World Happenings Briefly Told
Max von Schillings, a leading German musician for four decades, has died at 65. Australia ships large gold consignments to London while South Manchuria Railway profits rise under Japanese occupation. Judge Cluer calls for dimmer prison conditions at Holloway. Ontario officials plan a study of western province accounting and auditing methods. Cape Breton hosts Lord and Lady Bessborough first visit. Great Britain exports cars surge in value by 160 percent. Wheat from 1993 crop sells for 73 cents. flood famine heat and plague reports from China. Robert Brooks Harris, 74, founder of the Hamilton Herald, dies. he and J M Harris started the Herald in 1889. Anna Blair Thornton marries Dr. Winston F Harrison of New York and Montreal. Britain seeks Canadian cattle for new livestock shipments via Churchill. Unemployed relief in British Columbia falls from 129,000 in March to 100,000 now. autumn and winter outlook uncertain.
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Max von Schillings
Australia
London
South Manchuria
Cluer
Holloway
Great Britain
Brantford
Ontario
China
Robert Brooks Harris
The
Hamilton Herald
J. M. Harris
Herald
Harris
Misa Anna Blair Thornton
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Winston F. Harrison
New York
Montreal
Canadian West
Churchill
Col. H A Mullins
Marquette
British Columbia
Age Is No Handicap Woman-Brewery President
Mrs. Jacob Hornung, a Philadelphia brewery director, runs the plant after her husband’s death eight years ago. Claimed to be the country’s only woman brewery president, she continues producing near beer and now real beer as activity hums around the operation. Neighbors speculate about her age, but she says she feels 16 and arrives at the brewery early each morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ighty
Jacob Hornung
Philadelphia
Advertising Canada Campaign for Empire Goods
Canada plans an advertising push for British goods to enter the market and reap Ottawa agreement benefits. The United Kingdom and other Empire products should mirror the campaign in Britain to promote adoption in this country.
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Canada
Britain
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Empire
Box commemorates Victoria era mark with VR signature
Shenfield in Maguana seeded to clamp max progress and beautify campaign by installing an up to date mailbox at the post office. An appeal to the government prompted action and a new box was installed. Inspection found the letters VR on the box indicating manufacture during Queen Victoria's era. Horseshoes appear listed in Guile as a government controlled necessity.
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Shenfield
Maguana
Clmax
Anppeal
Queen Victoria
Cunard Line birth and the race across the Atlantic
The Cunard Line’s origins trace to the Britannia first sailing from Liverpool to Halifax and Boston in 1840, inaugurating regular Atlantic steamship service. Sir Samuel Cunard, Halifax born, built a fleet, led mail contracts, and earned fame through crises like the Crimean War and Boer War. The line’s Atlantic fleet grew to twenty two ships including Berengaria Aquitania and A liners on the Canadian route.
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Cunard Line
Atlantic
America
Cunard
Halifax
New York
Liverpool
Britannia
Boston
Samuel Cunard
Sir Samuel Cunard
Nova Scotia
West Indies
London
Maritimes
Columbia
Caledonia
F. Lawrence Babcock
Mark Twain
Persia
Scotia
Umbria
Etruria
Lucania
Mauretania
Aquitania
Fashion pattern promises modern fabrics and slim cost
A vintage dress pattern description touts navy crinkly crepe silk, carrot red overplaid with blue, wrapped bodice, and an unusual skirt. It outlines sizes 11 to 17, yardage for jumper blouse and lining, and a 20 cent price paid in stamps or coin.
Hitler seeks sea minded youth in German naval push
Adolf Hitler aims to mold the younger generation into sea minded patriots with mass propaganda. Goebbels backs a broad effort to showcase the navy to the public, echoing prior imperial slogans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Josef Goebbels
The Worms densely populat e land to Java
The fragment notes worms occupying land from local areas to Java with unspecified details and unclear scope. Further context is needed to identify the entities, dates, and exact locations involved in this agricultural or ecological observation.
