Trades and Labor Congress chooses World Happenings site
The 1930 convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada was set for the western city, which defeated Hamilton by 109 to 75 for the honor. Other notes include deaths, population figures for Montreal, Stefansson’s air route forecast, and Graf Zeppelin flight times.
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Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Hamilton
Jessie Campbell Ewart
John S. Ewart
K.C
Ottawa
Montreal
Lovell
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Europe
Winnipeg
London
Graf Zeppelin
Graf
United States Army World Flyers
English Language Surges Worldwide in 100 Years
Statistics from a Zurich newspaper show English native speakers rising from under 20 million in 1830 to at least 160 million today, with another 60 million understanding it but not as their mother tongue. The spread outpaces all other languages and reaches every world region.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Locust plague fought in Bulgaria with drastic measures
In Hasnovo District southern Bulgaria, all citizens aged 16 to 80 were mobilized to combat a locust infestation destroying crops. Fire smoke lye and oil were used to kill the pests, with over 65 tons of locusts destroyed before the threat ended.
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Government of
Bulgaria
Hasnovo
Aviators Rescued After Eight Days on Berries Near God's Lake
Two air crew members exhausted and clothed in tatters survived eight days after their plane stalled on God's Lake between Norway and God's Lake. They moved by berry forage and fire patrol, tried repairs the first day, and were rescued by an air force plane when signals drew attention on the eighth day.
Poet Bliss Carman Ashes Return Home to Fredericton
The ashes of Bliss Carman Canada’s renowned poet lie in a concrete tomb at Forest Hill Cemetery Fredericton overlooking his birthplace. Brought from New Canaan Connecticut where he died they were laid to rest after a memorial service arranged by the Government of New Brunswick attended by notable Canadians and Americans. One of Carman’s best known poems was sung at Christ Church Cathedral during the service.
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Bliss Carman
Canada
Forest Hill Cemetery
Fredericton
New Canaan
Connecticut
New Brunswick
United States
Carman
Christ Church Cathedral
Russian prodigy Nina Glagoliva astonishes scientists
A 22 year old Russian woman Nina Glagoliva astonishes mathematicians with rapid mental calculations. She can extract roots to the ninth degree of 20 digit numbers and square or cube 9 or 10 digit numbers with ease. Her memory is remarkable and she can repeat long lists of unfamiliar words after one hearing. The commission deems her greater than Arago.
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Nina Glagoliva
Wonder Woman
Kozevnikoff
Chijevsky
Kosinsky
Kiseleff
Glagoliva
Commission
Arago
May Make Icebergs Visible At Night
Dr. Howard T. Barnes, an ice engineering expert, is at McGill University while his ship The Alvira is repaired. He completed three weeks of nocturnal iceberg detection experiments near Newfoundland and Labrador, with photographic work for McGill laboratories. His objective is to develop ways to see icebergs at night so ships can sail at full speed in darkness or fog without collision risk, improving safety on the St. Lawrence route to Europe.
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Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Alvira
Bay of Fundy
Barnes
Newfoundland and Labrador
McGill
St. Lawrence
Europe
Petition Seeks New Judicial District for The Pas
Members of The Pas Bar Association will petition the provincial government to establish a new judicial district north of Township 44 in Manitoba. The meeting emphasized the north’s need for a district, though a resident judge is not requested yet due to workload.
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Pas Bar Association
Manitoba
Pas
Slim wearable wrap style 560 for varied figures
Style No. 560 offers a slender flattering wrap design with a surplice closing bodice and straight skirt. It suits cottons and linens in multiple fabrics and sizes from bust 16 to 46 inches, pattern priced at 25 cents in stamps or coins.
Toasty toast quip sparks marriage joke compares Life
A quip from Life magazine echoes Punch with a husband telling his wife breakfast is ready after she rakes the toast. A travel exchange among readers notes mail to Washington stopping. A grim aside: a human body can melt 44 pounds of ice in a day and boil water.
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Punch
Life
Toronto Mail and
Empire
Butterfly Wing Flap Beats Record in Oil Field Life Span
An oil field’s average life is about three years while a butterfly’s wing beats nine times per second in flight, illustrating contrasting natural and industrial rhythms.
