World Happenings Briefly Told
Carroll Athens Naramata B C appointed director of the Mart house Theatre University of Toronto. The conference of Provincial Prime Ministers with the Federal Government set for November 3 likely to run over days. Four special stamps issued to Japan for the Gilliet anniversary of entry into the Universal Postal Union. BC Liquor Control Board profits $1 913 872 for six months ending March 31. Zagloul Pasha Egyptian Chamber of Deputies president and nationalist leader dies in Cairo. Canadian Aviation Association discusses aviation plans to advance Canada and future long distance flights. Dole air race prep calls for stricter requirements than present. Two grain elevators and a flour mill proposed by a Buffalo Vancouver syndicate for Victoria cost near $2 000 000. Montreal mooring mast for airships to be followed by Pacific coast facilities as Empire airship routes extend.
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Zagloul Pasha
Egyptian Chamber of Deputies
Cairo
Exchange Telegraph Company
Canadian Aeronautic Association
Toronto
Canada
Hawaii
US Department of Commerce Aviation
Victoria
Buffalo Vancouver
Montreal
Pacific
Empire
Churchill Favored Port for Hudson Bay Railway Terminal
General Patterson of the On to the Bay Association argues Churchill offers 24 hour access and full protection from wind and waves with deep water entry. It would serve ships of any draft, cut construction costs, and finish years sooner than Nelson. Harbor can expand dock facilities cheaply and stay ice-free with breakers, despite 90 miles extra railway maintenance.
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Port Churchill
Hudson's Bay Railway
General Patterson
Nelson
St. Lawrence
Churchill
Mary Elizabeth completes 3600 mile voyage with full sails
The schooner Mary Elizabeth arrived in Providence Rhode Island from Brava Cape Verde after forty days at sea covering 3600 miles. All nine sails were set the entire passage. sailors call it a unique record in transatlantic navigation. The voyage is praised for challenging tradition and proving the hard way often yields the best results.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Brava
Cape Verde Islands
Dioe
Ransatlantic Navigation
Largest Indian Rock Carving Discovered in Canada
The National Museum of Canada reports the largest petroglyph in the country, over 250 feet long, on a vertical Fraser River rock face near the Cariboo Highway, 12 miles from Yale. It may become a national monument due to its tourist value, surpassing the prior 70-foot carving near Bella Coola.
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Cariboo
Yale
Canada
Norway of Canada
Bella Coola
Automobile Fatalities in Canada 1926 Provincial Totals
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 606 deaths from automobile accidents across nine provinces in 1926. Ontario tallied 242, Quebec 183, British Columbia 60, Alberta 33, Manitoba 27, Saskatchewan 21, Nova Scotia 28, New Brunswick 11, Prince Edward Island 1. The national death rate was 6.5 per 100000, with 31 percent of deaths among those under 15 years old.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prince Edward Leland
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Distinguished Visitors Tout Canada as Ideal Holiday Resort
A group of notable travelers arrived in Canada aboard the White Star liner Megantic praising the Dominion as an ideal vacation destination. Sir Thomas Esmonde and Sir Ernest Craig head a party including Lady Esmonde and Lady Craig with connections to Irish and Welsh affairs. Esmonde plans to hunt and fish across Canada while Craig enjoys a quiet Muskoka Lakes holiday before returning to England.
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Sir Thomas Eamnonde
Bart
Irish Free State
Lady Esmonde
Craig
Sir Ernest Craig
Crewe
Wales
Sir Thomas Esmonde
Canada
Muskoka Lakes
England
Northern Volcano on Western Aleutian Islands Erupts Again
Danish consul Henning Flaun reports from a trading voyage that Bogoslaff Island rose from the sea and now shows intense activity with smoke and steam issuing from all parts. The isle appears on fire as cracks open and sea lions are driven from their home.
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Aleutian Islands
Bogoslaff Island
Henning Flaun
Seattle
Siberia
Flann
Russia's Millions Population by Region in USSR Report
A Central Statistical Department report to the Council of People's Commissars presents USSR population totals in round figures. Russia proper has about 100.5 million, Ukraine 28.9 million, White Russia 4.9 million, Caucasus 5.8 million, Uzbekistan 5.1 million, and Turkestan 1.0 million.
