World Happenings Briefly Told
A compact roundup notes the first 1926 wheat shipment from Manitoba’s Navenfeld district, a 32 year Yellowstone jail, and Leon B. Kamanoff as a forthcoming Tokyo ambassador. It mentions a $100 million farm credit plan, Germany’s stance on the League, Rev Brother Theodore de BillomI, coal distillation advances, Montreal publisher J Antonio Heandry shot in his office, and global wheat crop prospects with tighter old stocks and regional shortages.
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J. Antonia Heandry
Montreal
le Priz Courant
Bis
Canada must redefine population aims for balanced growth
The piece argues Canada should assess its population needs and set national aims aligned to its conditions. It condemns the failed Economic Commission and calls for mobilizing Canada’s best minds to fix the rural overpopulation and underused lands, urging vigorous public opinion and citizen initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Russia
United States
Economic Commission
Dominion Boards of Trade
Press of
Chicago Police Chief Blames Courts Over Gang Killings
Morgan A. Collins says in the last year police killed 160 robbers and 54 people have died in gang warfare since January 1. He claims more than 1,000 saloons were raided and blames unsympathetic courts for the failure to curb the crime wave. He adds police can only protect respectable citizens while gangsters operate citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan A. Collins
Chicago
Wace
Colling
Collins
Trotzky Again In Power In Russia
Leon Trotzky has again become the Red leader of Russia, displacing Gregory Zinovieff as head of the radical opposition to the central executive committee of the Communist party. Zinoviev yields to Trotzky, and a struggle begins between the pure Reds and the state machine under Bukharin, signaling the first real schism in nine years of Communist rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Gregory Zinovieff
Communist Party
Zinoviet
Zinoviev
Trotsky
Bukharin
Channel Swim Trials Boldly Against The Tide
Swimmers face a 22 mile channel with strong tides and currents forcing zigzag routes. Salt water stings eyes and air and water temperatures shift abruptly. Tides move between the North Sea and the ocean every six hours. England’s major pottery firms are testing unbreakable china dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Ocean
England
Western Canada Golf Champion Crowned at Winnipeg
A golf professional from Minaki Inn Ontario won the open and professional titles at the Western Canada Golf Championship, played during the Winnipeg tournament season with Canadian National Railways summer notes in Minaki.
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Minaki Inn
Canadian National Railways
Minaki, Ont
Canada
Winnipeg
Revival in Canadian Trade Boosted by 1925 Crops and Growth
Canada maintained high business activity into mid 1926 with strong construction from April to June and rail and steel orders. Industrial employment rose to 850 718 workers across 5 898 firms by July 1, a gain of 20 699 from June, the best since 1920.
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Canada
United States
Prince May to Open Paris Hostel for Canadian Students
A visit by the Prince of Wales to Paris is under consideration to open a hostel near Cite Universitaire for 56 Canadian students at a cost of about 2,600,000 francs funded by Senator Joseph M. Wilson. French student hostels modeled after Oxford were opened last autumn with Cite Universitaire nearing completion.
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Paris
Cite Universitaire
Joseph M. Wilson
Montreal
Oxford
Cite Universiaire
Europe
Unemployment Drops as Payrolls Rise in June Report
Dominion bureau data from 5,898 firms with 830,019 workers shows a larger payroll gain in June than any prior year. By early July unemployment among local trade union members stood at 4.1 percent, down from 49 percent in June 1926 and 6.1 percent in July 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Early Fall Weather Predicted By Northwestern Ornithologist
Prof Gayle B Picknell of Northwestern University notes purple martins gathering near campus signal an early cool spell as birds prepare for southward migration. He says autumn follows their departure and money won t make any man rich.
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Gayle B. Picknell
Northwestern University
Modern Advertising and Prairie Crop Density Compare
The piece contrasts advertising as a modern distribution tool with old selling methods and notes prairie provinces’ sparse density yet high wheat and oat yields in 1925. It cites densities of 2.5 persons per square mile versus the UK's 329, while listing crops and bushels produced.
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Prairie Provinces
United Kingdom
Energy From Atoms Brings Promise and Peril, Institute Told
Dr Umberto Pamilion warned at a recent Institute of Politics meeting that mastering atomic energy could yield either vast wealth or catastrophic destruction. He said two tons of uranium could power New York City for a year and that alchemy may someday turn base metals into gold but not profitably. Sir Frederick Soddy added that volcanoes and natural steam jets, as in Italy, could be harnessed as power sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umberto Pamilion
Pamilion
New York City
Frederick Soddy
Italy
Frocks for luncheon wear shown with practical sewing tips
The article promotes a printed pattern frock with a left shoulder collar and full lower side panels, sized 38 bust with yardage, priced 20 cents. It notes crepe de chine rayon or cotton voil materials and describes long loose sleeves and a fashion book offering step by step guidance for home sewers at 1 1/2 cents per copy.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order note from Winnipeg Union at 175 McDermot Ave. lists Pattern No.3 and size instructions. Includes names and town references with unclear details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Honey Pricing and Grades Catch Europe Market Interest
It takes 150000 bees a full working day to yield a pound of honey which sells for a few cents in Canada. Regulated grades are now used, and the product is finding ready sale in Europe and other regions where its fine flavor and grading are increasingly recognized.
