Belshazzar’s end as Darius the Mede assumes the kingdom Daniel warns the king about pride and sacrilege while recounting the shift of power and the judgment that follows.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Belshazzar
Daniel
F. W. Farrar
Temple
Jerusalem
Moffatt
Darius the Mede
German inventors patent fifty minute non stop gramophone
Two German inventors Basse and Vorwreck patent a fifty minute non stop gramophone record after extensive testing. Experts say music quality may be inferior to standard methods, but schools and political propaganda use is planned to deliver uninterrupted speeches and classical passages.
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Herr Basse
Professor Vorwreck
Long
Inventor’s Self Righting Lifeboat Idea Emerges at Well
While aiding a woman lifting a heavy vessel from a well, William observed a broken crack floating and righting itself repeatedly. This observation sparked the idea of a self righting lifeboat, a device designed to right itself after overturning.
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William
Robotic farm hand shown at Leipzig fair
A mechanized device on view in Germany fills cattle mangers at set times with precise fodder amounts. It also moistens the fodder with the correct water quantity. All actions operate automatically without human control.
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Germany
Leipzig
Expedition Searches Namib Desert for Diamonds
An expedition of men and women roams the Namib Desert in Africa seeking diamonds. The mission focuses on mineral finds and prospecting efforts across remote dunes and ancient gravel beds.
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Namib Desert
Africa
Fear of Ship Shortage for Vimy Pilgrimage
Canadian veterans and next of kin rush to reserve spots for the July Montreal to overseas pilgrimage. Dominion organizer Ben Allen warns boats may fill up. a one cent per mile flat rate is offered by CN and CPR to encourage early applications. Employers like Canadian Line Materials Ltd boost employee deposits with a company pledge to double contributions by next April. The movement gathers momentum at reunions and wartime memorial events across Canada.
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Montreal
Ben Allen
Dominion
England
France
Belgium
Mr. Allen
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Line Materials Limited
Scarboro Junction
Toronto
W. Atkinson
Canada
Peace Army
Europe
Antelopes Roam Alberta Fields Causing Crop Damage
Herds ranging from 100 to 500 antelopes have damaged grain and alfalfa fields in southeastern Alberta during the season. The Wildhorse district reports extensive harm to maturing crops as animals rove through the area.
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Alberta
Wildhorse
Kind Acts Come Back To Haunt A Village
A short notice notes that charitable deeds or petty kindnesses may return to affect a community. The piece reflects on moral reciprocity and social consequences in small town life.
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Vicks
Voight McConnell Baxter
Eastman
Rfsearch
Ose
Man
D.E. of
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
Warder
Palestine
Calg
Edmonton
Regina
Barca
Railways
Ramsay Co
Bank ST. Ottawa
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