World Happenings Briefly Told
The article notes the first taxi in Jerusalem and possible aviation invites to Col Charles Lindbergh. It reports Canada immigration prospects for 1928, Cecil of Chelwood resigning, the Earl of Gansborough dying, and a Soldiers Settlement Board move into immigration. It also mentions a fire sentence in Ontario, Toronto honoring Lord Hewart, Indian religious clashes, and John B Simpson planning an iceberg stay with a dog.
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Arthur Joseph Noel
Earl of
Gansborough
Sword
Cape
Benedict XV
Pope Pius XI
Washington
Iie
Soldiers Settlement Board
Land Settlement Board
Department of Immigration
Robert Forke
Immigration and Colonization
Mountain
Winchester
Ont
Guelph
University of Toronto
Lord Hewart
Bury
England
Convocation
Toronto
India
Lord Irwin
Legislative Assembly
Shola
John B. Simpson
Edinburgh
Scotland
Simpson
University declines bid for famous hen No 6
The University of British Columbia refused an offer of 1000 for the famed hen No 6 and 3000 for a pen of ten birds including the world record layer, citing the bird’s breeding value. Buildings with wood lining reproduce sound better than those with other walls. A blush is among the few things that cannot be counterfeited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of British Columbia
Farthest North Radio Station Opened by Soviet Government
The Soviet Union has established the northernmost radio station at Cape Shire in the Arctic Zone. It aims to communicate with Arctic explorers and support remote expeditions in extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Shire
Arctic
Treasures Unearthed From Desert Sands Queen’s Tomb Revealed
A vast Sahara burial site yields a queen’s tomb buried for centuries with eighteen bracelets nine gold and silver nine? a diadem, five jewel necklaces, and carved furniture. A stone statue of a woman and stacks of emeralds rubies and onyx accompany the find dating back at least one thousand years before the Christian era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Desert
The
Sahara
Extremely smart blouse pattern for misses sizes 16 18 20
The pattern No 1641 features a two point lower front blouse with pockets and long or short sleeves into the neck for misses and small women. Size 18 requires 2% yards 39 inch or 155 yards 54 inch material. Price 20 cents the pattern.
Far North Drive Sets Distance Record for Mrs Bruce
Mrs Victor Bruce and party cracked the farthest north record in a motor car, reaching within 40 miles of the North Cape after 6 000 miles through Northern Europe and Lapland. They averaged 270 miles daily over 28 days despite swampy Arctic swamps and unusually warm Arctic temperatures.
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Drutch
Arctic ‘Circle
Victor Bruce
London
Europe
Finland
Lapland
North Pole
Notorist
North Cape
Scandinavia
Sweden
Automobile Association
Irish Free State to issue new coin designs by Metcalfe
The Irish Free State accepted a design by Percy Metcalfe a Yorkshireman for its new coinage. The winning motif features a hen a son a hare and a salmon symbolizing food production and an old Irish legend. Metcalfe is also sitting for a metal portrait for King Fuad.
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Percy Metcalfe
Fuad
Mestroviie
Dancer Julia Parker Wears Fur Neckwear in Summer
Julia Parker, seen on Broadway during warm weather, wears a fur piece around her neck. A friend asks how she can wear fur in summer, and the dancer quips that the animal who wore it originally used it in the summer.
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Julia Parker
Broadway
First Antelope Shipment From Canada Planned
Charles Blazer a rancher at Lake Newell has contracted to deliver 22 head of antelope to a Texas banker, with the first shipment from Canada to the United States set for an early date.
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Canada
U.S
Charles Blazer
Lake Newell
Texas
Aluminum praised as the wonder metal for tea packaging
An ad extols aluminum as the wonder metal of the age noting its lightness brightness and rust resistance. It claims Rose Tea is packed exclusively in this modern metal packaging highlighting its container quality for tea.