Doyle on Clairvoyants Aiding Police Work
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle discussed clairvoyants or psychometrists aiding crime solving. He imagined future police work where a psychometrist detects clues at crime scenes and provides impressions such as a man with a long black mustache and a brown suit to guide detectives.
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Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Western Air Mail to Start in November with West Link
Indications say air mail service in the west will begin about November 1. G. Herring of Ottawa, superintendent, said the route will connect Winnipeg Edmonton and Calgary. Lighting facilities landing fields and rapid installation are being pursued with national and defence ministers. 1,500 miles of territory must be covered and work will focus on lighting the Winnipeg Calgary link. Night flying and intermediate fields between Regina Saskatoon and Edmonton are planned after the main link is completed.
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G. Herring
Ottawa
Postal Department
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Vennot
Herring
Regina
Canadians Ancestry and Canadian Identity
A Chatham News editorial argues that pride in ancestry should not override pride in being Canadian. It notes banquet remarks often highlight Scotch English or Irish roots and urges emphasis on citizenship to inspire newcomers toward Canadian identity rather than foreign origins.
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Chatham News
Empire Marketing Board funds timber research lab grant
The Empire Marketing Board approves a capital grant up to 150000 dollars for research on Empire timbers at the Princess Risborough Forest Products Research Laboratory in London under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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Empire
Empire Marketing Board
Princess Risborough Forest Products
London
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Evans named BC fruit distribution commissioner
W Sandford Evans of Winnipeg appointed by the British Columbia Government as commissioner to investigate problems in the production and distribution of British Columbia fruits mainly in the Okanagan Valley. In 1928 Germany the United States the United Kingdom and France together exported 800 million dollars of chemicals and allied products.
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W. Sandford Evans
Manitoba
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
France
Patty Cake Pie From Betty Barclay
A Betty Barclay recipe for Patty Cake Pie uses eggs lemon juice lemon rind sugar flour salt butter milk and egg whites beaten to stiff peaks. The batter bakes in a crust at 450 degrees for ten minutes then 350 degrees for twenty minutes or until firm.
Grandmother style Concord grape jam making steps
For each pound of Concord grapes use half a cup water. Wash and skin the grapes and remove seeds if possible. Use sugar equal to half the weight of prepared fruit. Boil sugar and water ten minutes. Add fruit and cook until grapes are clear and syrup thick. Pour into hot jars and seal.
No Turning Back for Those Who Wait Alone
A quip notes that patience yields more, arguing that waiting brings rewards beyond action. It contrasts proactive effort with the passive approach, suggesting endurance opens doors others miss.
Oil of Roses Distilled From Morning-Blooming Buds
The process uses buds picked in the morning with dew still present to extract rose oil. Early harvesting aims to capture freshest aromatics and fragrance notes for distillation.
Investigation of Marketing Wheat by Protein Content
Dr Robert Newton of the University of Alberta has been asked by the National Research Council of Canada to study Europe’s likely reception to marketing wheat by protein content. The project is to inform Parliament, following a Commons agricultural committee suggestion last session. The council announced Newton’s assignment and approved a report on wheat grading by protein content.
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Robert Newton
University of Alberta
National Research Council of Canada
Europe
House of Commons
Newton
H. M. Tory
Rocket car aims to break world speed record at Ormond Beach
An attempt to lower the world automobile speed record is planned for next spring at Ormond Beach Florida. Builders Sander and Volkart will use a German Rocket car equipped with 64 rockets instead of the 26 on the current model.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Sander and
Volkart
Secret Trade Sparks Ice Cream Soda Swap
Martha accuses Madge of revealing a secret last night. Madge denies and claims she swapped the secret for another one plus an ice cream soda.
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Martha
Madge
Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast-acting antacid
An advertising blurb extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a safe effective cure for excess stomach acid. It claims four pH alkali neutralizes acid instantly, relieves pain in minutes, and has been the physician recommended standard for 50 years. It warns to obtain genuine Phillips product with full directions from drugstores.
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Borden Co
Ignited
Deve Basapae
Paul Street
Smithers
Millicent
Rca
Putnams Corn Extractor
Ww. N. U
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Slathiers
Castoria
Bar
McDermot Ave
Patters
Washington
Ramsay Co
St ST
Western Air Mail
Empire Timber
Gypsum and Alabastine, Limited
Paris
Toronto
Winds
Betty Barclay
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