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Soviet Union
Council of People’s Commissaries
Central Statistical Department
Russia
R.s.b.s.r
Ukraine
Caucasus
Uzbekistan
Turkestan
Fashionable frock pattern No 1561 for misses and small women
Winnipeg pattern description details View A and View B frock designs with sleeves, collars, belts and contrasting materials. Sizes include 16 18 and 2 years bust 236. Yardage requirements listed for 39 inch and 64 inch fabrics. Book price ten cents pattern twenty cents.
Village vicar warns William over multiple suitors
A vicar warns William that his courting is affecting several girls in the parish, naming a village girl and two others in Crompton and Muddlington. William responds with a wry remark about a motor-bike, underscoring a light, humorous tone in a village vignette.
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William
Crompton
Muddlington
Aeroplane Express To Link Coasts In Transcontinental Flight
American Railway Express plans an air express service from coast to coast starting September 1. Packages up to 200 pounds can travel Atlantic to Pacific in two days, at rates lower than air mail. Restrictions limit weight and size. no animals or explosives, and no shipments above 5000 dollars. Balloon express for large light packages will have specific limits.
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American Rail
Way Express Company
Atlantic
Pacific
Commonwealth to spend on Australian airways expansion
Melbourne correspondent reports the Commonwealth government will add 200000 pounds to a total of 315000 pounds to finance civil aviation. The plan creates an airway system to connect distant parts of the Commonwealth to the Eastern States capitals within four days. The article ends with unrelated dialogue about sleep after dinner.
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Melbourne
Sydney Telegraph
Commonwealth
Wonderful New Metal Lightens Britain’s Alloy Prospects
An exhibit at Bouverie House London showcased electrolytic beryllium of high purity from the National Physical Laboratory. The light yet strong metal, derived from beryl, could transform light alloy manufacturing if produced economically, with potential aerospace and automotive applications. Kenya and Somaliland blocks were displayed, while Major F L Watson noted ongoing research and cost considerations.
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Bouverie House
Fleet Street
London
Sir Ernest Benn
Chemical and Gas Industries
National Physical Laboratory
Teddington
Canada
Kenya
British Somaliland
F. L. Watson
Leeds Engineering Employers’ Federation
Russians Reported Inhabit Wrangell Island By Expedition
The yacht Northern Light led by John Borden arrived with a field museum expedition to Wrangell Island. Wireless reports indicate Russians had built five large and several small houses near Rogers Bay. Wrangell Island has seen claims by American British and Russian interests.
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Northern Light
John Borden
Chicago
Field Museum
Arctic
Wrangell Island
Rogers Bay
Old Contemptibles Honor Mons Battle Anniversary
Fifteen hundred Old Contemptibles led by Lieut General Sir Herbert Crofton Campbell Uniacke marched to the cenotaph in London. The Irish Guards band headed the procession and a wreath was laid for the 13th anniversary of the first battle of Mons Old Hill a London motor bus used in war service also took part. A frog’s eye reacting to candlelight can generate an electric current measurable on a galvanometer.
Opening for New Industry Climate Adapted for Raising Rabbits
A Canadian bulletin notes growing use of rabbit fur worldwide and suggests breeding rabbits as a profitable side line. It cites a 200 million annual global production, strong Montreal fur sale demand, and favorable climate, plus meat margin incentives with proper care and breed selection.
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Canada
Public health themes emerge in Manitoba election campaign
Dr. FE Montgomery highlighted community effort as key to future progress in public health. He argued that reducing infectious diseases hinges on united citizen action, noting past gains in tuberculosis and diphtheria control and urging ongoing public engagement.
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Manitoba
FE. W. Montgomery
Montgomery
United
Drone Guided Lights Demonstrate Auto Lighting at Bettis Field
A plane at Bettis Field McKeesport Pennsylvania triggered flood lights via the drone of its motor in a first demonstration of IL Spooner’s auto lighting system. Merle Northrup piloted the craft while the lights stayed on after the switch was released, until a field attendant switched them off.
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Bettis Field
McKeesport
IL. T. Spooner
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Merle Northrup
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Carroll Athens
Naramata
B.C
Marthouse Theatre
University of Toronio
Japan
Gilleth
The
Universal Posist Union
British Columbia Liquor Control Board
Thomas A. Fuchson
Dominion
White Star Liner
Megantic
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Atory
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Aeroplane Express
American Express Company
Aviation
Australia
U.S. Scientific
Mons
Baldwin
British Empire
Stanley Baldwin
Pickering
Canadian National
Kingston
Ont
Canadian National Railway
Union Station
United States
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Vicecount Iwerlurst
Sth
Earl of Coventry
National Rifle Association Council
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