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Europe
Crossword clues puzzle upside down list of terms
A compact crossword style clue list featuring terms like Wind indicator Applaud Aid 11 Capable of being obtained 14 Part of to be 16 Cut short 17 Light blow 18 Fiber 19 Etruscan household god 21 Hose supporter 24 Metallic substance 25 And not Former kingdom of Spain 38 Vulgar fellow 29 Formed like a cube 31 Member of parliament abbr Silk fabric Like oo we 35 Organism living off another Continent abbr 1100 40 Flaws forth 41 College degree 42 Prostrate to 601 Poles of a derrick 6 Calf flesh Negation Recede Plot $1 Article Metallic plate Lofty mountain Exist Weary Press Prohibit 15 Written by hand 18 Rite of consecration 20 Plunder 22 Judicial order of recommittal 23 Topmost sails 24 Cereal gratia 26 Matures 28 Roman emperor 29 Cluster of tents 30 Arrived 32 Stalk 33 arches suddenly 36 Sun god 37 That thing 3 Unit 46 Fixed in opinion 48 Vapors 49 Lawful 6) Vow h2 Deposit h3 Saly Latin h5 Peek 57 Injure 59 Cunning 61 Scattered type &2 Musical note 63 North latitude abbr $41 You
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Kingdom of Spain
Saly
Plan to Put Ads on Postal Date Stamps Sparks British Opposition
Britain's chancellor Winston Churchill proposes advertising on date stamps for postal matter to raise government funds. London traders oppose circulars bearing rival ads mailed from the post office. The plan is widely condemned as undignified and improper.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
London
Accelerated Growth in Rats Explored by New Haven Scientists
Two New Haven researchers report rats reach full size in twenty five days using a high protein diet with lettuce liver and yeast. They suggest potential human applications though such use remains speculative.
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New Haven
Saskatchewan Police Travel Vast Distances in 1925
The Saskatchewan provincial police logged nearly 1,250,000 miles in 1925 to conduct about 10,000 investigations. The mobility equates to over 1,600 miles per officer, with only one third by railway, illustrating the province's vast expanse and administrative needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Empire Goods Label Promoted by Canada Britain Trade Body
J Forsyth Smith of the Canadian trade commissioner's service Liverpool urges shippers to join the Empire First Campaign directing Britons to prefer empire goods over foreign products and to label goods Empire Goods-Canadian. He stresses time as perpetual motion for turning yesterday into tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
J. Forsyth Smith
Canadian Trade Commissioner's Service
Liverpool
Eng
Imperial Economic Committee
New French Pilotless War Ram Seen As Future Weapon
A report describes a new French radar controlled air ram aircraft demonstrated near Cherbourg. The steel-nosed drone allegedly advances on enemy formations, can be guided from ground or a companion aircraft, and may disrupt British air tactics if perfected.
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France
Querqueville
Cherbourg
Ater
Canadian Labor Party Pushes National Minimum Wage Plan
The Canadian Labor party meeting in Toronto endorsed a platform including a national minimum wage for the Dominion and a five day work week nationwide. Additional planks call for federal old age pensions unemployment and health insurance abolition of the senate ending cadet training in schools abolition of child labor under 16 and repeal of anti labor laws.
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Dominion
Canadian Labor Party
Labor Temple
Toronto
Canadian Senate
Saskatche wan Builds 5 151 Miles Of Poles In 1910 Era
The report notes Saskatchewan has 5 151 miles of telephone pole lines 251 new exchanges and 264 cell offices. It records one telephone installation for every eight residents and reflects on luck and merit in public works.
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Province of
Saskatchewan
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Navenfeld
Manitoba
Yellowstone National Park
Leon B. Kamanoff
Tokio
Victor Kopp
Coviidge
New York
Germany
League of Nations
Locarno
Geneva
League
Theodore de Bill Omi
International Combustion Engineering Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Orient
Canadian Development
W. Peterson
Trotzky
Western Canada
Ned McKenna
Prince May Open
Institute of Politics
Wwe
Om Moore
Abe
Canadian Shippers
National
Rez Merit
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