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Java
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg pattern order details appear with the address to the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The pattern number is referenced as Pattern No. in the listing for customer requests and cataloging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Graf Zeppelin to Fly to New York in October
Dirigible Graf Zeppelin plans another flight to New York and South America in October if current plans hold. Dr Hugo Eckener says negotiations are unfinished but outlines a passenger and mail voyage from Friedrichshafen to Pernambuco, then north to New York. The airship has logged about 6,000 flying hours over 320 flights and carried passengers, mail, and freight across roughly 400,000 miles.
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Mr Zeppelin
New ‘York
Graf Zeppelin
New York
South America
Hugo Eckener
Ecken
Friedrichshafen
Pernambuco
North
Not Much Change Since 1665 In English Writings
The excerpt references Abraham Cowley and his lines on gold provoking family strife and civil wars. It notes that the old world’s troubles persist, citing 17th century verse and a Tribuneship comment, framing a view of enduring human passions and discord.
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Abraham Cowley
England
Winpipes Tribune
Ruth devotion and faith in Sunday school lesson
This lesson narrates Naomi's journey from Bethlehem to Moab during a famine, Elimelech's death, the marriages to Orpah and Ruth, and Naomi's return. It highlights Ruth's steadfast vow to stay with Naomi, Ruth’s famous line, and contrasts Ruth with Orpah, praising devotion and love as the measure of the human soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi
Moab
Bethlehem
Elimeiech
Orab
Ruth
Orpah
Regan
Cordelia
James Moffatt
James Buckham
Riding Mountain National Park Adds To Canada’s Parks Network
The Ottawa Journal notes the recent opening of Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba near Neepawa, enlarging Canada’s park system to 18 sites totaling over 11.5 million acres. The park, 178 miles from Winnipeg, features elk, moose, deer, black bear, and beaver, plus golf, tennis, swimming, boating, and forest trails. It highlights parks as affordable retreats for city dwellers seeking open spaces and moments away from hustle and bustle.
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Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Neepawa
Dominion
Canada
Riding Mountain Park
Winnipeg
Banff
Jasper
Ottawa Journal
Highwood Sarpee Oils to Drill Gas in Dirt Hills Saskatchewan
Highwood Sarpee Oils Limited of Calgary advances plans to drill for natural gas in the Dirt Hills area after a $40,000 expenditure on testing. Interest covers 14,000 acres about 30 miles south of Moose Jaw and 50 miles southwest of Regina. Drilling contract awarded to Sheldon Burden of Canada Limited, operations begun with expected gas supply for Regina and Moose Jaw by fall, depth to 4,000 feet if needed. Geophysical and seismographic surveys support favorable prospects. A. W. Dingman leads the company.
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Camences
Highwood Sarpee Oils Limited
Calgary
Moos Jaw
Regina
Sheldon Burden of Canada Limited
Moose Jaw
Geophysical Service Corporation
Dallas
Texas
Nordon Company
Twin River
Highwood Sarcee Oils
A. W. Dingman
Turner Valley
Japan Needs Markets More Than Territory
The piece argues Japan’s growing population requires industrialization and foreign markets rather than territorial expansion. It notes Japan’s population surpassing Germany on a smaller land area, compares growth to Russia, and states birth control is unknown. Emigration is limited. emphasis is on trade with China and goodwill to sustain the millions.
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Japan
Germany
Russia
Canada Premier Plan Cuts Honeymoon Fare on Italian Lines
Thomas Cree, passenger manager, notes that Canadian National Steamships revived a ten percent honeymoon fare for couples sailing within a week of their wedding. The offer matched a prior Canadian initiative and is active again this year as part of a cross-border promotional effort with Italian Airways.
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Canadian National Steamships
Canada
Thomas Cree
Health minister launches 11 year slum clearance campaign
In England and Wales the Minister of Health has launched a plan to wipe out the slums in 11 years. In Scotland the Department of Health runs a three year program with great success, and Scotland has outstripped England and Wales in slum clearance.
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England
Wales
Minister of Health
Scotland
Department of Health
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Lady Bessborough
Cape Breton Island
Ruth Rogers
Dirigible
John
Soney
Saskatchewan
Natural Gas
Idea
Indian National
New
Ratan Minenaugh
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