Japanese Plan To Fly Across Pacific
Japan seeks to launch a non stop Pacific crossing next year but faces major hurdles. No capable aeroplane or skilled pilot exists, and official restrictions hinder progress. Prior efforts include a 1925 London via Siberia flight by two civilians, while Japan lags in night flying and endurance.
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Pacific Ocean
Japan
Eigil
London
Siberia
Chamberlin
Erwin
Seattle
Mining Men Go To Europe for Coal By-Product Study
Hon. Carles Stewart and Dr. Charles Camsell sail for Europe to study German methods for producing by products from lignite and bituminous coal. Stewart represents Canada at the Geneva League of Nations conference and will visit German and English industrial centers to compare progress with crude oil costs. The piece ends with a proverb about adversity and a historical anecdote from Punjab.
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Germany
Carles Stewart
Charles Camsell
Europe
Stewart
Geneva
Camsell
England
Crime in Canada Rises Slightly in 1926 Says Dominion Bureau
The Montreal Gazette reports that total offences in Canada rose 10453 percent in 1926 to 137 361. Indictable crimes up 1.33 percent, burglary down from 1934 to 1625. Quebec shows a 1 percent drop, Ontario declines 6.5 percent, and overall law enforcement is described as alert with timely arrests and convictions.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Quebec
Montreal
Ontario
Montreal Gazette
Motor Exhaust Kills Tulips In Paris Tuileries
The Tuileries tulips once a city display gifted by Dutch growers five years ago have dwindled each year. Westerly winds carried automobile exhaust, creating mephitic gas that harmed the flowers and underscored the harmful atmospheric impact of growing car traffic in Paris.
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Tuileries
Rue Dé Rivoli
Paris
Tuileries Gardens
Empire Marketing Board promotes Canadian bacon nationwide
Advertising shows Empire Marketing Board endorses home grown and Canadian bacon. It highlights mild flavor and quality from Canadian packing plants for a appetizing breakfast option. A separate remark notes the Japanese emperor drinks water at banquets.
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Empire Marketing Board
United Kingdom
Empire
Canada
Interest and descendants scheme baffling bank investor
William Stelleman of Holland deposits one dollar with compound interest to 2427 for his living male descendants. Over five centuries the amount grows to eleven figures. Wickham and Myers discuss wavelengths as part of a scrambled fragment. An elephant bath is said to require 154 pounds of soap and over $100 of Indian oil.
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William Stelleman
Holland
Penalty Proposal to Add Whipping for Auto Theft
The Canadian Bar Association committee urges new criminal code amendments including two months in jail for auto theft with a whipping in the second month using a strap instead of a cat of nine tails. It calls for provincial parole and supervision of suspended sentences and broader reform for mentally afflicted defendants.
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Canadian Bar Association
Committee On Administration of Justice
FE. Coatsworth
Toronto
Coatsworth
World’s Finest Airship Station Nears Completion at Croydon
The Croydon air station promises a world leading facility with a hotel on the flying-ground side, terraces for watching three motor passenger planes take off for Paris Berlin Moscow or Constantinople during meals. Travelers could reach Pekin via staged routes after London to Berlin flights. A glass-walled control tower will oversee 100 mph passenger flights and slower air freighters with advanced instruments.
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Croydon
England
London
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
Constantinople
Scieice
Currie Praises Fathers of Confederation in Canada Address
Sir Arthur Currie commander in chief of Canadian forces in the Great War lauds the Fathers of Confederation for vision and self-effacement. He notes their road was hard with many pitfalls and their unity surpassed provincial rivalries in the pursuit of a greater Canada. Delivered before the Military Institute at Vancouver.
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Council of Estatesmen
Fathers of Confederation
Canada
Sir Arthur Currie
Military Institute
Vanecou
Sun power to replace coal and oil, says F Kettering
Charles F. Kettering, New York inventor, predicts direct solar energy use will replace stored fuels. He laments billions of potential horsepower wasted daily as sun rays go unused. He asks what value a college degree brings to such progress.
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Charles
F Kettering
New York
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